#Irene the matron

[xielianslver]

@ponkch0

YAYY A QUESTION

idk if this makes sense but yh

I briefly touched on this in my divine warriors explanation here.

Irene: Irene is worshipped all over the regions although most commonly in Ru'aun. Where the Church of Irene has the most control. Because of this and because Ru'aun's cultures are very closely aligned together there isn't much difference from village to village. Irene is associated with doves and lavender, around churches and royalty/nobles homes, you will see statues of doves and fields of lavender. It's very much like how people in the west worship gods. Very Catholicism coded if you will. They have cathedrals, stained glass depicting her and the other Divine (excluding Shad other than depictions of them "killing" him), and painted walls.

They make plays and either play in theaters or churches, depicting different parts of her life, they write about her (fanfics basically (Dante's inferno reference)), sculpt her, paint her, pray to her. Practious modesty, and whatever screwy things the church has painted her out to be.

older paintings depict her eating a heart so many priests eat hearts (Zane eats actual human hearts)

yeah so like Catholicism

yep

Shad: (I'll be using he/him for Shad as of right now) Very rarely worshipped as he's seen as the worst of the worst. So there isn't a select region that worships him. But those who do are either people who are edgy or those that want to go against the church. Any depictions of him that were prais have been burned and the only depictions of him are those of him being tortured or the great war between him and the Divine.

Any statues of him have crumbled to the ground and those who worship him are seen as less than. As well in every depiction of him, his gender is different. In one she is a woman, the next he is a man, and after then they'll be neither or both. This is depicted as such because of Shads fluidity in his gender. So he is commonly worshipped as many genders. (She's so cool)

Crows and Lily of the Valleys are associated with him as well. Back after the great war. The church used to take crows and burn them as offerings to Irene (ew) nowadays they are more or less treated like how cats were treated in the Dark ages and how crows normally are treated. Lily of the Valleys are often burned at funerals to "ward off Shad's spirit". (whatever tf that means) Lily is also a name rarely used and if you use it for your child you're either an Irene stan or a Shad stan.

Depending on which will grant you immunity to twitter discourse or you'll be doxxed. /j

Lucifer and how the church sees satanism core

(w/o the wings)

doomed yuri go burrrrr

Esmund: Also Ru'aun core sadly. But the reason for this is because he is seen almost as Irene's right hand rather than an equal (by the church).

He is very rarely worshipped anywhere except Ru'aun but Gal'Ruk seems to like him (and shipping him with Enki, there are a lot of writings about them) (which is funny because Enki was in love with Esmund's brother).

He isn't worshipped like Irene, he's more personal if you will. Depends on the village but most worship him to a degree, there are like 2 villages that ONLY worship him.

Shields usually have his symbol embedded onto them and jewelry is a very common thing for those following his faith. (he is associated with both of these).

There is a common saying (used towards men/masc presenting ppl) "Beautiful like Esmunds jewels." (erm something like that), it's basically saying you are coming close to matching Esmunds beauty.

Catholicism but in a pretty greek gay way

bisexual ahhh

boom catholic bitches done, wait for me to come up w/ ideas for Menphia, Enki and Kul'Zak later

#ask #answered #aphmau #aphmau minecraft diaries #minecraft diaries #aphmau mcd #divine warriors #irene the matron #shad the destroyer #esmund the protector #menphia the fury #kul'zak the wanderer #enki the keeper #catholiscism

[intrigued-gelatin]

Make a jean-chain thing with all of the divine warrior symbols! Had trouble getting a decent picture of the chain as a whole but got alright ones of the individual symbols.

Thought you all would enjoy it, seeing as the pendants I've shown in previous posts did pretty well.

Symbols are made after this image (not mine) which depicts the symbols.

Edit: Since there was an ask about it, yes, I will be giving credit to whoever drew the symbols I referenced. Problem is, I don't have the info of the original artist so until I find it or someone is able to let me know who the artist is, I can't tag them or give other information. An edit will be made whenever I get that information.

#aphmau #aphmau mcd #aphmau minecraft diaries #mcd #minecraft diaries #aphblr #divine warriors #irene the matron #enki the keeper #menphia the fury #shad the destroyer #esmund the protector

[laurancezvahlslefteyebrow]

bitches be like “i know a place” and take you here

#shitpost #aphmau #minecraft diaries #aphmau fandom #i don’t support aphmau #mcd #minecraft diaries aphmau #mcd aphmau #aphmau mcyt #mcyt #aphblr #aphverse #irene dimension #irene the matron #lady irene

[jurassiccraft]

Day 3: Divine

Based on Alphonse Mucha’s Summer

#I know it’s late #I finally have free time that isn’t spent on BG3 :) #art #my art #aphmau #Aphmau fanart #aphtober #aphtober 2023 #mcd #Minecraft diaries #Irene the matron #Irene #divine warriors #been so long since I did a ‘full’ piece :) I think she looks nice #<- normal about irene

[mye-chi]

aphmau: i can still hear her voice… irene: (chanting) gay gay homosexual gay

#FIRST DAY COMPLETED WOOO #i had the bright eyed ambition to line and render this one but proceeded to spend 4 days working on the sketch *honks huge clown shoes* #also i just love love love the idea of irene being a bride in her goddess form and it becoming funeral wear when she despairs #( 🎨 ) ⸻ frills' art #aphmau #irene the matron #minecraft diaries rebirth #aphtober #<- i got too excited and forgot to tag that. dummy dummy stupid

[shadowqnights]

forget to share the lazy irene i did a little bit ago trying to figure out divine warrior things . she's a priestess for an old nature god in scaleswind before she leaves the church to get emotionally screwed up . or whatever

#mcd #minecraft diaries #mcd irene #irene the matron #in rewrite she is named irena by birth and i have more art of her but i forgot some jewelery so ill do that later

[lucindasthighs]

I think Garroth should have religious trauma. As a treat.

I think when they find out Aphmau is Irene, he is terrified. Terrified that his actions have earned the all-knowing divine's ire, that the lines he's crossed and ties he's cut deserve the eternal damnation that his teachings warned him of.

I want this little white boy to suffer

#actually vylad and zane too #they have a high priest so they have a church right?? #aint no way he didnt have an entire schedule block for religious teachings #aphmau #aphblr #aphverse #minecraft diaries #aphmau mcd #garroth ro'meave #mcd garroth #mcd aphmau #irene the matron

[thornsofrustandash]

food for thought: what if irene controlled aphmau’s text boxes? what if she was the one giving aphmau options to choose? forcing her to make specific decisions? she’s whispering in aphmau’s ear, “guiding” her along the way. anything aphmau says is not her own voice, her own thoughts, but irene’s.

what if irene isn’t what she is said to be anymore? what if she’s worse?

#tree talk #aphblr #minecraft diaries #ive been thinking about this a lot #aphmau #lady irene #irene the matron #i seem to enjoy coming up with scary headcanons for mcd #first with the abomination shadow knights and now this

[adrasteatoby]

been awhile, ummmm pretty goddess lady art

i refrenced pokkibon (on twitter’s) art for this so give them a look

#minecraft diaries #aphmau minecraft diaries #minecraft diaries fanart #aphmau mcd #aphmau fanart #irene aphmau #aphmau irene #minecraft diaries aphmau #mcd irene #irene the matron #irene mcd #my art

[bbbeowulf]

Aphtober Day 22: Headcanon

my favorite headcanon is my Irene design! i imagine that she always keeps her upper face covered by her head-wings or by her bangs. she also has a sick ass halo crown thing and wears lots of gold jewelry. i like to imagine that the gold jewelry, including her crown/halo, is kinda clumpy and deformed, like it was partially melted before solidifying again. she also has patches of feathers all over her body!

See all my Aphtober submissions HERE!!

#aphtober #aphblr #aphmau #aphverse #aphmau fanart #art #aphmau mcd #aphmau minecraft diaries #minecraft diaries #irene the matron #aphmau irene #irene

[vyladromeave]

Day 3 of Aphtober is Divine

i didnt have any strong ideas or a lot of time so just somethin simple today ^-^

#minecraft diaries #aphmau fanart #aphmau #aphtober #irene the matron #minecraft diaries fanart #aphblr #aphtober2023 #aphtober 2023 #aphtober2023 day 3 #aphverse #“hey those wings right there remind me of-” yes. you're right. i just wanted to draw irene with meteion wings. i dont even play ffxiv. #mcd #aikidoart

[romeavethinker]

regarding my last reblog i wanted to make a longer post about how cool shadow knights actually are conceptually (as well as their dichotomy with guards in parallel to shad and irene as institutions).

especially thinking about how shadow knights are essentially a creation of spite on shad's behalf. irene is the one who instated lordship as the main form of government, and as such lords and their guards have a very significant relationship. it's even said early on that a "light" (presumably symbolic of irene's blessing/will) protects the bond between a lord and their guard(s).

that's what makes shadow knights so insidious. while not all shadow knights are deceased guards, many of them are, and in fact many of them died specifically to protect their lord/while enacting their lord's will. shad twists that devotion into bloodlust, ensuring that every shadow knight that died in this way must kill their lord in order to reach their full potential. a guard becoming a shadow knight is a severing of the light that supposedly protects the bond of guard and lord, a taunt by shad that spits on irene's sanctions and seeks to torch everything she built in her lifetime.

even the etymology of the two titles, "guard" and "knight", show these differences. a guard feels personal, somebody who has devoted themselves to protecting something. "guard" is both a noun and a verb, implying willful action on behalf of the one who guards. on the other hand, "knight" is a formal title. a knight, first and foremost, represents the king they serve, and they are loyal to him alone. knights wield swords and wear heavy plated armour and don't ask questions. and while guards in ru'ann do the same, they are rarely so rigidly uniformed and single minded in their service. a guard is a valued pillar of their community, a knight is a disposable piece on a chess board.

#and also the one place we *do* see guards behaving like knights in this example is o'khassian guards #who work under a lord who seeks to reinstate monarchy #and by extension; knighthood #aphverse #shadow knights #shad the destroyer #irene the matron #ru'ann #aphmau #aphblr #minecraft diaries #mcd #shad #irene #the world of mcd

[laurancezvahlslefteyebrow]

goofies

#aphmau #minecraft diaries #aphmau fandom #i don’t support aphmau #mcd #minecraft diaries aphmau #aphmau mcyt #mcd aphmau #mcyt #aphblr #aphverse #aphmau meme #laurance zvahl #laurence zvahl #aphmau shalashaska #lady irene #irene the matron #vylad ro'meave #nana ashida #kawaii chan #katelyn the firefist #zane ro'meave #malachi mcd #aaron lycan #garroth romeave #shitpost #text post #incorrect quotes #incorrect aphmau

[jurassiccraft]

Begin again.

Happy 9 years :)

#Chase moment: drawing Irene for anniversary #art #my art #aphmau #mcd #minecraft diaries #aphblr #mystreet #aphmau fanart #Irene #Irene the matron #artists on tumblr #digital art #not romantic thought I should state

[vylanka]

the eternal warrior, irene

#irene the matron #aphmau irene #minecraft diaries #mcd #aphmau #divine warriors #she has some lovely badonkas #anka art #my art

[goat-guy-tm]

The Aphmau wiki trying to convince you that Irene and Aphmau have the same skin color is one of the funniest fucking things to me.

Like, filter they use for flashbacks aside, you can quite clearly tell that Irene is no where close to being as tan as Aphmau is. The filter would not make her look that pale.

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#aphmau minecraft diaries #aphblr #aphmau mcd #minecraft diaries #aphmau irene #irene mcd #irene the matron