#the lesser key of callan

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seven sentence someday

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scouring to find seven sentences without spoilers. the Kays have mail! from The Lesser Key of Callan ep 2:

It was a good door. It kept out most unwanted visitors as long as they had a corporeal form and didn’t have a pin to pick the lock, or a battering ram, or (and this had only happened once) a warrant. The handle didn’t jiggle with the threat of forced entry, and the deliverer's footsteps scratched against the sidewalk, retreating, so Hoot figured he’d not wake his very best friends just yet. The envelope was plain white with no stamp or return address. No delivery address either, he realized, just Callan and Lee’s names scrawled in looping blue ink on the front. Hoot flipped it and found the flap sealed with spit and tape which might’ve been overkill, but the message was clear enough. Didn’t have his name on it, and definitely didn’t have his real name on it, so it wasn’t for him.

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Duke Dantalion Duke Dantalion is the seventy-first demon of the Lesser Key of Solomon, he appears wearing many faces and carrying a book.  He is known to bestow knowledge, make humans witty, and cause love. Gabrielle Callan

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Dantalion

“The Seventy-first Spirit is Dantalion. He is a Duke Great and Mighty, appearing in the Form of a Man with many Countenances, all Men's and Women's Faces; and he hath a Book in his right hand.

His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one; for he knoweth the Thoughts of all Men and Women, and can change them at his Will.

He can cause Love, and show the Similitude of any person, and show the same by a Vision, let them be in what part of the World they Will. He governeth 36 Legions of Spirits; and this is his Seal, which wear thou, etc.” - From “The Lesser Key of Solomon the King”.

A symbol of the legion of Spirits that make up our Being at any one time, from the Past, the Future and Places that never were, endlessly combining and reforming.

“We are a great company! None walk alone, but with a formidable host of familiars: however we may clothe, shut out, or prohibit, there is a veritable funeral procession of dead selves and loves always in attendance. We are millions of yesterdays” - From “Axiomata” by Austin Osman Spare.

Artwork Credits:

“Dantalion” (Megami Tensei).

Goetic seal for Dantalion.

“Dantalion” by Lucian M. Stephenson.

A variant of the Goetic Seal, including planetary attributions.

“Dantalion” by Gabrielle Callan.

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Star Wars Alien Species - Geonosian

Geonosis, referred to as Geonosia by some natives, and known as Genosha, was the desert home planet of the Geonosians.

A caste-based species separated by positions of drones and warriors, Geonosians were born into hives with each led by a queen. The queen laid eggs for the hive, and provided orders to the public leaders of Geonosis. One such queen, Karina the Great, was even able to control sentient beings, including her own kind, via the use of brain worms. It was believed by some that "Karina the Great" was the name assigned to every reigning queen, instead of being the name of one specific individual, but one queen only called herself "Karina" because of her own insanity. No matter the case, Geonosian queens resided underground in the catacombs of Geonosis. From here, they commanded an army's worth of Geonosian drones. Queens took no more than two years to grow from a small egg to a considerable size. Drones were capable of becoming warriors if they proved themselves worthy by successfully defeating other drones in an arena. Geonosians of the warrior caste were known as Geonosian warriors. They had wings and a thick exoskeleton, and they were dedicated to warfare. Among Geonosian broods, the alpha was known as the Geonosian Brood Alpha. Geonosians also had two sets of mandibles, outer and inner, which they used to gesture. For example, clicking the outer mandibles twice meant "Work Harder," and clicking both sets meant "Die." Geonosians also celebrated Meckgin, a day in which they celebrated the virtues of industry. Geonosians would get drunk by eating a special fungus which reacted with their stomach fluids to create a body odor which created euphoria.

Naturally industrious and barbaric, they were also known to take upon construction projects from outside parties, as was the case when Baktoid Armor Workshop approached them to design factories for the Trade Federation. Productivity was key to Geonosian society, and if not kept in check with enough tasks, hives could devolve into civil war and result in the deaths of thousands of Geonosians. Long ago, the Geonosians inhabited Geonosis' surface. However they were driven underground by a series of mass extinctions caused by meteorites and radiation storms. the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

The Separatists used the Geonosians to help create the Separatist Droid Army after the Separatist Head of State, Count Dooku, personally arrived to negotiate the agreement. This eventually led to a large battle between the Galactic Republic and the Separatists on Geonosis, marking the official outbreak of the Clone Wars. The Geonosians were the ones responsible for creating the plans for the Death Star. Later in the Clone Wars, Geonosis was the site of another major battle, which saw Poggle the Lesser captured and the Geonosis primary droid foundry destroyed. Sometime after this second battle, the Republic's Strategic Advisory Cell began to build the battle station that would one day be known as the Death Star, with Lieutenant Commander Orson Callan Krennic enlisting Poggle the Lesser to make the Geonosians serve as the Republic's workforce. Poggle appeared to agree, but, sometime after he returned to Geonosis, he arranged a Geonosian riot and escaped the Republic flotilla to return to the Confederacy.

Following the Clone Wars, the Geonosians were forced by the Galactic Empire to assist in the construction of the Death Star. Though a new archduke was appointed to lead the Stalgasin hive, the Geonosians became a servant species to the Empire and were forbidden from freely breeding. When the Geonosians were unable to work out how to refine the superweapon's superlaser, the Empire brought in Galen Walton Erso to finish the job. After the Death Star's hyperdrive was operational, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ordered the Imperial Weapons division to sterilize Geonosis using Imperial gas canisters, destroying all but one of the planet's population of approximately 100 billion—the largest genocide ever committed by the Empire to keep the weapon a secret. In 2 BBY, Saw Gerrera, the Spectres, and Captain Rex uncovered evidence that the Empire had perpetrated genocide against the Geonosian species. They also helped Klik-Klak, the sole survivor of the sterilization, escape with the last Geonosian queen egg into the depths of Geonosis. The rebels informed Senator Bail Organa and Commander Jun Sato who believed that news of the Empire's atrocities on Geonosis would sway more worlds to the rebellion.

Unfortunately for Klik-Klak, his plan didn't last. Although the egg did eventually hatch into a queen who called herself Karina, the last known Geonosian Queen was rendered sterile. Karina used the vast technological resources of Geonosis to attach herself to a portable droid factory. From this, she generated specially modified B1-series battle droids, which were made to resemble her people. Although they were artificial mockeries of the Geonosians, Karina considered them to be her children.

Karina ultimately lost this womb and many of her children when Darth Vader, accompanied by Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra, assassin droid 0-0-0, and BT-1 assassin droid BT-1, arrived and stole it from her in order to build his own droid army shortly after the destruction of the first Death Star. Even so, Karina survived the encounter and proclaimed that this set back would not be the end of her empire. Another Geonosian, a hunter named Pehk, was alive in the galaxy but killed during the hunt on X3-299-11.

Geonosians come in two varieties: Aristocrats (Leaders) and Warriors (Drones). Both varieties are physically strong and covered with bony ridges that protect arms, legs, and vital organs. They walk on two legs, and most Geonosians have rapidly fluttering wings sprouting from their bony shoulder blades. They stand 1.6 to 1.8 meters or 5.2 feet to 5.9 feet tall and weighs 40 kilograms or 88 pounds. Geonosians age at the following stages: 1 - 6 Child 7 - 10 Young Adult 11 - 35 Adult 36 - 50 Middle Age 51 - 64 Old

Examples of Names: Deetle, Eorlax, Hadiss, Krylla, Lysslo, Mazzag, Poggle, Qorn, Sollas, Vikkal. Languages: Geonosians speak Geonosian, an articulate language of clicks and whistles.

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heads up seven up/seven sentence sunday/last line tag/writing share

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been a minute since i've done a tag game, let's take a peek at The Lesser Key of Callan!

Mossy rocks and vegetation littered the water, outnumbering the discarded beer cans and cigarillo wrappers but barely. The road they traveled in on led almost to the creek's edge— if one could call haphazardly packed gravel a road. The forest stretched for miles on the other side of the creek, but the trees obscured Callan's view beyond a few yards. He much preferred entities that dwelled in civilized areas. Forest creatures were less accustomed to human interaction and therefore more difficult to communicate with and discern information from. And they were scarier, of course. But Callan didn't get scared anymore.

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friday kiss tag!!

thank u to @the-golden-comet for the cuteness that is Noah and Ali and @tragedycoded for delivering a gun-fucking cake with smooches baked in <3

Rules: Kiss: From your story/WIP, share a kiss. It can be any kiss, from familial pecks in the cheek, forehead kisses, platonic smooches, to full-blown makeouts. Non-kiss: Share a snippet of your writing!

i actually have a kiss to share this week! a sort-of kiss. an almost kiss? presenting Hoot and Lee and their *waves hand* dynamic:

It wasn't the first time she'd looked at him like that, like he was a pistachio that she wanted to roll on her tongue. She liked touching him, especially when she had a few glasses of wine and was angry about something. It made his skin feel warm, like he'd been laying in the sun. It made him shiver when she stepped closer and then closer still until the line of her body traced his. Chest against chest, he felt her every breath and matched it with his own. "Okay, buddy?" she asked, tracing her knuckles against his cheek. He knew that Callan wouldn't be happy if he pressed his lips against her cheek, against her jaw. If he drew a sigh from her, if he placed his palms against the small of her back and pulled her closer. He knew, and he did it anyway. "I missed you," he whispered to the skin of her throat, just above her pulse. She tilted her chin, an invitation. Her hands found his shoulders, his chest. And she— she was shaking. He pulled away. "We can just—" "Yeah." She dropped her hands and stepped back, toying with the hem of her shirt. "No, yeah. You're right."

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first/last line!!

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Rules: Post the first line and last line you worked on that day.

i've been fussing with The Lesser Key of Callan (we're so close to the end!) so let's dive in :-)

First:

A warm bath would've been nice. Settling at his desk with a cup of coffee and completing his notes on the case was the next best alternative.

Last:

We are the keepers of the gate between this realm and the other. It's our responsibility to maintain and wield this knowledge against forces that might act against the greater good of humanity. A noble cause, in the author's opinion, and one worthy of study and practice. Someone has to hold the line.

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hit my 30k word goal for november!! this episode isn't quite finished, but we're getting close!

here's a bit from The Lesser Key of Callan:

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hoot is so uwu baby sweetest creature

wait…

wanna elaborate on that, buddy?

(hoot: “nope!”)

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last line tag!

got bopped for lines by @tragedycoded (here) thank you!! <3

the last line i wrote is from Callan's journal!

Addendum: Their bites burn like a motherfucker. Had to disinfect his arm afterward. Maybe a rabies shot? -C.K

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realizing that The Lesser Key of Callan might be my first serious story without a romantic subplot. Callan is uninterested, Lee is too busy with her situation to care, and Hoot is... Hoot

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paragraphs and paragraphs of Callan talking about how emotions are a waste of energy and he wishes people could be more logical like he is and i’m like. i can’t wait to absolutely wreck this man

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Callan, Lee, and Hoot have code words if they're in a situation where they can't speak openly. all of these code words are titles of ABBA songs

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hoot is just a reskinned bongo and im tired of pretending he’s not

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Can I get an info dump of Hoot? What makes him tick? (He's my favorite)

wyked hi!!! <3 as promised, ive put together a wiki for Hoot >:)

rapid fire facts!

people who aren't monster hunters or are unfamiliar with the supernatural find him off-putting

he's very easily influenced, especially by people he admires

buddy is sensitive! it's not hard to hurt his feelings, but it's also not hard to pull him out of his sulking. Lee especially is really good at redirecting him

his reasons for joining Cal and Lee are... selfish? he doesn't care about "the greater good" in the same way that Callan does. he's not in it to help people, he's in it to help Callan

speaking of his relationship with Callan, Hoot worships him (see: "Better to disappoint God than Callan"). with Lee, the friendship is... two-sided? they're on equal ground. with Callan, it's more like an older sibling that he's desperately trying to impress. so when Callan says he does a good job, it means a lot to him.

he cares about his friends and not much else. he cheats and steals, not because he's a bad guy but because Lee thinks it's funny. if there's something he doesn't understand, he trusts that Callan will tell him if it's important. he wants to eat snacks and laugh and be loved.

here are some screenshots from the wiki! (spoilers for episode 1)

and a link to the wiki if you'd like to read the rest!

thank u for the ask!! im so glad that u love him because i love him too <3

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Happy STS! Are any of your characters jealous of another one of your characters? If so, why?

hii happy (late) STS!! <3

this answer actually surprised me when i was mulling it over! i didn't expect Callan to be the most jealous character i've written, but he absolutely is. Callan hates being faced with his own shortcomings. he thinks of himself as superior, so when another character is inarguably better than him at anything, he gets jealous. and this happens most often with his sister because they're twins, they shared a womb and an upbringing, so why does she get skills that he doesn't?

Callan was a lot of things: clever, quick, charming, arrogant— though arrogance suggested exaggeration or falsity, and his claims were neither. Confident was a more apt term. Regardless, Callan was not funny. Not in the raucous, effortless way that Lee was funny. Not without extensive forethought, examination and analysis of the situation and what might be construed as humor.

it's a fun challenge to write his inner monologue because he simultaneously believes that he is the most capable person in every room he walks into and that he's missing something vital that keeps him from connecting with other people, something that Lee has.

he thinks that he was born perfect and that he was born wrong, and he has to wrestle with these beliefs coexisting.

thank you for the ask!!! <3