#wisdom of the crowd

[psycheetamore]

Anyone know this pic? It is our main man, right?

[violent138]

pick a number 1-10 and I'll tell you if you're cool or not

7 is the coolest number. You can't change my mind *sunglasses emoji* *cowboy hat emoji* *finger guns*

[kittyspring-creates]

[sera8273]

Edited bc Apollo isn’t the sun god :/- thanks for reminding me guys-

Apollo:You all know that I’m a fan of catchy songs. So with so many sirens gone, I think Ody’s in the wrong.

Athena:They were trying to do him- your kidding, right?

Apollo:What?

Athena:Your fighting for a man because he killed sirens that were trying to kill him?

Apollo:I mean, like yeah. Pretty much.

Athena:….Seriously-

Apollo:I have like no beef with this sad and pathetic man. I have wayy much better things that fighting but he killed my sirens man, I can’t let that slide!

Athena:To Gods above below and those outcasts- there’s literally a Siren In the Crowd with the Lotus Eaters and your fucking-

Apollo:I HAVE NO BEEF WITH THIS DUDE-

Athena:THEY’RE LITERALLY IMMORTAL- WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE?!—

[hoboblaidd]

Elvhenan Timeline according to the Chantry's records

Someone on twitter pointed to a section on the keep that i never knew about, a timeline of the world state. The Chantry acknowledges that this is a loose timeline because the date is so far removed from history that it's difficult to pin down. They also think that elven immortality wasn't real, which we know to be false.

Arlathan would likely have been founded as the war with the Titans was going on, but likely not at the beginning of the war. The Firstborn elves were logically still finding their feet (pun sort of intended?) before the war truly exploded and defining what their place in the world meant. We don't know how long it was between elves taking bodies and the war breaking out, but given how Solas said each time the elves took a body the earth shook, I think pretty soon after. We have no idea when the war ended and the Evanuris declared themselves gods. Their apotheosis was not as immediate as Veilguard makes it out to be. I prefer Solas' explanation in Trespasser: after the war, generals became respected elders, then kings, then finally gods.

Then we have that elven immortality ends almost 3000 years ago. The info is a little squishy about how long it took the Veil to truly disintegrate what the elves had, but I don't think it took long at all. The obvious immediate destructions are places like the Vir Dirthara. Stories we find around Arlathan, the Crossroads, and a little in the Lighthouse document the confusion and changes people feel after the Veil goes up. I think it's safe to say elven immortality ended very near the time the Veil went up, give or take the years it would take the elves to realize that they were dying like anyone else.

All this to say, based on the Chantry's admittedly lacking timeline - Solas truly is around 10,000 years old (and just counting when he had a body), with 2000-3000 years of that spent in uthenera after he raised the Veil. If elven immortality ended very soon after the Veil went up, that means that Solas' rebellion lasted literal millennia. Solas says he led a rebellion for "a hundred generations of your lifetime." With the estimate of ~5000 years between the founding of Arlathan and the end of elven immortality, the most conservative estimate I can think of is 2000 years of rebellion.

The truth is probably far longer, but this is all we have, and I think it's fascinating. He had a mere 12 years or so in modern Thedas at the time of his ritual. Changing the mind of a being that old and devoted to his goal for that long is almost impossible.

[jannaphia]

♔ Young Lamb ♔

Prince Orso from Joe Abercrombie's Age of Madness trilogy

[xillionart]

The Age of Madness × Seven Deadly Sins

↳ 02. Savine dan Glokta · Greed

[ringzgukgak]

okok LISTEN. ALL jokes aside-

i need you to really think about how you would really respond to both of these real tattoos in real life upon seeing them on two real people

(and also please explain your reasoning i beg of you but no pressure)

[xserpx]

‘It’s a comfort, telling yourself there’s some big right thing out there. That you could seek some wise old bastard in the mountains who’s got the answer. Then there’d be no need for doubts and regrets.’ He looked sideways, sunlight glinting off his metal eye. ‘But far as I can tell it ain’t that simple. Right things, wrong things, well … it’s all a matter of where you stand. Every choice is good for some, bad for others. And once you’re chief, you can’t just do what’s good for you, or those you love. You have to find what’s best for most. Worst for fewest. Like your father tried to, and with no magic eye to see the outcome.’ He sat back, one leg stretched out, and looked towards the sea, breeze stirring the grey hair about his craggy face. ‘Doubts and regrets, they’re the cost of casting a shadow. The only folk without ’em are the dead. For what it’s worth, I’d say you did the best you could.’

— Caul Shivers, The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie

‘Then why does it hurt so much?’

‘Said you did your best. Didn’t say it wouldn’t hurt. One thing I can tell you …’ And he frowned down at that ring on his little finger. ‘Doing your worst feels no better.’

[leconcombrerit]

I have to go to sleep so I can try to manage the feat of not being a total corpse from the first day of the week, but here's a little sketch real quick.

I've been re-reading The Age of Madness (but haven't made notes of what they look like so I'm going off vibes and memory alone) ; you get Vick (I love you Vick), Rikke (I don't like you so much Rikke but you're a pleasure to draw), Leo (ah yes I shouldn't like you but here we are aren't we) and Savine (my queen she's the best).

[psycheetamore]

Disclaimer: I am invoking my right to post deranged stuff here. I warned you..

So, I have been bedridden for the last period. Must be covid or something. My throat is hurting like hell, I keep coughing etc. Just tired and sick enough not to work or write fanfic, but not too far gone to prevent me from posting stuff on tumblr. This explains the even higher influx on (sub par) tumblr posts coming from this end of the internet.

Anyhow. I have been sucking every bit of throat aid I could get my hands on. And now I am starting to see a bump on my tongue form.

So I started googling what other causes this could have (you know exactly what I was looking for... and if you don't, than you are too precious, untainted and delicate to be looking at my tumblr...)

According to Google I ofcourse have cancer, bc that is googles answer to every ailment 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

But I need to continue to Google (probably Reddit) to find an answer. Perhaps one of you guys (mfx) knows. And if it turns out that too could cause this, it may mean I have some rewriting to do on this felatio focussed trilogy...

[gamelpar]

everyone is losing their mind with kotpota and its characters meanwhile im here just yelling in my lonesome about the gang in the caesar trilogy

[catherinekal]

Finally finished The Wisdom of Crowds!

I enjoyed it a lot and the whole trilogy as a whole was a ride I couldn't have predicted. I still think Logen Ninefingers is my favorite First Law character, but the new cast are wonderful. Rikke especially was a highlight.

Honestly I'm worried any fantasy book I read now will feel lackluster. Joe understands characters are the heart of the story and they more then make up for the less complicated worldbuilding fantasy stories are known for.

The book itself was a wild ride at the look of a revolution and how quickly one can rise and fall in power. The chaos of it and brutality of it. I like the endings for all the characters and the final chapter painted some fascinating and horrific imagery.

Age of Madness as a whole was so different from the original trilogy and yet just as entertaining, if not more so. It's even less fantasy then the first trilogy and that was already pretty lite on fantasy as is. There's a lot more going on it feels like, more moving parts, and this final book wraps it all up well.

Go read The First Law books if you enjoy fantasy and goddamn good characters.

[clochanamarch]

see this? the hand trying to take the spoon from her? aisling would have Words. "i'm trying to be cute" ur STRESSING her OUT. this is her domain! this is her happy place! wHY ARE U MANSPLAINING HOW TO STIR FECKIN PASTA--

[xillionart]

The Age of Madness × Seven Deadly Sins

↳ 01. Jurand · Envy