#thank you neffi !!

[ashenprofessor]

TOA Munday

Name: Rua

Pronouns: They/them

Birthday (no year): 2 Oct

Where are you from? What is your time zone?

UK (BST) [GMT+1]

Roleplay experience: 3 years

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Got any pets?

Black void cat Molly and Fluffy Papillon dog Penny

Favorite time of year: Autumn

Some interests and things you like:

taekwondo, climbing/bouldering, video games, board games, fantasy, reading, learning languages, youtube long form video essays and let's plays

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play?

Kingdom hearts, Persona, Pokémon, Yakuza, Animal crossing, Professor Layton, Yokai watch, Fantasy life, Final fantasy

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: Electric type. Duskform lycanroc.

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How did you get into Fire Emblem?

Saw awakening listed as top 10 3ds game list, got it but didn’t play much then got obsessed with fates which I bought with my first ever paycheck.

What Fire Emblem games have you played?

Awakening, Birthright, Conquest, Echoes, Three Houses, Three hopes, Engage.

First Fire Emblem game: Awakening first played, Three house first finished

Favorite Fire Emblem game: Fates or 3 houses but hard to pick one

Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳 None, mostly character love

Favorite Fire Emblem class: Mage

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class?

Wolf rider

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation?

Blue lions

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with?

Micaiah ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Current TOA muses: byleth and Dimitri

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again?

Byleth. You’d have to get them to drop me first.

Have you had any other TOA muses? Shez and Chrom

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards? MC and lord protagonists

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most?

Combat

Favorite TOA-related memory: any lore event but especially the k pop team with shez last summer.

How do you pronounce TOA? 🤔 Tee-oh-Ay

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day that you’d like to share? 😉

Fates gnawing at my brain. Need to play revelation first.

[revelale]

TOA Anniversary Munday!

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

tagging: you? :0)

Name: lilly!

Pronouns: she / they, big they though!

Birthday (no year): april 4th!

Where are you from? What is your time zone? pst, lmao. gmt-8, i think?

Roleplay experience: roughly like 20 years now? lmao, cringe.

Got any pets? yeah, my little buppy, max. he's a demon.

Favorite time of year: winter!

Some interests and things you like: cooking, baking, rhythm games, sleeping, lmao.

Some funfacts & trivia about you: i'm double-jointed in one hand; i tend to only bake cookies in batches of like 7 dozen or more; i've killed at least like six different succulents this year alone; every so often, i'll think about spider-man and its various iterations and fully forget what i was doing before i started thinking about it.

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? the more recent persona games, a truly insane number of otomes, i still have not finished yakuza 0, pokemon, dress-up games, lmao,,,,,

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: dragon, dragonite!

How did you get into Fire Emblem? ......... wanted another dating sim real bad and my friend told me to play awakening please do not judge me—

What Fire Emblem games have you played? everything post-awakening, lmao,,,,, except for sov, which continues to elude me in completion for reasons beyond my understanding

First Fire Emblem game: awakening!

Favorite Fire Emblem game: would it be bad if i said none of them—well, okay. technically, i think an awful lot about fates, but i don't necessarily think it's my favorite? ..... but i do think about it a lot.

Any Fire Emblem crushes? nnnnnnot that i can think of?

If you’ve played the following games, who was your first S support? wwww, awakening was chrom ( by accident ), then olivia ( intentionally lmao ); fates was takumi; three houses was claude lel; engage was pandreo, to no one's surprise.

Favorite Fire Emblem class: KINSHI KNIGHT NATION RISE!!!!

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class? villager, and i would have died four times before you recruit me.

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? golden deer, probably, lmfao.

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with? none, i'm firmly of the belief i'm an ultra npc.

How did you find TOA? chuu! had severe 3h brainrot, and chuu already was in the group and told me it was like full of people who didn't need me to be Online All The Time! it's funny because i ended up not even apping for someone from 3h either, lmao.

Current TOA muses: pandreo!

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again? cynthia, my silly little horse girl, lmao. i always think about picking her up, but it's always a debate of if i've done enough on her or not. easily my favorite character to pick up and start running with, though.

Have you had any other TOA muses? shigure, lon'qu, CONSTANCE VON NUVELLE, m!byleth, shiro, kiragi,,,,, i think that's it, actually? i don't remember any of my other ones, oopsie, lmao.

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards? i tend to generally write characters in my wheelhouse, though i think i have deviations now and again lmao. like, who would think i'd write shigure, right? but, mostly cheerful characters, i think. mood-makers, the kind of people who would set a scene, but also be enough of a backseat player to the driving force where any protagonist or antagonist would take up the reins more comfortably? i think they tend to get written off as genki or filler characters, so i like kind of prodding at their insecurities and seeing what makes them tick instead.

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most? lmao, lbr i'm made for the clown show. nonsensical moments, increasingly strange meet and greets? but, i like doing big establishing moments that suspend what you know about my characters at face value to explore what's deeper in there. i'll slowburn friendship, idgaf; that's my shit.

Favorite TOA-related memory: lel, team justice is still a highlight in my memory from l&k, but i also remember this very specific combat sequence i wrote with rai in the first major lore event with felix and cynthia that was sick as hell to do! ....... also, probably every piemageddon. it is funny seeing even the serious characters fear for their lives / get uber maniacal in a ridiculous situation.

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day in TOA that you’d like to share? do not look behind the curtain, lmao.

[reddragonprincess]

hc + magic

HC prompt ☾ | accepting!

Minerva and magic travel on seperate binaries: it is true, she had fun in the arena, experimenting a way of battling that doesn't belong to her, but as a matter of fact, she is kind of repellent to magic.

It's not that she doesn't like it, but she simply cannot understand how it work and how she can actually use it. Yet, since she transferred at the Monastery, she grew fond of dark magic and she wants to learn more about it;it all started while she observed a lesson and after that moment, she felt fascinated and she understood that she could actually make a ood use of magic too.

Obviously she prefers weapons and more concrete items, but tomes and staff will certainly be part of her training, in the future.

[nelithic]

　toa annifoursary (hehe) munday.

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

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Name: rai

Pronouns: anything

Birthday (no year): may 17

Where are you from? What is your time zone? us east coast, so est

Roleplay experience: .................. i have to count every time. i think around 18 years now?

Got any pets? nope

Favorite time of year: autumn! november especially

Some interests and things you like: rping is 75% of my life so it embodies most of my free time. otherwise, running and playing ttrpgs, playing games, reading

Some funfacts & trivia about you: i can shake my eyeballs

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? genshin impact, pokemon, i might sign myself away to hsr tomorrow. i'll give just about any good old turn-based jrpg a try when it comes out

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: flying & raichu ---

How did you get into Fire Emblem? had to have been right before graduation from undergrad, i walked into gamestop and saw fire emblem: fates had just released. decided to give it a shot on a whim. my best friend at the time had played awakening, so i decided to get into the series. binged the rest of it just about straight through from there, starting with fe6

What Fire Emblem games have you played? all except ( ree forgets this every time ) the jugdral games HAHA also still halfway through new mystery

First Fire Emblem game: fe fates: birthright

Favorite Fire Emblem game: fe6: binding blade

Any Fire Emblem crushes? probably endless ksjnglskg. nishiki is maybe the closest i think. oh and lucina.

If you’ve played the following games, who was your first S support? - Awakening: lucina. i don't think i ever s-supported anyone elSE - Fates: nishiki - Three Houses: uhhhhh was it felix? or was it dimitri idr. i think it was felix - Engage: gregory

Favorite Fire Emblem class: NOMAAAAAAAAD

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class? i've been told mage > dark knight which seems to check out with the fact that my boss insists that my d&d class would be warlock with eldritch being as my patron

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? probably black eagles tbh

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with? i'm not sure what qualifier this is based on ksjlskgml i'd like to believe leif? but probably closer to veronica or soren ---

How did you find TOA? well.

Current TOA muses: caeldori, nel, rosado

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again? felix. for a while after i dropped him i thought i had run the gambit with him in terms of narrative i wanted to explore and figured he was going on the top shelf. but the last half year or so he's been wanting to come back...

Have you had any other TOA muses? YIKES, have i. felix, sety, idunn, volug, leif, yuri, kurthnaga, ephraim, lucius, etzel

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards? most common ones are probably the Sad Sack Sages ( hi etzel, sety ), fiery boys with hearts of gold ( felix, leif ), and dark paladins ( nel, felix ). i also really like chaotic neutral trickster types, but aren't usually confident enough in my ability to write for them haha

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most? action scenes for sure. any scene where there's external momentum driving things forward and giving a sense of momentum and urgency. also just anything that lets me worldbuild or exploring facets of worldbuilding hehe

Favorite TOA-related memory: that's a hard one. probably the final week of arcadia, our first lore event. all the teams ended up in boss battles, but they weren't the guaranteed staple of lore event endings like they are now. it just kind of happened because that's where the stories ended up. the collaborative scene-building and sense of camaraderie in the fights against gricenchos and gofannon are still unmatched for me to this day. they felt like dynamic scenes right out of a lord of the rings movie

How do you pronounce TOA? as the letters haha tee-oh-ay

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day in TOA that you’d like to share? i have constant delusions. i've been saying since ferp that i want to play eltshan someday and never have LOL. bringing lester into toa. bringing zeiss to toa. i have a url saved for lyre. it kind of feels wrong not having a single muse from either jugdral or tellius HAHA

[rafent]

27!

27. a memory of something they’re proud of ( also asked by @freedomarrow )

The tireless hewing of Revanche and his occasional grunt occupied the silence in place of any words. Scattered around Rafal's feet were glittering red flakes that slept in the dust, broken off from a larger body. The slightest hint of wind roused and gusted them away. Thankful for the cool breeze, he paused to wipe the sweat collecting above his brow then continued his dutiful work, stopping neither for exhaustion nor for thirst. Only to assess the angle of his cuts and neatly envision the four quandaries he'd mapped out by sight.

His work had to be precise; it needed to be close to perfect.

For this there would only be a single try.

Their gift only came once. Seven emblems who had given substance to his deepest wish in the form of a dragonstone, larger and more potent than any other. With it he could transform into the strongest of them all; a diamond hard hide unable to be pierced, blistering breath that could shave mountains down to hills. Just like Father, a Great Fell Dragon. A paragon of strength so unfair it would have made all the Fell Children in history weep with envy. . .and it wasn't what he wanted anymore.

It was Nel he thought of. Nel's future he wanted to preserve. Refuge in the Somniel of another world would not be enough. That was merely the minimum. A dragon who could not transform was no dragon at all, Rafal knew that- he had known that, lamented that, and his world paid the price. To him, these actions were clearer and more justified than anything. A return, even, for what Nel surrendered to save a brother who didn't deserve it.

And one more hack of the axe did the deed.

He stepped back proudly as the pieces fell into place. Or fell apart. The mother of all dragonstones fashioned into four smaller variants to the best of his ability. Rife with gritty edges here and there, a need for bandaging in order to support the shape- but otherwise serviceable. He smirked at his handiwork- a thing of creation- and dusted off his sore hands.

[aubins]

edelweiss :   what was the bravest moment in your muse’s life ?are they known to be courageous from then on ?

botanical headcanons

bravest is certainly an interesting question i think because i don't think they would ever describe themself as brave in any serious manner; they don't actually think very highly of themself & their actions, regardless of what they say. personally, i think yuri is at their bravest when it comes to protecting people they care about.

to answer the actual question though, i'll go with the moment he decides not to kill bernadetta because i think it's the first time he's ever had to choose between himself and someone else. he chooses bernadetta's life— and proceeds to immediately pay for it.

Yuri: I crept into your room one night and readied my blade. Yuri: The whole thing had been a breeze, up until that moment. I couldn't bring myself to do it. — FE3H, Yuri & Bernadetta, A-Support

like, yuri knows it's bad. he's literally been caught red-handed trying to murder a noble house's heir. whatever's going to happen to him now, it's not going to be pretty. they're probably going to kill him, and if they don't, then whoever hired him in the first place will be happy to do so instead, if only to keep him quiet. he might as well take her with him.

i'm sure he thought about it too. wondered if he would finally find the resolve to actually kill her. and i'm sure he found that he couldn't do it anyway.

yuri didn't plan to spare bernadetta, the same way he never planned to kill those people from the church. both were decisions made in the moment, when the lives of people he cared for were suddenly threatened. when yuri turns his brain off for a moment and acts on emotion rather than plain reason, then he is brave. the bravest he'll ever be in his life, probably.

but these moments don't make them more courageous. if anything, they just make them more cautious. because it's dangerous to think that way. yuri doesn't trust things they can't guarantee the outcome of. it'll get them and the people they care for killed. but as constance says,

Constance: Yuri is exceedingly devoted to his friends[...]. — Cindered Shadows, Chapter 5: Danger in the Dark, Explore

and even if they would never consider themself as ‘brave,’ they'll do anything for the people they care for.

[failnaughted]

Activity Check: August 2023

Status: passed

Skill points gained: - Activity (Bow: D -> D+)

Total: 1; 4 -> 5

[gentlenekomata]

🌧 - describe    a    time    your    character    did    something    even    though    they    were    scared 

Thought Provoking Questions Prompt!

tw ; Ioss

That’s a tough question, but one situation she had to accomplish even though she was damn scared, it was the ceremony after her mother passed away: she still not recognized fully the disappearance of her beloved mother, but she kind of worked out the grief for that immense loss.

The ceremony itself wasn’t really long and pompous: the family members knew that Mikoto wasn’t the type of person who liked ostentatious commemoration and following that thought, Ryoma decided to hold a private function, delegating all the sacred and religious responsibility to Sakura. Here’s come the scary part: she was utterly not ready for this, she didn’t want to organized such important task all by herself and she was at total loss when her older brother asked her this favour –but how could she refuse something like this? How could she reject the love of her mother, one last time? It was true, working on that commemoration would certainly grow stronger the bond between Sakura and her mother, and despite all the scary thoughts that came to her mind, she eventually accomplished her duty, knowing it was the right thing to do – besides the fact that it was a special way to say goodbye to her mother, she couldn’t refuse and be scared: her mother would be there for her and she would always be there for her, whenever she needed her presence and love.

[ofdusk]

✧ ⁺ - @sereneshymn asked:

[ Garden ] Though the ball is both beautiful and fascinating, it does not take long for Rafiel to feel the need to take a pause from the sometimes quite loud music and the lively chatter surrounding him from all sides. Luckily, he is soon directed to a door leading to large gardens that provide both a chance for repose and a much needed dose of fresh air. For a moment he walks slowly with his eyes closed, taking in the atmosphere; the silence feels even more calming than usually, shortly after walking out of noise. Until it causes him to zone out to the point where his wing smacks someone he passes by without looking, startling him awake and back to the here and now. "Ah!— I'm so sorry. How careless of me," he says quickly, taking a step back. Of course, he is aware that the chance of him hurting anyone with his wings is slim at best, but still - that was very clumsy and he could give the person in question an unpleasant surprise. The person in question, this time, being a young lady with long, platinum blonde hair and a beautiful dress. "I got lost in the fresh air of the evening and closed my eyes... I apologize for disturbing your walk." He smiles apologetically, shifting a little nervously. A thought crosses his mind, and he holds out the small bell. "May I offer this as an apology?"

She hits soft, feathery down with a muffled mmph, stumbling backwards with a start. It hadn't hurt-- arguably, it had been rather comfortable-- but Corrin didn't exactly walk into giant birds very often.

Or, well, giant bird-men. Though he isn't all that giant when she really looks. Flustered, the princess ducks into an apologetic curtsey.

"Please, there's no need to apologize. I should have been paying more attention myself."

Had he not accepted the blame so willingly, she would have been more than willing to take it all herself. It's too beautiful a night, the gardens so still in the moon's light. All the more perfect a place to let ones mind drift away from the world in front of them.

And Corrin is good at nothing if not forgetting herself

"Oh!" The jingle of his offering steals her attention, a sheepish smile warming her expression to mirror his own. Deft fingers undo another from her little arrangement of them, quiet laughter joining their chimes.

"A bell for a bell, then. Thank you!"

[princessmacedon]

To Merric's answer, she can but giggle, diving back into her pack with utmost enthusiasm. When she reemerges, it is with a flask and a bundle of sandwiches, which she naturally divides among the three of them.

"They're ham and cheese," she explains as she lays out the sandwiches and opens the flask. "It just seems right for an adventure, doesn't it? Even though I really thought about making them with jam instead!" Then, as she pours some of the liquid into the cap, she grins conspiratorially. "...but then I still made peach tea. Hee hee...!"

Setting the cap-turned-cup in front of him, the little princess folds her legs and settles her sandwiches on her knees, a grin thrown toward the lake and skipping over its silvery surface.

"And as for stories... I know! My brother and sister always look so serious, but they're really gentle sometimes, too! You know that, right, Merric?" A peek stolen at him from the corners of her eyes holds a shining, incontrovertible faith that yes, surely, he must! If anyone understands, it will be Merric -- because Merric always hears her.

"It's true! When I was really little--" When I still had time with them. "--Michalis always wanted to look super serious. But then, if I asked him to play wyverns, he'd always, always carry me on his shoulders. No matter what." That part of him remains even now, in a way, though its roots have grown gnarled and its branches in thorns; he has always cut pieces of himself away for that which he chooses to champion. "And you know what else? Papa would tell me fairytales when I met him, but whenever Michalis tucked me in, do you know what he'd read me?"

A laugh bursts like a bubble in the morning light; Maria leans back, hands (and sandwich halves) held close to her heart.

"History! Over and over again, with shiny, fiery eyes! Hee hee... No one loves Macedon like him. And Minerva always tries her very best without telling anyone how hard it was. Even for the little things! When I held tea parties in the garden, she'd study all the different flavors so we could talk about them together. And when I couldn't go to the festivals because Papa said I was too little, Minerva would take me up on her wyvern and let me watch from above..."

The corners of her eyes soften, warmed by sharing these glimpses of her family as no one else ever sees them. She grins even as she eats, chewing slowly, rose-colored eyes trained on memory's horizon.

"...What about you, Merric?" Her voice is a bit softer when she speaks again, a smile woven into their lilt. "I want to hear them, too, if you want to share them. The precious things -- the things you wish everyone could know."

She smiles. "I'm listening."

Something Old, Something New || Merric & Maria

[ashenprofessor]

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

Name: Rua

Pronouns: they/he

Birthday (no year): 02/10 (I share my birth with Kaze and am also a twin!)

Where are you from? What is your time zone? From UK, GMT

How long is your roleplay experience? however long Byleth has been in TOA

How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? tbh, I'm not even sure. Just found TOA somehow despite not really being a tumblr user and yeah... here I am.

How were you introduced to TOA? see above answer

Do you have any pets? Yes. A black void cat who's mine and family dog.

What is your favorite time of year and why?(Season, holiday, general period) Autumn because the temperatures mean can snuggle up with games/book/videos but not freeze your ass off. Plus autumn colour is so pretty.

What is your IRL occupation? Structural Engineer

Some interests and things you like/enjoy? I like fantasy and sci-fi books, playing boardgames and rock climbing.

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Kingdom hearts, Professor Layton, Persona, Yakuza (Like a dragon), Pokemon, Final Fantasy, lot's of games really 😅

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: Dark type. Lycanrock (Duskform)

Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! I'm a black belt in taekwondo, I like to crochet and I've just started learning drums.

How did you get into Fire Emblem? I bought Awakening after watching a top 10 3ds games video where it was described as 3d chess. Played a bit then got very invested in Fates as it was releasing. Bought my copy birthright with first ever paycheck.

What Fire Emblem games have you played? Engage, 3Houses and 3Hopes, Fates, Awakening, Echoes, Warriors (started), Fire Emblem Binding Blade (Currently playing)

First & Favorite Fire Emblem games: first was technically Awakening but I didn't finish it till 2023. First finished was 3 houses. My favourite? Either fates or 3 Houses.

List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! Byleth, Shez, Kaze, Dimitri, Xander

Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! Dimitri for his story arc. And eyepatch. And later hairstyle.

Any Fire Emblem crushes?

If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays?- Awakening:- Fates:- Three Houses:- Engage:

Favorite Fire Emblem class?

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? Ninja or tactician.

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? (Black Eagles, Blue Lions, Golden Deer, Church of Seiros, Those Who Slither in the Dark, unaffiliated civilian, other - for example Almyran) Blue Lions

If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent? Boon: Reason Bane: Heavy Armour. Budding Talent: Gauntlets

If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? (Firene, the Kingdom of Abundance; Brodia, the Kingdom of Might; Elusia, the Kingdom of Knowledge; Solm, the Queendom of Freedom; Lythos, the holy land of the Divine Dragon; Gradlon, the desolate land of the Fell Dragon)

How do you pronounce TOA? T-O-A

Current TOA muses: Byleth

Past TOA muses? Chrom, Shez, Dimitri

Who was your first TOA muse? If you no longer have them, can you see yourself picking them up again? Byleth. Don't think I could ever drop them.

Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? Mostly with MC as less anxiety of getting the portrayal or lore/canon wrong. I do like Lords too.

Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing, but wish you could? I wish I could write a soft/tragic character which people would love/protect. Or a complete arsehole but I always feel bad being too mean.

What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? I've really enjoyed writing pokemon AUs and word count challenges.

Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write this one day”? Maybe some other type of AU which aligns with other interests like Persona/KH/ Camp Half-blood etc.

Favorite TOA-related memories? Just the love and support from everyone here and the fun we all have together hyping each other up. Plus Lore events. Especially Unscripted 2022 where Shez became a K-pop idol in dance offs while Byleth was in a apocalyptic future. The dichotomy was hilarious.

Present or past tense? Past tense is what I default to writing but my dyslexia means I can swap part way through sentence! Third person.

Normal size text, small text, no preference? Normal text as easier to read.

Got any potential muse delusions to share? If I could handle 2 muses I would love a Shez rerun

[gnostichymns]

Happy October, everyone! As you may already know, Gnostic Hymns is celebrating its first year anniversary this month! It's been a fantastic year full of faces old and new, and we are so happy to have had you along for the ride with us. We've got a lot to get through in this newsletter, so let's get to it!

Spiral Abyss has concluded! We hope you had a fun time getting to test out more of our system than ever before. If you haven't already, please review the closing post for more information on prizes and feedback.

We are introducing a brand new system to the group! As an incentive to keep up activity amongst the group, Gnostic Hymns is introducing monthly artifact rewards! Here's a glimpse at how it'll work:

For every 5 IC posts in a calendar month, muses will gain 1 chance to roll for a tier 1 artifact for a maximum of 3 rolls a month.

Upon claiming 3 tier 1 artifacts, you will be given the opportunity to exchange them for 1 tier 2 artifact of your choosing.

Interactions with the same muse and ask memes will not count for more than 3 IC posts towards this reward each.

Ability to claim these rewards will start in November, with posts from October eligible to claim. We will be providing instructions on how and when to submit your claims closer to time. For those of you who were not involved in Spiral Abyss, you can preview our current artifact options here.

We have also updated our Rules and Guidelines regarding characters with NPC familiars. Going forward, the ruling will be as follows:

Certain NPCs exist in game as designated companions to playable characters, such as Ajaw, Oz, Gouba, Changsheng, and Mr. Tail. Gnostic Hymns will not consider these characters separately appable from their designated playable character, and muns will maintain jurisdiction over their familiars narratively. Following this, however: Gnostic Hymns will consider Clara and Svarog separate characters, allowing them both to exist as appable characters within the group at the same time.

As many of you know, we will be hosting another group-wide event in November to celebrate one full year of GH. Keep your eyes peeled for more information when signups drop next month!

With all this talk of GH turning one year old, so will a number of our members and muses! You'll be seeing anniversary announcements in the Newsletters and Discord server regularly going forward, but a very special shoutout to the very first of us to celebrate in the month of October:

Muns: Alina (10/25), Neffi (10/26), Ree (10/28) Muses: Neuvillette (10/26), Wriothesley (10/28)

Don't forget to fill out or monthly feedback form, especially if you participated in Spiral Abyss. We'd also like to take this moment to remind you all that your feedback matters, regardless of what it is. GH strives to create a healthy and fun environment for its members above all. If you are having trouble with another member, or are unhappy with anything going on among the group, please let us know. We cannot resolve issues we do not know about.

And last but not least, there are new additions to our Swirl commission board, which you can find here!

Thank you all again for being here with us and continually contributing your passion to build this community. It's truly bizarre to think that an entire year has passed and we are still here. We hope for many more to come!

-Mod Alina

[mrch7th]

...she isn't sure.

see, march 7th always has an answer. it's not always the right one, and more often than not it's emotion and impulse that drives it, but she never leaves a question hanging. it's in her nature. she always has something to say; she always has an answer.

the answer here is: she doesn't know.

she gave up her heart for miss seren, watched it crack and spill in a statue's hands. one girl's heart restored, and all it cost was a bone-crushing sadness that followed, heavy enough that it might have actually crushed her, if there has still been a ‘ her ’ to crush in its aftermath. sadness, then nothing, then she was back on the streets of fontaine like nothing ever happened. and march can never bring herself to regret it—how could she? she had to. she would have regretted it more if she hadn't.

but she thinks something has still been carved from her chest.

maybe alor was right. maybe that really was her heart.

dan heng notices first—or maybe that's not quite right. dan heng says something first, even for being the one amongst them who is of the littlest words, and she knows she can always count on him for that. the others have probably noticed—the conductor handed her a glass of juice without her even having to ask for it; march hadn't had the heart to push for why, only cupped it in her hands and let the condensation wet her palms. after all, when the sun sets, isn't it obvious to everyone that the light is gone?

“...i'm not sure,” she answers, head raising to look at her friend. what does she look like to him? the emotion she feels isn't quite sadness, she thinks, but march doesn't know what else it could be either. “i think—” but she cuts herself off with a groan, head flopping backward. “i don't wanna think anymore. there was this dumb crow. it asked us a lot of weird questions and made us do a lot of weird things. you should've been there—i bet you would've had something really smart to say to shut it up.”

i wish you were there. i wish any of you had been there.

The Before, After, and In Between || Dan Heng & March 7th

Post-Overture chat | @mrch7th

[deathsdue]

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing! Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together. template credit: thanks neffi!!

Name: Lailah

Pronouns: She/Her, They/Them

Birthday (no year): 9/12

Where are you from? What is your time zone? West Coast, USA

How long is your roleplay experience? Almost 20 years

How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? My first RP experience was in high school where we had a binder we passed around in the hallway between class lol I went on to forums, docs, email, mmos, and at some point tumblr and discord.

How were you introduced to TOA? I'd been missing the Tumblr RP experience and decided to search for an FE group and bam

Do you have any pets? I do! My black kitty, my baby boy who drools and meows a lot, Binx

What is your favorite time of year and why? Autumn when it's cooler but not too freezing and the leaves are pretty

What is your IRL occupation? QA tester for a video game company

Some interests and things you like/enjoy? Besides writing, playing games, reading, occasionally drawing, music, comics, collecting figures and such

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Tales of, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Zelda, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Persona, Harvest Moon, farm sims in general, Metal Gear Solid, the list honestly just goes on and on and on

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon? ahahaha ok the list doesn't actually go that far. I didn't get that into pokemon. I do think they're cute but I just didn't get into the franchise. That said, I have plushies of chimchar, vulpix, and eevee so that probably says something

Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! - When I worked at a dental office, I almost set the place on fire. The dentist was really nice about it tho and eventually he even wanted me to stay and get trained as a dental assistant - I have a low spicy tolerance but I'm really good with cajun spices (likely from growing up in Texas) - I'm in the credits of games that you've heard about (I won't say what) - I have a horrible sense of smell

How did you get into Fire Emblem? My friend was actually really into PoR but I didn't get into it until Awakening came out.

What Fire Emblem games have you played? (Note: I have not beaten all of these) Genealogy, Sacred Stones, Awakening, Fates, Three Houses, Engage, TMS, Heroes

First & Favorite Fire Emblem games? Awakening & Sacred Stones

List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! Frederick, Eirika, Ephraim, Gerome, Seteth

Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! Frederick lol I'm such a Frederick simp. I love how caring and protective he is, that he knits, isn't afraid of showing affection, just generally wholesome imo

Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳 Frederick 😳

If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? - Awakening: Frederick (are you noticing a trend) and still Frederick - Fates: Yukimura, but probably Shura if I did it again - Three Houses: Hanneman haha I'd try a different one if I went back but Hanneman is my favorite - Engage: Mauvier, and still him

Favorite Fire Emblem class? rogues!

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? Some kind of archer probably

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? Golden Deer all the way!

If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent?

If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? Firene probably

How do you pronounce TOA? To-ah

Current TOA muses? Gerome & Mikoto!

Past TOA muses? none right now

Who was your first TOA muse? Best boy Gerome

Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? It seems like…tsundere types tend to get me, or the ones that have lived a long time and have complicated pasts. but I have others that don't fit those trends too

Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing, but wish you could? tbh my indie has a wide range of character types and I try to not write characters that are too similar. However, I guess I tend to not write types that are Too extroverted

What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? I enjoy all types but I suppose very emotional scenes are fun for me, whether it's angst or positive emotions

Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write this one day”? for Mikoto, I just want to write her with her children and also, tbh, finding a new love haha I'm in no rush for it but it'd fun if it happened. I'd also love to see her on the battlefield protecting others

Favorite TOA-related memories? Happyland was a blast to write with everyone and I adore the connections it brought so much. I can't wait to throw Mikoto into an event, she deserves it

Present or past tense? I think my habit is past but I try to match others so I go for present. if you see my flipping tenses I'm so sorry haha

Normal size text, small text, no preference? I default to small text but I'll match my writing partner, or use regular in case I'm concerned about readability for others

Got any potential muse delusions to share? 😉  ahahaha uhmmmmm if I can, Eirika, but if not then probably Peony or maybe even Rhys or Mozu. I write so many FE characters that I will never run out of ones to pick lol I've also written all of these characters at some point so I love to see how others write them too

[cielenruine]

yoinked from neffi! thank you

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

Name: Kuno

Pronouns: He/Him

Birthday (no year): 8/29

Where are you from? What is your time zone? Georgia! EST

How long is your roleplay experience? A little over a decade

How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? Google Plus Black Butler Rp that turned into rping literally any series I got into including fusing them most of the time

How were you introduced to TOA? Dewy :3

Do you have any pets? Two hamsters named Grahammy and Daryl

What is your favorite time of year and why? (Season, holiday, general period) Winter, hot coco and blankies is a combo unbeaten

What is your IRL occupation? University student majoring in art

Some interests and things you like/enjoy? I’m boring I just do whatever occupies my time the most interestingly

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play?Splatoon, FFXIV, MGS:PW and PP. EXVS: Maxiboost On, HSR, and Arknights

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: (I have not played much pokemon) Water and Garchomp

Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! (Optional bonus challenge: if you filled this out last year, try not to repeat what you said back then!)I have spent well over 1k on gundam figures despite only getting into the series in 2020

How did you get into Fire Emblem? I played heroes here and there beforehand, but I went to Texas to join a friend for locals and he had the game so while he was off at work he let me borrow it and then the night after the tournament, a bunch of the guys we were playing with gave me $80 to buy the game +dlc

What Fire Emblem games have you played? Heroes, Warriors, 3H, and 3hopes

First & Favorite Fire Emblem games: Warriors, 3 Hopes

List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! Jakob beloved, Lambert, Dimitri, Rhea, Flayn

Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! Dimitri, give me a guy with issues surrounding both chivalry and his father’s will/legacy and I am easily swayed

Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳Lambert there will never be another man like you

If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays?- Three Houses: Flayn, probably no one honestly, Byleth gives their love to everyone equally in my heart

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? Paladin and put that luck and charm in the gutter

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? Unafifiliated Faerghan citizen obsessed with the history of the place

If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent? Boons: Reason, Swords Banes:Faith, Authority

If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? Brodia what can I say I am nothing if not predictable

How do you pronounce TOA? 🤔separate letters

Current TOA muses: Matthias

Past TOA muses? N/A

Who was your first TOA muse? If you no longer have them, can you see yourself picking them up again? Matthias :3

Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? Fathers who’s actions can be taken as morally dubious and children of said fathers who struggle with whether to follow in their footsteps or not

Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing, but wish you could? I don’t think I could handle a genki character but I’d love to try some day

What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? (If you filled this out last year, has this changed in any way?)The moments in between action where the characters reflect on themselves and have a heart to heart with one another,

Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write this one day”?I would love to write Matthias at his current age tapping back into the whimsy he had before his wife and kid died

Favorite TOA-related memories?I doubt I’m ever going to forget Matthias and Edelgard tying with each other during All Aboard

Present or past tense?Both at the same time. (Past more so)

Normal size text, small text, no preference?No preference really

Got any potential muse delusions to share? 😉 Mayhaps….a Dedue or Annete….mayhaps…

[nevassan]

happy anniversary and munday, toa! credits to neffi for the munday form - thank you for all your hard work and love!

Name: harrow

Pronouns: he/she/it

Birthday (no year): 8/25

Where are you from? What is your time zone? US | CST

How long is your roleplay experience? 10+ years

How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? roleplaying warriors on fanfic.net as any good soldier of the time did. i did it on my 3ds because i didn't have a laptop yet.

How were you introduced to TOA? i messaged leo in december and went "i missed tellius" and leo went "hey i rp tellius on tumblr" and the rest is, as they say, history.

Do you have any pets? four cats - hubert von vestra (black), odessa silverberg (calico), anakin (gray), and kaoru hakaze (tabby).

What is your favorite time of year and why? i love autumn so much i'm about to be thriving

What is your IRL occupation? math tutor & pizza delivery driver!

Some interests and things you like/enjoy? i like competitive games, drawing, old english literature, and really obscure jrpgs.

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? obscure ass jrpgs - fragile dreams, eternal sonata, magical vacation, etc. i also play a lot of fighting games. catch me in guilty gear strive 10x streak.

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: favorite pokemon type is fairy or normal, but my favorite pokemon is dhelmise!

Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! one time when i was 6 a playdate i was having ended so me and the person i was hanging out with (i barely knew her and did not consider her a friend) decided our only course of action was to run away from home and i think it's really funny. we did get decently far.

How did you get into Fire Emblem? my ex in 2016 went "hey dude you should play this tellius stuff" and the rest is history

What Fire Emblem games have you played? every one except gaiden. I'm sorry n

First & Favorite Fire Emblem games: first - awakening, favorite - radiant dawn

List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! HUBERT VON VESTRA!!!!!!!!!!, Micaiah, Arthur (FE4), Olwen, Takumi

Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! probably Sephiran. iyky

Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳 hubert von vestra i am free. i am free whenever. Please

If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? - Awakening: i don't...remember? if i got the gay awakening mod now i'd probably do henry. - Fates: niles / still niles - Three Houses: i don't think i s supported anyone on my first playthrough, as weird as that is. nowadays i pick girleth so i can kiss hubie and seteth - Engage: i didn't ever beat the game on my own (thanks youtube) but i would like to marry pandreo or nel.

Favorite Fire Emblem class? i love mages. i love mage emblem. i like trickster a lot too.

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? i would be a green unit and if you don't rescue me i die. like regardless of if the enemy units kill me i get executed in a cutscene after the chapter or something. i'm just a villager.

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? black eagles forever baby!!!

If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent? boons - faith & dark; banes - axes & heavy armor; budding - authority.

If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? firene realistically but i want to go to elusw

How do you pronounce TOA? 🤔TO-AH

Current TOA muses: Diarmuid, Sothe

Past TOA muses? Hortensia, F!Morgan, Shez, Lukas

Who was your first TOA muse? If you no longer have them, can you see yourself picking them up again? Sothe, soooo...

Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? I need you to not look at my muselist and look at this answer. I love silly girls. I love whimsical little girly girls so much.

Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing, but wish you could? I want to be able to write really villainous characters/ Smart characters, but I'm not good at writing manipulative stuff and im too embarrassed to dm another mun like hey can you pretend i gaslit gatekept girlbossed your muse

What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? i like battle and high-emotion scenes. stuff i can use prose for.

Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write this one day”? i want diarmuid to break :thumbsup: make this guy cry

Favorite TOA-related memories? i've honestly just been really happy the whole time i've been here. even when my muse wanes i enjoy being in toa so much it overcomes the feeling of writer's block because i just want to be here with this group i've come to love.

Present or past tense? present

Normal size text, small text, no preference? no preference

Got any potential muse delusions to share? 😉 monica and hortensia are playing tug of war w my last braincell that needs to be doing homework