#Warcraft Abyss

[brsoule]

Medivh, wip

#world of warcraft #art #warcraft #wow #Warcraft Abyss #medivh

[dandelionandkrindle]

WORLD OF WARCRAFT • LOCATIONS (90/?) Vashj’ir (part. ll)

#world of warcraft #warcraft #wowedit #gamingedit #wowlocations #once more with eeling! #had to give this part of the zone it's own gifset bc it is indeed very pretty #and i hear that a certain someone is especially fond of the abyssal depths 🤔✨

[eldridgecandell]

⚰️ Spend the night in a cemetery

The clank of metal to stone resounded in among the tombstones as the pale moon shone brightly despite a black cloudy sky. As the echoes of the steel striking stone continued to reverberate in the fitting witching hour gloom, a harsh whisper would follow it.

"Light, Criney, watch it wit tha shovel!" The voice was sharp and carried the heavy din of Gilnean cockney.

A grunt would grumble back as the soft whisper of a Dark Iron's busque would respond with the same level of disdain. "Fuck off ye daft fleabag, if you zink moving this is eazy than come down an try your self, Hawkthorne."

Despite the dark, the sneer that Hawk would give his fellow 'midnight delver' could have been heard with the crack of teeth and skin. The years were hardly kind to anyone from the blockaded kingdom of refugees. It suited Hawk just fine, a man of his expertise was all the more comfortable with great misfortunes. "Fine, scoot yer short arse over an let me in there."

The graverobbers would now be standing hip to hip, their genetic difference in height all the more apparent standing six feet into a grave. "Oy then hand over the bit then, eh?"

Criney gladly handed over the crowbar to his partner before pushing past him to stand at the other end of the coffin they both straddled. Hawk planting the end of the pry into a slot of the coffin with low curse and grunt before putting his back into it as the shutter quaked from his assault.

"Put your back into it," Criney growled as he leaned a hand into the side of the dirt hole.

"What tha fuck ya think ahm doin here, eh?" Hawk swore back at his red eyed companion as struggled again to open the coffin.

A soft click responded before Criney could snark back. The very clear click of a hammer of a different variety.

"Putting that bar down for one," came the low, chilling voice from above them. "And then exiting the hole with due haste."

Both robbers turned to look up out of the hole as the moon just had to perfectly silhouette the figure above them. Large round eyes of glass looking down with a face of blank slate with a tousle of dark hair above it. The facial features were easy to pick up in the moonlight, along with the shining steel of the pair of pistols aimed at each of them.

"An wha if we-"

Two shots rang clear like thunder in the dark night, followed by two soft thumps.

Silence took the cemetery for a few brief moments before a gentle rain of earth heralded two new tenants.

@damien-ward

#ask answered #josiah nubern #order of embers #the pistolier #the edge of right and wrong #world of warcraft #wyrmrest accord #moon guard #inquisitor #roleplay #the abyss stared back

[maenara]

I am so normal about them that I spent the last hour and a half doing these sketches instead of sleeping :) They are probably both horrible to talk to, for very different reasons (and I love them for that).

#warcraft #my art #i did finally post some art #im so proud of myself #these two didn't want to leave me alone #so i drew them #these are rough sketches but hey i think i like them! #anyway #back to the abyss i go #maybe one day i'll draw something else that's worth going on this blog #hehe who knows #not me!

[nomoreaboutme]

#black temple #WoW #warcraft #world of warcraft #vg #gaming #weirdcore #gloomcore #gloomy #death #Horrorcore #horror #video games #mmo #mmorpg #rpg #skull #inferno #abyss #despair

[falaandu]

#Thron der Gezeiten #World of Warcraft #Throne of the Tides #Vashj'ir #Abyssische Tiefen #Abyssal Depths #WoW screenshots

[kottkrig]

To Embrace The Shadow: Repentance

The Shadow Mother sees things from a different perspective.

World of Warcraft | Original Characters

Light Angst | Found Family

In the Void, time had no meaning. Lucretia didn’t know how long she was stuck in it when every minute had her fighting to stay tethered to reality. She was a mind without a body, a consciousness desperately trying to stay awake. The ambush had disintegrated her form, forcing her back into the darkest of planes and trapping her there. She plunged so deep that she couldn’t witness the outcome above, and it was by the skin of her teeth that she managed to hook herself from falling any deeper. That man’s face was the last thing she saw before holy flames erupted in her core, and his gunshot was the last sound that echoed in her head. A regular bullet was pathetic against a living shadow, but those pistols had been blessed by a man who believed that what he did was righteous. He praised the Light as she burned in front of the people who she had promised to protect.

But the Shadow Mother would not have her calling cut short by a false redeemer. Lucretia was a stubborn old crone, spitefully refusing to die, and her days weren’t numbered until she counted them herself.

When she was stable enough to reach Tyr’s Fall, and she could see the lake from a different plane, she found it empty. Reverberating silence, taunted by whispers from the abyss. Lucretia had no idea how the ambush had ended, or if his minions were dealt with–or worse, if any of her people died–but she felt no biting Light there. This forest tipped in favor of the Void, and while she wasn’t yet strong enough to leave, she could recover where the veil between realms was thinner.

A few nights of meditation passed by, and she eventually caught visitors at the lake. They couldn’t see her, and she couldn’t risk being spotted when she was vulnerable, even when the people she saw were fellow Forsaken. If she returned prematurely, she made herself an easy target, and if murderous zealots were still a threat, they could destroy her for good. They were not the only ones who would love to see her dead. The first visitors were scouts coming to check the forest, later bringing along Dark Clerics to drain what Light still bled into their hallowed soil. Lucretia recognized their voices, but they weren’t credible enough to detect her when she didn’t have a body. She couldn’t even speak in her current condition. She chose to watch and wait for the right moment. More time passed, and less people came to the lake as it was restored. In a way, they helped Lucretia as well, as she could amass enough energy to construct a minor form. It wasn’t the one she made familiar to the dead and feared by the living; the Shadow Mother’s visage was too grand, still too risky for her to mantle. Instead, she chose to be a raven. Small and unassuming, as well as one of her favored animals.

The few who came in the coming nights were exclusively people from the cult. The forest could be used for its magical properties, especially the lake, and cultists sometimes visited to soak in liquid Shadow. Lucretia knew them all, and some she would even trust with her safety. She considered taking a dip herself, but it meant that she would have to cross the veil. As a raven, she might blend in, but it was still a risk that she wasn't keen on taking. She was not expecting three special people to make an appearance. In her relief to see her students safe and sound, she wanted to listen in, and felt no fear flying closer. It dawned upon her that one of them could still peer into the Void, as he froze when he faced her. While she could not be certain that leaving was safe, having them arrive to where she fell played on her emotions. She might not see them again anytime soon, and she wanted to help them, let them know that she wasn't gone. She took the risk. The second she unveiled herself to them, reality crashed over her like a tidal wave, and forced her to escape. It was a foolish move. She immediately felt tired when entering the mortal plane, but what's done is done. If she went back in when she was this frail, she might lose her form and fall much deeper. It would take even longer to recover, and she had to see what happened in her absence. However, her entrance would likely rustle the entire village and turn stares towards her, so when she flew back to Deathknell, she continued to hide and watch her people. Sister Zala readily came looking for her. The girl was impulsive and quick to anger, but if she really wanted something, her will was strong. An elf’s eyes could easily catch a raven among the trees, and it was just a matter of when she would. Lucretia hoped that she could hide long enough to recover a little bit more; it might allow her to safely move, as well as to see if her disciple would be tenacious. When she finally was discovered, Lucretia was forced to conceal her identity. She suspected that Zala already knew, but the situation had to be weighed first. Seeing the new burn scar on her cheek made Lucretia’s phantom heart sink, but the scar also proved that Zala had pulled through another hardship. Maintaining a safe distance, Lucretia let the elf continue to challenge her struggles with the Forgotten Shadow’s second tenet. The time eventually came, and Zala’s tears shifted from frustration to out of joy when they could communicate again. Her guile had them passing through the village with ease, and Lucretia was further heartened when Lafayette and Cletus were added to the reunion. She was worried for them and was glad to see them enduring. Staying with them, she was blessed to also see them growing. As their mentor, she had become complacent. They all knew that she surpassed them by far, and she was a strict teacher when the Forgotten Shadow was no easy religion to follow. Her high expectations led her to believe that she would be guiding them for a long, long time. Their dependency on her had her taking care of things she deemed too ambitious for them.

Her arrogance was what lowered her guard and led her to failing them. In the room they obtained, which was hardly built for four people, Lucretia was humbled by depending on her students. Lafayette, Zala and Cletus set aside the hard competition of the Shadow, where the strong lords over the weak, and took the incentive to help her. She tried objecting to them expending their energy on her, as she knew that she could recover on her own with time. In fact, she would accept being stuck in this state for months if it meant that she could witness her disciples blossoming together. But they were in charge here, not her.

Winter had claimed the land and kept people indoors. Lucretia stayed put and obliged with the trio's efforts to supply her with magic. She watched over Lafayette's attempts to rebuild his vision. He couldn’t completely restore it and was left nearsighted, with a sensitivity to brightness, but it was his own magic and he didn’t need anyone else to see. He wouldn’t let her, and she wouldn’t force it. Just watching him return to his beloved books warmed her spirit.

When Zala fetched them tools they needed–rare reagents from unfamiliar places–she returned exhausted and disheveled. Lucretia was always hesitant to let such an impatient and often aggressive character go too far beyond personally surveyed objectives, but she had to trust her student now. She could at least help Zala with planning and encourage her to be cautious when she walked in the Shadow. The ranger found enough success in her hunt, and her bruises were a reminder that while difficult to follow, Tenacity was the tenet made just for these situations. As long as she was smart about it. Cletus was the one that Lucretia saw the least, and the man she had to trust the most. His loyalty to her was flattering, but it was usually for egocentric reasons. He had a tendency to hog the spotlight and wasn't always good at hiding his satisfaction from surpassing lesser acolytes. Before, his drive for power led him to speaking over the other two, and he would likely have gloated in obtaining this authority, but something had shifted in Lucretia’s absence. While she was out of commission, Cletus was the one to cover for them. This time, he listened to the others–not just her–and made sure that they got what they needed.

As the new year progressed, they bestowed her with so much healing that she could use her full voice. The long winter nights propelled her recovery forward, and one promising eve, she stood between them and positively radiated with magic.

So much energy was exuding from this little raven that it would have to be put in a body that was better equipped to handle it.

“I believe that it's time.” Lucretia’s spectral voice rang with conviction.

“The other Dark Clerics are going to hound you for avoiding the mountain of paperwork on your desk,” Cletus said, “but we are thrilled to witness your transformation.”

“And here I was starting to get attached to this form. What a pity.”

They smiled. Making jokes was exceptionally rare for her.

Everyone stepped back when she took flight, and her wings reached far and wide as Shadow coiled around them. Her frame was swallowed by darkness and exploded in growth. Its twisting was gloriously gruesome; feathers made way for ceremonial cloth, the beak split into a skeletal grin, and her eyes expanded like black holes from the Great Dark Beyond.

When the miter of a master Dark Cleric speared the air and they saw the deathly face of their teacher, the three acolytes basked in their accomplishment. The oldest stepped forward.

“Welcome back, Mother.”

#the adventures of grandma (bird edition) #to embrace the shadow #kott writes #character: lucretia #character: zala #character: lafayette #character: cletus

[zemfruit]

i have lots of artbooks btw (some are in cbz which needs a reader, i recommend sumatra pdf for windows, most are zip files with jpegs tho) most of these i got from nyaa dot si (if you torrent it'll go heaps quicker)

i might be a little slow with setting things up (megadrive or googledrive, i haven't uploaded most of these yet) but hit me up if you're interested in any of the following ;-)

angel sanctuary - angel cage artbook

angel sanctuary - lost angel artbook

abe yoshitoshi artist compilation

akira 1988 (storyboard + artbook)

akamichi art works

berserk mini art collections

berserk movie artbook (bg art edition)

blasphemous artbook

boogiepop phantom artbook - kouji ogata

claymore memorabilia illustration book / artbook + promo

cowboy bebop artbooks

dantalian animation artbook

exist - takeshi okazaki (popular edition artbook)

fool's art gallery (homare) - purple hair

final fantasy X-2 visual arts collection v2

ffix visual arts collection

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halo artbook

hell girl artbook - kyouka suigetsu

jojo's bizzare adventure (artbooks & spinoffs)

kingdom hearts visual art collection

kenichi sonoda artworks 1983-1997

love hina art collection

makai kingdom mini artworks

metal gear solid artbook - yoji shinkawa

memories off 2nd - suzuna takano

made in abyss official artbooks

mushishi artbook

madoka scans (manga, artbooks, magazines (ALL untranslated!!!))

neon genesis evangelion artbook mega pack

ocean 3 eternal materials (art only)

overlord II and III artbooks

persona 3 artbook

persona 4 artbook

plastic little original art

q

ranma artbook - takahashi rumiko

rahxephon artbook collection

rumbling hearts memorial artbook

romancing saga - time weaver artbook

range murata artbook collection

scorn artbook

shida atsuko artbook

satoshi kon 1982-2010 artbook

tactics ogre: wheel of fate art works

tales artbook collection

trigun artbook

u

valkyria chronicles 3 artworks

world of warcraft artbook

x

yuu kinutani's art works

yoshitaka amano's art works

z

help me complete the alphabet <|:-]

#got reminded that they exist bc of that one post #im a hoarder btw #txt #piracy #artbooks #puella magi madoka magica #pmmm #mushishi #akira #claymore #persona 3 #persona 4 #persona #satoshi kon #berserk #cowboy bebop #rahxephon #mecha #jjba #jojos bizzare adventure #jojo #made in abyss #trigun #overlord #wow #world of warcraft #halo

[gaydragontournament]

List of battles, as chosen by wheel spin. Each round will last about a week, Starting next Monday.

Round 1, Part 1:

King Valerius (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare) vs Nel (Fire Emblem)

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) vs Falin Touden/Red Dragon (Dungeon Meshi)

Qibli (Wings of Fire) vs Dan Heng/Dan Feng (Honkai Star Rail)

Evaristo (The Las Leyendas movie franchise) vs Paarthurnax (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

Prismatic dragon (Dungeons & Dragons (Epic Level Handbook, Dragons of Dragons of Faerûn) vs Imperialdramon (Digimon)

Whiptail lizard (Real Life) vs Shi An (After The Abyss Dragon Woke Up (深渊巨龙苏醒以后))

Sundew (Wings of Fire) vs Rex Igneous (The Dragon Prince)

Uncle Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Azhdaha/Retuo Longwang (Genshin Impact)

Round 1, Part 2:

Rei (Vainglorious Webcomic) vs Remy (Angels with Scaly Wings)

Soren (Fire Emblem:Path of Radiance + Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn) vs Wrathion (Warcraft Series)

Valax (Blades of Light and Shadow) vs Fiona (Flight Rising)

Kaido (One Piece) vs Velverosa (Mage & Demon Queen)

Lord Arum (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Midgardsormr (Dragalia Lost)

Nimona (Nimona) vs Mateo (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh)

Corrin (Fire Emblem: Fates) vs The Void Dragon (Aurora)

Anemone (Wings of Fire) vs Tillius the Paladin/Tilly Evans (She Kills Monsters)

Round 1, Part 3:

Unnamed Young Dragon (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles) vs Caden Bryce (Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare)

Veldora Tempest (That time I got reincarnated as a slime) vs Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Draco quinquefasciatus (Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia) vs Umber (Wings of Fire)

Rhea (Fire Emblem) vs Xue Xian (Copper Coins (Tong Qian Kan Shi) (铜钱龛世))

Tamarin (Wings of Fire) vs Samol (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Robin (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Ansur (Baldur's Gate 3)

Moondragon/Heather Douglas (Marvel Comics: Guardians of the Galaxy) vs Chromie/Chronormu (Warcraft Series)

Smaug (Lord of The Rings/The Hobbit) vs Burnet (Wings of Fire)

Round 1, Part 4:

Rong Minh Thanh Thuan/Thuan (Dominion of the Fallen series by Aliette de Bodard) vs Ventuswill (Rune Factory 4)

J'mon Sa Ord/Devo'ssa (Critical Role) vs Zinnia (Super Lesbian Animal RPG)

Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) vs Alear ( Fire Emblem: Engage)

Alduin (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) vs Jae-ha (Yona of the Dawn)

Dragona Joestar (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: The Jojolands) vs Zhongli (Genshin Impact)

Ayame (Fruits Basket) vs Alba-Lenatus the Abyss Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Zephyr (Poised in Either Eye by B. Pigeon and Fell A. Marsh) vs Terezi Pyrope (Homestuck)

Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza Series) vs Malleus Draconia (Twisted Wonderland)

#gaydragontournament #polls #tournament poll #dragons #dragon #tourney contestants #if you notice anything wrong feel free to point it out

[gothducky]

OC-tober N°2: First OC The Abyssal Redeemer (he/him), an important but unseen OC in my world. Originally, he was a Warcraft 3 OC and I made him when I was 9 years old <3

#oc tober #artists on tumblr #butch #lesbian #lesbian art #oc #original character #original content #He's SO OLD I love you!!! #he started as both an oc and an imaginary friend lol

[brsoule]

added Khadgar concept

#world of warcraft #anarchaia #my art #oc #art #mage #khadgar #wow #archmage khadgar #warcraft #Warcraft Abyss

[auphelia]

1, 4, 5, and 12 bestie i need to KNOW

Top kin I honestly don't really know? Stuck between Nanachi (made in abyss), Sophie (Howl's moving castle), and Dottore lmao. All for their own various reasons

4. Mentally healthy kin Alhaitham!! Thanks dude for reminding me to do no harm but take no shit

5. Mentally ill kin Ah I got it, Sylvanas Windrunner from Warcraft she deserved better

12. Kin that acts just like you Probably Diluc?

Kin ask game

#an ask??? #zee mail

[sunw00d]

yeah homm3 is a slavic thing kind of, its still definitely popular in russia poland or ukraine. compepetive homm3 is still doing well, its kind of what smash melee is to americans . the reason homm5 was the last good one is cuz ubi outsourced it to a russian studio and slavs are forged in fire to play it. its a cross generational thing. i know a lot of people who have parents that dont game but they do play h3. my dads 60 and my cousins are like 18 14 and 12 and they still crave that pendrive we pass around since the original disc broke. its from my brothers middle school friend who installed WoG on it and for some reason replaced all fortress portrairs with warcraft 3 artwork. i had to manually restore it but my dad still plays with it and wont let me fuxk wirh his files. hes also played it on mute for the last 15 years and when me and my brother bought the vinyl and played it dad perked up like a meerkat and was so confused.

i was actually one of the first kids in my preschool group to learn how to read because when my brother bought the homm123 pack in 2007 it looked so cool and he looked at me and said you know if you wanna play homm3 you gotta know how to read and so i did.

also like if you keep up with h3 news, you know the russians are behind Horn of the Abyss which just had new update and added a new town Factory based on the scrapped Forge concept and they made the most insane campaign attached to it okay i dare you to beat it cuz i gave up on mission 2 it was way too hard alright. i mean you dont gotta but this ask is long already so peace resilience love aura calm great experience friendship okay

LMAOOOO yeah i absolutely get playing it on mute. maybe i play it too much but like the noises are so repetitive that im honestly starting to hallucinate the birdsong from it when i close the game for like several hours. all the sounds are Way too recognizable too.

also yeah literally learned about forge like yesterday when i was digging through a wiki because i wanted to show how different factions looked to a friend???? it looks so bad ..... sorry maybe im picky but i just dont like it. im Gonna try to beat th campaign but im really not that good of a player yet considering i picked the game up like this month, im still making my way through the new beginning campaign, im really enjoying it but i Am struggling. ive been getting mega autistic about the game and the lore and already made like two ocs based on my playthroughs, one of them is a guy i made based on my playthrough of the campaign

#asks #first time ever tagging an ask with #long post #REALLY happy to have these asks literally making my day here anon

[zaphffayrkunialofphinsfable]

My inspirations for my world building project:

HERiTAGE

Alien/Predator Universe

Alita Universe

Avatar Universe

Babylon 5 Universe

Battle Royale Universe

Battlestar Galactica Universe

Black Leopard, Red Wolf Universe

Blade Runner Universe

Brave New World Universe

The Broken Empire Universe

The City And The City Universe

Conan The Barbarian Universe

Control Universe

Cowboy Bebop Universe

Cyberpunk Universe

The Dandelion Dynasty Universe

Dead Space Universe

Dinotopia Universe

Discsworld Universe

District 9 Universe

Doctor Who Universe

Dune Universe

Earthsea Universe

Edge Of Tomorrow Universe

Elden Ring Universe

Enders Game Universe

The Expanse Universe

Fallout Universe

Farscape Universe

Firefly Universe

Flatland Universe

Forgotten Realms Universe

Foundation Universe

Game Of Thrones Universe

Ghost In The Shell Universe

Gundam Universe

Gurren Lagann Universe

Half-Life Universe

Halo Universe

The Handmaid's Tale Universe

Harry Potter Universe

The Hero And The Crown Universe

His Dark Materials Universe

Horizon Universe

Howl's Moving Castle Universe

The Hunger Games Universe

Hyperion Universe

Inception Universe

In Time Universe

Isaac's Universe

Logan's Run Universe

Made In Abyss Universe

Mad Max Universe

Magic: The gathering Multiverse

The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Universe

Mass Effect Universe

The Matrix Universe

Maze Runner Universe

Middle Earth Universe

Narnia Universe

Neon Genesis Evangelion Universe

Never Let Me Go Universe

New ford Universe

1984 Universe

The Old Kingdom Universe

Old Man's War Universe

Pacific Rim Universe

Parable Of The Sower Universe

Pern Universe

Planet Of The Apes Universe

The Promised Neverland Universe

Prydain Universe

The Purge Universe

Randland Universe

Snowpiercer Universe

StarCraft Universe

Stargate Universe

Star Trek Universe

Star Wars Universe

Stellaris Universe

Stephen King Universe

Warhammer: Age Of Sigmar Universe

Warhammer: 40K Universe

Westworld Universe

World Of Warcraft Universe

#worldbuilding

[foxfirekit]

TOA Anniversary Munday!

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

Tagging: You. Right there. Yes, you.

Name: Sekhmet

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday (no year): 1st September

Where are you from? What is your time zone? Australia! Timezone is AEST (which means it is Tuesday for me not Monday kek)

Roleplay experience: I have been doing some form of roleplay, on an off, for nearly 13 years. I have good memories, and the Horrors(tm). I have spaces I will never return to, and now two RP homes ^^

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Got any pets? TT^TT Not anymore

Favorite time of year: Spring! Not too hot, not too cold and it's heading away from Winter!

Some interests and things you like: Writing, art, reading, video games, Dungeons and Dragons, teaching!

Some funfacts & trivia about you: When I was in grade 8, during woodworking, I was probably the most accident prone student much to my teacher's horror. I managed to be attacked by the tools every single lesson. Including being attacked by the belt sander, I still have the scar from that. A more fun fact - I have an animation degree! I spent three years of my life learning and specialising in the art of animation! And then I became a teacher XD

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? There are a lot but from the ones I play the most - World of Warcraft, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy 7, 13, 14 and 15, Pokemon, Hades, Sims 4 if I'm feeling it, Splatoon, Tales of Series games

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: I don't really have a favourite type, cause I like Pokemon by design, but my favourite pokemon would be Dragonair, followed closely by Victini, Snivy evolution line, Popplio evolution line, Umbreon, and Joltik.

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How did you get into Fire Emblem? Uhh... I found a ROM on the internet one day.... *coughs*

What Fire Emblem games have you played? Shadow Dragon (unfinished), Blazing Blade (unfinished), Sacred Stones (unfinished), Awakening (finished), Fates (finished), Shadows of Valentia (unfinished), Three Houses (finished), Three Hopes (unfinished), Warriors (finished), Heroes (uninstalled and disowned)

First Fire Emblem game: Blazing Blade

Favorite Fire Emblem game: Awakening!

Any Fire Emblem crushes? *coughs* Matt Mercer's characters *coughs* (coincidentally too! Their personalities are just amazing <3) Chrom and Shigure! And also beloved street rat Yuri

If you’ve played the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? - Awakening: First - Chrom, now - still Chrom - Fates: First - I honestly don't remember lol, now - Shigure or Nishiki/Kaden - Three Houses: First - incedentally enough, Edelgard, because of who I named Byleth after and I thought the match was funny. It would have been Seteth if Seteth had been available on Crimson Flower!!! Now though - Yuri. - Engage: n/a

Favorite Fire Emblem class: Witch

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class? .... Witch!

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? ....... Ashen Wolves/Abyss honestly. The AU Sothis followers I made would be how I'd interact with the world and the faith in the goddess, and that would very likely get me called a heretic.

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with? .... I don't know how Engage works XD

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How did you find TOA? Rua told me! And then dragged me over cause I was trying to make an indie blog, and then I decided to apply instead of lurking like a cryptid.

Current TOA muses: Kinu (Selkie) and Seteth

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again? Cordelia. Would I pick her up again? Maybe, though she would also be the first I dropped again if I decided to entertain another muse

Have you had any other TOA muses? Not .... yet

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards? Chaotic type muses or serious and eloquently spoken muses - the two halves of my personality!

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most? Angst, writing emotionally deep stuff that makes people scream at me because of the feels I stabbed them with.

Favorite TOA-related memory: When Seteth immediately got bullied after I picked him up XD Please bully him more

How do you pronounce TOA? Tales of the Abyss *cough* Tee-Oh-Ay

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day that you’d like to share? A few....! Yuri, Shigure... Veronica or Thrasir... Shareena... The Twins from Warriors.... Mikoto... Takumi... The Rainbow Sage lives in my head rent free, silly old grandpa dragon that he is... Sitri through a lot of convoluted means.... Silque....

#[ooc] #month: july 2023 #toa anniversary

[thegodcyclecomic]

Hello! I wanted to drop in and say thank you so much for your comic! I really enjoy reading it! I'm eagerly awaiting the next update.

I like asking about inspirations and character creation, and the character that really captured my heart was Athena. I think you once mentioned her design is modeled after Kurisu? Were there other sources of inspiration you use for Athena?

I found how you wrote characteristics of Athena rarely discussed from Greek myths into your story - it was so refreshing to read! It made me go on an Athena binge for a time.

Thanks again for writing and drawing a cool story!

Thank you!!! It makes me really happy to know that people read my comic and enjoy my interpretation of Greek mythology :")

Yes, looks-wise Athena is inspired by Kurisu from Steins; Gate. For the most part, this was subconscious on my part until I remembered that I had watched the show before designing her, and when I thought about an "intelligent woman with daddy issues" Kurisu was what popped into my head. It also helped that Kurisu had a similar disposition for the kind of unemotional woman I imagined Athena to be.

(for those not familiar with the anime/visual novel, this is what Kurisu looks like)

Personality-wise, I had to think a lot about the kind of person Athena is and her characterization. It was really difficult for me at first because she's actually very complex in the canon, this is because her personality is dictated by her domains of warcraft and politics so I had to read up on a lot of theory regarding that. The main idea was that Athena is intended to be an idealistic but machiavellian character. Her intentions and end goals are good and look to the benefit of the majority but her methods of achieving them are morally dubious (this is supported by her actions taken in the Iliad and Epic Cycle).

Makima (Chainsaw Man)

Makima is very manipulative and does not hesitate to use violence to achieve her ends. When asked about her motivations by Kirishibe she replies something to the effect of, "do you think the Prime Minister of Japan would make a contract with such an evil Devil?" implying that her actions were motivated by issues of national security. The ending of season 1 reveals Makima to be a pitiful and lonely woman who was powerful, but lacked a true equal.

2. Homura Akemi (Madoka Magica Rebellion)

The reasons for this are [REDACTED].

3. Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden)

I thought a lot about Athena's lack of childhood and how her earliest life experiences involved killing (Pallas) and war and it reminded me of this character. Violet only sees herself as a weapon instead of a human, and being surrounded by violence has desensitized her to it, making her emotionally stunted. The part where she asks in the first episode, "What is love?" really cemented this idea for me. I also borrowed some elements of her relationship with Gilbert for Athena and Ares (minus the squicky age gap and power dynamic).

3. Clavis Shepherd (Genocidal Organ)

Shepherd is an intelligent and introspective Black operative assassin for the US government, in both the novel and film adaptation his insight into the military and politics reminded me of Athena. I found the way he suffers and experiences PTSD to be very compelling, as well as his relationship with Lucia and killing.

Why wouldn’t someone just tell me that I was a murderer? That I was a killer? I wanted someone other than this counselor to tell me that I had shed real blood, killed real people, of my own real free will. I wanted to feel what I felt during battle, staring over the edge of the precipice into the abyss. I didn’t need any counseling. What I needed was punishment. I needed someone who could punish me. I desperately wanted to be punished for all the crimes I had committed. -Excerpt from the Genocidal Organ novel written by Project Itoh

4. 2B (Nier Automata)

Very similar to the Violet Evergarden example, I wanted to explore the mindset of a "living weapon" whose only way of connecting to another person (Ares) is through the context of war.

Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never-ending spiral of life and death. Is this a curse? Or some kind of punishment? I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle…and wonder if we'll ever get the chance to kill him.

The Athena in canon has so many dimensions to her that I could go on discussing it at length if you wish for me to do so in the future. I hope these inspirations give you a good idea of the direction which I want to explore her character and expand on what's already written in the original.

I'm generally not a fan of the popular/fan interpretation of Athena because I think it is often full of acephobic, misogynistic, or oversimplified generalizations about her character. Making her into an over glorified NPC quest giver or someone who simply helps others out of the goodness of her heart ignores 90% of her characterization. It's also extremely boring and centers her entire role around serving various male figures (that being either Zeus or some other hero/demigod) when she always had her own agenda and thngs going on for her.

Thank you for reading The God Cycle and I hope you'll stick around for the upcoming season finale!

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