#Riyria Revelations

[leahfiiisher]

You guys have no idea how frustrating it is to read a series that has literally no fandom whatsoever. I cannot be allowed to deal with these feelings alone but there is NOTHING I tell you NOTHING

#i just finished reading the first book in lindsay buroker's fallen empire and i can't do this #leonidas content when??? please?? #PLEASE READ THESE OBSCURE SCI-FI BOOKS I'M BEGGING #riyria revelations #fallen empire #cinder spires #hollow world #between the water and the woods #differently morphous #swordheart #Agatha H #if you've read literally any of these please hit me up I'm desperate

[lyssq]

Riyria Chronicles is so funny because Royce and Hadrian never set out to antagonise the church but that’s what happens. Every single time. Half the time they don’t even realise it

#the nyphron church vs two guys literally just doing their jobs #try to save a girl? church was trying to kill her #blackmailing someone about an assassination plot? that someone is the bishop #riyria #riyria chronicles #riyria revelations #royce melborn #hadrian blackwater

[arista-essendon]

Michael J Sullivan literally wrote two of the best fictional men ever, who have incredible character development and fleshed out personalities, great character arcs, strong and capable but not alpha male, and treat their love interests so well that it’s basically peak romance whenever they interact And ya know what, I think we really have to thank Mrs. Sullivan for this

#royce melborn #hadrian blackwater #riyria revelations #riyria chronicles

[ladyminaofcamelot]

I love that while Royce may be the horrifying assassin man who everyone associates with death, realistically speaking Hadrian probably has the higher kill count. Royce went after individuals and occasionally anyone who got in the way of his killing those individuals, but Hadrian participated in wars and massacres. On multiple occasions. He probably killed more people in one night than Royce did over the course of a year. And there's something about this dichotomy that is soooo interesting to me, especially because I think it really colors how they view death and killing. Like yes they were both brought up with a very different foundation on the subject, but the way they've killed has also been different. For Royce, he either figured the person deserved it or it was personally beneficial for him (very them or me). But Hadrian often felt like he didn't have to. These were just guys doing their jobs. These were guys he fought alongside just weeks ago. These were people defending their city, or taking it back, so of course the idea of killing is more disgusting to him, even just based on the way he did it in the past. This also makes it understandable why being a gladiator would have some appeal, because he only has to kill one to five people in one go rather than ten or more, and all of them (theoretically) choose to be there for no other reason then to fight, so of course it feels more noble than what he was doing before, until the tiger.

It's just so fun that everyone considers Royce to be the more dangerous because he's more volitile, which is an accurate assessment, but if either of them should really smell like death, it's Hadrian.

#I want to study them like bugs #I haven't been able to stop thinking about this ever since I realized it #If Royce knew about Hadrian's kill count when they first met he would have been even more confused #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #riyria #riyria spoilers #riyria revelations #riyria chronicles

[rxpppedjeans]

Royce: Am I a good person? No. Hadrian: But are you trying to be better? Royce: Absolutely not.

#hadrian blackwater #riyria revelations #royce melborn #riyria chronicles #riyria #michael j sullivan #this is literally the entire plot

[roiiibintheibis]

It's a lovely morning in Colnora and you are a horrible assassin.

#i've been thinking... #royce melborn #riyira #riyria revelations #riyria chronicles #colnora

[sublimepigeonmusic]

yea

#my art #riyria revelations #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #fanart

[literatureandtrees]

Royce gave the door a gentle push and it swung open. "I unlocked it while you were ranting," he said.

- Michael Sullivan, rise of empire

#he makes me wanna scream #I'd have to throw something at him #a small rock #a shoe #a coin of any currency #a balled up piece of paper #hard tack #a slew of harsh words #just anything to rid him of the smugness #riyria revelations #booklr #books #reading #bibliophile #literature #bookblr #quotes

[its-elvish-for-two]

Forgot to post this a couple of days ago, so have it now! Royce using Alverstone to carve pumpkins, and pumpkin!Riyria

#riyria #royce melborn #hadrian blackwater #pumpkins #riyria revelations #riyria chronicles #riyria fanart #fanart #my art

[renaultmograine]

Thinking about "I once saw an old lady batter him senseless with a butter churn." Unparalleled thing to say.

#riyria revelations #pov your friend the bestest sword fighter ever is doing friendly sparring with some kids and youre negging him #riyria posting

[hiddenvioletsgrow]

Here’s Riyria Revelations as funny textposts I found on Pinterest

Hadrian

Royce

Arista

Myron

Gwen

Modina

The Pickerings(and Hadrian)

Hadrian and Royce

Arista and Hadrian

#im procrastinating life and sleep rn #i love these characters so much #arista essendon #hadrista #hadrian x arista #royce melborn #hadrian blackwater #modina novronian #modina novron #gwen delacy #michael j sullivan #riyria chronicles #riyria revelations #michael sullivan #riyria is elvish for two #fantasy books #riyria funny #riyria revelations text posts

[dangerousgolemkitty]

Me and my stepdad watching my little brother putting his three fake anime swords into their sheath set.

My stepdad: "who carries around three swords?"

Me, without missing a beat: "Hadrian."

My stepdad: ".............Hadrian carries around three Different swords."

#riyria revelations #riyria #hadrian blackwater

[lyssq]

Michael J Sullivan writes the best female characters because he gives them the most important trait a woman can have (autism)

#riyria #source: trust me #but COME ON #look at arista. maybe i am projecting a little but i am autistic and her character arc really hit hard #i shouldn't even have to say anything for suri and roan #brin?? farilane??? #they're all autistic. to me #riyria revelations #riyria chronicles #legends of the first empire #the rise and the fall

[arista-essendon]

Torn between wanted the internet to know the absolute awesomeness of Hadrian Blackwater and Royce Melborn and being soooo glad booktok can’t get its grubby hands on my special boys

#they’re mine #and like 3 other tumblr users #we just vibe here loving them #but imagine the potential #riyria revelations #riyria #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #michael j sullivan #riyria chronicles #arista essendon #heir of novron

[mayhaps-perhaps-probablynot]

So I was thinking about how Hadrian is always the one to cook their meals on the road yeah?, and the fact that Royce - by what we get to know throughout Riyria - wouldn't be able to cook anything to save his life

So what would he do without Hadrian?

I thought honestly, he'd probably eat an animal raw if he had to (if he had no money, no rations left, and there's no food to be stolen anywhere near - which are all scenarios those two manage to find themselves in rather regularly lmao)

So I had this wild image in my head of Royce just tearing into some raw meat while Hadrian's sat next to him staring in utter horror

#honestly #what WOULD Royce do without Hadrian #Hadrian really needs more appreciation for his cooking skills (even if they're lacking according to Royce and Thrace and Arista) #Hadrian Blackwater - guardian to the Heir of Novron - saving him from salmonella and food poisoning since the founding of Riyria #Riyria #Riyria Revelations #Riyria Chronicles #Hadrian Blackwater #Royce Melborn #Michael J Sullivan

[rxpppedjeans]

Hadrian: one day there’ll come a moment when you have a chance to do the right thing

Royce: I love those moments, I like to wave at them as they pass by

#has this been done yet #hadrian blackwater #riyria revelations #royce melborn #riyria chronicles #riyria #michael j sullivan