#voidling answer

[usercookie2008]

Rotting Apples AU questions!!

How’d the Twins receive those scars?

What caused the tree to rot? Was it this AU’s version of The Apple Incident, or is that yet to come?

Ok well, yeah the name is a little misleading but actually the calling of "Rotting apples" is more of the after state of the Twins themselves as the Multiverse Names I've given them implies as such being Wither and Decay with a last other character whos really wrapping this all together teehee

But First I'll Answer How the Twins got their Injuries, more or less speaking it follows a general Dreamtale timeline as general per usual with the usual Apple incident but rather than Nightmare and Dream surviving the incident they both end up dying in the end

Dream dies after Nightmare more or less gravely injures him and ends up breaking off Dreams Jaw before he falls to the ground

Nightmares Injury coming from one of the villagers when they had started chopping down the tree creating a weakspot in his skull where his goop had destroyed the bone there.

as goes the Apple incident, Nightmare ends up killing everyone and in a last bit of clarity he realizes what hes done. Dreams body hadn't dusted yet so Nightmare had tried dragging dream to the stump meekly as the flux of magic is too much for him. Dreams body dusts completely before Nightmare makes it to the tree but he still takes Dreams crown before collapsing against the stump and too dying leaving the Au silent and empty...

well that is until a little ol' Necromancer came around :}c

His name is Sage and he's a Variant of one of my own Sanses, Necro, who is well, a Necromancer

I'll post more about him overtime but teehee

Overall though more or less How he meets the twins is sometime after wandering the Multiverse for some time, he ends up in the remains of Dream tale, upon discovering two interesting souls lingering, Sage reanimates the two out of curiosity since he's never seen souls like theirs and as spirits of sorts Dream and Nightmare were brought back, unfortunately though the damage done to their original vessels stuck with them and thus why they look the way they do since Necromancers usually don't have the skill set to change a raised dead's physical appearance

Although beisdes that I'll be sharing Withers gang at some point later :}

so keep an eye out on that teehee,, :}c

[bewitched-bullet]

the scandal will only be over when you decide to deactivate your account 😝😘

Scandal?? What scandal? Hey, @toccata-i-voir you cheating on me with another eldritch overlord??

I've been so entrenched in the webs of this digital purgatory for so long, "deactivation" would simply allow my tendrils to bud off and grow anew. You obviously, can't handle just one of me. Just imagine if there were more.

[thereareeyesinsidethetrees]

you would not believe your eyes

if ten million fucked up guys

pet all your cats as you fell asleep

(versions with white line art to make details easier to see)

[utilitycaster]

top 5 DnD spells!

Guards and Wards. no one casts it because it's high level ridiculous use case but it is dear to my heart forever.

Cure Wounds

Synaptic Static

Dimension Door

Scorching Ray

(2-5 are just ones I've had the most fun casting)

[vibrant-gemini]

what about your saliva? your tears? your sweat? or, possibly, other fluids? is it just your blood that is addictive?

That is an excellent question.

I imagine it would have the same effects, though on a less intensive scale? I can't say for sure, since I haven't test it out.

[last-of-the-eddas]

You know, at least I can tell when it is a Friday. Because you all start yelling.

(I still question why you must refer to Fridays as... that.)

[captainpuffys-kinhelp]

Could I request some stim headcanons for a traffic games!Etho

I remember having wings as well as being partly a shapeshifter, so I'd like it if that could be acknowledged. I'd also prefer if some of them featured moving around or involved different blocks if that makes sense-

(also I meant to add a question mark at the end of the request but it kept glitching for me for some reason :( ) - Voidling Anon

posted!

[hermitcraftheadcanons]

End-native species(like voidlings) grew up with the Void surrounding them like a thin veil. Because of this, they're more resistant to the Void's isolating and maddening effects, in the event of banishment.

So EX was able to stay surprisingly sane throughout 3 years of banishment, but Hels started to go a bit stir-crazy after a month.

Also, the void is meant to keep it's prisoners charges alone and devoid of all their senses. People trapped there do not find eachother, no matter how hard they try. It simply does not happen.

..So how is it that those two just stumbled across one another?

EX is resistant to the isolating effects of the void. I think you've answered your own question.

Perhaps it can't quite keep a desperate and lonely voidling away from the one person he could possibly interact with.

-Mod Mleem

[void-ink]

Hello child of void. If I may, I would like to know your story? How did you come to be? But of cours, I do not wish to make you uncomfortable. Thank you little voidling

(I’m writing this because I can’t draw comics to save meh life)

that Voices had only been coming for a few days at this point. The Child didn’t think much of it because they enjoyed the company. It had been so long since the last Gaster have spoken to them and their SOUL hardly ever spoke unless it was guiding them (from danger) to new parts of the Void. Today’s question was an odd one… all the others had kept their questions relatively simple but this Voice seemed more intrigued by The Child themselves then the Void and how it worked.

“*My Story?..” They asked quietly into the empty air that had asked them of their background. Their SOUL pulsed worriedly as it too heard the speaker and their interest of The Child. They thought a long, long moment before they answered. “*This is where I’ve always been… The Void is the only thing that exists.” They stated blandly, their expression devoid of emotion as per usual.

A golden gloved reached out desperately as the world fell away, the startled shout shattering like the person who it sought. The eyes of all that had ever lived and would eventually live glazed over as the very idea that someone may have Fallen into the Void was wiped from all who thought.

The Child seemed to finally return to their senses as they clutched their SOUL to their chest like a shied. Their SOUL didn’t mind, it never did, just happy to allow itself to be hugged as the Child stared off into the Void with their empty sockets. Their scarf wrapped protectively around them as they mentally thanked it for blocking out the deathly cold of the Void.

“*Sorry… What was the question?..”

[inaconstantstateofchange]

I come to you on my hands and knees (relevant to the topic right lol) begging for any and all info on Bane, Banites and how it all ties in with Gortash. I love you in advance. <3

Bane and His Cult

Alright, so after twelve and a half hours of research I still don’t fully feel like I have enough, but at a certain point I just need to get this out there, and if there is anything you – or anyone else – would like to see explored in more detail, please feel free to ask! 

Note: I love getting asks like this! There is such a vast quantity of Realmslore that having some sort of specific focus for my deep-dives is a huge help, and knowing the topic is of interest to others is a huge motivator. I also greatly enjoy getting to put my training as a historian to work, as there is so much to interpret and archive alike. 

As ever, these writeups will align with current 5e lore, and draw from 3.5e for additional supporting information. On rarer occasions – and always noted – I will reference 1e and 2e, but with the caveats that there is much more in those editions that is tonally dissonant with the modern conception of the Forgotten Realms, and thus generally less applicable.

We’ll begin with one of the most recent conclusive descriptions of Bane, from the 5e Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, an overview of the current world-state of, well, the Sword Coast: 

Bane has a simple ethos: the strong have not just the right but the duty to to rule over the weak. A tyrant who is able to seize power must do so, for not only does the tyrant benefit, but so do those under the tyrant’s rule. When a ruler succumbs to decadence, corruption, or decrepitude, a stronger and more suitable ruler will rise.  Bane is vilified in many legends. Throughout history, those who favor him have committed dark deeds in his name, but most people don’t worship Bane out of malice. Bane represents ambition and control, and those who have the former but lack the latter pray to him to give them strength. It is said that Bane favors those who exhibit drive and courage, and that he aids those who seek to become conquerors, carving kingdoms from the wilderness, and bringing order to the lawless.¹

This gives us the briefest summation of what draws people to the Cult of Bane: the desire for power and control, often deriving from a sense that they lack exactly those two things. Bane is the quintessential deity of lawful evil, which – if you’ve read any of my previous posts on the sociology of the Nine Hells – bears a striking similarity to Baator itself, the realm of lawful evil, and the place where Enver Gortash spent at least a portion of his formative years. 

The majority of the following excerpts derive from 3e, which went into far more detail on the specificities of the Faerûnian gods, including their dogmas, holy days, et cetera. One important point to note, however: any discussions of Bane’s scope of power are no longer accurate, as the time period in reference is about one hundred and twenty years before Baldur’s Gate 3 is set, at a time when Bane had just returned to life – and godhood – as nothing less than a greater god. By comparison, during Baldur’s Gate 3, he is a quasi-deity, having abandoned most of his previous godly power in exchange for the ability to directly meddle with Faerûn – forbidden to the gods by the overgod Ao – and gambling that he would be able to regain his lost power and prestige in so doing.²

The dogma of Bane – that is, the core tenets and philosophies that his followers seek to emulate – is as follows: 

Serve no one but Bane. Fear him always and make others fear him even more than you do. The Black Hand always strikes down those that stand against it in the end. Defy Bane and die — or in death find loyalty to him, for he shall compel it. Submit to the word of Bane as uttered by his ranking clergy, since true power can only be gained through service to him. Spread the dark fear of Bane. It is the doom of those who do not follow him to let power slip through their hands. Those who cross the Black Hand meet their dooms earlier and more harshly than those who worship other deities.³

Even were there nothing else to go off of, this would tell us a great deal about the group dynamics of any followers of Bane, whether established church or fragmented cult. Just as in the Hells, hierarchy is everything to proponents of lawful evil. Any cult of Bane would have a strict order to its power structure, and there would be limited – practically nonexistent – tolerance for any questioning or insubordination of that order. To the minds of Banites, such is simply the natural and superior ordering of the world. These interactions are detailed below: 

Within the church, the church hierarchy resolves internal disputes through cold and decisive thoughts, not rash and uncontrolled behavior. Bane’s clerics and worshipers try to assume positions of power in every realm so that they can turn the world over to Bane. They work subtly and patiently to divide the forces of their enemies and elevate themselves and the church’s allies over all others, although they do not fear swift and decisive violent action to help achieve their aims.³ 

The manner of tyranny that Bane holds to is similarly calculated – he is not interested in mere shows of force, but rather in insidious plots that twist and make use of existing rule of law to legitimize tyranny wherever possible. A social tide operated ostensibly within the laws of the land is far more troublesome to fight back against than a simple army.⁴ 

As far as specific ritual and day-to-day workings of the cult, some can be evidenced here, in broad strokes: 

Bane’s clerics pray for spells at midnight. They have no calendar-based holidays, and rituals are held whenever a senior cleric declares it time. Rites of Bane consist of drumming, chanting, doomful singing, and the sacrifice of intelligent beings, who are humiliated, tortured, and made to show fear before their death by flogging, slashing, or crushing.³ 

In this sense, rituals seem most likely to be used as a display of power and a test of subservience, leaving lower-ranked members of the cult at the whims of their superiors, expected – as noted previously – to attend to their commands with the same alacrity they would use were Bane himself to speak. The rites themselves are designed to reinforce and glorify the primary aspects of their god’s domain: the tyranny of forcing submission and pain from the weak. 

Faiths & Pantheons, published a year after the Campaign Setting supplement, provides a similar description of the rituals of the cult of Bane, along with some intriguing and flavorful additions (noted in bold for ease of comparison): 

Their religion recognizes no official holidays, though servants give thanks to the Black Hand before and after major battles or before a particularly important act of subterfuge. Senior clerics often declare holy days at a moment's notice, usually claiming to act upon divine inspiration granted to them in dreams. Rites include drumming, chanting, and the sacrifice of intelligent beings, usually upon an altar of black basalt or obsidian.”⁴

As, in the “present day” of Baldur’s Gate 3, Bane has lost much of his foothold on power and his Faith’s old domains, the specifics of architecture of Banite keeps are no longer quite so relevant. However, in times past, when his Faith worked far more openly and held much greater power, the philosophy of Bane was expressed through the architecture of his churches and strongholds: 

Tall, sharp-cornered stone structures featuring towers adorned with large spikes and thin windows, most Banite churches suggest the architecture of fortified keeps or small castles. Thin interior passageways lead from an austere foyer to barrackslike common chambers for the lay clergy, each sparsely decorated with tapestries depicting the symbols of Bane or inscribed with embroidered passages from important religious texts.⁴

The social capital of a Faith – a broad term used to encapsulate all followers of a single deity – is often heavily intertwined with the power of its god, a mutualistic relationship that runs in both directions. More social weight behind the Faith means its god’s name and will is conveyed to more people, some or many of whom might apportion some worship or act in alignment with that god and empower them by so doing. More power for the god means more divine actions that can bolster their own image and the reach of their clergy. At its height in the late 1300s, the Faith of Bane was one of the most prominent and powerful, with comparable might to that of a small kingdom.⁵

Something that is important to bear in mind in a setting such as the Forgotten Realms, not only polytheistic, but an environment where the gods being worshiped are demonstrably existent, is that the followers of evil gods are not likely to be obtrusive with the less savory aspects of their dogma. Not only would that, in the majority of cases, do more harm than good to their deity’s long term goals, in the words of Elminster: 

A dead foe is just that: dead, and soon to be replaced by another. An influenced foe, on the other hand, is well on the way to becoming an ally, increasing the sway of the deity.⁶

All of this aligns with what we see of the Cult of Bane and its operation in Baldur’s Gate 3. While it does not have the same sway and might behind it as it did a hundred years before, through manipulation of law and carefully applied pressure – of whatever form most likely to yield the desired results, be it threats, bribery, blackmail, or use of hostages – Gortash has enacted a steel web of delicate, ensnaring tyranny across the entire city. 

We can even find present-day expressions of the interactions of the cult members, and find that they hold true to what their forebears experienced, further proof of the consistency of lawful evil. A personal note found on the body of a dead Banite guard at the Steel Watch Foundry calls the Black Gauntlet in charge of the Foundry Lab, Hahns Rives, a “disgrace to the Tyrant Lord”, and notes the writer’s intent to “compile a list of Rives’ shortcomings for the Overseers.”⁷ These shortcomings include: 

1. Rives failed to reprimand Polandulus for making jokes about Lord Gortash! 2. Rives missed the morning mass to Bane - twice! 3. Rives didn't punish Gondian Ofran when she missed her gyronetics quota merely because she'd lost a finger that day in the punch press.⁷

We can see evidenced here the constant scheming for position and recognition consistent with this manner of lawful evil hierarchy. Both devils and Banites orient their day-to-day lives around how to prove themselves to their superiors, while also undercutting them at any chance they have to prove their own superiority, with hopes of being raised above them. 

This is only reinforced further by another text found within the Steel Watch Foundry, Bane’s Book of Admonitions. Its text is not written out for us, but described as such:

A book of adages and precepts for Banites, providing the basic tenets of worship of the Lord of Tyranny, with suggested prayers for common situations. The heart of the book is Bane's Twelve Admonitions, a dozen rules for proper Banite conduct, with punishments specified for failure to comply. The book opens easily to a page with two of Bane's most popular admonitions, number six, the Reprimand for Leniency, and number seven, the Rebuke for False Compassion.⁸

The most likely scenario is that this book was used by the “Overseers” referenced by the anonymous Banite writing of Rives above. The exact position of the Overseers is not made clear, but from context and knowledge of Banite hierarchy, we can infer that they inhabit a place in the hierarchy above both the guard and Rives himself, and that their role is to ensure all those below them uphold the tenets of Bane at all times, never losing sight of his will. 

In that context, it makes sense that they would both have a book of specific punishments for specific infractions – rule of law, after all – and that, given the attempted report on Rives, punishments (“admonitions”) for the crimes of leniency and false compassion – and all compassion is false when your conception of the world does not allow for its existence – would be those most referenced. It would be incredibly important to the unity of the cult, as well as to Gortash’s plans, to harshly punish any observed leniency or break from Bane’s law among members of the cult.

Not only would failure to control the situation at the Foundry potentially spell failure for the schemes of Bane’s Chosen, any unpunished step out of line by members of the cult would be seen as tempting others to do the same, a trickle of dissent quickly becoming a flood. Better to ensure that all adherents live in merited fear of the consequence of failure. 

After all, it is said of Bane himself: “He has no tolerance of failure and seldom thinks twice about submitting even a loyal servant to rigorous tortures to ensure complete obedience to his demanding, regimented doctrine.”⁴

And, in an appropriately lawful hierarchy, the same rule must apply from the bottom, to the top.

¹ Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. 2014. p. 26.

² Descent into Avernus. 2019. p. 231

³ Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3E. 2001. pp. 237-8

⁴ Faiths & Pantheons. 2002. pp. 15-16.

⁵ Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3E. 2001. p. 93

⁶ Ed Greenwood Presents: Elminster’s Guide to the Forgotten Realms. 2012. pp. 135-6.

⁷ Rives’ Failures as a Banite. Baldur’s Gate 3. In-Game Text.

⁸ Bane’s Book of Admonitions. Baldur’s Gate 3. In-Game Text.

[usercookie2008]

No one:

When you AU/AUs:

AUS???

Also real giggles

[saiintvalentiine]

For the request thing can you do an expansion on that fic you made with post-eb100 wato and wifies I really loved that one

a small expansion on the eb100 oneshot !!! I do want to give a proper expansion a shot, but for now this is what ive got :') set right after the end of the original oneshot.

Word count: 620

Wifies is a quiet guest. Wato already knew this, but it’s even more emphasized by the way night blankets the world in silence that Wifies blends right into. He’s staying the night, and Wato hadn’t even had to ask— maybe the whole crying on him was a question itself, and this is Wifies’s answer to it.

“Sorry if it’s a little dusty in here, I haven’t had guests in a while,” Wato opens the guest bedroom and shuffles around it, looking for anything obviously out of place or dirty. “I’ll change the sheets. Do you want to shower?”

“Yeah, that’d be nice,” Wifies says. “But you’ll have to lend me clothes.”

“Of course! I’ll put your clothes to wash and dry too, if you want, so they’re all fresh for tomorrow.”

Wifies smiles at them. The way he’s trying to hold eye contact is so sweet, though all it does is make Wato realize how much they were relying on Wifies dodging their gaze. They’re trying to not react at all, not shiver and bare their teeth, because every flash of violet brings them back, reminds them of those wretched endermen.

How much longer will it take? Wato can’t be unpleasant forever. They can’t. Especially not to Wifies. They don’t want to be unpleasant to Wifies.

“Let me— I’ll grab everything, wait here.”

Wifies steps aside and lets Wato leave him behind. Wato digs up a towel and some sweatpants, and struggles to find a shirt that’ll be soft enough to sleep in that will also fit Wifies. Wato’s always been taller than him, but Wifies has put on considerable muscle from his stints with Parrot. They end up picking something soft and pink and wide, folding everything up and handing it to Wifies.

“Thanks. I won’t take long.

With Wifies squared away, Wato gets to cleaning the room up. Bed sheets first, then dusting off most of the surfaces and wall decor, replacing some burnt out candles and fruitlessly bonemealing a wilting tulip in a pot. Wato can hear Wifies’s bare feet hitting the wooden floors, so his body at the doorway doesn’t startle them for once.

“I don’t think that’ll work,” Wifies says, rubbing the towel through his hair.

“Well, it was worth a shot.”

Wifies looks incredibly funny in Wato’s clothes. The sweatpants have some sloppy cherry blossoms embroidered on one leg, and the paleness of the pink shirt makes him look like he’s perpetually blushing under the lights. His little owl-eyed blinks don’t help with the whole innocent, messy look he has going on. He looks like he belongs in Wato’s space, less like an invasive voidling and more like the guy who slips into tight crevices in escape rooms for Wato and lets Wato test traps on him when they’re bored. He looks like Wifies, dulcet and dampened.

“I’m really happy you’re staying,” Wato says suddenly. “I’m really— I appreciate it. I know you’re busy working on videos and stuff.”

“Never too busy to stay,” Wifies says, glancing down, embarrassment turning him pinker.

Wato wants to eat those words. Never too busy to stay. They warm Wato from the inside, bring a boiling heat to their fingertips, and Wato can’t help but reach out to pull Wifies in close, hug him all over again.

They have learned one thing well: when someone says something that sounds too much like what you want to hear, make sure they’re real.

Wifies is real. He’s a real weight against Wato’s chest, smelling flower-petal fresh, like Wato’s soap and shampoo and conditioner, though that staticky citrus spark still lies beneath. Better that it remain, even if it evokes the image of chorus fruit; he’s more real because of it.

[rayshippouuchiha]

My God Ray have you seen the leaks for the latest JJK chapter? I'M SCREAMING??

Alright alright, so, Spoilers ahead in case you haven't and want to avoid this ask (or in case you do answer and your voidlings want to avoid spoilers)

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JIN IS SUKUNA'S TWIN BROTHER THAT SUKUNA ATE WHILE STILL IN THE WOMB??? The fact that KENJAKU of all people ended up as Sukuna's fucking SIBLING-IN-LAW LMAO I'M LAUGHING SO FUCKING HARD

Also it makes me laugh so much that Sukuna is beefing with his 15/16 years old nephew, but honestly? Peak uncle energy, if my sister had a kid I'd be beefing with them 24/7 as well ngl

BUT ALSO YUJI HITTING SOMETHING LIKE 8 CONSECUTIVE BLACK FLASHES? BREAKING NANAMI'S RECORD?? AND INO USING NANAMI'S WEAPON AND ACTUALLY HITTING SUKUNA??? I just know that Nanamin is watching them from the Afterlife and is feeling so damn proud of his kids 😭😭😭

AND YUJI CONFIRMED HAVING SUKUNA'S SHRINE CT? Yuji GOATdori coming in WITH A STEEL CHAIR 🙏🙏🙏

AND we don't have a break next week! I'm so hyped!! GEGE KEEP COOKING 🗣🗣🗣

OH god yeah I follow the leaks every week and this week was wild. For a bit there we thought the Sukuna-Yuji Twin Theory had been confirmed and I was just like YESSS Sukuna's beef was just the Cain Instinct all along!!

But then they dropped that it was a translation error and said it was Jin instead but either way it makes it 1000% more hilarious how much Sukuna just fucking can't stand Yuji.

Spent the whole chapter scared for Ino though, can't lie. I don't trust Gege not to kill him or Choso every time they on page.

But yes yes yes Itadori "Left, Right, Good-fucking-night" Yuji is back in the house with all those Black Flashes and it was glorious

[universe-xlll]

Sorry for the misunderstanding! Does that mean they never came in contact with Void? And if so, what kind of bugs are they? Sorry to pry, I’m sure the differences will get explained in the story.

Anon if I answer the question about what kind of bug they are, you and anyone that reads my answer will find out the plot before I even post the first chapter.

Tho it's kinda obvious for me (because I wrote it lmao), but there's an explanation as to why their appearances are the same when the siblings never came in contact with the void. Like I said in another ask the siblings have never seen Hallownest, they weren't even raised there.

Hornet is still a Spider hybrid if you're wondering, the rest are not voidlings.

BUT hopefully when it's posted and get to that chapter, people get to see why I did the au like that :]]

[unma]

Drops some dead animals in your ask box

How dead we talking? Freshly dead? Dead for a week? I need to know before the voidlings cook and eat them and promptly get themselves sick. Also where did you get the dead animals? And why are you just dropping them off here? Actually nevermind those please answer the first question it's urgent.

[abyssal-forge-bah]

︴💫 - create a pack that's the physical embodiment/a conceptive of your blog

The deep sea answers your call! In the reflection of the water, you see...

General stuff:

1. Name: Abyss, Hollow, Evil, Chaos, Amira, Lilium, Kenoma, Ciaran, Rinku, Esmeray, Smoky, Onyx, Nebulon, Twila, Dusk, Draven, Lilith, Blackwell, Howl, Obsidian, Ink, Crow, Shadow, Abaddon, Admatha, Veidan, Sheol, Logan, Cassius, Pythias, Nullis, Cony, Cowan

2. Pronouns: he/him, they/them, it/its, voi/void, pur/purge, non/nons, null/nulls, blank/blanks, deep/deeps, sea/seas, dark/darks, fish/fishes, blub/blubs, splash/splosh, ab/abyss, shape/shift, cry/cries, call/calls

3. Species: voidling, shapeshifter, mermaid, dragon, shadowperson, human

4. Source: bahtive, brainmade

5. Gender identity / sex: transmasculine, agender, femboy, sinnerboy, voidrot, cruerestic, severgender, voidgender, genderabyss, maristrocen, deepic, seasoundic

6. Sexual / romantic attraction: asexual, aegoromantic, grayromantic, queer

7. Gender expression: androgynous masc leaning

8. Role: depression holder, substitute, punkxenorole, survivalmate

9. Sign-off: 🕳️, ⚫, 🌑, 🔮, 🚫, 🥀, 🫧

10. Face claim:

🚫_🚫_🚫

Additional stuff:

11. Age: 20-25

12. Random facts: loves to bite things,  has low stamina, swears a lot, is afraid of heights

Be aware that headmate could form differently than described!