#wishing cairn

[scolio-sin]

IM SO INSANE ABT THE NEW DON EGO....

(some silly school doodles)

[woodlouseonastring]

what i would give to live in acantha's cottage and bury bodies for a living

[mumblelard]

manifestations of my familiar

last night i dreamt of hats. so many hats. one hat after another, but none of them were right

[themiserymarquis]

Jyeong-hyo, Wishing Cairn EGO.

This took me a while to finish! And I wasn't exactly confident in recreating the abnormality, so the mock BG i came up with has it noticeably absent. I'll likely polish that one up sometime later.

[impending-day]

so fucking excited for the rock to drop

[grrrrriffin]

Hnk spoilers

[evilmagician430]

emo houseki no kuni part 4

[ask-overclocked-sinners]

“…When the hell did you get here?”

“…”

“…You gonna answer?”

“…the manmade airways of mankind are no match for me.”

“…As expected.”

Yi Sang is available for asks!

[balteus]

i find aechmea in general so fascinating. the fandom opinion of him is largely negative and with good reason but i appreciate a character that is so thoroughly unfazed and narratively evil still. the reasons for his atrocities have at no point been entirely selfish and they're still completely condemnable and he makes no exuses for them. maybe ive been reading all the wrong media but what a refreshing take on a villain that is.

> be me

> random overseer worker in upper caste

> duty is taking care of the absolute worst pieces of shit in human society, people who committed crimes so low they've been cast out to never be seen again

> after thousands of years of an existence of mundane suffering get opportunity to pass onto nirvana

> nah

> stay to take care of the pieces of shit under your jurisdiction, offer yourself up to them

> build a utopian and egalitarian society

> no more castes, workers have rights, unions are powerful

> small problem

> existence is still suffering

> there are millions of people you're taking care of who are suffering in existence as well

> this suffering is perpetuated by a robot on earth for the sake of a couple hundred life forms

> scheming.png

he doesn't even see himself as completely righteous, he knows he's committed cruelties, but ultimately he believes it to be for the greater good and only ever goes as far as he needs to and doesn't hold grudges against the gems who are the indirect reason for his suffering. his manipulation of phos and the gems is masterfully done to the point phos only ever realizes they've been done wrong when it's all already over. i completely see why people hate him but by god this has to be one of my favorite villain narratives of all time

[aconstantallegory]

since pagoda veneration is based on a dol hareubang would it be classified as an M abno when officially seen?

[catshavenolord]

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12 original giant frogs ranging from flying to fire-breathing

3 original froggy magic items

2 tables of flavor to spice up the frogs in your game

Alternate versions for CRACK! and Cairn

Art by @evlynmoreau-blog and @whereischaosprincess

Print copies of the Cairn version are now available

You can pick up the plain text of the table for free or a pamphlet version with art for $2 over on my Itch.io page:

[liliox-ciel]

Yi Sang - Wishing Cairn

[melonisopod]

A cairn is a type of landmark or memorial made of stacked stones. It is sometimes used as a grave marker also. So "Wishing Cairn" is "A grave marker built on wishes," "A wish made in remembrance of a dead loved one,"

And who do we know has this EGO so far?

Yi Sang and Don Quixote.

[dailyadventureprompts]

Deity: Nerull, The One Who Sorts The Bones

It's said they found the god in the old tombs, in that forgotten quiet where long eras had worn away all the epitaphs. They drew in a breath of the still air and on their exhalation the god took flight into the world on vulture's wings. -The Silent Testimonies, book 1

A god not of death, but of the dead, Nerull presides those aspects of the mortal coil that lay beyond the Raven Queen's domain of mourning and memory. Someone must keep vigil for the departed long after their names have passed from the memories of the living, and so that duty falls to Nerull, who's chosen people are the spirits that have lingered in the world far longer than they were ever alive.

Beyond the dead, the vulture’s faithful are an eclectic lot. Itinerant gravetenders, scholars of forgotten tongues, Bonesetters who's experience with embalming helps them minister to the living.  To Serve Nerull you must first die, though this is often symbolic.

Unlike his fellow carrion-bird death god, Nerull's following does not frown on the use of necromancy, or the existance of undead. Ghost stories, whether vengeful or sorrowful are considered holy for the way their memory transcends time. The exception to this reverence of course are those trapped in suffering, and the "hungry" dead who feed on the living. Pain and want are after all the purview of life, and Nerull dispatches hunters and psychopomps to ease such spirits along their way.

Adventure Hooks:

While out on their travels the party encounters a procession of grey pilgrims, masked and shrouded, all silent save for the leader of their procession who carries a staff jingling with bells and welcomes the party to sit by his fire. He tells tale of conflicts across the realm, new and old, shared with her by her flock, and invites the party to walk along with them the next day if they wish to see something splendid. Should the party agree to such unsettling company they will walk until sunset when they come to a hillside dotted with loose stones, where one by one the pigrims will walk out and begin constructing their own cairns. The procession leader will thank them for their observance, not many are so kind to the unnamed dead, and will reward them with answers to five questions before departing on pallid wings.

After inexplicably befriending one of Nerull's agents (and possibly his daughter?) during one of their adventures, the party are liable to be put out when they don't see their favourite psychopomp for a while. Queue sightings of a foreboding spectre that's knocking one by one on the doors of the city at night, sending people into a panic. Imagine their surprise when it turns out this wraith has a message for them... their favourite omen of doom has been kidnapped by a necromancer and her boss (dad?) wants them to get her back.

The Vulture's work is never done, and this time he's decided to enlist the heroes for aid. Perhaps there's an undead spirit that needs to be quieted, perhaps there's something sinister at work in a ruin once consecrated in his name, perhaps it's just making sure they clean up after themselves after their latest stint of tombrobbing. Regardless, Nerull can offer the heroes something far beyond coin... closure with the dead, ensuring visitation with a loved one for some much needed closure.

Titles: The Vulture, The Bonesorter, Dead Ned, the weary reaper, the vagabond end.

Signs: Plants too dry to rot, the voices of the departed carried on the wind, skeletons rearranged into trees or gardens.

Symbols: A scythe or sickle entwined with flowers.

[jmdbjk]

Camping: one bed.

WARNING: CONTINUED POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT! I may or may not mention "Are You Sure?" scenes in detail and their outcomes during these long rambling messy posts beginning with the next sentence.

I am 100% certain

Snuggle

happened. I need tumblr to make it possible to use different fonts on one line.

But first. Dinner was cooked.

Reminded me of this... sorry to digress.

That darn glare on the camera:

Jungkook immediately washed his hands after touching Jimin's tongue... don't blame him, I really wouldn't want those kinds of cooties from Jimin either. I love you Jimin but I don't want your stomach bug. Sorry.

Whatever the hell this was...

Jimin had a soaking the meat in the sauce scolding from Jungkook years ago. Okay.

Dinner is served.

There was a moment when perhaps an oops was edited out. Did Jimin mention a brand name accidentally?

They got a kick out of whatever he said because then they recalled that time Tae kept saying brand names during their live back in LA.

JK's face was incredulous like "wtf dude shut up"

Some members were called.

There was a comment about making Tae and Namjoon speak to each other... ??? What in the name of spillage of tea and inside jokes was this about?

Jungkook Facetimes Tae.

So is this where Tae finds out Jimin and JK are doing a travel show? And was JK worried Tae would start saying something about not getting to ride motorbikes? HAHAHAHHAAA welp... we don't know what that was all about.

JK hanging up on Tae was priceless.

Tae cusses him out via text and JK tries to de-escalate with "i love you". JK thought it was hilarious. I wonder if it is not often he gets the upper hand in this dynamic? The push and pull has not abated.

Yoongi's deadpan "what?" when Jimin called: tell me you get a lot of frivolous phone calls from Park Jimin without telling me you get a lot of frivolous and pointless calls from Park Jimin.

Some reflecting happens...

Jimin says regardless of how its going so far, he thinks its good he came so Jungkook could travel around and relax as he embarks on his first solo promotions. Jungkook says he is grateful and Jimin says he has regrets and Jungkook brushes it off. Just enjoy it now he says. I think this is the moment they both relax and they are back in their groove. Jungkook really needs quality time with his Jimin. Just enjoy... finally... that's where JK is at this point.

Finally, lights out. There's a camera in there but its too dark... we only hear this:

Jimin: "You seem cold, Jungkook. Come here." (I suspect Jimin may be running a temp at this time)

Jungkook: "I'll sleep without the blanket." (In an attempt to make Jimin comfortable.)

Jimin: "Come here, Jungkook." (insisting)

They were sleeping in very close proximity. It's a miracle if JK did not catch the stomach bug too.

The snoring that is loud enough you can actually hear it even with the music track and sound effects playing:

MMA elbows flew in the night and Jimin got smacked in the nose. It even swoll up a bit. Also, more diarrhea. My man didn't get much sleep. He was miserable.

Crew delivers pepto, JK pours a dose but does Jimin down it? We aren't sure because we don't see it. My man... please help yourself out of this (literal) mess. Though we only see the pepto being delivered I will assume other precautions were taken in that they made him drink plenty of fluids, took his temp, contemplated whether to abort the mission, etc. Knowing Jimin, he declined that last option.

Jungkook: "you came all the way here for nothing but pain."

Jimin: "I came so far ... smacked by your elbow... stomach bug... I can't even eat... and I had a fever, why am I even here? it gets sadder by the moment..."

They were laughing about it. What else could they do? It was a genuine moment.

So Jimin slept while Jungkook made himself some coffee.

Me either, Jungkook. Need coffee.

And spent some time building a rock cairn tower so he could send up some wishes to the universe. That was something else.

It was such a precious thing to watch.

Please no falling in the water, no explosive diarrhea, no broken bones or loss of blood... well... that last one though... little did they know.

In my opinion, even though Jimin was struggling with his illness, the activities were healing and bonding. We'll have to wait for the behinds to see what else happened. I wonder if they will release that this week or wait and drop them after the final episode in September.

Regardless, I am thankful for this window we get to see them together, after two years of knowing Jimin was working so hard and seeing Jungkook light up time after time, wanting to see him, especially the first half of 2023.

They are together right this minute, though they are the most isolated members of the group from whatever is happening. Not knowing how much information they are able to receive about what's going on, I know they will at least have each other to talk to until things get resolved.

On to Episode 2...

[yogurtlid10000]

i wish i knew who made thsi meme but it made me laugh so i wanna share it la la la cairn is one of my favorite charcaters fr.... NOT PHOS TOO CONFUSING THEM FOR ANTARC STOP STOP

ignore aechmea.