#—&. lore.

[arisenreborn]

Okay putting on my tinfoil hat here don't mind me. (someone has probably talked about this on reddit or whatever but I don't make a habit of being on reddit so it's fine)

I'm not gonna get super in-depth and wordy but I JUST THINK IT'S INTERESTING, that here on the pause menu we have the map of the world surrounded by a ring of the celestial bodies, surrounded by a ring of imagery that looks mostly to be dragons and arisen, surrounded by..... a murky?

okay it looks like the brine to me. Wiggly watery tentacles or some such. But if you look in the lower left-ish, those strands start to form what looks like an eye. Once it gets to certain points it looks less like an eye admittedly, but doesn't change the fact to me that it resembles and gives the impression of one.

These rings move SO SLOW, also. But if you open your game and look in the VERY upper left there is SLIVER of another ring and it moves surprisingly fast by comparison! Which just reminds me of:

(so if the slowest moving one represents the watching one and the brine, it would back up the idea that they're what causes the stagnation in the world)

#crow's misc. #idek what to tag this #lore. #??? #ramblings of a madman

[phosphorus-noodles]

GUYS I DID IT I DID A LORE.

*THROWS MEZALEAN BUTTERFLY LORE AT YOU.*

I got lazy after a while but orguhdfdkd I'm in love with this concept,,

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EDIT: someone did FANTASTIC writing with this concept (found here) and I did s'more loredumping about it afterwards (found here!) Enjoy!!

(I also have a post here about my "secret bonus stage" specifically for Joel :D)

#this took SO LONG WAH #'s okay i had fun cheers <3 #pho.posts #pho.doodles #empiresblr #empires smp #empires s1 #smallishbeans #mezalea #esmp s1 #empires joel #idk what to tag ahdahsdfjasdfsj #LORE. #butterflies.and.wind.chimes #<- this post is very much incorporated into this au <3

[magioffire]

#okay but??? this is some fae shit #dokkalfar.txt #valeriu.txt #lore. #ljosalfar.txt #the unseelie court. #the seelie court.

[sootsz]

“we’re looking out for the same two children” from tubbo and phil finally realizing that they are still on the same side at the end of the day the two leaders fighting for the same cause oh my god

#LORE. #qsmp #oh my godddddd

[vnmof]

finished this art of mine 😎yes theres lore, still.. bein made tho so ANYWAYS, the one eyed lil man is named Imar! i saw him on my dream actually, crazy, and i still remember it the one with the umbrella is my homie's oc named Kordivi, also a one eyed lad, he just doesn't wanna face the camera ill prolly draw more of them, who knows? 😁

#artwork #my art #art #digital art #original art #artists on tumblr #original character #LORE.

[zhushi]

some things to note about my portrayal, particularly in reference to dan heng / dan feng.

ren does not separate the two, regardless of what canon may or may not suggest, or how someone chooses to write dan heng. his default mindset is dan heng is pretending to not be dan feng. he changed his appearance and went on the run, trying to hide from his crimes. naturally, ren is angry about this, and believes that to honor baiheng's memory, they both must properly atone for their sins.

he is blindly convinced that death is the only way that both will be able to achieve that. he doesn't believe that he deserves a second chance at life. and with what dan feng did to him, he believes that he does not, either.

ren's mind is muddled. not only is it a core part of his person ( being a disattva ), to "lose track of time", but being struck by mara has changed him fundamentally. in no way am i saying that ren will never come to accept how you choose to portray dan heng. with time, exposure and understanding, he can accept the truth; that dan feng is no more and died a long time ago. will he like it ? that's up for debate, further plotting and writing.

in my canon, he was romantically involved with dan feng. if another writer chooses not to indulge in that headcanon, then at the very least, they were best friends, extremely close companions who shared a lot together. dan feng is someone that ren cherishes more than even himself, which says a lot, considering back then, he was known as someone who was arrogant and placed himself on a pretty high pedestal.

to be clear, ren does not hate dan heng or dan feng. it doesn't matter what harsh words he says, how manic he acts when under the influence of mara, or what he has done in the past towards the other. he'll never hate either of them, and it is a part of himself that he detests.

pain is also a very big part of ren's character. he holds onto the hurt, the betrayal, the nostalgia, the raw pain because it keeps him sane in the most insane way.

also, i want to say that i don't think ren's blame is placed solely on dan feng. he blames himself for his own stupidity, his own greed, his arrogance. it is why he wants them both to pay the price, not just dan feng.

ren has an obsessive personality. back in the day, yingxing spent most of his time working. he'd push off eating, drinking, and sleep on a frequent basis. he'd essentially forget to be a living person, not even realizing the passing of time.

it is not a surprise to me that he has pursued dan heng to the lengths that he has. the only reason that he has temporarily stopped doing so is for elio's sake. dan heng must be alive for elio's script. if ren wants elio to help him as he has promised, then he must abide by this and stay his hand.

also, it should be noted that ren isn't the only one that has inflicted pain upon dan heng. whilst dan heng has reacted in self defense ( rightfully so ), he has killed ren, multiple times. whilst some people may be turned off by the cat and mouse chase, i find it incredibly fascinating. if dan heng wanted to entirely rid himself of dan feng's past, then you'd think that he'd throw away any possessions that remind him of the other.

mainly the jade pendant, spear + bracer, all of which are heavily tied to yingxing / ren. the only way that ren is able to find dan heng all the time is through following the heartbeat that resonates from the twin bracer .. and i don't see dan heng as someone who is that clueless, to not realize that there is an obvious link that makes it possible for ren to find him whenever he pleases.

i'm rambling at this point, but i just want to say, whether it's platonic or romantic, their relationship is fascinating to explore. whilst i as a writer respect how another chooses to write dan heng / dan feng, i just wanted to give some insight behind ren's actions.

#ooc. #lore. #/ welcome to my brain where i jump through 5436 hoops and forget my original point.

[reality-blender]

fuck you *blends your reality*

sorry you did what now

#Reality Blender #Blender.png #Blender.exe #Lore. #Dr clef #dr alto clef #scp dr clef #scp fanart #scp alto clef

[epistrefei]

man i know i talk about how feral and violent artemis is and will be but i don't talk enough about how she also has the capacity to be heartbreakingly gentle. that for all of the harm that she has caused, she also does good, even if it perhaps is not as often as it should be. there are times in which she is caring; children often bring this out in her, as she is bound to protect them, and will do so without being asked. she likes children, the questions they ask, how they play, how loving they are. they deserve to be protected. artemis would lay her bow down for a child.

she can be gentle to her loved ones, too. will offer them food and a place to stay. build them their own tent if they so wished, would hunt an animal for the pelts so they could sleep warmly. her love and respect presents itself in acts of service most often, or even just sticking around more often. she'll hunt you down, if only to be in your space, to annoy you and ply you with curiosity.

#ooc. #lore.

[forgottnseccnd]

Mobile Dossier.

Put under a read-more due to length!

NAME.

Aurelius Augustus

ALIASES.

Primarch of the IInd Legion, Master of the Second, Second Master, Repentance Incarnate, the Penitent, Lost Primarch, the Forgotten, the Purged, Quiet Brother, Auri, Ri-Ri…

AGE.

Unknown, possibly ten thousand years old.

BIRTHPLACE AND BIRTHDATE.

The planet Iskaarre III within Segmentum Calor. Presumably was born around the 29th-30th Millenniums.

OCCUPATION.

Primarch of the IInd Legion (formerly), Unknown.

FACECLAIM.

None yet. May attempt to make icons in the future.

ABOUT THE PRIMARCH.

Not much can truly be gleaned from such old records– much historical accounts of the Emperor’s second Primarch had been erased from all Imperial records and any word of him had been sworn to secrecy. However, there are still scraps that have been found…

According to some old records, the Penitent had been found upon an icy snow world in the (ironically) named Segmentum Calor, within a small medieval colony, and was one of the first eight originally found. Apparently, when found, a parade had been made to celebrate the recently-found Tenth Primarch, when in reality, it lauded the Second. Soon after, it was learned that Aurelius was a psyker, specifically of the Divination principles, as he would attempt to divine the stars in order to learn of Mankind’s future. Never did he share his true thoughts, only staying within his mind. However, when he did (rarely) speak, he spoke through the usage of telepathy as a quiet voice in the back of someone’s mind.

The Second Master was a very stoic individual, rarely speaking and always contemplative– yet there were times where even he would speak out about his brothers, such as Fulgrim’s hubris. He is quiet, untalkative, and apparently humorless– however, this could be chalked up to anxiety as ancient accounts reveal the Primarch would not speak without his helm.

Nothing would be truly known of what happened to cause the Second Primarch to be erased from Imperial Records. Some Solar Auxilia had served alongside them, and apparently the Primarch was a part of the Rangdan Xenocides. Though, he would eventually be supposedly slain by another Primarch, supposedly Leman Russ. Though, it could be presumed that such sources mean the other Legions that the Space Wolves have butted heads with.

At some point, the Primarch disappeared– however, there are rumors of artifacts that can be found somewhere within the vast reaches of the Imperium. One of which would be a mighty battle-standard wielded personally by Lord Aurelius, made of the very rare auramite that boasted his Legion’s emblem with chains and thuribles, with the Aquila upon the top of the standard. Above the Aquila is a tall spearhead, making the standard into something akin to a ‘swordspear’.

Another would be Lord Aurelius’s Greatbow– a large bow composed of the same material that had been wielded with immense care by Lord Aurelius himself, with silvery designs embedded into it. There was no bowstring– but instead was possibly used with the help of his psychic ability alongside large great arrows created similarly to that of Psybolts. And the last, though much more grim, few artifacts would be the Lord’s very arms and legs– having apparently lost them by the time of his disappearance. Some say there is still psychic power within them. Now, some might say ‘chop a leg’ to bring good luck in reference to the Second Primarch– which bastardized the Old Terran saying ‘break a leg’.

None know where the Primarch is, but it is said that he may have had a large city-scale ship similarly to the Imperial Fists’ beloved Phalanx, dubbed Ursa Major by the Master of the Second. Some say it still lingers out there, with its Primarch still attempting to redeem himself to finally meet the Emperor’s fatherly gaze once more.

ABOUT THE LEGION.

Traces of this Legion are essentially nonexistent, save for scraps of records that suggest their Astartes were brought into the 13th Legion– however, this is unknown.

With what little can be found, they were suggested to have been fanatically loyal to the Emperor of Mankind to the point of interring themselves into Penance Armor, in which the armor’s connective points would connect directly into the respective Astarte without any sort of plugs and stabbing into their flesh. This would cause constant pain and possibly bleeding, yet it was said that such pain merely 'helped them find their purpose’. Such fanaticism would end when their Primarch would return and brought them comfort through teaching them astrology, which would ease their suffering and help them find new meaning and protect them from a 'strange evil’ through their own sort of faith. In honor of their Primarch, the Stars Repentant legion would chip at their dark blue Penance Armor to leave marks that were like the stars of the night sky, with higher-ranking Astartes having constellations. The highest-ranking would have constellations often seen from Holy Terra, such as Orion’s Belt. They also often had some form of psychic abilities– often, however, they were nowhere near the strength to that of actual psykers.

The veterans of the 1st Company were known to be simply called by 'Hear, See, Speak’, in reference to Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil. These elite Stars Repentant Marines would be the ones to wield the standards of their Legion and were considered a terrifying force on the battlefield. They would be deprived of these senses– focusing solely on innate psychic ability and gut feeling and are said to wield bolters with shocking ease. Of course, however, they are still left more susceptible to psychic attacks and Nulls or blanks, but especially Chaos.

So, instead of being fanatic for the Emperor after their Primarch’s intervention, they grew to become fiercely loyal of their fellow Space Marines, specifically those within their Legion and often treated one another as genuine family. It was rumored that when the Second Master arrived, he would help the young aspirants and neophytes get used to life as a Space Marine and treated them like his own flesh and blood.

Of course, some of the biggest shocks would be that the Stars Repentant Legion was a very diplomatic Legion. With most factions– save for the Orks and possibly the beginnings of Chaos and some of the Necrons if some stories are possible. Often, they would attempt to expand the Imperium by way of converting those from other factions into believing in the Emperor of Mankind’s ideals– at least, his more altruistic ones. Planets once claimed by the Stars Repentant Marines were often very diverse, completely contrasting their bloodstained fanatical history.

In the few Astartes of the Legion that may remain, flaws within the gene-seed began to appear like with many other Legions’ gene-seeds.

One such defect would be the Lord’s emotional connection to his Astartes becoming far too real. In moments of extreme stress or injury, these Marines may slip into a flashback of their Primarch– supposedly of the slaying of his sons and destruction of his Homeworld– and fight as he would. Brutal. Bitter. Enraged. By the time the battle is over, they will slip into unconsciousness and fall limp, temporarily losing feeling in their arms and legs as if they had been ripped apart, just like their Primarch. This intense rage and emotion, of course, leaves them very susceptible to Chaos Gods such as Khorne. However, remnants of their honor will still remain even to those that succumbed to his influence.

Space Marine Librarians, dubbed Diviners, will be far more susceptible to succumbing not just from their presence within the Warp, but by possibly witnessing the visions their Primarch once had. This often leads to insanity.

A rare mutation within the gene-seed actually allows for some Astartes to have a 'moving tattoo’, apparently something originally from their Primarch. Such 'tattoo’ moves like a map, covering their entire back and half of their arms, which helped to show the way. Some have called such mutation a 'psychic dataslate’, but humorously it often led to them joking they are walking star-maps. Often, it would show the galaxy they were currently within, and would shift, move about, or change if touched.

#mobile. #the forgotten son // primarch aurelius augustus. #headcanons. #lore.

[beforehalos]

HALO WEEKLY SCHEDULE.

monday  —  80s throwback, $4 cocktails, $3 beer.  restaurant specials.

tuesday  —  all top 40 hits.  no drink specials.

wednesday  —  open mic from 9pm-12am.  $5 cover, it all goes to the performers, as well as tips.  $3 beer.

thursday  —  guest dj, 90s throwback.  no drink specials.  restaurant specials.

friday  —  guest dj.  $4 cocktails, $3 beer.  restaurant specials.

saturday  —  00s throwback.  $4 cocktails, $3 beer.  restaurant specials.

sunday  —  drag night from 9pm-1am.  $10 cover charge, it all goes to the drag performers, as well as tips.  $4 cocktails.  restaurant specials.

#lore. #halo. #schedule.

[arisenreborn]

*squinting* excuse me?

#dragon's dogma 2 #dd2 #lore. #...actually kind of fits with ranns lore actually #obv it just says 'legend' #but interesting #hadn't seen this screen before

[survivorsfm]

good  day,  my  most  beloveds !   since  SURVIVORSFM  turned  three  months  since  its  opening  a  few  days  ago  ( on  the  15th,  actually) ,  i  thought  dropping  our  lore  further  info  was  the  right  way  to  celebrate !   so  here  it  is,  and  it  contains  information  both  about  the  virus  and  life  outside  the  sanctuary,  how things worked in the beginning, how they evolved, and where the world stands now, after more than a decade ( although not in chronological order ) ,   luckily  it’ll  clarify  a  few  things  for  you.   as  usual,  if  you  have  any  questions  or  anything  in  this  arises  other / different  doubts,  feel  free  to  drop  them  whether  through  ask / ims  or  discord  ( lore - ridge  or  questions  channels  would  work  perfectly ) .   hope  you  enjoy  it,  and  happy  three  months  of  survivors,  babes !

( ! )   the  following  information  contains  possibly  triggering  topics  such  as  common  pandemic  lore  ,  military  violence  ,  infection  ,  body  fluids  ,  vaccines  ,  loss  ,  riots  ,  death  ,  and  mentions  of  sexual  encounters  ,  blood  ,  and  wounds.   readers  discretion  is  highly  advised.

⸺    ABOUT  THE  VIRUS.

in  the  beginning,  the  virus  was  also  spread  by  particles  of  body  fluids  in  the  air  ( sneezes,  saliva,  and  so  on ) ,   therefore  the  amount  of  infected  increased  quickly  and  dangerously.   47%  of  the  population  was  dead  by  the  end  of  the  first  year,  and  21%  of  the  living  one  was  already  infected.

scientists  all  over  the  world  worked  relentlessly  looking  for  a  cure,  or  at  least  something  that  could  help  to  improve  things  in  any  way,  and  those  at  the  uc,  armed  with  everything  they  needed  due  to  the  stock  in  the  science  building,  after  months  of  research,  trials,  and  errors,  managed  to  develop  a  vaccine  that  prevented  transmission  via  regular  fluids  from  happening.   every  inhabitant  of  the  sanctuary   — except  those  who  volunteered  as  test  subjects —   got  a  mandatory  shot,  as  well  as  any  newcomer  must  get  one.

three  years  ago,  the  same  group  of  scientists  started  trying  for  a  gas  that  would,  hopefully,  force  the  infected  to  dispel.   to  clean  the  sanctuary’s  surroundings  was  the  main  goal  behind  this  trial.  

poorly  tested  before  the  infiltration  of  the  coalition,  they  discovered  the  gas  had  horrid  effects  on  humans  too,  and  despite  this  being  the  reason  the  antagonistic  group  couldn’t  do  any  more  damage  to  their  home,  the  experts  have  been  dealing  with  the  consequences  until  today.   read  more  about  it  here.

engineers  and  medical  teams  also  developed  a  device  to  identify  infected  using  saliva.   every  new  member  was  tested  at  the  gates  before  being  sent  to  the  quarantine  shack,  and  scavengers  and  scouts  get  tested  every  time  they’re  back  from  their  expeditions  too.

as  often  happens  with  common  rabies,  some  people  get  the  virus  but  don’t  develop  clinical  symptoms.   they  can  live  mostly  a  normal  life,  but  since  they’re  carriers  of  the  lyssa,  they  can  infect  others  via  unprotected  sexual  encounters,  blood,  and  direct  contact  between  open  wounds  and  soft  tissue.   if  you  want  your  muse  to  be  part  of  the  immune  carriers,  please  hit  us  up !

⸺    ABOUT  LIFE  OUTSIDE  THE  SANCTUARY.

as  soon  as  the  virus  struck  and  countries  realized  they  were  facing  a  pandemic,  governments  worldwide  gave  their  military  forces  leave  to  control  the  crisis  and  keep  order,  allowing  them  to  do  it  under  any  means  necessary.

specific,  thoughtfully  chosen  cities  ( those  not  too  big  to  be  hard  to  handle,  but  either  too  small  to  be  considered  towns )  in  every  country  turned  into  safe  zones,  areas  under  governmental  aid  that  stayed  safe  and  stocked  when  everything  around  them  fell  into  demise.   the  military  took  control  to  keep  order  and  safety  in  these  particular  locations.

this,  along  with  the  government  permissions,  later  became  a  problem,  since  the  inflexibility  of  the  forces  and  the  abuse  of  their  authority  caused  animosity  among  the  people.   deaths  of  innocents  excused  under  flimsy  justifications  unleashed  the  inhabitants'  wrath,  igniting  riots  that  eventually  led  to  the  downfall  of  several  safe  zones.   only  seven  remain  in  the  nation  today.

governments  in  most  countries  still  exist,  as  well  as  military  forces.   however,  in  the  states  and  other  big  countries  in  each  continent,  governments  have  added  high - ranked  soldiers  to  their  administration,  a  decision   — a  deal —   that  caused  the  numbers  in  the  military  ranks  to  diminish  rather  drastically  in  the  last  five  years.  only  the  most  brutal,  desensitized  of  them  remain,  which  makes  things  very  hard  for  the  safe  zones  still  standing.

numerous  sanctuaries  have  been  raised  not  only  in  the  states,  but  in  other  parts  of  the  world  too.  most  of  them  keep  communication  with  each  other,  but  the  uc  had  refused  to  engage   —   the  amount  of  kids  within  the  sanctuary  stands  as  the  main  reason  for  this  choice.

the  closest  sanctuary  from  the  uc  is  located  in  colorado  springs,  where  after  a  riot  against  the  military  and  several  losses,  the  safe  zone’s  remaining  group  of  survivors  secured  a  part  of  the  city  where  a  mall  was  placed  and  tried  to  prevail  there.   much  like  the  uc’s  people,  they  started  to  thrive  with  time  and  hard  work.  

after  the  infiltration,  the  uc  council  has  considered  the  idea  of  making  contact  with  them,  to  become  each  other’s  support  and  aid  system,  but  the  fear  of  being  intercepted  by  the  coalition  has  kept  them  away  from  it.

#lore. #appless rp #oc rp #mumu rp #active rp #mature rp #horror rp #tumblr rp #original rp #this is loooong my loves :/ #but you know how i was born with zero chill and too many words dancing in my brain enable me a lil would u : ' )

[horizonboundtrainer]

Deoxys is more similar to a Ditto mixed with a strange space probe than a normal Pokemon. The creature didn't originally look like that, it didn't even have what we'd consider its "body" before it began to recieve various radio signals from Earth. It's physical form is the product of a failed attempt to mimic the planet's dominant life form ( ie. humans ) based on the most surface level understanding of our minds, souls and bodies. It struggles with communication and tends to find itself falling into the uncanny valley in its attempts at understanding us because we cannot understand its attempts at telepathy. ( It is an alien after all. )

The people who created it sent it out long ago as an attempt at outliving the death of their homeworld. They had thought they were alone in the universe and thus considered it an imperative to seed the empty cosmos with sapient life. Their space virus probes were meant to seek out habitable worlds and reshape the primative life forms living on them into something more akin to themselves.

The thousands of little proto-Deoxys have spent over a billion years traveling the cosmos since then, forced to fend for themselves in one of the harshest environments imaginable. They've been forced to evolve so much over that they've lost the ability to infect others but parts of their original imperative remains: find a world and begin anew; the universe is a strange and wonderful place, go out and explore what we cannot.

Like their creators, every Deoxys believes that they're alone in the universe until proven otherwise. Some are met with hostility and destroyed like the one in the Delta Episode. A few others might have even followed their sibling onto Earth. Many are still out there wandering the void still searching for a home. Perhaps they'll find one. Perhaps they'll meet their end without ever finding an answer to the fermi paradox. ( It's a numbers game after all and the universe is unimaginably vast. )

#headcanons. #deoxys tag. #a deoxys who lands on another world wouldn't look anything like the one we know #it wouldnt act the same either #they're very adaptable critters #and very intelligent but they def ain't like star trek aliens #hoenn lore. #lore.

[castoracklys]

btw the first thing dalilah tells castor in the afterlife that makes him trust her is that if she knew she was going to die she wouldve picked a different outfit

#castor acklys #dalilah fare #lore.

[magioffire]

you know pomegranates are the perfect symbolism for vali and the dokkalfar because of their association with the underworld, but also because the color of the juice of a pomegranate is eeriely similar to the color of dokkalfar blood

#ooc. #valeriu.txt #dokkalfar.txt #lore. #particularly when it stains something and dries in that deep purple color #love that #vali is full of pomegranate grape juice #juice box fae

[lostxtosunlight]

Isen’s primary goal is to turn Yuki from an empath into something more useful—an evolution of sorts. He wants to see if eventually Yuki can start to read minds, detect lies, or other things that would be ideal to have at his disposal. Isen doesn’t care if he has to torture Yuki into evolving and then staying, or keep those Yuki cares about captive. And he doesn’t even have to chase Yuki; He knows Yuki will come after him, essentially presenting himself on a silver platter.

#( evolve like a pokeman ) #lore.