#tdp Aditi

[sarahth2]

Damn

Aaravos really does not like sunfire elf royalty throughout his lifetime.

[stuck-in-jelly]

The tragedy of Janai makes me want to scream. In the same day she lost her sister and her entire home, her childhood where she grew up with her brother and sister overrun with infected monsters all the while having to shake herself off and help lead survivors to safety

Then she begins to be tormented by Aaravos in her dreams plagued by visions of him killing her in place of her sister as she tries to rebuild what she has left of her home to no avail. Even being forced to kill her own who got infected by the dark magic.

And finally when she was just starting to feel well enough to try and continue her life with a fiancé now her brother turns on her and tries to overthrow all she had worked for. Even after all that she wants to reconcile with him to try and give him a chance only for him to betray her again and be killed by the same Star Touched Elf that killed her grand mother who killed her sister and destroyed her home.

And any hope of healing or returning to Lux Aurea being destroyed the entire city being reduced to rubble

Janai never caught a fucking break

[mariquitascadoodles]

[ “ He stole her youth and promised heaven . The men start wars yet Aaravos hates Aditi.”]

Idk if you guys remember Aditi x Aaravos from the early fandom days but I’ve been thinking about them lately QwQ

I simply love lovers to enemies

Betrayal your honor ✨🥲🫶🏽

Also first illustration of 2024 RAHHHHH

[herwrittenuniverse]

"MERCY"

WHAT IS THIS ELF CALLED?

THE MERCIFUL ONE.

AND WHAT WAS QUEEN ADITI CALLED?

QUEEN ADITI, THE MERCIFUL.

AND WE KNOW AARAVOS IS INVOLVED WITH ADITI'S DISAPPEARANCE BECAUSE HE SWALLOWED HER - - -

Either these are connected OR perhaps TDP just has the motif of 'mercy.' That's cool, too.

(PS - please let me know who took that screenshot so I can credit!)

[edenami]

Is Aaravos a cannibal?

It all depends on if Startouch elves are, in fact, elves, though.

But they are treated as such, so I guess they are?

Which would make Aaravos swallowing Aditi... an act of cannibalism

[primedayart]

Some old Amaranthae pieces vs their...still pretty old redraws. :') (Like...2020 to 2022?) I'm gonna be honest...the stabby-stabby piece is on my list for yet another redraw, and I will probably make it a thing where I do so every two or three years, just to see how I'm coming along. It's probably something to do with the fact that, out of all of these, stabbington is the only real established canon event. :')

(The third row used to be, but I removed it because it felt a little too on-the-nose, but I'm going to say the Midnight Desert still happened because Viren made it very clear humans still went on expeditions to Xadia even after Sarai was killed.)

I'll probably update this post with more redraws if ever I do them, but I'm pretty sure I will. :') There's one particular one with a little Claudia that I really wanna take another look at. ♥

Me still laughing at how I used to draw Viren oh LAWT-

[rainwalker-dragonblade29]

Okay but can we for a second Marvel at Her Radiance?

Queen Aditi of Lux Aurea!

[konmaao3]

I’ve been thinking about the Aditi/Kim’dael timeline and ... help me out here, this is the order of events as I see it:

Aditi disappeared after Luna’s death, but before a successor (eventually Avizandum) could be chosen (source: Zubeia’s info dump)

Later, after becoming King of the Dragons, Avizandum cracked down on the Order of the Blood Moon (source: Karim telling Pharos)

Later, when Kim’dael was the only remaining member of the Order, she sought Aditi’s protection (source: short story The Queen’s Mercy)

... but if that is the order of events, then where does Aditi in 3) come from when she already disappeared in 1)?

I think somewhere it was pointed out that supposed history nerd Karim already made another mistake somewhere, is this another one?

[moon-sky-sun-earth-ocean-stars]

Sunfire Elves characters ☀

Here is a list of all the Sunfire elves characters I found, if I missed someone please let me know.

Craftworkers:

Dynecta (he/him)

Pabbak (she/her)

Others:

Eltha (she/her)

Mal (he/him)

Osato (he/him)

Pierro

Yonnis (he/him)

Priests:

Lamis (she/they)

Pharos (he/him)

Royalty:

Aditi (she/her)

Janai (she/her)

Karim (he/him)

Khessa (she/her)

Soldiers:

Sabah (she/her)

Bineta (she/her)

Ravna (she/her)

guards:

Minsa (she/her)

Rachida (she/her)

Sani (she/her)

Yakubu (he/him)

medic:

Vaake (she/her)

six horns:

Miyana (she/her)

Warriors:

Babukar (he/him)

Bethda (she/her)

Darys (he/him)

Pomplym (he/him)

[thedizzydinosaur]

snuggling up to them when they're cold for Kim`dael

It was an unusually cold night, a all consuming biting chill filled the air as the wind wipped the clouds across the the dark, foreboding sky.

There was a winter storm brewing somewhere to the north, driving down the temperatures and chasing any sain person indoors.

Kim'dael pulled her cloak tighter around herself as she darted across gilded rooftops that shimmered in the pale moonlight.

She had had a long day, and the sudden cold snap was not doing her tired self any favours.

It was a small miracle that her favourite space heater had left her balcony door oh so slightly ajar.

Queen Aditi's private bed chamber was always warm, both from the underfloor heating that felt so good to pad across in nothing but socks, and from the figure laying in the beautiful, pillow laden bed in the middle of the room.

Kim'dael slipped under the scarlet and thred of gold covers, smiling with glee as her target tenced up in supprise.

"You." Aditi grumbled as kim'dael snuggled her whole self into the sun queen's back "are an ice cube"

"And you are a delectable campfire," kim'dael purred in response. "And it's such a cold night."

Aditi just grumbled, gave kim'dael an arguably deserved elbow in the ribs, and rolled over to go back to go back to sleep.

[a-certain-elf]

Queen Aditi the Merciful,

Queen Aditi the Kind,

The Light of the Sun Incarnate.

Lives in my head rent-free from now on.

GO READ THE SHORT STORY NOW!!! LIKE ASAP!!!

https://thedragonprince.com/thequeensmercy/

[stuck-in-jelly]

Its funny but also pretty tragic how Janai lost both of her siblings at the hands of Aaravos. Queen Aditi was swallowed whole by the titan, Khassa was dissolved into nothingness with a flick of his flinger, and Karim was crushed between his palms like a bug

[tategaminu]

How beautiful is the way he hugs her closer after kissing, deepening the hug with every inch of his existence, not letting her go as if there's not enough of her to hold 🥺

[herwrittenuniverse]

The Dragon Prince's "Mercy" Motif

TDP Fam, this is so fascinating.

I made this post about the connection between two characters' names. Nothing is coincidental in this show. The creators have things mapped out for future seasons.

🚨Spoilers below! 🚨

We know this arc is called The Mystery of Aaravos, and so far - in the show, anyway - he does appear more malevolent than benevolent, using characters as pawns (Viren, Callum, Claudia) to achieve his means (freedom). He was one of the Great Ones, but he lost privilege and title, becoming known as The Fallen Star. It was revealed that he's been behind wars, manipulating leaders for centuries, and so he was locked away because he was too dangerous. (If you're reading this, you've seen the show and know all of this.)

Now...E1S6 (which was previewed at NYCC) opens with a conversation between him and another Startouch Elf. He's distraught - it's the first time we've ever seen Aaravos showing such incredibly desperate emotions. (As I've mentioned, he's being painted as a sympathetic character.)

First, you wanna make a bet these statues depict the very scene featured in S1E6?

It's too perfect.

Now, this elf is called The Merciful One. As I pointed out in my other post, there is another character that is associated with mercy. You guessed it:

Her story is literally called The Queen's Mercy and one of the many titles bestowed upon her (if you read the story) is Queen Aditi, the Merciful. (I've already done the math in this post here.)

Now, why is this so fascinating?

Mercy, by definition, is compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm. (Thanks dictionary.com.) But as we know from reading The Queen's Mercy, Aditi isn't merciful at all. She's cunning. Kim'dael goes to Aditi seeking sanctuary. What does she get in return? A Mercy Debt.

Could this be considered merciful? I mean...she did not banish or harm Kim'dael. But she's trapped eternally, and literally owes her life. Kim'dael is a villainous character, no doubt - but that is not compassion or forgiveness. (Whether or not she deserves it is a different conversation.)

Now let's go back to Aaravos and the Merciful One, shall we?

If you look the images, Aaravos is clearly distraught, and yet the Merciful One appears calm, cool, collected. We can assume he's...well, granting mercy.

By what? Imprisoning Aaravos? This could very well be the moment he is imprisoned.

But is it true compassion? Is it true forgiveness? Or is it, "I'm granting you something in my power because - even though it seems wrong to you - it's for the greater good." I could see Startouch Elf philosophy being cold and factual, distant and matter-of-fact - leaving no room for matters of the heart or emotions. (Doesn't this elf reference that Aaravos is in this position because of love [and I suspect has something to do with Leola]? If someone can get me their exact quote, that would be fantastic.)

This opens up a really interesting conversation regarding the term 'mercy' - because what I think is happening here is that there are two characters in power (The Merciful One and Queen Aditi) who are technically granting 'mercy' (although I am only hypothesizing based on the new Startouch Elf's name), and yet it is not at all merciful to the character. It's almost as if they're both saying, "Yeah, this sucks for you right now, but it's going to be better off for everyone else in the end." Kim'dael is 'imprisoned' by the Mercy Debt. Aaravos is literally imprisoned.

I mean, Kim'dael is in the same position as Aaravos' statue in the Sea of the Castout.

I don't think this is a coincidence. I think both of these things will come back to bite our beloved Dragang. They are the ones who have to deal with the consequences, after all.

Did they deserve this treatment? For Kim'dael - I'm leaning towards yes, she is clearly a villain and has done horrific things.

And...we know that Aaravos has something to do with Aditi's disappearance.

But did Aaravos deserve this - imprisonment?

Now that is yet to be seen. And I have a feeling S6 will leave us all questions more than answers.

[sarasade]

Aditi probably knew from the start there was something up with the shadiest guy ever

[kradogsrats]

lying in bed trying to sleep and suddenly thinking “wait, why would Aaravos, archmage of all six primal sources, need a Moon primal stone?”

then remembering how he corrupts the Sunforge specifically through the primal stone in the staff