#emerald elves

[oleander-neruim]

One of my absolute favorite MCC moments here live on my account.

Inktober Day 4: Dodge

I honestly love the last picture so much ngl.

For my sake, we're ignoring how any of the words look on here btw

#solidaritygaming #jimmy solidarity #tommyinnit #jack manifold #illumina #sneegsnag #captain sparklez #punz #mcc 28 #minecraft championships #mcyt #teal turkeys #emerald elves #inktober #inktober 2023 #inktober day 4 #day 4 dodge #ollie's art #🕊

[piglinmyfeet]

Fun mcc fact

When you get 67 points in sot, tgttos becomes a PvP game

#mcc liveblog #emerald elves

[manifold-updates]

Jack will be in Emerald Elves for MCC 28!

#jack manifold #twitter #photo #mc championship #illuminahd #tommyinnit #geenelly #mcc 28 #emerald elves

[heroes-feasting]

Green Guardians: Peppermint Patties

Did you know? MCC 7’s Green Guardians hold the current record for most coins scored in a single event, with 25’346!

Time for another MCC dessert: Green Guardians Peppermint Patties!

They may be the Green Geckos now, but my idea for this predates the change so I’m considering it valid lmao. This was a lot of fun to make and introduced me to coloured melting chocolate and candy food dye.

The white chocolate makes these a little sweeter than you would expect for a peppermint patty and they go great with a hot cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate!

Check out below for the recipe to make some of your own, and, of course, thank you Scott Smajor.

(Inspired by the peppermint patties from B. Dylan Hollis’ TikTok)

Prep: 20 mins*            Cook: 1h 40mins            Total: 2 hrs     

* Can vary based on how fast you can trace the pattern at the end. I recommend doing this before you start.

Ingredients (makes ~28):

½ cup (120 ml) sweetened condensed milk

½ tsp. (2 ml) peppermint extract

2 ½ cups (300 g) powdered sugar

2 cups (340 g) bright white melting chocolate wafers*

3 tbsp. (44 g) all-vegetable shortening

40 dark green melting chocolate wafers**

7 orange chocolate melting wafers**

10 white chocolate melting wafers**

Black candy colouring or ~6 black chocolate melting wafers

* I used Sweet Tooth Fairy brand.

** I used Merkens brand.

Prepare a baking tray with a piece of parchment paper.

Combine the sweetened condensed milk and peppermint extract in a medium bowl (left).

Using an electric mixer on medium-low speed, add the powdered sugar until it comes together into a non-sticky workable dough (right).

NOTE: The dough cannot be sticky at all for this. Any amount of stickiness will make it a nightmare to cut out the circles in the next step. This should take most if not all of the 2 ½ cups of powdered sugar.

Lay out a piece of parchment paper as a work surface and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Place the dough on the parchment and sprinkle a little more powdered sugar on top.

Roll out the dough into a ½ -inch (~1.5 cm) thick circle. Using a 2-inch (5 cm) diameter circular cookie cutter, cut out as many peppermint circles as possible (top).

Transfer the peppermint circles to the prepared baking skeet (bottom left). Cover and place the tray in the freezer to chill for at least 10 minutes.

After chilling, cut each patty in half (bottom right).

While waiting for the patties to chill, melt the bright white melting chocolate wafers and shortening using either a double boiler or microwave-safe bowl. To melt them in the microwave, follow package directions.

Dip each patty in the chocolate one at a time. To dip them, submerge the bottom half of one in the chocolate and drizzle more on top. Lift the patty out of the chocolate with a fork and tap the side of the bowl to create a smooth surface. Scrape the fork against the lip of the bowl to remove excess chocolate. 

Return the dipped patties to the prepared baking sheet (left). Once they’ve all been coated, return the tray to the freezer until the chocolate has set, ~15 mins.

Once the chocolate has set, trim the edges of the patties using a knife (right).

Flip the parchment with the traced pattern (see end of post) over so side with the pen/pencil/sharpie is on the bottom. Lay it flat on a movable (if possible) lighter surface so the pattern is visible and tape down the corners to keep it from moving.

To make the dark green: melt together 30 dark green, 6 orange, and all black chocolate wafers in the microwave in 10 second bursts for 30 seconds, stirring each time.

If using black dye instead, melt the dark green and orange wafers together and then stir in 7 drops of black candy dye (top left).

Let the melted chocolate sit for 10 minutes to cool down and let the colour set. After cooling, transfer 2 tbsp. into a decorating bag or into the corner of a ziplock bag. Snip the bag just enough for the chocolate to flow easily when you squeeze the bag, then snip off a little bit more.

Keeping constant pressure on the bag, trace the pattern on the template, going around the edge first. For a smooth look, try not to spread the chocolate too much with the piping bag. Instead, once the border has been traced, pipe a larger line of chocolate in the middle and lightly tap the parchment paper to let the chocolate spread (top right).

You’ll likely still need to spread the chocolate a little using the piping bag, but try not to do it much.

Transfer the parchment paper, and the surface it’s on, if possible, to the fridge to set while you prepare the light green.

To make the light green: melt together 10 dark green, 10 white, and 1 orange chocolate wafers using the same method as the dark green (bottom left).

Let the melted chocolate sit for 10 minutes to cool down and let the colour set. After cooling, transfer all of it into a decorating bag or into the corner of a ziplock bag. Snip the bag just enough for the chocolate to flow easily when you squeeze the bag.

Keeping constant pressure on the bag, trace the pattern on the parchment with only one line of lighter green (bottom right).

Return the parchment paper, and the surface it’s on, if possible, to the fridge to set, about 5 mins.

TIP: You can try and use a toothpick to smooth the ends of the line of light green against the dark green.

Remove the patties from the freezer and dip just the edge of the flat side in the remaining dark green, re-melting the chocolate in the microwave if needed (left).

Attach the chocolate irises to the rest of the eye using a little bit of melted chocolate (right).

And then you’re done, enjoy!

I’m really happy with how these turned out! It’s surprisingly easy to make peppermint patties and I loved being able to put my spin on them and make another dessert for MCC.

The dark green I made is a little darker then I would like, but I think I fixed it in the instructions given.

The pattern to trace:

Formatted for 8 ½ x 11.

#mcc desserts #first time i've ever made a title image tumblr's recommended size lol #heroes feasting #peppermint patties #mcyt #mcc #green guardians #green geckos #emerald elves #mcytblr #mcyt fanart #mccblr #mcc fanart #mcc green guardians #mcc green geckos #mcc emerald elves #mc championship #noxcrew #scott smajor

[good-thymes-with-scar]

any illumina enjoyers in here? :D

i’m so excited for this mcc will they double break the fruitninja curse o_O

#illumina1337 #illuminahd #illumina #mcc #mc championship #minecraft championships #emerald elves #tommyinnit #jack manifold #gee nelly #mcc 28

[ccbitterduo]

ITSSSSSS BITTERDUOOOOO MCC TIIIIIMEEEEE

#jack manifold #tommyinnit #bitterduo #mcc 28 #let’s go #emerald elves

[nekrokatart]

Druid of the Dream ✿ Order Prints

#night elf #kaldorei #warcraft #warcraftart #world of warcraft #azeroth #druid #dream #emerald dream #night elf druid #nelf #night elves #elune

[ride-a-dromedary]

Just thinking about the implications of this, but Halsin's way of indicating that his family has long passed is: "save for [him], [his] line perished a long time ago".

Aside from it being a decidedly more old fashioned and more eloquent way of indicating what happened (as is shown in shades in Halsin's speaking patterns, which is likely trying to illustrate his age as well as push the "wise mentor" angle), by stating that his line has ended with him, practically, it means both sets of grandparents are gone, both parents are gone, and either Halsin is an only child (unlikely considering Wood Elves, but possible), or any and all of his siblings are gone, too. And if you stretch what you consider part of a line, rather than just keeping direct, that could extend to aunts and uncles and cousins as well (though it's hard to say concretely what Halsin includes in a familial line).

So it leaves me to wonder what happened to reduce an entire elven line to one elf, when Halsin himself is only just approaching middle-age and he pointedly says it happened a long time ago, so it wasn't a recent event, and the lot of them likely didn't die from old age/natural causes. Was his entire village wiped out at one point? Disease or a raid or orcs or a wildfire or what?

#BG3 Musing #Halsin Posting #Halsin #or am i over thinking this and halsin's mention of familial line only means like he was an only child and has no children #and his parents are dead? #wood elves are largely polyamorous AND the most populous of the elven races #their families in high forest are often pretty big - and i would assume there would be multiple parents - so it's just a little curious #anyway catch me trying to decipher halsin's dad lore #wood elf villages often take council from druids in the area and they are highly revered - maybe halsin being one of the only elves left #was taken in by whomever it was giving his village council and that's how he ended up in the emerald grove #and then as a young druid he went traversing out and about #halsin's had to bury two families is what i'm saying no wonder he wants one - he is survivor's guilt squared #and if experiencing death is a milestone in how elves emotionally mature - halsin is likely an example of premature maturation #like i wouldn't be surprised it halsin's emotional maturation was screwed around too like astarion's he's just healthier about it #anyway tell me your secrets elf man or at least larian let me read more of halsin's journals

[manabombs]

It's almost ECCC time and I'm not attending this year but this means that it's the 10 year anniversary of my most ambitious cosplay, Kael'thas Sunstrider from World of Warcraft. I made the whole thing, from pattern drafting and embroidery to sculpting the ears and lacing the eyebrows. The shoulder armor made it difficult to fit through doorways. I competed in the master's category of the costume contest that year, so I was in this for over 12 hours that day, hence why my eyebrows were drooping by the evening; I don't know if I'll ever subject myself to that again but I'm glad for the experience lmao.

#cosplay #world of warcraft #kael'thas sunstrider #eccc #emerald city comic con #blood elves

[v-arbellanaris]

if the arbor wilds were on that list, they'd be my fav tho like no doubts at all.

#sorry emerald graves but have you SEEN the amount of stormheart??? the BIRDS?? the plants?? THE TEMPLE??? best n most fav area #i wish we werent there to like. lol. loot the temple. and be forced to kill a bunch of elves while we're at it #but definitelyyyy my fav area in dai after emerald graves #tbd

[stainedglassserault]

Keeper Hawen's Clan should be Clan Lindiranae

this is a stray thought I was going to develop more but... just to put it out there... I really feel like Keeper Hawen's Clan (the clan in the Exalted Plains map in Inquistition) should be named Clan Lindiranae.

Reasons:

Lindiranae is introduced in Inquisition as a Dalish legendary figure, and is pretty heavily emphasized among the rest of them with specific related mentions in codex entries, quests, plus related artifacts like the sword Evanura

Valorin, the young mage elf who was passed over to be First by Hawen, goes off in search of a talisman of Lindiranae in the Something To Prove side quest

The text of the quest even says, "Valorin was searching for Lindiranae's talisman, a lost Dalish artifact of particular importance to Hawen's clan. Valorin's journal mentions ruins on the plains where the talisman may be found."

They really should have just confirmed it. It would have been so easy to make more explicit in the "Something to Prove" quest and wow then we would have had a name everyone could use for them. From that "of particular importance" line I really feel it was meant to be canon and they just forgot to follow up on it and didn't bother to confirm after the fact. Which... there's still time.

#Keeper Hawen's Clan #Dragon age elves #dragon age inquisition #Lindiranae #The Exalted Plains #The Emerald Graves #the Emerald knights #Dalish #dalish elves #Dalish clans #clan Lindiranae #Dirthavaren

[piglinmyfeet]

Emerald elves were cooking in sot

(in the lava)

#mcc liveblog #emerald elves

[manifold-updates]

Jack uploaded the MCC 28 VOD!

#jack manifold #youtube #video #mcc 28 #emerald elves #jacks vods

[chaptersinprogress]

family | @ciriweek 2022 | ciri & yen | no cws

'Lady Yennefer really is very beautiful,' thought Ciri as she watched the sorceress from over the book she was supposed to be reading.

The mage was seated in front of the mirror in her room, the table in front of it littered with opened and unopened cosmetics, some threatening to fall off with the slightest movement.

Yennefer was finishing rimming her lids with a stick of pitch-black kohl, drawing fearsome tips to the sweeping raven wings extending past the corners of her eyes.

Satisfied with the look, she dropped the stick onto the table-top carelessly, then rummaged through her stacks of tiny containers. She opened some of them up, either placing them onto the miniscule empty space in front of her or closing and discarding them with an annoyed huff.

When she'd located all that she had been searching for, she picked up a small brush and dipped it into one of the two containers she had in front of her, tapped it against the edge of the tin, and then began to apply the powder.

Ciri watched as black shimmer began to smudge over Yennefer's eyelids, the sorceress deftly twisting the brush and layering the powder to obtain the shape and opacity she desired.

Once she had applied the black to both eyes, she dipped another similarly sized brush into the other container, and began to apply that to her eyelids too.

Dark purple was lightly dusted over the layer of black, the specks making the look pop while still drawing attention to Yennefer's brilliant violet gaze.

Pleased with the result, Yennefer put down the brush, capped the containers and picked up her comb. She drew it furiously over her wild raven mane, the curls bouncing with volume as she combed it, the scent of lilac and gooseberries filling the space.

Then her gaze met Ciri's in the mirror.

Ciri immediately ducked her head and pretended to read her book.

'Will I ever look as beautiful as Lady Yennefer someday?' she wondered.

"You can put the book away, Ciri. We both know you're not reading it."

Ciri guiltily set the book down on the bed and gave the mage a sheepish grin. Her eyes drifted back to the cosmetics the sorceress had applied, that only made her magnificent beauty all the more alluring.

Yennefer put away her comb and then rose from her seat.

"Come," she said. "I'll help you put some on."

"Lady Yennefer, really?!"

"Yes, really," she replied with no small amount of amusement. "Now come, my ugly one."

Ciri scrambled over eagerly, then found herself feeling very self-conscious as she sat on the seat the sorceress had vacated. She was incredibly untidy and unkempt compared to her teacher.

Yennefer's fingers carded through flaxen hair.

"You're still a child, growing and playing and learning. A bit of dirt and untidiness is not unexpected."

She then tipped Ciri's chin up to look her in the eye through the mirror.

"Tell you what," she said. "You close your eyes and face me. And then once I'm done, you can see your transformation in the mirror."

Ciri thought about it for a few moments, nodded decisively, then closed her eyes and turned around.

"Good," she heard the sorceress say.

Then the preening began.

Combing, washing, scrubbing, painting, drawing; Ciri was primped until she was certain she looked nothing alike herself.

By the time the clatter of brushes and containers finally ceased, Ciri's heart was in her throat, nerves and excitement warring within her stomach like snakes locked in battle.

She felt hands settle on her shoulders and gently spin her back around to face the mirror.

"You can look now," said Yennefer.

Ciri's eyes remained tightly shut.

'But what if even Lady Yennefer's techniques cannot make me pretty?' she thought wildly. 'What if after all this I'm the same ugly girl?'

"Come now, Ciri," came Yennefer's voice. "I didn't go through all that trouble for you not to see yourself."

And so Ciri took a deep breath, mustered up her courage, and finally opened her eyes.

"There you are," said Yennefer, her full, painted lips quirked up. "My pretty little ugly one."

Ciri drank in the sight of the both of them in the mirror.

Yennefer had done her hair in a neat braid that draped casually over one shoulder, wisps of ash-blonde hair left deliberately hanging loose by her temples.

And Ciri's eyes...

They were rimmed with dark streaks of kohl, with winged tips at the edges as sharp as dagger points. Her lids were delicately powdered with shimmery black dust containing dark green highlights, drawing attention to and accentuating the jewel-green tones of her irises.

A pale pink rouge dusted the apples of her cheeks, livening up her pale complexion, while a dark red paint had been applied to tint her lips, drawing attention to the soft pout of her mouth.

She looked beautiful, powerful, dangerous.

She looked like Lady Yennefer.

Ciri was filled with an abrupt rush of something light and effervescent, an emotion she could not identify, though it pulled at her lips and tugged at her heart.

Until she finally could.

'I love you,' she thought. 'Can you hear me, Lady Yennefer? I love you. I love you.'

Yennefer just looked down at Ciri, smoothed a hand over her head, and smiled.

And Ciri knew too.

#chaptersinprogress #ciri week 2022 #the witcher books #cirilla fiona elen riannon #ciri #ciri of vengerberg #yennefer #yennefer of vengerberg #yen & ciri #ciri & yen #blood of elves #fanfic #fanfiction #of emerald eyes and flaxen hair #I absolutely adored their relationship in the books #yen's her mamaaaa!!! #screaming crying throwing up

[heniareth]

To drink or not to drink from the freaking Well of Sorrows.

#it sounds like a terrible idea #but listen to me: knowledge of arlathan. #clan lavellan was under constant harrasment. hawen's clan's lost half it's people. a good third of the game's locations are elven ruins and #*you het told about the Exalted March on the dales. you visit the emerald graves and the vallasdhalen. the elves who wanted to show you #*elgar'nans bastion- you find them dead on the bastion's doorstep. the elven servants in halamshiral were slaughtered. the last inquisitor #*was an elf (and a mage) and nobody knew. it had been erased. and now the well either has to be destroyed; given to morrigan; or you have #*to submit to the will of centuries of priests that have handed themselves over to mythal and her well after you've been told by its elven #*guardians that you're not their people and that mythal was murdered #this is. a lot #i think marelas is gonna do it #dai #dragon age #the well of sorrows #help i'm gonna do it

[tastytofusoup]

Btw I got Aragorn's ring

#It's actually ridiculously comfortable for day to day wear #It's silver with lab grown emeralds #The leaves technically should be gold but I chose to have it without the gold leaf bc gold would be out of place with the rest of my rings #I just prefer how this looks anyway - I'm not a great fan of gold #Fun fact the ring of Barahir is one of the oldest objects in the lord of the rings #It pre-dates the rings of power - forged in the first age by the high elves