#zylin

[streamdone]

New top story on SPARTA NEWS: Zylin ZPU: The worlds smallest 32 bit CPU with GCC toolchain https://ift.tt/rjPwy9z

[phylophe]

Some char refs for backstories of Aeollis and Arkos, or more specifically their mother and the conspiracy surrounding her heritage and upbringing. Plotted with @djkalis.

It's fun drawing older people! The lines are interesting. :D

Story under the cut.

Zylin Skerr

One of the most successful oblations from the most prominent Elevated Family of Sastrugia, Zylin Skerr, who was offered for lifelong service to her country at the age of two, had proven to be a prodigy in material physics and weaponry. Such skills and knowledge culminated in her unique ability to cleave through matter with the application of little strength and magic, securing her a place in a covert military force as an assassin before she reached her teenage years.

She was offered special exemptions, from access to training and resources usually only open to veterans who have earned them through years of service, to the exemption to keep long hair and wear makeup and jewelry.

Riesa of Yardan

At thirteen years of age, Zylin participated in the final battle that saw to the completion of the annexation of Yardan. During the height of the battle, she slayed a woman regarded by the Yardani clans as "hand of the gods": Riesa of Yardan, a young woman whose gentle disposition and powerful earth-moving magic were believed to be able to bring Yardan to internal peace, self-reliance, and cultural advancement.

With her death, the battle and the nation of Yardan itself were lost, and the remaining people cursed Sastrugia to "never obtain the power for which it lusts" as they were either killed or taken prisoner.

Nel of Clan Feran

The Yardani prisoners were subjected to procedures of brainwashing, experimentation, or both; eventually, only a twelve-year-old girl would survive - Nel of Clan Feran, a talented warrior-mage with power over the winds.

Nel was tenacious - this had in fact caught Zylin's attention, and she petitioned for the younger girl to be spared harsher treatment. After months in captivity, however, the procedures inflicted upon her caused her to be subservient to the very people that destroyed her nation, people, and history.

Renamed Petronilla Ferani, she was deemed "successfully reformed" and integrated into Sastrugian society. Three years after her capture, she was serving as a sharpshooter in the army.

A mere six years later, Petronilla was forcibly retired from field duty due to a serious injury to her hand sustained during a skirmish. She became coupled with her ex-subordinate - Aren Fjorde, an oblation from another Elevated Family - almost immediately.

Aftermath

Zylin would eventually mentor Aren and Petronilla's children - a pair of twins, brother and sister - in combative magic and material physics, respectively. She cared little for these "Yardani mutts", but strove to do her job well, nevertheless. She had sundered the hope of Yardan, and she would carve its endlings.

As she aged, she continued to hone her skills, and made a name for herself by successfully completing high-profile missions one after another, only putting a short pause in her career when she had a child - a son - for the sole purpose of having a progeny. Several of her grandchildren inherited at least a fraction of her talents.

Still, the thrill of snuffing out a "hand of the gods" as Riesa called upon her power was etched into her being. Even after decades of fighting, hurting, and killing, the memory would still evoke a stinging heat that spread under her skin, like an itch she could not reach.

Oh how she wished that before her death, she would get to kill another "hand of the gods"...

[icarusfelll]

Robin: *kisses Zylas’s cheek*

Zylas: What is this?

Robin: Affection.

Zylas: Zh’ūltis.

Robin:

Zylas:

Robin:

Zylas: Do it again.

[candygothjester]

Dekida Zylin [OC] stimboard for myself.

( 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - X - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 )

Art credit to @mildlycuriousdragon.

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[actuallanabeniko]

Listening to a comm glitch out with theron and it turned into sick beats

[recentanimenews]

Galaxy Express 999's Maetel Gets Her Full Shinkalion Makeover

  Earlier this month, transforming mecha series Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion announced that it would be collaborating with Galaxy Express 999, the classic series by Leiji Matsumoto. One part of that collaboration would consist of a new, permanent cast member — and we've got a little more intel on the show's latest arrival.

  As previously announced, fifth-grader Maetel Tsukino would be joining the team from their new Hokkaido base. Based on the mysterious Maetel of Galaxy Express 999 and other works in the Matsumoto-verse, she made her entrance at the end of a recent episode, referred to only as the "Mysterious Girl."

    We now have a little more information about the character. This grade-school take on Maetel is from Oshamambe, a town in Hokkaido. She's a shy girl who has difficulty talking to people, and spends her days listening to various frequencies via her amateur radio base at home.

  Maetel will pilot the Shinkalion Z H5 Hokuto, a new transforming train mecha built for combat in cold weather. The new mecha is a combination of the Shinkalion Z H5 Hayabusa and Zyliner 261 Hokuto. A transforming toy of the new 'bot is scheduled for sale on December 29, and will be the first mecha toy in the Shinkalion line to have clear parts.

    Maetel will be voiced, as previously announced, by Satsuki Yukino, who took over the role of Maetel from Masako Ikeda.

  Maetel Tsukino is the most recent collab character to become a permament part of the series, preceded by Actual (former) Vocaloid Hatsune Miku.

  Source: Ota-Suke, @shinkalion on Twitter

    Watch Galaxy Express 999 on Crunchyroll!

  By: Kara Dennison

[zylin0807]

First art work in tumblr

Reposted from my instagram ac @zylin.0807

[phenolholic]

My first friendly fire attack for artfight! Did my friend @sylphrin 's OC Zylin. Had a difficult time, perhaps shown in the sketches, drawing her. Her outfit especially was challenging and never managed to get it exactly right. Also learned what a war scythe actually looks like. Glad I checked before painting lol! Used more of the masking fluid I bought recently. Used a lot. Probably why I tore the paper a little around some of the gold detailing. And accidentally got red on the scythe so pretend it's blood! #myart #notmyoc #watercolor #abcdcolor #traditionalart #sketches #painting #anime #artfight #artwork #teambloom #coloredpencil #dailyart #doodle https://www.instagram.com/p/CgF0LqxLv4u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[guys-percinnal-blog]

DNDECEMBER IS HERE! And to celebrate, I did a group drawing of my 5 most recent DnD characters that I can remember creating. From left to right we have: Arthur, a human Paladin, Farrah, a half Elf Bard, Ravayra, a half Elf Monk, Zylin, an Elf Rogue, and Antonio, a human Rogue. Haven’t been able to play much at all these past few years but im hoping that changes soon.

[mischiefandspirits]

Kitten Days

For Day 2 of @platonicvldmonth: Home

Part of the Cat of a Different Color series

Before Merla and Chip were the Red and Green Lions of Voltron, they were just Vezka and Dansa.

In the wilds of Organia, a vicious predatory organic stalks its unwitting pr-

“Vezka, leave your sister alone.”

The red quodynce froze. She slowly turned to her mother and said, “I wasn’t doing anything, Ma.”

Her sister smacked the back of her head.

“Ow! Ma, Dansa hit me!”

“I’m trying to study! Get lost, dim.”

Vezka tackled her sister.

“Stop fighting, both of you!” their mother huffed as she walked up to the two, ears unfurling.

“Ma, Dansa called me dim!”

“Then stop annoying her while she’s working.”

“But I’m bored! I wanna play!”

“Vezka!”

The red quodynce jumped off the green, ducking her head. Dansa colored victorious as she rolled to her feet.

“And Dansa, do not call your sister dim.”

“Yes, ma. Sorry, ma,” she said, coloring unrepentant.

“What am I going to do with you two?” their mother sighed before scooping up the younger of the twins and leaving the older to her studying. “Why do you always have to bother your sister?” she asked once she had set the cub down in the front room.

“I just want to play with her. Why does Dansa have to spend all her time studying?”

“My little fire-”

BRRRT-DRR-DRRR!

Vezka’s head shot up and she darted to the window. “What’s that!?”

The mother shook her head with amusement while her daughter colored excited at the sight of the royal banners. “Ma, Dansa, it’s the royal family!!”

“What?” Dansa shrieked, running in. She stumbled and bumped into Vezka, but managed to look through the window in time to see the queen’s coach pass by carrying her and her three children.

Queen Syla looked regal, the orange quodynce standing at the front in silver and gold drapings. Next to her stood her eldest son, Prince Sareg, wearing black and violet drapings. Behind them sat Prince Xikel and Highness Salia. He was calmly watching from his seat while they were looking about excitedly. All four were capped by glowing orange halos.

“Ma! Can we go outside?” Dansa asked.

“It’s not a parade, little flower. You don’t need to be out there gawking and getting in the way.”

“But Ma-”

“No, both of you.”

The two groaned, coloring disappointed.

Their mother chuckled and shook her head before heading back to her studio.

The two watched the coach until it was out of sight.

“You know, I’m going to meet them one nano-cycle.”

“Sure you are,” Vezka snorted.

“I am!” Dansa insisted. “I’m going to get so good at my studies that I’ll join the Royal Science Guild.”

“And you’ll be Prince Xikel’s soul-bound too!”

“At least I won't be Ly’mo’s soul-bound like you!”

“WHY YOU-!”

“Incredible.”

“Right? And according to our-”

“Forgive me for the intrusion, Scies.”

Dansa jumped, then quickly thanked the Anodites that Zylin had been helping her hold their experiment and they hadn’t lost a cycle’s worth of research.

“Don’t you know better than to sneak up on those working!” Zylin hissed and Dansa felt him turn his head to glare at whoever had spoken.

She carefully set down the experiment then turned her own head to peer over his shoulder. She spotted the newest apprentice standing near the doorway and colored exasperated. “Be nice, Zylin, they’re still learning. What did you need, Hrani?”

“There is someone here to see you, Scy Dansa.”

“Me?” she said, nudging her soul-bound so he got off her. She followed the apprentice until she reached the lobby of the Royal Science Guild building. She colored surprised, then happy when she spotted the red quodynce waiting for her. “Vezka!”

Her sister laughed as Dansa jumped at her, nuzzling up against her. “Hey, Dansa!”

“What are you doing here? I thought you were still on Cavil.”

“Finished up earlier than I thought so I figured I’d visit for a while. Gotta keep track of the old lady.”

Dansa stepped back and smacked Vezka with her tail. “I’m not even a milli-cycle older than you!”

Vezka just laughed so she smacked her again.

“Dansa?”

The two turned to see Zylin watching them. “Oh, Zylin! Vezka, this is my soul-bound, Zylin. Zylin, this is my sister, Vezka.”

“Your soul-bound? You mean I actually get to meet one?” Vezka teased.

“Oh hush you! It’s not like you’ve introduced me to any of yours.”

“Who says I’ve had any to introduce you to?”

Zylin colored confused, but pleased. “It’s nice to meet you.”

“Likewise.”

“So how long will you be here?” Dansa asked.

“Not sure. There’s a job I’m looking into but until then, I thought I’d take a little vacation.”

“Great!”

“What do you do?” Zylin questioned.

“I work in private security.”

“She’s always traveling for her work. I haven’t seen her in deci-cycles.”

“Well our work is finished. I can finish up collecting the notes to be sent in if you wanna head off.”

“Really? You don’t have to-”

“Nonsense.”

“Thanks, Zylin. Are you leaving afterwards?”

“Yes, I’ll need to be headed back to Quyt as soon as possible.”

“It was great working with you. I’ll be sure to come see you off.”

“You too, and thank you. I’ll see you then.” Zylin bowed his head before heading back towards their lab.

“That’s it then?” Vezka chuckled. “I finally get to meet one and you just end it in front of me femto-cycles later.”

Dansa colored playful annoyance. “Yeah, yeah, and what about you? Isn’t there anyone that’s caught your eye?”

“Dansa!” Vezka huffed, turning to leave.

“Now presenting our new Head of Science, Grand Scy Dansa!”

Dansa held her head high as she was presented with the honorary draping and the crowd applauded.

Once the ceremony was over, Dansa came down to the crowd as the rest of the guild came forwards to congratulate her. She stumbled as something slammed into her back.

“I’m so proud of you!” Vezka laughed.

Dansa laughed as well and turned to face her sister. She was draped in bright and dark reds and oranges with a green draping around her tail in honor of Dansa. “I’m glad you could be here for this. You didn’t plan this, did you?”

“I wish! I would have had time to think of a gift.” Vezka pressed their cheeks together. “Ma would be so proud.”

“Grand Scy Dansa?”

The two jumped apart, coloring surprised as they turned to face the youngest of the royal family.

“P-Prince Salia! It’s an honor!” Dansa said, bowing. Vezka quickly followed her lead.

“None of that,” the prince chuckled, waving his ear. “This time is to honor you, Dansa. Congratulations.”

“T-thank you.”

The prince nodded, then turned to Vezka. “And who is this?”

“Oh, this is my sister, Vezka.”

“Your sister? How wonderful! Is she a scientist as well?”

“No, sire, I prefer getting up and actually doing something to sitting around staring at things.”

“Vezka!” Dansa hissed, coloring embarrassed.

The prince just laughed, though. “I suppose there are good points to both. I should be going though. Congratulations again!”

“Thank you, Prince Salia.”

The sisters watched him walk away to return to the rest of his family.

“By the Anodites. Did that truly just happen?”

“We just met Prince Salia.”

“We just met Prince Salia!” Dansa turned to her sister, coloring amused. “I was right.”

“Right?” the red quodynce said, not looking away from the prince.

“I told you I’d join the Royal Science Guild and meet the royals.”

Vezka finally snapped out of it and snorted as she turned to her sister. “We were cubs when you said that!”

“And I was right!”

“You only met Prince Salia, not the rest. Besides, you still need to have Prince Xikel as a soul-bound.”

“Wh- You were the one that said that!”

“No, I’m pretty sure that was you.”

“You little-”

Vezka cut her off with a laugh and nuzzled up against her side, curling their ears together.

[phylophe]

Sastrugia's Oblations of War

Technically ArkAeo (as one unit) counts as well but they're decommissioned and so wiped from the record lol.

I wanted to shade this with backlights but ran out of steam. _:D/L

More info (i.e. worldbuilding braindump) under the cut.

Oblations

Per the contract between the decision-making High Chamber of Sastrugia and each of the six Elevated families holding high magical potential in their bloodlines:

Each member of the Elevated households are considered upper class of society and will have their needs covered for life; in exchange, each family must offer one male and one female per generation for the nation and its causes.

These offered individuals are known as Oblations, and - as national property - are under the duty of care of the government. In turn, all their pursuits are to be for national interest. The process by which an offered individual is officially approved as an Oblation is called approbation.

Contract of Approbation

"Two Oblations per generation" is defined as follows:

Starting from when the last pair of Oblations of the family is approbated, the next pair of Oblations must be approbated within thirty years. This pair must consist of one male and one female, and both must be under the age of ten.

These children should have been selected due to being outstanding or displaying potential valuable to the country in some way. The pair undergoes approbation at the same time.

Classification

In service to a military dictatorship, the Elevated families are regarded for their historically potent talent in magic, and each Oblation of Sastrugia carries the wishes of the nation and their families to become a military resource. As such, they undergo frequent and regular assessments throughout their formative years to determine the most suitable path.

A large fraction of Oblations are eventually deemed unsuitable for military use, and are relegated to working for the government in other ways, mostly administrative and clerical work. These are the Oblations of Support.

Some Oblations are not fit for field deployment (due to e.g. showing little magical talent, being physically or mentally unsuitable for the field, possessing magical skills not for battlefield application), but have the mind, skills, and/or will to work in furthering the country militaristically, politically, or socially. As such they are put into positions of decision-making, education, or research and development. These are the Oblations of Advancement.

The most directly valuable Oblations are those that display magical potential and are suitable for the battlefield. These Oblations are formed and educated in such a way that their magical skills are developed for combat. They are integrated into the military forces, but answer directly to the High Chamber, and are given a codename*. These are the Oblations of War.

*All Oblations of War are codenamed, but not all with codenames are Oblations of War. Any individual who has the need for a codename for internal use by the High Chamber and its delegates is given one (e.g. Petronilla Ferani codenamed "Missy", Myrah Os codenamed "Poison").

Current Oblations of War

Sastrugia is presently in a state of relative stability, but persistent paranoia has kept the nation far from complacency. There are currently six living Oblations of War, though only four of these are officially active. The two conditional Oblations of War are:

Aren Fjorde: no longer field-worthy

Kaoli Fjorde: still in development

Not all of the six Elevated families have living Oblations of War at this time: Oblation of War Rauen Os was killed in action during the aforementioned years of unrest, and the family's most notable current Oblation is one of Advancement, Myrah Os. The Sandr family has not boasted Oblations of War for three generation to date.

Ages shown are approximate for War on Sastrugia (assuming the Galen Fjorde twins are 34 years old).

Zylin Skerr

Codename: Cleaver

Age/Sex: 59/F

Status: active

Key ability: atomic bond negation

The oldest living and active Oblation of War, Zylin Skerr has always been exceptional: offered at the age of two and blooded at the age of ten, she slayed catalyst Riesa of Yardan at thirteen years of age. Since then she has participated in both field battles and covert assassinations, and disposed of many magic wielders. She has also mentored multiple Oblations, and is regarded as the ideal Oblation of War.

The Skerr family's magical specialty has historically been rooted in the comprehension and manipulation of material properties at the atomic level; for Zylin, her magic manifests in the ability to detect or induce planes of weakness in matter through negating specific atomic bonds, through which she can then cleave with little strength.

Aren Fjorde

Codename: Haze

Age/Sex: 57/M

Status: retired

Key ability: aerosol manipulation

Having grown up amidst unrest in Sastrugian fringe territories arising from the encroachment and annexation of Yardan, Aren Fjorde was crafted to fill a niche on the battlefield and deployed at the young age of fourteen, when he became a sapper for the Sastrugian army. At the age of twenty-one, he was forcibly retired after suffering severe head trauma and losing his left eye. His superior officer at the time, Petronilla Ferani, was also injured during and retired following the incident. They would soon after enter a committed relationship and parent the Galen twins (Arkos and Aeollis), who were offered as Oblations.

The Fjorde family has historically contributed their magic in the form of battlefield manipulation, utilising their mastery of fluid mechanics. Aren's specialty is the manipulation of aerosols (e.g. vapour, dust, smoke).

Salem Skerr

Codename: Tremor

Age/Sex: 32/M

Status: active

Key ability: chaotic resonance

Of the current roster, Salem Skerr is considered the second most powerful Oblation of War, after his predecessor Zylin Skerr. His potential is expected to be stifled by his mental state, however, as he appears to suffer from some amount of traumatic stress following particularly intense fights. He also experiences anxiety associated with the expectations set upon him by Zylin's legacy, and otherwise lacks personal ambition and self-motivation.

Carrying on the tradition of the Skerrs, Salem uses his knowledge of material properties to apply precise resonant frequencies through touch. This ability is particularly effective on homogeneous materials and causes matter to break down on a molecular level.

Serrak Tjarn

Codename: Winter

Age/Sex: 25/M

Status: active

Key ability: perpetual chill

With his ability to manipulate thermal energy and cause extreme drops in temperature, Serrak Tjarn's role on the battlefield has been compared to that of Aren Fjorde. The effectiveness at which he is able to fuel his magic with energy removed from the system, thus enforcing a positive feedback cycle, makes him an asset in long battles against large groups. The potential to make his abilities directly offensive in combat is recognised, but not yet explored. He is also considered to possess the perfect psyche for an Oblation.

The Tjarn family's magical specialty is historically based on the field of thermodynamics, and their Oblations of War have mostly mastered heat, fire, and combustion. Serrak, however, belongs to a branch that focuses on the removal of thermal energy, which manifests as cold and chill.

Eryth Rogen

Codename: Harvest

Age/Sex: 21/F

Status: active

Key ability: interpersonal ether transfer

Born as a commoner, Eryth Rogen was scouted for her inherent aptitude in manipulating ether for the purpose of healing, and after further assessment, she was also found to be able to harness ether leaking from the dying or recently-dead with unusual ease. At present her abilities are limited to healing and - very circumstantially - ether transfusion, but investigations are underway for the possibility of her power being extended to leeching ether from the living.

As the herald of her family's Elevation, Eryth is the first and currently only Oblation of the Rogens. Exceptions were made to secure her - she has no male counterpart as a fellow Oblation for her generation, and she was eleven years old when offered.

Kaoli Fjorde

Codename: Husk

Age/Sex: 13/F

Status: in development

Key ability: desiccation (TBC)

Barely a teen and still in development as an Oblation, Kaoli Fjorde is only to be deployed in the most desperate of situations. Her magical abilities are not well-defined, but at present, she is able to access and manipulate pore water, drawing it out and desiccating the object affected. If applied appropriately, this can also lead to structural collapse of the material. Uses for the water drawn out by this process are yet unexplored.

As one of the Oblations offered by the Fjorde family following the fiasco that were their predecessors (the Galen Fjorde twins), Kaoli has high and heavy hopes on her shoulders, and has been directed to explore her family's historical prowess of magic related to water and earth.

Potential Oblations of War

The following are younger Oblations who are hopeful candidates for being classified as Oblations of War.

Marl Fjorde

Age/Sex: 8/M

Like his counterpart Kaoli Fjorde, Marl has been selected to compensate for the failure of the previous generation of Fjorde Oblations. Assessment is still ongoing to determine his magical inclination, however his focus is exceptional for a child of his age. If deemed not suitable as an Oblation of War, he will likely be delegated as an Oblation of Advancement.

Ionae Skerr

Age/Sex: 6/F

As the granddaughter of Zylin Skerr, Ionae appears to have an innate sense for the manipulation of matter, especially metals.

[icarusfelll]

crying because we all know zylas would’ve tried to save robin anyway even if he thought claude’s contract would work even if it meant losing his autonomy

[hariesautomoto]

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[actuallanabeniko]

Oh I’m so cool I use a lightsaber and my hair is so much better than zylins oooh I have two working eyes and look hot all the time