#and somewhat evil >:3

[ebysse]

ma’s old singer

#severus snape does not like mothers day #but hope yall had a good one! #(so i absolutely love vintage sewing machines i own 3 and here is fanart of em #theyre such beautiful machines and yet always look somewhat melancholic?? do u kno what i mean do u see the vision #severus snape #eileen snape #eileen prince #snape #hp fanart #mine #PS I WISH I HAD ALL THE TIME TO DRAW #employment is evil actly

[myrkulitescourge]

imo karlach’s soul coin usage seems like it should have been a little more significant than it was.

she only ever really stops to consider the magnitude of burning through a person’s soul for power during an origin playthrough—otherwise she rationalizes to the player that they’re doomed anyway, and if using them gives her an edge in combat, why not use them for good instead of leaving them to be used by evil? the dialogue with lann tarv in act 2, where he tells the story of each soul he's handing over to her, tries to humanize each soul coin, and still she doesn’t really budge and disapproves pretty heavily if she's told no in regards to using them.

it just seems like something that could have caused some kind of conflict between her and wyll, given he sold his soul to a devil in dire circumstances and takes issue with the player for sleeping with mizora, because she 1) is mizora, and 2) similarly expends tormented souls during her romance scene, even if for a different purpose. but it just... never really comes up?

i love karlach. but that seems like it should have gone Somewhere, from a writing standpoint? karlach values wyll as a person but is willing to use currency forged from souls like his for the sake of a temporary power up. she knows the soul is consumed when she uses them. that whole exchange with lann tarv is there to emphasize that every soul coin she destroys was a person once. but it all kind of loses narrative purpose if this combination of factors doesn't mean anything? karlach doesn't change at all in her willingness to use soul coins, no matter what the player says or how much she cares for wyll.

idk. missed opportunity that wyll doesn't have any dialogue about this, of all things.

#destroying souls is otherwise unambiguously portrayed as A Pretty Bad Thing To Do in bg3. so it just seems weird to go #yeah using this destroys a soul but it makes me stronger and it feels GREAT! #and stick to that no matter what without really questioning it much #ethel's vicious mockery line about her selling every soul but her own just doesn't hit right if it flat out doesn't. matter at all. #plus. idk. something something soul coins apparently are difficult for non-evil characters to even have in their possession #so using them and fully destroying the souls within seems kind of. idk. significant from a character standpoint #disclaimer: not character hate obvi. i love karlach and her relationship with wyll is very good. #but idk. conflict is interesting! and that seems like somewhere it should have happened if you have both in the party #karlach sans wyll might never question using soul coins but karlach with wyll probably should have? #in the same way wyll's character changes somewhat whether he chooses to kill karlach or spare her #as it stands this is like how using the tadpoles makes a grand total of one roll in the game harder. there's no bite. no consequence. idk #not every character has to change to be good but idk. idk! #it all seems set up to make her reconsider at SOME point #and that she just doesn’t is in itself a pretty significant moral compromise on her part #that is just not. recognized or discussed basically ever #karlach #karlach cliffgate #bg3 #baldur’s gate 3

[justanotherignot]

The portrait of Isobel's parents was supposed to be a portrait of Aylin and Ketheric 'standing side-by-side in a somewhat austere way':

A follow up to my post about Isobel's parents' portrait, I found these in the parsed datamined dialogues shared by roksik-dnd:

In the game files, this item's name is still connected to Aylin:

However, when spawned in-game, it's definitely about Ketheric and Melodia. Here's the description of the portrait in-game:

TL;DR: Isobel is a 'magical photographer', and, originally, there was a time she made her girlfriend and her father pose for a picture.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #bg3 spoilers #aylin x isobel #dame aylin #aylin #bg3 aylin #isobel thorm #isobel #bg3 isobel #ketheric thorm #justanotherignot #since that photo was taken before shit in the fan #this was a time when ketheric was just a dad disapproving of his daughter's immortal girlfriend #and wasn't yet an evil bastard #so it's just isobel wanting her girlfriend and her dad to pose for a picture #and she probably had to glare at them because they wouldn't stop going on paladin tirades on how one is right and the other is wrong #isobel asks them both to smile but the best they can do is 'somewhat austere' #and the kindness on their faces is probably only there because they're both looking at isobel

[depressedandasian]

Minthara and Shadowheart are my favorite companions. One thing about me, I love a mean goth woman.

#baldurs gate #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #minthara #shadowheart #aside from karlach all the women are somewhat evil #we love to see it

[buggyboyizhere]

Tee hee did I ever share my RA self insert Web I think they’re so so humble and cool and not at all so I can ooogle Patryck eddsworld

#they’re a seamer :3 #are we surprised their name is Web #get it like spiders web #I’m so creative #you can’t see it but they chew on sewing needles #I actually have a couple ocs that’re somewhat important to my telling of the RA being formed and it’s evil doings muwahahaha #my bf has one I’ll reveal eventually too she’s also so cool and humble #eddsworld #ew red army #ew patryck #ew tord #eddsworld tord #eddsworld patryck

[freakinator]

i wish i had a full list of which lser cares about their hearts and who doesnt and how cause i think the differences in how they perceive the games core mechanics are really interesting and could really give us a lot of insight into their mindsets and how their experiences on ls shape them

#mine.txt #naturally the ppl who die a lot dont care about their hearts nearly as much as the ones who dont #but theres also so many intricacies in their different perspectives #like every member of the PlayersTMM dont care about their hearts nearly as much as team batman/30ht/whatever their trio name is #but mapicc prefers being on 20 hearts and kept lamenting not being on 20 hearts earlier in the season which lessened as time went on #vs zam who prefers being on 10 (when not in super evil lock in mode) and only really starts fearing for his life when hes at 3 or less #meanwhile minute and jumper both hoard hearts but minute gives them out to others somewhat freely while jumper does not

[hoaxghost]

how am i supposed to be normal anymore after finishing the splat 3 storymode

#WAS I NOT... ON THE RIGHT TRACK ????????????? . SOMEWHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #THE THE SUNKEN SCROLL ACTUALLY HAD REVELANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNEW IT WAS RIGHT OF ME TO FOCUS ON #IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #THE REMIX MUSIC ALSO AT THE FINAL BATTLE like both songs honestly are a slap. a banger. evilness inside me currently #when the first stage of the boss fight happens and those first few tunes start- oooo OOO BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #U KNOW IT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!!! #BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #THE SECOND FIGHT MUSIC TOO!!!!!!!! THOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! #splatoon 3 story mode #humanity said its MY turn to take over the planet

[astrxealis]

dear gods i adore horror tbh but i am way too sensitive to it

#⋯ ꒰ა starry thoughts ໒꒱ *·˚ #idk how to describe 'sensitive' rn i'm dying in the head i should be asleep but Man!!!!! #i search up tons of horror stuff for funsies. movies uhh creepypastas stories real life events etc. fun! #BUT it freaks me out wayyy too much. bcs i really don't deal well w Those feelings of paranoia. #my imagination too good i was scared at night going to sleep bcs i'd imagine what to do if an intruder came in from the bedroom door #or bathroom door and think of how i'd escape Death......... #Did Not Help my area before was kinda yk. chillax. chillax meaning grassy tree-sy backyard overgrown trees #old-ish in a filipino chill neighborhood that isn't very fancy ?????? idk. #and the fact one time my dad almost died and someone standing close to him Did die so. haha. traumatized from that. #I WASN'T THERE..... but i rmbr my dad coming home and the news absolutely terrified me. anyway! #wow... rambling on tumblr at 3 and a half am... Nostalgic. #anyway yeah i love love love horror stuff but i am !!! so bad w them !!! like jesus christ i adore resident evil and bloodborne #is my whole bloodline. or something. but i can't even watch my twin kill 1 zombie in a re game Demo (she can't do it either) #and i can only make it to killing the first monster in bloodborne and explore a tiny bit where there are still no enemies. god. #AAAGGGGHHHhhhh ... and the first point of horror in omori then i stop playing for months...... even tho i rlly wna play more :(( #2024 ........ cmon... i will try to overcome my fears more. #i've improved somewhat at least! ...from when i was younger. like. man. i could never stay in night-time in games ever. #ffxv? nah i always have to travel at morning. only when i got strong enough that daemons were nothing to me did i stop #getting scared. ouuughhh... and i always try to be stealthy in games........... for many reasons ofc but 1. Scared #okay i shut up now. apollo rambles of tonight: done and over!

[fenharel]

saskia i am on my hands and knees begging for some ysabel info! what’s her backstory? what’s she like during the game? she’s so 🥰💖

[PERSONALITY]

Ysabel is a noble, Lolth Sworn Drow, living in Menzoberrazan and is a School of Divination Wizard

Shes an chaotic neutral ENTP, Gemini, 125 years old and 1.60m tall

Ysabel is creative and intelligent, mischievous and cunning. Some perceive her as quirky, eccentric - funny, confident with a giant ego, but also power hungry and selfish, sometimes cruel. She has always been full of ideas, always thinking of new and better ways to do things. She’s always been curious, more often than not you find her with her nose stuck in a book. Her childhood bedroom was exploding with books about fungi or tomes like “The past and present: a Scholars Guide to Divination”. 

She’s also rather extroverted and a social chameleon, excellent at manipulation and persuasion, something her mother often took advantage of, as she would often use her children like chess pieces in her political affairs.

[BACKSTORY]

The noble house of Do’Rahel is one of the 8 powerful houses in Menzoberranzan

Ysi has two older sisters (Yris, Yvory) and one younger brother (Ysmael, my warlock charlatan & very first D&D oc 😘)

Their mother (Yaelryn Do’Rahel) is a matron mother, a priestess of Lolth and a powerful and influential figure in Menzoberrazan’s affairs

As most intelligent people are prone to, Ysabel was more questioning of things like societal norms or rules and ideas than what was socially acceptable in the Cult of Lolth, something her mother often reminded her of through whipping. But her mother was also more progressive than some would believe - when her daughter showed more interest in the arcane than continuing her training as a cleric she encouraged it. She thought that having one of her daughters in the circle of the Sorcere was something that could be beneficial to her.

After a particularly nasty ambush on Ysabel (your regular weekend in the Underdark really) her mother assigned one of their warriors as her personal guard - a tiefling slave called Lucien (Side note but he’ll be romancing Shadowheart in a future playthrough 🤓)

Lucien was in his early twenties and enslaved for around 5 years at the time, he was passionate and charming, warm and strong. But he was also as cunning as he was kind. Ysabel liked him, and often would spend more time with him than was strictly necessary. He had Ysabel figured out quickly, and noticed that traits in her that might be weaknesses in her mothers eyes, could be his opportunity. That growing close to her could be his ticket to get free.

But things didn't necessarily work out for him at first as he would have thought - both of them fell in love.

He would tell her stories of his previous life, about his ideals and morals, about the world above. How children do not fear for their life where he is from, how parents love their children unconditionally, how he missed feeding the neighbors ducks before he would go to school. Ysi would laugh at him sometimes, call him weak and soft. But sometimes she would indulge in his stories. Catching herself thinking of them in bed before she go meditating. How strange it must be to live so truly carefree.

The influence Lucien had on her was undeniable. Small and meaningless at first maybe but there nonetheless. There were glimpses of true kindness in Ysabel only he got to see. Glimpses of love - real love, not just the craving for flesh or power he was accustomed to from other Drow. He saw that he had shaken her morals and beliefs, slightly perhaps, but shaken. So when she finally wanted to set him free out of her own volition, instead of running when his binding spell was broken he asked for her to come with him.

She helped him to stage his own death and broke his bonds and let him go, but she didn’t go with him. This would be a turning point in her life, something she regretted for the rest of her existence, something she kept thinking about for years on end.

For many years after, she buried herself in her tower. She never dared to think of why she said no, instead she sat in front of her mirror of memories, where she relived the time she had with Lucien. But in doing so, a part of herself, the past party in fact, was lost in it. Her present self was split in half. She was either overly good or overly evil, and she became known for being mad and for research and experiments that were even extreme by Drow standards. 

She was in this state for at least 60 years. She had short periods of time where she managed to stabilize herself through experiments, but it never worked for long. Nevertheless, she made a name for herself, she was an extremely powerful wizard, was considered one of the masters of Sorcere and had a place in their council. (Much to their dismay. Assassination attempts from her colleagues were a daily occurrence tbh.)

[GAME TIMELINE]

House Do’Rahel was infiltrated by Absolute cultists, leading to the almost death of her sisters Yris and Yvory, and the losing a handful of their staff members. Ysabel's mother also heard rumors of similar things happening in House Baenre and other houses all over the city. Sensing a bigger plot, instead of sending warbands like her colleagues, she only send Ysabel and a handful of warriors on a scouting mission. She was to gather as much information as possible. If she would see an opportunity beneficial to them - she should take it, and most importantly she was also to kill or capture any heretic or deserter of Lolth.

The trail they followed led them to the outskirts of Baldur’s Gate. She didn’t know it at the time but she was on her way to Moonrise Towers when she was abducted. When she woke up in the Nautiloid, the tadpole didn’t just strip her of her powers, but also stabilized her mind.

Being fully herself again after so long felt like having someone forcefully pushing a heart back into her. At the beginning of her journey she’s manipulative (she does a lot of the “heroic” options not because she thinks it’s the right thing to do, but because she thinks it’s a smarter way to uncover what is going on and/or because working with the Absolute would go against Lolth), she’s also selfish and a bit cruel, but a lot of things she does suddenly don’t feel the same to her anymore, and an top of that the problem with the tadpole - it forces her into introspection. 

At some point she realizes that her companions remind her of Lucien, and the time she had with him. Her development throughout the game mainly consists of her realizing that she rather wants love and friendship than pure ruthless power. She develops a consciousness, empathy. Something Lucien already built the groundwork of so many years ago. She realizes she was too much of a coward back then, that she couldn't let go of all that power and desert Lolth even though that's what she really wanted. Surrounded by her new friends, she doesn’t want to make the same mistake again. In her mind, she’ll never be truly good, much less a hero. But she doesn’t want to be what she used to be either. Seeing real friendship, love, experiencing it for herself, she realizes the only times she wasn't hollow was with Lucien - and now, with them. 

Her new friends act as mirrors to herself as well. She sees herself in Gale when he gets obsessed over the Crown, she sees herself in Astarion when he’s willing to kill all his former friends for power. And she sees herself in Lae’zel, Wyll & Shadowheart when it comes to the influence a God, Goddess or devil can have on you. They were all on the path she already walked on, and the guilt she is carrying with her over things she can’t change anymore is overwhelming, so she stops them all, helps them see what is truly important. 

About the reason she was in Baldur’s Gate in the first place, she isn’t honest with her companions at first, she has obviously her own agenda like everyone else in that camp. She was forced to explain herself by Wyll when she let True Soul Nere kill the Gnomes. Having a tadpole in her head made everything more personal of course, she starts going against the Absolute not in the name of Lolth or for her mother but for herself and her own beliefs in Act 2.

After the game, her mind is still hers. Going through so much change and admitting her biggest fears repaired herself, like a curse she casted and then lifted on herself. Also, she and Astarion guide the Vampire spawn in the Underdark for a while, and she also researches for ways to make Astarion walk in the sun again (and I like to headcanon that she succeeds :3)

If you want to take a peak, here is Ysabels pinterest 🥺, and since i mentioned Lucien, here is his'.

#shadowglens #answered #thank you for enabling me sophie. i wanted to post an info dumb for so long but im such a lazy mf #im leaving kisses on ur forehead but im also running away in fear. god i already cut this down but it's still so long IM SO SORRY 😭 #you: whats her backstory; me: here is my essay. kdjfslkjflsf #ysabel do'rahel #ocs tag #bg3 spoilers #lucien lovera #& yes u guessed right. jekyll & hyde was my inspiration for her Lul. also redemption arcs are my unguilty pleasure :3 #idk if i was really able to explain it but ysi's biggest flaws are cowardice and stagnation??? #having a damn mindflayer worm in her brain gave her finally the kick in the butt to be honest with herself #i think even if her mind would have stayed intact she would still have stayed in the underdark. she just would have been unhappier about it #or worse. however u wanna call it #oh side note but she was neutral evil before the lucien times. then become somewhat CN (then was split into chaotic good/chaotic evil.) #her current desposition is chaotic neutral. just to clarify since it might sound weird

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

yes yes odalia is a horrible mother who emotionally abused her 3 kids for 16 years and that's why she would be a horrible influence on the collector so instead ppl are clamoring for the collector to be adopted by eda or camilla. but consider this: the collector being luz's sibling in law would be so fucking funny.

#toh #the owl house #the collector #odalia blight #i see your collector nocedas and collector clawthornes #but the comedic potential of a collector blight #i genuinely think being forced to take care of the collector against her will would fix odalia somewhat #the one time i think stockholm syndrome would make someone better #odie cant hurt the collector like belos did #shes not powerful or manipulative enough and shes perpetually afraid the collector will turn her into a toy #she is a girlfailure in manipulation all 3 of her kids broke out of her manipulation compared to belos who i think is a girlboss #odalia has no panache! no long-term goals except heeheehoohoo make money #which is why i didnt like how she was portrayed as wholly evil like belos since she doesnt have the dramatics for it #that portrayal falls flat on its face which coincidentally i think odalia should have done more bc she has the comedic energy for it #this wont happen in the show ofc the whole mamadalia thing is played off as a joke #if the show took it more seriously id say smth about amity being mad her mom only cleaned up her act now and not for her own kids #but rest assured this is just a shitpost #but i do think it would be hilarious if the collector stayed with odalia after All That #like none of the hexsquad approve and he still gets Parented by eda camilla and other adults #but he lives with mamadalia bc her pizza bagels are great i think it would be very funny #odalia squaring up against eda and camilla to fight over who gets to be a mother of 4 #shut up pandora

[lucy-ghoul]

one thing that must be said about coriolanus and katniss is that they both share such a snarky inner voice that despite the seriousness of thg saga (especially mockingjay - the last chapters almost reduced me to tears, it was that heavy) it made me chuckle more than a few times

#coryo is such a petty bitch tho sjehdhdh #there are interesting similarities but also very stark differences! #1. they both have an obvious fixation on food and their growth was somewhat stunted by malnutrition #2. they both have a special memory token from one of their (dead) parents and are emotionally distant from the other #3. they're both survivors (katniss even describes snow in mockingjay as 'the consummate survivor') but coryo relies on his charm and cunning #(a lot of what he shows outwardly is a carefully trimmed performance) #while she's a born hunter and also quite smart but not a planner (actually i'd say katniss can be quite impulsive sometimes) #but she's also forced to perform (in completely different circumstances and a life or death situation) #and i think that's one of the reasons snow thinks everything that comes out of her mouth is a lie. he's projecting #the major difference so far is obviously that coryo is such a snob asshole lmao #but... unpopular opinion: he doesn't start as evil incarnate and i don't understand how people could come out of tboas with this take #that's the point! he gets corrupted by his own choice #but the boy he used to be (as much as he was a capitol born and bred elitist not exactly endorsed #with a huge capability for emotional depth and human warmth) would be horrified by a lot of the crimes he committed later in his life #so far he's just an annoying teenager. emotionally stunted and not very sincere but not an evil guy by any means #anyway both his and katniss' sarcasm are a++ #val rereads thg #val speaks #val rambles in the tags #txt

[tired-twili]

Them: what's your sexuality?

Men covered in blood and dirt

#brought to u by me #whos been obsessively playing resident evil and tomb raider #me when hes an absolute hot mess <3 #when i say i have a type is somewhat pathetic men who are maybe fighting for their life #me when hes from a horro game <3

[magic-is-something-we-create]

its arospec visibility day is it??? hi i am visible

and so are all these characters of mine!!

- Annie from TMS (AroAce) - Izak from Whispers (Aro + Bi) - Iggy from TMS (Aro + Gay, loveless) - Slate from TMS (AroAce) - Orev from Whispers (Aro + Bi) - Dusk from TMS (Demiro + Ace) - Lakia from TMS (Demiro + Lesbian) - Xiv from TMS (Aro + Lesbian, loveless) - Autumn from TMS (AroAce) - Katya from Whispers (AroAce) - Hunter from Deity Complex (AroAce) - The Champion/Aralian from The Lost (AroAce) - Jett from TMS (Aro + Bi) - Actaea from TMS (AroAce, loveless)

#braindumps.txt #(when i say loveless i mean that in a ''they identify with that term'' way) #its also likely that most of the characters i write end up presenting somewhat in the gray/demiro area because of my own perception #but these are the ones intended to be arospec <3 #even if their ID isn't textually brought up (like orev and katya and jett and izak) simply bc its not totally relevant #and i couldnt find a good excuse to bring it up ;aldkjf #but ye!! #actaea's loveless ID is in a self-flaggelating and excusing-her-evil kind of way #if shed met other loveless aro/aces when she was younger the entire plot probably wouldnt have happened. #cause she would have understood she wasnt broken or wrong for that part of herself.

[evilmagician430]

my evil scowlene fanart

#images that are horrid to see and look at #mspaint #moon dreamers #moon dreamers fanart #evil scowlene #originally i was going for a cdi animation magic inspired look (as i do with all my art but especially this time) #but then i realized i couldnt tell what shade of green her dress is because itz shiny. so i had to airbrush different shades 4 texture #and then that meant i had to somewhat render the texture other things in this picture. so i ended up rlly making this into a piece of work. #i dont think itz overworked though <3 scowlene deserves to shine like this #also i took SOME artistic liberties with her design... i think the middle part of her dress is actually cut different if that makes sense #and i drew different styles of eyes instead of just the actual eye pattern on it #and gave her painted nails. aand nightmare crystal earrings #and the ears i just think she would have pointed ears like that.. #oh! also i should tag yawny. #yawny #there probably isnt anyone or anything else named yawny

[lion-buddy]

PRECURE NEWS [OF BUNNY VARIETY], HUH... I MIGHT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT... BUT ELABORATE PLEASE...!!

HEHE YEAH U PROBABLY DO considering they bothered to post it on twitter and the official site this time lol

but yeah!!! back to this image, can confirm this is probably supreme! they get a cool evil color pallet and eyebrow extensions i guess!!! good for them

also!!!! abt cure puka! i know why i was confused now bc um. this is what they apparently look like

yeah so we go like. 3 slightly altered variants of the same character design it was going to get confusing lol.

#im so excited argargarg #i think what got me that first time was that evil supreme's pallet is very reminiscent of pukas black and magenta pallet #like u cant see it in that image but supreme's clothing becomes black with magenta accents i think. thats why i thought it was cure puka #and then cure puka just!!! ends up looking like supreme anyway!! where r we lol. why r there 3 of them. #once again this is all somewhat speculative but. i think we're close this time ppl seem to be confirming it all #pc spoilers #ask #thesilliestofgals #this took longer than a morning lol whoops. #scopophobia

[op15-moonwaltz]

*cracks knuckles* Headcanon that even after Jack thawed at the end of clause 3, a lot of the people still didn't trust him or even like him being around often. He was very frequently left out of plans and conversations, and more often then not purposefully avoided by a lot of them.

Mrs. Claus would invite him over for cocoa though. She was one of the few that welcomed him with open arms even after all the things he did and became his (sometimes physical) shoulder to cry on, he could never find the right words to tell her just how much her company meant to him

#the santa clause 3 #jack frost #martin short #headcanons #im sad therefor somewhat sad hc time #we love mrs claus in this household #another hc is that even though jack is like thousands of years old he sees mrs claus as a motherly presence #mrs claus also views jack as her misunderstood adopted son because WOW he is so fucking sad that everyone still believes hes prone to #evilness when he just wants to be around everyone and be accepted #i might make this into a fic tbh because its plaguing my mind #the power mrs claus and jack friendship holds is unmatched