#my characters; dayan

[united-under-skyfall]

leverage is so fucking funny. man manages to find the most mentally ill and neurodivergent group of thieves on the market + an even more mentally ill guy whose literal job description was trying to chase all of them, and forces them into a found family speed-run by trying to blow them all up. they lowkey stage a full fucking country wide coup and are like eh 🤷 just another wednesday. this might be a fun place to vacation tho i guess. sophie shows up to her own funeral twice. they're so good at convincing people of their shit that they make a guy's body start reacting to an illness he doesn't have because it isn't real. go completely out on a limb and basically hand this one guy a new password for his computer so they can get into it and he goes with it. parker and hardison have straight up just "fake it 'till you make it"d into the fbi without even attempting to cover their tracks beyond just These Two Guys. half their clients never asked to be their clients and don't know they're their clients, and the other half are random people who find them who fuckin knows how, meanwhile no government agency can track them down without selling their soul to sterling. they make a point to have a dramatic scene w a Big Bad Shadowy Government Guy who doesn't actually get caught or brought to justice or anything telling them he's going to hunt them all down, and in any other show this would probably earn at least a minor arc later on but he literally never shows up again. an entire season finale hinged on a cake and a bunch of clams. they accidentally made eliot a celebrity not once, not twice, but three times. parker blew up her foster parents' house when she was like. nine. and it's hardly a footnote. hardison is just casually an artistic prodigy but it's only ever brought up for the most background of background gags. eliot's biggest beef with parker and hardison for like two and a half seasons is that they won't stop making weird food with lasers and refuse to realize they can't make a decent beer to save their lives. sophie's immediate response to being shot is to call her shooter a wanker. there's a character who has literally killed a man with a mop and they had the audacity to only put her in one episode.

#leverage my beloved <3 #ramble #leverage #i also feel the need to point out that. while yes sophie did show up to her own funeral twice. she also technically was the driver to bring #her own ''corpse'' to wherever interpol was sending it lmfao #re: eliot being made a celeb 3 times bc some people are confused—country singer; baseball player; hockey player #didnt count the knockout job bc i think that was p local focused? could be wrong #re: character who killed a man w a mop = mikel dayan (hitter from the two live crew job) #this post is getting people interested in leverage lets goooooooo #this post has also officially surpassed the number of people i expected to ever know or care about leverage by several thousands #bc even though logically i know it aired as an actual tv show over several years and a lot of people probably saw it #that does not compute in my head #leverage spoilers

[wolves-in-the-world]

two (2) more hair thoughts to warm hearts and spark joy etc

— eliot having to spit hair out of his mouth mid-fight and briefly losing the advantage

— quinn losing basically his entire ponytail over the course of an hour and just having this hectic halo of blond curls and getting really affronted when it's pointed out

#cutting occasionally to quinn antics over the course of an episode only every time there's more hectic blond fluff going on #he's fighting a guy he's hurriedly tying his hair back to charm a receptionist he's fighting mikel frikking dayan he's running for a bus #those ^ tags now in a reblog more or less #I'm back on my bullshit etc #to be fair I think this is all my hair thoughts done with now #I have a normal amount of thoughts about fictional characters' hair #orig

[leverage-ot3]

Jack Hurley and the hitter lady from the two live crew job (I can't remember her name) for the character Bingo? Let's get this Bingo sheet filled up!

if anything happens to hurley I will cry, he’s just a lil guy

I had to go with solid character design because I already used bite and kiss for tara and sophie respectively

#jack hurley #mikel dayan #mikel dyan #I forget how I tag her oops #asks #ask games #character bingo #answered asks #nick-nelson-my-beloved #about me #jackie talks #mine

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

holding dr lantham from this show in my hands. jewish <3

#did not like that they portrayed him yelling and throwing things in his first ep tho like. tf was that about #but he is so. jewish. in a way i normally never see #he only comes to work on shabbat if he’s paged. he wears a yarmulke. someone passed and he said ‘baruch dayan ha’emet’. he said ‘your mouth #to gd’s ear’ when someone said that a patient should be fine. all these little things that are so intrinsically jewish that ive realised ive #just never seen in a character #my post

[baratrongirl]

Comparing JP and EN Ace Attorney 4

I fell into a rabbit hole looking for some Ace Attorney essays, and ended up finding a barely-reblogged set of posts comparing the Japanese to English text of Ace Attorney 4. I thought it might be interesting to highlight them considering the Ace Attorney 456 re-release.

Parts 4, 5 and 6 are where things get really interesting.

Apparently in Japanese, Ema refers to Klavier as jara jara oniisan (jingle jangle man) and Jarajarashita kenji-san (Kenji means prosecutor).

In Turnabout Serenade, there's a part in Japanese where Klavier (Kyouya) deduces that Romaine LeTouse could not finish his sentence before he died. This doesn't exist at all in English. Japanese: Mokugeki…..Mega….mi (Eyewitness…Goddess) –> Mokugeki ….Mega….Mi(rarenai) (Witness….is not able to see) Kyouya: His last words, the last part was lost to the darkness because the god of death was grasping onto the victim’s throat. What he wanted to say was INCOMPLETE!

Some of the part where Apollo and Daryan discuss Klavier is extremely different in Japanese.

In English, Daryan says: He may look flashy and showy but he’s as straight as an arrow….’Cept when he’s depressed.

But in Japanese, he says: He looks like he’s flashy and stuff but he’s so forward it’s depressing. No…in reality, he’s a gloomy person.

In English, it seems like Klavier is only depressed occasionally, whereas in Japanese it suggests that he's usually depressed but pretends not to be.

I wonder why they changed this part?

Klavier: Interpreter? I’m afraid you’ll have to look elsewhere. I only speak a few phrases, such as, “I love you,” and, “Where is the toilet?”

Kyouya: Interpreter… sorry about that. When it comes to Borginian, I only know a smattering of it.

In English, what Klavier says is not only funny, but also builds his character as a flashy rock star. Why else would he know "I love you"? In Japanese, it's just a straightforward sentence.

And this is something completely unknown to English players:

Daryan: See, me and planes got a difference of opinion. We don’t like each other much.

Dayan:  I’m not good with planes. The seats are far too cramped for me.

It makes sense that he'd have trouble fitting his hair in!

#klavier gavin #apollo justice #daryan crescend #aa4 spoilers #apollo justice trilogy #japanese to english #some very interesting stuff from the JP original #please check out the OP's posts! #ace attorney 456

[the-desilittle-bird]

Author's Note- My first series in Tumblr and it is HOTD based! So, a lot of things are built up in the universe and some characters are aged up while others are aged down. Cregan is aged up, so in the main timeline he will be around 28-29. Viserys death is slightly delayed but I don't think you will feel any difference.

Thank you and Enjoy your reading!

The White Dragon

-On Hold

Introduction and Masterlist

Cregan Stark x Targaryen!OC;

Dark!Aemond Targaryen x OC

"The City was his, to do with as he wished. The northman had taken it without drawing a sword or loosing an arrow. Be they King's men or queen's men, stormlanders or seahorses,  riverlords or gutter knighs, highborn or low, common soldiers deferred to him as if they had been born to his service."

- Written by Eustace

Tears in eyes yet relief in mind. It was a foreign feeling as leaving home and arriving home fused into one. Chest felt heavy with the weight of new responsibilities but also light from the escape of the prison named Red Keep.

It seemed a new beginning for the dragon lady, only it wasn't. For a Mad & Cruel Dragon flew above her head, hidden in the clouds of joy and relief, watching her as a predator ready to sink its claw into her neck.

The snow land of the Seven Kingdoms was welcoming their third Lady while the Wolf Lord stood in the background, thinking of the curse which seem to follow him. The curse of being eternally lone.

In the middle of this was the White Dragon, the daughter of the once heir of the throne; and the blood to the fire to one while the comfort of sun in a winter day to other.

While Ice & Fire Clashed, The Snow Dragon Danced.

Warnings- Established Relationships, Dark!Aemond, Attempt of R*pe, Harassment (both sexual and mental), Implied S*x, Curse Words, Violence, Westrosi type... acts(?), Incest (Targaryens). If any other warning have not been listed here, then do let me know.

The Beginning of All (Prologue)

• Under the Candle Light (Chapter 1)

• I Have Seen (Chapter 2)

• Let It Be Known (Chapter 3)

• Darker Than Night (Chapter 4)

• Dance of the Dragons (Chapter 5)

• Burning The Dragon (Chapter 6)

• Close Were They (Chapter 7)

• The Future Awaits (Chapter 8)

Tag List- @eliseline, @little-moonbeam-666, @blackhoodlea, @omgsuperstarg, @shopping, @lizlovecraft, @dayane, @bbgmonsay, @michelle-26, @all-things-fandomstuck, @hc-geralt-23, @chevelledahuman, @morganastrucker, @shrexy, @helloitsshitzulover, @daringboba, @minaxcarter, @b-tchymoon, @stargaryenx, @hukio, @saraelizabeth26, @targaryenmoony, @moon-light1415, @eudximoniakr, @themaze13, @candypurplebutterfly, @5moremin, @yariany02, @issybee0611, @beefbaby25, @shine101, @hopebaker, @andlizeth, @hyacinthus007

If anybody want their names to be added or removed from the tag list, then leave a comment.

#hotd imagine #house targaryen #house of the dragon #aemond targaryen x reader #daemon targaryen x reader #aemond imagine #aemond x fem!reader #aemond fanfiction #aemond one eye #daemon x reader #cregan stark #cregan stark x reader #cregan x reader #cregan x targayen #oc stuff #original character #cregan stark fanfic #the white dragon

[fefuckability]

The Binding Blade bracket qualifier! Starts November 4th at 3pm EDT!

Here’s how it’s going to work:

There are going to be nine qualifying polls (six for the men, three for the women)

Pick your most bangable favorite from each poll

Polls will run for one week (I’d prefer 3 days but alas Tumblr doesn’t offer the option yet)

The top 32 male characters and the top 16 female characters will qualify for the men’s and women’s brackets

Polls:**

Qualifier 1 (Marcus, Alen, Lance, Bors, Merlinus, Dieck, Wade, Lot)

Qualifier 2 (Rutger, Saul, Zelot, Trec, Noah, Astolfo, Barthe, Ogier, Sin)

Qualifier 3 (Gonzalez, Geese, Klein, Elffin, Bartre, Perceval, Garret, Hugh, Zeiss)

Qualifier 4 (Douglas, Dayan, Yoder, Karel, Narcian, Galle, DILF Hector, DILF Eliwood, Murdock)

Qualifier 5 (Zephiel, Mordred, Jahn, Flaer, Arcard, Roartz, Damas, Rude)

Qualifier 6 (Slater, Dory, Devias, Zinc, Scouran, Ain, Gel)

Qualifier 7 (Elen, Shanna, Dorothy, Sue, Gwendolyn, Fir)

Qualifier 8 (Thea, Larum, Echidna, Cath, Melady, Cecilia, Igrene)

Qualifier 9 (Niime, Juno, Brunnya, Guinivere, Idunn, Sigune)

I am also adding a Google Form to submit characters for an enby bracket so Limstella, Kyza, and Bramimond don’t get left out. These can be characters from any game as long as there is canon basis for them being nonbinary.

Extra notes under the cut

Characters who are excluded from voting:

Anyone who obviously both looks and acts like a literal child. Some characters are borderline so discretion may be used*

Roy, Lilina, Raigh, and Lugh because they're all Confirmed Babies(TM)

Generics and palette swaps (e.g. Scott and Gelero)

Anyone who lacks either a portrait or a unique name in this game (e.g. Athos)

Elimine. She's a weird one because she doesn't have a portrait in this game, but she was given a unique look in later spinoff content (e.g. FEH). I'm excluding her from this bracket and putting her in with Blazing Blade instead. I think it makes more sense to run her and Athos at the same time

*I have not actually played Binding Blade. I know, I know, it's on my list. I'm doing my best here. If there's a character on here who you think should be excluded just shoot me an ask or something with your reasoning and we can DQ them if necessary

**I'm using the localized names because I think after 6 years of FEH they're the more commonly known ones now? Idk. The old games are gonna get weird like that, strap in

#Fire Emblem #FE6 #FE Binding Blade #Binding Blade Fuckability face off #polls #tournament

[rhythmmortis]

i am so curious. whos your favorite of organization 13 (the original but the "real" is fine too if u have any particular favorites) . i feel like roxas and xion are obvious answers because if you hate either of them you're just sucks. but other than them

xion is 100% my favourite org member hands down, both her role in the original and the 'real', but if not her then larxene literally showed up for one game, served cunt, was a bitch, and died. and then came back. and i love her so fucking much for it. when she dies in 3 she literally just admits that she didnt give a shit about xehanort shes just there for the drama and i love her so much for it, she also has cool ass knives which i gotta respect her for

she's also just like. an ACTUAL antagonistic original kh female character!! kairi, aqua, xion, namine, olette, and the other original kh girls are all protagonists or at least on the side of light which is cool but it leads to a lot of similarities in characterisation and not much variance. but larxene. she fucking kicked a child then threatened another with her knives. UNAPOLOGETICALLY. then comes back in kh3 in the frozen world and actually makes a good point about having to autonomy of choice. but in general she sucks and i love her for it!! i was recently thinking about either a com roleswap between her and marluxia/a personality swap with them (theyre already relatively similar being co-conspirators and all but slightly stoic and mysterious/ominous larxene and marluxia being more of a taunting bitch about someone sora forgot about and constantly withholding that information just out of reach (which would be a good parallel to his own experience with strelitzia and his whole past) is a dynamic i would love)

her voice acting is also very enjoyable AND my favourite spell is thunder so i gotta give her that. one thing i will say is that i was kinda sad that her remix of the 13th struggle in the kh3 data bosses is the most similar to the original and she doesnt get anything too unique. especially given the fact that saix has ELECTRIC guitars and not her, i really think it wouldve gone hard. my one wish for her in the future (since it looks like ux characters will be relevant) is that they dont just completely erase her personality and let her keep some of that edge, i dont want her to be washed down to another demure, generic supporting female character.

i can also say that my very very least favourite org member is xaldin because i have a strong personal grudge against david dayan fisher (xaldin's eng va) that i cannot say without revealing some very personal information. when i say personal grudge i dont mean theres like an obscure fact about him that i wont ever actually experience or be affected by that i dont like, i mean this is a very real/personal thing that i do not like him for. in person (its not that serious but i love being a hater. and i will never forgive him)

#kh #the bit at the end is completely unprompted my apologies but its always pertinent to mention #but like. LARXENE. in the com manga shes also so so cool (if you havent read it i have links) #theres also her famous line in days to roxas thats like 'what do you want im busy go hit your head against the wall or something' #begging you nomura. dont let her become 'friendly smiling plank of wood that stands next to lauriam' please let her stay like that #literally thank you for these asks i fucking LOVE getting asks and talking about kh stuff or any stuff

[gnar-slabdash]

Leverage Mark Showdown -- First Heat Contestants

Where the nominator left comments (or fun extra descriptors), I’m including their comments, cause those are way better than what I’d come up with. Where they didn’t leave comments, you’ll have to settle for mine :P

Mark Doyle The Bottle Job I genuinely liked him as a character, he was sleazy but so fun. The accent was fun, he was an easy mark, and he screamed like a girl. One of my fave episodes cause of him.

David Lampard aka “Truffle Jackass” The French Connection Job who the hell meets “gnar slabdash the n is mostly silent” and just TAKES THAT at face value

“His Honor Mayor Brad Culpepper III” The Three Strikes Job and to a lesser extent The Maltese Falcon Job TONAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

Ian Blackpoole The First and Second David Jobs The man has balls, okay? I’ve said it before -- a disgruntled, disheveled ex-employee pulls a gun on him, and his response is to calmly ask if he’s going to kill him, then invite him to his party, offer him shrimp, and call his ex wife over to see him. Ice cold.

Mark Vector The Morning After Job he's a bitch and a sleaze and it was so satisfying seeing him go down

Greg Sherman aka “The Blowfish” The Boiler Room Job my ultimate love-to-hate. I always spend the episode going WHY DO I HATE THIS GUY SO MUCH before remembering oh yeah it’s cause he’s the bad guy, I’m supposed to hate him. BUT I HATE HIM SO MUCH!

Victor Dubenich The Nigerian Job, The Radio Job, The Last Dam Job man you guys had a lot to say about this one! here goes: - he's awful but he's also how they came together - i like the actor that plays him - THE OG. mr inciting incident. my most underrated man saul rubinek. the absolute balls on this guy. might even still be out there you never know - Not only the first and the one who accidentally helped bind together a world-class team and eventually sent them after himself - twice;  but also the first echo/cast-caĺlback to the Nero Wolfe series. - He consistently thinks he's better than the crew, but Nate keeps outsmarting him anyway. Plus, the fact that he and Latimer forced Nate into calling back some old favorites, there's a number of reasons to love The Last Dam Job. I will never get over the hacking with a clam thing - Because he came back with a revenge plan and because he started this whole thing when he screwed the team over - this guy kinda kickstarted the whole thing by being greedy and selfish enough to try and double-cross not just a group of thieves, but a man who was ROYALLY screwed by the system literal months prior by using his dead kid against him. He's arrogant, but just smart enough to be a threat as of The Last Dam Job, and even then his insistence that he "knows" the team better than Nate after all these years is one of the things that leads to his downfall. Seriously, fuck that guy.

Judge Roy The Bank Shot Job He commits to the bit, okay? I WILL turn this entire episode into a western and I WILL be the black-had domineering bad guy and I WILL refuse to have any semblence of self-awareness about it at any time!

Gabe Erickson The Real Fake Car Job Matthew Lillard is great, and I absolutely loved "Nobody's plotting to kill you, you idiot!"

Starke’s Crew ( Marcus Starke, Chaos, Mikel Dayan, Apollo)  The Two Live Crew Job They were so fun and I absolutely adored their interactions with our leverage crew.  Scott Roemer The (Very) Big Bird Job The Carey Elwes? The Howard Hughes cosplay? The fact that he thinks he stole and destroyed the entire Spruce Goose?

Jack Hurley The 12-Step Job - It was nice to see a mark that’s not a POS and have the team ‘help’ once they realised that - He was a genuinely great guy who's just a fuck up. I get it.  - He is just too excitable and honest and keeps getting into shit way over his head but is too sweet to really hate - I really enjoyed having a Mark who "redeemed" themselves to. Plus, hes a goofy character, and seeing him a second time when I didn't expect it made me double take and laugh on my first watch.

Monica Hunter The Three Days of the Hunter Job - she's horrible and interesting and you get the most satisfaction from seeing her go down. also the bit where she's being interrogated by the army and she's like "it's okay I know that there *totally aren't* any secret bases ;-)" and the guy is so tired and like "yes that's bc there aren't any secret bases" and she's like "I know you have to say that ;-)" and he's right - rip girl you would have loved qanon - I love conspiracy theorists who don't even really believe in the awful stuff they make up (+ it's a terrible human being with the face of aunt zelda)

William Quinn & Tobey Earnshaw The Juror #6 Job He was a fakeass hippie played by Brent Spiner. She was trying so damn hard to be a chessmaster it was embrrasing. Can I make it any more obvious?

Eddie Maranjian The Order 23 Job Man there’s a few marks I can’t help but feel viscerally bad for cause of how the crew preys on their fears and neuroses that they can’t help. So a little sympathy, and also like, affinity crimes are nasty fucking things but in terms of story it’s a nice change of pace from the usual white guys playing chess from their lofty towers

Caroline Cowan The Low Low Price Job Oh another one that I kinda almost feel bad for for how much they freaked her out. This is a good matchup!

#leverage #favorite mark poll #bracket poll

[kudriaken]

1-) What were your main cultural and historical inspirations used for the characters' design and the fashion from the empire?

2-) Did any real historical events serve as base/inspiration for the story?

3-) What is your favorite part of working on your world and characters?

4-) I might be mistaken on this one, but remember seeing only Sylvia and Asheid wearing adornments and clothing that resemble a golden bird. Is it something traditionally worn only by the women of the imperial family?

5-) Asheid, Heil and Sylvia both have white irises, while their siblings and parents (minus their grandmother) have normal black ones; is it just a character design choice or a more in-world reason?

6-) How does someone find out they are a mage? Is it more of a natural thing or must they go through some type of test/accident to find out?

7-) Are there any religions or predominant religious institutions in the Empire? If yes, is it like a pantheon with each of them representing an idea or role, having their own cult of followers or just one main deity?

8-) Is the imperial family the monarchs due to their features in conquering so much territory or do they use "divine right" as a reason?

10-) Do the Royal children have any role or job? For example; diplomat, council member, knight or even library assistant?

11-) Why does Vivian doesn't like Saphire and Asheid?

12-) Has Corvus ever felt or been treated differently from his siblings for his lack of mana?

13-) How old are the parents?

14-) How long has Edlyn and Magnus been divorced?

15-) Were any of the characters inspired/ Influenced a little by real people?

16-) Is there a difference from how the Royal children were educated from one to another? How was their education?

17-) Who are the siblings closest to in their family?

18-) Will Dayane and Oriana play a role in the politics and succession problems in the story?

19-) Before entering the palace, what was Empress Vivian doing? How she met Magnus?

20-) Does Saphire lives in the palace with her family? Does she fells any resentment towards her father?

21-) What happened to Edlyn after the divorce?

22-) Is Magnus also mage?

23-) How were Magnus illegitimate children treated compared to Help?

24-) Do Asheid, Heil and Corvus have their own supporting factions?

25-) Did the nobles and commoners from the empire and Velmont oppose Magnus and Edlyn's divorce? Did he and Vivian face any backlash for it?

26-) Are all races able to use magic?

27-) In Chinese/Korean periods pieces and real history, there are different smaller palace building for different people representing their role (emperor;empress;consorts;crown prince/ss), does the empire follow a similar system? Is it just one big palace for the whole family and court?

28-) What happens to the new emperor/ss relatives and siblings when they ascend the throne? Are they given titles and lands, married into political alliances or are them given the ottoman treatment?

29-) How are the different races treated in empire?

Wow, that took me a lot of time, sorry... Thank you so much for questions! I tried to answer all of them shortly and I am sorry for my grammar. WARNING: A lot of text!!!!! 1-) What were your main cultural and historical inspirations used for the characters' design and the fashion from the empire?

Generally everything I find suitable for the character. Which is a lot. But I want to say, I don`t usually use just one culture for my own as inspiration. It`s usually a mix of many different things, I don`t like making direct adaptation of real countries in my world.

For the Empire I took a lot from Byzantium, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Assyrian Empire even a little bit from Egypt.

2-) Did any real historical events serve as base/inspiration for the story?

Mostly general patterns of history than one exact event or historical period. However, I sometimes take some details from the real historical event. But again I don`t like when fantasy world has almost exact event that took place in our history. But parallels can be great if well done.

3-) What is your favorite part of working on your world and characters?

Probably drawing different designs for the characters or some of their interactions with each other. I also like drawing random people that could possibly live in my world, but not being included in the plot.

4-) I might be mistaken on this one, but remember seeing only Sylvia and Asheid wearing adornments and clothing that resemble a golden bird. Is it something traditionally worn only by the women of the imperial family?

Thank you for noticing! Yes, it`s the symbol of the family, so ceremonial garments usually depict it.

5-) Asheid, Heil and Sylvia both have white irises, while their siblings and parents (minus their grandmother) have normal black ones; is it just a character design choice or a more in-world reason?

Kudos for noticing! It`s in-world thing as well. They inherited it from their father. It usually signify that a person belong to this particular magical bloodline and inherited it`s magic abilities. There are cases when people inherited magic, but don`t have white irises. So some families have some specific traits that can be passed on.

6-) How does someone find out they are a mage? Is it more of a natural thing or must they go through some type of test/accident to find out?

It`s a natural thing usually, except unusual circumstances or deceases. Children expected to show signs of magic from 4 to 8, usually on accident. Since children tend to have weak underdeveloped magic it`s treated as normal and not dangerous. They can be tested though if their family have resources. However, specific testing for the type of powers is usually not very accessible across the world.

7-) Are there any religions or predominant religious institutions in the Empire? If yes, is it like a pantheon with each of them representing an idea or role, having their own cult of followers or just one main deity?

Yes, there are. Faith of the Ascended is the main faith in the Empire with quite numerous amount of priests. It has a pantheon consisting of 4 Gods. The Father God - Astaroth and his 3 children. Each one has own set of legends about them, and virtues assigned to them. People should pay respect to all Gods and their teachings, but usually choose to worship only one, that is closely aligned with their own values. Generally, figures in power tend to worship Astaroth, farmers and knights Helebor, mages and healers - Cillinei and artists and scientists - Aren. But it`s a very rough simplification.

Many other countries follow this religion, but in different interpretations of God`s roles and events. Which always cause religious disputes and sometimes even holy wars. Empire is notorious for their audacity to treating themselves as descendants of the Gods, so equating themselves to divine beings.

8-) Is the imperial family the monarchs due to their features in conquering so much territory or do they use "divine right" as a reason?

It`s a combination of both. They claim to descend from the blood of the Goddess, as some other prominent noble families. So among these currently existing families they were the one who succeeded more at suppressing the others by conquest.

10-) Do the Royal children have any role or job? For example; diplomat, council member, knight or even library assistant?

Yes, but still partly since most of them young. Saphyre is helping managing the palace finances and also occasionally checking how taxes were gathered with other clerks.

Corvus, Asheid and Heil represent themselves in the Council, because of the title as prince/princess. It allows them to vote on the matters of the Council. Corvus is generally not active in diplomacy or political discussions, so he received his place on the battlefield among the imperial generals and knights.

Heil is working as apprentice for one of the Emperor`s advisers, this way he actually participate in important closed meetings. Also since he generally very fluent with languages he act as a diplomat when it`s needed. It`s not important for the actual policy, but he also participate in artist`s evenings and sponsors some of them.

Asheid is an active Council member with membership in one of the parties. So she represents both herself and this party`s interests. She is also sent to diplomatic missions when her father orders it. She recently also received an opposition of the temporary governor for one of the cities that had political instability.

Other children are too young too anything.

11-) Why does Vivian doesn't like Saphire and Asheid?

Simply put it, they are not her own kids, so she see them as potential threat. Also Vivian generally don`t like a lot of people.

12-) Has Corvus ever felt or been treated differently from his siblings for his lack of mana?

Yes, he never was mentored or advised by his father because he is not a mage. Magnus thinks there are people more skilled with sword than him, so he just ordered them to educate his son. Corvus also had to train more physically and study skills specific skills to combat mages without using actual magic. Also he can`t bond based on mage`s daily problems.

13-) How old are the parents?

Magnus is 38, Vivian - 36, Edlyn - 38.

14-) How long has Edlyn and Magnus been divorced?

8 years

15-) Were any of the characters inspired/ Influenced a little by real people?

Yes, as well as some events in the story and character`s relationships. But I don`t want to share it because of privacy reasons. But I can safely say that some of the names were inspired by the names of people close to me.

16-) Is there a difference from how the Royal children were educated from one to another? How was their education?

Yes, they totally were.

Heil is the best educated in academical sense. His mother influenced his education a lot, focusing more on liberal arts and magic theory. He was provided with a lot of different teachers of the highest qualifications. He actually writes a lot himself and acts in academical circles. His best physical skill is horse riding, which he greatly enjoy.

Asheid had a rough start since she begun her education only after she came to palace at 8 y.o. However she worked very hard to catch up with other kids and eventually mastered her skills enough for the princess title. The hardest were her magical studies, since she could not control it.

Corvus was mostly pressured to score high with military education and physical combat. He has decent understanding of other subjects, like law, etiquette, history, administration, but his writing and speaking skills are disastrous.

Saphyre had only basic education worth of the court lady, except for managing finances. On this topic she received an amazing teachers. Also she is very passionate about theatre and poetry, so she educated herself on this subject.

Ian, contrary to his older brother - Corvus, doesn`t have any talent for physical activities. He is not good at handling any weapon and even bad at horse riding. But he is good at history and working with archives. However, he is very lazy and prefer to be seem as such.

Sylvia is very young her education is far from complete. Since many assumed she is not competing for the succession, her education is generally taken lightly. She can do whatever she likes to do. Currently she is trying to learn how to do sword fighting, sewing and study Old Almerian language.

17-) Who are the siblings closest to in their family?

Saphyre - prefers to keep to herself, but hang out more with Heil and Asheid to discuss fashion, current gossips and art occasionally.

Asheid definitely with Heil.

Heil with Asheid, his mother and his uncle(mother`s brother).

Corvus with his full-blooded siblings and mother.

Ian with Sylvia, she is the only one who is not nagging him about being lazy.

Sylvia, has good relationship with everyone, but closest to Ian and her father.

18-) Will Dayane and Oriana play a role in the politics and succession problems in the story?

Yep, especially Orianna. But that`s a spoiler.

19-) Before entering the palace, what was Empress Vivian doing? How she met Magnus?

Mostly living her best life as an heir of the rich noble family, occasionally hosting parties and participating in duels. She kinda also were on battle campaigns with her father, but she was not on the frontlines. She met Magnus once he visited Vivian`s lands for the celebration.

20-) Does Saphire lives in the palace with her family? Does she fells any resentment towards her father?

Yes, she lives in the palace. Even if she feel something, you could never tell. She is very masterful at controlling her emotions regarding this matter. She mostly act as a very grateful and behaved daughter.

21-) What happened to Edlyn after the divorce?

She is banished from the court and had to live in small mansion in the countryside under supervision.

22-) Is Magnus also mage?

Yes, an extremely strong one. None of his kids are currently on his level.

23-) How were Magnus illegitimate children treated compared to Help?

Heil had more opportunities to study and unquestionable respect that comes with the status of prince. Eventually it changed when his parents divorced. After that some nobles turned their back on him, and he became the subject on constant noble scheming. Vivian`s kids were mostly ok, having very calm and comfortable childhood with their mother`s family. Sylvia is probably the luckiest one, since her father actually paid attention to her and she was never pressured into anything. Saphyre were almost forgotten until she was summoned to the court and Asheid was a mere poor peasant before her father discovered her. Both girls were treated with negligence by the nobility at the start, but currently it`s not the case.

24-) Do Asheid, Heil and Corvus have their own supporting factions?

Yes. Heil and Corvus obviously have a privilege to be supported by their noble relatives. Asheid has admirers among commoner mages and newly made nobility, Heil has allies in the Western provinces, academical circles and old noble mages, Corvus has allies among non-magical noble families and army. There are also different Orders at play.

25-) Did the nobles and commoners from the empire and Velmont oppose Magnus and Edlyn's divorce? Did he and Vivian face any backlash for it?

Yes. It is still a point of political tensions here. That`s why the Empire mandated to have an “emperial advisor” to the regent of Valmont, to observe the situation and veto the radical decisions.

At the time, Valmont wasn`t capable to oppose the emperor successfully. However the divorce severed Emperor`s relationship with nobles in the West. And of course added new tension to the court relationships and family.

26-) Are all races able to use magic?

Most of them, yes. One of the races are only capable of Enchantment.

27-) In Chinese/Korean periods pieces and real history, there are different smaller palace building for different people representing their role (emperor;empress;consorts;crown prince/ss), does the empire follow a similar system? Is it just one big palace for the whole family and court?

Currently it`s a one big palace, but they also have smaller places spread across empire.

28-) What happens to the new emperor/ss relatives and siblings when they ascend the throne? Are they given titles and lands, married into political alliances or are them given the ottoman treatment?

There are no accepted custom or law that tell to get rid of other candidates for the throne, but there were precedents. Relatives allied with new Emperor/Empress usually tend to receive better positions and titles. The siblings of the new ruler can receive the position of the advisor or at court, or on the contrary be sent away to not cause trouble.

29-) How are the different races treated in empire?

Depends on the region. But on average, humans are at the best position and considered the dominant race. Ecier are feared and disliked. Moroks are treated as inferior and uncultured, but feared because of their strength. Shadars are respected and envied because of their affinity to magic. Varsa were slaves of Southern nobility of Empire at one point in past, so the attitude is very bad still. Dorosi were formerly enslaving humans on the West coast, but currently they relationship is more of a shaky partnership. Small image of the family in the end:

[matan4il]

Sooooooo from someone who spends too much time researching name meanings before naming their characters to someone who knows too much about names (jk, you can never know too much, I just thought using superlatives would be fun, and yes, I know "too x" isn't even a superlative, just let me have this 🤣):

Thoughts on the naming of 911 characters? And skdhflsdhf if you wanna add some shippy thoughts to it, go ahead😂💕

LOL Hon, can I just mention how much I love that we have in common the whole spending too much time researching name meanings before naming a character thing? XD And you know you can always consult me whenever you want to! My brain is full of redundant information and someone should take advantage of that!

I wanted to do this properly, so I ended up making a whole goddamn post about name meanings for 911 characters, including a few gifs. Sorry that means it took me a bit longer to reply, and thank you so much for your patience! xoxox

My thoughts on these name choices by 911, wow... OK, so can I mention that the most heartbreaking one to me is the naming of Daniel? As you can see in the post, Daniel means "God judges me" which is basically a sentiment expressed by religious Jews, an accepting of God's judgment and an expression of trying to do right in his eyes. But when someone passes away, in Judaism we say, "Baruch dayan ha'emet," meaning 'blessed is the judge of truth' to express an acceptance of this fate, too. Considering how young Daniel was when he passed away, the choice for his name just sends a shiver down my spine.

Evan meaning 'God has graced' gets to me, we just have the irony of this boy who grew up feeling like he was nothing in the present, that he could only hope to be someone in the future (as he tells Maddie in 405), this boy who was only brought into the world for God's grace to be directed towards saving his older brother, and he doesn't see, he doesn't realize just how much grace there is in his own existence! Once again, breaking my heart...

Another one that gets to me is Eddie's name meaning 'rich protection', when he's a dad who has dedicated himself to protecting his son and doing everything in his power to making Christopher's life as good as it can be, sparing no expenses on it, working twice as hard to be able to take good care of him, all while barely spending any money on himself (as his bedroom shows in 204). I also really like that he and his dad Ramon share the 'mund' part in their original Germanic names, meaning 'protection.' They are both devoted father, looking to protect their kids! They just go about doing it in very different ways...

And of course there's an interaction between their names. While Buck has trouble seeing his own grace, and is reckless and de-values his own life, Eddie is also protective of him, doing everything he can to make it clear to Buck that he is not expandable, and that there is no one Eddie trusts in the world more than him. Their love story is coded into their names, for heaven's sake!

Athena's name meaning might be unknown, but the connection between her and the Greek goddess of just, brave, smart war always got to me! Athena is opposed in Greek mythology to Ares, the god of bloodthirsty, treacherous, destructive war. It's just so fitting for a character whose whole essence is to be a warrior for good. And in that instance, the show even made explicit reference to this, saying Beatrice didn't choose her daughter's name randomly.

I like that when David was brought specifically to be Michael's love interest, he's given a name that is the ultimate one for lovers. David (spelled in Hebrew דוד) comes from the Hebrew word 'beloved' (pronounced 'dod' and also spelled in Hebrew דוד). Not only is that a very fitting meaning, but in the biblical book The Song of Songs, you'll find the verse, "Ani le'dodi ve'dodi li" which means "I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me," considered by many people familiar with the biblical text to be the ultimate expression of a lovers' bond there. That THIS is the name chosen for the character brought in to be a part of the first proper mlm couple 911 has featured makes me happier than I can explain!

I can talk about other notable choices (naming probably the biggest villains on the show with names that refer to 'peace' or imply it by meaning 'dove'), but I don't wanna overburden this post. I do think some of the names, when the origin is unknown / uncertain, and when some have very little connection (if any) to their characters, are a reminder that TV show writers don't always do the research. Sometimes they just like a name! Or select one randomly! Or have personal associations that play into choosing a name, that have nothing to do with the "official" name meaning. In other words, we (as fic writers) allowed to ignore this, too. ;) I personally like having intention behind my character's name, as an extra layer of meaning, but it is 100000% okay not to pay it any attention! *hugs*

Hope you have a wonderful day! As always, here's my ask tag. xoxox

#911 #911 meta #911meta #buddie #buddie meta #evan buckley #eddie diaz #michael nash #mm #ask #seylaaurora #david hale #mavid #daniel buckley #athena grant #fandom love #911onabc #911 on abc #911abc #911 abc

[thegreatandpowerfulversy]

More Jewish Elden Ring thoughts

@znarikia said:

This is a very interesting reading, thank you for writing and posting it.  What do you make of the One Great and the status of the Omen, misbegotten, and albinaurics?

1. The “One Great”

I had to look up the "One Great" since I'd never encountered the name in game. Seems to me to be a fiction invented by the Frenzied Flame as propaganda. We already know it likes to imitate or impersonate G-d through using Fingers as its messengers, so it would be in character for it to also claim some relation in an attempt to legitimize itself and help convert visitors.

While it’s true that G-d did also create “torment, despair, affliction, every sin, every curse”,[1] this is not necessarily a mistake, certainly not one that can or should be solved by genocide. Judaism acknowledges that G-d being singular and all-encompassing implies that G-d is responsible for what we humans consider evil as well as good, and this is accepted.

Take for example the phrase baruch dayan emet, “blessed is the true judge”, used when a great person dies or something else we find unjust occurs. Or the Mourner’s Kaddish, which makes no actual mention of death and is really about G-d’s greatness. The Jewish people are no stranger to bad things happening,[2] and so we make peace with it how we can. There’s certainly no need to scour the world with yellow flame.

2. Marginalized people of the Lands Between

To clarify, the latter half of my question isn't meant to be a gotcha, but rather if you think it's an issue with the Prophet, G-d, the broader faithful, or something else entirely.

Thanks for the clarification, and yeah it is kind of fucked up how the demihumans and similar are treated. I’m not sure if we’re ever given any canonical information on the origins of Omens or misbegotten, but we do know at least that Omens are a very old phenomenon.[3]

My guess is that they’re a relic of the Crucible, from when the world and its life were still in the process of creation and forms were not yet standardized.[4] They have horns, and tails, and various bits of anatomy we don’t consider “human” in the present day. The Torah states that G-d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh; here maybe the process was a bit lengthier. In a way, the evolution of species from the primordial Crucible seems almost to be the Law of Regression run in reverse for a while, in the interest of creating order and civilization.

I would therefore call Omens a product of G-d just as humans, and no fault lies with the Greater Will for their treatment. Once, in prehistoric times their traits were more common and were in fact valued,[5] so I would have to chalk it up to mainstream humanity losing sight of b’tzelem Elohim and coveting an ideal of perfection through uniformity -- and we all know “purity” doctrines never work out well in the end.

 As for albinaurics, they are said to be “lifeforms made by human hands”[6] and then subsequently abandoned over perceived flaws. There’s not much said on the matter, but there’s a hint in the mention of their chosen land, the Haligtree.[7] It’s possible the human hands that made them were Miquella’s, another attempt at an alternative to the Golden Order by someone who had asked the impossible of it and left rather than accept the truth. After all, they are supposedly created from a “primordial drop of dew”,[8] strikingly similar to the stories of blessed sap from the young Erdtree.

Once again, it seems to be humanity’s all too common dislike of anyone who looks different that’s to blame for their plight. Even if they are “untouched by the Erdtree’s grace”,[6] that’s no excuse to mistreat them. I’m not familiar with any actual rabbinic rulings on artificial lifeforms, but I do know the albinaurics are alive and conscious and that ought to be enough. It may help to think of them as humanity’s children rather than inventions, and anyone born to a Jewish mother is Jewish, no matter what.[9]

References

[1] Hyetta’s dialogue after becoming a Maiden of the Three Fingers [2] Pretty much all of history :( [3] Morgott's Great Rune [4] Aspects of the Crucible incantations [5] Crucible Feather Talisman [6] Albinauric Bloodclot [7] Dialogue from Albus [8] Albinauric Shield [9] Even if you believe Miquella is cisgender, Reform Judaism accepts patrilineal descent as well.

#elden ring #elden ring analysis #jumblr #jewish thought #commentary on the main Jewish Elden RIng post #znarikia

[newlabdakos]

Openly LGBTQIA+ Celebrities

These are celebrities who have recently come out as LGBTQIA+ or whom I’ve recently learned about or whom I hadn’t mentioned in previous posts of this type. Needless to say, this list is highly arbitrary and incomplete.

David Archuleta (musician)

Dayane Mello (model, TV personality)

Erin Kelly (actress)

Devin Ibañez (athlete)

Eduardo Leite (politician)

Elín Eyþórsdóttir (musician, representative of Island in the 2022 ESC)

Emeli Sandé (singer)

Emma Corrin (actress)

Ella Hunt (actress)

Eric Radford (athlete)

Continuing the tradition from my old blog (which has been unceremoniously deleted by tumblr without much of an explanation why) I’m doing daily posts during June to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride by showcasing openly LGBTQIA+ celebrities and various content about or created by LGBTQIA+ people such as music videos, characters on TV shows, movie trailers, …

#lgbtqia+ pride #pride #david archuleta #dayane mello #erin kelly #devin ibañez #eduardo leite #elín eyþórsdóttir #emeli sandé #emma corrin #ella hunt #eric radford

[mademoiselle-red]

my kill me love me read-through, part 2: Ok so the main character, Meilin, was raised as an assassin by a secret assassin organization, but she isn’t good at her job. One day, she’s called in to replace a sick coworker from a different department within her organization. Except that department specializes in being seducing people and being honeytraps instead of killing people. So her boss disintegrated her martial arts skills & inner energy. And sent her on her very first mission, which is to replace one of the three hundred women who are to be married into the Dayan Kingdom’s royal and noble families…

Meilin thinks they gave her this job because she’s terrible at the assassin thing. She’s ok with it. Thinks her survival rate will likely be higher in this role. Like in other books in the genre, her organization poisoned her so that she’s reliant on a monthly antidote that only they can provide. Meilin’s goal at this moment is to survive as long as possible and maybe escape this life someday….

#kill me love me

[berryweeder80]

What You Don't Know About Steampunk Cross

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#3d metal

[sunnythanalan]

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#dayan #my characters; dayan #viera #male viera #veena #veena viera #shadowbringers #benchmark #final fantasy 14 shadowbringers #ffxiv #ff14 #final fantasy 14 #final fantasy xiv #my edits #gifs #my characters #me: dayan