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ormymarius · 4 months

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Orm meets Lernaea

Ocean Master: Year of the Villain (2019)

#or in other words: orm adopts an eldritch horror #aquaman #orm marius #ocean master #lernaea #dc comics #dc #comics #dcedit #comicedit

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itusebastian · 1 year

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The Triumph of Eirik

In the dark, foreboding swamps of the land of Morthos, a fearsome creature lurked. The hydra, a reptilian horror with a crocodilian body and multiple heads on long, serpentine necks, roamed the murky waters in search of its next meal.

The villagers of the nearby town of Norgard knew of the beast and feared it greatly. Its heads could be severed, but it would always regrow them in short order. It was said that the hydra was created by the Queen of Evil Dragons, Tiamat, who had slain a rival dragon god and cast its blood across the multiverse. Each drop that fell upon a world spawned a multi-headed hydra consumed by an unending hunger.

Great champions had attempted to defeat the creature, but all had failed. Its hunger was insatiable and it would stop at nothing to satiate it. It was said that if it couldn't find food, it would turn on itself, its heads attacking each other as the creature ate itself alive.

One day, a brave young warrior named Eirik decided to take on the challenge. He had grown tired of living in fear of the beast and wanted to protect his village. Armed with a sword and shield, he set out into the swamps to face the hydra.

Eirik was quick and skilled, but the hydra was more formidable than he had imagined. Its multiple heads attacked him from all sides, and it seemed impossible to defeat. But Eirik was determined and he fought on, striking at the heads with his sword and deflecting the creature's attacks with his shield.

Just as it seemed that Eirik would be overwhelmed, he remembered a legend he had heard of a legendary hero who had defeated a hydra by cauterizing its wounds. With this in mind, Eirik set fire to his sword and hacked at the necks of the hydra, sealing the wounds with the flames.

The creature let out a deafening roar and thrashed in the water, but it was too late. Eirik had emerged victorious, and the villagers of Norgard would no longer live in fear of the hydra.

Eirik returned to the village as a hero, hailed by all for his bravery and cunning in defeating the fearsome creature. And from that day on, the swamps of Morthos were safe once more.

#fantasy #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #hydra #monster #adventure #legend #hero #swamp #RPG #Tiamat #Lernaea #multiverse #village #warrior #swordandshield #legendary #courage #strategy #victory #fearsome

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swimmingferret · 2 months

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Personally I loveeeed aegon hatching the eggs at summerhall, can't wait for dany to find out! My girl deserves the joy in knowing her child is not the last dragon :')

YEAH like I noticed a lot of people think Dany is gonna hate Aegon but like, her wanting family is a heavy personal trait of hers. She feels alone so much, to the point she can't even think someone could love a dragon. Her loneliness around being the last Targaryen is a fairly heavy thing she dwells upon so while I've written Dany to be hesitant about him, since she thinks its a trick, but at the same time also hesitantly optimistic. She legit doesn't know what to think at this point but she hasn't gone full 'I will kill him' or anything, she's giving him a chance so when she finds out he has dragons she'll be ecstatic.

(like the reasons she was so aggressive towards him at Godsgrief was because she thought it was a trick, she didn't realize she had legit magically projected in front of him due to the glass candle and even then he was simping for her haha)

But yes, she will be very happy dragons were hatched! Her grief was over screwing up the Citadel mission, since to her Ghidorah was the last dragon still since she doesn't know he's an alien. Even if she does end up fighting Aegon, Dany has already made a vow she'll never kill a dragon even if she must kill the rider.

#i already knew waaaay before the valyria arc aegon was gonna hatch the summerhall eggs #but he was only able to do that due to dany killing lernaea #so even if she failed to get the citadel eggs her actions resulted in the summerhall ones hatching even if aegon still needed to be there #but yes she will be very happy lol #fanfic woes #but yes we will see aegon's dragons soon

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queencoldart · 2 months

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Who are the dragon gods? What's their lore? I notice they seem to be the ones from DnD.

They share names with DnD dragon gods and they take after them appearance-wise. They are not the same gods, however. They may share a few similarities here and there, but they are basically OCs.

Before I go into the details about the Gods, I need to clarify how dragons see them. To dragons, the Gods are higher beings but they do not possess the omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence or morality that Judeo‑Christian‑Islamic peoples associate with the term "God". They are more fallible and more vulnerable. They are mortal, too. If anything, they're much more like eldritch beings than divine beings. The relationship dragons have with them is very metaphorical and transactional in nature. Many dragons do not believe in their existence, or they believe they were powerful dragons who lived once and were deified for the impact they had on dragon history. Assigning patron god status to creatures and objects is still done by dragons today. Dragons who beseech the Gods definitely do not expect these deities to manifest themselves before them or actually aid them in any real way. It's more akin to an insect drawing a circle in the sand for a human to see. A human may notice the circle and become interested.

Living gods:

Io is the great creator of all dragonkind.

Bahamut is the God of enlightened justice and the good of dragonkind. He is also the God of self-cultivation.

Tiamat is the Goddess of vengeance, spite and the general evil of dragonkind.

Astilabor was originally the goddess of acquisitiveness and wealth, but is now associated with greed growth (greed-induced bigness), bad omens and vice due to the catastrophic effects of greed growth.

Task is the God of healthy greed.

Garyx is the God of fire, destruction, and renewal. He is closely associated with lava, fertility and the indiscriminate nature of the universe.

Hlal is the Goddess of humor, inventiveness, and pleasure. She is the messenger of Io and can be a bit of a trickster.

Kereska is the Goddess of dragon magic. Since it has become forbidden knowledge that all dragons possess ability to practice magic, she is associated with the the blood stone scepter instead.

Kuyutha is a demigod who served Bahamut.

Lendys is the God of harsh justice. Despite the moral implications of this title, Lendys is completely neutral. He is pure rage and will smite anyone for causing a disturbance.

Chronepsis is the God of death.

Falazure is the God of pestilence, undeath and decay.

Tamara is the forgotten Goddess of mercy and healing.

Zorquan is the God of dragonkind. To be specific, he represents the non-gem dragons who dominate the lands and skies of the western half of the world.

Sardior is the God of gem dragons.

Leviathan is the God of sea dragons.

Deceased gods:

Lernaea was the God who created hydras. It is said that when Tiamat killed him, hydras lost their ability to reason with other creatures.

Azharul was the first deity killed by Tiamat. He was a master of magic.

Kalzareinad was a demigod of magic who practiced the arts in exceedingly self-serving ways.

Odassa was the dragon God of protection of hatchlings, and of the wrath against those who harm them.

Honorable mention: the creatures who were posthumously conferred patron god status.

#mlp:fim #lore

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the-unseen-servant · 2 years

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The Imperial States (1 of 2)

A map depicting the continent around the Imperial States.

"42 years ago, the great Leonid Empire, last nation on Ittoril, collapsed, and since then, the many provinces which once made it up have never had good relations. They fought each other in what is considered the latter half of the Turf Wars. The fighting was bitter and ruinous, lasting 33 years, however, in 227 LE, they agreed to a treaty, and for the past 9 years we have been living in relative peace. This treaty, the Treaty of Leona, also solidified those fractured provinces into sovereign nations; they are the Imperial States, and there are seven of them; seven last strongholds of civilization in the otherwise ruined world.

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The Junta. The rocky wasteland in which the Junta resides is incredibly hostile. Not only is it so sucked of moisture and sunburnt that one can barely stand, but it is also home to the Rolling Storm. Twice yearly, a seasonal sandstorm passes across the desert, and brings with it not just huge vortexes of dust and sand, but also swarms of strange creatures — "ramilqeeda" they are called — scavengers that prey on the unlucky souls whom the storm didn't quite finish off.

As a nation, the Junta is ruled by a military dictatorship, which seized power as the Junta rebelled against the empire — but the Junta was highly militaristic even when it was part of the empire, and it was often the centre of its military development. Its invention of the steam engine allowed it to power all kinds of war machinery, from the powerful Steamcannons to the terrifying Ironsides — but what Junta engineers deem their masterpieces are the Warforged; steam-powered soldiers made of metal and wheels, who still wander the desert to this day.

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The Reseggian Confederacy. During the battles of the Turf Wars, several of the kingdoms in the south formed an alliance which, at the end of the Turf Wars, was solidified into the Reseggian Confederacy (although it is more commonly known as "Reseggia" or "the Five Kingdoms").

In the centre-west is Milfordshire, a poor kingdom ruled by the venerable Queen Elizabeth Gilbridge. She is rather disliked by her people; Milfordshire is rather poor, not due to a lack of resources, but to the exorbitant consumption and vanity of the royal family. Elizabeth claims she has a "divine right" to her rulership and luxuries; she is one of the few rulers in Reseggia who still believes in Consulate Orthodoxy.

In the north-east is Lernaea, a grimy kingdom ruled by House Lernaean. The Lernaean Family are incredibly secretive, so much so that nobody in Lernaea, besides the palace staff, know the faces of any of them besides King Leon; Leon and Queen Arianna are the only ones ever seen in public, and Arianna is always wearing an opaque, black veil. The family rules in a similarly secretive fashion; people of Lernaea aren't told anything — they never know what the Lernaeans are doing behind their backs.

In the north-west is Hornland, a jungled kingdom ruled by Commander Dahlia of House Hearn. Dahlia is a highly militant leader, and is one of the best military tacticians in Ittoril. She is also disliked by her people, in part because she lacks skill in every part of rulership other than war, and in part because she is a tiefling.

In the south-east is Weyland. Unlike the other kingdoms, Weyland has a majority dwarven population; it is home to the beach dwarves on the south coast and to the hill dwarves further north in the Weyland Hills. It is ruled by Omarkis Jeilsen, a beach dwarf who would rather be clawed by crabs than do anything involving the governing of his own kingdom (so long as the crabs clawed him on a sunny day). He insists on being called "Mark".

Finally, there is Rellica in the south-west, which could be said to be the best place to live in Reseggia (though that is not a high bar to clear). Its ruler is Veronica Reed, who is often given the title "the Songsmith". She is seen as a more down-to-earth ruler than others, for she is a master orator — able to inspire her people to great things. More cynical people would prefer to call her a master propagandist.

The kingdoms of Reseggia still act largely autonomously, each ruled by their own noble houses, but the heads of those five houses (along with other, influential "trade houses") do form the Council of Reseggia, which presides over matters which span the whole confederacy.

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The Golden Hills. Upon the hills of the north shores of the Meridán ride fields of bountiful grain which are known as "the Golden Hills". Its people are a modest and peaceful race of farmers, whose society is most defined by the monastic order which runs through it. The Monks of Gilding believe in the concept of "Ichor" — lifeblood. They believe that through all people (and even through all objects) circulates a golden blood which gives them life, and through which connects them to the world. When they die, they believe their Ichor is returned to Ittoril to fertilise its land and be circulated again into future generations of life.

The people of the Golden Hills, through spiritual practices, seek to find a connection to their Ichor — a connection to the world — a process known as "gilding". The leader of the Monks of Gilding (and thus, of the Golden Hills) is said to have achieved this connection to the world — to have become fully one with it. They are known only as "the Gilded One". The Gilded One is a kind individual, described as amiable, humorous, and largely carefree. When the imperial troops of the Leonid Empire arrived on the doorstep of the Great Monastery, it's said that the Gilded One greeted them with a joke, and then signed away the Golden Hills on the spot, saying "to fight back; it is no use!".

Since then, the Golden Hills had remained a part of the empire, allowed to keep their way of life on the condition that they provided the empire access to their plentiful grain. When the empire fractured, the Golden Hills still didn't resist the further occupations of the Turf Wars, at least, not until those occupations sought to attack their way of life, in which cases the Golden Hills wouldn’t hesitate to defend themselves with their full power."

This is part 1 of 2. You can find part 2 here.

#fantasy #worldbuilding #ittoril #i originally wrote this as one post and it was far too long #the map doesn't properly convey the sheer scale of the area. the leonid empire was practically the size of a continent #who the fuck calls their kid Dahlia

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prxsperpina · 2 years

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She squints at the situation. “Are there two Lernaea’s now?”

#| dash commentary #hey there i'm not dead!#mass effect has just taken over my life

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dailydccomics · 2 years