#xornoth empires

[pacificwaternymph]

Do you guys ever think about how Scott was perfectly set up to be the one to break the cycle of champions?

The rule of three, Scott knowing about the history of the cycle beforehand, sealing Xornoth away instead of banishing or killing them. You think oh of course, the reason we're focusing on these characters in particular instead of, say, Alinar and Cohnal, is because they're gonna be the ones to put an end to this.

And then... they didn't. They weren't saviors who defied the gods and their destinies like we've come to expect from a story like this. Scott never recognized the cycle for what it was, and he never questioned the word of Aeor, because why would he?

And you're hit with the realization that Scott and Xornoth weren't important. They were just two more cogs in the machine. Just another generation of champions. They weren't special. They killed each other just as the gods intended them to.

By the end of season 1, it's not over. Scott defeated his brother, and saved the world from Xornoth, but the gods are still there, still watching. Exor, a god, who can afford to wait another five hundred or so years and then try again.

And so the cycle kept going. There were probably more champions just as unimportant as Scott and Xornoth were. Faceless, nameless champions who we don't know nor care for. The reason we know Scott and Xornoth is not because of their relevance, but to show us the meaninglessness, the inevitability of it all.

And we never know the resolution to it. It could still be going on, even a thousand years later in season 2, for all we know. Because we all thought Scott was supposed to stop it, and he didn't.

Because I do. I think about it a lot.

[star-stimz]

CORRUPT XORNOTH STIMBOARD

||| w/ some deer + star stims |||

1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8

[years-of-minecraft]

!!Eye strain!!

Isn’t he Adorable?

[pastara-cell]

Estrogen did NOT save his ass

[actualori]

what is it with elf princes and falling head over heels for dumb blonde boys?

[divorce-quartet-memes]

Minecraft Youtuber: omg,,,, I have an evil Demon twin 🫢🤯😱😱😱 this is so scary!

The twin:

[wishwingalpha]

I love the lore implications that you can use with Joel being atheist (in his character) in most series. He barely ever believes in higher beings or gods, because pff- no one is better than Joel smallishbeans. Jeremyism? Created by Joel and lead by him. Xornoth? He’s not real if you ignore him, no such thing as him. God Joel? He’s a god, the bestest thing to ever happen to the empires.

You could apply this to life series headcannon. (as I do) he hears whispers from the other players that this death game is never ending and watched by the all powerful gods called the watchers. He thinks that’s crazy. There are no gods, no one controls Joel.

[snaky1ello]

Memes :3

[kitonuki]

that one meme i think

and some flower husbands as a treat (for me >:3)

[nicecrumbart]

Some empires doodles bc I miss the series so bad :(

[skneees]

empires s1 lore my beloved

[pacificwaternymph]

*Tosses this into the ring after two and a half months of no updates*

Sup

CH: 20/26

CW: None

Word Count: 3515

Fic Rating: T and Up

Characters: Shrub, Xornoth, Original Characters

Relationships: Shrub & Xornoth

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Shrub has spent weeks preparing to fight the demon that corrupted her home and killed her people. She’s crafted dozens of potions, enchanted her axe, and discovered his weakness. Finally, she’ll kill the one plaguing her realm and avenge her family.

Just one problem: The demon is thirteen

And a LOT more timid than she thought he’d be.

…Oh boy.

[snipercat006]

A poster heavily inspired by Arcane’s for the end of the empires!

This took me so long to make, please send help

[years-of-minecraft]

*Opens google drive* hey besties how do we feel about a Xornoth centric series

[tenoart]

Finally finished this Xornoth peice that's been in my back log forever - not enough fun designs for their demon form so here's take and some head cannons under the line

I like the idea he was the favorite kid who was expected to be the champion of Aeor when they and Scott were kids. Like Xornoth was the golden child, except he wasn't. He was trouble maker, charming and loved by all of rivendell but because every mistake he made was hidden and they got away with it due to being the expected champion; I like to think they got the fire powers from Exor but was born with nether plant magic, which would seem much more beneficial and charming in rivendell where there's already snow all the time making Scott's powers useless and seem like a bad sign.

I like to imagine this made Xornoth delusional as he got older, thinking they actually were meant to lead rivendell and be the champion of Aeor, but Scott stole his fate. That Xornoth thinks he's still the good one and this is all Scott's fault for ruining their fates. I feel like it's a fun motivation for them to despise Scott more and more. Also imagine he started to follow Exor out of curiosity, thinking he was so above it all that it wouldn't matter if he dabbled in it. Ie: Xornoth's Ego is their downfall while Scott's self loathing is his.

[actualori]

happy (very late) birthday empires smp!!

(this ended up taking thirty hours and forty minutes)

close ups and alternate versions below!