#salt rock

[geologyin-blog]

Evaporite sedimentary rocks are rocks that form from the evaporation of water bodies, leaving behind concentrated minerals. They are layered crystalline rocks and can be found in various colors depending on the mineral composition. Read more here:

[dark-nimbus]

When in doubt, lick random shit

[parkinggaragefanblog]

Parking Garage 💧 Leeches

Jaguar out now!

[jaypgartifacts]

an incomplete taxonomy of christmas music

[ofhoovesandheart]

the mustangs of salt wells creek 🐞

[estinininininen]

i love all the fun fact reminders in the notes that this is english lore only and everyone else is very confused because it creates a real-world version of the same effect: other people see english players laughing or even making art about the salt rock, are suitably "?!?!?!?!", and have to go through the same horrifying process i outlined above. who. who Authorized this in the english version. are english speakers okay? not just regards to ffxiv but, like, in general?

look i've read/watched/played a lot of fantastical stories and i love creative displays of how mind-boggingly alien different cultures can possibly get.

but there is something just. so viscerally frightening to me about ishgard and their communal table salt lick and i can't stop thinking about it. ishgard is already framed as a foreign place to the warrior of light/the player so everyone in-story is patiently explaining the importance of the church of halone and ishgard's history because everyone knows the big stuff has to be explained to an outsider. but something small the ishgardians think is normal would slip right past.

i'm ready to laugh myself sick any time of day at the idea of the warrior sitting down to eat at fortemps manor for the first time, emotionally drained and scared. and one of these finicky nobles you have to trust your life with just picks up a pale rock you thought was a centerpiece with a curiously smooth, maybe even already damp worn surface, opens their mouth, sticks out their tongue, and SCHLURPS

i would feel such visceral horror. briefly wonder if i had fallen in faerie-land/the dark world/the upside-down. it would only increase as i look left and right and everyone else continues eating calmly. only maybe if haurchefant were there would someone realize how weird that would seem to outsiders and laugh at my expression.

it's like in the simpsons when homer time travels, sits back down to dinner, and discovers the butterfly effect gave everyone lizard tongues. it's so close to a normal dinner time interaction and yet incredibly far. you think ishgard must have a weird supersition about it to explain. "what, is - is it bad luck to break up a salt lump?" you ask

"no" haurchefant says. "it's just always been done this way"

and so often in any society there is no better explanation than just that but this is so fuckkng weird it would briefly make you question all normal human instincts if ishgard thinks this is okay. that is such silly, terrifying, and superfluous world bulding. it's great.

[ourladyofomega]

📸 source: Kill Rock Stars (FB)

[xmoonbeams]

I have one of these myself, it's very beautiful.

[eroticlamb]

Louise Post, circa 1997 ♡ Unknown photographer

[flwrspxce]

possession.

[anneapocalypse]

That one poll got notes again and I was forced to remember that someone said the words "There are no non-obvious mechanics in Duty Finder content" on my post.

In the first alliance raid series there is a mechanic where 1/3rd of the players need to get magically shrunk and eaten by a dog.

[kittydoesthings]

It is time… AWAKEN! My comrades, my friends!

THE ALMIGHTY BEASTS!

aka Moonstone and his four weed-smoking girlfriends

also a couple more doodles I have yet to share plus Pezzy’s fullbody under the cut!

[parkinggaragefanblog]

Parking Garage 💜 Drift

Jaguar out now!

[foolsfrogg]

I saw someone redraw this album cover w/ Laios and thought it fit Hilda too

what the flip there’s not enough tags so im just gonna list the creatures here:

Hilda, tide mouse, rock chewing slug, elf, land puppy thing, vittra, miniature cow, nisse, water spirit, barghest, salt lion, thunderbird, troll, butterfly, and deerfox

[l0serdust]

hole, metallica, and veruca salt. canada, 1995

[givemedamage]

you heard her, she doesnt want your snacks