#ruvan

[dryspacee]

Delusion Kills.

[riamiloray]

"I finally did realize that destiny is like metal—seemingly unbendable until you put it under heat and pressure. You can forge it into the shape you want."

Elise Kova, A Duel with the Vampire Lord (Married to Magic, #3)

(Digital drawing made with ibispaint by hand)

[mademoiselledreyfus]

Just finished reading 'A Duel with the Vampire Lord' :>

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anne vyalitsyna photographed by ruvan wijesooriya for a4 magazine issue #64, 2009

[talonabraxas]

The Sevenfold Zurvan 'Zurvan has even faces, and on each face three eyes,' we read. He is a sevenfold god, and each of seven aspects of his complex nature has three facets. As Infinite Time his three aspects are infinite space, infinite wisdom, and infinite power, that is, an infinite potentiality of initiating contingent beings, whether good or evil. He is passionless and indifferent, 'unageing and deathless; he knows neither pain nor decay nor corruption; he has no rival, nor can he ever be put aside or deprived of his sovereignty in his proper sphere.' He has neither 'pleasure nor pain from the evil of Ahriman or the goodness of Ohrmazd'.

As finite Time he is primarily 'he who makes virile, he who makes excellent, and he who makes old'. Alternatively, the order of the attributes is altered and he becomes 'he who makes virile, he who makes old, and he who makes excellent'. As such he is the god of life and death, presiding over the birth, maturity, and death of the body. As Frashokar, 'he who makes excellent,' he is both the god who brings creatures to maturity and the author of the Frashkart, the 'Making Excellent' or final Rehabilitation at the end of time. When he is thought of in this role, the epithet frashokar, 'he who makes excellent' appears at the end of series.

Seen simply as Infinite Time, his aspects are finite Time, the course of fate, and the year. As Order, his aspects are the god Mithra, the Spirit of Right Order (datastan), and Fate; and as Fate itself he is also the actual decree or moment of destiny, the decisive moment at which what is fated comes to pass, and the fixed decision. On the earth he represents the social order, and he is therefore the three great social orders of priests, warriors, and husbandmen. He is also the author of good and evil: he is the Cherisher, the Adversary, and he who has command of both. Thus he sevenfold Zurvan's functions can be tabulated thus:

ZURVAN Being: (Time), Space, Wisdom, Power. Becoming: He who makes virile, he who makes excellent, he who makes old. Order: Mithra, Order, Fate Time: Finite Time, the course of fate, the year. Fate: the decree, the decisive moment, the fixed decision. Good and Evil: the Cherisher, the Adversary, the One who has command of both. Social Order: priests, warriors and husbandmen

Macrocosm and Microcosm As finite space as well as finite Time Zurvan is embodied in the macrocosm, and man, the microcosm, is made in his image, the parts of man corresponding in every respect to the parts of the universe in toto. Thus, the seven constituents of the material world which themselves correspond to the seven Bounteous Immortals -fire, water, earth, metals, plants, and man- correspond to the morrow, blood, veins, sinews, bones, flesh, and hair of man. The four elements in the macrocosm correspond to the breath, blood, bile, and phlegm in man; and just as the world is controlled and kept in working order by the elements of fire and air, so is man's body controlled and directed by his Fravashi or external soul working in close co-operation with his vital spirit. In the world this vital spirit which maintains the macrocosm as a living unit is Vay(u), the atmospheric wind, in exactly the same way as breath keeps the human body alive. In man it is the soul (ruvan) which guides the body and gives it consciousness; so too is the world guided by the world-soul, which is nothing less than the heavenly sphere. The heavenly sphere, then, is not only the body of Zurvan, but also his soul. And Zurvan is sick in soul.

Zurvan, the God of Fate He is sick in soul because he doubted; and this sickness reflects itself in the heavenly sphere, for it contains not only the twelve Signs of the Zodiac which pour out abundance on to the earth, but also the seven planets which intercept the good gifts of the Zodiac and divert them to people and purposes for which they were never intended. Thus, the embodied Zurvan is the god of fate, and because he himself must work out his own salvation in finite time and gradually wear away the residue of his sin which is still very much with him, he is willy-nilly the dispenser of good and bad fortune alike. As macrocosm he is subject, like the microcosm, man, to the depredations of Ahriman; and as man is afflicted by disease and sin, so is the poise of the macrocosm upset by the disorderly motion of the planets; and this disorderly motion accounts for the evil lot on earth that man is sometimes fated to endure.

'All the welfare and adversity that come to man and other creatures come through the Seven and the Twelve. The twelve Signs of the Zodiac... are the twelve commanders on the side of Ohrmazd; and the seven planets are said to be the seven commanders on the side of Ahriman. And the seven planets oppress all creation and deliver it over to death and all manner of evil: for the twelve Signs of the Zodiac and the seven planets rule the fate of the world and direct it'.

The orderly functioning of the universe is the responsibility of the Zodiac just as man's ordered moral activity is directed by the Good Mind indwelling him. The planets, on the other hand, originated by Ahriman are likened to the Evil Mind in man; and just as the Evil Mind seeks to drive a wedge between man's intellect and will, so do the planets seek to bring about disarray in the heavenly sphere, the soul of the world.

The Zoroastrian turned the planets into demons because their irregular motion could not be explained. When, however, they came into contact with the Babylonians, they learnt the 'science' of astrology, and this attributed different influences to the different planets. Some, like Saturn and Mars, were inauspicious; others, like Jupiter and Venus, auspicious. How was this to be explained? In the Zoroastrian scheme of things the planets who accompany Ahriman in his invasion of the material world, each choose a specific constellation as their opponent. Thus Jupiter is matched against the Great Bear, Venus against Scorpio. In their case their opponents prove more than a match for them and force them to do whatever they wish. The reverse, however, is true of Saturn and Mars, who, proving stronger than their chosen opponents, are free to do more or less what they like.

The God of Death Zurvan, as finite Time and Fate, is neither good nor evil: he is 'dyed' with both. Being the embodied universe he is the locus of good and evil, just as man's body is the locus of sin as well as of virtue. As a deity, rather than as an abstract concept, Zurvan, being also fate, is primarily thought of as the god of death, and as such he is:

'mightier than both creations -the creation of Ohrmazd and that of the Destructive Spirit. Time understands action and other. Time understands more than those who understand. Time is better informed than the well-informed; for through Time must the decision be made. By Time are houses overturned -doom is through Time -and things graven shattered. From him to single mortal man escapes, not though he fly above, not though he dig a pit below and settle therein, not though he hide beneath a well of cold waters.'

Time is synonymous with death; and even in the Avesta the paths of Time are the paths the soul must traverse on its way from death to the Judgement.

The inevitability of death and man's helplessness before it is a constant undercurrent of much that is greatest in Persian poetry, and this thoroughly pessimistic and almost morbid strand in the Persian national tradition must ultimately go back to that Zurvanite fatalism over which Aturpat, son of Mahraspand, gained his all too ephermal victory. Typical of this dreary preoccupation with a banal subject is this: 'As to him whose eye Time has sewn up, his back is seized upon and will never rise again; pain comes upon his heart so that it beats no more; his hand is broken so that it grows no more; and his foot is broken so that it walks no more. The stars come upon him, and he goes not out another time; fate comes upon him and he cannot drive it off.'

The God of the Resurrection Death is the lot of all men, and in this respect the fate of the macrocosm is no different from that of the microcosm. The world is born, grows old, and dies; but the death of the world is only the prelude to its transfiguration at the Frashkart, the 'Making Excellent' of existence when finite Time rejoins the Infinite, and when the Final Body, which is the material creation renewed, sets in. Zurvanism, so long as it remains within its Zoroastrian context, is no more pessimistic than is orthodoxy, for Zurvan is not only Zaroqar, 'he who brings old age', but also Frashoqar, 'he who brings about the Frashkart' itself. The 'fatalists', then, against whom Aturpat strove, were not the same as the 'classical' Zurvanites who saw in Zurvan the father of Ohrmazd and Ahriman.

Zurvan Akarana by Talon Abraxas

[sylosha]

Ruvan. King Ruvan.

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Some original characters for a project that's been eating away at my brain cells lately. Might fuck around and write a book about them.

Left to right; Audrey Beaughin, Elijah Faks, and Rainier Ward.

I'm calling the project Unthreaded. It's set in a world that is high-magic 1900-1920 America/Europe inspired, with a lot of the conveniences of the time period centered around magic.

The world of Ruvan is covered in magical wells called Seams that people can draw magic from. Most people develop an affinity, and physically adapt, to certain types of magic, like Audrey's ability to cast spells related to tracking, and Rainier's ability to obfuscate himself from any sense. Then some people, like Elijah, have a greater potential for magic that leads to a wider range of abilities and has the draw back of not adapting physically to anything.

A lot of power, but with drawbacks.

Elijah was researching the true magical potential of people like him for someone he later discovered was dangerous. So, he erased all traces of his research from existence, including from his memory, and Audrey's. This leads to them falling out, or breaking up, rather. But, when Audrey stumbles upon a clue left behind, they have to work together, with the assassin Rainier, and race to recover the research and figure out whether they need to destroy it once again, or if they can use it to oust those in power that would use it to declare war on neighboring kingdoms and claim their Seams.

Elijah is a bi/ace librarian, and a horse girl. He favors telekinetic magic and views casting like sewing, or knitting, since his mother is a seamstress (hence the sewing theme I'm going for).

Audrey is a bi hunter with dark, slitted eyes that open wide when she casts spells related to tracking. Specifically she can make herself able to see magic, either on a person like an aura, or on the land, where people/ animals have left marks in it.

Rainier is a bi assassin who can cast spells on himself or others to make them invisible/silent/scentless/tasteless/and even dampen their physical presence. His skin goes from a natural dark to almost pure black along his extremities and his palms and feet are soft and sensitive.

I am open to questions or general interaction with this project. Anything to keep myself motivated. Feel free to send asks!

[maycat-19-142]

Timmy random thought

A/n: if I missed a warning let me know please

⚠️: non I can think of

Timmy is kinda scared of the winx when they found out yall were a thing. Threats from stella and ashia, flora so happy for yall, techa his bestfriend was helping plan dates, bloom and musa were chill and the specialist didn't really care except ruvan he was so happy yall were finally a thing

Have a good day and night 🌙

Pixie out 🧚‍♀️

[wawtman]

Aurelia and Ruvan DnD couple characters.

[dryspacee]

RuVan don't need to be tipsy to get on the dance floor 🥃

[jessread-s]

✩🩸🗡Review:

Elise Kova’s latest book in the Married to Magic series is fang-tastic!

“A Duel with the Vampire Lord” centers around Floriane, a forge maiden who is kidnapped by her worst enemy—the vampire lord Ruvan. In order to survive, she becomes his blood sworn. But the longer Floriane stays at Castle Tempost, the more she realizes that the vampires are not the monsters she thought they were.

Floriane is a strong female protagonist and compelling character. She finds great joy working beside her mother as a blacksmith. As someone who is not familiar with this line of work, I loved learning about how metal is forged into weapons and how much strain the body goes through during this process. To accurately portray smithing, Kova worked with an iron artist to make her own dagger, which makes this book extra special!

Due to the long hours Floriane spends in the smithy, she has an “untraditional” figure—one that is curvy and stout. The way she is described made me love her all the more because Floriane provides representation of women of different body types to readers.

Though she is self-conscious about her appearance at the beginning of the novel, comparing herself to other women in the town, those feelings go away the moment she realizes that Ruvan burns for her. Of the three books in the series, “A Duel with the Vampire Lord” has the best relationship development. Ruvan and Floriane naturally start off as enemies, but they are forced to put their differences aside in order to break the curse plaguing Ruvan’s people. Their attraction for each other heightens the more time they spend with each other until it reaches a fever pitch (arguably Kova’s spiciest scene to date). I absolutely love Ruvan and Floriane’s chemistry and the sacrifices that they made each other towards the end of the novel truly made me feel things.

Another aspect of the novel I appreciated is how Kova was able to create something new about vampires. In her world, blood is used to enhance magic rather than quench thirst. Their blood based magic system is both complex and unique, informing the reader of the vampire’s customs and abilities.

In past books, a majority of the time is spent in Midscape (Kova’s magical land). Kova switches it up in this novel, dividing the protagonist’s time between Midscape and Hunter’s Hamlet, Floriane’s home in the Natural World. I enjoyed getting the opportunity to learn about the social structure of Hunter’s Hamlet (complete with a Master Hunter, Hunters, a Forge Maiden, and farmers) while still being able to venture into the Vampir mountains.

I cannot wait to continue on in the Married to Magic series with “A Duet with the Siren Duke” next year! Fingers crossed that Ruvan and Floriane make a cameo!

➤ 4.25 stars

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@elisekova​

[frostybearpaws]

It was a dead thing. At least that’s what it seemed like. Sullivan stopped in her tracks and watched, lips pressed tight as the odd display drifted idly past. 

Hanging limp mid-air like a body floating at the top of The Red, a humanoid—two arms, two legs and a head curtained out by long strings of greasy hair—meandered past, guided by a collar around its neck attached to a chain. Its arms and legs hung downward, the tips of their fingers and toes lightly brushed the surface of the rust red sand dunes.

Holding onto the chain was a little Ruvan child taking slow but purposeful steps across the desert.

[allthatisleftinthedark]

NAME: Aimon "To-Be-Titled" Elrose

AGE: 126

SPECIES: Cavern elf

GENDER: Masc-presenting, he/xe

ORIENTATION: Gay (homosexual, homoromantic)

PROFESSION: Heir apparent

—————————————————————————- { PHYSICAL ASPECTS }

BODY TYPE: Lanky and box-shaped; his chin is well-defined. He definitely is more 'arm' than 'leg.'

EYES: Much like the Boundless Azure, belonging to the lineage of Lord Ruvan and the sea nymph, he is pupilless, while the sclera and iris are one color. However, Aimon's eyes are much more teal in color (a personal theory between him and his advisor is that his connection to the nymph heritage is stronger, considering he can 'bend' water.)

SKIN: Rosewood orchard brown.

HEIGHT: 6'0"

—————————————————————————- { FAMILY }

FAMILY: "Adopted" grandmother; estranged father; estranged mother.

SIBLINGS: N/A.

ANY PETS?: Sylvie, a chimera.

—————————————————————————- { SKILLS }

Adept flyer; architecture; thrifting; polyglot (ancestral linguistics); sailing; surfing; being a silly guy and getting away with it;

—————————————————————————- { LIKES }

COLORS: Bright oranges and pinks (enjoys an excellent blue and silver combo for his 'official' garbs)

SMELLS: Seasalt, kiwis, and strawberries, freshly burnt wood, polished wood, books

FOOD: Salted mango slices, meat skewers, grilled cactus

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?: yes [ x ] || rarely [ ] || no [   ]

FAVORITES: romance (smut) novels, aerial sports, pub crawling (and partying), musical performances (die-hard fan of elusive 'Soup and Bread'), beaches, and whatnot. (he'd tack on names on here, too, but I'm not letting him embarrass Maisie.)

—————————————————————————- { OTHER DETAILS }

SMOKES?: yes  [ ] || no [ x ] || occasionally [ ]

DRUGS?: yes [ ] || no [ ] || occasionally [ x ]

DRIVER LICENSE?: yes [ ] || no [ x ] doesn't exist in his world!

EVER BEEN ARRESTED?: no [ ] || yes [ ] || almost/detained  [ x ]

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tagged by: @eraba-reta-unmei tagging: @caustichatred

[graysonfamfan2021]

13 books 📚 to get me better

1.unseelie , it’s part of a duology and I loved 🥰 that it was written by an autistic author ✍️ ivelisse housman and featured an enemies to lovers between raze and unseelie and found family and an autistic Fae protagonist as I’m autistic and it’s a fantastic book 📖.

2. the secret 🤫 of service of tea and treason by India 🇮🇳 holton , a autistic author ✍️ and it is part of a trilogy about autistic witches , spies 🕵️‍♀️ and witches in a magical 🧙‍♀️ Victorian world 🌎 and has an enemies to lovers romance 🥰 between Alice and Daniel and it’s an phenomenal book 📖.

3. a duel with the vampire 🧛‍♀️ lord by Elise kova and it is amazing 🤩 book 📖 with the found family trope and an enemies to lovers romance 🥰 between Floriane and Ruvan and it’s an amazing 🤩 book 📖 and a retelling of snow ❄️ white.

4. a taste 👅 of poison ☠️ by tessonja odette is an excellent book 📖 and a wonderful book 📖 featuring Fae in a beautiful 🤩 magical 🧙‍♀️ Victorian inspired world 🌎.

5. court of dragons 🐉 by frost Kay and it’s an epic fantasy romance 🥰 and it’s part of a trilogy and has dragons 🐉, romance 🥰 and elves 🧝‍♀️ and badass ladies .

6. Midnight 🕛 in everwood by m.a kuzniar and it is a wonderful retelling of the nutcracker and has an rivals to lovers story, and LBTQ representation as well as many other representations and relationships as well .

7. A throne of shadows by tessonja odette and it’s part of a trilogy and has unicorns 🦄 and magic and Fae and second chance and enemies to lovers romances respectively between the two different characters, Cora and teryn and larylis and mareleau.

8. These vengeful souls by Kelly Zekas and Tarum shanker and has an LBTQ relationship with the main relationship being enemies to lovers and has villains 🦹‍♀️ and heroes 🦸‍♀️ living in Victorian times and I’m a history buff 💪 and it’s x men meets the Victorian era. It also reminds me of the heroine complex series by Sarah Kuhn and the renegades trilogy by marissa Meyer as well as my favorite 🤩 shows titans and doom patrol and x men evolution.

9. Ana Maria and the fox 🦊 by Liana de la Rosa is a historical romance 🥰 set in the Victorian era in England and has a slow burn 🔥 romance 🥰 between a Mexican heiress Ana Maria who is the sunshine ☀️ to the grumpy African politician, Gideon fox as well and a marriage of convenience and Ana Maria and Gideon’s relationship is amazing 🤩 and I love ❤️ how he knows to speak 🗣️ Spanish and can talk to her and her family in their native language and I’m so excited 😆 to read the next book 📖 in the luna sisters trilogy next year as well as India 🇮🇳 holton and Elise kova and tessonja odettes books 📚 too etc.

10. the moonfire bride 👰‍♀️ by Sylvia Mercedes has Fae , slow burn 🔥romance and combines beauty and the beast with the Greek myth of Eros and psyche and it’s so good 😊 and the protagonist is a seamstress and she can weave dresses 👗 out of moonlight and other things in the Fae world 🌎.

11. Bellegarde by Jamie lilac it’s a retelling of the movie 🍿 she’s all that in 18th century France 🇫🇷 and has two slowburn romances between evie and beau and evie’s best friend Josephine and beau’s cousin , Mia Bellegarde and I love 💕 these two couples and the book 📖 is very well written and phenomenal and it’s awesome 😎.

12. Daughter of the pirate 🏴‍☠️ king 🤴 by Tricia levenseller has an abundance of magic 🪄, sirens 🚨, pirates 🏴‍☠️ and a heart ❤️ pounding enemies to lovers romance 🥰 between riden and alosa and it’s a stellar book 📖 .

13. Queen bee by Amalie Howard is a retelling of the count of monte Cristo by Alexander dumas and takes place in the regency era and has an array of different romances from enemies to lovers and slow burn 🔥 and friends to lovers and LBTQ relationships and representation from the many biracial characters in the book 📖 and it’s a fantastic book 📖

I’m tagging my besties @selinascatnip and @escapism-through-imagination and @not-so-mundane-after-all and @itsjustafia and @majima4587 and @ambelle and @amberpride and @ships-bynoa and @blackloislane and @amberpride and @lady-stirling and @meerakory and @meetmeunderthestarrynight

[indiesleaze]

New avatar. James Murphy by Ruvan Wijesooriya

[strelles-universe]

Asitatu Word of the Day: Masterlist

Sky Related Words

Anabu | Asisa | Asha | Ashmish | Aŕinu | Anuŕai | Iyeŕa | Luka | Mahiku | Nedu | Neha | Nehuŕa | Shuŕak | Soŕima | Uŕai | Urailaku | Yaidi | Yakuyi | Yeni

Fire Related Words

Adihikko | Aku | Aŕafra | Aŕasi | Asafra | Ashiva | Buŕass | Diŕuun | Fraihi | Haŕa | Hass | Hemer | Hreto | Illimifra | Labre | Mifra | Noko | Nonotuyuŕa | Rashu | Seŕaki | Sishu | Sisivatuyuŕa | Shema | Shen | Shenhiŕan | Shemifra | Sumihre | Visha | Yuŕa | Yursi

Water Related Words

Adi | Akaya | Ami | Daza | Hovi | Kega | Kepra | Lakus | Niva | Peŕsu | Sahre | Saŕu | Siŕa | Seŕu | Shiŕa | Suminiva | Sumisiŕa | Umish

Air and Wind Related Words

Yaifri | Yainuŕa

Earth Related Words

Hraye | Hulni | Moya | Oshir | Pele | Sefei | Seho | Shema | Sielsia | Tuma | Imiŕi | Vin | Yanra | Yuvai

Plant Related Words

Arguŕai | Bel | Beliyer | Besha | Bibi | Dama | Daskuŕai | Enha | Kamak | Hiki | Hir | Hela | Nehra | Ridu | Ruvan | Sen | Sir | Taya | Turu | Ufeŕuv | Veda | Vilo

Dangerous or Threatening Animals

Akida | Alai | Akikaya | Aŕefeli | Ebake | Huva | Okahri | Okahrile | Osesra | Vrakakida | Miŕa | Nimiŕa | Nixibo | Pafesheŕa | Xibo

Birds of Prey and Aerial Hunters

Iltai | Gisaya | Okeheŕ | Okigya | Ovihraŕ | Shepeŕ | Uŕafa

Seed birds and Farm Fowl

Aihra | Akeŕa | Emiŕa | Fehu | Frau | Iŕala | Kali | Kial | Mipra | Pipa | Xai

Rodents and Similar Creatures

Hulromi | Helri | KIshi | Kishirai | Nateŕun | Nidasa | Niŕumi | Oŕomi | Saaŕa | Sumkishi | Suŕidas

Bugs and Creepy Crawlies

Api | Fahle | Gihela | Giheesha | Gixise | Hali | Husenata | Kiishal | Kovela | Kurvu | Umi | Ximapi

Fish and Aquatic Prey

Aror | Gema | Iŕoa | Kumŕasi | Ogeprevu | Osrema | Oprei | Nigema | Nrina | Rana | Xisabran | Vuskaya

Food and Edible Plants

Eteŕ | Kamak | Koso | Shaai | Sohu | Xepin

Tools and Materials

Aŕesha | Elei | Seti | Sul | Sulshaai | Yusho

Titles and Ranks

Efra | Shuno | Illovisha | Mishfra | Ovisha | Vesha

Family and Kinship

Anemakiŕa | Anukaŕa | Ise | Isesha | Iseŕai | Heda | Hiŕa | Makiŕa | Nakuŕa | Nasiŕo | Nekuŕo | Nesina | Ovisha | Sekuno | Shuyuŕa | Sikuŕo | Ukahaŕa | Vasika | Vasiŕo | Venkia

Coat Patterns

Efena | Esra | Givra | Kilo | Meŕa | Sria

Body Parts

Aga | Are | Beŕa | Bran | Dasa | Ehru | Emi | Feli | Gamu | Gi | Hafa | Ilk | Ili | Iŕu | Isaŕa | Leski | Pafe | Ropa | Tatu | Tuni | Uesa | Vua | Xisal | Xu

General Verbs

Aba | Akyeni | Ameŕ | Anate | Avi | Eŕa | Fefri | Gahra | Haŕar | Ilra | Kaheŕ | Kiyai | Koto | Kovu | Kra | Mesu | Natu | Ner | Notu | Pasha | Peya | Prevu | Saŕo | Savoŕ | Sheva | Sur | Taver | Ukra | Uŕa | Vade | Vani | Vaya | Vega | Xaŕa | Xim | Yova | Yul

General Adjectives

Diŕa | Eŕun | Ikema | Isiyi | Iŕa | Hama | Kahri | Keta | Leki | Leya | Meha | Meŕatu | Naŕa | Nalashamish | Nuye | Olami | Pesuŕa | Per | Piyu | Sai | Saya | Seŕi | Sifri | Siva | Sum | Tai | Viko | Viŕi

Linking Words

Den | E | En | Ka | I | Iŕ | So | Tiyi

Numbers

Ein | Yun | Ter | Kei | Vefu | Sati