#the espionage plot in Jewel in the Tower

[howtotrainyournana]

Feral Bastards and Evil Gods both caught my attention (for the WIP ask meme)

of course they did XD

These both actually have things posted for them!

Feral Bastards is the working title of my fic series hold me softly (kill me softer) which is a Dream/Technoblade-centric DSMP AU. It's a hero/villain enemies-to-friends-to-lovers starcrossed-lovers fantasy AU thing. There's four works out currently and quite a bit written but not posted; I have the whole arc of the plot mapped out, there's just a lot of actual technical writing to do. If you like deeply explored fictional cosmology and religion, court politics, and idiots being in love without realizing it, then stay tuned! There's a lot more to come.

A snippet from a future Feral Bastards fic (apologies if I've already posted this):

"The temple of the Blood God is an ugly thing.

Oh sure, it’s objectively beautiful. Gilded marble columns and thick crimson tapestries with detailed embroidery. Towering pale stone walls and looming stained glass windows and frightening multi-colored bonfires. Smooth obsidian floors polished to a mirror sheen, reflecting back the world in dark and twisted tones. The whole place reeks of riches and opulence and dominance.

It also reeks of death and war and torment.

Subjectively it is the worst place Dream has ever been to. There is not a shred of living things in the temple or the surrounding area; nothing vibrant and natural and growing. No trees or flowers or grass, just cold stone and hot metal and sleek fabric. The prizes of war are on full display here – gold and jewels, well-oiled weapons, taxidermied beasts and . . . people. Dream shivers under the watchful eyes of the dead."

Evil Gods is the working title for my now-dubbed Water AU, the main fic of which is secrets like seashells under your tongue, of which there is a chapter up and posted. Again, there is a lot of this AU that's already outlined / plotted out, but there is a bulk of writing that still needs to be done. When that happens will be . . . someday! Bit by bit! But slowly and surely we will get there. This one is a lot more beeduo and benchtrio-centric, with again, lots of fictional gods and goddesses and worldbuilding surrounding that. I also do some fun things with magic and Minecraft mechanics and spies / assassins / espionage in this one! And marine biology. Listen, I pretty much took all my niche interests and hyperfixations and squished them all into one story. It's fun.

A snippet from a future part of Water AU:

"Tubbo was going to get so much done today, it was going to blow people's minds. He was going to sit down, get shit done, and be productive. He was going to accomplish everything on his list, and then he was going to make a new list, and then he was going to get everything on that list done, too. He was going to-

"OW, FUCK, SHIT!" Tubbo yells.

He's gone sprawled across the floor, shin smarting from catching on whatever the hell he's tripped over. Seriously, who leaves stuff out in the lab? Tubbo is going to blame Jack. Tubbo rubs his chin where it's bruised from his date with the floor and glares back at the offending tripping hazard. Then he's scrambling back up to his feet.

"Holy shit, holy shit, why is there a body in my lab!?" Tubbo turns the body over, and it groans.

Tubbo reels back, but the guy doesn't move. Doesn't seem conscious, really - his eyes are closed and his face is pale and sweaty and his pale blonde hair is sticking to him like strings of taffy. There's also the strange embalming-fluid scent of magical decay hanging in the air, and something like ichor seeping through the guy's shirt. Tubbo glances down at his own hands and grimaces. The ichor is thick and stains like ink, but it's closer to oil or blood in texture. That's . . . absolutely not sanitary.

"Who the hell are you," Tubbo mutters.

The guy doesn't respond, so Tubbo starts rifling through his pockets. There's a concerning number of knives for a normal person (Tubbo appreciates the number of knives this guy has), a ledger full of code, a bag of diamonds and emeralds and lapis lazuli and redstone, and a bunch of potions. Other than the thick gold necklace around the guy's neck, there's nothing else of note. Oh, yeah, and the gaping hole through his chest leaking black ichor.

There's that."

Again, if anyone wants more snippets just hit me up!

Cheers,

Nana Graye

[carolmunro]

Tower of London

Tower Bridge from the Tower of London

Yeoman (Beefeater)

Guarding the Tower

Gunpowder Plot

So today I thought I would try and discover some of the secrets of one of London’s top tourist attractions, the Tower of London. The Tower began life as a castle in 1066 and had many additions and developments over the years when it was used as a royal palace. It was also used as a functioning prison between about 1100 and 1952 and is famous for being embroiled in tales of espionage and intrigue particularly through the Tudor years of the sixteenth century. Today it is famous for housing the Crown Jewels. Here are a few of her interesting Facts and Secrets…

The Yeoman Warders or Beefeaters were first mentioned 500 years ago. Their main purpose is to guard the Tower and to show people around.

There is a legend that if six ravens leave the Tower, both it and the monarchy will fall.

For 500 years the Tower doubled as the National mint and coins were hammered by hand.

$32 billion of treasure is looked after there including the Imperial Crown which includes 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies.  The Star of India diamond is worth $400 million.

It was a zoo for exotic animals in the 13th century. It included an ostrich and a polar bear.

An innkeeper from Bristol was imprisoned for sorcery in the 1500’s, His astronomical drawings can still be seen in the Salt Tower.

Only 22 people were actually executed in the Tower.  It’s reputation was much worse than its bite.  The last person to be executed was a German spy in 1942.

For more information see here and here.

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Secrets of the Tower…🇬🇧 🇬🇧 So today I thought I would try and discover some of the secrets of one of London's top tourist attractions, the Tower of London.