#scaena

[darklordazalin]

Azalin Reviews: Darklord Lemot Sediam Juste

Domain: Scaena Domain Formation: 732 BC Power Level: 💀💀💀⚫⚫ Sources: Domains of Dread (2e), Islands of Terror (2e), VRGTR (5e)

Lemot Sediam Juste is the Darklord of the traveling Domain known as Scaena, which means “stage” in Latin. However, this failed playwright and has-been actor may have missed that obvious reference to his eternal prison.

A tall, skeletal-thin man with greasy black hair, Lemot was a renowned actor and writer of the stage known for his dramatic and comedic roles. As with many overinflated egotistic performers, this was not enough for him. He wanted to be known for all styles of writing and acting. Type casting was decidedly NOT for Lemot.

However, he could never portray tragedy without it coming across as melodramatic or unintentionally hilarious. His writing and direction was no better and he deceived himself into believing that it was entirely his troupe’s fault. They enjoyed heightening the comedic aspects of his plays and, to Lemot, they ruined his visions.

A rational man, Lemot decided to seek vengeance for this affront. He wrote a play with countless, horrific death scenes in which the bodies of each victim would lay on the stage for the entire production. The night of the play’s debut, Lemot replaced all of the prop weapons and poisons with real ones.

He joined the audience, watching gleefully as his troupe unknowingly killed one another on stage. It is odd that not a single actor noticed anything amiss that evening. No one, and surly not those that acted under Lemot’s direction, is that good of an actor.

Lemot’s play, which was just a bloody mess, ended with a chorus of boos from the audience. This infuriated the playwright who wanted nothing more than to bask in his revenge. Being the overdramatic has-been that he is, Lemot snuck outside and as the audience waited the final bow, he barred the doors of the playhouse and set it ablaze. Once the constabulary arrived to quell the fire and locate the cause of it, Lemot, in a rare moment of clarity, skulked away and hide in another theater. He fell asleep within and when he came to, he was alone and a thick Mist, in which he could not venture, surrounded the theater. Scaena is one of the smallest Domains in Ravenloft, made up of only a single theater. It can travel to any other Domain as well as any other plane of existence, typically forming over the location of an existing theater. A feat wasted on the showboat Darklord who does not realize where he is. Within Scaena, everything Lemot writes becomes reality upon the stage of the Scaena Theater. Because of this, he believes that every single being that appears on his stage is his creation and are only there to act out his visions. Despite Lemot being nothing more than a spindly writer forever unsatisfied with his creations, he is difficult to defeat. Those that wander onto his stage are forced to enact his visions without seeing Lemot writing behind the scenes, for he is engulfed in layers upon layers of illusions. In fact, Lemot can create an illusionary version of Scaena over the real, making his “creations” believe they are fighting him when they are not. The only limit to his creation is his own imagination, which makes him not only a powerful individual but an entirely annoying one to deal with. Like Lemot himself, many who visit his Domain find themselves constantly questioning reality.

In the “good” doctor’s latest guide, Lemot is now Lemont and instead of replacing the props in his play, he joined the stage after his audience grew bored and demanded blood and gore, which he delivered by brutally murdering the entire cast before their eyes. Here, Scaena was once part of Dementlieu and became its own Domain after Lemont’s bloody debut. It does not appear that this new version of Scaena has the ability to travel through planes of existence.

[warriorsoftwiggenstein]

Ohohohohohoooo~

[halcydaze]

Random thought: I really want someone to put out the My Deer Friend Nokotan background OST tracks online.

Like beyond the memeable ones (the ‘battle theme’ and the angelic ‘shikaaaaa’ 👼 choir), the general piano and symphonic OSTs would be *fantastic* as comic dub music or, like, YouTube shorts background music.

That gentle piano/strings track that usually plays at the start of an episode while we focus in on Koshitan is honestly especially fantastic. It reminds me of the tracks ‘Postmeridie’ or ‘Scaena Felix’ from the Madoka OST.

[zkylearnstherope]

*silently sits with you in the dark*

->

[garland-on-thy-brow]

"Varro (Ling. 7.96) tells us obsc(a)enus is derived from scaena, “the stage” (Obscaenum dictum ab scaena ). It comes to mean shameful (turpe) because it describes what should only be said on the stage (in scaena). 51 51 OLD, obsc(a)enus, 2-4; obscenum dictum ab scena; eam ut †Graeci aut Accius scribit scena … quare turpe ideo obscaenum, quod nisi in scaenam palam dici non debet (Varro, De Lingua Latina, 7.96); Miller (2004: 34) citing Barton (142n.173) citing Varro (above), uses the English word obscene to describe Catullus 64.62-67, where the description of Ariadne violates her subjectivity in a way that is pornographic, obscene: “the alienation of either the flesh or the experience from the self, its specularization ob scaenum (for the stage) is the essence of the obscene.” Ernout and Meillet (ad loc.) report that the etymology of obscenus, -a, -um is unknown, but also conjecture a connection between obscenus and sc(a)ena from the Greek word σκηνή (“stage”) through an Etruscan intermediary."

[Jessica A. Westerhold, Tragic Desire: Phaedra and Her Heirs in Ovid]

Hello.

[deliciousdelinquent]

mujica carvinal irl locations

studio be (building 1, studio A), shimura, itabashi ward, tokyo - held 2023/04/16

guidelines shown to attendees by an acolyte of ave mujica in the queue to enter the event (staff)

card given out by the woman in the box

qr code on the back has a hidden link to the mujica carnival LINE account (chat bot/doll) by clicking a hidden avemuji symbol (a LINE account is needed to access it after clicking). the LINE bot went to sleep on june 30th so it doesn't respond to keywords anymore.

cliffside dance hall, motomachi, naka ward, yokohama, kanagawa prefecture - held 2023/5/7

event entry guidlines sent by the LINE bot

the top 12 players were heralded as 'the ones who grasped it' (enacting a prisoners dilemma) and automatically the prelude pre-screening event exclusively for the top players held slightly before ave mujica 0th live started on the same day and given physical invitations (the later winners received digital invitations through LINE).

final card given out at ave mujica 0th live.

the back of the card advertising ave mujica's 1st live.

overall mujina carnival schedule as shown on 2023/4/16 (on a screen playing the futatsu no tsuki ~deep into the forest~ mv & my true self -rebirth- lore video at the abandoned building studio)

can assume that the ???/??/?? are

2023/04/10 the date of the locked skull box opening live stream - release date of black birthday mv & rebirth story video

2023/04/16 irl abandoned building (studio be) event - launch date of the LINE bot, irl search for keywords began (at various gamers/animate/GEE!STORE/GiGO & many different bushiroad associated card shops locations throughout japan) - release date of futatsu no tsuki ~deep into the forest~ mv & explore story video

2023/04/23 date the top 10 player rankings were released publicly on LINE & twitter - release date of choir ‘s’ choir mv & discord story video

2023/05/07 irl masquerade ball (cliffside) event english word deception game - 12 players reached prelude by winning - release date of kamisama, baka mv & the past story video.

2023/06/04 prelude pre-screening event for the top players where they were presented the choice between human or doll (doors opened at 16:35) (nakano sunplaza)

23/06/04 ave mujica 0th live “primo die in scaena” (doors opened at 17:30) (nakano sunplaza)

[zkylearnstherope]

It's okay. I was slightly rude too.

*coughs*

Alright. I was really rude too.

Yeah, sorry about that. I hope you got home safely. *stares at your eyes* I wouldn't want for anything bad to happen to you.

He's doing it again.

Doing what?

Exactly. You always say stuff like that to everyone, and then claim that you had no idea what you just did.

Oh, but I care about you too.

You seeing this, Darly? He's a natural at this.

Spirit of Darly;worried

Mani:"... I'm... I'm fine..."

Spirit of Darly;hug

Mani:"...Thank you."

[darklordazalin]

How well do you think 'The King Of Broadway' written by Mel Blanc for The Producers works as a theme song for Lemot Sediam Juste?

Figured it was easier to answer this one than the corrected version (Mel Brooks as the writer). I would say the song works reasonably well for Lemot. He is, after all, a playwright/actor who, upon attempting to branch out, failed to the point of ridicule and the song is about former glory in the theatre.

[warriorsoftwiggenstein]

Divinia’s....still just kind of a bitch????

[marsneedstherapy]

Esse aut esse? That is the question.

omnis mundi scaena et omnis viri et feminae modo lusores

[helenas-crashed-car]

primo die in scaena roughly translates to “the first day on the scene” btw

also I made this with my friend moo

[honeykaes]

Your event sounds interesting!! Can I join, mayhaps?

My Sun is Leo, Moon is Pisces, and my Rising is Scorpio

My dream jobs are psychologist and voice actor!

Region: Fontaine

Vision: Pyro

Position: Actress

Constellation: Scaena Histrio

Weapon: Catalyst

Type: sub-dps , when you do your burst ranged attacks formed as roses activate and hone on enemies applying pyro.

Ideal team: Scaramouche, Xingqiu, Faruzan

Scale: Energy Recharge

Best Artifact Set: Emblem of Severed Fate

S/O: Scaramouche

Signature Weapon: Melpalia - a catalyst with two distinct masks one decorated with white, pearls and gold frowning while the other decorated in black, and ruby remains on the other side fashioned in a smile.

About: A Fontaine actress who came to Sumeru to collaborate with the Zubayr Theatre. During your travels, through the rainforest you get lost only to find the Wanderer begrudgingly helping you back.

[rayshell22livejournalcom]

Ravenloft

Considering Me Too revealed a lot of horrible skeletons in Hollywood, I’m surprised that Scaena didn’t get revamped into a Gothic Horror Version of Tinsel Town. Heck, have the Darklord be a theater producer cursed to have people never know his true identity, while people like Lemot Sediam Juste arrogantly proclaim that they’re the ruler of the domain. His other torments would be productions that go off the rails, independent theater productions that he can’t stamp out and whistleblowers who reveal the sordid underbelly of Scaena.

[acertainidontknowwhat]

“Look at me; I don’t know augury: I am not accustomed to command the heavenly region of astrologers, yet I can determine people’s character from their faces, and when I’ve seen a person walking, I know what they’re thinking. Therefore, if you are selling to us that which I seek, a buyer is ready, or if you act kindly, because it is courteous, make it so that we owe you a favor. For since you confess that you are enslaved and of lowly status, you stoke the desire of a woman already burning. For some women are enflamed by the dregs of society, and they do not excite their lust unless they will have seen an enslaved person or a magistrate's attendant with their hitched up tunic. The arena arouses some women, others a mule-driver covered with dust, or an actor disgraced by appearing on a public stage. My mistress is one of these sorts. She leaps as far as fourteen rows from where the senators sit, and she seeks something she could love among the lowest of the low."

vides me: nec auguria novi nec mathematicorum caelum curare soleo, ex vultibus tamen hominum mores colligo, et cum spatiantem vidi, quid cogitet scio. sive ergo nobis vendis quod peto, mercator paratus est, sive, quod humanius est, commodas, effice ut beneficium debeamus. nam quod servum te et humilem fateris, accendis desiderium aestuantis. quaedam enim feminae sordibus calent, nec libidinem concitant, nisi aut servos viderint aut statores altius cinctos. harena aliquas accendit aut perfusus pulvere mulio aut histrio scaenae ostentatione traductus. ex hac nota domina est mea: usque ab orchestra quattordecim transilit et in extrema plebe quaerit quod diligat.

–– Petronius' Satyrica 126.3-7.

This is Chrysis speaking to Encolpius who she will bring to her mistress Circe.

In the theater, the fourteen rows behind the senators were reserved for the equestrian class. Thus, Circe has to leap at least that far to find people of lower status.

[astronomicalthingz]

Facts about the Roman Theatre in Amman, Jordan!

It has ~6,000 seats

Built during the reign of Antonius Pius around 140 AD

Like any other Roman theatre in the world, it was constructed upon the same three building blocks: the cavea, the orchestra and the scaenae frons.

Spectators were intentionally separated by status, gender and nationality; the Romans had major control over the social hierarchy.

Now you know :)

Roman Theatre in Amman, Jordan

[thebookofnehemiah]

"The Boga Dev." From the Book of Nehemiah, "the Exploration of the Mysteries of the Lions that Lay," 8: 13-15.

The Nsh continues to learn from Ezra, the Teacher of the Law. The passage begins with a Number, the second day of the month. Recall numbers are letters in Hebrew. Let us see how the second day of the month differs from others:

The first day of the month= the Number is 1200, יבק‎, yabak, "you will struggle."

The second day of the month=the Number is 1107, יאקז‎, yakz, "ajax", ‎Nucleus Of Salt, Heart Of The Sea, Place Of Wholeness.

The third day of the month=the Number is 1116, א'‎קי״ו, aber kitachu, "his strength passed." "too late."

The text specifies the heart of salt culminates in the Seventh Month called Tishrei, "the gratuity." Tishrei has a Value of 301, שא, sha, a very important term in Hebrew. Sha means "to officiate, the handle things competently."

The months of the year in Judaism are non-concentric. One should achieve Tishrei on day one of one's adult life in spite of the current date on the calendar. All of the "months" are the same.

Ezra goes on to restate all Israelites must create "temporary shelters" which do not mean to build lean tos in the forest or go hang out in a lesbian yurt on the Tundra.

Temporary shelters are chemical reactions between the Self and the circumstances over which one must be the official instead of the other way around. These experiments according to the Zohar must achieve "a unifying story arch for the audience."

"The noun σκηνη (skene) means cover, housing or dwelling — or rather more precise: the physical or material manifestation (i.e. shadow), container or receptacle of any kind of chemical or social process — and came to specifically denote a theater or covered stage. It comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "skehh-", which means shadow or shade (see the noun σκια, skia, below), from which also came the Latin scaena, theater, stage or scene, and hence our English word scene, both in the sense of an event played out on a covered stage, but also an event covered by a single unifying story arc."

Life, according to the Torah is lived in a series of Gibeah, or bell curves. The ideal Nsh will forsake the experiments associated with the bell curve and live within the aforementioned "successful story arcs." One is associated with the nattering of cyclic existence in which life repeats but does not evolve. The other with a roaring flaming romance novel that during which one cannot bear to reach the end:

13 On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered around Ezra the teacher to give attention to the words of the Law. 

14 They found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month 

15 and that they should proclaim this word and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: “Go out into the hill country and bring back branches from olive and wild olive trees, and from myrtles, palms and shade trees, to make temporary shelters”—as it is written.[b]

The fairy tale we are writing as I said above cannot contain cycles or downward spirals. Rather God told Moses the chapters in the story, the temporary shelters must exceed their internal dramas each time. The words in the stories must be olive branches and myrtles, referred to in the etymology as "increased cognitive abilities and masculinity."

"In Aramaic the verb זהה (zhh) yielded the noun זיו (zyw), meaning bloom or glory, as in the Rabbinic phrase 'the bloom/glory of learning,' which ultimately yielded the name זו (ziv), the name of the spring month of blossoms. In our modern times flowers may represent feelings of romance and calm affection but an open flower is a plant's way of showing its eagerness to reproduce, and that was without a doubt the intent of the first dude to ever hand a flower to a damsel.

In that same vein, when the Rabbis spoke of the 'glory' of learning, they didn't speak of honor and all things Übermensch, but of the cognitive equivalent of growing juicy fruits for audiences to gobble up, so that they transport seeds and crap them out on elsewhere fertile acres.

The masculine noun הדס (hadash) means myrtle (-tree). This noun has no obvious root, but it occurs in several related languages. It appears to be a relatively recently developed word.

The myrtle is a perennial shrub with white flowers that were used for perfume. Since this plant is quite common in Palestine, the Bible uses the myrtle a few times symbolically (Isaiah 41:19, 55:13). Most notable is the Zecharian scene of the horsemen who stand among the myrtle trees (Zechariah 1:8)."

v. 13: They gave their attention to the priests. The reason we go to temple and listen to people sing and fog the place up with incense is to teach the mind to pay attention. Realization cannot be had due to the ministrations of the priests, but to give a priest one's time is definitely not a mistake. The Number is 9846, ץחםו‎, "they fought...over how to do it (Shabbat) right."

Shabbat is an acquired state of mind. Shabbat cannot be observed any other way except in the mind. The mind must be tamed in the Shule, של, "what the mind is made of" AKA the accordion of the Seven Days before it will accept the conditions of Shabbat.

v. 14: They found written in the law...the Number is 11810 יא‎חי‎ ‎, yachi, "where I live." The Zohar explains the mind, the Shule, and God Himself like it explains the Torah itself as a swarm of words. Once we realize the Shule, the blank blackboard of the mind, and discover Ha Shem, the knower of the Shule, we become prepared to ingest El, "all this, everything." God, the mind, the rest are swarms of words borrowed from El by the Knower for the purposes of realizing the Self. If one develops a vocabulary of hate and violence, concepts which are not of El, then one goes to hell instead of the Shule.

"Root כנן (kanan) and hence verb כון (kun) mean to set, establish, fix, and so on. Nouns כן (ken), מכונה (mekona) and מכנה (mekona) denote a base or pedestal, noun מכון (makon) describes some fixed or established place, and noun תכונה (tekuna) means place or arrangement. Noun כון (kawwan) expresses a sort of ritualistic or sacrificial setup.

Adjective כן (ken) means right, true or honest, and adverb כן (ken) expresses confirmation: "thus" or "so". Verb כנה (kana) means to give a title or epithet or cognomen. Slightly unexpected, the noun כן (ken) denotes a gnat; the sort of proverbially plaguy insect that appears in huge swarms."

The difference between El, the Holy Word Cloud and a swarm of bugs is learned during the Exodus. Exodus has a Value of 649, which means vdat, ו‎דט‎, and also badet, איבדת "the envy that you lost, the envy that destroyed you."

v. 15: So spread it, as it is written. The Number is 12342, יבגדב‎‎, yabagdev, "God's voice can only be heard within the Hillels, acts of goodness, AKA a dov on the offensive."