#stenvar

[nauteno]

Follower, I chose YOU! (TES:V)

[mazurga]

Crimson nirnroot in Sinderion's laboratory, with Stenvar and Durak making use of his equipment

[stormdrawsstuff]

This took me way too long lmao

[helgiafterdark]

pondering at windstad

[vigilance-of-stenvar]

My wife is so dexterous I just saw her walk straight down a cliff face!

[jhunals]

he's so fun

I love writing dialogue for Rumarin

[rpg-princexx]

Osvald the Scholar: Chapter 3 (Part II)

Lady Clarissa is Impressed

Where's the Man Who Fabricated My Crime

Captain Stenvar

The Bastard Speaks

Corrupt Offical Beatdown

Where. Is. Harvey!

[aptericia]

Tryin to make a list of Octopath 2 NPCs for a potential tournament poll… why are there so many I stg

Here is a list of every named non-traveler character (plus a few characters from Throné’s path who don’t use their real names). Characters without unique sprites are listed in orange; characters who don’t make an appearance at all are listed in red. My thinking is to include every character from the main paths with a unique sprite, plus Al and the four Crossed Paths NPCs 🤔

Ochette’s Path: Juvah, Akalā, Mahina, Cohazeh, Cateracta, Tera, Glacis, Alpione, Pom, Heig, Petrichor

Castti’s Path: Malaya, Senah, Sesque, Mao, Edmund, Griff, Rosa, Melia, Lily, Greg, Plukk, Mikk, Makk, Trousseau, Elma, Andy, Randy, Yorna, Sally, Temm

Throné’s Path: Pirro, Scaracci, Donnie, Father, Mother, Diamante, Bergomi, the Slaver, the Masked Boy, the Elderly Guard, Mira, Morozov, Marietta, the Guide, Claude

Osvald’s Path: Rita, Elena, Harvey, Davis, Emerald, Bale, Clarissa, Ethan, Stenvar

Partitio’s Path: Papp, Roque, Ned, Joe, Harry, Nikki, Giff, Will, Ori, Floyd, Thurston, Alrond, Misha, Masoud, Terry, Audley

Agnea’s Path: Pala, Garud, Cuani, Gus, Gil, La’mani, Dolcinea, Veronica, Giselle, Tanzy, Rico, Coda, Laila, Platt

Temenos’s Path: Mindt, Jörg, Crick, Vados, Cubaryi, Lucian, Kaldena, Ort, Hermes, Reiza, Roi, Shirlutto

Hikari’s Path: Jigo, Mugen, Benkei, Kazan, Ritsu, Rai Mei, Tsuki, Ageha, Borneau, Zeto, Bandelam, Azuma, Rou, Mikka, Kunzo, Jin Mei, Kura

Other: Al, Regulus, Yomi, Wooly-Ooly, Alpates, Arkar, Porta, the Arcanist Descendant, Gken, Ichchadhari, Tyran, Hinoekagura, Margello, Tiffany, Astell, Meylan, Eugis, Nero, Ruby, Georges, Yurinas, Karma, D’arqest, Aelfric, Dohter, Alephan, Sealticge, Draefendi, Aeber, Brand, Bifelgan, Vide, Galdera

[leolovesthings]

my man Stenvar is a souls character now

[definitelynotagun]

*cheers theme starts playing*

New Gnisis Cornerclub

The best place to be, get away from all your worries, and get a taste if Morrowind

I spent way too long drawing a room, and yes I did add sparkles

[eightfoldjourney]

Everything We Know About the Governance of Solistia

While it's not something that's particularly relevant to the story of Octopath 2, we don't really get to learn much about how the different nations/territories of Solistia are actually governed. There's precious little to actually go off of in-game, but I figured I'd try to compile everything we knew, regardless. So, with that being said...

Hinoeuma

The most obvious place to start is Hinoeuma, or more specifically, Ku. Ku is considered a kingdom, ruled by a king, though I honestly feel like its overall structure is more akin to an empire (which would make more sense given that it's heavily based on Japanese culture.) We know that there are supposedly other clans and territories in the desert, but most of them were subsumed by Clan Ku during the reign of Jigo and Mugen. According to the Mercantile Manuscript, most of these territories aren't even considered part of Solistia in the first place.

The town of Sai appears to be somewhat independent, but the exact details aren't wholly clear.

Leaflands

We learn from Castti's story that Timberrain is ruled by an unnamed monarch, and I presume that this king's territory extends to the entire Leaflands. This would mean that Wellgrove and Cropdale also fall under his domain. We know that Wellgrove is ruled over by Alrond, of course, but Alrond is a noble, which likely means he serves the king of Timberrain.

Wildlands

The Wildlands are modeled after the Wild West, and seem to mostly consist of independent towns. The fact that Pap had to purchase the land where Orserush was built, however (as well as the fact Roque legally owned it in the first place), would imply that the Wildlands do fall under SOMEONE's jurisdiction. I guess they might be part of the Leaflands' kingdom, since they're the closest.

Coastlands

There are only two main towns in the Coastlands: Canalbrine and Conning Creek. I guess it's probably safe to assume that these two towns operate mostly independently, though the fact that an organized force of guards exist in Conning Creek would imply that they fall under SOMEONE'S authority. Sadly the highest-ranking person we see there is Stenvar.

I suppose it is possible that they also fall under the jurisdiction of Timberrain's royal family, since Osvald was supposedly tried at that city's courthouse. If that's true, though, that would imply the king of Timberrain controls most of the wester continent.

Toto'Haha

This one is pretty easy to figure out. It's mostly just neutral settlements run by humans or Beastlings.

Brightlands

So these lands were apparently settled by people from a dead kingdom called Delstach, though it seems like any system of monarchy has long-since been abandoned, as evidenced by the sidestory Descended from Royalty. The Nyx family evidently ruled the area at one time, but lost all power and authority for unknown reasons. Given their industrialized nature, I presume that New Delsta and Clockbank are run by mayors.

Montwise is really up in the air, as plenty of nobles seem to reside here, though we don't know of any governing body.

Crestlands

The most notable location here is probably Flameschurch, which of course is run by the Church of the Sacred Flame. To that end, I suppose that means the pontiff would technically be head of the area? Unless the town also has some sort of elder or mayor that's never mentioned, I suppose.

Merry Hills is home to a grand theater and attracts many performers, but we never get much insight as to who runs the whole affair. The biggest authority figures we see are the judges, who I doubt are in charge of running the entire town.

Winterlands

The town of Winterbloom is lead by the Glenville family, currently headed by Melia, but there are a LOT of missing pieces. Given that the role of leadership is passed down through bloodline, it sounds as though the Glenvilles are some form of nobility, if not royalty. It is possible that the town is run by a sort of chief, but it's not confirmed.

Stormhail is extremely peculiar, as control of the city seems divided between Clan Mei and the Sacred Guard. Frankly I'm still confused how Clan Mei managed to establish such a powerful position in a city on the opposite end of the world as the king they serve, but I guess it's hard to argue with the lady wielding the lightning spear.

Cape Cold appears to just be headed by a village elder.

So yeah, that's about all we know at the moment, unfortunately. Again, the details for Solistia's governance aren't REALLY important, but it would have been nice to learn more.

[kaz-uie]

Had a bit of an adventuring party going until Barbas wouldn’t shut up and Stenvar had an unfortunate run in with a Falmer and his pet bug

So instead I headed out west again and did a couple favors for the less spooky Daedra and then hey, I stumbled on a little seaside village with a house for sale

There’s this wicked castle out across the sea from my porch, hope they’re nice

[stormdrawsstuff]

Stenvar stared at Arviris for a moment before gripping his shoulders. “Then we fake it,” he said softly, with a glance behind Arviris, eyes scanning the trees for listening ears.

“It can’t be that simple, Stenvar,” Arviris said, lowering his voice as well. “Astrid might be short on people at the moment, but she isn’t stupid. They’ll be watching us. We can’t risk—”

“Just trust me,” Stenvar said, eyes searching Arviris’. “There has to be a way to keep them from winning this time.”

Chapter 15 is finally finished! Sorry this one took so long - life got away from me for a minute.

Fic Summary:

Shipwrecked off the northern coast of Skyrim, Arviris finds himself unable to recall anything before the crash. As he travels the province in search of a place to call home, his memories crowd in, reminding him of fire and blood in a land to the East. The weight of past mistakes becomes crushing as he is press-ganged into a crumbling order of assassins, as the only salvation in sight is the people he met along the way. But trust does not come easily, and the dragons and daedra on the horizon would test even a good man.

[beantothemax]

I made some special voice lines for a hypothetical where everyone could lead/allure :]

Castti: Mao! I need your help!

Mao: I'm no stranger to treating battle wounds

Castti: master Edmund, lend me your strength!

Edmund: 'Course, anything for you, bonemender!

Melia: I'll help you however I can!

Castti: You're a brave girl, Melia

Throné: Mira, help me!

Mira: fine, but only cause you're my sister.

Osvald: Clarissa, I need your help

Clarissa: my my, even in battle you're useless without an assistant!

Osvald: Stenvar.

Stenvar: yes yes, please, just spare my life!

Osvald: please, Elena, stay out of harm's way!

Elena: of course papa, I'll cheer you on!

Hikari: to battle, just like we used to!

Rai Mei: it's an honor to fight by your side again!

STENVAR’S ONE IS PERFECT SHAYBDXBHS he’s much more scared of osvald than he is of the enemies

clarissa’s one was also lovely and elena!!!!!! elena get off the battlefield!!!!! ELENA!!!!!!!!

[fabeong]

A (temporary!) farewell

Long story short today was the last day I’ll be able to play Skyrim for a while, or at the very least these saves. So, I made the point of leaving my four beloved Dragonborns at a save with their families so just in case I can’t come back for a while I know their stories are at a happy point. 

Daefi is sat at the dinner table in Proudspire Manor with her wife Ysolda and children Lucia and Sofie, and her friends Serana, Erandur, and Ralis have joined them for dinner. 

Immianu is in the basement of Honeyside, tucking Sissel and Alesan into bed. Wilhelm is reading them a bedside story while Immianu manipulates the shadows around them into a puppet show to match.

Polaris stands in the armoury of Winstaad Manor having just given Blaise his very first wooden sword. Stenvar has promised to take him hunting and they couldn’t be prouder of their son. 

And Ryesandeii, having just ground Alduin’s scaly face into the dirt, went straight to Windhelm and proposed to Revyn. The newlyweds have just gotten back to the shop they now share as home, enjoying a little privacy before they head to the Cornerclub for the evening celebrations.  (Meeko was their flower girl dog)

I’m going to miss these guys. If anyone knows a way to port saves from ps4 to pc I will be forever grateful 😭

[vigilance-of-stenvar]

Just ran into the companions. Those guys are pretty cool.

Vilkas looked at my wife weird