#the Beautiful

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[sunlightpassingthroughthewater]

The Beautiful

   The Beautiful are a group of anti-Thalmor rebels, who originated in a salon in Alinor by the same name.

   Initially, they were a group of philosophers and scholars who took umbrage with Summerset’s cultural stagnation and its xenophobia, they wished for a more modern and egalitarian society – at least by Altmeri standards at the time.

   Its members have had many conflicting ideas on how best to bring about this change, some more violent than others. Notably they were responsible for the destruction of The Crystal Tower and the assassination of the king of Shimmerine’s daughter during the end of the 3rd era.

   The group have changed significantly in the approx. 200 years since its founding, having absorbed many other groups with similar grievances into their ranks – most notably, the Welkynar, a group of gryphon riding knights that were disbanded by the Thalmor after they rose to power in 4E 22. Due to the inclusion of the Welkynar, it isn’t uncommon for the members of the Beautiful to take on names derived from famous gryphons from history as aliases. The leader of the Beautiful is only known by the name Cel-hinwe, a name derived from the first gryphon to ever be tamed by the Altmer.   

   In modern times, the Beautiful has become more organised and solidified in their goal, and for the first time in its history, has begun to look beyond the borders of Summerset for allies. This has proven difficult as most don’t even know they exist, or if they do, they dismiss them as nothing but a group of disaffected nobility playing at rebellion.

Characters:

Quenanya Adallaireon (Nagravia):

Lived the first 13 years of her life in Cheydinhal with her parents, her father was a Cyrodiilic-born Altmer and an adventurer and her mother was an artist from a noble Summerset family. After her father's death, her mother took her to live with her family in Auridon. The Adallaireon's were a politically powerful clan on the isles, with her grandfather being a member of the Thalmor council, a fact that Quenanya would later use to her advantage when working for the Beautiful and undercover as a Justiciar. Is married to Caliathmo, much to the displeasure of her family due to his seemingly commoner background.

Caliathmo Culaari (Haeliata):

Caliathmo's father was a battlemage in the Imperial Legion when Summerset was still part of the Empire. He now lives a quiet life as a fisherman in a small village on Auridon, where Caliathmo and his younger brother, Tilaandil, were born. Their mother came from Clan Culaari, a family whose lands were seized, and the clan destroyed following the Thalmor's rise to power due to their loyalty to the Empire. Both of Caliathmo's parents were members of The Beautiful, a fact that strongly influenced his own involvement. Caliathmo eventually works undercover for The Beautiful while posing as a Thalmor agent.

Tilaandil Culaari (Sunnawel):

Caliathmo's younger brother. Tilaandil wouldn't get involved with the Beautiful until later in life - when he got drafted into the Great War as a soldier - where he would use his connections in the thieves guild to aid the resistance. Is in a relationship with Orthorn.

Orthorn (Quillmane):

Orthorn came from a working class family. His parents worked for a noble family who would sponsor Orthorn's education, a fact that would allow him to become a professor of Archaeology - with a focus on the Ayleids. He uses his knowledge to aid the Beautiful in stopping the Thalmor from getting their hands on powerful Ayleid artefacts.

Mirithiel (Silaeda):

Mirithiel never knew her birth parents, all she knows is that one of them was an Altmer and the other a Bosmer. She was raised in Valenwood's capital, Grahtwood. She is a talented healer and alchemist, she was recruited to the Beautiful by Cel-Hinwe themselves after she, not knowing who they were, helped them evade capture by the Thalmor.

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Hottest Drummer Tournament Round 1

Frank Ferrer

Band(s): Guns N’ Roses // The Psychedelic Furs // Love Spit Love // The Dead Daisies // The Beautiful // The Compulsions // Pssr // Beatrazr // Gordon Gano & The Ryans 

Albums/EPs as drummer:

Appetite For Democracy 3D (Guns N’ Roses)

Love Spit Love (Love Spit Love) Trysome Eatone (Love Spit Love)

Face I Love (The Dead Daisies)

The Beautiful (The Beautiful) Highway (The Beautiful)

21 Powers Street (The Compulsions) Laughter From Below (The Compulsions) Ferocious (The Compulsions) Beat The Devil (The Compulsions) Dirty Fun (The Compulsions & Rob Carlyle) Demon Love / The Cocaine EP (The Compulsions) Been through Hell (The Compulsions)

Hitting The Ground (Gordon Gano) Under The Sun (Gordon Gano & The Ryans)

Havve Hogan

Band(s): TWRP

Albums/EPs as drummer:

Sex Is a Machine That Likes to Dance (TWRP) Poised to Dominate (TWRP) The Device (TWRP) 2nite (TWRP) Believe in Your Dreams (TWRP) Guardians of the Zone (TWRP) Ladyworld (TWRP) Together Through Time (TWRP) Return to Wherever (TWRP) Over the Top (TWRP) New & Improved (TWRP) Friends of the Blues (TWRP) Digital Nightmare (TWRP)

Under the Covers (Ninja Sex Party) Under the Covers, Vol. II (Ninja Sex Party) Cool Patrol (Ninja Sex Party) Under the Covers, Vol. III (Ninja Sex Party) The Prophecy (Ninja Sex Party) Level Up (Ninja Sex Party) These Nuts (Ninja Sex Party)

The TryForce (Starbomb)

Propaganda:

Best and hottest drumming robot this side of the solar system.

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Day 5 has been finished!!

Yknow, coming into today I just thought I would just draw the silly little non binary nepo baby a little and be done with it but NO this little brat had to come in and steal my heart and not pay me anything in return smh

(Pwnatious is now my 3rd fav npc only behind Valk and Traffic LOLLL)

[mote-historie]

1902 Paul de Longpre, Irises.

A still life with a bumblebee and irises in a glass pitcher signed and dated 'Paul de Longpré/-1902-' (lower right) watercolor and graphite on paper sight 25 3/4 x 12 7/8in overall: 36 3/4 x 24in Painted in 1902. Bonhams. 

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[good-books-to-read]

Thirst for Vampire Books?

The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

Set in 1872 New Orleans, the main character Celine has run away from Paris with a dark secret, now hiding in convert, yet the bustle and charm of New Orleans could be hiding something much more sinister.

The immortal rules by Julie Kagawa

A YA dystopian set in a walled city, and there is not only Vampires but Zombie Vampires as well. The main character Allison struggles to survive with her crew and only thing keeping her going is her hatred for the vampires that keep them like cattle.

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

Is an adult book that is a dystopian written like a high fantasy novel, it starts of with a man Gabriel being interviewed by a vampire from there it bounces between past and present as the vampire tries to piece together the knowledge for it’s mistress.

Certain dark things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Set in Mexico, this book has many different kinds of vampires in it, the main characters are a jaded vampire on the run and a young man who collects garbage.

The coldest girl in cold town by Holly Black

A YA novel, that starts with the main character waking up in a bathtub after a night of partying only find everyone killed but a beautiful boy and her Ex, which leads to a road trip with the two that starts a chain of events that can’t be undone.

[brain-rot-central]

The vampire in the book I'm reading smells like Astarion

Are you fucking kidding me right now jsiabsidbdjdksj

[thescriptorium]

wait why does predator 2018 have such a baddie cast like everyone is so gorgeous

[grycensharp07]

I’ve been reading The Beautiful just for the sake of trying it out, and I’m already getting frustrated

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[sunlightpassingthroughthewater]

Decided to draw a character from a fic I'm writing. Her name's Quenanya, she's undercover as a member of the Thalmor whilst secretly working for a Summerset based resistance group called the Beautiful. (I've been obsessed with the idea of the Beautiful ever since I heard about them - I refuse to believe that every single Altmer in Summerset is 100% onboard with what the Thalmor are doing. There's not a lot of lore about them so I kinda just did my own worldbuilding).

Also I swear I actually tried to think about light and shadow this time lmao, still not really happy with it tbh but I feel like I've improved a little bit over the past year.

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°․✶ JULY WRAP UP & AUGUST HOPEFULS

July was a bit of an odd month for me, it was busy at work, busy at home and we were dealing with some very up and down weather. Including my arch nemesis.. heat. Anyone that knows me knows I despise the heat and frankly I barely function in it. Add onto that the fact I’ve been dealing with one of my cats being injured (he’s fine now, I’m just an anxious fur baby parent) as well as my birthday at…

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the beautiful by renée ahdieh

«she has teeth,» he said quietly. «but does she also have claws?»

«there is only one way to find out.» she meant it as a threat.