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IT’S FINALLY FINISHED 🎉🍻

Hello wandering traveller! I’ve finally completed my hobbit themed outfit. This has taken so long, particularly the waistcoat, but I think I will talk about it more on Monday’s post. Enjoy :)

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What my OC (Original Character) Would be in the Hobbit

note: part 2 of my comfort character analysis will be up either next week or the week after :)

Hello dwarflings and wandering travellers, let's get into what the title suggests then, don't we? I have many, MANY, versions of my OC in the Hobbit events (this what happens when you daydream too much haha), so I will summarise my top 3 they are. This excludes the concept of me or a human alternative of me in this world no clipping into Middle-Earth. Also, all of these characters will have the same name, just variants of each other (like in Loki). Enjoy :)

Name: Elenora or Elli. With the Dwarrow OCs she is nicknamed Tith (meaning little) by everyone.

3rd Place: Half Dwarrow, Half Human

Eyes: dark blue

Hair: long, wavy, dark brown almost black with strains of blonde at the front

Stature: height of a taller dwarrow (around 4'9-10") with the average human figure (not too slim but not stocky like a dwarrow)

Age: 56

I can picture this OC arriving into a tavern (most likely the prancing pony) after coming back from the Blue mountains in search of her father who she has never met before. She comes across the company in the tavern, surprised that a female Dwarrow has been spotted in the wild, and even rarer a half Dwarrow. She says she is looking for her father of Ereborian decent, who is residing in either the Blue mountains or the Iron Hills. With no luck in the blue mountains, and to Thorin's distain, she joins the group as Erebor in the same way as the Iron Hills. Little does she know that her father is in the company, as unaware of their relation as her. (I know who it is but don't want to spoil it hehe).

2nd Place: Half Dwarrow, Half Elf

Eyes: silver

Hair: long like an elf but thickness of a dwarrow; mousy brown/dirty blonde

Stature: around 5'1" so she appears more like a short human, but looks off as she has elven and dwarven attributes.

Age: 550-570

Her parents were murdered for being in a forbidden relationship. Along with OC's baby brother they were murdered by a group of elven and dwarven rebels who couldn't accept the fact they were in love and had 'contaminated' their blood by having kids. OC escaped and came across Radagast's hut to hide in. She then raised by him and occasionally Gandalf as well before becoming a orc/goblin/troll hunter and ranger. She is then asked by Gandalf to join the company as a guide (and protector). Unbeknownst to the company, a legendary dwarven folklore about an elf, a Dwarrow, and a missing child is actually the OC.

1st Place: Dragon Tainted Ranger

Eyes: one red, one yellow

Hair: short, wavy, black and red (like Karlach with a bob)

Stature: average human height who has a lean and athletic build.

Age: unknown but appears to look in their early 20s

Gandalf the gatekeep has been hiding and training who is quite possibly the last of the dragon tainted bloodline in Middle Earth. She is known as his 'apprentice' who is trained in heat and fire manipulation. She is added to the company, who some of them (I'm looking at you Thorin) are highly vocal with their disapproval. Gandalf tells them that she is the only one who can kill Smaug with her magic abilities - just leaving out the fact that she is quite possibly a distant cousin to Smaug.

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Character Study of Baldur's Gate 3 Characters - Minthara.

Hello dwarflings and wandering travellers! In today's Monday's post I wanted to show you my character study of Minthara before and after I painted it. Character studies are usually quick and rough ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), hence the name study instead of the final thing. I tried to use my watercolour pencils for this as I only use them for my witcher drawings, and wanted to expand my skill in what I can do with them. Enjoy :)

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Before:

After:

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I THINK I HAVE A NEW FICTION CRUSH HELP!

I need to stop falling in love with fiction men; its becoming an issue for real. In fact, he's not even a man! Who is this divine being I have fallen in love with you may ask, wandering traveller. A clue? Let's just say my love for him exceeds the limit between a nice summer’s day and the full, concentrated power of the sun. Still don't know? This guy:

His wit. His charm. His sass. His cute ass nose. His hair. I now want to start playing BG3 because of the videos I have seen about him haha. The only problem is that I am absolutely CRAP at playing video games (unless it is minecraft in creative mode haha).

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Who Are My Comfort Characters? A Comfort Character Analysis

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! I came across a really interesting article about comfort characters, and the importance of them to people by Jared DeLaTorre on Medium.com. I will reference the link at the end of this post, same with another article explaining the term 'Ludo narrative harmony' that was in DeLaTorre's article. This has lead be to do a casual research report on it, and talk about my own comfort characters as well. Enjoy :)

One of the first thing DeLaTorre begins with is defining the term concept of a comfort character; 'A character... from a TV show, game, book etc makes you feel safe and happy when upset, down etc'. He also speaks of the misinterpretation and misuse of the concept to shallowly sexualise characters if they are deemed attractive. I would like to add something I thought of while reading this section (feel free to disagree) but there is also a confusion, to an extent, between favourite and comfort characters. Yes, your comfort character may be your favourite character, but there is a blurred separation between the two. This is shown with my own favourite/comfort characters in the Venn diagram below.

To give a further explanation: my favourite character in the whole wide world is Tom Hiddleston's Loki, who I love so much, but he is by far a comfort character for me. Then there are characters that are both my favs and my comforts e.g. Svik from the Bloodsworn saga. He is my favourite character in the books, but as he is a comic relief character (who loves cheese which is a bonus) I find a form of safety within his humour. Then there are characters that I like, but not my favourites, who are my comfort characters, one being Faramir from LOTR. This leads me onto the next section of DeLaTorre's article; why does someone have a comfort character?

DeLaTorre gives his own possible reasons as to why, some being the evident feeling grounded/somewhat stable when their reality is going to shit. Other possible reasons are the reader/viewer finds solace in a fictional character as they relate to them, or the character empowers the individual to become like them/better themselves. Obviously, not all comfort characters fit in one box, but overlap into another. I tried with another Venn diagram to visually convey this with my comfort characters.

This was quite hard to think about as even though I know these are my comfort characters, I did not know why exactly. Doing this diagram came useful as it highlighted the main reason I form a bond with a character - they give me a sense of stability and distraction from my day-to-day life. Interestingly, I did not think that Eowyn would be in all the categories. I think this could be a I relate to her being a woman who it always trying her best to prove herself worthy, which in tern empowers me to not stop being myself and to be defiant to societal expectations. I have stability with her as if I was in Middle-Earth, she would be one of my best friends definitely.

Thank you for reading part one of this casual research essay on comfort characters. Feel free to comment your comfort characters, I would love to know who they are (and might open up more shows/books/movies for me).

Love you all,

Tith Namath X

The Psychology of Things — Article IV: The Importance of Comfort Characters & Why They Genuinely Matter. | by Codex Journalism⌬ | Medium

How to Recognize Ludonarrative Harmony - Lauryn Ash

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Something I Am (re)Starting On

Hello dwarflings AND wandering travellers! I thought for today's post that I'd show you something I have been working on and off for the last year or so.

I started doing a lot of world building for this story I began writing last year. However, me being me and me being an amateur writer, I've stopped at 30,000 words. Apparently this is really common for beginner writers, but I'm as as stubborn as a dwarf so I'm refusing to give up on the story haha. Instead, I'm putting it on hold as I want it to be written fully after this new story idea I've got. So it will connect to what I'm doing now, and will come back to it! It will be something like the star wars prequals and HOTD (film/TV wise) being released after media that chronologically happened after those events.

I don't want to spoil it too much (as much as I am willing to as I will yap too much for my own good haha). But all I will say is for the story I'm planning on for the time being will be in a similar structure to the first two Witcher books. A collection of short stories that are connected together to create a full-length novel. And also like Andrzej Sapkowski, I want to have fables and fairy tales to influence my stories/reinvent them by having my own twist to it. I went for Portuguese fables as they're very interesting/weird and not many people know them. Also because I'm half Portuguese haha.

I think that I all I'm going to say as I will end up spoiling EVERYTHING which I don't want. It would be a dream to get this published honestly, but for now I want to focus getting the first draft done (even if it's shit XD). I know this will take a few years for me as I'm so busy, I will be able to only write a little bit per week. But I'm positive about this journey!

Love you all,

Tith Namath X

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New Hobbit Video Out on my Channel Now!

Hobbit Inspired Outfit P.2 - The Skirt | Tith Namath (youtube.com)

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Preview for Tomorrow’s Video

OMG I was so busy yesterday I forgot to upload my photos for Tomorrow’s Video😭.

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! I’ve completed the second part of my hobbit inspired outfit with the skirt!!! It was a bit longer than I was hoping for but it still looks really nice.

stay safe,

Tith Namath X

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Books on my Reading List

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers). Thought I would like to share with you my ever growing reading list. I swear it grows 3x faster than me reading through a book. This list will be a mixture of books I've already bought (I think it's turning into an addiction) and books I NEED. Yes need haha.

Fantasy:

Tower of Fools - Andrezej Sapkowski

Fury of the Gods - John Gywnne

Malice - John Gywnne

Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb

The remaining 4 books of 'The Dwarves' Saga - Markus Heitz

History:

The Pirate World: A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers - Angus Konstam

Gladiator: The Complete Guide To Ancient Rome's Bloody Fighters -  Konstantin Nossov

Classics:

The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

The Man in the Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas

The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne

Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne

Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne

Potential Reads:

Post mortem - Kay Scarpetta

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

In a Dark, Dark Wood - Ruth Ware

Stay Close - Harlan Coben

All for now, love you all.

Tith Namath X

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The Design for the Current Project I’m Working On.

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! I just wanted to show you a quick croquis for a fashion project I’m working on right now as an amateur seamstress. I’ve completed the shirt (yay) which I am super proud of as it’s the first time making a top. I’ve also done the skirt which I will show you all in time, which was surprisingly easy to make than what I thought. All there is to do now is the most difficult bit which is the waistcoat 😭. I’m having to mentally prepare myself for this one haha.

love you all,

Tith Namath

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New Video Up Now!

Hobbit Inspired Outfit P.1 - The Shirt | Tith Namath (youtube.com)

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Preview for my Next Video

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! For my video on Sunday I’ve decided to up my gain in sewing and made a top. This is going to be a 3 part mini series as it is part of a hobbit inspired outfit I’m making.

Love you all,

Tith Namath X

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Mid-Week Video Up Now

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! I've decided I wanted to do a sit down & yap style video during the middle of the week. This is on top of my art videos every Sunday. Hopefully, this will be something I can do every week.

Love you all,

Tith Namath X

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What Weapons Would I Use If I Was a Witcher

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! In today's yapping sessions, I thought it would be cool to talk about customised weapons I would have if I was a Witcher. I do, in fact, have a decorative Witcher sword (flexing I know haha), but with my *tiny* hands the two-handed sword is more of a 3 1/2-handed sword XD.

Instead of a typical two-handed sword, I would exchange it for either a Viking seax or a gladius sword. Ooooo maybe the steel sword Geralt has could be the gladius sword and the silver sword as seax (or visa versa). With a dagger/small knife, I'm fond of the shape of a kris knife

Left: Seax, Centre: Gladius, Right: Kris Knife

I know a Witcher only has two swords (and a knife kept in their boot), but There are other weapons that I think would be cool to wield. An axe for a starter. I lowkey think that axes are better to wield than swords - swords are a bit overrated haha. A great axe would be awesome as its double headed, but could be harder to manoeuvre compared to a sword.

Another type of weapon would be more specific fight against monsters sensitive to silver, especially vampires (well most of them anyway). Since I was a kid Blade has been my (marvel) superhero so I would want to incorporate some of his weapons - alongside Van Helsing - as part of my Witcher inventory. Instead of throwing knives, throwing silver stakes! Yes! if guns aren't invented in the time period where I'm a Witcher, then have a crossbow mechanism that fires the stakes.

If I was a Witcher further into the future from when the Witcher is set, I would DEFINITELY want flintlock pistols (like a pirate haha) with silver bullets.

Above: Flintlock Pistol

This is all for now as me yapping about this would spread across 2 or 3 more posts haha.

Love you all,

Tith Namath X

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Witcher Pen Holder (Painted P.2)

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! Post number 2 on the pen(cil) holder I made out of clay now painted.

Love you all,

TIth Namath X

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NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO UP NOW!

A Witcher Pen Holder P.2 - The Painting | Tith Namath (youtube.com)

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Witcher Pen Holder (Painted P.1)

Hello dwarflings (and wandering travellers)! Post number 1 on the pen(cil) holder I made out of clay now painted. Full video will be uploaded onto my Youtube channel on Sunday.

Love you all,

TIth Namath X