#Brennan and Lady

[callsign-rogueone]

I’ve never made a moodboard before, but here’s a peek at my next fic, which will be for Brennan 🧡

“Sorrengail is a strong rider and skilled mender, but above all, he is a good man. I could not have chosen anyone better to share the crown with when the day comes.”

#I finally finished Iron Flame tonight and I just want to hug him and tell him it’ll all be okay 🥺 #so this fic is gonna be 6k of hurt/comfort :) #brennan sorrengail #fourth wing #mine #Brennan and Lady

[sea-buns]

for all your d20 meme template needs

#i saw a post w the uncropped versions of these one after the other and the cat lady would not leave me #never watched eftbk but the motivation grows as i watch trapp play #dimension 20 #d20 #mentopolis #brennan lee mulligan #mike trapp

[introverted-bard]

The DMs reacting to Emily Axford’s dnd batshittery:

Aabria: YES!

Matt: Yes, and…

Brennan: No, but…

Murph, her literal husband: No, you absolute maniac.

#emily axford #brennan lee mulligan #aabria iyengar #matt mercer #brian murphy #dnd #dungeons and dragons #acofaf #naddpod #dimension 20 #critical role #moonshine cybin #prism grimpoppy #fia boginya #calliope petrichor #lady chirp featherfowl #sofia bicicleta #fig faeth

[andi-o-geyser]

Something is wrong in this city, and it's been such a slow burn that nobody even realizes they're dying.

#Hank Green ladies and gentlemen #i just. wow #this is still stuck on my mind #of all the intimidating speeches i gotta put this at an instant n.1 #because like jESUES CHRIST #the delivery the nuance the message #the fix my love pls do not die next episode #dimension 20 #mentopolis #mentopolis spoilers #d20 mentopolis #dimension 20 mentopolis #d20 spoilers #hank green #brennan lee mulligan #the fix #dnd #long post #andis thought geyser

[queenofthesandals]

The Ravening War Menu:

Apetizer (Colin & Raphaniel) : mini sandwiches with spiced apple butter, provolone cheese and lightly pickled radish 

 Main dish (Deli & Karna): pastrami spiced steak on a sourdough baguette with honey-mustard sauce, pickles, onion rings and spicy chilli salsa 

Dessert (Amangeaux): Pavlova with mango, peaches and grapes

And that is how it looks all together: 

#the ravening war #dimension 20 #lady amangeaux epicée du peche #archdeacon raphaniel charlock #colin provolone #karna solara #deli katzon #brennan lee mulligan #cooking challenge #zac oyama #lou wilson #aabria iyengar #anjali bhimani #you asked we give #the ravening war menu #fun

[honeyhauntart]

oh.. i must have been grandfathered in! - raphaniel charlock (did not get grandfathered in)

#bishop raphaniel charlock #lady amangeaux epicée du peche #a crown of candy #the ravening war #a crown of candy fanart #the ravening war fanart #acoc #acoc: ravening war #dimension 20 fanart #dimension 20 #barbie trend #barbie meme #dungeons and dragons #dnd #dnd meme #brennan lee mulligan #anjali bhimani #matt mercer

[anghraine]

I find it deeply annoying that Darcy gets lumped in with Rochester and/or Heathcliff, but it is also slightly funny because I'm not sure any Austen lead would hold Rochester and Heathcliff in more undiluted contempt than Darcy.

(In fairness to Rochester, I don't like him but he's no Heathcliff either. IMO a lot closer to him than to Darcy, though!)

#i am utterly convinced that darcy would loathe them both with his entire soul and being #sarah rees brennan had a great tweet about this that i sadly don't exactly remember #but it was one hundred percent correct #anghraine babbles #austen blogging #austen fanwank #lady anne blogging

[captainzia]

My favourite Raphaniel moment so far ⚠️ SPOILERS FOR LATEST EP OF THE RAVENING WAR⚠️

#fandom #funny #brennan lee mulligan #dimension 20 #the ravening war #matt mercer #abria iyengar #lou wilson #zac oyama #anjali bhimani #colin provolone #bishop raphaniel charlock #sir colin provolone #thane delissandro katzon #lady amangeaux epicée du peche #karna solara #the fda #dimension twenty #a crown of candy #radish #cursed radish man #archdeacon raphaniel charlock #amangeaux

[islandoforder]

obsessed with colin and deli being bros on a boat trip with the most tension being like “hey bud not sure i’m ready to share just yet” vs karna carving herself up while raphaniel purposefully leads the nations to out and out war and amangeaux tries desperately to sell herself back into marriage in order to survive

#colin provolone #thane delissandro katzon #karna solara #bishop raphaniel charlock #lady amangeaux epicée du peche #zac oyama #lou wilson #aabria iyengar #brennan lee mulligan #anjali bhimani #dimension 20 #d20 #the ravening war #trw #scrumptious scoundrels

[prima-donna-worm]

me watching the party defeat seven sexy women trying to kill them only for seven MORE sexy women to show up and try to kill them

#neverafter #dimension 20 #d20 #i HAVE to respect brennan quite literally doubling down on the number of lady villains this season i simply have to

[terapsina]

#2 for the book worm ask game!

(ask game)

2. Favorite fantasy book(s).

(Eeeeexcellent, I do love fantasy books. Though how I'm gonna narrow it to only a few I've got no idea. Okay. I'm going to remove the very obvious choices like Lord of the Rings (though it is one of my faves)).

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Monstrous Regiment. I love the entire Discworld series (especially The Witches) but I've also got a huge soft spot in my heart for Terry Pratchett's take on 'a girl dresses like a boy to go to war' (and thinks of everything except some spare socks in- erm... the right place). Along with Polly, the squad consists of a vampire, a troll, an Igor, a religious fanatic and two very, very close "friends" (and yes, the official summary put the friends in quotes too). And everyone has their own secret.

I love basically everything about this book and I can't tell you guys any of it because it would spoil all the fun.

The Goblin Emperor. This one's a story filled with light. Maia the half goblin son of the elven Emperor was never supposed to take the throne (or to ever even be at court. because racism). And then everyone ahead of him dies in a single "accident" and suddenly he's the new Emperor. Maia is a good person, and a kind one, and despite everything that gets thrown at him he keeps hold of that understanding of right and wrong and refuses to bend.

(I have to mention that the language of the writing is kinda hard to get into in the beginning, and the characters's have very complicated and long names, but once you get into it it really did enhance the story for me).

Good Omens. An Angel and a Demon try to stop the apocalypse and instead lose the Antichrist. I've loved that book for like a decade now and if I don't put it on a list of my faves that list would be a lie.

The King of Attolia. Third in The Queen's Thief series and my favorite one out of all of them. I've always enjoyed Outsider POV in fics. And here is a book that just... proves why. We've got Eugenides and Irene, the Thief and the Queen, and we know them from the two previous books. And adore them. But the story isn't from their POV, it's from the POV of Costis, a Queen's guard who's suddenly gotten assigned to the King. The useless, weak, undeserving king that as far as Costis is concerned doesn't deserve to even kiss the Queen's boots. And it's hilarious to read the story from the eyes of someone who knows so much less than us. And so satisfying, as he begins to understand.

(I recommend the whole series and am personally glad to have read them in the published order but Megan Whalen Turner has stated that she wrote them in a way that allows you to jump in at any point you want).

The Raven Tower. The story is from the viewpoint of a sentient, omniscient rock whose name is Strength and Patience of the Hill and it is the GREATEST THING EVER. The gods are real and must be very careful with their words, because if they speak a lie the reality will alter to make that lie the truth but if the lie is bigger than the power of the god... well. Inspired by Hamlet.

(the book also has a trans man as the main character; the other main character? The sentient rock is the narrator but the largest part of the story focuses on Eolo).

A Natural History of Dragons. The first book from The Memoirs of Lady Trent (and honestly it would probably be more honest to say that every single book from this series fits the category of fave but I'm putting up the first here because this isn't a series where you should skip ahead). The book focuses on the life of Isabella as narrated by her older self. This is the story how a Scirland lady bucked all tradition and became a world renowned expert on the Natural History of Dragons.

(this series has a piece of my heart and always will).

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(and finally, here's some more of my favorite fantasy books that I also adore and would totally ramble about but I got tired of typing).

#monstrous regiment #the goblin emperor #good omens #the king of attolia #the raven tower #a natural history of dragons #discworld #terry pratchett #katherine addison #neil gaiman #the queen's thief #megan whalen turner #ann leckie #the memoirs of lady trent #marie brennan #fantasy books #book rec #book recs #book asks #ask game #ask meme #answers #tinynavajo #terapsina rambles #terapsina's book rambles

[chalkbird]

the seven 🤝 acofaf 🤝 neverafter

geese are fucking scary

#dimension 20 #the seven #the seven maidens #danielle barkstock #erika ishii #acofaf #a court of fey and flowers #lord squak airavis #lady chirp featherfowl #lou wilson #emily axford #neverafter #timothy goose #mother timothy goose #ally beardsley #d20 #brennan lee mulligan #aabria iyengar #dnd #dropout #and you are a horrible goose

[say-hi-intrepid-heroes]

cast reactions to chirp having a wife and kid on the material plane

bonus: oscar and surena:

#dimension 20 #d20 #acofaf #a court of fey and flowers #lady chirp featherfowl #emily axford #oscar montoya #surena marie #lou wilson #omar najam #brennan lee mulligan

[maddiesbookshelves]

A Natural History of Dragons, by Marie Brennan

The memoirs of Lady Trent narrate the life and research of Isabella Trent, world-renowned naturalist now an old woman, whose wit and humor are merciless towards imbeciles. In the first tome, Isabella, first as a young girl and then a young woman, challenges class and period conventions to satisfy her scientific curiosity and accompany her husband on an expedition in search for dragons in Vystrana...

I was scared that the memoirs format was going to be boring to read, but it was actually the best way to tell the life story of a woman who has lived so many adventures, I really liked it. The good thing about memoirs is that it allowed Isabella's personality to shine, especially her humor, and to have some hindsight on what happened. The teases about future events that she reveals later in the series really make you want to read what's next

Volume 1 introduces themes and ideas that I thought were fleshed out better later in the series, and what I considered as small flaws (a lot of things were repeated so many times I started thinking "yeah, okay, I get it") are way less prominent

As for Brennan's worldbuilding, it's deceptively simple at first glance (Victorian era but make it fantasy), but actually had so many details that make it extremely rich. Everything is inspired by countries/cultures from the real world, but Brennan mixed a lot of them and I thought it was really well executed. And the further along you get in the series, the more details sprinkled in the first 3 books come together to form the final picture. When I got to the end of book 4, I wanted to scream because of how delightful and well put together the reveals were

French version under the cut

Les mémoires de lady Trent racontent la vie et les recherches d'Isabelle Trent, naturaliste mondialement connue et désormais vieille dame, dont l'esprit et le style empreints d'humour s'avèrent sans pitié pour les imbéciles. Dans le premier volume, Isabelle, petite fille puis jeune femme, brave les conventions de sa classe et de son temps pour satisfaire sa curiosité scientifique et accompagner son mari lors d'une expédition à la recherche des dragons de Vystranie...

J'avais peur que le format des mémoires soit un peu ennuyant à lire, mais en fait c'était la meilleure façon de raconter la vie d’une femme qui a vécu autant d’aventures, j’ai beaucoup apprécié. L'avantage des mémoires c'est que ça permettait au personnage d'Isabelle de nous dévoiler sa personnalité, notamment son humour, et d'avoir du recul sur certains évènements. Les références à des évènements qu'elle nous dévoile plus tard dans la série donnait vraiment envie de lire la suite

Le tome 1 introduit des thèmes et des idées que j’ai trouvées mieux développées dans les tomes suivants, et ce que je considérais comme de petits défauts (pas mal de choses sont répétées de nombreuses fois donc au bout d’un moment je me disais "oui, c’est bon, j’ai compris") sont beaucoup moins présents

En ce qui concerne le monde créé par Brennan, il paraît relativement simple au premier abord (époque victorienne mais version fantasy), mais en réalité, énormément de détails le rendent extrêmement riche. Tout est inspiré de pays/cultures du monde réel, mais mélange pas mal de trucs et j’ai trouvé que c’était très bien fait. Et au plus on avance dans la série, au plus les détails disséminés dans les ~3 premiers tomes s'emboîtent et le tableau final se précise. Quand je suis arrivée à la fin du tome 4 j'avais envie de hurler tellement les révélations étaient croustillantes et bien amenées

#the memoirs of lady trent #lady trent #a natural history of dragons #memoirs of lady trent #marie brennan #books #book series #book reviews #booklr #booklr community #book recs #book recommendations

[pincheghosts]

Too meta

#d20 #the ravening war #critical role #lou wilson #abria iyengar #zac oyama #anjali bhimani #brennan lee mulligan #matt mercer #lady amangeaux epicée du peche #colin provolone #archdeacon raphaniel charlock #thane delissandro katzon #karna solara

[kermitcrimess]

PLEASE aabria i beg, make a sequel series to a Court of Fey and Flowers

#THIS SERIES HAS MY HEART #if they used the setting again i would sob /pos #a court of fey and flowers #acofaf #aabria iyengar #brennan lee mulligan #delloso de la rue #captain k.p. hob #binx choppley #prince andhera #lady chirp featherfowl #lord squak airavis #lou wilson #surena marie #omar najam #emily axford #oscar montoya #d20 #d20 a court of fey and flowers #dropout