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Headcanon #87

The battle between Janai and Kasef - and their respectful armies - will take place in Lux Aurea.

#tdp #the dragon prince #tdp headcanons #lux aurea #prince kasef #queen janai #sun elves royalty #post season 5 #predictions for tdp s6

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Headcanon #86

If raised properly, homunculi can learn to reason and speak.

#tdp #tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #sir sparklepuff #star magic #tdp aaravos #tdp viren #viren x aaravos' love child #sir sparklepuff would rule the world

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Interesting point! Could be true, could be false, we’ll only know when somebody explains Ziard’s staff piece by piece I guess XD

...considering Callum will eventually forge connection with every arcanum, I think he’ll only need to wear the Corona of Heavens to undo the spell

so like if quasar diamonds can undo the coin spell. and the relic staff can do the coin spell’s entrapment. then… the purple gem in the relic staff is an outright or corrupted quasar diamond, right?

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Headcanon #85

The Sun Forge can be purified. 

It’s not simple, as it requires a strong of heart individual capable of performing the purification ritual from the inside, not outside - basically risking dissolving in the darkness.

#tdp #the dragon prince #tdp headcanons #sun forge #sun magic #sun arcanum #lux aurea #purification ritual #vox machina vibes #pass through fire #callum learning sun #since callum deals with dark magic thoughts #imagine callum walking straight into the corrupted sun forge with 'passing through fire' in the background #and purifying it with everyone else thinking he's gonna die #keyleth fire trial reference

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Aaravos, Leola, and the Entire History of Human Magic

ALL RIGHT, BUCKLE THE FUCK UP:

So after my "Leola and Laurelion might be the same person" crazy, I was looking shit up to write a post about alternately Laurelion possibly being Aaravos, as in Laurelion was the immortal Aaravos, and Aaravos is the fallen Laurelion, because of this:

White as the star's heart it pierced, as in "Novablade is white, and the star's heart was also white."

Who... had the white heart of a star...

... and now... doesn't?

hmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

However, the problem with this is that Aaravos at least appears to go from powered/heart-ed version:

To de-powered, heart...less? version:

...when he's imprisoned. At least, according to the way Zubeia tells it.

Meanwhile, in Ripples, we see what is presumably Aaravos's actual "fall," as the "Fallen Star"—a literal descent from the heavens. This occurs long, long before the events of Aaravos's imprisonment, before dark magic, before Elarion.

I'll note that part of what I'm taking into account here is a note from the artbook on Aaravos's designs:

As a "fallen" Startouch elf, Aaravos can only access a fraction of his former power.

So it seems like the assumption to make would be that Aaravos lost his powers and status when he was cast from the heavens, which is also where I would assume Laurelion dies and Aaravos is "born" if the Laurelion/Aaravos as the same being dichotomy was in play. Then why is his heart not blackened until he's imprisoned?

One possibility is that his empowered appearance is an illusion he's maintaining—another manipulation, that's dropped when he's imprisoned.

Another possibility is this is all bullshit, and everything is as generally assumed before: when Aaravos was imprisoned, the majority of his power was somehow stripped.

Leaving that aside for a moment, let's take a look at the order of operations here, historically.

Humanity looks to the stars to save them, but the stars do not respond:

— Patience

At some point, humanity is granted some kind of blessing from the heavens, long before humans built cities and became powerful:

— Patience

ALSO at some point, humanity is granted the power of primal magic. By tradition this was from the unicorns, in particular Leola:

— Tales of Xadia

However, this magic is forbidden them:

— Ripples

Aaravos is cast from the heavens in a calamity that creates the Sea of the Castout—again, long before dark magic:

— Ripples

Further, in the retelling of this story, Aaravos notes that the stars apparently were satisfied with the results of casting him out. It scarred the land, and frightened the humans—and their claim on primal magic—into submission:

— Ripples

I'll add another note from the artbook here on Aaravos's design:

Some designs had a strong, authoritative vibe that suited other Startouch elves, but not our "fallen star."

Finally, let's look at this again:

Aaravos, obviously, on his knees and in despair. A feminine-appearing elf who is almost certainly another Startouch elf, by the horn shape and the design of the crown on her brow.

I've seen at least one person cast this as a rendition of Aaravos's punishment, in that she represents the other stars and gestures as if to say "behold how far our brother has fallen."

But y'all. Y'ALL. Please.

We have seen this gesture FAR too many times for it to be something else, at this point. This is mercy, and love, and the passing of a torch.

So, let me clean this up into what I think happened:

The stars are largely absent gods, indifferent to the fate of humans and interested in only their design/prophecy of the world.

Leola, another Startouch elf (or else we're gonna stretch the definition of "unicorn" pretty far), takes pity on humanity and grants them the secret of primal magic.

Leola is somehow punished for this transgression. If Laurelion is Leola, she is killed. (The Celestial elves, in this case, are the guardians of the stars' order and power in Xadia. They are the last line of defense against this sort of thing.)

Aaravos, who loved Leola, either speaks on her behalf or otherwise rebels against the order of the stars. Aaravos is cast out. If Laurelion is Aaravos, he is robbed of his heart and his power.

"Leola's Last Wish" is to continue to be a guide to humanity, through the darkness.

Aaravos, meanwhile, fucking loses his mind and decides to burn down everything. He will destroy everything the stars put in place in all of Xadia, and he will leverage humans to do it.

Aaravos begins to spin up dark magic, and when the time is right, gifts it to humanity as the inciting action of his plan to tear all of Xadia apart. More on that here.

Anyway, that's it! Mystery of Aaravos solved.

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Headcanon #84

Terry creates every single one prosthetic for Claudia, including flowers and beautiful stones in it. 

#tdp #the dragon prince #tdp headcanons #tdp terry #terrestrius #tdp claudia #claudia #terry x claudia #tdp season 5 #canon character amputee #leg prosthetic #peg leg #earth magic #terry wants to make claudia feel better #he makes her prosthetics #totally in claudia's style #and she loves them

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Headcanon #83

An infected, but wandering librarian still remembers Kazi had to return a book in the Great Bookery before the fall of Lux Aurea. 

#tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp kazi #lux aurea #tdp season 5 #the great bookery of lux aurea #primal magic library #books and libraries #because even if the world is ending #you need to return your books

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Posting this here for everyone!!

#seneca #this made me realise how dumb sometimes my brain is x)

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Headcanon #82

Callum’s notebook contains lists of useful spells not only for Sky, but also other Sources - in case he has access to resources and/or forges another arcanum.

#tdp #tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp callum #primal magic #primal sources #callum's notebook #post season 3 #sky magic #but not only

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Headcanon #81

People in the coins remain conscious and know what’s happening around their “compressed” space.

Runaan isn’t happy when he sees the affections between Rayla and Callum.

#tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp #viren's coins #tdp runaan #tdp lain #tdp tiadrin #rayllum #rayla's parents #runaan's internal screaming #lain and tiadrin are calmer about the situation #tdp season 5

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@numptypylon​ I’d even say it simplifies “remeeting-the-inlaw” XD

so how did meeting the parents go

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So, when it first came up in Season 4, I was wondering…

According to Aaravos, the ressurection spell Claudia used to bring back Viren only lasts for 30 days. This seemed odd to me, so far spells never had like, a time frame. Soren paralysis was healed for good, so why now would a spell (that needed so many components that it took Clauda TWO years to get everything she needs) now have such a limit, and such a precice one?

I was wondering: Is there maybe a special reason Aaravos needs to be freed in the next 30 days? So I looked some stuff up.

We know, the Season starts at 15th July, because that’s Callums birthday and mine as well lol so the last day Aaravos should be freed would be around 14th August, so I checked if there is anything interesting going on and I found two things…

Both can’t be pin pointed at the exact day, but I still find it interesting.

The 14th of a month is usually the day of a new moon And just before that is the peak of the Perseids. The Perseids are a meteor shower starting usually around mid July and ending at the end of August, with the 12th to 15th August being the days the meteor shower is the most intense. Meteor Showers are also sometimes called Shooting Stars, because they look like stars that fall down (”Falling Stars”). And the reason these shooting stars are called the Perseids? Because they appear to originate from the constellation Perseus. The Perseids also connected to the comet Swift-Tuttle, this periodic comet is in orbital resonance with Jupiter, meaning it always crosses Jupiters orbit when it appears. Why is that relevant? Perseus is mostly known for being the one who fell Medusa, who could turn people into stone. You know who also turned to stone? Avizandum. And Jupiter, also called Zeus, is not only the king of the olympian Gods, but also the god of sky and thunder. And guess what? Avizandum was not only the king of dragons, but also the archdragon of the sky and called thunder.

Like, this is way too much to be a coincedence.

So I feel like Aaravos simply told Claudia he had to be freed in 30 days because he knew that this would be a special day.

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Headcanon #80

As time passes, Bait spends more and more time with Callum since Ezran focuses on his mind bond with Zym.

#tdp #tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp callum #tdp ezran #tdp bait #tdp zym #tdp azymondias #justice for bait #post season 3 #bait is an amazing companion #and Callum cherishes him very much #you can see it in season 2 #but not only #Ezran bashing

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Headcanon #79

In order to help his brother and strenghten Katolis, Ezran pays N’than to return to the Crystal Labirynth and collect magic gems. 

#tdp #tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp ezran #tdp n'than #king ezran #umber tor #crystal labirynth #primal magic #magic gems #magical artifacts #big brain time #ezran thinks #katolis business #preparing for aaravos

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Headcanon #78

Gren gets “adopted” into the Sunfire royal family after Amaya’s and Janai’s marriage.

#tdp #tdp headcanons #tdp gren #tdp amaya #tdp janai #janaya #sunfire elves #sunfire royal family #gren is the best #kazi is thrilled to have another interpreter #amaya loves gren and so does janai

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Headcanon #77

Callum will eventually possess a Quasar Diamond, allowing him to connect with Stars.

#tdp #tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp callum #callum #archmage callum #quasar diamonds #stars #star magic #star arcanum #badass callum #powerful callum #magical artifacts #magic jewelry