#talon queen

[scarletlunarosa]

Else world: President Slade and Talon Queen

[lion-writer]

I’ve seen a lot of headcanons and fics where Viago disapproves of Rook getting together with Lucanis. And ones that focus on how an alliance with the De Rivas benefits House Dellamorte, which is definitely true, and i fucking love them, but consider Viago probably couldn’t possibly ask for a better partner for Rook.

Though to be fair I am obsessed with Viago and his belief that he could restore the royal power of Treviso and that “He will not be satisfied until he sits upon a throne.”

While as a talon, he’s definitely more powerful than the king, and he could probably easily overthrow his father and take the throne. But that's probably not his biggest issue, because as my old history teacher used to say, “Power cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred”, so by restoring the power of the royal family, he’d be taking power away from the merchant princes and the other talons. Which, it’s probably safe to assume they wouldn't be happy about”. (Also as a side note, the quote “It’s not paranoia if they’re out to get you” is applicable here. Viago is a man planning to make A Lot of enemies)

And remember, this man is still the 5th talon, and while he’s allied with Teia, she’s also only the 7th talon. (Though they definitely should have gotten a promotion after the events of 8 little talons). So he’s not really in any position to actually make any power play, not unless he wants to piss off 6 of the other houses. 

Thankfully, depending on the choices you make, by the end of Veilguard, he’s almost certainly up there among the most powerful people in Antiva, given that he was a key player in ending the occupation of a major city by the Antaam, not to mention the killing of a Literal Evil God. The only Antivans that could be more influential than him at this moment is Teia, who he’s dating and let's be honest, will eventually marry, Rook, who’s his protege, 

Among those people, Lucanis is probably the most politically powerful, given that he’s done everything Viago has, in addition to the fact that he actually killed a god, and is now The First Talon. While I feel that he would support Viago in the bid for the throne, he’s also the only one who Viago doesn’t have any sort of formal alliance with. And considering Viago’s general distrust towards basically everyone, he wouldn’t place that much trust in the bonds of friendship, (especially if you believe that he thinks that Lucanis’s attempt at flirting was a threat).

But given the general political upheaval Antiva is probably already in right now, because It’s highly doubtful that Governor Ivenci was the only guy to make deals with the Antaam or Venatori for power, there’s no better time for Viago to make a play for power. With everything so recent it would be so easy for him to step forwards as a figure for people to rally behind, I mean he exposed corruption in the government, he freed Treviso, he trained a god killer, and he’s the son of the king. But If he waits, he kinda does risk somebody else stepping forth.

But after Ivenci’s attempt at getting rid of the crows and the whole Illario debacle, the other Talons would be very suspicious of anyone trying to take power, and while Viago is a Crow, he’s also an infamous curmudgeon who doesn’t really get along with the others. 

Luckily, Lucanis is head over heels for Rook, which cements an alliance with House Dellamorte. And well, there’s quite a historical precedent, especially in Antiva, for alliances and weddings to go hand in hand. Not to mention the message it would send to the other talons for Viago to give away Rook, his protege for whom he has already demonstrated a soft spot for, to The First Talon, arguably The Face of the Crows. In addition, a grand high profile Wedding between two heroes who just saved the world, is the perfect thing for the general public to associate Viago with after everything. 

I mean I’m pretty sure he would still grumble about it and he’d definitely let Lucanis know that if he ever dared to hurt Rook, Lucanis would wish he was still trapped in the Ossuary. But once he’s certain that they’re serious about each other, Teia and him would be the first people to start bugging them about marriage.

[ninoxwof]

Turtle the Seawing

[Image Description: A digital drawing of the seawing character from wings of fire, Turtle. He's an emerald green seawing dragon. He has a light red neck that transitions into a desaturated green underbelly. Down his neck to his tail, he has a darker greenish blue color, he also has blocky spots on his beak forehead and near his eye of that same color, that resembles markings of that of a turtle's. His bioluminescent scales and coral stalk like horns are a light green offwhite. His fins are kelp and seaweed like, with a blue color and he has a stalk on his head with an esca. Wrapped around his neck is a zippered pouch bag in the shape of a turtle shell. On his left wrist, he has a bracelet that has three skyfires in it, while the rest of the slots on the bracelet hold nothing. On his wings, he has a wave like bioluminescent marking to show he is of seawing royalty. He has worrying blue green eyes with a little bit of yellow in them, and his upper eye lids are showing. He is sitting down looking anxiously with one arm raised slightly off the ground. /.End ID.]

[marveltournaments]

[prince-sawgrass]

I wish we could trade places.

(ft @rainwingsfruitsalad’s Princess Beecatcher (left)!)

Two closeted trans siblings who feel they’d be much more suited in the other’s role.

[centuryberry]

So outof curiosity why does the thrall and jade face have a thing for Macaque and Rinrin? We know why with Azure and Steel talon but not the other two

The Thrall's infatuation with Macaque is mostly influenced by Yishan's (the body he took over) tastes. In LoES standards, Macaque is quite the catch and he shares a lot of traits of the deceased Sangshen (Yishan's wife and Yue's mom.) He also respects Macaque's scheming tendencies and his abilities in battle. He also blatantly thirsts after Macaque to make Yue uncomfortable, that troll.

As for Princess Jade Face, she saw a soul like her own in RinRin - or, that's what she believes. It was the first time she wanted to pursue a person who wasn't in love and married. (Jade Face's preference to homewreck and black widow her targets was initially out of survival but now she does it out of pure enjoyment.) She genuinely tried to court RinRin the old-fashioned way but when it became apparent that RinRin only had eyes for Shanzha, Jade Face turned back to her love poisoning tricks.

[giovanna-freshly-adopted]

It's only a few hours of flying before talon reaches the sent location. She's in... The middle of a forest. Where is this mystery person?

[hellix-fan]

Haters in law commission by cadaverart

[comicwaren]

From Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #004, “What It Means to Be a Mutant”

Art by Carlos Gómez, Adam Gorham and Erick Arciniega

Written by Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada

[stanlunter]

When they're teens who had to follow their evil parent figures to deserve their love, bc they don't have anyone else

[sprout-battlecats]

speckletail

[scarletlunarosa]

Other world President Slade and Talon Queen Rachel

[itneedsmoregays]

More awesome artwork by @mikaila-orchard

[ninoxwof]

Moonwatcher the Nightwing

[Image Description: A digital full body of a Nightwing dragon from Wings of Fire named Moonwatcher. She is a deep forest green with a minty colored underbelly. She has a dorsal stripe and mask marking that extends all the way from her head through her wings and body to her tail that's colored a lighter green than her base color. The starry white spots on her body are like the phases of the moon, and she has a crescent moon marking both on her forehead and her chest. She has two sets of tear drop markings under her eyes to signify her mindreading and foresight powers. The webbing on her wings are a gradient green night sky during the very early hours of morning. Her white horns also curve downwards like a ram in the shape of a crescent. She has a white bat like nose, crescent eyebrows and claws, and dark tired upper eyelids. She is standing with a worried apprehensive expression. /.End ID]

[doortotomorrow]

talon » dying is painful

[dryspacee]

EVERYBODY KNOWS HANZO TAKES PICTURES LIKE THIS.