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[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

🎊 twst 4th year anni ABEMA stream 🎉

***TWST JP news + anniversary spoilers below the cut!***

The stream starts with Ace, Deuce, Jack, Ruggie, and Sebek's VAs replying to a bunch of quiz questions. I think Ace or Deuce responds with "810" when asked how many items there are on the Heartslabyul lounge's coffee table. Sebek's VA also has a hilarious answer when asked how many Draconians (wakasama fans) there are, he pulls out some super absurdly high number with tons of zeros in it.

There is then a Master Chef/Culinary Crucibles-type section where the VAs decorate their own cake for TWST's anniversary. It’s a team effort! Ace and Deuce put on the cream, Sebek added cookies on top, and Jack and Ruggie did the final decorations. It ended up looking pretty cute ^^ (Ace's VA is the one that added all the whipped cream peaks; it was mostly thanks to Ruggie's VA that the cake still looked aesthetically pleasing at the end.)

Actual game-related news time!!! The SR Grim card for the 4th anniversary is... drumroll please...!! 🥁Apprentice Chef Grim!!! ABGKSKVUkvuDSQEVUOFDFIHAFVA HE'S SO CUTE, HE EVEN HAS A LIL TUNA CAN CAKE 😭

For anniversary, there will be a series of free items given out if you log in during the event period (11th to 25th), which includes THREE 10-pull keys (released on the 11th, 15th, and 18th, respectively). You can receive up to 12 days' worth of freebies. There will be an anniversary banner as per usual; you can earn tokens by pulling on this and then trade them in for a SR magical key (50 tokens) and/or past event-limited SSRs (150 tokens), including past years' birthday cards (100 tokens). There will be a new "Event Recollection" feature which allows you to experience events that you may have missed getting the initial chance to play through yourself.

Mr. S's Mystery Shop will sell items from past events such as limited Groovy materials and spell upgrade materials. This is called the "Memory Shop".

You will be able to mark (multiple) parts of the story as your "favorite". This will be indicated with a pink heart icon.

Battles will have a new feature which allows you to save team compositions for them. Up to 25 compositions may be saved at a time. You can also pin your supports, so you no longer have to scroll to find a specific friend's character to borrow.

There will be 3 new item gachas added to the "Item Lotto" of the shop (for Crewel, Vargas, and Trein). Previously, there was only Sam's. You use a new type of medal (obtained by taking classes) to roll on the teachers' lottos, and can pull items related to what you'd typically earn in each of their classes.

Crewel's gacha may provide an herbal tea which can be used to boost Buddy Levels, including those for characters that are otherwise unable to take Alchemy classes. That means Crowley, Rollo, etc. are fair game. (Yes, you can force feed them tea to obtain FRIENDSHIP✨) The tea may also drop during Special Lessons or Alchemy class.

We finally get magical key conversion! On the summoning screen, you can turn 10 single pull keys into one 10-pull key (which guarantees at least 1 SR; single keys do not have this benefit).

The Guest Room will receive a second floor to decorate. This will be unlocked once you reach a Guest Room rank of 31.

The Guest Room rank cap will be increased from 30 to 40. Additionally, all properties of floor 1 appears to carry over to floor 2. This means the same comfort level and attributes will be present across both.

New BGMs will be added to Mr. S's Mystery Shop. There will also be new voice lines added to Alchemy, Flying, and the outfit selection screen. The official TWST soundtrack will be released on the 29th of May, though preorders are tentatively open now. It is 140+ tracks (149, to be exact!) across 4 discs and goes for 4620 yen (inclusive of tax; without tax the soundtrack is 4200 yen). Japanese retailers are offering different dorms' A5 sized holographic sticker sheets as bonuses for preordering.

That's it for now, mostly quality of life changes! There will most likely be a 4th year anniversary PV/animated short on the actual anniversary day (the 18th)!

[yyokkki]

Life as a corporate slave has you worked to the bone. Burdened with expectations from your boss, coworkers and family, you recall a faint childhood memory lost to years of data entry and drafting.

You remember the three weird uncles who'd hang out in your attic everyday at 3AM. How they'd left you an envelope before disappearing, telling you to open it up if a time ever came that you felt lost.

And so, deed in hand, you booked the next bus available and made your way over to Night Raven Valley with nothing but yourself and the clothes on your back.

What adventures await you as you farm, mine, fight and acquaint yourself with the eccentric yet strangely endearing inhabitants of the valley?

Starring:

Heartslabyul

Riddle Rosehearts as the Posh Lawyer

Pixel Art by multifandomlazywriter!

Trey Clover as the Homely Baker

Pixel Art by multifandomlazywriter!

Cater Diamond as the Bubbly Magicam Influencer

Clothing Ask

Art by sheepwater!

Ace Trappola as the Troublemaking Carpenter

Deuce Spade as the Trying-His-Best Mechanic

Savanaclaw

Leona Kingscholar as the Grumpy Unemployed But Rich Guy

Ruggie Bucchi as the Sneaky Odd Job Runner

Jack Howl as the Prickly Botanist

Octavinelle

Azul Ashengrotto as the Shady Saloon Owner

Jade Leech as the Shady Secretary

Floyd Leech as the Shady Security Guard

Scarabia

Kalim Al-Asim as the Cheerful Ranch Owner

Jamil Viper as the Dead-Inside Caretaker

Pomefiore

Vil Schoenheit as the Pompous Celebrity

Rook Hunt as the Scary Hunter

Epel Felmier as the Feral Apple Farmer

Ignihyde

Idia Shroud as the Vitamin D Deficient Game Developer

Ortho Shroud as the Local Sunshine Child

Diasomnia

Malleus Draconia as the Misunderstood Wizard

Lilia Vanrouge as the Adventurer's Guild Owner

Silver Vanrouge as the Sleepy Knight In Training

Sebek Zigvolt as the Overexcited Wizard Apprentice

Staff

Dire Crowley as the Scummy Town Mayor

Divus Crewel as the Dog Loving Scientist

Mozus Trein as the Cat Loving Librarian

Ashton Vargas as the Macho Guy Who Acts Like A Gym Trainer But Is Actually the Town Blacksmith

Sam as the Playful General Store Owner

Grim as the Weird Sewer Raccoon

The Ramshackle Ghosts as the Uncles Who Haunted Your Attic

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I don't think I'm the first one to come up with this AU but this is just my spin on it cuz I'm totally so normal about sdv and twst

I will be updating each character's general info/ headcanons slowly then maybe I'll move on to heart events for the datables (NRC students except Ortho)

All posts related to this au will be tagged #night raven valley

Asks/Requests are open for this AU

And do any of y'all have suggestions for loved/hated gifts for some of the characters? Some are obvious but I'm actually blank for some like damn I know their entire trauma but idk if they'd like malachite or not what am i supposed to do

Tag List (Interact with the linked post to be tagged in future updates mwah)

[mysteryshoptls]

SR Grim - Apprentice Chef Voice Lines

Summon Line: Leave it to me. Don't matter what kinda job it is, everything's easy as pie in my awesome hands!

Groooovy!!: All the tasty-lookin' dishes are mine, I tell ya! ...But I guess I'll let ya have a single bite 'cause it's you.

Home: I'll show ya just how awesome the Gastronomy Club is!

Home Idle 1: I can see Crowley lurking right outside Ramshackle... I bet he's lookin' to ask us to do somethin' annoying, so let's just ignore him.

Home Idle 2: Someone ate all the snacks? I-It totally wasn't me... Musta been the ghosts! Yep, mhm.

Home Idle 3: Crewel just nabbed my ribbon and washed it. Said he couldn't take seein' grungy-looking clothes... I ain't grungy!

Home Idle - Login: If we gotta cook, I'll be the taste tester! I'm gonna be the best helper, so do your best, henchie!

Home Idle - Groovy: I thought this school was gonna be all about throwin' magic around, but there's way more types of classes than I thought―

Home Tap 1: Vargas said that the more you exercise, the better your food tastes. But my food is always tasty no matter when I eat it. Weirdo.

Home Tap 2: History of Magic is sooo boring. But if I try to skip class, Lucius snitches to Trein...

Home Tap 3: Whenever Sam recommends something, I get this strange urge to just buy more stuff. Wait, think he's using magic on me or somethin'?

Home Tap 4: The chefs were sayin' I should wear a helmet, not a hat. C'mon, not like I'm sheddin' or nothing. ...Right?

Home Tap 5: You really want a bite of my special tuna can shaped cake? Fiiiine～ But only one bite, okay? Go on, have some. Eat it, eat it!

Home Tap - Groovy: Aww maaan, all the cream spilled out of the bowl 'cause you didn't hold it good enough... [slurp]

Requested by @butterflyremix.

[richincolor]

There is a wealth of fantasy books out in September and October, and here's a roundup of some I thought looked fun. Which ones are on your TBR list?

The Ancient's Game by Loni Crittenden HarperCollins

Alchemy and ancient spirits come to life in this debut fantasy inspired by African diasporic folklore and the 1920s World Fair, wherein sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre, an orphan from a reviled class, must compete for a coveted apprenticeship among the nation’s elite in order to save her adoptive father from a twisted fate. Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors. She never knew her family members or which one of them betrayed the isle of Nanseau. But like all Du orphaned after the war, Kellan is forbidden by law from practicing makecraft, the trade of carving magic into metal that was perfected by the Guild of Engineers and their maker apprentices. No one can know that Kellan has been using makecraft in secret and that, in the wake of a tragic miscarve, she’s been helping her adoptive father, Edgar, run his celebrated makeshop. But Edgar’s condition is worsening, and his shop is on the brink of ruin. On the eve of the Eighty-Fourth Annual Makers’ Exposition in Nanseau’s sparkling city of Riz, Kellan is thrust into the Guild’s twisted web of political intrigue and ancient secrets when she strikes a dangerous deal with one of its members to save Edgar and his shop. Now Kellan must compete in a rigorous gauntlet against the nation’s elite for a coveted spot as a maker’s apprentice. But danger lurks at every turn. And as Kellan falls into a budding relationship with the illegitimate son from one of Nanseau’s most revered families, she’s put into the limelight when something sinister begins targeting the Gauntlet’s competitors and wreaking havoc on Riz. Amid a crumbling city and a ticking clock, winning the Gauntlet won’t just be a test of survival—it will mean pulling back the veil of secrets behind the Guild and uncovering the shrouded legacies of Nanseau itself.

For She is Wrath by Emily Varga Wednesday Books

A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks revenge against those who betrayed her—including the boy she used to love. Three hundred and sixty-four days. Framed for a crime she didn't commit, Dania counts down her days in prison until she can exact revenge on Mazin, the boy responsible for her downfall, the boy she once loved—and still can't forget. When she discovers a fellow prisoner may have the key to exacting that vengeance--a stolen djinn treasure--they execute a daring escape together and search for the hidden treasure. Armed with dark magic and a new identity, Dania enacts a plan to bring down those who betrayed her and her family, even though Mazin stands in her way. But seeking revenge becomes a complicated game of cat and mouse, especially when an undeniable fire still burns between them, and the power to destroy her enemies has a price. As Dania falls deeper into her web of traps and lies, she risks losing her humanity to her fight for vengeance--and her heart to the only boy she's ever loved.

Immortal Dark (Immortal Dark Trilogy #1) by Tigest Girma Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister. It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family. Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a vampire stole her—the very vampire bound to their family, the cruel yet captivating Susenyos Sagad. To find June, Kidan must infiltrate the elite Uxlay University—where students study to ensure peaceful coexistence between humans and vampires and inherit their family legacies. Kidan must survive living with Susenyos—even as he does everything he can to drive her away. It doesn’t matter that Susenyos’s wickedness speaks to Kidan’s own violent nature and tempts her to surrender to a life of darkness. She must find her sister and kill Susenyos at all costs. When a murder mirroring June’s disappearance shakes Uxlay, Kidan sinks further into the ruthless underworld of vampires, risking her very soul. There she discovers a centuries-old threat—and June could be at the center of it. To save her sister, Kidan must bring Uxlay to its knees and either break free from the horrors of her own actions or embrace the dark entanglements of love—and the blood it requires.

Inferno's Heir by Tiffany Wang Bindery Books

Fearing for her life, an outcast princess joins the rebellion against her own kingdom and family. . . but when playing with fire, someone always gets burned. Teia Carthan abandoned her morals long ago, and now there’s nothing she won’t do to stay alive. So far she has survived her parents’ deaths, the ire of the Council, and innumerable attempts on her life, orchestrated by Jura, her half brother and soon-to-be king of Erisia. Teia’s rare control over two elements marks her as both an outsider and a formidable opponent—but once Jura is crowned king, there will be no way to survive him. Not for Teia, not for anyone. When Jura moves to crush the rebellion that seeks to overthrow the monarchy, Teia sees one last opportunity to ensure her own safety. She can infiltrate the rebels, locate their base . . . and betray them to Jura, trading their lives for her own. Yet when Teia meets the rebels, she gets far more than she bargained for. And when she gains not only their trust but their friendship, she begins to have doubts. Perhaps the rebels are right. Perhaps the Golden Palace should be torn down and the monarchy destroyed. But then again—what if there is another possibility? What if Teia were on the throne instead?

Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee Quill Tree

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for a headstrong prince in this lush, romantic retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale. When Prince Xian was a boy, a white snake bit his mother and condemned her to a slow, painful death. The only known cure is an elusive spirit pearl—or an antidote created from the rare white snake itself. Desperate and determined, Xian travels to the city of Changle, where an oracle predicted he would find and capture a white snake. Seven years ago, Zhen, a white snake in the West Lake, consumed a coveted spirit pearl, which gave him special powers—including the ability to change into human form. In Changle, Xian encounters an enigmatic but beautiful stable boy named Zhen. The two are immediately drawn to each other, but Zhen soon realizes that he is the white snake Xian is hunting. As their feelings grow deeper, will the truth about Zhen’s identity tear them apart?

Spells to Forget Us by Aislinn Brophy G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

Fate brought them together. Magic made them strangers. Luna is a powerful witch. Known for her skills and feared for her temper, she’s set to preserve her family’s legacy by becoming the head of Boston’s Witch Council—a job she does not want. Aoife is a non-magical girl. Raised under the lens of her influencer family, she’s grown up in the public eye. Now she yearns for privacy—but knows her parents won’t oblige. Just when they are at their lowest, Aoife and Luna find each other and start dating. As decreed by magic law, Luna casts a spell that will erase Aoife’s memories of their history together if they ever break up. But when Aoife and Luna end things, it’s both of them who forget . . . that is, until they meet again, fall for each other, and recover all the memories of their last attempt at dating. So begins the story of two star-crossed lovers who keep finding their way into each other’s orbits, even as the universe pulls them apart. When they set out to break the cycle, will they be strangers forever or together at last?

Till the Last Beat of My Heart by Louangie Bou-Montes HarperCollins

When you grow up in a funeral home, death is just another part of life. But for sixteen-year-old Jaxon Santiago-Noble, it’s also part of his family’s legacy. Most dead bodies in the town of Jacob’s Barrow wind up at Jaxon’s house; his mom is the local mortician, after all. He doesn’t usually pay them much mind, but when Christian Reyes is brought in after a car accident, Jaxon’s world is turned upside down. There are a lot of things Jaxon wishes he could have said to his once best friend and first crush. When he accidentally resurrects Christian, Jaxon might finally have that chance. But the more he learns about his newfound necromancy, the more he grasps that Christian’s running on borrowed time—and it's almost out. As he navigates dark, mysterious magics and family secrets, Jaxon realizes that stepping into an inherited power may also mean opening up old family wounds if he wants to keep the boy he may be falling for alive for good.

[twstgameplay]

[JP] 4th Anniversary

March 11th 16:00 - March 24th 23:59 (JST)

Twisted Wonderland’s 4th Anniversary Campaign has begun! With this event, the players are receiving a brand new SR Apprentice Chef Grim card!

Information found below:

NEW FEATURES

Grim Card Requirements

Stamp Card Info

Shop Info

NEW FEATURES

We’ll be getting the following new functions:

Part 1 (beginning 11 Mar):

Event Recall - Previously completed stories will be available to enjoy in the same way the original events were presented (instead of just the story in archive form). If the event story has not already been unlocked through normal play through, it will require gems to unlock. Missed rhythmics will be made available in the RHYTHMIC page once cleared. This is available through the Story tab.

Memory Shop - Items that were previously available during events (such as extra cards and groovy items, etc.) will be available in the Memory Shop. Memory Medals are required to purchase items from this shop, which can be bought in the gem shop, or during this event in the Tuna Can 2024 Shop. You must have finished the event either via the original run or from the Event Recall for items to be available for purchase.

Crewel/Trein/Vargas Item Gacha - New Item Gacha will be available that require "Reward Medals" to roll in. These Reward Medals will be dropped during lessons. The Item Gachas will have items from those respective lessons available. In addition, Crewel's Item Gacha will have the new Buddy Lv Up Items.

Buddy Lv Up Items - The Friendship Herb Tea will be available to increase Buddy Levels of cards. There will be three tiers (L, M, and S) and will be dropped during Alchemy and Special classes.

Other Changes

Up to 25 teams can be saved for use during battles. Support or Guest cards cannot be saved in a team.

Support Cards can be pinned, so that they will be easily accessible whenever you need that support.

There will be an option to favorite specific story chapters available from the Archive screen.

Single Magical Keys can now be converted to a Tenfold Magical Key, given that you have 10 single keys available.

Lesson Skip Tickets will become available. This cannot be used for Special lessons.

Collect Battles can be completed in a batch similar to Tests.

Magic Lv can be increased multiple levels at once instead of one at a time.

Battle Speed can now be set to 3x.

AP, BP, and RP can be refilled in batches instead of one at a time.

The Trouble sequence in the Guest Room can be skipped.

The Guest Room invite time will be reduced.

Part 2 (Beginning 15 Mar):

Second Floor of the Guest Room - A second floor to the Guest Room will be added that can be decked out with its own theme, furniture, and BGM. This will unlock at room rank 31.

Event BGM added to Guest Room - The BGM Shop will have previous event BGM available.

Other Changes

New voice lines for alchemy and flight classes.

New voice lines for when changing attire form on the home screen.

Room rank maximum raised to 40.

Part 3 (Beginning 18 Mar):

New Cumulative Missions - Missions regarding cards/lessons/exams will be added to the Missions tab.

Weekly Missions Updated - Clearing Rhythmics 3 and 5 times will be removed, and instead will be replaced by Win 5 and 10 Collect Battles.

Grim Card Requirements

Grim is a temporary card and will disappear if you don’t complete some requirements:

Collect 500 Tuna Cans [2024]

Read 「4th Anniversary」 Event Story Episode 2

The Tuna Can [2024] is an event drop and you can get 1, 2 or 5 randomly by completing lessons (History, Flying or Alchemy). You can see how many you have on the bottom of the Event Page. Left is how many you have right now (so if you spent some, the number is lower), right is how many you have collected until now (this is what you need to make Grim permanent).

To quickly go to Grim’s lessons from the event page, click on the Lesson button on the Main Event page or go all the way to the right on the Lesson Page, right after Diasomnia.

When you click on Grim’s card to level him up, you’ll get a message reminding you that he isn’t permanent yet, so items and madol spent on him will also disappear if you don’t make him permanent in time. Just click the black button to proceed.

One of the missions is to level up one of Grim’s magic to Lv.5 and we suggest you start with his M1 if only to complete the missions faster, because you use Tuna Cans to level up magic and the amount needed for each magic is different. (To level up magic, just click on the 4th tab: 魔法Lv)

Stamp Card Info

On the bottom left of the Event Page you’ll see a Stamp Icon, click there and complete some missions for rewards.

The event ends on the 25th, but the First Stamp Card only goes until the 15th 14:59 (JST), so pay attention to the time limit.

The Second Stamp Card goes until the 25th 14:59 (JST)

Shop Info

In Sam’s Shop, you’ll find the following shops:

Anniversary Medal Shop

Extra Chef Grim copies will be available in the shop after you collect 500 Tuna Cans and make him permanent.

Anniversary Medals are obtained by pulling/rolling on the Anniversary Showcase. You get 1 medal per roll (10-roll = 10 medals), so you’ll need to roll 100 times to grab that beautiful Anniversary Magical Key and 150 rolls to get the Limited Rerun SSR Magical Key and choose any of the already released Birthday Boy SSRs, Union Birthday SSRs, and Event Rerun SSRs.

Tuna Can Shop

The Event Background will be available in the shop after Mar 18th 0:00 (JST)

Magical Key (Anniversary) Shop

The Magical Key (Anniversary) Shop has a list of all Birthday Boy, Birthday Jacket, and Bloom Birthday SSR Cards. Keep in mind that you can only pick one from the Magical Key (Anniversary) Shop

Magical Key (Limited Run SSR) Shop

The Magical key (Limited Run SSR) Shop has the following Event Rerun SSR cards:

Halloween Riddle

Groom Ace

Starsending Deuce

Halloween Cater

Gala Leona

Camp Ruggie

New Year's Ruggie

Beans Azul

Masquerade Azul

Halloween Jade

Beans Floyd

New Year's Kalim

Silk Jamil

Boa Jamil

Halloween Vil

Silk Jamil

Boa Epel

Halloween Rook

Groom Idia

Masquerade Idia

Masquerade Malleus

Halloween Silver

New Year's Sebek

Keep in mind that you can only pick one from the Magical Key (Limited Run SSR) Shop

Magical Key (Limited Run SR) Shop

The Magical key (Limited Run SR) Shop has the following Event Rerun SR cards:

New Year's Cater

Halloween Trey

Halloween Leona

Beans Jack

Halloween Jack

Halloween Ruggie

Halloween Azul

Camp Floyd

Gala Jamil

Masquerade Jamil

New Year's Vil

Groom Epel

Masquerade Epel

Beans Rook

Starsending Ortho

Silk Malleus

Masquerade Sebek

Boa Sebek

Halloween Lilia

Keep in mind that you can only pick two from the Magical Key (Limited Run SR) Shop

Anniversary Pack (Paid Gems) Shop

For 200 Paid Gems, you can get a pack with the following:

1 Magical Key (10-Set)

10 Starshards L

10 of each elemental Grimoire

20 of each elemental Textbook

100,000 Madol

Anniversary Pack (Gems) Shop

Other Anniversary Packs are available in the usual Gem Shop for 50 Gems apiece:

[twistedintern]

Navigating Twst JP & JP-EN Term Listing (Updated)

Dorm & Character JP Name Abbreviation and Emoji Index

Heartslabyul > 🃏 ビュル Riddle Rosehearts > 🌹 リド Ace Trappola > ❤️ エー Deuce Spade > ♠️ デュ Cater Diamond > ♦️ ケイ Trey Clover > ♣️ トレ

Savanaclaw > 🏜️ サバナ Leona Kingscholar > 🦁 レオ Jack Howl > 🐺 ジャク Ruggie Bucchi > 🐆 / 🍩 ラギ

Octavinelle > 🐚 オクタ Azul Ashengrotto > 🐙 アズ Jade Leech > 🐬 ジェイ Floyd Leech > 🦈 フロ Tweels > イド

Scarabia > 🕌 / 🧞‍♂️ スカラ Kalim Al-Asim > 🦂 / ☀️ / 🦦 カリ Jamil Viper > 🐍 ジャミ

Pomefiore > 🍏 / 👸‍ ポメ Vil Schoenheit > 👑 ヴィ(ル) Epel Felmier > 🍎 エペ Rook Hunt > 🏹 ルク

Ignihyde > ⚙️ / 🔥 イグニ Idia Shroud > 💀 イデ Ortho Shroud > 🤖 オル

Diasomnia > 🐉 ディア Malleus Draconia > 🐲 マレ Silver > ⚔️ シル Sebek Zigvolt > ⚡ セベ Lilia Vanrouge > 🦇 リリ

Ramshackle > 👻 オンボロ Prefect > 🌸 / 🦐 / 🍊 (♀️/🚺 or ♂️/🚹 will sometimes follow) 監 / ユウ Enma Yuuken > 🦞 コミ監 (currently used to refer to Yuuta) Grim > 🐱 / 🐈‍⬛ グリ

NRC Staff > 🎓 / 🐦 NRC(の)職員 Dire Crowley > 🎭 クロ Divus Crewel > ⚗️ / 🐶 クル Mozus Trein > 📚 / 📖 モゼ Ashton Vargas > 💪‍‍ バル Sam > ☠️ / 🎩 サム Lucius > 🐾 ルチウス

Others Rollo Flamme > 🔔 ロロ Fellow Honest > 🦊 フェロ Gidel > 🔨 ギデル Skully J. Graves > 🎃 / 🪦 / 🕸️ スカリー Baul Zigvolt > 🐊 バウル Che’nya > 😺 / 🍭 チェーニャ Cheka Kingscholar > 🧶 チェカ Neige LuBlanche > ❄️ ネイジュ Ambrose the 63rd > 🧙‍ ア ン Najma Viper > 💫 ナジュ(マ) Marja > マルヤ Dila Spade > ディラ / デュママ Kifaji > キファジ Maleanor Draconia > (マレ)ノア Dawn Knight > 夜明騎 Eric Venue > エリック / ヴィパパ Farena Kingscholar > ファレ Ace’s older brother > 兄ッポラ

Glossary

The following list is in no way all-inclusive. I will do my utmost to update this section as the EN server progresses in story and translations become known.

(If I’ve overlooked anything, don’t hesitate to message me about it!)

Night Raven College

Mage Training Academy - “Wizarding Boarding School” (lit., no one uses this term, though)

Headmage - Headmaster

Housewarden - Dorm Head, Dorm Leader

Vice Housewarden - Vice Dorm Head, Vice Dorm Leader

History of Magic - Magic History

Flight - Flying

Freshman/Sophomore/Junior(/Senior) - First-/Second-/Third-(/Fourth-)Year

Potionology - Potions

Flora Element - Tree Element

Cosmic Element - Null Element

Objects and Activities

Thaumarks - Madol (Magic Dollars) There is no equivalent for “Sorcents” in the original canon, as Madol more closely converts to Japanese yen, whereas Thaumarks seem to reflect United States dollar values. The “cent” of Japanese currency (sen) has been obsolete for decades.

Blastcycles - Magicwheel

Spelldrive - Magift (Magic Shift)

Locations, Countries, and Regions

Queendom of Roses - Rose Kingdom

Shaftlands - Land of Pyroxene (Pyroxene)

Harveston - Village of Harvest

Sunset Savanna - Afterglow Savannah

Island of Woe - Island of Lamentation

Briar Valley - Valley of Thorns

Fleur City - City of Flowers

Event Names

Culinary Crucible - Master Chef

Beanfest - Happy Beans Day

Joint Exams - Unified Exams

The Phantom Bride - Ghost Marriage

Wish Upon A Star - Dance and Wishes

Camp Vargas - Vargas Camp

(A Twisted Halloween) Terror is Trending - (Scary Monsters) Screaming Halloween Show

(A Twisted Halloween) Spectral Soiree - (Scary Monsters) Endless Halloween Night

A Firelit Sky Over the Sands - Scalding Sands's Al'ab Nariya

Harveston's Sledathon - Harveston's Kelkkarotu

Twisted Tsumderland - Welcome to Tsumsted Wonderland

Fairy Gala Remix - Fairy Gala If

Glorious Masquerade: Let the Bell of Solace Ring - Glorious Masquerade ~Crimson Flowers and the Bell of Salvation~

Sunset Savanna's Cloudcalling - Afterglow Savanna's Tamashina Mina

Stitch's Tropical Turbulence - Lost in the Book with Stitch ~Midsummer Ocean and the Spaceship~

Playful Land's Miraculous Marionettes - Stage in Playful Land ~Dancing Puppets and the Fantastical Theme Park~

Limited Card Names

All club outfits - Club Wear

Apprentice Chef - Chef-in-Training

Suitor Suit - Groom-for-a-Day

Starry Robes - Star-sending Robes

Halloween - Scary Dress

Silk Adorned - Jasmine (Yasmina) Silk

Applepom - Apple Boa

Tsumsitter - Tsumsted

New Year's Attire - New Year's Yukata

Masquerade - Masquerade Dress

Rabbit Costume - Rabbit Wear

Tropical Wear - Suisui Wear

Liongarb - Kingly Beasts' Garb

Playful Attire - Playful Dress

Birthday Boy - Birthday Suit-Up

Birthday Jacket - Union Birthday

Birthday Bloom - Bloom (Broom) Birthday

(Lilia only) General - General of the Right

(Rollo only) Council Robes - Council President Uniform

JP Monikers ~ Floyd

(Floyd uses specific suffixes depending on his perceived relationship with individuals–i.e., diminutive/pejorative/etc.)

MC = Shrimp (koebi) Grim = Seal (azarashi) Riddle = Goldfish (kingyo) Ace = Crab (kani) Deuce = Mackerel (saba) Cater = Sea Bass (hanadai) Trey = Sea Turtle (umigame) Leona = Sea Lion (todo) Jack = Sea Urchin (uni) Ruggie = Remora (kobanzame) [changed in EN] Kalim = Otter (rakko) Jamil = Sea Snake (umihebi) Vil = Beta Fish (beta) Epel = Guppy (guppi) Rook = Seagull (umineko) Idia = Firefly Squid (hotaruika) Ortho = Sea Angel (kurione) Malleus = Sea Slug (umiushi) Silver = Jellyfish (kurage) Sebek = Crocodile (wani)* Lilia = Flapjack Octopus (mentako) [changed in EN] Crowley = Manta Ray (manta) Crewel = Striped Beakfish (ishidai) Trein = Red Squid (akaika) Vargas = Lobster (robusutaa) Sam = Seahorse (umiuma) Fellow = Foxfish (kitsunebera) Gidel = Cat Shark (nekozame) *Leona also refers to him as a “crocodile”

JP Monikers ~ Rook

Rook uses a combination of Japanese, French, and English variously; I have attempted to render the names in the simplest manner possible. (Those with names I cannot find in-game at the time of posting are marked accordingly and will hopefully be updated in the future.)

MC = Trickster Grim = Monsieur Hirsute (Mister Shaggy) Riddle = Roi de Roses (King of Roses) Ace = Monsieur Heart (Mister Heart) Deuce = Monsieur Spade (Mister Spade) Cater = Monsieur Magicam (Mister Magicam) Trey = Chevalier de Roses (Rose Knight) Leona = Roi de Leon (King of Lions) Jack = Monsieur Tough Guy (Mister Tough Guy) Ruggie = Monsieur Tanpopo (Mister Dandelion) Azul = Roi d’Effort (King of Effort) Jade = Monsieur Mastermind^ (Mister Mastermind) Floyd = Monsieur Yukaihan (Mister Joyous Offender) Kalim = Roi d’Or (King of Gold) Jamil = Monsieur Multi (Mister Multi) Vil = Roi de Poison (King of Poison) Epel = Monsieur Himeringo (Mister Lady Apple) Idia = Roi de Ta Chambre (King of [Your] Room) Ortho = Monsieur Doll (Mister Doll), “Miracle Boy”^ Malleus = Roi de Dragon (King of Dragons) Silver = Monsieur Sleepyhead^ (Mister Sleepyhead) Sebek = Monsieur Crocodile^ (Mister Crocodile) Lilia = Monsieur Curiosity^ (Mister Curiosity) Sam = Monsieur Mysterious (Mister Mysterious) Rollo = Monsieur du Mouchoir (Mister Handkerchief)

Monikers ~ Other/General

・MC > Malleus ~ Hornton - Tsunotarou ・Malleus > Humans ~ Child of Man (hito no ko) ・Leona > Azul ~ Tako-yarou (Octopus [derogatory]) ・Leona > Malleus ~ Tokage-yarou (Lizard [derogatory]) ・Leona > Idia ~ Kaiware daikon ・Leona > Skully ~ Anaguma-yarou (Badger [derogatory]) ・Leona > Humans ~ “Herbivore” ・Vil > Sebek ~ “Cucumber” ・Vil > a great many students his junior ~ “Potato” ・Sebek > Malleus ~ Young Master (waka-sama) ・Cheka > Leona ~ Unca’ Leona - (Leona-)ojitan ・Neige > Vil ~ Vi-kun ・Crewel > Students ~ “Puppies” (koinu-domo) ・Rollo > Trein ~ “Professor Mozus” (Mozus-sensei) ・Sam > Customers/Students > Little Imp ~ lit. “Little Demon” (ko-oni) >>> Sam sometimes will add a descriptor to distinguish between “demons”–examples being Kalim’s kin no oni and Rook’s okappa oni

Unique Magic (Signature Spells)

Below is a comprehensive list of romanized furigana (that is, the intended/spoken) readings of Unique Magic names as they appear in the original Japanese version of the game.

Riddle Rosehearts - Off With Your Head Deuce Spade - Bet the Limit Cater Diamond - Split Card Trey Clover - Doodle Suit Leona Kingscholar - King’s Roar Jack Howl - Unleash the Beast Ruggie Bucchi - Laugh With Me Azul Ashengrotto - It’s A Deal Jade Leech - Shock The Heart Floyd Leech - Bind The Heart Kalim Al-Asim - Oasis Maker Jamil Viper - Snake Whisper Vil Schoenheit - Fairest One Of All Epel Felmier - Sleep Kiss Rook Hunt - I See You Idia Shroud - Gate To The Underworld Malleus Draconia - Fae of Maleficence Silver - Meet In A Dream Sebek Zigvolt - Living Bolt Lilia Vanrouge - Far Cry Cradle Rollo Flamme - Dark Fire Fellow Honest - Life is Fun Skully J. Graves - Scary Night

Other Notes

+ Che’nya’s full name is rendered differently between the EN and JP versions. + Leona's family's royal chamberlain, Kifaji, had his name changed to "Neji" in the localization. The reason for this is unclear. (Kifaji means "food" in Swahili, which makes sense if you consider Scar and Zazu's relationship.) + Fellow Honest's name was changed to "Ernesto Foulworth" in the localization to better reflect Honest John's real name. + Gidel's name was changed to "Gino".

[stratocumulus-cloud]

TWST X Warrior cats: Staff

Mentors of Raven Territory

So… I had a very hard time figuring out where the staff fit in to everything here but I think I found a way to make it work. I’m a very bad writer so… enjoy my mess of an Au

- The event that happened before this was the banishment of the titans

- After this the clans were in disarray, with new territories opened there were many battles and arguments of who gets what. In all of this chaos came an increase of negative energy and blot as a result the magic became very corrupted which caused Beast war. Cats with a Dire Beast form got majorly corrupted and went insane.

- The Clans untied to defeat the corrupt Dire Beast. It was a hard long battle, many great warriors were lost but in the end.

- The leaders agreed in the end that this could never happen again.

- In the best attempt to make peace they created a neutral territory around the great tree and the moonstone, any cat could go there at any time of day. Hoping that this would broker peace between the clans.

- when CrowStar took over he decided to take it a step further and have Warriors and apprentices alike to learn how to fight, hunt and master magic.

- Many didn’t agree with this but begrudgingly went along with it because it was an order from starclan

Anyway Meet the Cats that Teach everyone

Ironclaw: Vargas

Hunting and battle instructor

Big guy

Was originally from Savannaclan

Is very hard on everyone, trying to push them to their limits

Is especially hard on Beastpaw/Yuu since they’re magic less

Rhymewhisker: Trien

Elder

Lore keeper

Teaches cats about the great 7 and the origins of the clans

As insightful and important his teachings are they’re quite boring

Originally from HeartClan

Lightclaw: Lucius

Lore keeper

Assists in Rhymewhiskers teaching

Is to take over when Rhymewhisker passes

Rhymewhisker’s nephew

Spottedpelt: Crewl

Shadowspeaker/Sam: Sam

Shadowspeaker was originally a rouge that went by Sam. Doesn’t mind what name others address them by

Shadowspeaker also has close ties with the Darkforest

Shadowspeaker: Main Mentor for magic training

Spottedpelt knows of Shadowspeaker’s ties with the Darkforest and sometimes voices his disapproval

Spottedpelt: Main Mentor for teaching about magical herbs and how to use them, believes that all cats should have some type medical knowledge.

[vanhelsingapologist]

More drawings + absolute bullshit that I drew during Emilia’s last oneshot as she leaves the party, because my REGULAR PC IS BACK! As always. Explanation below.

Emilia’s wearing the guise of a young woman who works in the Burgomaster’s mansion to briefly apprentice under Kasimir after she left the party so she could boost her understanding of her Druidic powers (that she straight up calls witchcraft). He’s not aware she’s dusk elven.

Also, he doesn’t super love her morals but I think he believes he can fix her.

Kasimir told her he was proud of her and then immediately smacked her with “oh you also remind me of my sister so maybe don’t give in to the darkness you willingly house inside you.”

In other news, as Emilia wrapped up her oneshot and I go back to playing my original PC (DEMETRIA’S FREE!) here’s everything else:

Victor Vallakovich went with Emilia to these sessions.

Arabelle took him in as her Friend because she saw how inherently pathetic wet cat he was. She’s matchmaking Victor and Emilia.

Arrigal hates Victor and Victor pretends he isn’t scared of Arrigal.

We have the poison to kill Vargas from Jenny Greenteeth. Go, Jenny!

Dusk Elves super disapprove of Emilia learning from Kasimir because they think she’s Vallakian. Got a little bullied.

Emilia is planning to live her life partially in disguise so we’ll see how long that lasts if our plan goes through.

Patrina/Emilia references won’t stop. This bodes so ill but I’m along for the ride so WEEE

bye Emilia hello again Demetria

[dorunasch]

"As the Fated One of Miracles, I want to be more humble about power. I have few desires for myself, and the happiness of others is my joy."

The Cray lore for Divine Z is insanely good, and supplements the canon, so I thought I would share the recent lore up to this point (Hikari's arrival) that ties in with the events of the Fated Clash, and how Suo's wish for "nothing" resulted in "nothing" in a literal sense, thus triggering Hikari's desperate attempts to undo what happened and prevent Suo from (inadvertently?) Thanos-ing all the Fated Clash participants and half the mountain around them.

Anyway, the lore explains that the Fated One of Miracles Rezael was once an Angel Feather who lost his lover in the civil war that broke up the United Sanctuary, and could not save them. He was so distraught about it that he became a wandering messenger, healing those along the way for hundreds of years. He becomes somewhat of a folk hero. A young angel named Soel seeks him out to become his apprentice, and Rezael appears before him when a village Soel is visiting in the Dragon Empire is attacked by flame beasts. Soel begs Rezael to teach him, and Rezael agrees. Thus, they begin their journey together, Soel becoming very aware of a deep chasm of sadness in Rezael's heart.

Along their journey, they meet Varga, who clashes with Rezael (Rezael wins); the legendary idol Krysrain; and he has quite a tussle with Blitz CEO Welstra on the Great Nature University grounds, because Welstra has to be super extra about everything. Welstra informs Rezael mid-fight that the power of being a Fated One means having the power to change history itself - including a tragic past - and this triggers immense anger and sorrow in Rezael, who clashes powerfully head-on with Welstra until Welstra backs off. The power of destiny, Welstra thinks, is tipping toward Rezael.

At the end of the conflict with the Dragontree in Will+dress, Baromagnus assisted Welstra in excavating an old set of ruins said to belong to Gear Chronicle, used for experiments on time travel/time leaping. And it is through these ruins that Welstra, the Fated One of Guiding Star, now leads Rezael.

Deep inside the ruins, there is a kind of mechanical, transparent egg covered in gears. From within it, Rezael hears a voice speak his name.

He knows that voice, and it breaks him.

His lover, from many centuries ago, who died in that terrible conflict and who he could not save with all his power: Liael.

Except... it's not quite "Rezael's" Liael anymore:

"The Fate of Time. I am your Liael, and I am not. The angel of United Sanctuary, Angel Feather, and the one born by the Gear Chronicles.''

She then tells him to retreat from the upcoming conflict, the conflict he knows nothing about yet, or:

"You die, and the world perishes."

[stellari-s]

30 day twst challenge: day 13

favorite 3rd year?

it's a hard choice, but i will probably go with trey for this as i wanna talk a little more about him. he is a level-headed and down to earth dude who somehow gets caught up in the chaotic antics of nrc sometimes. i can appreciate the sense of normalcy he has, and also how sometimes, he can show a bit of a mischievous side.

he gets along well with many students, which is almost relaxing to read in a sense?? like you kinda know whenever he's around, it's likely going to be a stable situation. and the way he plays off of characters like vil (apprentice chef trey and labwear vil vignettes), jade (camp vargas 2 and labwear trey vignette), cater and the like is just fun for me to read about.

vil enjoys trey's sweets in moderation but also is aware of how trey tends to baby his underclassmen to a fault; or like how jade, similar to trey, is a planner, but unlike trey, jade enjoys it more if things don't go according to plan; or with cater, how trey seems to know about cater's "hidden side." all in all, it kind of seems like especially in trey's case, it's others, or his dynamic and interactions with others, that really bring out his own charm.

though this is true to some extent with every character, i feel it to be especially the case with trey specifically because his personality is considerably or relatively more "normal" compared to others, in which he kind of shows this very realistic notion that one primarily sees themselves through others. ☁️

[mysteryshoptls]

SR Grim - Apprentice Chef Vignette

"Let's keep on doing aaallll these fun things together"

[Kitchen]

Grim: It's… It's…

Grim: IT'S DONEEEE!!

Grim: Look, [Yuu]! My super special awesome cake's finished!

The cake looks like a tuna can…

Grim: Yeah! I made it look like the most delicious thing in the world. See how even the word "tuna" looks good?

Grim: As for what I put inside the cake… That's a surprise for when we eat it! MYAHA!

Grim: I bet this is gonna be the bestest thing on the table. We gotta hurry and get it back to Ramshackle!

[Ramshackle Dorm – Anniversary Party]

Grim: Slowly… Slowly…

Grim: Gently, gently… Careful…

We're almost back to the dorm, you got this!

Grim: Gah, carrying a cake so it doesn't collapse is so hard…!

Grim: …But all the guys we passed on the way here from the cafeteria said it totally looked tasty, yeah?

Grim: Y'know, maybe my genius ain't just in eatin' food, but makin' em, too.

Grim: Back when you and me took the Master Chef course, I thought all this work was a pain, but…

Grim: Now I'm thinkin' that it was good we did it. 'Cause now tasty things can be made into even tastier things!

Grim: Myahaha! Thanks to this cake, today's party's gonna be the cat's meow!

Grim: Ah! But that annoying guy Trein is gonna be there… He might get mad if I get too excited.

Grim: Maaan, he's always findin' things to nag me about. Like the other day, he tried scolding in me when I was runnin' in the halls.

Grim: It pissed me off, so I tried pokin' fun at him, but then he just came at me!

Grim: Obviously I ran, but that old man is faster than he looks…

Grim: And then he just caught me in no time, I wasn't expecting that. Just nabbed me by the neck.

Grim: "Try to be a bit more like Lucius," he said… But I ain't a cat, y'know!

Grim: Don't know if Trein snitched on me or what, but even Crewel got mad at me, saying "Stop causing problems."

Grim: But then Crewel whispered later, "If you're going to tease Trein-sensei, make sure you don't get caught."

Grim: Myahaha! Crewel might be a teacher, but sometimes he's got a wicked side. He gets me.

Grim: …Though, he can be a huge stickler if ya mess around in class or get bad grades.

Grim: I remember the other day was pretty scary. He had us all lined up in a row, and was grilling everyone on who spilled the chemicals on the table…

Grim: No one fessed up, and Ace and Deuce were silently keepin' their heads down, so I stayed quiet too.

Well, we all got held responsible, in the end.

Grim: Tch. Trein and Crewel are both way too strict!

Grim: I like Vargas's class the best. 'Cause I don't need to take difficult notes in his class!

Grim: Like the other day, he started going on and on, saying, "If you want to be a great mage, then you need to have muscles as rippling as mine!" or whatever…

Grim: I was just nodding along, and then class ended with just him talkin' about his own muscles. Myahaha, waaaay too easy～

Grim: …Hm? Wait a mo'.

Grim: Do you think… The reason that Vargas showed up here randomly one morning a few days ago to go exercise together…

Grim: DID HE THINK I WANTED TO TRAIN WITH HIM BECAUSE I WAS NODDING DURING ALL HIS BOASTING!?

Grim: The sun wasn't even up, it was still dark, so that was a real pain!!

Grim: …Man, I think I might like Crewel or Trein better after all, ‘cause they don't cause me problems.

[Ramshackle Dorm – Anniversary Party]

Grim: Y'know, now that I think about it, all the profs here are really strange… Is this school really alright?

Grim: Oh. But I think the strangest guy ain't one of the teachers, but Sam. I'm sure of it!

Grim: And that's cause… Remember the other day when I lost at rock-paper-scissors and I had to go buy snacks by myself?

Grim: Before I even got inside the store, I heard Sam talkin' with someone inside.

Grim: But… When I got inside, he was all alone.

Grim: When I asked who he was chattin' with, he said his "friends on the other side," but… WHAT DOES HE MEAN FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE!?

Grim: He wouldn't tell me no matter how many times I asked. It's so eerie. But man, he's got a ton of cool stuff for sale, so I keep going back.

Grim: I remember then, too, before I could say what I wanted, he already had out the perfect number of snacks I had money for.

Grim: Oh yeah, and Crowley came in the shop right after me. Looks like he's always shoppin' at the Mystery Shop, too.

Grim: He started braggin' to me that he gets to order whatever he wants.

Grim: So I told him I wanted some special tuna cans then, and he says, "This privilege is for teachers only!"

Grim: He just kept on bragging, he's the worst! Crowley's so useless!

We should be thankful, since he let us attend here.

Grim: THANKFUL!? He should be thanking me for gracing this school with my genius!

Grim: And I bet Crowley'd gobble down the whole feast we got prepped if I take my eye off him for even a second…

Grim: No way I'm gonna give him a single bite. This time I'll make sure he's jealous of me.

Grim: Hey, [Yuu]. You 'n me're gonna protect this cake with our lives!

Grim: I might not be able to rely on you to do everythin' yourself, so good things we also got those ghosts.

Grim: If all us Ramshackle folk work together, we could even take on two Crowleys. We'll stun him silent!

Grim: I bet the ghosts're feelin' real alive right now. They were really getting' excited for Founding Day.

Grim: They were all, "It's so wonderful everyone is throwing a party here at Ramshackle～"

Grim: They also said that everything's getting' amped up 'cause we came to Ramshackle.

Grim: Myahaha. So that means… All the fun and happy times are all thanks to me!

1. Exactly!

Grim: Yeah. So you just keep on following me, no worries. Grim: As the boss, it's my job to take care of my henchie!

2. I think you're going a little overboard there.

Grim: Myah!? Y-You… You don't get how good I am to ya, huh!? Grim: I'm always pushin' myself hard doin' things for ya. Like, uh… Uh… ALL SORTS OF THINGS!

Grim: So let's keep on doing aaallll these fun things together!

Grim: Ah. Looks like everyone's here.

Grim: Hey, [Yuu], open the gate. We gotta bring the cake in quick!

Grim: I bet everyone'll be so surprised and happy. Myahaha. I can't wait～!

Requested by @butterflyremix.

[richincolor]

New Releases for the Week of October 29, 2024

This is definitely a fantastic week. There are five fantasies we're watching for in new releases.

For She is Wrath by Emily Varga Wednesday Books

A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks revenge against those who betrayed her—including the boy she used to love.

Three hundred and sixty-four days. Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, Dania counts down her days in prison until she can exact revenge on Mazin, the boy responsible for her downfall, the boy she once loved—and still can’t forget. When she discovers a fellow prisoner may have the key to exacting that vengeance–a stolen djinn treasure–they execute a daring escape together and search for the hidden treasure.

Armed with dark magic and a new identity, Dania enacts a plan to bring down those who betrayed her and her family, even though Mazin stands in her way. But seeking revenge becomes a complicated game of cat and mouse, especially when an undeniable fire still burns between them, and the power to destroy her enemies has a price. As Dania falls deeper into her web of traps and lies, she risks losing her humanity to her fight for vengeance–and her heart to the only boy she’s ever loved.

The Witch of Wol Sin Lake (Sacred Bone #2) by Lena Jeong HarperCollins

In the sequel to And Break the Pretty Kings, crown princess Mirae continues to unravel her tangled future in order to save her queendom—perfect for fans of This Savage Song and Six Crimson Cranes.

After her fraught journey to save her queendom, Mirae has finally cast the Netherking back into his dark cage in the Deep.

But his imprisonment brings her no peace—because in his final schemes, the Netherking managed to possess her beloved older brother, Minho, and it is his body that languishes in the Deep, tormented by his possessor.

Mirae is determined to free her brother and destroy the Netherking once and for all. But when the Netherking steals the all-powerful pearl of Seolla, all of Mirae’s careful plans are destroyed. She must set out once more to stop him, slipping in and out of the future with her divine powers as she races a path to the heavens itself.

When she discovers the truth about the Netherking’s intentions and learns that the only way to destroy him is with a sacrifice larger than she can bear, Mirae begins to doubt her free will and even the fate of the entire peninsula and the gods beyond.

Dark and thrilling, this action-packed sequel to And Break the Pretty Kings pulls readers deeper into its captivating world of lavish, fantastical magic and dangerous secrets, as Mirae faces overwhelming odds to save her queendom—and an impossible choice.

The Ancient’s Game by Loni Crittenden HarperCollins

Alchemy and ancient spirits come to life in this debut fantasy inspired by African diasporic folklore and the 1920s World Fair, wherein sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre, an orphan from a reviled class, must compete for a coveted apprenticeship among the nation’s elite in order to save her adoptive father from a twisted fate.

Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors. She never knew her family members or which one of them betrayed the isle of Nanseau. But like all Du orphaned after the war, Kellan is forbidden by law from practicing makecraft, the trade of carving magic into metal that was perfected by the Guild of Engineers and their maker apprentices. No one can know that Kellan has been using makecraft in secret and that, in the wake of a tragic miscarve, she’s been helping her adoptive father, Edgar, run his celebrated makeshop.

But Edgar’s condition is worsening, and his shop is on the brink of ruin. On the eve of the Eighty-Fourth Annual Makers’ Exposition in Nanseau’s sparkling city of Riz, Kellan is thrust into the Guild’s twisted web of political intrigue and ancient secrets when she strikes a dangerous deal with one of its members to save Edgar and his shop. Now Kellan must compete in a rigorous gauntlet against the nation’s elite for a coveted spot as a maker’s apprentice.

But danger lurks at every turn. And as Kellan falls into a budding relationship with the illegitimate son from one of Nanseau’s most revered families, she’s put into the limelight when something sinister begins targeting the Gauntlet’s competitors and wreaking havoc on Riz. Amid a crumbling city and a ticking clock, winning the Gauntlet won’t just be a test of survival—it will mean pulling back the veil of secrets behind the Guild and uncovering the shrouded legacies of Nanseau itself.

Warrior of Legend (Heromaker, #2) by Kendare Blake Quill Tree Books

Reed is officially a member of the immortal order of the Aristene. She even has a new name: Machianthe. It’s everything she’s ever dreamed of—so why isn’t she happy?

Maybe it’s because every hero she helps can only find glory at the cost of their life. Or maybe it’s because she can’t stop thinking about the prince she left behind.

Now Reed looks for any opportunity to help with low-risk hero’s trials. And a princess looking for a glorious marriage? Nothing could be less dangerous. But Hestion is one of the suitors, and while Reed is occupied trying to win him back, an old danger is gaining strength.

To battle the growing threat, the Aristene must band together, but the order has never been more divided. Will Reed be able to survive this war with her chosen family and her heart intact?

The Civilization by K.M. Mckenzie Iskanchi Press

At 17, Kadsa is tired of traveling with her grandpa in search of their lost, mystical home world. She yearns for college, friends, and a stable home. Discovering lies about her identity through online research, she decides to break free from her grandpa and seek the truth. Just as she embraces her newfound autonomy, her grandfather is kidnapped. On a perilous mission to save him, Kadsa enters a realm of dark forces, ancient deities, and looming annihilation. She must confront pressing questions: What role does her grandfather play in this world’s fate? Does she have the courage to be its savior? This tale is a transformative odyssey exploring resilience, the quest for truth, and the indomitable spirit of youth.

[krenenbaker]

9 and 10 for the ask game?

10. What is your favorite special event (Ghost Marriage, Fairy Gala, etc.)?

HARVESTON. I LOVE HARVESTON. almost every single thing about that event, I love. the music, the outfits, the setting, the Twistunes, the foods in it, the storyline (even though it INFURIATES me at times)... I love the Harveston Sledathon event. Marja Felmier also is like a combination of my Ahma and my Nana, so I really loved her character. And the interactions between the characters - for the most point - were absolutely wonderful. I like the storyline of Camp Vargas and especially Camp Vargas 2 as well, but Harveston supercedes that by a pretty big step :)

9. What is your favorite outfit?

ohhhh, this is TRICKY. I'm going to give a few, because I'm an indecisive lad and really like a lot of the outfits in this game! (putting the rest of this under a cut because it'll be long otherwise) ♡

FIRST UP, the Octavinelle Dorm Uniform. it's clean, it's classic, but it also has some slightly unorthodox features that aren't really seen in other similar suits: namely the seashell motifs and the patterned purple socks. those extra features make it a really fun outfit. I'm not counting Azul's here (even though I LOVE it, too!), because it deviates from the usual uniform.

next, the Applepoms. these are some of the coziest, loveliest outfits designed for this game, imo. they look warm, they suit everyone who has worn one, and they just are NICE!!

I also LOVE Azul's Masquerade outfit. it's beautifully detailed, the colours are perfect, and it's an incredibly flattering design. even just the lace on the front of the bodice is gorgeous!!

Che'nya's... I guess RSA Uniform (??) is REALLY good, too. I love all the designs and details, from the colours, to the patches, to the belt, to the boots, to his jewellery. it's a DELICIOUS outfit ♡

and finally - for this post, at least, because I could go on and on and on about other outfits - Cater's Playful Dress outfit. I know that this event is still to be released on the EN server, but GOSH if this isn't a great outfit ♡ the little diamond motifs, the cut of the jacket, the colour scheme, the BOOTS?? it just looks so damn good on him!!

I could continue with a NUMBER of other outfits (Pomefiore Dorm uniforms, STYX uniforms, the Apprentice Chef uniforms, Riddle's Suitor Suit, a number of the Halloween/Scary Dress costumes, etc.), but I'll stop here ^w^

[pandakyoki]

Jade/Floyd/Tweels x Annabeth Commission Ideas

-> Short Boyfriend x Tall Girlfriend -> Toddlers -> Elementary School -> Middle School -> Gender bender -> Bad Wolf x Red Riding Hood -> Bad Wolf x Black Lamp -> Fairy Gala -> Firelit Sky -> Happy Beans Day -> Ghost Marriage -> Wish Upon a Star -> Scary Monsters -> Vargas Camp -> Port Fest -> Glorious Masquerade -> Harveston Festival -> Sunset Savana -> White Rabbit Festival -> Beach Swimwear -> Apprentice Chef -> Proposal -> Wedding -> Stage in Playful Land -> Annabeth turned into Betta fish/Eel Mermaid -> Valentine's Day -> White Day

[instantbreplay]

This is for Chiyu (the "☆" means there is a note at the end):

1.) I always thought that the song "Anytime, Anywhere" by milet from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End was a good fit for Chiyu because of the longing and regret he feels after his best friend, Tenjin Hinode, died in a fire, and he couldn't save him. However, I think that "Homura" by LiSA from Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is the better choice because like Tanjiro holding Rengoku's last words in his heart and fulfilling them, Chiyu actually carried out Tenjin's dream of becoming a medical practitioner as closure for himself, and he chose Night Raven College because he enrolled there at Avril's age and knows that the students are reckless troublemakers.

2.) As mentioned in No. 1, Chiyu had a best friend named Tenjin who he grew up with, and they were inseparable until he passed on. As of now, Chiyu doesn't have a "close plantonic friend", though he is usually around talking to Trein who was his history teacher. I would say they're pretty close in more like a teacher-apprentice sense.

3.) Chiyu has complications with his relationships with the students and faculty because while he's very well-liked, especially for his efficient healing power, one thing is certain that the students and faculty are deathly terrified of him when it's an issue on health. Some say he's "too caring" to where he becomes violent when the students get into fights and cause injury or when Vargas decides to give them a life-threatening physical challenge. They still come to him with very minor injuries, asking for small bandages for cuts and such because he's much calmer about them.

4.) Chiyu is way too paranoid to have "minor" fears. This man will overthink and worry like his own mother about the causes of injury and death to anyone on the NRC campus. He's even paranoid about people finding out his secret.

5.) When Chiyu went to NRC, his best class was offensive and defensive magic because in his homeland called Data Zone Zero, or D-0 for short, there are these magic-tech heroes in high tech exoskeleton and weapons known as ☆Titans (in the Infinity [Avengers] District which is like America) or ☆Oni (in the Yokai [Big Hero 6] District where he lives which is like Japan), named after the Omnipotent Titan (Thanos) and the Red Oni (Baymax). When it came to this class, Chiyu aced it without it dropping a single percent.

6.) Chiyu hated history because it was so boring, the teenager at the time sleeping through it. It wasn't until his father shouted at him that he brought the grade back up with Tenjin's help, who was a model student throughout their school years together, and his studying tricks.

7.) Like Avril, he had a fascination with engineering because the Red Oni had a cool suit when magic is inaccessible to D-0 before the Ultimate Sorcerer (Doctor Strange) passed on his knowledge to others. He wanted to make one like the Red Oni's but even better because he dreamed of earning that high ranking title, so in order to understand engineering more, oddly enough, he joined the science club where he learned all kinds of things regarding biology, chemistry, physics, and more. This actually helped him pass alchemy with a shining grade, but he did it for fun.

8.) ...Ace...and he knows Ace because of his older brother when the brother (known as Jack because of the Japanese fanbase creating the name for him) went to NRC. He also dislikes Floyd because of his changing mood swings and attitude.

9.) Chiyu doesn't have a favorite staff member. In fact, while he and Trein are a little closer, Chiyu is often by himself doing his work or something else unless someone drags him to hang out with the other staff to a nomikai (a drinking party) as he would call it.

10.) When Chiyu enrolled, he was actually sorted into Ignihyde because of his dream to be an Oni.

11.) There's no student he sees as a sibling, however as mentioned in Avril's Q&A that he's her favorite staff member, Chiyu begins to see Avril as a daughter because of the amount of time he spends with her, mainly because he's her legal guardian, but he sees himself in her which makes him reminisce of the good old days. His parents say that Tenjin rubbed off on Chiyu with the worry about others' health, making him chuckled lightly that the idea that he's reliving the past.

12.) Well...if we can talk briefly about an event we made up, I'd say Chiyu's favorite event would be his own event at D-0 where it, like the other bigger events, takes reference of Big Hero 6 as Avril, Ace, and Deuce start following a mysterious masked man who's supposed to be like Yokai, a.k.a Prof. Robert Callaghan, teaming with Chiyu's worst enemy, Casimir Amaterasu, to use forbidden magic for something more diabolical than could ever imagine. Chiyu's role would be the main protagonist (SSR) along with Avril (SSR) since he's twisted from Baymax. However, if we use official TWST events, I would say it's the Halloween event because there, Chiyu would also go after the students to save them.

13.) Everybody...and he would win. (Except against Malleus and Lilia—those two are scary strong)

14.) From elementary to Night Raven, Chiyu had terrible grades because he hated studying until Tenjin came along and helped him which kept his grade a little at average level, unless it was a physical or science class. By the time he went to the best medical institute in his home city, Ishioka City, he was a star student with stellar grades, earning his Ph.D rather quickly.

15.) Chiyu is a biodroid...let me explain briefly:

Chiyu went into the fire to get Tenjin out of there because Tenjin went in to save his instructor who was training the two to be Oni, but as you already know or might have assumed, Tenjin died in the fire. Chiyu, however, was fatally wounded and went comatose. A year in of fighting for his life, and he passes away which threw Tenjin's little brother, Touma Hinode, into a fit of insanity because he already lost his brother: he didn't want to lose Chiyu, too. So, Touma began to reconstruct Chiyu, replacing his heart with a magestone core (like Tony Stark, a.k.a Iron Man, with his new Arc Reactor Core in Iron Man, 2008), his organs, bloodstream, and his broken bones with actuators, an endoskeleton, a magical battery, and a mana supply system, his skin with a collagen and human dermal fibroblast solution, and his eyes with hyper-spectral cameras. Touma managed to save Chiyu's brain and memories soundly and connected them to his reconstructed body, however...he needed to do more in order to really bring him back so in a panic that he turned Chiyu into a full-robot, he turned to forbidden magic and found Artificial Life Creation which allowed him to refunction the most important parts of his body to live as a human: the magestone core and the mana supply circulation system as his actual blood circulation and heart and the magical battery to collaborate with the circulation system as his digestive system which converts anything Chiyu can consume into mana to refuel, and the solution reformed to look and heal like human skin (a regeneration spell built inside the solution but he has neither a nervous system or feel temperature). The new magic Touma used even regenerated Chiyu's flesh underneath the skin to work together with his new functions. Then...to bring it all together, Touma used the Artificial Life spell known as Artificial Soul which—as the name implies—gave Chiyu a soul to have free will, and thanks to Touma saving his brain, his memories were easily linked to the artificial soul.

Yeah...it's a lot...

16.) If we used Avril's POV of her entrance as a guide, Chiyu actually didn't know the events of the ceremony were occurring because of the librarian, Mad Master Morgan, distracting him as he knew what was happening and using magic to disillusion reality. Morgan knew that Chiyu has severe pyrophobia. The only thing that Chiyu knew about the ceremony was that it was happening and that the stage coach ran Avril over...no, his response to Avril getting hit by the carriage was not calm—he nearly killed that man until Crowley and Avril showed up for a check-up.

17.) He tries not to go near them as he fears that the ghosts will detect that his soul is artificial.

18.) With the artificial soul, Chiyu's emotions are very limited except for anger, worry, paranoia, and fear so adjusting to this new "dull" personality when a good portion of the older staff remember him differently is the hardest for him, especially since he has to keep telling half-truths and lies about what really happened. In fact, he has to mimic the physical traits and tones of the very limited emotions in order to keep up the act of him still being human when he's barely that.

19.) ...HECK NO!

20.) Actually, no books would fit Chiyu's character development as much as his D-0 event. Instead, throughout the story while spending time with the Heartshackle gang (Avril, Grim, Ace, and Deuce), his emotions such as happiness, excitement, sorrow, etc. began to increase little by little, Chiyu finally feeling human again.

☆: Titans and Oni are actually the same but due to cultural differences and history such as the Infinity District being Thanos's territory and the Yokai District being Professor Callaghan's territory, they are named differently. However, the outside world (the Isle of Lamentation, the Land of Pyroxene, the Rose Kingdom, etc.) calls them "Super Soldiers", named after Twisted Wonderland's First Superhero (Captain America).

Twisted Wonderland OC Questions:

Do you have a song that represents your OC, if so why?

Who is your OC’s closest platonic friend?

Tell us about a complicated relationship your OC has with another character?

What are your OC’s minor fears?

What is your OCs best class?

What is their worst class?

Why did they join their clubs? 

Is there a character your OC doesn’t like, if so why?

Who is their favorite staff member? Why?

What dorm would your OC be sorted into besides their current one?

Is there a character your OC sees as a sibling?

What is your OC’s favorite event(s), what was their role?

If your OC could physically fight another character, who would it be and would they win?

What are your OC’s grades like?

What is a secret not many characters know about your OC?

How would your OC describe their entrance ceremony from their POV?

What does your OC think of the Ramshackle ghosts?

What is the hardest thing to adjust to at NRC? The magic? Being away from their family? Ect.

Do they trust Crowely?

What chapter does your OC get the most personal character development?