#again: wildcard.

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

for some reason im really feeling the Queer Euphoria in this chilis tonight, specifically: being so ambiguous its hilarious. there is No label to describe my orientation/gender. like yeah i use nonbinary bc technically it fits but also bc the flag Fucks. if asked, my only correct answer would be "Wildcard, Motherfucker!"

#both change on a daily basis #gender depends on vibes. weather. A Cool Art Piece I Saw On Tumblr. a dream i had the night prior. what im doing at the moment. song playin #i use & prefer they/them but really anything is free game For The Bit. i am willing to play pretend and try on different hats! #orientation depends on who im looking at in the moment. like i consistently surprise myself with who i do/dont find attractive #it also happens.... less than id expect. but when it does happen its a very strong Ohhhhhh. Ohoho Hi Heyyyy<3 moment #BUT OH ITS SO FUN TO BE UNLABELABLE #thats not a word! except yes it is! #i take the boxes people try to put me in. i make a sickass fort outta them & add blankets and pillows & paint #there is a drawbridge and a moat. and origami dragons! #its so so fun #but also very annoying on the rare occasion im asked what i am #like! fuck if i know! this is my first time being alive! its none of my business! i have bigger omelets to burn! #its like.... #'are you gay' yes but also no 'are you a lesbian' yes but also no 'are you bi' yes but also no 'are you-' Yes But Also No. #again: wildcard. #absolutely unprompted #its like... oh man if i wasnt so squeamish about syringes i could make my gender Soooo Me <3 #bc i want a deeper voice but i like my body how it is. mostly. its literally just my voice that i dont like #& facial hair would be nice but also do i want to deal with the hassle that is shaving. no i do not <3 #still i cherish the two hairs i have on my chin. theyre so neat #i wish skirts were comfortable. i need a better eyeliner pen. i need more tank tops and a good binder. i want to confuse people #and then like... women with deep voices and men who're all dolled up and ambiguous folks who are so visibly queer- #there is so much to love everywhere and i do not care for the generally excepted/used fences people keep putting up #im ripping up their signs and kicking over the fences. Let Us Roam Free Range #shoutout to all my fellow Idk What The Fuck I Am And I Like It That Way homies. we're so funky #and you're So fucking valid. you don't need a label and you don't need a description. you are so so so awesome and rad as hell

[designernishiki]

it’s kinda funny to me how that dumb scene in kiwami 1 of majima getting shot and left for dead in the harbor was basically just added as a half-assed way to explain majima not being around for a bit of the plot, but they accidentally(?) just made it seem like start of a chain reaction where majima ended up feeling slighted and heartbroken after being abandoned like that and then lashed out about it via smashing a big truck into the building kiryu was in. and yeah that isn’t inherently a romantic thing as-is but then they go and add the part where majima grabs a hostess and performatively hits on her as in-kiryu’s-face as possible, she says she’s already in love with someone, and majima lets her go immediately, no questions asked, making a big fucking point of it just to say see THAT kiryu? I appreciate when people are HONEST about their FEELINGS. people who won’t just BACKSTAB someone who CARES about them to save themselves. is that so crazy kiryu?? huh??? anyway make it up to me get down here and fight me right fucking now

#I think on another level he was sorta saying like ‘hey kiryu. you’re making it extremely clear that you don’t trust me and my intentions #and I’ve been trying to show you- over and over again- that I’d do just about anything for you and your safety #but I can’t just let my mask fall off in front of everyone- I need to keep up the unpredictable morally grey wildcard act for both my sake #AND yours. because disguising my helping you as crazy random violent outbursts and weird stalker behavior #is the only way I CAN help you. do you think it would go over well with shimano or literally anyone else if I was outright helping you out #of the kindness of my heart and fondness for you? stop being so fucking dense and look past the crazy wacky nonsense for a second and #maybe you’ll realize that all I do at the end of the day- really- is help you and put my own life and reputation on the line for you. #I am an honest guy when it comes to my real values and when I told you I wouldn’t let anyone kill you unelss it was myself- I meant it. #I’ve taken a knife and a bullet for you now. can you REALLY not see through the act yet? am I REALLY that unpredictable when you think about #it?’ #that was a longer explanation than i intended but. it was difficult to put into words #I basically feel like it could be read as him implying kiryu shouldn’t backstab the people who put themselves on the line to help him #and/or pointing out that he’s never actually done kiryu dirty and has stuck to his word protecting him in the ways he can #trying to say yeah all this is a crazy act and all but when it comes down to it you Can trust me #it really makes sense when you think about it that he’d have to help kiryu/show affection towards kiryu in unpredictable convoluted ways #at that point in time because. I mean. there’s a reason he was the only person who showed up to welcome kiryu when he got out of prison #and that’s because A) he sticks to his word and his loyalty to people he cares about and B) no one else had the balls or the batshit insane #mask to wear to ward off anyone asking real questions like majima did. because ANYONE associating themselves with the supposed #patriarch-killer was a HUGE NO-NO at the time. someone important showing up for kiryu and welcoming him back outright could’ve caused #all-out warfare probably. except majima. because majima was dedicated and smart enough to use his widely-feared wildcard persona #(that everyone tended to view as incapable of having any Real agenda to worry about) to his And kiryu’s advantage #does that make sense??? I feel like it makes a lot of sense if you get it to click in your head #kazumaji #majima #kiryu #yakuza #kiwami 1 #yk1 #rambling

[daily-hanamura]

#p4 #persona 4 #p4g #persona 4 golden #hanamura yosuke #yosuke hanamura #“i should be the one thanking you though” god yosuke GOD he still sees so much of this as him seeking justice for saki huh #nearly one year in and he still feels like this was a responsibility of his. that it was his burden that he had put on to yu. #that initial moment when he asked yu for help in entering the tv world like he still saw it as yu following through with his word primarily #i feel like there's an implication here that he thought yu might/could abandon this task for something else. #rank 10 when yosuke says “somewhere deep down I didn't trust you... no it's more like... i was jealous of you” idk i think on some level #yosuke didn't trust yu. i think yosuke who is used to being let down and used to only being paid lip service and superficial relationships #he didn't believe that someone as competent and as beloved and as enviable as yu would pull through for someone like yosuke #which again i want to shake yosuke like a snowglobe BECAUSE BBYBOY PLS HAVE MORE FAITH IN YOURSELF #DO YOU STILL NOT SEE HOW MUCH YOU'VE CHANGED YU AS MUCH AS HE'S CHANGED YOU #DO YOU KNOW UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YU WAS THANKING YOU IT WAS FOR THE SAME REASONS?? #THAT YOU STAYED UNFLINCHINGLY BY HIS SIDE THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD?? #THAT YU ALSO HAD HIS BURDEN OF BEING A WILDCARD DESPITE BEING SOMEONE THAT STAYED CAREFULLY DETACHED SOCIALLY #BUT YOU. YOSUKE. YOU WERE THE ONE THAT CHANGED HIS MIND AND HELPED HIM AND MADE HIM BETTER AND I #YU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT LOYALTY AND DEEP MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS LOOKED LIKE EITHER UNTIL YOU AAAA WHY CAN'T YOU SEE THAT #srry idk why that was in all caps i got very passionate for a moment #anyway. them. #he's good with his queue

[markeronacomputer]

😶

Er… Luxury? You… didn’t tell me which character you want me to dump some headcanons about…

…ah, whatever. Guess this is a wildcard. Well, while I’m at it, I know a place that could attract some attention to my ask blog… and a way to capitalise on a little joke I came up with as of recent…

😶 A random headcanon!

Soul and Heart never really named their weapons. The closest they have to real names are “the Trident” and “the Mistake”.

Mind, however, is not Soul or Heart. Well, not anymore, that is. He wasn’t born with his weapon: instead, the Headspace gave him the parts he needed to make it, a test of intelligence perfect for a ruler such as himself.

And so, he did indeed name it. It’s called Solar Flare, his very own personal chainsaw.

(Oh yeah, you thought I was done with this joke, didn’t you?)

He very rarely uses Solar Flare for anything. Chainsaws are more than effective, but too heavy, which is definitely a problem considering he’s the least mobile Jashling even without one.

He only even considers using it when he knows, for a fact, that some shit is about to go down. And even when he does, he’d never use it against Soul or even Heart. Sure, he took out that fucker’s eyes without hesitation, but that was- as much as he doesn’t want to admit it- an accident: purely heat of the moment, and nothing else.

There’s no way he’s dumb enough to try to throw a chainsaw at a moving target. And despite the fact that being a weapon is its purpose, Solar Flare is still his precious creation. He’s not getting blood (or rather, more blood) on his baby boy.

But when he does use it… be careful around him. You can run, but you can’t hide. And every second you’re not running, he’s only getting closer.

#chonny jash #cccc #cccc mind #cj mind #chonny’s charming chaos compendium #chonnys charming chaos compendium #ask games #ask blog #headcanons #please never send me a total wildcard headcanon ask like this again thanks

[deusvervewrites]

Start Again x Wildcard AU: Akari’s only heard rumors of “The Wildcard”, a wanderer who finds warlord camps and tears them down in a single night. Rumors that he can survive any injury, no matter how lethal.

She only saw him once, when he stopped at her village for rest. She has no idea why he didn’t destroy her feif, only his parting words stayed with her as she traveled back to the past: ‘I am happy they are so well cared for, and smiling’

Throughout the noise of her quirk, she missed a highly refined, if slightly nasally voice “Well now, you could prove to be rather amusing”

Meeting “The Wildcard” here in 1-A she is…..unimpressed.

Side note: what arcana would Akari be? She grew up differently than Eri did

Given her nature as a time traveler out to change the future, I don't think I can justify any Arcana other than The Fool

#asks #start again au #wildcard au

[girlwiththegreenhat]

the fallout tv series is THE best screen adaptation of a Video Game... ever.

#liz blogs #fallout #fallout tv series #look out there will be spoilers in the tags. im gonna put spoilers in the tags i am buffering it so you ahve the opportunity to leave #fallout tv spoilers #leave now. go away. shoo #ok. I AM LOSING MY FUCKING MIND I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS MAKES THE FNAF MOVIE LOOK LIKE SHIT #AND THE FNAF MOVIE WAS *EXTREMELY GOOD.* HOLY GOOD VIDEOGAME ADAPTATIONS BATMAN I AM GOING INSANE #I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY CONFIRMED WHO DROPPED THE BOMBS. ALL I DID PACKING ORDERS FOR BLACK FRIDAY WAS #BINGE FALLOUT LORE VIDEOS ASKING WHO DROPPED THE FIRST BOMBS AND I FUCKING KNEW IT WAS--. YKNOW #AND FALLOUT NEW VEGAS IS FINALLY GETTING SOME FUCKING RECOGNITION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HANK YOU BITCH STAY AWAY FROM MY CITY #WE'RE GOIGN BACK TO VEGAS WE'RE PROBABLY GETTING A CANON ENDING. IT HAD BETTER BE WILDCARD I SWEAR TO GOD #SHOW ME YES MAN !!!!!!!!! SHOW ME THE SECURITRONS #OGHHHH GOD I FUCKING HATE THE BROTHERHOOD #4 AM I CANT SLEEP IM FUCKING VIBRATING #I HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ONCE AND I AM *STILL* IMPRESSED. HELLO !!!!!!!!!!! HELLO. OH MY GOD. #IM INSANNEEEEE im insane im insane im insane. i am so insane. i am crazy. #(robert house comes on screen) '' i am going to beat that man to death with a golf club '' #ohhh my god i want to play fallout new vegas again so badly. holy shit #i wonder if i have time to make some fallout art prints before anime central #holy shit. holy shit oh my god i haven't been this excited about a show since like... steven universe. oh my god im insane

[wield-the-mighty-pen]

To cope with my writer’s block, I've decided that I want to do some drabbles!

To make this fun for me, I decided to do 'playlist prompt' drabbles. So, if you'd like, please send me a lovesquare pairing and a number between 1 and 144 and hopefully I'll write a drabble based on the corresponding song in my playlist to that number

My inbox is open, so please feel free to send requests!

#while i acknowledge that i couldnt write due to being busy #stopping for so long makes it hard to start again lol #so i figured i would do a gradual start #also this is my regular playlist so not all of the songs #will work for the prompts #but those songs will be 'wildcards' #and i have a whole system to pick wildcards #which involves randomized wheels and other playlists #but yeah #please request if you want to! #ml #miraculous ladybug #drabbles #lovesquare

[prince-arthur]

endless summer vacation: title lyrics

#i do be bored and stressed again #typography #endless summer vacation #miley cyrus #esv #my graphics #flowers #jaded #rose colored lenses #thousand miles #you #river #handstand #violet chemistry #island #wonder woman #muddy feet #wildcard

[cryptiduni]

signature skills

#hi hi. am back at my bullshit again & wanted to do a ​sillouette shape language practice instead of a proper drawing. am tired pftt #de timeskip kids: (→) cuno annette mikael c lilienne’s children [am not giving you a hint you’ll have to guess their sigs & tell me hhe] #[kinda easy enough except c maybe pfttt] #good cop. bad cop. not-really-a-cop-cop. not a cop at all. #good cop coz cuno worked more years and closed lot more cases. wildcard but useful asset to the rcm like harry. #snarky little stray. their own hound steadily trained. broken fingers on a criminal is nothing compared to rising numbers & kill count brag #bad cop coz annette not only because she just became a junior officer barely anything under her name. #she gets too emotionally invested in cases she get involved in and ‘‘wastes’’ too much time on a case. way too by the book & empathetic #mikeal is here mostly for the resume and to help out 41 due the staff shortage. he doesn’t plan to stay for long. #12 years and that place is still understaffed pfttt #c is part of the union & has her own lorry now. still has foul mouth & distaste for cops but she matured a bit. both mentally & physically #carter kids works lotta part time jobs & their economic situation is still quite rocky. #twins rather let their sister get to high school first but they don’t believe it’ll be their turn to get higher education anytime soon #so they just work their ass off almost everyday #disco elysium #my art #artists on tumblr #disco elysium fanart #i guess #disco elysium timeskip #disco elysium timeskip au #de timeskip #de timeskip au #kuuno de ruyter #annette plaisanse #disco elysium annette #mikael heidelstam #little lily carter #he wanna persue programming+engineering and entropenetics on the side #slaps on kims bomberjacket on cuno. LOOK HE IS WEARING HIS DAD’S JACKET.

[thejokerswildcard]

the joker's wildcard at six flags new england

"the joker's wildcard" opened at six flags new england in 2000. it opened as an indoor darkride but was moved outside around 2008, replacing "nightwing".

nightwing taken from coasterpedia at https://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Nightwing_(Six_Flags_New_England;_opened_2000)

as a dark ride the joker's wildcard supposedly had flashing lights and music, however, i am unable to find video of the ride to confirm this.

the joker's wildcard as a dark ride taken from sfne ultimate at https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/452400725068112957/

the entrance to the joker's wildcard as a dark ride taken from parkinfo2go at http://www.parkinfo2go.com/143/707/ridedetails.html

according to sfne online on youtube, the joker's wild card was pitch black in it's early years but later the ride was run with the door somewhat open.

riders would sit facing each other in carts and the ride would spin in a circle while lifting off the ground at an angle. each cart sat four people. playing cards stuck out the sides and the ride had a centrepiece figure shaped like the joker's head. the ride had a no single rider policy.

the joker's wildcard taken from parkz at https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/jokers-wildcard/info

the entrance to the ride had a large sign reading "the jokers wildcard" and a picture of the joker's face. the sign is stylized without an apostrophe on joker's, however, official materials list this ride as "THE JOKER's Wildcard"

the entrance to the joker's wildcard taken from parkz at https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/jokers-wildcard/info

the joker head centrepiece is often missing in photos and videos of the ride. in closeups of the joker's wildcard in later years there is also paint chipping evident on the card pieces.

the joker's wildcard missing the joker centrepiece taken from theme park review at https://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/p_185_5382_six_flags_new_england_kryptonite_kollider

in 2017 THE JOKER Free-Fly Coaster was introduced at six flags new england and the joker's wildcard was renamed to kryptonite and gained a new look.

kryptonite taken from the six flags wiki at https://sixflags.fandom.com/wiki/Kryptonite_Kollider

kryptonite entrance taken from theme park review at https://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/p_185_5382_six_flags_new_england_kryptonite_kollider

kryptonite was apparently renamed to the kryptonite kollider in 2018, however, i can not find anything to suggest this year specifically or any photos of a new entrance. it is extremely likely that the ride was indeed renamed to kryptonite kollider as almost every reference to it online uses this name.

the kryptonite kollider was also often seen without it's centrepiece.

the kryptonite kollider without it's centrepiece taken from theme park central at https://www.themepark-central.de/six-flags-new-england-supergirl-2019/

in 2021 kryptonite kollider was replaced with supergirl skyflyer, a ride similar to nightwing. kryptonite kollider was retired and was not moved elsewhere in the park.

supergirl skyflyer taken from themepark central at https://www.themepark-central.de/six-flags-new-england-supergirl-2019/

sources + extras:

https://www.sixflags.com/newengland/attractions/supergirl-sky-flyer

nightwing sign from amusement pics at http://www.amusementpics.com/SFNE2.htm

official promotional video for the joker's wildcard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HPNEAL_w9E

a video of the kryptonite kollider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLm2Dh_tY4c

a video of the kryptonite kollider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IxGg3jiPkw

video discussing the joker's wildcard (very helpful and informative!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1_C4Vk3hpE

many reviews of the ride available here http://www.themeparkcritic.com/Scripts/ViewRide.aspx?RideID=1110

video of the joker's wildcard (also jumpscare warning? this genuinely scared me lol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOE1GJsMvv8

#i blame this ride for almost everything wrong with me #this ride was my introduction to dc and it has stuck with me forever #i still vividly remember going on this ride despite being fairly young #i think the only thing that could fix me is going on this ride again when the sky is threatening rain and the park is mostly deserted #but as i said earlier #this ride has been gone for almost seven years #so uh guess i'm like this forever now #the joker #joker #dc #the jokers wildcard #the joker's wildcard #six flags #six flags new england #roller coaster #roller coasters #j.txt #joker.txt #joker.jpg #kryptonite #superman #supergirl #nightwing #coasters.txt #coasters.jpg #j.jpg

[oensible]

me personally i believe in the kraken. theyre gonna be ok theyre gonna get back on it once they recoup and also give joey a BREAK for the love of god. i also say this because i also believe in the o*lers reverse sweep narrative and theyre playing a lot of western conference teams next month

#kraken lb #so if they keep it up it will give them a little breathing room! which is nice since everyone is so close at the top of the west wildcards #hopefully edm will chill out a little by march when they play the kraken again tho lmfao

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Hello Hi! I’m alive and I saw DnD au.

I’m a very big DnD nerd and I want to say a thing!

1: I thought for a moment “no Howdy would be a martial Class” but you are so right, he makes inventions. So cool

2: WARLOCK WALLY WARLOCK WALLY WARLOCK WALLY (from a person who loves Warlocks this fills my heart with glee)

3: I am 5 seconds away from designing homebrew for them/building off actual subclasses for them. I am Actively trying to figure out how to Give Wally the Big House spell (which is an actual spell) bc it fits his vibe.

hello welcome back!

honestly i struggled for a Minute there w/ Howdy's classification cause yeah... four hands made for punching... but then Clown's response to an ask about what each neighbor would do in Splatoon said that Howdy would use some sorta bomb (i don't know the names/terms! i dont play!) so my brain went "ah! ranged attacks!" honestly most of my choices here are based off of that post.... its nice to know the Roles they would all take in battle!

ok im not a huge dnd nerd but like. im guessing 'big house spell' is the magnificent mansion, and isnt that a wizard spell? if you were willing to fuck with boundaries a lil, you could reason that wizard/warlock are juuuuust similar enough that either could use that spell

#though i wouldnt call it a DnD au cause im not strictly adhering to literally anything #bc i dont like restrictions or rules!! wildcard babey!! #i like playing it fast and loose. I Do What I Want style yk yk #its more dnd-Inspired high fantasy w/ some shared terms & world mechanics #but yeah warlock wally <3 #rambles from the bog #sorry if this response is a lil lackluster its very Late and im about to go to sleep #but i wanted to Respond before i forgot again #(also i Did try to find the og splatoon ask/answer but i cannot for the life of me find it </3)

[yellowjacketslesbian]

say don’t go is so post-rescue breakup era taivan

I’m standin' on a tightrope alone

I hold my breath a little bit longer

Halfway out the door, but it won't close

I'm holdin' out hope for you to

Say, "Don't go"

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"

Now I'm pacin' on shaky ground

Strike a match, then you blow it out

Oh no, oh no, it's not fair

'Cause you kiss mе and it stops time

And I'm yours, but you're not mine

Oh no, oh no, you're not there

But you won't, but you won't, but you won't

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"

But you won't, but you won't, but you won't

#taylor swift lyrics are once again taivan coded #I might turn this into my wildcard fic for taivan btw #taivan #taissa x van #van x taissa

[hirazuki]

Deep in the throes of updated covid booster-induced fever, so it won't be happening tonight, but I finished Nocturne and I have Thoughts™ about it, which I will probably share eventually, once I have the energy. I also have Many Thoughts about some things I've seen slinking around the tags, which I will not be sharing, as I definitely do not possess the requisite energy for that XD

#a very positive reaction overall #i have a couple of nitpicks but that's really all they are: nitpicks regarding extremely personal preferences #so they don't actually matter in the grand scheme of things imo #music and animation were exquisite #the entire thing was an extremely enjoyable watch #given what mutuals told me i was expecting to be very well-fed re: morally grey antagonists and i was #wildcards with no attachments to any side but with a strict personal code all the same are 🔥🔥🔥 #(purple period coats and long hair are always a plus of course) #i was not expecting the art history/archaeology student with focuses on the ancient mediterranean and mesoamerica in me #to be well-fed as well. so. that was a *really* nice surprise. #knights hospitaller of st john of malta we meet again lmao; we go wayyyy back in fiction. good to see they're still assholes XD #and needless to say i *adored* the main theme running throughout the season #gonna go pass out now. lie down and cook in bed like an egg in a frying pan. #let's hope the fever lets up by tomorrow because i've got so much shit to do T_T #withoutwords

[hershelwidget]

I TOLD Y'ALL IT WAS COMING

Behold! My designs for Arman and Beast!

This took a while for me to get around to posting, honestly because I kept being bothered by their proportions... But then I remembered that it doesn't matter :)

Arman possesses the Gup-A, while Beast has the Gup-B! Their designs borrow heavily from their main drivers and are probably the most obvious of the batch, haha-

Face closeups!

I've decided that y'all can use any of these as icons, but please credit me if you do!

Next up will be Caleb and Darwin, who's beta designs I might share earlier... I am gonna be working on them all through the weekend so look forward to that :D

#octonauts #octonauts au #octonauts gups #octonauts oc #digital art #artists on tumblr #i managed to tone it down somewhat so i dont think i need to tag for the brightness this time #erm! heres some tidbits of info about them because i am so ill about their dynamic specifically #there are some GOOD dynamics among the gup spirits but NOTHING compares to whatever the hell these two have going on. *cracks knuckles* #first off stating the obvious here we got the blue/orange duo. complementary colours go so hard you dont understand how autistic i am for i #their ENTIRE thing is about contrasting against each other and i am HERE for it so i will list ALL OF THOSE #1. blue vs orange .. 2. large body vs small body .. 3. bear vs cat .. 4. smooth vs sharp .. AND THATS JUST VISUAL STUFF #arman is this calm rational father figure type guy while beast is wildcard loud flamboyant cousin type guy..... #..... almost exactly like barnacles and kwazii. and similar to the iconic duo: ARMAN AND BEAST WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER #they are besties your honour. sometimes arman has to drag beast back and sometimes beast has to push arman forward but its SO GOOD. ITS SOO #I LIVE FOR THIS SORT OF THING YOU DONT UNDERSTAND. YOU DONT UNDERSTA #i will be almost as ill about caleb and darwin as i was these two. you have been warned #.....this was more than tidbits... apologies! it will happen again. #hershel’s octonauts au

[deusvervewrites]

Wildcard x Start Again: If Izuku was able to defeat several fiendoms and their corrupt / violent warlords on his own, that gives me the impression that he had (or used to have) a tight-knit community somewhere that allowed him to grow.

If not at his most powerful, then his bonds helped him become at least as strong as to deal even with powerful leaders and their entourage.

He has to get the power of his bonds from somewhere

#asks #wildcard au #start again au