#alric essendon

[lyssq]

Alric Essendon once snuck out of the castle to hunt for frogs with his friends and came back to learn that his mother had been assassinated.

Ten-ish years later, Alric snuck out of his room to hook up with a pretty servant girl and woke up to learn that his father had been assassinated.

Fun for him?

#riyria #riyria revelations #riyria chronicles #alric essendon

[nah-thanks-m8]

Rereading Riyria Revalations to a friend and struck by Alric's character development tbh.

The way he acts in the first Riyria book seems just arrogant and annoying, and super entitled (which it is). If you read a little more into it though, you can tell (the same way Royce and Hadrian do) that he is incredibly sheltered, and genuinely believes that saying/doing these things will save him-- that him telling them he's the king and treatening them with execution (again) will protect him. He has blind faith in his own importance.

At the end of the series, he becomes the king that everyone wanted him to be-- kind and compassionate, humble and wise. Don't get me wrong, he's still got an incurable case of "little shit syndrome," but this time he does it from a "we're all friends" standpoint and not an "I'm better than all of you" standpoint.

I'm just having a lot of Alric feelings today because he deserved a happy ending too and I will Cry For Ever that he did not get one.

#riyria #riyria revelations #alric essendon #musings #love my boy #my little guy #my son

[its-elvish-for-two]

Theft of Swords Characters as Whose Line Prompts...

Hadrian and Royce

Arista

Alric

Myron

Esrahaddon

#riyria #whose line is it anyway #whose line prompts #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #arista essendon #alric essendon #myron lanaklin #esrahaddon #riyria revelations #theft of swords #michael j sullivan #whose line characters

[elisabethwheatley]

Hadrian: I punched Gaunt in the face.

Mauvin and Alric: 

#mauvin #mauvin pickering #hadrian blackwater #alric essendon #deegan gaunt #riyria #riyria chronicles #riyria revelations #heir of novron #michael j sullivan

[funnybookquotez]

Alric: I just want to say for the record that as far as royal protectors go, you’re not very good.

Royce: It’s only my first day.

Alric: And already I’m trapped in a timeless prison. I shudder to think what might have happened if you had a whole week.

#source: theft of swords by michael j sullivan #series: the riyria revelations #royce melborn #alric essendon #funny book quotes #book quotes #books

[incorrectriyriaquotes]

Alric: I’m a confident driver Arista: You almost just ran someone over Alric: Confidently tho

#source: submitter #thank you! #riyria #Alric Essendon #Arista Essendon #incorrect quotes #submission

[worldhopper8]

I'm still not happy with Alric.

#arista essendon #Alric essendon #riyria revelations #michael j. sullivan #my art

[fiasco-factory]

#perfect #oh the sass #theft of swords #royce melborn #alric essendon

[sully-s]

Crown Conspiracy Crew: Alric, Hadrian, Royce and Myron.

This was originally on my DA page (my first ryria cast pic) I got an anonymous ask today about posting it up on my tumblr. I imagine Hadrian with redish hair and always have.Though If I'm not drawing him for just myself it do make him a blond.

P.S. Myron my favorite character :) 

#riyria revelations #riyria #hadrian blackwater #Alric Essendon #royce melborn #Myron #fanart #my art

[nah-thanks-m8]

do you have any headcanons or AUs for riyira?

I do actually (mostly regarding how they speak since I read the stories aloud)!

Royce speaks usually in a monotone, I'm using my standard American accent, a little bit rougher, and a little deeper than my voice. He usually colder when he speaks, and raises his voice only on occasion.

Hadrian is a Scottish boi, I don't make the rules. I got that idea from when we got to see the village where he grew up. He usually sounds like he's smiling, and his voice is pitched just a bit higher than Royce's to balance out Arista's angry, almost-yelling voice.

Gwen's voice is very smooth and rich; deep and comforting, with a hint of an accent (I went for a mix of Greek and Italian for where Calais is in-universe). I would have felt weird imitating the accents of any Middle Eastern or African nations.

Arista is throaty and assertive. She speaks in a forceful, upper-class American accent (think East Coast Old Money/Robber Baron), and her voice is lower and serves to balance out Hadrian's lighter tone.

Alric is a little shit (especially at the beginning of Theft of Swords). He has the same accent as Arista, but is infinitely whinier. His voice is a bit nasally, and higher pitched, but lowers over the course of the books.

Myron's voice is soft and sweet as he is but is a little sad. His voice is higher pitched, floaty instead of nasal. His voice contains a childlike wonder at the world around him, but imbued with quiet confidence.

Albert Winslow sounds like a Southern Gentleman Who Didn't Own Slaves but is Super Oblivious.

Mauvin, Fanen, and the rest of the Pickering troupe have the same style speech as Alric and Arista, but they sound decidedly more Scandinavian. Mauvin sounds reedy, Fanen sounds breathy, Denek sounds more childlike, and Lenare has a more musical voice.

Esrahaddon has a British accent, for which I just imitated Tom Hiddleston. He is either slightly amused or super scary, and Hiddleston works for both.

Bishop Saldur sounds like Emperor Palpatine. No I will not be elaborating.

Modina/Thrace has another voice that changes over time. She starts out small and soft, and slightly Irish sounding, as do the people of her village. In later books, she retains the Irish lilt but her voice deepens and becomes more commanding as she grows into her title of Empress.

Magnus is from Brooklyn, and, like his character, softens over time. He begins angry, nasal, and sharp, and becomes a lot more measured as the story goes on.

All of the other characters are usually Mississippi Southern, Minnesota Midwestern, East End London, New York, Irish, Scottish or the Italian/Greek mixture depending on where we are and where they're from.

Most of the Elven characters have Eastern European accents.

Let me know if there's anything else you want to know or if I missed anyone, I love answering questions!

#riyria #riyria revelations #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #gwen delancy #arista essendon #alric essendon #mauvin pickering #fanen pickering #denek pickering #lenare pickering #magnus the dwarf #esrahaddon #myron lanaklin #albert winslow #modina novronian #thrace wood #bishop saldur

[its-elvish-for-two]

Modern day Riyria Revelations characters. I feel Royce would love a hoodie!

Photo quality not great, oops! Click for better.

Royce, Hadrian and his unicorn!

Mauvin, Arista (with her magic cardigan/robe that she lives in) and Alric!

#hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #riyria revelations #riyria #riyria chronicles #arista essendon #alric essendon #mauvin pickering #my art #fanart #arista #dispicible me

[suchisthefateofheroes]

Sometimes the price of dreams is achieving them.

#alric essendon #the riyria revelations #heir of novron #percepliquis #quotes #this quote just killed me #and it hurt my heart when mauvin said it #michael j sullivan

[nah-thanks-m8]

also sorry for the sudden influx of asks, you're the.... third riyira fan I've ever interacted with, I get a little excited. it feels like spotting a rare and solitary species of leopard in the wild, or some such thing.

All good! The Riyria fandom is suuuper small for absolutely no good reason! These books changed how I viewed fantasy, and the world as we know it, since there are many parallels:

The Nyphron Church/Novron--Christianity/Jesus

The Monks of Maribor--Judaism-ish (only VERY tangential relation, they're practically nothing alike except that they are the "older poorer [and more persecuted] brother" of the Christian parallel)

The Empire--Rome

Glenmorgan-- Charlamagne

Avryn-- Holy Roman Empire

etc. etc. There are so many things that this series made me think about in regards to the world we live in, and I will literally die on the hill of this series being the most tragically underrated of any I've ever read.

#riyria #riyria revelations #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #gwen delancy #arista essendon #alric essendon #magnus the dwarf #mauvin pickering #fanen pickering #lenare pickering #modina novronian #thrace wood #fantasy #book recommendations #bookworm #booklover #reading #new books #books and literature

[nah-thanks-m8]

hello fellow riyira enjoyer 🥰🥰🥰

Hello!!

If it's alright, Id like to take a sec and talk a lil bit about how I discovered the series!

My Dad rented Theft of Swords/Avampartha from the library, and when the aux cord broke on our road rip, he had me read it aloud from the very back of our rental minivan, and the whole family was hooked from there.

I am currently reading it for the third time, reading aloud for the second time, to my fiancée @salessale and I couldn't be happier I especially love voicing all the characters! I love Sullivan's version of a fantasy world, and I usually describe the series as what would happen if someone dropped Rosa Diaz and Jake Peralta from Brooklyn 99 into Game of Thrones, or Wheel of Time. Truly one of my favorite reads of all time!

#riyria #riyria revelations #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #arista essendon #gwen delancy #alric essendon #mauvin pickering #fanen pickering

[gilarabrywn]

Hadrian Blackwater, Royce Melborn and Alric Essendon by Diethe

#riyria #hadrian blackwater #royce melborn #alric essendon #fanart #icons

[sully-s]

Rose and Thorn Cast Part 2. Alric, Mauvin, and Fanen, 

#alric essendon #mauvin pickering #fanen pickering #riyria #riyria chronicles #fanart #my art