#tanu dufu

[shayjay26]

character hc's

Tanu

Personality

Soft

Shy

Kind

Independent

Strong 

Brave

Hobbies

Making potions

Studying sciency shit

Experimenting 

Drinking an enlargement potion and then playing a sport (its funny)

Playing chess

Likes 

Disney movies

Strategy

Giving gifts

Tiny ceramic unicorns (jkjk, or not?)

Cool Research

Learning new potions

Dislikes

Confrontation

Disloyal mofos

Unethical ways of obtaining ingredients

[green-mochi-blog]

I know Fablehaven fandom is really small but I still have to get this out of my chest

I was rereading Rise of the Evening Star and maybe it's the effect of being a grown-up, but I'm crushing hard on Tanu!

Like, Tanugatoa, my man, he's so fine! He's smart, he's gentle but still knows how to fight. He's a potion master and has been all around the world, he has a tattoo!

Warren who? Bracken who? Nope, Tanu please.

I really hope I'm not the only one

[thethiefinwhite]

"Are these pancakes only for the doomed?"

- Art Request (I'm sorry if the quote isn't quite right, it's been awhile since I've read Fablehaven 😅)

Thanks for my first request, Vellatra! And not to worry! I knew which part you were talking about! :)

"Coulter strolled into the room. 'Uh-oh, Stan is fixing pancakes! Must be time for another death-defying mission!'

'Way to ease the tension,' Warren muttered.

'Can I have some?' Coulter asked. 'Or are they only for the condemned?'

'No pessimistic geezers allowed,' Warren declared."

[kayla360]

Fablehaven Incorrect quotes :

Tanu: Why is Vanessa so sad?

Warren: She took one of those “Which Character Are You?” quizzes

Tanu: And...?

Warren: She got Coulter.

[fangsinmypants]

Another day another fablehaven rarepair :3 Day 2

Tanu x Dale!! I think i saw a fic of them some time ago and it was just- I don't know why i didn't think of it before. I like it even more than i like Dale x Ronodin despite my love for doomed yaoi (/j, I don't like yaoi) but yeah, they didn't even meet.

[walrusbutter]

So the other day, it hit me like a bolt of lightning that I have this silly little fhdw blog. Naturally, I opened up the old computer and went on down to tumblr.com, searched up the main fablehaven tag for the first time in five months to see what I could see. And what do i see? You're all obsessed with polls. The Gavarog stans have slunk back into the shadows. You've all been hard at work in the lore mines unearthing more Dragonwatch plot holes. A plethora of new fanart awaits to blurse my eyes. Tanugatoa Dufu is our sexyman????????

Why Tanu though? Y'all really saw him in a lineup including mustached violin-playing Indiana Jones? And a nefariously pretty Demon Dragon?? Emo Sadboy Horse of Darkness with eyeliner sharp enough to kill??? Warren Freaking Burgess™???? The oh so babygirl Cottagecore Prince?????? And y'all really said. "After some consideration, we'll take unethical chemistry guy from Idaho as our lawfully wedded sexyman."

[soulless-angel25]

Names for Fablehaven Characters in Book 2 for my AU

Sorenson & Burgess

Stan Sorenson is now Stan Kendal Sorenson Ruth Sorenson (nee Burgess) is now Ruth Elizabeth Sorenson (nee Burgess)

Marla Kate Sorenson (nee Larsen) Scott Michael Sorenson [^- I didn't actually have to come up with names! These are their canon full names as stated in book 4.]

Kendra Marie Sorenson Seth Michael Andrew Sorenson

Dale Burgess is now Dale Alistair Burgess Warren Burgess is now Warren Matthew Burgess

Ally and "Ally"

Tanugatoa "Tanu" Dofu is now Tanugatoa "Tanu" Ikaika Dufu age Coulter Dixon is now Coulter Abraxis Dixon Vanessa Santoro is now Vaness Alayna Santoro The Sphinx Mr. Lich

Minor Enemies

Errol Fisk aka Christopher Vogel is now Christopher Dmitrius Vogel Casey "Case" Hancock is now Casey "Case" Aiden Hancock Olloch the Demon.

'Servant'

Mendigo Hugo

Kendra's Friends

Alyssa Carter is now Alyssa Lee Carter Brittany is now Brittany Mariah Smith Trina is now Trina Raine Schindler

[carolinelikesdinner]

OKAY updated version of this post because I have changed my headcanons slightly. Fablehaven characters & how they'd react to you asking for their pronouns! (This is just my personal opinion but I am also correct don’t think about it too hard)

Kendra: "My pronouns? I use she/her, for the most part."

Seth: "He/him, but I also like they/them. You?"

Vanessa: "I'm fine with she/her, but it doesn't matter much."

Warren: *gets injured*

Tanu: "You can call me whatever you'd like :)"

Coulter: "Pronouns? Are you one of those transexuals? Call me old fashioned, but I'm just saying these queer folk only started up popping up recently. You cant tell me you'd be comfortable with your daughter sharing the same bathroom as a man. There are studies that show—" *goes on a long transphobic rant*

Dale: "…He is fine."

Raxtus: "Oh! Um, I'm a boy."

Bracken: "Ah, I like girls :)"

Ronodin: "Hmm, my pronouns? Interesting question. I use he/him for the most part, but gender can be difficult to define. Most define themselves by what others say they should be, rather than by what they actually are."

The Giant Queen: *calls you several slurs*

Knox: "Huh? I'm straight."

Tess: "Whats a pronoun?"

[certain-death-awaits]

Character Design Notes: Tanu

This is the first in what will hopefully be a series of Kyoto Animation-style character design sheets. They’re in the style of my animation.

Below the cut are quotes from the books about Tanu’s appearance

One was a hulking Polynesian with a broad nose and cheerful eyes. His tank top revealed massive, sloping shoulders. A thorny green tattoo wreathed his thick upper arm.  He was soft-spoken, with a deep voice and clear enunciation. His playful eyes and mild voice went a long way toward offsetting his otherwise  intimidating appearance.

Dale was tall, but Tanu was half a head taller. And much thicker. He  wore a rugged, long-sleeved shirt and jeans. “Please have a seat”, he  said in his deep, mild voice.

Tanu said, his dark eyes flicking back and forth between the two of them.

He flashed a broad smile, showing big white teeth.

Wearing an embarrassed grin, Tanu smoothed a hand over his thick, dark hair.

Tanu entered, a tall Samoan with heavy, sloping shoulders. One of his thickly muscled arms hung bandaged in a sling. A satchel bulging with odd shapes dangled from the potion master’s opposite shoulder.

I wasn’t sure about his age, so I kept it ambiguous, with just a few fine lines. Younger than middle-aged. And as for body type, I went for ‘working muscle’ so to speak- bulk that serves a purpose, not the starved look of bodybuilders.

The potion pouch was also difficult. The contents are seemingly limitless, yet it’s merely a pouch, not a bag. And it carries multiple bottles.

For a long time, I’ve been avoiding designing Tanu’s tattoos. The reason I’ve been avoiding it is because it’s a lot of work- each person’s tattoos are different, and most tell the person’s story through symbolism. It’s difficult to find reliable information about them. And the canon material I have to work with is off; typically, black is the only ink colour used, not green.

 Tanu has only visited Samoa, never lived there, but is evidently connected to his culture- one has to be to get tattoos. Brandon Mull doesn’t clarify if he means American Samoa or Independent Samoa. Maybe both. 

Samoan tattoos relate a lot to ancestry, and we don’t know that much about Tanu’s backstory and family. His grandfather died in his sleep peacefully, his father is still alive and lives part time in Arizona, part time in Idaho. He has both brothers and sisters, and a lot of nieces, nephews, and cousins. He’s the eldest child, and everyone wants him to settle down and have kids. 

So, with the help of a Samoan Reddit user, I got to work. There’s a lot of misinformation out there, so their advice was much appreciated. I wanted to include the sunrise, because as well as being a common element, it would represent the Knights of the Dawn. 

Because he’s also our impromptu healer, I wanted to include the turtle, for protection, longevity and wellness. There are a lot of spearheads, too, because as a knight he is a warrior.

[fairyqueenofthedragons]

Tanu: I am an ethical potions master

Tanu: desecrates the body of a dead dragon

[mercutiotakethewheel]

Grip of the Shadow Plague

[lunar-lurker]

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN??

[kayla360]

Fablehaven Incorrect quote :

Tanu: Sometimes I drink milk straight out of the container.

Warren: The cow???

Tanu: What?

Vanessa : Warren, W H Y?

[imasorenson]

tanu when they tell him he can’t take every corpses he sees on the side of the road to make potions :

[skyrim-said-that]

if we're talking about skyrim ladies i cannot fathom why Erdi isnt a marriage candidate. She talks about wanting love and adventure and I can't give it to her? WACK. console commands come in clutch bc I have a character she travels with and marries. And also the cute Bard from dawnstar, idc if she doesn't have the most melodious voice, her energy is so precious, shes there for a good time!

AW and her dialogue is literally “wow i hope some brave adventurer would marry me and take me on adventures HINT HINT NUDGE” and you have to just WALK AWAY?

also do you mean Karita? bc I love that shes literally trying so hard to get her dad a new gf