#sand seal oracle

[dreadbornesaint]

hc + 👻 + 💰

Thematic Headcanons Meme

Thank you for sending these in and indulging me!! ヾ( ˃ᴗ˂ )◞ • *✰~ 

👻 for a headcanon about supernatural occurrences

Beryl wholeheartedly believes in the supernatural and tends to believe those that claim having encounters with things outside the accepted realm of reality. It’s a bit difficult for her not to, given her inherent entanglement with the divine. There’s not much that surprises her in this arena, having so many experiences with it. 

That said, there’s a lot she’s unfamiliar with. She’s not really familiar with ghosts and no matter how much she may pretend otherwise, she is a bit afraid of them. Being a vessel for divine will, dealing with gods, cutting deals with other entities…these all fall within the realm of things she’s familiar with. But ghosts? Absolutely not. She couldn’t even cut them down with a blade if she wanted to, so Beryl would really rather avoid ghosts of any kind. Even a mention of them is enough to make her a little nervous. 

💰 for a money-themed headcanon

For Beryl, money has always been a means to an end. Even before Sainthood, she understood that money is necessary within society and is a power in its own right. As a result, she tends to see currency as a tool to be used, nothing more and nothing less. If it gets her what she wants, why wouldn’t she use it? Even with this somewhat callous approach to financial matters, she’s quite generous and will often give compensation greater than what is asked. 

At best, this is a reflection of her desire to do good, the sincere wish to take care of those around her, no matter how briefly their paths cross. More cynically, it’s a calculated move to cultivate goodwill and loyalty. Either way, she uses it as a way of getting what she wants and it’s a tool she’s always had access to and a tool she’s always been able to use liberally. 

[doomed-era]

Deities/Deity-like Figures of Zelda

I've noticed a common trend in the Zelda community where most deities aside from the ones mentioned in Skyward Sword are rarely brought up or discussed, and I think that's really a shame. Hyrule is implied to be very polytheistic and has a multitude of less frequently mentioned gods and godlike beings. Here's a list of all the gods I'm aware of in alphabetical order, as well as a short description. Some of this will be based on my own headcanons and opinions, but if there's anything you want to add on or that I missed please let me know!

As an additional warning—This contains major spoilers for Majora's Mask, Skyward Sword, Link's Awakening, Phantom Hourglass, and Twilight Princess. Proceed with caution!

Cyclos

A wind god who creates cyclones, featured in The Wind Waker. According to The King of Red Lions, he bears some ill will towards humans, and will mock Link if he is trapped in one of his cyclones. After defeating him, Link receives the Ballad of Gales, which allows him to control cyclones. Cyclos's brother is Zephos, another wind god.

Demise

The ruler of demons, featured primarily in Skyward Sword. He tried to attain the Triforce, but was imprisoned by Hylia under a magical seal. He is permanently destroyed in Skyward Sword's present day, but his servant Ghirahim travels into the past and revives him using Hylia's spirit. He is defeated, and his consciousness is sealed into the Master Sword.

Din

The Golden Goddess of Power, primarily featured in Ocarina of Time. She appears in Oracle of Seasons as an oracle, and in Minish Cap as an NPC. She is mentioned or referenced in The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword. Dinraal the dragon from Breath of the Wild is likely a reference to her, as well as a crest featured in Memory #1, but she is not directly referred to or featured in Breath of the Wild. Din along with the other Golden Goddesses created the world (or Hyrule, as is stated in Ocarina of Time, however we are assuming that Hyrule is referring to the entire world despite canonical countries outside of Hyrule), and left the Triforce behind.

Earth God

Mentioned in a learnable song in The Wind Waker, the Earth God's Lyric.

Farore

The Golden Goddess of Courage, featured primarily in Ocarina of Time. She appears in Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages as an oracle, and in The Minish Cap as an NPC. She is mentioned or referenced in The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword, and the dragon Farosh in Breath of the Wild is likely a reference to her. Her symbol is on a Triforce crest in Breath of the Wild Memory #1. She, along with the other Golden Goddesses, created the world and left the Triforce behind.

Fierce Deity

A god featured in Majora's Mask. He is a powerful deity that assumedly was turned into a mask. Link can wear this mask to transform into the Fierce Deity.

Four Giants

Guardian Deities of Termina. Link's journey in Majora's Mask is to find and summon the Four Giants to prevent the moon from falling.

Frog Deities

Guardian deities of the Sheikah, featured in Breath of the Wild. The Sheikah and the Yiga will bring offerings to these deities and they are frequent around Sheikah and Yiga occupied areas.

Goddess of Time

Featured in Majora's Mask. As the moon falls down on Clock Town, Tatl cries out for the Goddess of Time to save them. This prayer may have been answered, as Link relearns the Song of Time to travel three days into the past.

Goddess of Sand

Featured in Ocarina of Time. The Desert Colossus is mentioned by Sheik to be a "goddess of sand."

Hylia

Featured in Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild. Appointed to guard the Triforce, Hylia orchestrated the events of Skyward Sword as an attempt to stop Demise. While trying to save the surface world, she sent hylians to Skyloft while staying and fighting alongside the other races in an attempt to defeat Demise. She was then killed, and reincarnated years later in the form of a mortal girl, Zelda from Skyward Sword. In Breath of the Wild, she is a deity worshipped in most settlements. It is believed that women of the royal bloodline can pray to Hylia to unlock a sealing power. The Sheikah seem to revere her highly.

Light Spirits

Featured in Twilight Princess. The light spirits Ordona, Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru guard Hyrule "at the behest of the gods," and seem to reside at springs in their respective provinces. They prevented the Interlopers, the ancestors of the Twili, from using the Triforce and sealed them into the Twilight Realm. In the final encounter with Ganondorf, Princess Zelda calls (or even prays) for aid, and they provide her with Light Arrows.

Lord Jabu-Jabu/Jabun

A fish deity worshipped by the Zora in Ocarina of Time and Oracle of Ages. He eats the Princess of the Zora, Ruto, and is infected by a parasite that is defeated by Link. Jabun, who is likely related to him (or could possibly be him) is featured in The Wind Waker.

Malanya

A god of horses featured in Breath of the Wild. He functions similarly to a Great Fairy, living inside a large flower and needing to be revived. He is able to bring horses back to life, and will scold Link for letting them die.

Nayru

The Golden Goddess of Wisdom, featured primarily in Ocarina of Time. She is alluded to or mentioned in The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword, she is an oracle in Oracle of Ages, and an NPC in the Minish Cap. The dragon Naydra is likely a reference to her, and her symbol is on a Triforce crest in Breath of the Wild Memory #1. She, along with the other Golden Goddesses, created the world and left the Triforce behind.

Oshus

Also known as the Ocean King, Oshus is featured in Phantom Hourglass. He is the guardian of a portion of the sea, and creates an realm that Link travels into.

The Seven Heroines/Eighth Heroine

Guardians revered and worshiped by the Gerudo at some point, first mentioned in Breath of the Wild. They all represent a different virtue: skill, spirit, flight, gentleness, motion, endurance, and knowledge. The Eighth Heroine is rumored to be worshipped by the inhabitants of the Gerudo Highlands.

Valoo

Guardian deity of the Rito in The Wind Waker. In order to grow wings, young Rito must climb to the top of Dragon Roost Island to obtain a scale from Valoo.

The Wind Fish

The creator of an illusory realm called Koholint Island featured in Link's Awakening.

Wind Waker Prologue Deities

Gods called upon by the people that flooded Hyrule with a magical sea. They are implied to be connected to the Triforce, however this is never confirmed.

Zephos

Wind god, and the brother of Cyclos in The Wind Waker. Zephos seems to reside around a small shrine near Dragon Roost Island, and the Wind's Requiem song located on his shrine will let Link learn to control the wind direction.

[megashadowdragon]

Senjumaru and the Fates from Greek Mythology

source : www . reddit . com/r/bleach/comments/16x25ao/senjumaru_and_the_fates_from_greek_mythology/

In Greek Mythology the Fates or Moirai are the goodess of destiny, they are the enforcers that ensure that everyone from humans to gods live according to their destiny as predetermined by the laws of the universe. In certain way they are the "Weavers of Destiny"

The morai are three:

Clotho, the spinner: Spuns the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Basically decides if you are born and can resurrect people

Lachesis, The allotter or drawer of lots: measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. She decides how long you will live and according to some, your destiny while you are alive.

Atropos, The inevitable: Basically death, she chooses how people dies by cutting the thread of life when time comes with her scisors.

THOUGHTS ON SENJUMARU BANKAI

Senjumaru Bankai which can be translated as Crossroads of the Carcass works similar to them by bringing their destiny into the present, examples:

manga spoilers:

Lille: Got defeated by shooting his reflection/Nanao sword who reflects the divine

Gerard: gets Frozen like in the manga against Toshiro (Maybe this time they will crush the core)

Pernida: It´s pulled by "those hands"/his own power as mayuri kills him by using his adaptation against him.

Askin: "Gets Crushed and Sealed", this is a theory but maybe in the anime he stays alive instead of getting killed by a sneak attack and suffers a fate worse than death, Kisuke can technically seal him like he did with Aizen.

Jugram: Get´s burn representing his fight with bazz b, and while he initially cuts the flames, he gets burnt anyway because fate/Yhwach treason is inevitable.

Uryu: Gets Hauswalen, however we know he survives with the antithesis, so he might defeat Senjumaru by challenging his fate in the same way he defies Yhwach by piercing his heart with the arrow allowing Ichigo to cut through FATE like he wanted in the Sand and the Rotator.

The "Carcass" thing is important because in the past carcass where used for "Divination" by Oracles and priest who wanted to see the future. The poetic aspect only adds because Oracles had to interpretate their visions. So Senjumaru might not have a future vision as acurate as Yhwach who sees all posibilities.

One thing I like a lot about his bankai is that: The heavenly spinner, Senjumaru is the opposite of Yhwach, instead of changing fate, she enforces it becoming atropos or death which fits her paper as a shinigami or goddess of death.

It is not a coincidence that the final act of her bankai is cutting the threat of life and turning his enemies into a tapestry. She is ATROPOS/INEVITABLE.

Personally I think she will be defeated by either Uryu for the reasons said above or by YHWACH who by having similar powers whould be able to make a clash of wills and by virtue of his superior reiatsu/fate manipulation prevail.

However i would like to see in the next cour a weakness for this bankai as right now is pretty broken, maybe something phylosophical or about COURAGE hinting how Yhwach would be defeated, but I think it will be used to further hype Yhwach or Uyru.

Summary: Senjumaru is a goddess. Thank You for reading.

As soon as I saw Gerard getting frozen and the fact that Senjumaru is a weaver, I began to guess that she is based on the Fates atleast.

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For Pernida, I read someone in the sub telling that the Kurotsuchi means Black soil/earth. That is such a direct reference on what is going to happen to him.

If her bankai is manipulating fate, "bowels of black sand (aka black soil)" should be referring to Kurotsuchi, as in Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Nemu Kurotsuchi, because Kurotsuchi translates to black soil or something along the lines of that from what i understand. And true that, Pernida loses due to consuming Nemu.

For askin: he is crushed by three spiked piece of a coffin. Each piece represents the three that defeated him. Urahara. Yoruichi and grimjow. The coffin motif represents his gift ball deluxe trying to take out everyone with him.

Also Lilie is surrounded by eight mirror walls, so if the number is prominent then it must mean something.

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Great catch. The name of Nanao’s sword translates to ‘Sword of Eight Mirrors’.

It is kinda impossible to give a completely accurate translation since this is made up words essentially, but my best bet, with some artistic license to make it work better in English, would be: "Old Witch's Gateway Crossing of Entwined Needles and Divine Corpse Fabric".

EVEN BETTER, It fits the Atropos theme so much.

I interpreted her power as reality warping, like her bankai set their eventual defeats in motion and made that their destiny. Literally altering their course of fate. In a way she defeats the shutzstaffel and fulfilled her duty

Her name Shutara is from Buddhist word “Sutta”

Which can mean the thread (the Buddhas teaching and truth )that string every thing together.

So it’s a very obvious reference and hint on what her ability is,just like Nanao’s family name is Ise.

I was a bit disappointed Kubo didn’t do more with her and now I’m very satisfied to see he do her justice.

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User avatar level 1 sanguinare12 · 22 hr. ago There are also parallels with Arachne the weaver, also from Greek myth, who after besting Athena in a weaving contest was either killed then turned into a spider or transformed directly, to continue her weaving in that form thereafter. Multiple arms and the weaving ability translates well to Senjumaru, whether relating to her bankai or not. No holding back on the inspirations at this point!

[arysthaeniru]

Hi !! For the ask game, breath of the wild for fandom and zelink for ship 🧐

Breath of the Wild!

Favourite character

I love Riju! I can't help it, I see a child forced to be a leader of her people, left with the burden of the dead on her shoulders and unable to do her task without help, but it too proud to admit it to her people, so she has to rely on an outsider....and I adopt them. It's the same reason Taya and Capella are my faves in Pathologic, haha. But also Riju's remarkably good-spirited about her whole deal, her oracle sand-seal Patricia who only speaks in puns, and a town of adult women who are entirely reliant on her.

Least Favourite Character

Revali. I wish there was a little more going on with this bird to justify his attitude beyond simple jealousy/rivalry, and I've seen some great fanon elaborations on him that I've really enjoyed (esp. regarding his friendship with Zelda, which I've fully accepted into my wheelhouse), but if we're going strictly off canon, he's not got a lot going on, and I wish there was a little more!

OH, but also Purah. Not in terms of her characterization necessarily, but how much she's coded to appeal to the worst types of gamers. First she's my beloathed trope of immortal loli, and then she's THE main fanservice in ToTK as aged up basic sexy girl, and everything about her design and everything squicks me out terribly. She and Robbie are so much fun in Hyrule Warriors, but I hate interacting with her within the BOTW/TOTK timeline, because you always have to deal with all that nonsense.

5 Favourite Ships

This is hard! I don't really ship too many people in Breath of the Wild? I find the world so much more interesting, but like.

Ganon/Link/Zelda - The beating heart of the series and their fascinating/godly destiny/duty ties them altogether, and although BOTW/TOTK outright refuse to give Ganon anything even vaguely resembling a character, I still think it's intriguing! I have so many ideas swirling in my head about how you could only have to tweak a few memories to make Ganon a more justified villain in TOTK that would actually make this compelling.

Cece/Lasli - Fashion lesbians! I think Lasli's practicality would clash interestingly with Cece being a diva, it would be a disaster, but also quite cute, I think! There's of course, the tragedy of Lasli's dead ex inbetween them, that's always fun to explore.

Riju/Yunobo - This is my weird crackship that I really developed while playing the spinoff, Hyrule Warriors, Age of Calamity. Their relationship to their mentors is very similar, their hangups about leadership and their place in their community is very similar, and they both love zooming across the game map. They are also very similar in age! If you play the games in Japanese, where we don't have the weird surfer dub for Yunobo, Yunobo and Riju are both 13 years old, and they're both very endearing.

Paya/Tauro - I love how genuinely positive and cute they are in ToTK! I'm so glad that Paya moved on from her crush on Link and instantly found somebody who actually validates her scholarly and leadership skills everyday, and encourages her to be her best self. They have a fun banter.

Koltin/Loone - Another fun little crackship! The girl who's obsessed with leviathans and guardians, and Koltin, THE monster guy. He knows everything about monsters and thinks they're misunderstood! I feel like they would get along. It's a shame we can't hook them up in-game.

Character I find Attractive

Ganondorf. Duh. He's a handsome man.

Character I would Marry

Teba seems like a good husband and dad. Also he's just very cool, haha. Or maybe Purah? I feel like we'd probably get along.

Character I would be Best Friends With

Gosh, probably Sidon! He's very supportive and nice. I feel like I would thrive with that sort of energy in my life. And I could help him be a better leader. Or Purah and/or Robbie, they're very hectic and manic but real dedicated to their work, and I am nothing at heart, if no a workaholic myself, lol.

Unpopular Opinion

I've seen more consensus agree with me lately, as the hype around ToTK has started to fade away, but I'm very frustrated by the Zonai and the way they handled that! It's so frustrating to see Zelda, whose lesson in BoTW was that her Father was wrong, the kingdom and its tenets were wrong, blind faith was wrong and that it was her love for her friends that saved her in he end--then learn the lesson in ToTK that monarchy is fine, everybody should just attempt to emulate the past, and that everything in the past was good.

I think constantly about the fact that Rauru's four sages, the people who swore fealty to him--have no identities. No names, no faces, no real agency or personality beyond their duty to the sacred stone, and their species. There's something very unsettling about that, and something very unsettling coupled with the Depths, this creepy, hollow, empty place that the Zonai mined out and left nothing in return. The Doylist explanation is, of course, that there are no writing credits on ToTK and they just didn't have the time to flesh out the Sages or the Depths, because they had to move on to making the new Zelda game for Switch 2. But the Watsonian explanation could have been really fascinating, it could make the Zonai more morally ambiguous. These aliens who came to Earth to mine the Earth for power and pulled people into their thrall for that power--which they saw as ultimately a tool to progress everybody's society, but also can be seen from Ganondorf's perspective as something horrifying. What is the worth of progress if it comes at the expense of identity?

But that would involve the writers having to grapple with the colonialism inherent to the premise they are creating here. And they want Rauru to be good, Hyrule to be good and Ganondorf to be straightforwardly evil. And that's sad to me, because Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, to an extent, are about the failures of the old rulers and their approaches, and how our heroes have to do better. And the fact Nintendo refused to do that here thematically makes me sad!

Most badass character

Urbosa! I LOVE fighting as her in Hyrule Warriors, and she's also just such a fun design and cool and supportive at the same time.

Pairing I am Not Fond Of

Sidon/Link. Not that I hate it or anything! I can see it, it's a very plausible pairing, but often a lot of people sideline Zelda entirely when they write it, and that's annoying to me. I don't like when yaoi shippers discard the most important women to a man's life to make it gay.

Characters I feel the Writers screwed up

Ganondorf! Evil brown guy is just evil because he's brown. Very annoying to not even try to make that feel more nuanced in the year 2023, but whatever.

Favourite Friendship

Robbie and Purah! I love their dumb banter and bickering in all of the games. Inventor duo, they hate each other and would die for each other, and when they work together, they can make the impossible happen. I love how much they both fight for credit on petty things, but they do always say the other was instrumental to their success. Their fighting style in Hyrule Warriors, where Robbie is the one piloting their mech-suit, while Purah just perches on the shoulder and shows off when they do their special attack--everything to me!

Zelink beneath the readmore!

When I Started Shipping It

Probably as SOON as I got to that memory in BOTW, where they're in the rain, and Zelda asks him if he had a chance to be anything else other than a knight, would he have taken it? And the look he gives her as he turns back, and the way the scene is framed when he's jolted out of the memory...argh, that's when the brainworms really started. But also I really did like that moment where she tries to get him to eat a frog, after complimenting his ability to tame horses. It's just cute, idk! They're the thematic core of the story. It's about the inevitable destiny of it, and how Zelda bucks against their fated destiny, but Link embraces it, because he is a man guided by devotion and courage, and her wisdom means she knows it's a bad idea--but how can she do anything but love it/him? There's something just a bit doomed to all of their interactions, and it makes me go insane!

My Thoughts (Good/Bad)

I find it bad for worldbuilding as a whole, but fascinating for their dynamic, that Skyward Sword makes Zelda the living incarnation of Hylia, because then you're constantly left with the question: is Link simply extending his devotion towards the Goddesses by loving Zelda, or does he love Zelda and the Goddess separately? Is that even possible to separate Zelda from the Goddess? What does it mean for your temple of devotion to be a person? And in BOTW/ToTK where they are haunted by failure and loss, where there's unspoken resentment towards each other they both have to let go of, Zelda in the past, and Link in the present, that infuses their dynamic with such fun tension, even when they do wholeheartedly love each other and do just get along. I find it tragic, and fun, and sweet and sad all at once. I love a good destined lovers, where neither is entirely sure if that's a good idea, or there's a certain exhaustion to it, because it's inevitable anyway...

Things Done in Fanfic That Annoy Me

When in post-botw fics they have kids, rule the restored kingdom of Hyrule together, and don't seem to have any trauma. They're both feral, they're of the Wild now, and if Link actually loved Zelda and Hyrule, he'd never support her remaking Hyrule Kingdom ever again. They're just not capable of having a happy nuclear family in that way, sorry!

People also make Link SO masculine in such a weird way sometimes in fanfic--no??? Even if you don't headcanon him trans, he's like...so distanced from the kind of daddy dom masculinity that so many fanfic writers seem to default onto a lot of sex?? He's very gender-fluid and I just can't ever see him in that kind of aggressive way. It's always very jarring and unpleasant. I also think people really overplay the enemies-to-lovers of pre-canon BOTW, which sometimes leads to fics where they're like...doing petty revenge on each other or like having dramatic blowouts--which always feels a bit unrealistic to me? I'm very picky about the zelinks I like ^^;;;

I also just hate modern AU in general. They don't make sense outside of the feudal system and those external pressures/divine pressures!! Bodyguard/celebrity will NEVER hit in the same way as knight/princess.

Who I'd be Comfortable With Them Ending Up With, if Not Each Other

Link has vibes with a lot of people! Honestly, in Windwaker, I don't ship Link/Tetra at all! Link and Medli is far more compelling to me. And TP, Midna and Zelda are so in love, and Link's just kind of there, he doesn't even know Zelda xD In BOTW, I feel like Impa/Zelda makes a lot of sense, and Link has chemistry with all sorts: Sidon, Paya, Beedle, all the random NPCs that flirt with him. I'm so rarely a single shipper, haha.

My Happily Ever After For Them

Wandering through the world as travelling diplomats/adventurers, with their home in Hateno whenever they're taking a break, and vacationing everywhere, as Zelda slowly writes her scientific 1000 page dissertation about the nature of the world, and Link writes the ultimate cookbook. The Triforce calls them to duty, but they mostly ignore those urges. They're done with divine duty--they only have duty towards each other and the world now.

[fernthewhimsical]

I talked to my friend yesterday that I bought the little seal figurine for a sea deity that I am devoted to. She immediately guessed Nehalennia (a Dutch sea deity whom I also call Wildmother). She said she went to a festival where someone made a Nehalennia oracle.

They had a suitcase filled with small closed boxes. You would choose 3-5 of these boxes and she would take them out of the case. Inside were basically spell-ingredients linked to Nehalennia, so things like salt, sand, tiny shells, grain, etc. She would give you a reading on the ingredients you chose, and the put a bit of them into a pouch for you to take home as a talisman.

I ADORE that idea. Said friend talked with the reader about taking the idea for her shop, which the reader was fine with. So now she's got a tiny cupboard filled with tiny drawers that she's upcycling to turn into an oracle as well

[hoodie-prince-kid]

Ok i didnt want to type out loud cuz i wanted post i publish to be the only post on this, but i need help.

This is Patricia.

Patricia is a sand seal, a species from the botw trilogy that turns sand travel into water skiing. Patricia, in particular, belongs to Gerudo chief Riju, who absolutely adores sand seals. Patricia also has the unique power of an oracle, trading secrets for her favorite fruits.

I'm building a pokemon team for Riju, and I can't figure out how to replace patricia. On the one hand, there are pokemon like Dewgong and Walrein, who resemble seals/walruses irl, and would work in terms of appearance. However, none of these pokemon are fit to function as a sand seal, being a mount suitable for a desert biome. The only pokemon i can think of for this is Mudsdale, which is a horse and not at all very close to what sand seals look like.

I will take any tips, suggestions, complaints, or anything else. Thank you for your time.

[harrycosmo]

Dune is so influential

Seems like so many major works of fantasy and sci-fi make use of ideas and tropes from Dune. I say that having only seen the film, not having read the book. I'm aware that ancient story archetypes inform Dune and everything else, but still...

Star Wars - a messiah figure - the sand worm in Return of the Jedi and also the giant worm that the Millenium Falcon lands inside in Empire Strikes Back. - the Jedi mind trick must be copying The Voice. - evil emperor

The Neverending Story - the name Atreyu is similar to Atreides.

Total Recall - Bluecher on imdb.com wrote that... in both movies the protagonist is driven by premonitions/nightmares about his future of becoming the messiah/savior of an alien people (Martians/Fremen) on a far off deserted planet (Mars/Arrakis) and free the planet from the exploitation of natural resources (turbinium/spice) by a ruthless dictator (Cohaagen/Shaddam IV) which eventually comes true. - both movies end with the protagonists turning the deserted planet into a fertile one by extracting water from the subterranean onto the surface. - in both movies the protagonists fall in love with one of the alien planets inhabitants (Melina/Shani) with both being united by their fight against the emperor. - in both movies there is some kind of oracle/seer (Kuato/Mother Mohiam) who recognizes and identifies the unwitting messiah.

Game of Thrones - Duncan Idaho's heroic fight against hordes of Sardaukar made me think of Hodor holding the door and also Horatius Cocles from Roman mythology. - the Dothraki gain rank by defeating each other in mortal combat, like the Fremen. - Ygritte is Chani. - Daenerys Targaryen's quest to rule over the seven kingdoms is like Paul Atreides going to war against all of the Great Houses.

Harry Potter - Harry is The Chosen One, foretold by prophecy. - the Imperius curse is like The Voice.

Ico & Shadow of the Colossus - messianic boy - the desert landscape of The Forbidden Lands - Dirge, Hydrus and Phalanx are quite like Dune's sandworms, particularly when you see someone riding one at the end of the first movie. - fictional languages - Ico and Yorda work together to survive in a dangerous world, like Paul and his mother.

Avatar - Jake Sully is a messiah for the Na'vi. - Toruk, the flying creature, in place of sandworms.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Molduga and sand seals.

[worldsneverfilled]

Poppy

Type: NPC

Game: Pathfinder primarily

Level: 11

Aliases: Pop, Doll

Pronouns: She/Her, but will accept any

Race: Poppet (Pathfinder)

Home: None

Age: Unknown

Height: 1'5

Class: Oracle

Background: Blessed

Heritage: Wishborn Poppet

Ancestry Feats: Shiney Button Eyes, Histrionic Injury, Sealed Poppet

Spell of Choice: Charitable Urge and Endure Elements

Weapon of Choice: Scroll Staff

Job: Oracle for Desna (if Pathfinder), Ilmater (if DnD)

Loyalty: The Deity that gave her life, the child Poppy used to belong to,

Alignment: NG

Personality: Quiet, a little too self-sacrificing for her own good, short temper, frequently forgets she's tiny...

Status: "Alive"

Strategy: If diplomacy doesn't work, a good wack to the back of the head works just as well, and "Darfon, throw me."

Tidbits:

Her child outgrew her and after sitting on a shelf for a decade, Desna put her to work. She was "wished" to life and charged with traveling around to help who she could, when she could. That usually meant spending time with children and offering them comfort or guidance. This had the added benefit of garnering more followers for Desna.

She travels with an orc named Darfon, who lets her sit on his shoulder when they're on the road. If they arrive in a city, she slips into a "holster" on his hip to pretend she's an inanimate object. She can watch his back from there, and it draws less attention than if a living doll were sitting on his shoulder.

Terrified of fire for obvious reasons.

Not a fan of water. It messes up her hair.

Also hates sand. It gets in her joints and gums everything up. Flushing it out is a hastle.

While she serves Desna/Ilmater, she does appreciate the gods that value charity.

She sees her gifts as an oracle as a curse, given what it costs her when she uses her magic, however, she tries not to complain because she's alive. It could be worse; she could be a lifeless, soulless doll still.

[asaproofingandexteriors]

The Essential Checklist for Hiring Residential Roofing Companies

In the grand tapestry of homeownership, the roof stands as a silent guardian, a protector against the whims of nature. This steadfast canopy not only defines the aesthetic grace of a home but also serves as a bulwark against the elements. Its vitality is undeniable, making its upkeep a matter of paramount importance. Enter the role of residential roofing companies- the skilled artisans in roofing. These professionals, with their expertise and precision, are essential in ensuring that your roof remains not just an adornment but a steadfast shield. Their selection for any roofing endeavor should be approached with diligence and care, ensuring your home's crown remains both elegant and enduring.

Research and Referrals

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Licensing, Insurance, and Warranties

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Quotes and Cost Evaluation

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Experience and Expertise

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Conclusion

In the journey to crown your home with a sturdy and elegant roof, selecting the right residential roofing company is pivotal. This quest requires a tapestry of due diligence, from assessing credentials and warranties to weighing costs and expertise. The artisan you choose should not only be skilled but also resonate with your vision. As the final tiles are laid, and the roof stands proud against the sky, your careful selection ensures not just a successful project but a testament to safety and style.

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[solopostings]

The Oracle of Isla.

- - -

"It's too soon." The King of Isla spoke as he peeked through the blinds. Watching his own youngest child twirling in the streets of the market.

His eyes glance back at his oldest, "Are you sure you saw him?"

"Yes. His eyes were orange for a moment. Ever since then, he has been acting strangely." Sahel spoke, swallowing nervously.

With the click of his tongue, the king moved away the blinds, putting his head into his hands. A groan followed.

Sahel watched quietly, trying not to be too obviously nervous.

The curse of being Zaquatis — the bloodline of Majora. Sometimes it was too much to control. For Sahel, it was wrathful. Luckily the gem on his circlet helped with the wrathful magic of Majora.

Layla and Valerie were never as bad. However, it awakened their magic abilities. Salem was still very young — too young. The youngest by far for a Zaquatis for their magic to awaken.

Or rather, for Majora's blood to take over.

"We need to make him a seal soon. Without scaring him, either..." The King sighed, running his hands down his face, "I need you and the other two to keep an eye on him. Don't lose sight of him."

Sahel nodded, rubbing his arm slightly, "How long will this seal take?" Not that it would be hard to watch their chaotic sibling... just the fear Salem has given him lately made the hair on the back of Sahel's neck stand.

"Three days." Sahel's father spoke from his throne, "... as it did for your gem and your sisters."

"That's a long time..." Sahel's eyes narrowed away — fear lacing his voice. A small sigh left the other as he stood up again.

"Just watch him. It'll go by fast."

"...Yes Sir."

- - -

"So, what did dad say?" Layla watched Sahel walk out as her arms were crossed.

"Three days... but this isn't normal, and he knows it." Sahel gritted his teeth, "just look at Salem. He was a quiet kid and now look at him."

The two older siblings fell silent, watching their younger brother spin around the market still, laughing to himself as water, sand, leaves, and other things fly around him as he spun on one foot. Controlling everything around him without even realizing it.

His eyes glowing a bright orange — just at they feared.

"Val even tried talking to him. She was totally ignored." Layla placed her hand on her hip, "Dad isn't taking this seriously."

"No, he isn't. That's the problem. If he isn't sealed soon, he could destroy Isla without even realizing it."

The two siblings paused again to watch Salem stop and glance at them. He smiled widely and made his way over.

The two older siblings sighed, Sahel even muttering, "Oh boy..." under his breath.

"Look what I can do..." The ten year old Zaquatis looked up at the sky and opened his arms.

Layla and Sahel shared glances at each other and snickered a bit, "Wow, so cool, Sal...."

"The moon!" A woman screamed immediately after, causing the older siblings to look up. The moon was larger than what it was supposed to be, a super moon during the day?

Salem giggles and looked back at the two, moving his hand as the moon moved along with it.

... Now blocking the sun.

"S-Salem..." Sahel looked down at the youngest sibling, "That is really neat! Could you put the moon back where it belongs, please?"

"No." Salem glared back at Sahel and ran from them.

The people all walked outside, gasping and pointing at the moon that was blocking out the sun. Casting a shadow over the kingdom.

The King walked out of the castle, looking up at the sky — this was worse than he thought after all. Looking down at Layla and Sahel, there was fear in his eyes.

"Find him." The King ordered as he waved his arm.

Screams were heard as skeleton hands were coming from the ground, grabbing people's ankles. Dragging them down.

Magic was casted immediately by the Islean magicians — protectors of Isla. Destroying the hands coming from the ground. One thing after another — Salem's magic was out of control.

Three days wasn't fast enough.

Within an hour of the moon covering the sun, the dead walked amongst the living. The magician soldiers surrounded the kingdom to protect the people.

Even warriors from Harkos were called to help with this mess. The King was truly... embarrassed yet covered this up with a strange phenomenon.

He couldn't tell the public his own son was Majora reborn, could he?

For three days, Isla was outrun by the dead and the ever lasting eclipse.

The seal was done, however. The Zaquatis family feared even a usual gem was not strong enough to keep Majora at bay.

Sahel drew a circle on the ground with white paint as one of the strongest magic users in their army drew in the sealing symbols. They had to work as fast as they could.

Layla and Valerie came in with Salem, holding his hands. Trying to act as normal and calm as they could. Wearing a circlet on his forehead. Proud and happy — just like his siblings at last.

Tricking him into thinking it was just a game.

"Bet you can't go in that circle, Salem." Valerie pointed at the circle of the ground, Salem immediately ran in.

As he was about to speak, a wave a shock entered his whole body, causing him to scream loudly. Shaking the entire castle — the chandeliers swayed back and forth violently. Paintings on the walls fell, vases and statues tumbled over, breaking upon impact.

People covered their ears, clenching their teeth.

"Now!" The King yelled as multiple sorcerers warped around Salem, all saying a spell at the same time.

"Let me out!" Salem screeches as he slammed his fists against the walls of the strong magic.

The entire kingdom began to shake now as the moon began to drop towards Isla.

"We are running out of time. Can this go faster?" Valerie screamed as she looked outside and pointed at the sky.

"We are going to die aren't we?" Layla looked outside, tears running down her face, "I am too young to!"

"Everyone remain calm." Their father spoke, waving his hand, "We will make it, don't doubt."

When the spell was finished, a green mist flowed around the screaming child. He fell silent.

The shaking stopped.

The moon suddenly halted.

The entire kingdom fell dead silent watching the sky now.

Sweat dripped down the King's brow as his eyes were locked on the magic barrier.

The sorcerers all took a step back as the barrier shattered. There stood Salem ; eyes bright green as he quietly walked past everyone.

... Walking towards the window.

Everyone watched quietly as the child poked his head out the window. He held out his hand, waving it gently.

The same green mist from before surrounded the moon, pushing it back further into the sky. Back where it was meant to be.

The dead that was walking around all screeched, turning into dust as the sun burned them with ease.

The sun shined down back upon the kingdom of Isla and the entire kingdom cheered as they looked up at the small boy from the window.

"The savior!"

"He is an oracle! A blessing!"

Salem slowly turned around — quiet again. Just as he was before.

Everyone in the room froze. Fear? Amazement? A mixture. He was more powerful than everyone in the room.

"Hey, Sal...?" Layla finally spoke, "Are you feeling alright?"

Salem nodded as he walked to the door, "... can I go see the swans now?"

Layla glanced at their father, who was still speechless from what he had just witnessed.

"... of course, Salem. Just come back here before dark..."

The child smiled and ran outside, meeting up with a thankful crowd.

That was the day he was crowned as their Oracle — their Savior.

[miniaturemoonheart]

I was midwife of birth and death.

My medicine grew in fields and forests:

Mandrake.Yarrow. Henbane.

My heart beat in time to the spin of the earth.

I spoke only truth.

I would not be silent.

I would not speak the name of their god.

So they cut out my tongue.

I was an oracle. I was She Who Sees.

I saw the tracks of the stars and the path of the swallows,

The sun rising in the stones and lichen on tree trunks.

I would not cast down my gaze in front of their masters.

So they burnt out my eyes.

I was Creatrix. Pleasure was my magic.

My body writhed, moss against the arch of my back

As I howled my ecstasy to a strawberry moon.

I knew no shame.

I birthed when I chose.

I bled on the earth.

I would not hide my blood.

So they ripped out my womb.

I was sovereign. I knew no greater power than that of my own body.

I was not afraid of the dark.

I was Shakti.

I was wild, untamed.

I ran with the wolves and swam with the seals.

I raged with the wind and wept with the rain.

I would not be controlled.

So they bound my hands behind my back and slaughtered my children, one by one, in front of me, As I begged and screamed and sobbed.

“Help me,” I cried.

But my sisters whispered and turned away,

Their own children too precious to lose.

They hung me from a sacred oak.

As the blood dripped from my broken body, staining the blackthorn pyre beneath my feet,

I made a vow

Of silence.

And the terror settled into my bones, like sand.

II

For hundreds, thousands of years, I slept like this:

Obedient, chaste, demure.

Tamed.

My voice, my eyes, my blood, my magic, my power, my truth, all hidden in plain sight

In women’s bodies, coiled like a snake,

Concealed

By shame and fear.

They knew that I was not dead

So they masqueraded a parody of me through children’s dreams:

grotesque, warted, cackling

and bad to the bone,

A role model for no-one.

This was their greatest subterfuge.

When they heard my name, people trembled,

The truth was forgotten:

That I was a healer, a seer, a force of nature, a woman free of shame.

III

I slumbered on

But I could not sleep forever.

I heard a sound, what was it?

The death song of a shrike perhaps?

The padding footsteps of a lonely tiger?

And then I felt the blood.

It swelled in my womb and gushed from every cell in my body:

The blood of shame, the blood of pain,

The blood that forever kept time with the moon.

The disobedient blood that kept flowing from a wound that would not close.

I howled in agony

And opened my eyes.

I blinked

And looked around in disbelief at the withered, treeless earth,

Her arteries clogged with a filthy waste,

Her lungs choked.

She was not as I remembered her.

“Where am I?” I whispered.

The earth answered:

“You are home.”

The clothes they had dressed me in, I tore them from my body.

I put my hand to my breast to check my heart was still beating.

I reached down to my vulva and caressed her

And dipped my fingers inside that long forgotten passage.

At first, I felt nothing.

I persisted.

The numbness gave way to pain.

I pressed my cervix and the cries of a billion women,

Raped and beaten and silenced and murdered,

All over the world and through all of time

Seared my flesh with white heat,

And finally,

Finally,

I unleashed the rage that had built in my body for a thousand years:

A terrible screech, an animal howl, a guttural scream,

That split the sky

And rained back down on the earth as shattered glass.

And then the honey.

Sweet, orgasmic waves

Merged my body with the earth and the stars

And I was almost whole again.

There was work to be done.

I broke a branch from a willow to use as a wand.

My pelvic bowl was my cauldron.

I made magic.

I remembered that I had not always been alone.

I called out to my sisters: “Where are you?”

And their sleep muffled voices echoed back to me through the mist:

“We are here.

We are here.

We are here.”

-Midnight-🖤🩶

[belamuse]

I was midwife of birth and death.

My medicine grew in fields and forests:

Mandrake.

Yarrow. Henbane.

My heart beat in time to the spin of the earth.

I spoke only truth.

I would not be silent.

I would not speak the name of their god.

So they cut out my tongue.

I was an oracle. I was She Who Sees.

I saw the tracks of the stars and the path of the swallows,

The sun rising in the stones and lichen on tree trunks.

I would not cast down my gaze in front of their masters.

So they burnt out my eyes.

I was Creatrix. Pleasure was my magic.

My body writhed, moss against the arch of my back

As I howled my ecstasy to a strawberry moon.

I knew no shame.

I birthed when I chose.

I bled on the earth.

I would not hide my blood.

So they ripped out my womb.

I was sovereign. I knew no greater power than that of my own body.

I was not afraid of the dark.

I was Shakti.

I was wild, untamed.

I ran with the wolves and swam with the seals.

I raged with the wind and wept with the rain.

I would not be controlled.

So they bound my hands behind my back and slaughtered my children, one by one, in front of me, As I begged and screamed and sobbed.

“Help me,” I cried.

But my sisters whispered and turned away,

Their own children too precious to lose.

They hung me from a sacred oak.

As the blood dripped from my broken body, staining the blackthorn pyre beneath my feet,

I made a vow

Of silence.

And the terror settled into my bones, like sand.

II

For hundreds, thousands of years, I slept like this:

Obedient, chaste, demure.

Tamed.

My voice, my eyes, my blood, my magic, my power, my truth, all hidden in plain sight

In women’s bodies, coiled like a snake,

Concealed

By shame and fear.

They knew that I was not dead

So they masqueraded a parody of me through children’s dreams:

grotesque, warted, cackling

and bad to the bone,

A role model for no-one.

This was their greatest subterfuge.

When they heard my name, people trembled,

The truth was forgotten:

That I was a healer, a seer, a force of nature, a woman free of shame.

III

I slumbered on

But I could not sleep forever.

I heard a sound, what was it?

The death song of a shrike perhaps?

The padding footsteps of a lonely tiger?

And then I felt the blood.

It swelled in my womb and gushed from every cell in my body:

The blood of shame, the blood of pain,

The blood that forever kept time with the moon.

The disobedient blood that kept flowing from a wound that would not close.

I howled in agony

And opened my eyes.

I blinked

And looked around in disbelief at the withered, treeless earth,

Her arteries clogged with a filthy waste,

Her lungs choked.

She was not as I remembered her.

“Where am I?” I whispered.

The earth answered:

“You are home.”

The clothes they had dressed me in, I tore them from my body.

I put my hand to my breast to check my heart was still beating.

I reached down to my vulva and caressed her

And dipped my fingers inside that long forgotten passage.

At first, I felt nothing.

I persisted.

The numbness gave way to pain.

I pressed my cervix and the cries of a billion women,

Raped and beaten and silenced and murdered,

All over the world and through all of time

Seared my flesh with white heat,

And finally,

Finally,

I unleashed the rage that had built in my body for a thousand years:

A terrible screech, an animal howl, a guttural scream,

That split the sky

And rained back down on the earth as shattered glass.

And then the honey.

Sweet, orgasmic waves

Merged my body with the earth and the stars

And I was almost whole again.

There was work to be done.

I broke a branch from a willow to use as a wand.

My pelvic bowl was my cauldron.

I made magic.

I remembered that I had not always been alone.

I called out to my sisters: “Where are you?”

And their sleep muffled voices echoed back to me through the mist:

“We are here.

We are here.

We are here.”

[charmed-redemption]

" Missouri I promise you if I die I will kill you."

A week had passed and he could easily remember why he was there golding a pie yet his life was always a little bit of hell. Having ascended his magic had changed. Since birth he was an oracle like no other and with that he his most of his power as few could understand what it was like to be him aside from those who called him family. Being away from Kemet was new but that mattered little as a ghost called to him showing him something that was out of place. The seals that held true evil a bey were being broken and the current one was bound the dead to the mortal coil. Reapers had gone missing and needed help. Rico followed the instructions stopping at the entrence to a house that was new yet felt old far older than time. The images of death flooded his mind yet Rico stood tall speaking the words wondering what it would call

"Spirits of air, sand, and sea, converge to set the Angel free. In the wind, I send this rhyme. Bring Death before me, before my time."

@soldiershunterswitchesandroyals

SPN: Death Becomes Him

[annyllel]

A sand seal who is an oracle, and who loves wildberries best of all available fruit? Who makes this stuff up?

[hyrulecast]

Padda underestimates that the very reason he goes to give Patricia fruit is for the seal puns.

[zmeydeva-arch]

 ˖⁺    WHAT CAME FIRST...                     THE DRAGON OR THE GIRL?   ⊹   affiliated with @wrrnth​​  )​

she is not always beneath a hill,  she is not always beneath the earth,   but there is always a sleeper…   the suli are not originally from hyrule,   they are not from this realm at all.   they were a group of oracles and seers banished from their world into this one before hyrule was even hyrule.   coming to settle in the lost woods primarily,   they were a nomadic tribe renowned for their fortune telling and magical wares.   to them magic was commonplace but in a kingdom where it was a gift seldom bestowed,  and in such a generous quantity no less,   the suli became outcast by the hylians.   relegated to the fringes they begin to settle in the desert by the gerudo valley.   at first,  the gerudo people are highly suspicious of the suli as they not only have men among their people but their magic is slightly different than that of their own magicians.   eventually tensions do settle and the two groups trade and mingle though they do not live under the same rule.

zoya is a fledgling mage at this time,   the dragon within her sealed away.  her prowess in ethereal magic makes her a valuable asset to the suli and by extension,  the gerudo,  as she frequently is called upon to summon rain for drinking water.   it is a quaint upbringing and she is a young girl who longs to see the sea and is ill-suited for the dry and barren landscape.   when passing bandits attack her village and her aunt and cousin are killed during the ransacking the dragon is released.  she devastates the enemy faction while also nearly leveling a neighboring gerudo settlement in the process.   hostility rises between the two communities again as the storm dragon is heralded as a suli blight.   in the night zoya is taken from her home and bound with magic,  the gerudo sorceresses seal her away in a tomb beneath a mountain.   there she is forced into a sleep like death...   this resting place will later be known as the desert colossus.  

centuries pass and the spirit temple is erected around the slumbering dragon.  zoya's likeness is captured in the stone around her and carved into the hillside's edifice.   this iconography becomes associated with the goddess of sand amongst the gerudo.   it should be noted,   that in the passing ages the gerudo people have mingled enough with the suli of the ancient times that the two factions have become one in the same.  zoya's name is lost to time after generations of the suli slowly dwindling in size and becoming obsolete.  during the hyrulean civil war many traversed the spirit temple seeking out aid from the goddess in prayer.   some more ambitious individuals attempt to find the tomb itself but only one succeeds.  

during the events of ocarina of time,   nabooru awakens zoya from her sleep to assist in her rebellion against ganondorf.   during this time zoya is disguised as another gerudo warrior and the general's second in command.  it is then revealed that the sorceresses twinrova,  kotake and koume,  are the very same sisters who sealed the dragon away originally.   when they are caught,   nabooru is brainwashed and zoya is held captive in the temple while the two witches prepare another binding ritual.   this is when link arrives to free nabooru and she awakens as the sage of spirit.   zoya in the process is also spared from a premature statis.  when ganon is defeated,   she remains with the gerudo and nabooru to help her rebuild their settlement after being under ganondorf's rule.   it is there the dragon lives out the rest of this phase of her life before her next hundred year sleep.

IN SUMMATION:   zoya is not a reincarnated individual in the loz universe so much as she is a persisting figure throughout its history.   she appears in different forms with different epithets all throughout the timelines and is seldom seen for what she truly is;  a girl displaced tied to the fate of a world she does not actually belong to.  depending on the current state of the environment around her she can be either hero,  villain,  or neutral party. 

ASSOCIATED FIGURES / EPITHETS:  

historical figures or deities that zoya is commonly… and wrongfully,  attributed to throughout the ages

the goddess of sand,  the lunar queen,  the spirit of farore,  a facet of ganon himself,  queen of demons,  apprentice to vaati,  a remnant of demise,   queen of the great faeries,  the bakunawa