#umber tor

[wheretwofacesmeet]

Stella

#the dragon prince #rayla #The Last Dragon Guard #moonshadow elf assassin #Stella the Cuddlemonkey #star primal #star arcanum #star magic #Umber Tor #Claudia

[huntress-of-stories-and-dreams]

Headcanon #79

In order to help his brother and strenghten Katolis, Ezran pays N’than to return to the Crystal Labirynth and collect magic gems. 

#tdp #tdp headcanons #the dragon prince #tdp ezran #tdp n'than #king ezran #umber tor #crystal labirynth #primal magic #magic gems #magical artifacts #big brain time #ezran thinks #katolis business #preparing for aaravos

[ladyandherbooks]

An Interesting Bit of Geography for season 5

The Sea of the Castout is quite conveniently placed south of both the Moonshadow forest, the Drakewood and Umber Tor. It also feeds out right near the Spinning Sea and the Gulf of Tenebris. And the ruins of Elarion are right next to it.

Given that the Dragang is going to be going to the Moonshadow forest, specifically the Silvergrove at least briefly it means that alot of season 5 should take place in this southern section of Xadia.

#tdp season 4 spoilers #tdp spoilers #tdp season 5 theory #Sea of the Castout #Moonshadow forest #Silvergrove #Drakewood #Umber Tor #Spinning Sea #Gulf of Tenebris #Elarion

[tales-and-creatures-of-xadia]

I want to know the name of the creatures under Umber Tor they encounter in the second zone of peril- the dark room.

#the dragon prince #tdp #season 4 #umber tor

[raayllum]

Consider the half moon

#it was just red #i'll be your slaughterhouse #for those sweet viravos rayllum parallels #devil and the lovers #s4 #arc 2 #4x09 #like oh yeah that hits the spot #personal fave #it's about the Framing #now i'm thinking about the similar lead up to these shots #viren is reluctant to pick up his staff all season bc of what it represents #callum is reluctant to set down magic/his staff and actually feel what he feels about rayla #then they both emerge from umber tor and have this framing #where they have stopped denying what can or will not be denied ('i denied something that is undeniable') #For Better or For Worse #screencaps #screencap parallels

[hoothalcyon]

Escape from Umber Tor: The Implications of the Coin Scene

so, THAT scene, am I right??? of course I have things to say about it, of COURSE I do, so let's begin!

Escape from Umber Tor as Meta Reassurance

let's just talk about the way it happened. claudia taunted rayla with the coins, rayla, in true stubborn assassin fashion, refused to let her hostage go, so claudia threw the pouch, rayla jumped to catch them, and claudia having switched them into coal and still holding the real ones, was very impressed with herself and left. but then, terry unhappy with his girlfriend's cruel actions, called her out on it, which then pushed claudia to end up giving rayla the coins after all.

so, very simplistically,

the coins were shown -> coins were seemingly cruelly taken away -> an act of mercy and compassion put them back into safe hands.

let's also look at what pushed this act of humanity to occur:

I've seen you do a lot of awful things, dark magic things, but I always believed in you because you had a reason. But what you just did, the way you tricked that Moonshadow elf? It was just... cruel.

and. oh my god. is that not a metaphor for the entire show? everything in tdp has a point. they are (at least not from what I can remember) never senselessly cruel. bad things happen, but they are given a reason, if we don't agree with it. but let's take a more narrow approach to these words, and put them back in the context they were born from.

I don't know how much terry knows about the coins or the elves who are inside of them. maybe he believes they are not innocent and he isn't okay with the punishment they received, but he's not willing to go up against claudia and/or viren about it. but he is not okay with taunting these elves's loved one with their safety only to have it taken away. we can also apply that to tdp as a whole. tdp is okay with giving these characters these punishments and having bad things happen to them, but it is not senseless or gratuitously cruel. additionally, they would not dangle a positive fate (rayla having the coins) in front of our eyes if they weren't going to go through with it.

but she gets the coins.

and THAT my dear friends, is one reason why I am holding onto hope. it's as if the tdp writers were speaking through terry and claudia, telling us they know the elves being coined is horrible and that they are suffering and that it'll be hard to de-coin them, but that everything should be okay. and if not, then they will have a very very good, plausible reason.

Escape from Umber Tor as Recognition of the Self

next, I will point out the fact that runaan's name was SPOKEN. we all know that names are integral to our beings, and that to be given a name is to be valued and recognized. I'm unsure if claudia not saying tiadrin and/or lain's name means anything considering their names haven't been spoken in the show thus far, so maybe the writers didn't want claudia to be the one to say them for the first time, therefore, I'm just gonna focus on runaan for now.

the fact that runaan was given his name instead of just being an elf in a coin matters--it humanized him (for lack of a more elf appropriate word), even in a dire situation, being held hostage by a dark mage. additionally, it pushed the narrative towards giving him a name and broader storyline, as the only other characters to say his name have been rayla and ethari. in 3x09, viren taunted rayla with the coins, but did not say any of the elves's names. I believe that this was because the writers knew he wouldn't be appearing on the same level that he did in ghost and/or in a hopeful, moving-his-storyline-further-way for the majority of s4. but, claudia giving him his name AND the show providing us with an uninterrupted, clear zoom in on his coin has (hopefully) kickstarted the 'free runaan' storyline I hope to see in s5.

#tdp spoilers #the dragon prince #tdp theories #escape from umber tor #the dragon prince season 5 speculation #rayla #runaan #moonfam #claudia #terry the earthblood elf #tdp lain #tdp tiadrin

[ashleybenlove]

“I make history, it does not make me.” DAMN, JANAI.

#ashleybenlove posts #The Dragon Prince #The Dragon Prince spoilers #TDPSpoilers #Book 4 Earth #season 4 #Escape from Umber Tor

[hitchell-mope]

Poor Rayla

#the dragon prince #rayla tdp #escape from umber tor

[newtwithtdp]

did you like the 6k word oneshot? is the last scene adorable?

YES and YES ABSOLUTELY. Stargazing and kissing (despite i have no idea how would dragons do that lol) and rex giving best compliments - what else is needed?

#also i forgot to mention it before but i like how that umber tor scene went and impact it had on the later ones #And if you've purposefully tried to lengthen the story to 6k it didn't affect it in a bad way. It seems to have pretty good tempo)

[xadianglyphs]

#s4e5 #book four: earth #primal sources #earth primal #architecture #there's an earth primal symbol at the top of the gate and that's the ONLY thing in all of umber tor

[lunanightriderofthecove]

Zym's uh-oh face as Zubeia starts to reprimand him 🤣🥺

#tdp #the dragon prince #tdp s4 #book 4 earth #tdp 4x09 #escape from umber tor #lunas tdp rewatch commentary

[wheretwofacesmeet]

#the dragon prince #Rex Igneous #Umber Tor #tdp Terry #tdp Claudia #Terridia #earthblood elf #earth primal #earth arcanum #earth magic #dark mage #dark magic #viren

[cometchasr]

oh shit oh fuck i just realised i have no plan for what scenes come next. i do know where i want the cutoff point to be for pt. 1 (at the death)

probably... 3-5 more after the current one? this is where it gets fluffy af. they cuddle more.

#mine #then after that they start arguing #and they break apart #so zan gets with zubeia #but he visits rex in umber tor way way later before dying #then rex cries. the poor guy

[angelic-dew]

yandere gyutaro headcannons !

✧༉‧₊˚୨ 🖇 ୧・request; " I really liked your yan kokushibo headcannons, can I get akaza, doma and gyutaro next plss?? "

✧༉‧₊˚୨ 🪴 ୧・author's note; here's pt. 2!! as promised :) If you want to view akaza's click here, to view kokushibo's click here. next up should be inosuke then doma! i lowkey made gyutaro sound like the joker lmfao

✧༉‧₊˚୨ 🍃 ୧・ pairing; gyutaro x g/n reader! {you/your pronouns!}

✧༉‧₊˚୨ ✖ ୧・trigger warnings; manipulation, isolation, kidnapping, stalking, vague mentions of physical abuse, psychotic behavior, possessive nature, jealousy, abuse of power, love-bombing and grammar errors. If you are sensitive towards any of these themes please dni for they will be mentioned. {proofread.}

⚝. Just a reminder I don't tolerate nor do I encourage the following topics in reality; I like keeping it strictly to fiction.

꒰🪴꒱. Gyutaro is mesmerized by you. You were simply a treasure that needed to be preserved from the harsh reality of this cruel world. He couldn't lose you to the others who were out to get you for their own selfish desires and needs! The others only wanted you to suffice their own egotistical needs of theirs, they didn't care for you. They didn't for what you were. They only needed you for their own purposes, afterwards, they would simply discard you as if you meant as little as a speck of dust. A germ. An imperfection.

꒰🍃꒱. Well, that's what he thought about the others around you - so despicable and disgusting. They always reminded him of his past, when he was weak, feeble, a good-for-nothing, a useless, ugly child. All he wanted was to protect the ones he loved; his precious sister, Ume. He'd risk his life just for her, she was his everything and the only one who didn't frown upon him.

꒰🪴꒱. Unlike his fellow demons (Kokushibo + Akaza), you two never actually encountered eachother. It was more of a love-at-first-sight situation honestly. While at the Entertainment district one faithful night, he saw you from the shadows whilst Daki was busy capturing more victims to add to the food supply. You were walking and minding your own business as his eyes sage-green eyes glowed almost perfectly in the darkness which he watched from, a soft orangey umber lightly glistened to compliment his pupils. Those eyes followed your every move and trait you exhibited right there and then.

꒰🍃꒱. Gyutaro found you rather intriguing. Something radiated off of you, and that something wrapped him around your pinky. Was this some kind of spell of sorts? You were so alluring! But again, you were human. Those same disgusting creatures which he utterly despised. They could be so cruel. So unforgiving with no compassion for those in a position lower than them. He wanted to get away from you; you could've been of the same breed, a repulsive soul.

꒰🪴꒱. Surely, that could potentially be the case, however, why would he be so captivated by you if that were to be true? It didn't add up! He hasn't felt this way towards anyone but Daki; and it's safe to say, she isn't human. Not anymore at least. However, this felt stronger and it had more of a certain grasp on him than previously thought. What was he doing being so caught up with a simpleton?

꒰🍃꒱. He kept watching. The further you walked into the district, he began moving from roof to roof, still keeping himself hidden but still able to sneak glimpses of you. Your hair swayed in the chilling gale as an angelic smile plastered itself along your face, he watched how your face crinkled from your smile. It was so adorable.

꒰🪴꒱. He blushed. The heat was ever so slowly rising to his face as he kept watching you in all your beauty, you were a natural charmer, possibly. Gyutaro had never been so caught up with someone let alone a human like this before! But it could've been petty feelings due to the given moment. It wasn't a puppy crush after all, he would most likely never see you ever again. Yet, that was something he didn't want to happen.

꒰🍃꒱. He was so torn between letting you go or keeping you for himself. He is a bit selfish. As the night was still young, he took this time to his advantage. Meticulously taking his time to watch you, looking about to see if you talked to specific persons, your interests? Maybe even mannerisms and habits you exhibited at the time. Honestly, he did find you a bit strange even if you had him head-over-heels. Yoshiwara was known for sex work and having many prostitutes; who knew what you went there for.

꒰🪴꒱. Hours upon hours went by, it felt like mere minutes to Gyutaro. At that time, you've already done your business at the district and was focused on making your way back home. He couldn't lose you like that! Not after you captured his attention that is. He needed to know more about you to know you inside and out.

꒰🍃꒱. He finally made up his mind. He was going to follow you home; so creepy! But he did what had to be done. He followed you from afar still keeping you in his line of sight and made sure to remember where you lived. He had to retain that information, it's not like he'd see you often at the district.

꒰🪴꒱. Within a matter of 2-3 weeks, he observed your routine. Likes, interests, habits, eating patterns, sleeping patterns and all. Keeping tabs on you nearly always (when he could at least). The nights were spent with him carefully peeking through your window, watching your chest rise up and down as you slept peacefully, unaware of the green eyes resting themselves on your figure.

꒰🍃꒱. I am a firm believer that the demon tends to take things of yours just before you head to bed/not in the room at the time. He's sneaky and cunning with it as well; only small stuff though! Things such as a small fragment of clothing or trinket in your room that still has lingering touches of your scent. Something not so detectable.

꒰🪴꒱. As for rivals, he'd never dare to hurt them well maybe one or two, but what's one human less? Gyutaro is more of a person, well demon, to sulk in his own mind and overthink that'd you'd always prefer that person over him; after all he's an ugly, pathetic demon. That's all he is right? He just hates the thought of you belonging to another besides him.

꒰🍃꒱. It doesn't take him long to inform Daki of his new found strange behavior (sneaking out at nights all the time). And she is astonished, he older brother having a crush over someone? They must be great. If only it was a simple crush and not a full-blown obsession. However, as soon as Daki hears it's a human she's partially skeptical over this whole situation, yet she wants her beloved brother happy. Even when he rants for ages about you like a fangirl.

꒰🪴꒱. Honestly, it doesn't take him long to finally take you as his own; with the help (and permission) of Ume of course. He truly cannot withstand seeing you interact with those others. Who knows what their intentions may be? And after so many years of pining after you,, he needs to feel you. Just feel the soft warmth of your skin against his for once, his only wish.

꒰🍃꒱. At last, he took you to your new home! where he and his sister resides at the district. He felt so ecstatic that you're finally near him, now he doesn't have to make it a chore to find you every night. Isn't that great? You'll be right next to him every second of every day! In contrast to Gyutaro, Daki seems to be harsher towards you. Don't get me wrong she likes you, for her brother's sake, but you're a mere human. You better not try anything with her brother.

꒰🪴꒱. As expected, when you awoke you would freak out. Both of them would obviously have to explain themselves, more importantly, your fanboy had to. He was nervous and jittery, being in your presence sent him sky high! But he wasn't the most - good looking; he knew this well and clear.

꒰🍃꒱. Therefore, he opted to win you over with gifts. Maybe have Daki go and get you a nice outfit to suit your beauty, how about flowers? Many people like that! A home-cooked meal? Well he usually eats his meals raw.. but will try just for you! He just wants to have your love all to himself. Tying you up and night or holding you tightly within his arms. Sniffing at your hair and eagerly cherishing your scent. Wishing for you to be his yet doubt lingered in the back of his mind. It hurts him. Please, don't try to even fight back; it will not end well, especially if Daki is around - she can be ill-tempered.

꒰🪴꒱. You better get used to your new normal. It's not changing for even a moment.

© angelic-dew, please don't translate or reclaim without permission <3

#headcanon #yandere #yande.re #tw: yandere #yandere demon x reader #yandere demon slayer #yandere gyutaro #gyutaro #kny x you #yandere kny #kimitsu no yaiba #tw: stalking #tw: mental health #tw: long post #ahhhhh its done #demon slayer #demon slayer hcs #demon slayer x you #demon slayer kimetsu no yaiba #demon slayer fanfic #kimetsu no yaiba

[quillsparkle]

team Zym + group hug/family ties >>4.09 Escape from Umber Tor

4x09

#tdp #callum #rayla #king ezran #tdp soren #the dragon prince #the mystery of aaravos #found family #4x09

[lobstermobster-95]

Down in the Wicked Depths Below

Woe to the man

The dark-eyed sailor

Ship’s adrift

And the sea’s his jailor

Drag him down

Down, down, down

Down in the wicked depths below

Woe to the man

The dark-eyed sailor

Ship’s adrift

And the sea’s his jailor

Drag him down

Down, down, down

Down in the wicked depths below

Lost at sea, the sailor cried

I will not die

The sea shall bow to me

“That was quite a display,” Finnegrin said as he rummaged through the piles of assorted junk on his desk. His gruff voice drowning out the singing voices of the crew on deck. “All that talk about how love makes you stronger, but the second you see that elf girl in pain, you completely lost yourself.”

Callum looked away.

The tidebound captain wasn’t wrong. Seeing Rayla like that – writhing and screaming in pain, skin turning blue as if she were already dead – it did something to him. Just like it always did something to him when he thought he’d lost her.

That spell had simultaneously caused a pain in Callum that was so deep that he couldn’t think or see straight. He’d forgotten any spells or tricks that could have helped him and instead did the only thing he could think of.

It had at least been a solid hit – something his younger self would be in awe of for several reasons. A lot of good it had done him though.

At that moment, Callum caught sight of Bait’s empty cage and for a terrible, brief second, thought perhaps the little guy had already been cast into the depths. However, Finnegrin stepped aside and revealed the glow toad had been crammed into another smaller cage.

“What are you doing?” Callum asked, feeling confident he already knew the answer.

“Oh, don’t worry. The cage is for his protection,” the captain replied with a smug smile. “This way, he lures us a leviathan but doesn’t get eaten.”

He crossed the room and stood before Callum, looking down at him with the black-hearted confidence of a man who had spilled more than his fair share of blood. “The one getting thrown into the sea serpent’s hungry mouth is your elf girl.”

He may as well have been strapped to an anchor and dropped into the sea for how quickly Callum became submerged in the crushing weight of dread and panic. He struggled against the chains that bound him to the post, but there was no give.

He couldn’t lose Rayla. Not again. Not ever again.

“No, no wait!” The words leapt from his tongue without his consent. “A dying breath, blood filled with hatred, and a unicorn horn. That’s the dark magic you want. Just…just let her go.”

They could deal with the ramifications. They would find a way to protect Domina Profundis, but Callum had to protect Rayla first.

A beat passed as Finnegrin paused in the doorway before he began to click his tongue in disappointment like a parent about to scold their child. “Oh, my poor lad,” he said. “That deal was no longer on the table.” He chuckled, pulling the door open and quickly disappearing through it, leaving Callum alone as he sunk even deeper into despair.

“No!” He called out to no avail. “No!”

Again he struggled and again the chains around his wrists did not budge.

Hot tears began cutting their way down his cheeks. This was really it. Rayla would die and a piece of him would die right alongside her. They had only just begun to truly mend their relationship. The last few weeks began replaying in Callum’s mind

Staying in his and Ez’s old, adjoining rooms had been his idea. After Umber Tor, he’d shed the last piece of the already-cracked and crumbling armor he’d built around his heart over the last two years. He’d opened himself back up to her, and it was wonderful. They’d often stayed up late during those nights, fretting over Ezran and the others or just talking like they used to.

Then they’d traveled to Lux Aurea, retracing the steps they’d taken together on that first world-changing journey. The route had been easier this time. There was no dragon egg to hide and protect, no duplicitous aid from Soren and Claudia, and no race to outrun an impending battle with Viren’s corrupted army.

And with the border open, the route itself had become more traveled, leading to amenities like the inn they’d stayed at. Seeing Rayla happy and at peace that night had filled Callum’s heart in a way it hadn’t been in two years. He’d wanted to kiss her again, to hold her and tell her he loved her.

Now he desperately wished he had.

He could hear shouts and thuds from above him and his heart began to pound. He didn’t have much time.

Looking around for something, anything he could use to free himself, Callum spotted it. The slug Finnegrin had offered as a dark magic conduit.

No. No he couldn’t. He wouldn’t.

He’d sworn to himself that he would never do dark magic again. It wasn’t him. It wasn’t who he wanted to be. He’d vowed to write his own destiny.

…But what would that destiny look like without Rayla?

The question seared his heart like a brand because he knew the answer immediately. Without Rayla, he had no destiny. If he allowed her to die when there was something, anything , he could have done to save her, the anguish would fester in his body like a blight and consume him from the inside out.

He would do anything for her.

Anything.

Pulling against the chains one last time, Callum reached out and grabbed the slug.

~

The sunrise was beautiful, almost mockingly so after all that had happened the night before.

Callum sat at the base of the mast, feeling no modicum of triumph or elation at their victory. He felt like a liar, a sham. He was the first human mage to do primal magic and still he’d resorted to dark magic.

He thought he was better than this. But was he? Was he any better than Viren or Claudia if he would dirty his hands with the lives of innocent creatures if pushed far enough?

“So…” Came a voice through the fog. “Two primal sources? Now you’re just getting greedy, mister mage.”

Callum saw Rayla as she sat down next to him, felt the warmth of her living, breathing body, but he didn’t feel any less ashamed. If she knew what he’d done to save her, she’d be disgusted and furious, as she should be.

“Callum, are you okay?”

Was he? He let the question sink deep before nodding his head and letting his eyes finally unfocus from the abyss he’d been staring into.

“Yeah,” he said, pulling a smile up along with him. “Yeah, I’m okay. I am.”

He looked at Rayla as she smiled back at him, his heart feeling full and complete as she brought a hand up to his cheek.

“I’m glad,” she said softly.

She pulled him into a hug and Callum felt guilt wrap itself around him along with her arms. Below them, somewhere in the guts of the hull, two dark magic snakes now slithered and slunk because he’d brought them to life.

He’d broken his oath, and as Rayla sighed contentedly, holding Callum like she had when they’d first fallen in love, he knew that he would do it again in a heartbeat to save her.

And that’s what scared him more than anything.

#tdp #the dragon prince #tdp spoilers #tdp season 5 #rayllum #angst #i wasnt ready #stayed up all night #ahhhh