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[artfight]

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[givemadnessrp]

Wardens & Wards

Due to the fragile nature of most mortals (harpies excluded) and the uneasy peace that still exists between many of the mortal races, especially humans and the immortals. The Zahra pharaohs decreed over a century ago that every mortal save harpies because of their strength and durability, would be paired off with one an immortal being, for their protection. This was also to stop the random feeding on humans by those who drank blood, because now, in their charge, they would have a constant food supply.

Three of the immortal races can live off of blood alone if needed: sirens, vampires, and lycans. Because the temptation and desire for blood is so strong, especially for vampires, it was deigned that in order to protect the general public in the cities and to prevent another war between mortals and immortals, that wards should also be the primary feeding source for their immortal wardens. While many vampires and lycans can and do eat human food, nothing is as satisfying as fresh blood from the vein.

However, ghosts and harpies do not partake in this registry and bond. Simply saying, because ghosts can wink out of existence at any given time if they fulfill their unfinished business and because the younger ones have a hard time controlling their abilities, it was deemed that they were too much of a liability for their charges. Harpies are the strongest of the mortal races, having strength and regenerated healing that could rival a siren, it was decided that they didn't need protection. So, that is why they are excluded from the system.

It is mandatory that all immortals and mortals of the 8 races register in the warden and ward registry when they turn 18 and they are paired off, usually for life unless something happens to either warden or ward. Every new member to the city, even if they've relocated from some remote region is required to participate in the registry. Some wardens & wards are romantically involved, some are very involved in every aspect of their lives, and some are simply just there to feed and to be bitten. The dynamic of each pairing is unique to the bonded pair.

This is a system that has helped keep the peace for over a century, and hopefully will continue to do so.

[the-king-of-lemons]

has anyone posted about the minecraft live update leak on here yet?

[leroibobo]

in 1972, zeinab shaath released the EP "the urgent call of palestine". inspired by the contemporary counterculture movement, and the protest songs of bob dylan and joan baez in particular, the then-teenage shaath used her life experiences (she was the first member of her family born outside of palestine (specifically, in egypt) in 1954) to write the first english-language songs dedicated to palestinian liberation. in 1973, she'd even shot a four minute music video for the title track in collaboration with the PLO. the original master was siezed by the iof in the 1982 siege of beirut.

you can read the full story about her, the songs, and how both the ep and music video were only recently remastered for international listeners with help from the majazz project and discostan here. you can listen to it (and buy it, both physically and digitally, directly from her) on the bandcamp embed/link provided.

[lesbinewren]

this isn’t necessarily new, but i think a big problem we are going to have to grapple with is that a lot of young people on both sides of the aisle who truly believe they are well-informed and plugged in simply do not even look at the news unless it’s pushed onto them via social media. that isn’t to say any news outlets are perfect (lol) but it does mean that what they know is decided by random people on the internet and a social media algorithm’s idea on what will get the most engagement

either young people need to start actually looking at the news (which is easy! a lot of places have free email subscriptions!) or we need to make tiktoks about the boring policy shit that impacts our lives the most year-round

[flowerakatsuka]

Osomatsu-san Otomatsushu ONKYO & Mikadomatsu Brewing (2022)

[youre-only-gay-once]

the librarians episode where they try to go to human resources but end up in a labyrinth is so real. companies WILL make you fight the minotaur instead of letting you go to hr.

[horatiocomehome]

Tumblr: we want people to be able to find new blogs to follow so you can find your community!

No not by seeing who people are reblogging from that's not allowed.

No you can't see who people are talking to with prev tags that's not allowed.

No you can't see the icons of the people you're following to know at a glance who's reblogging what and know them better. that's not allowed.

Sorry, did we say "find your community?" we meant "trawl through the endless swamp of the internet so you can reblog funny popular things"

[haunthouse]

so i've been collecting every single cover of hill house,

[artfight]

Site Status

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[givemadnessrp]

The Premise

Over two millennia have passed since the original immortals were entombed in their eternal imprisonments for the crimes they committed against the mortal races. Not a day has passed in the last two thousand years that the immortals who survived those dark days cannot remember the blood and chaos that the elders unleashed on the land of Kemet in their pursuit of power and the merriment that came from their bloodlust. It was their actions that changed the world, that set the world on a new course and thrust the supernatural world into the light. Nor do the immortals forget the long nurtured dislike and fear that the mortals have for the supernatural races and know it is only a matter of time before the carefully crafted peace is obliterated once more.

In the absence of the elder rulers, Net of the house Zahra took control over Kemet and built the bloodied and broken kingdom back into the mighty empire that it was when the elders had seized control. The pharaohs that would follow Net have each added to Egypt's might and prestige. Their capital city, Thebes, stands the largest city in the known world. A hub for trade, wealth, and learning. The house of Zahra are no fools. They have not held onto power for two thousand years by keeping their heads buried in the sand. The current pharaohs have taken steps to keep the peace with the mortals, evolving laws and making them more welcome at the table of power, despite the disagreement expressed by many of the other supernatural races.

The shadows are lengthening. Rumors from around the world have reached Thebes of immortals acting like mindless beasts, how they have changed into the blood lusting creatures of old that are nigh unstoppable. Puzzling because only one similar occurrence can be traced through their long, recorded history and it was nothing like the reports the Pharaoh's are receiving. On the other hand, the relationship between the mortal human race and the supernatural community has become more strained as the threads of fanaticism has been preached on the streets by lycans and vampire alike, calling for the return of the elders who cowed the mortal race and put the humans in their place.

What is the pharaoh to believe? Rumors on the wind, or the rising unrest in their own capital streets? Will they take a stand and weather the storm, or will they give into madness like the rest of the world and descend into chaos? Only time will tell.

[egophiliac]

sorry if this is a dumb question , I’m new to twisted wonderland. I was wondering if you knew what dates classify as early to mid to late [month]? i like sebek’s armor card but it says it’s not coming till late November. Are there specific dates or timeframes i can look forward to?

hello! 💚💚💚 it sounds like you're on Eng and my experience is with JP (so if I'm wrong, somebody please correct me!), but assuming they work similarly -- when they say "late" in the month it's usually closer to the end of the month, like from the 20th or later. vagueness is unfortunately the norm there!

the tricks to get a better idea of when exactly an event will happen is 1) events are listed in the order they'll come, so seeing where it falls in relation to characters' birthday events can tell you that it will happen either before or after a specific date, and 2) check the end date/time of the currently-running event, because most often the next event will start right after, with a short maintenance inbetween (this doesn't count birthday pickups, because they have specific dates they gotta cover so they just run at the same time as other events). there's the occasional exception, but it's usually a safe assumption!

I checked the Eng news and it looks like you'll be getting a joint exam event that'll end on the 25th at 10:59 PM PST, so I'd guess 7.6 and Sebek's armor pickup will start a few hours later once the maintenance is done! fingers crossed that's correct, I am VERY excited for you guys to get this one :D :D :D

[leroibobo]

the depopulation of the palestinian village of kawkab al-hawa (“the star of the jordan river”) is far from the only case in which a palestinian village was violently, entirely depopulated during the 1948 nakba. it's also not the only case in which neighboring kibbutz residents advocated for and even themselves participated in the destruction of houses, nor is it the only case in which elements of the village were only kept so they could serve a neighboring tourist attraction. however, it is a conspicuous case of all of the above, combined.

kawkab al-hawa happens to sit by belvoir castle, one of the best-preserved crusader castles in palestine. the village itself had been testified to in some shape or form from antiquity - the crusaders had referred to the village with the frankish name "belvoir", hence the name of the castle. after saladin retook it, the village as we know it today expanded into and around the castle's confines. by 1945, the castle had been in ruins for centuries, while the rural village housed 300, mostly farmers.

in the words of meron benvenisti: "In the Israeli context, it is preferable to immortalize those who exterminated the Jewish communities of Europe (in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries) and murdered the Jews of Jerusalem in 1099 than to preserve relics of the local Arab civilization with which today's Israelis coexist...Arab buildings spoil the myth of an occupied land under foreign rule, awaiting liberation at the hands of the Jews returning to their homeland."

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[thesummerstorms]

So the other thing is, in my headcanon verse, Dick and Jason (Todd) both definitely think Annabeth is dead.

She was a seven year old run away in the streets of Gotham. Neither Batman nor Jim Gordon were ever able to discover a single lead. Just from their mutual experience, the most likely options were death or trafficking that took her out of Gotham.

And at some point, after Tim became Robin (so Bruce and Dick were very tentatively starting to reconcile) but before Jason came back as Red Hood, GPD does finally find something.

Something is a damaged silver bracelet with Anna Elizabeth Wayne's initials engraved on one of the charms and a snapped link where a different charm (the elephant representing Dick Grayson) broke away.

It's an exact match for the gift Dick Grayson gave his baby sister the year she turned six, full of guilt about how little time he spent with her now that he and Bruce were barely speaking.

A hummingbird charm, in part as an indirect reference to Robin, in part because Anna reminded him of a hummingbird with her inability to sit still. A hummingbird in a flock of Robins and Bats.

A star and moon charm, for Kory who Anna idolized and who suggested the gift to begin with. Or for Bruce "I am the night" Wayne. Or as a reference to NIGHTwing. Dick's explanation changed based on his mood and the audience.

A tiny silver disk, engraved A.E.W.

A dog, just because Annabeth so badly wanted one of her own.

The bracelet is found in a crime scene full of teenage skeletons. There isn't a body that can be identified as Anna Wayne's- none are quite the right age, and none match Bruce's DNA sample- but some of the other victims are identified as run away children.

The conclusion seems pretty obvious to Jim Gordon.

Dick accepts it, grieves, and withdraws again, freezing Bruce out while he tries to come to terms with what happened.

Tim knows what's going on, but it all seems somewhat... detached somehow. As if he's watching a blurry bit of film. Like most of Gotham PD, his brain has glazed over most of the other details within the year. He doesn't have enough of a personal connection to see through Athena's manipulation of the Mist.

Bruce Wayne isn't accepting anything as fact until they actually find a body. Some gut instinct, the part of him that hold on to his subconscious impressions of Athena, tells him it isn't that simple.

He's right. The crime scene is actually a monster's nest, and one that Annabeth successfully escaped. But he doesn't know that. And he also isn't convincing anyone, including himself, that his denial doesn't stem purely from his guilt.

And then, with all of this context, a resurrected Jason Todd returns to Gotham in secret.

And, look, it's hard to imagine how his initial reunion with Bruce could have gone much worse...

But finding out that his baby sister, who despite all the other family bullshit he loved deeply, ran away from Bruce and was seemingly murdered in the same year as his own death?

Well... That's definitely not going to help.

[skellydun]

Can you describe your ideal partner?

- uses turn signal

- knows at least 1 (one) joke

- can lay down and crush me in a sexy way but also in a way that simulates the execution method last used in 1741