#woglinde

[illustratus]

Siegfried and the Rhinemaidens by Hans Zatzka

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Koloman Moser - Woglinde (name of one of the Rhinemaidens), Calendar Page from Ver Sacrum No.1, circa 1901.

[shadow-schemer]

me remembering how i defeated Aria with the fairy job class while i face tanked her hyper beam because i didnt break the orange bar fast enough: girl im sorry you got defeated by bugs 😅😅😅

[xenogearsjoe]

And I'm watching a playthrough of xenogears, since I haven't had the time to commit to playing it properly the way that I would want (and someone reading is easier than reading a lot of text which isn't always doable for me - and I can rewind if I am confused about something). I knew disk 2 is different, I knew it was mostly 2 characters talking at us while events that would take more than 3 minutes take place, I knew we wouldn't run around much, but I guess I wasn't prepared for just how much that changes from disk 1. I'm at the first moving around place since that forest, looking for anima relics, and it felt like we skipped 2 or 3 dungeons, that would have been hours, but instead it was 20-30 minutes. It's a shame, I understand why it happened, it was so sudden.

[letomills]

Download: SFS / Mega

Outfits that give your sims the appearance of merfolk, for ages toddlers to elders. Recommended for use alongside @midgethetree's Mermaid mod (further mods for merfolks by Midge here). Note however that these outfits are enabled not just for swimwear but for all clothing categories, to accomodate simmers who play a fully underwater neighborhood (inspo). If you want to change the categorization of clothing in bulk, I can recommend the Outfit Organizer or the BSOK editor.

This is actually the first part of a three-part set that will also include conversions of these outfits for custom body shapes. Edit: part 2 - part 3.

Swatches and details below the cut.

The meshes

Apart from the EM mesh which is new, all meshes are slightly edited versions of the meshes from Marvine's Merfolk project, or @jellymeduza's versions of those meshes when applicable (bottom of this post). Children to elders have fat morphs, teens and adults additionally have preg morphs.

All of them had a visible neck seam which I fixed. Example on AF:

(Note that I made this edit only after taking the UF swatches below.)

I also modified the fat morphs on the CU and AM meshes (they were 100% Maxis-match, I made them a bit smoother and, well, less weird, hopefully).

Polycounts are very low, ranging from 1,404 for PU to 1,934 for UF.

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The recolors

All recolors have sortindex numbers that ensure that they will appear neatly arranged set by set in your CAS catalogue, after all of your other CC clothing (right before the Maxis stuff).

All are enabled for all clothing categories including maternity.

Shoe sounds are set to none.

The textures, though I made edits to most of them, were taken from other creators credited below.

TF & AF use the same textures: the TF recolors can be either standalone or repo'd to AF. TM & AM & EM use the same textures: the TM and EM recolors can be either standalone or repo'd to AM. CU and PU have their own respective textures.

Marie Fay

Textures edited from Marie Fay's beautiful The Little Mermaid set. I erased the portion of semi-sheer texture that went up the back as it didn't look great on deep skintones. Compared to the original recolor files, unnecessary bump maps have been removed (the TM recolors don't appear weirdly mislit and are now useable) + shoe sounds have been set to none + sortindex numbers have been changed.

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Simsllama Kosmiks

Textures edited from @simsllama's Kosmik recolors. Same as above, I cleaned up the back (you can see how it was before clean-up on the fifth picture I shared here), removed unnecesary bump maps, fixed the shoe sounds and edited the sortindex numbers. Also adapted for toddlers.

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Midge

Textures edited from @midgethetree's mermaid tails. I reduced the exposure on the F bra, replaced the F bottom textures with the M textures, smoothed the waist seams (there was a white cast that looked weird on deep skintones), fixed the texture bleeding onto the fingers, adapted for EF by replacing the AF bra with the Marie Fay EF bra that Simsllama also used above, adapted for toddlers. The grey recolor is now available for all ages.

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JuBeos + RavenKitty

Textures taken from this post by Meshy. I just had to adapt them for UM, EF, CU and PU, fix shoe sounds, edit sortindex.

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Cactus

Also textures taken from this post by Meshy. Adapted them for UM, EF, CU and PU, fixed shoe sounds, edited sortindex.

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Lady Turquoise

Textures taken and adapted from Meshy's post. Flat-chested shapes (PU, CU & UM) only get one version. No shoe sound, proper sortindexing.

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Misc

Textures 1, 3, 4 and 5 are from Meshy's post, texture 6 is from another Meshy post, texture 2 is from here, texture 7 is by Sunken-Woglinde (from here and here). Adapted for missing ages, fixed shoe sounds, sortindexed, yadda yadda.

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Sunken-Woglinde Metallics

Textures originally by Sunken-Woglinde, though I edited the UF version into its own thing (it's giving Catallena but I'm not mad at it). Necklaces by Liana (from here, here and here). Many edits including reducing the contrast on the bump map. No shoe sounds, etc.

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The T

Original texture by The T. Very cool textured matte appearance thanks to a beautiful bump map. Recolors 2-8 are by me, toddler texture replaced to match everybody else. Usual file edits.

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Sherahbim & Van

Original texture is Sherahbim's Maiden of the Sea, which Van recolored. Adapted to missing ages and did the usual file edits.

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And that's it, let me know if you see any issues!

[andrevasims]

Sim for Download: Hoppie Viscera

I made this sim solely as an excuse to use this toxic hot tub a year ago, but of course as my interest in Sims comes & goes she didn't end up doing very much.

But I really love her face, plus I made this neon green recolor of the Wicked_Sims gorgon mesh (with textures added by Sunken-Woglinde) specifically for her, so I figured I'd share her :)

Here's how she looks in normal lighting:

DOWNLOAD: SFS | MF

[mementomoriiv]

Koloman Moser - Woglinde for Ver Sacrum, 1901

[ojo-rojo]

Koloman Moser: Woglinde (July) illustration for “Ver Sacrum”, the official journal   of the Vienna Secession movement (the Austrian answer to the french Art Noveau movement) and founded by Gustav Klimt, Max Kurzweil and Koloman Moser.  Here´s a light and excellent overview on “Ver Sacrum”:

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-vienna-secession-s-art-journal-ver-sacrum-secession/FwURQmjbflYHLA?hl=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Secession

[ameliapodcast]

Ok, so I'm trying my best to follow these but I've gotten lost.

Patrick is the patridge.

Romeo and Juliet are the turtledoves.

Serge, Jacques, and Francoise are the french hens.

Daisy, Magic, Mellie, Dottie, Clarabelle, Bessie, Gertie, and Crystal Muffin are the cow.

Are Brünnhilde, Ortrud, Fricka, Freia, Woglinde, Wellgunde, and Flosshilde the swans?

I think you got it all right!

[opera-ghosts]

Melitta Heim - Dell’Acqua, Villanelle, 1914 High E-flat

Melitta Heim (1888 - 1950) was a Viennese soprano who made her debut in Graz as Gilda in 1909. She sang with the Frankfurt Opera from 1911 to 1916 and appeared as Queen of the Night at London's Drury Lane Theater in 1912 and 1914. Her debut at the Vienna State Opera came in 1915 as Konstanze, followed by many roles there (Gilda, Violetta, Leonora in “Trovatore”, Lucia, both Philine and Mignon, Lakme, Eudoxie, Marguerite de Valois, Micaela, Zerbinetta, Woglinde, and Queen of the Night). In 1922 she experienced a nervous breakdown and retired from the stage, appearing only occasionally in concerts thereafter. Because she was Jewish, she fled to England with her mother in 1938 to avoid Nazi persecution. She lived there until her death, at times so poor she had to work as a maid to support herself.

THE MUSIC: Eva Dell'Acqua (1856 - 1930) was a Belgian composer and singer. Although she wrote many works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, piano, and voice, all of those are now almost completely forgotten -- except for her gracious florid bird song "Villanelle" from 1893, which is one of the most performed and recorded pieces in the genre.

[honoringthor]

According to Wikipedia their names are Woglinde, wellgunda, flosshilde

The Rhinemaidens by Ferdinand Leeke (1913)

[banana-milk-enthusiast]

My top collab picks for FFXIV

Fantasy Life I know the opposite is true but i want more. Theres so much fun they could have with this.

Dragon Quest the current one sucks and DQ deserves better. Look at how many outfits the series got that fit thematically.

Kingdom Hearts I know they already addressed this but I hope to see it in the next 3 years plz. Also give me a skateboard mount.

The Last Story i mean im pretty sure its a squeenix property (after a quick google check it is in fact not), let me see my faves again and give me their clothes

Legend of Mana or any Mana game actually I love their vibe and designs

Crystal Chronicles the atmosphere, the music, the clothes. I'd do anything for this game to get some love.

Valkyrie Elysium I desperately need their armor and especially Hilde's hair

Bravely Default I need literally every piece of class armor from these games in 14 right now. Make it a glam questline I dont care but these games have some of the best class designs ive seen in years. As a monk main im desperate

Drakengard if we can get skimpy nier outfits we can get Zero or her sisters armor

Harvestella maybe im one of the 20 ppl that played it but the classes and outfits are great and would fit right in. We need Woglinde and Aristotle (i refuse to play a healing class but desperately want a fairy buddy)

Granblue Fantasy, literally give me all their class outfits and weapons rn. Im not asking.

The World Ends With You fuck it they keep giving us modern clothing anyway might as well go all in

[shadow-schemer]

.... I'm the slowest dumbass in the world. I just noticed the names

me all throughout: fuck i should've harvested my cabbages. i didnt expect the apocalypse to goddamn begin

(......Geist's voice tho 👀👀👀....... but alas he's no match for my woglinde skills)

[bilduma]

Koloman Moser - Woglinde (name of one of the Rhinemaidens), Calendar Page from Ver Sacrum No.1, circa 1901.

[puckwritesstuff]

It is so nice to see more of Loki and Sigyn's children! But what happened after Nari and Brandr saved Vali? Did the two finally make up and be close again? 🥺 I bet Loki almost had a heart attack learning about the kidnapping though. Thank you so much!

I like writing the kids! It's fun to see how they reflect or don't reflect their parents. And they're dynamics are interesting too, each variant has a different interaction with the other, it's great fun.

Thank you for the ask!

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Brandr and Nari approached the gates of Jörmungandr’s castle, still frozen open. Nari shook his head.

“What?” Brandr said. “I thought Jotun ice never melted.”

“That’s right,” Nari said. “But mine does.”

Brandr paused.

“You’re not the only monster in the family,” Nari said. “Not Jotun enough for Laufey, not Æsir enough for Grandfather.”

“Odin loves you,” Brandr said. “Far more than he does me.”

“Bastard son of a bastard daughter,” Nari said. “At least he doesn’t expect anything from you either.”

Brandr shook his head. “We’re wasting time. The dragon’s horde is in the dungeons, the ring will be there.”

“Brandr, you don’t need to do this,” Nari said. “You don’t need to steal from your father to prove yourself.”

“I won’t be stealing,” Brandr said. “A dragon can tell when someone is stealing from their hoard. How do you think you and Váli never got away with taking my things?”

Nari blinked.

“You need a strong distraction,” Brandr said. “I should think his son showing up suddenly would be enough.”

“You don’t have to do this,” Nari said. “Not without Mother.”

“I do, and Mother isn’t here,” Brandr said. “And this isn’t about me. We have to get Váli home.”

Nari nodded. The two started to walk into the castle.

“A ring forged of Rheingold will be powerful,” Brandr said. “But not distinct. You will find yourself drawn to it. Let yourself be guided by its power.”

“Are we going to have trouble giving it away?” Nari asked.

“You’ve been reading too much Midgardian literature,” Brandr said.

The two headed down to the dungeons. There was a low growling down a corridor.

“I think he knows you’re here,” Nari said.

“Yeah,” Brandr said. “Good luck.”

“You too,” Nari said.

Brandr headed down the hall, towards the growling. He came to a large chamber, with chains attached to the walls. The chains glowed with green magic in runes along the links. They bound a great wyrm with red scales, that looked down at Brandr.

“So,” Jormungandr said. “My son finally deigns to grace me with his presence. The bitch finally let you unlatch yourself?”

“You will not speak of my mother in such a tone,” Brandr said, his voice even.

“Or what?” Jormungandr inched forward, sniffing the air. “You are still young, the scent of her milk clings to you.”

“Do you have a purpose to this?” Brandr asked.

“Do you?” Jormungandr asked. “I can’t imagine that you came here ‘just because’.”

Brandr rolled his eyes.

“Tell me about her,” Jörmungandr said. “Did that snake of a prince ever tell her how he felt?”

“You will keep a civil tongue, or I will cut it from your throat,” Brandr said.

“I suppose that answers that question,” Jörmungandr said.

“Does it matter?” Brandr asked. “She was yours for a night, and then you broke her trust. My father is an honorable man. You are the snake.”

“Your father?” Jörmungandr said. “A soft-handed prince who bows and scrapes for the scraps of affection she would throw to him. It was not his name on her lips, his skin on her flesh, the night of your conception.”

Brandr growled. He could feel his teeth shift in his mouth, his fangs growing. His hands shook as his middle two fingers fused together and his claws came in.

“Yes, yes,” Jörmungandr said. “Feel the dragon’s fire in your heart.”

Wings burst out from the back of his shirt.

“She rejected your only hope for understanding yourself,” Jörmungandr said. “They might say that they love you, but Asgard will never accept you.”

Brandr roared as he collapsed into his full dragon form. His wings spread out behind him. He still wasn’t that much bigger than Váli— nowhere near the size of Jörmungandr. Smoke blew from his nostrils as he pawed at the ground, sneering.

Jörmungandr laughed.

“And here you are,” Jörmungandr said. “Look what they’ve made of you— little more than a dumb beast, good for nothing but as a warning to what might happen.”

Brandr steeled himself and blew a huge fireball at Jörmungandr, who didn’t even flinch.

“We can work on that,” Jörmungandr said.

“I don’t think you’ll be working on much of anything.”

Nari walked into the room, putting himself between Brandr and Jörmungandr.

“So, you’re the great drake of the Vanir Wastes,” Nari said. “The World Serpent. Jörmungandr.”

“You must be a Lokison,” Jörmungandr said. “You bear his stench.”

“I bear more than that, being the second born son of Laufey’s last heir,” Nari said. “But you didn’t know that, did you?”

“Laufey?” Jörmungandr hissed. “That prince was a Jotun?”

“Allow me to demonstrate,” Nari said.

He threw up a thick wall of ice between them and ran to get on Brandr’s back.

“Go, now,” Nari said.

Brandr ran out of the room, feeling Nari cling to him. Jörmungandr roared and shook the castle as he struggled against his chains. Fire burst out of the room as the ice sheet melted.

Brandr crashed against the ground outside the castle. He was half shifted back, his wings and fangs and claws the focus of his mind. He scrambled away from Nari, who lay prone in the dirt. Nari was breathing, deep cuts on his hands from where the spines on Brandr’s back dug into the skin as he was holding on to ride him. Brandr choked back a sob.

The Vanir Moors were not far. Brandr could see them on the horizon. He just had to make it there.

He got up to run, but his leg caught on something. He looked back to find his ankle wrapped in glowing blue runes that were tethered to the ground. Nari held out his hand, visibly straining to hold Brandr in place.

“Please, don’t go,” Nari said. “You’re my brother, Brandr, you can’t hurt me in any way that matters. I need you to free Váli.”

He reached into a pouch on his belt and pulled out a ring. Brandr could feel the Rheingold’s power in it. The dragon heart that beat inside him longed for it, and he forced himself to pull away.

“We can do it together,” Nari said. “As brothers.”

Brandr could feel his breath slowing down, a calm coming over him. If Nari needed him, he couldn’t be like this, he couldn’t be this thing, all scales and sharp edges, causing nothing but pain. He’d already hurt Váli, he couldn’t hurt Nari too. He had to change back, he had to change back.

But the changes weren’t coming. If anything, the scales started to spread again, consuming him as fire filled his lungs. He started to panic again, tugging at Nari’s fetter that held him back.

“Brandr, no, please,” Nari said. He got off the ground and ran over to Brandr. “I need you, Váli needs you. You can’t do this, you can’t leave us. I love you, Brother. Never doubt that.”

Brandr closed his eyes. He shrugged his shoulders, and he was a dragon again. He knelt down to let Nari on. Nari climbed up on top of him.

“Grandfather, back to Midgard,” Nari said.

The Bifrost surrounded them.

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Nari descended into the depths of the Rhein, ring in hand. The Rheinmaidens surrounded him.

“Where is the son of Jörmungandr?” they asked in unison.

“I have the ring, does it matter where he is?” Nari asked. “Free my sister.”

“The dragon must give up the gold,” Woglinde said.

“Release the curse of the hoard,” Wellgunde said.

“Or the Rheingold will be forever tainted,” Flosshilde said.

“Then take your tainted gold,” Nari said. “I care not, only that my sister is safe.”

Nari threw the ring on the dry stone.

“I have your prize,” Nari said. “Give me what I came for.”

The Rheinmaidens looked to each other.

“No,” they said.

The water started to collapse in on Nari, who froze it to keep his air. There was a loud splash as Brandr, still in dragon form, dived into the water and bit at the chains holding Váli, breaking them. She shifted back into her Æsir form and grabbed onto Brandr, who beat his wings to bring them back up to the surface.

“No!” Woglinde said.

“Too late,” Nari said.

He took a deep breath and broke the ice, swimming back to the surface. As soon as he was up, the three were taken back to Asgard.

Loki and Sigyn were waiting there in the guardhouse. Loki ran over to the drenched Váli and held her tight.

“Don’t ever do that to me again,” he breathed. “I can’t lose you, Váli, I can’t…”

Váli’s breath shuddered, and she buried her face in her father’s shoulder.

Sigyn rushed to Nari, working her magic to cure him of the bends that he was caught in, having swam up so fast. He nodded when the pain was gone and looked over to Brandr, stuck again between dragon and Æsir. He looked away, shame clear on his face. Sigyn glided over to him and put her arms around his shoulders.

“Thank you, my son,” she said. “You were very brave today, well done.”

Brandr closed his eyes and leaned against her.

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Váli shivered under the mountain of blankets her mother had placed on her. She sat by the fireplace in her parents’ bedroom, watching the flames of the hearth dance.

Brandr gently opened the door. He’d fully shifted back to his Aesir form.

“Váli?” he said.

She pulled the blankets tighter around her.

“You can come in, if you want,” she said.

He nodded and sat next to her.

“Sorry about all this,” he said.

“It wasn’t your fault,” she muttered.

“No, that’s not—” Brandr sighed. “It’s more ‘I’m sorry this happened’.”

“Are you really here to say ‘I told you so’?” she asked, glaring at him.

“Never,” Brandr said.

“Because this is one of the things you were worried about,” Váli said.

“I know,” he said.

“And this is what you said would happen,” she said.

“I know,” he said.

“And I let it happen,” she said.

“No,” he said. “No one lets this sort of thing happen to them. If anything, it is my fault, because they took you to get to me.”

“It’s not your fault,” she said. “We don’t get to pick who our parents are.”

“That’s certainly true,” he said.

She slumped over onto his shoulder. He put his arm around her and breathed deeply, filling his lungs with dragon fire. She gave a small smile at the warmth, settling in.

“I love you, Sister,” Brandr said. “Everything I’ve done is out of love for you.”

“I know,” she said. “I love you, too, Brother.”

[veenin]

Koloman Moser Woglinde (from ‘Ver Sacrum') 1901