#I'm not saying the gods were necessarily wrong in protecting mortals from the titans as they did

[masterqwertster]

You know, I do have to wonder if the reason the gods of Exandria are panicking so much about the release of Predathos isn't solely the threat of being eaten, but also that they can't seal it again.

Like, what you can achieve once can be done again. And you've had thousands of years to look back and consider how to do it better, how you could have maybe prevented Vordo and Ethedok from being eaten by sealing sooner. What happened to their two siblings, the struggle to survive where they landed, has to weigh in the gods' minds at times.

And yet, the gods don't seem to be doing any prep work to stuff Predathos back into Ruidus (or a new prison), and instead are going all in on the fight to stop the seals from releasing in the first place.

Sure, preparation for resealing should the worst happen could be happening in the background where we can't see it. But it doesn't particularly feel that way. Everything we've seen is "All hands on deck so that this thing never gets out, period" with seemingly no back up if that directive is failed.

So I would posit that the gods can't seal Predathos again, because they got rid of the titans.

We know that the titans helped the gods seal Predathos away. We know that Predathos resists the divine power of the gods. We know that an enormous hunk of Exandria was turned into the prison-turned-moon Ruidus.

So it really makes sense to me if the titans were instrumental to the sealing process.

As best I can tell, elemental power is separate from divine power in the cosmos of Exandria. Which means that the titans did not face penalties as the gods did in using their powers against Predathos. So if/when they needed to pin it in place for whatever sealing rituals/ceremonies, the titans would be best suited to it with gods being bait to draw Predathos in.

Next is carving up Exandria. Who could better do that than titans of earth? The earth of Exandria is their element, their birthplace, and their home. If anyone could easily rip up a continent (as the theory of Ruidus's origin on Exandria is), it would be the titans of earth.

I will also point out that glass, like what we've been recently led to believe is what Predathos's form is in its sealed state, is a result of fire and earth, melting sand into a cohesive whole. So the titans might have helped with that part too.

What we know the gods did in the sealing of Predathos seems to be mostly outer bindings. Divine seals on the layers of glass to keep people from cracking it open, the Divine Gate-like cage around Ruidus itself.

So it seems to me that there's a good chance the titans contributed a lot to the sealing of Predathos.

And now they're all gone. The gods killed them

...And maybe sealed a few in other Planes? It's a bit unclear, but Vox Machina did encounter what was called a Dust Titan in Pandmonium in The Search For Bob, and Errevon the Rimelord is thought to be some sort of Ice Titan. Still, the killing and sealing isn't going to do the gods any favors in getting help again. Especially since such surviving titans don't really have a stake in Exandria anymore and probably aren't on Predathos's menu (but may be on it's revenge list).

The closest things the gods have these days to allied titans are Ashton and Fearne, who both only hold tiny fragments of a full titan's power. Even if those fragments are from two of the most powerful titans to walk Exandria.

So yeah, the gods sort of accidentally fucked themselves over in being able to reseal Predathos by wiping out the titans, I think.

#I'm not saying the gods were necessarily wrong in protecting mortals from the titans as they did #but there's always unforeseen consequences to our actions #and I think this is an interesting one that might exist #mq blathers #critical role #cr meta #cr speculation #exandrian gods #primordial titans #predathos #ruidus

[notesofarichlycolorednight]

I have the headcanon that Luke is a Venus Legacy. She's very important in the Roman mythology. And there's more: he has the power to redirect Aphrodite/Venus magic,like firebenders can redirect lightning (very risky and a bit difficult, though). Okay, I'm so obsessed with those headcanons that I can't believe May to be totally mortal. On the top of that,Luke seems to be way above his siblings in power and skill,and we all know that mortals aren't much in Percy Jackson,with the exception of...

Continued. With the exception of Sally,Rachel, perhaps Frederick and Paul(that doesn’t bother me, though. I have (little more than) a bit of bias against the badass normal trope,in most cases. They want to pass them as everymen with cleverness,but I can’t buy someone like Ty Lee as an everywoman. Sokka is great, though). Frank is way more powerful than even Clarisse, despite his lack of experience. Is May that much of an snowflake to have a powerful demigod from an ordinary god?

Continued. Or is she a legacy? Okay,Luke is probably a perfectionist workaholic,so he gets the credit. But being strong enough to get to host Kronos’ essence? Sorry about the length and the anti badass normal rant.

BTW,I love your prankster/mischievous Luke Castellan. I usually am not fond of that kind of headcanon for him,since fandom usually makes him too much like Travis and Connor,and Luke is very different from his brothers (Percy himself even lampshades it). Besides,the whole “silent mischief” fits his personality better,IMO. Luke didn’t come across as a loud guy to me,and he seems to act responsible most of time(for good and for bad, though). 💗💓💝💓💓💓💓

hi there! thanks for being patient with me on this. been busy ;_;

under cut bc it got longer than i was expecting

i really like this idea that May is a legacy. it’s interesting you pick Venus, but given how good-looking Luke was described as and how charming (tho, that could reasonably come from Hermes bc con-ppl are often charming) it makes sense

not to mention, as you say Luke did seem more powerful than most other demigods, being able to take on the curse of Achilles, hosting Kronos, not to mention holding up the sky for however long he did. i think it was Chiron who mentioned that only the greatest heroes are able to hold up the sky, but Luke was so clearly on the wrong side, and Percy even notices that in the books, but it’s like…never explained???

so for him to have more than just half godly blood in his system would make a lot more sense than the “it’s complicated” explanation we’re given in canon

i really like that hc that he can redirect Venus magic (my mind first went to charmspeak) but that it’s difficult and dangerous. like it’s such a cool concept, tho i’m not sure how much it applies to Luke? like maybe that’s a skill that any child or legacy of Aphrodite/Venus would have, but Luke was unable to unlock that power, or at least the full potential

bc it’s just that, and i think it’s mentioned by Annabeth in moa, but a big reason that Luke fell into Kronos’ trap was because Kronos fed Luke a lot of what he wanted to hear, manipulated his thoughts and it’s implied by Annabeth that Kelli also had a lot to do with manipulating him by using charmspeak

like i guess if it’s difficult and dangerous, it would make sense that he was unable to redirect her charmspeak, esp with Kronos also manipulating his thoughts and emotions, but it doesn’t quite fit…tho i think that has a lot of potential to be a story arc regarding the development of Luke’s character, kind of like how it was for Zuko and lightning

but that would also imply, following Zuko’s story arc, that Luke eventually realized the error of his ways and joined the gods’ side

altho, it would be more interesting, playing off him being able to hold up the sky, despite not being the “hero,” if he learned how to redirect charmspeak but remained “loyal” to Kronos

anyway /tangent

i can see where you’re coming from regarding the normal badass trope. i’m not sure how well Rick executed it (if he even did) bc in my opinion, it’s not necessarily that Sally, Rachel, Paul, and Fredrick are what i would term as a badass. Sally can see thru the mist and Poseidon loved her so much he offered immortality. that speaks to her character, but isn’t exactly badass. Rachel is the oracle, but doesn’t have any combat skills to speak of. in en extenuating circumstance, Paul used his sword-fighting skills to help protect Sally and others, but i doubt he’d have much else use for swordsmanship except if he were to take up acting. like Paul, under extenuating circumstances, Fredrick piloted a plane and shot at monsters with Celestial bronze bullets he’d made himself, tho i imagine that’s as much action that plane is going to see for the rest of Fredrick’s life

the acts themselves are certainly badass, but it doesn’t necessarily speak to their character as being a badass.

now, of course, being a badass doesn’t constitute being able to beat someone up. Rachel throwing her hairbrush at the lord of titans is p badass. and sally charming one of the Big Three gods so much he offered her immortality, not to mention killing Gabe and his buddies indirectly, is v badass. so being a badass can take many forms, i’m not denying that

but it doesn’t quite fit what i see the trope being, as defined by society, whereby to be a badass, you have to have some combat and strategic planning skills or smth. i hope that makes sense

i guess this is all just more complicated than i was originally thinking, bc if badass can be defined in so many ways, so can normal?

you mention Ty Lee, right? now i haven’t watched a:tla in forever, but from what i remember of her character, i never actually saw her as some everywoman. she was friends with a sociopathic princess whose father colonized the rest of the world. that’s not exactly normal. i mean even taking away the sociopathic and her father part, she’s friends with a princess! that’s not exactly what i’d constitute as normal you know?

but it’s hard to say what’s normal in that universe, right? bc nonbenders, like sokka, are considered “normal” and average bc they can’t bend, when a majority can. and sokka is often talked abt like he’s “normal” but his tribe taught him how to be a warrior from a young age. his father went off to war, and his mother was killed by a firebender when Ozai began colonizing the other tribes. that’s not normal. even in that universe, bc the avatar is supposed to keep peace b/t the different benders

so it comes back to how society defines the trope, where normal is your average person (no special powers, no secret talents, just goes abt their mundane day at a nine-to-five and binges TV shows on Netflix when they get home) and badass is having that hidden talent (that they most likely don’t even know abt) or learning to be a badass as their character arc and as the story progresses

gosh, hope that all made sense. long story long, i agree with you that it’s a tired trope (in that we’re introduced to someone we consider and are supposed to think is average but, surprise! they actually have a hidden talent that turns them into a badass), but i think if done right, it can be really cathartic and exciting

/tangent 2

yes, i think being legacies definitely affords demigods more power, bc they have more godly blood. and you make a good point: why was Luke so powerful and special? esp as a son of Hermes. i think a reasonable explanation would be that he’s a legacy

by definition, tho, him being a legacy means that May is also a legacy, bc Hermes can’t have other godly blood from other gods with him being a god himself already (disregarding the fact that gods don’t even have DNA)

no worries! as you can see, i kind of went into some rants too!

oh thank you!! i’m glad you liked those hcs. yeah, i like to think that Luke definitely pulls pranks and enjoys it too! but the way he’s portrayed in the books, he’s much more serious than Travis and Conner, probably bc of the house he had to grow up in, being on the run at a young age, and then going thru so much heart-break and trauma before he even turned Travis and Conner’s ages. that ought to subdue you a little

so i wanted to make sure i expressed that in my hcs, long story long lol. i like to think of Luke, before Kronos and all that shit, as a fun and easy-going guy but in a quieter and more subtle way than Travis and Conner specifically

thanks again for sending these!! i love, love, love talking abt to ppl abt stuff. my inbox is always open!

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[ffxvhoe]

This is a bit of an oddball and really open but I was curious if you had any general headcannons for the gods? It's so cool that each of them have their own personalities attached (Ifrit's lazy almost cat-like lounging at first, Shiva's gentle wiseness, etc etc) and I'm interested in your take on them

So basically they’re one big dysfunctional family.

Also it seems I’ve fallen in love with each of them and now they’re all my children.

Titan

A HUFFLEPUFF

Is so, so gentle like it would melt your heart if you saw him on a typical day in the land of the Astrals

Tends to both a regular garden and a rock garden

His favorite plants are these silver petaled flowers that only grow in the world of the Astrals and hibiscus

Gets along with animals really well??  His particular favorite are cats

Takes pride in the fact that Leviathan actually considers him a friend of hers

He knew that the others were wrong to brand her as such a terrible person; they just needed to put in the effort to get to know her…though he does admit that her attitude could uh….use just a little bit of work

They’ll get there and he’ll help in whatever way he can

Basically just think Hunk from Voltron tbh

Suffers from being labeled as some scary monster by the mortals, and it didn’t help when everything happened at the Disc with Ardyn and Noct and the gang

Has been taken under Bahamut’s wing though Titan doesn’t rely on him as much these days as he had previously

Dislikes the world of the mortals, especially after having been there for so long

He’s particularly sensitive to negativity and there’s a lot of that in the mortal realm

Does enjoy the mortal realm for it’s flora and fauna though

Usually on the quieter side of the scale, but not an introvert

He enjoys going out with the others to go drinking and such

Plus he knows it makes it easier for Leviathan to relax when he’s with her since as she gets along with him the best

Ramuh

True Neutral

He’s something between the wise old man and everyone’s favorite grandpa idk it’s weird

Acted as Shiva’s mentor for a while

Is the oldest among the Astrals

Is actually from an older pantheon of gods (like how the Titans were the pantheon of gods that preceded the Olympians)

There’s a few reasons that he doesn’t act as leader though.  The first is that the idea of being a leader has never quite appealed to him.  He’d much rather be the one to speak words of wisdom and let the other young ones do the fighting and whatnot.  The second is that he has seen the potential Bahamut has and would much rather help the Draconian reach his full potential as leader

The real reason he wears that cape is because he thinks it makes him look cool

Is the only one that Leviathan will respect as being above herself and go to for guidance

Occasionally struck with the desire to no longer be an immortal 

Sometimes, when he’s look down at the mortals below he’s hit with how utterly tired he is of living for eternity

When he gets like this he wants nothing more than to become a spry old man and go backpacking through the lands of Eos

Walks with a limp

Actually, in a way you could almost say that he parallels Regis I think

Pitied Ardyn for what happened/became of him

Ifrit

Relating him to a Greek deity he’d be Ares

Not necessarily a Chad™ but his personality can border on being one of Chad’s friends

Ultimately though has a very strong moral compass, but he doesn’t really go about it in the best way

Honestly though do ya’ll remember Sky High? Because Ifrit is lowkey the guy that could use fire just more of an asshole

Will protect Shiva at all costs

She’s basically his little sister at this point, like he’s taken it upon himself to be something akin to her protector

Not that she needs one though lol

Will go out of his way to do exactly what Bahamut told him not to do

Bahamut: Ifrit no

Ifrit: Ifrit YES

Respects Leviathan immensely 

Griffyndor 

Enjoys getting pedicures and will legit smite anyone who tries to give him shit for it

Nobody else knows this as he’s very good at keeping his aloof mask on, but he is sometimes hurt by the fact that everyone pegs him as some evil deity just because he happens to have something of a temper and can control fire

Um…kinda think Zuko but then more of an asshole I guess

Doesn’t really like mortals

Shiva

Relating her to a Greek deity she’d probably be Persephone or Hestia

A gentle sort of quiet surrounds her

Think comfortable silence among friends, the quiet of the dawn when the world is just awaking, and hole-in-the-wall coffee shops that only have a few patrons within

Does not like Leviathan…there’s some bad blood there

Enjoys walking among the mortals on their small world

She thinks mortals are amazing creatures, constantly making new discoveries to curb their ever persistent curiosity

Can be found walking through some of the gardens in that immortal world of the Astrals with Bahamut

She makes him flower crowns

A walking library

She knows and remembers every little thing that has happened both in immortal history and mortal history

She’s one of those people that is super sweet and caring, but if you mess with them they’ll fuck you up

Is the only one that can successfully knock Bahamut on his ass

Everyone is lowkey terrified of her

Ifrit is like her big brother tbh that’s the type of relationship those two have

Enjoys bubble baths

She’s particularly fond of these bath bombs that the mortals have created

Leviathan

Relating her to a Greek deity they’d be Hera

With that being said, Leviathan is kind of a bitch 

I feel bad relating them to Hera bc Hera’s my boo but Hera can also be kind of a bitch so…

If someone is lucky enough to befriend her, however, they have someone who will have their back for the rest of eternity

Think Slytherin 

Leviathan is closest with Titan which most find odd due to the fact Titan is literally just…super sweet

*cough* Slytherpuff friendship *cough*

She appreciated the fact that Titan gave them the benefit of the doubt when the other Astrals told Titan that Leviathin was a terrible person

Doesn’t much care for mortals ((as we’ve all witnessed)) but won’t go out of their way to kill them

Was actually against the whole prophecy thing hence why they made it so difficult to form the covenant 

Argued it would be easier to either get rid of the problem themselves or simply wipe out the entire planet and start again

Also may have grown to have something of a soft spot for Luna and she didn’t want the prophecy to play out bc of the impact it would ultimately have on Luna’s happiness

Only one that can reign in Ifrit

Bahamut

The ever stoic warrior

He’s very quiet, very reserved, very calculating

Is closest to Shiva out of all the other Astrals as he prefers her company since she’s also on the quieter side and thus doesn’t try to force conversation with him 

As he’s the most powerful of the Astrals he pretty much works as their leader

Not really a King like Zeus was of the Pantheon, but more so in the way he keeps them in order and whatnot

Doesn’t get along with Ifrit but they work really well on the battlefield together??? Idk man it’s strange

Have you ever heard of the term introversion?  Because the word was pretty much created for this Astral

Doesn’t like going out to drink with the rest of the Six, much prefers staying in his home and reading or making battle strategies

A decent cook, not that Astrals need to eat or cook in the first place

If you can’t find Bahamut he’s likely flying

It’s a way for him to destress and he also just likes the freedom of it

#ffxv scenarios #ffxv drabble #ffxv imagine #ffxv fanfic #ffxv headcanons #ffxv headcanon #ifrit #bahamut #ramuh #shiva #leviathan #titan #anonymous