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With his shrewd eyes and his forks of corn-yellow hair, Julian Sands was a natural choice to play the valiant, romantic George Emerson, who snatches a kiss from Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) in a Tuscan poppy field in A Room With a View (1985). “I wanted him to be real, not a two-dimensional minor screen god,” he said. “I liked him in his lighter, sexier moments, less so when he was brooding.”
Sands, who has died aged 65 while hiking in mountains in California, was dashing in that film, but he could also project a dandyish, effete or sinister quality. He was blessed with a mellifluous voice and a lean, youthful, fine-boned face, even if, as a child, his brothers insisted he resembled a horse. (He agreed.) In James Ivory’s film of EM Forster’s novel, he was pure heart-throb material. His participation in the notorious nude bathing scene was no impediment to the picture’s success.
Prior to that, he had played the journalist Jon Swain in The Killing Fields (1984), Roland Joffé’s drama about the bloody rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The picture marked the beginning of his friendship with his co-star John Malkovich. “I’d been cautioned by Roland to keep my distance from John because he was an unstable character,” Sands recalled. “And John had been told by Roland to stay away from me, because I was a refined, sensible person who didn’t want to be distracted. In fact, we bonded instantly.”
Malkovich directed Sands in a one-man show in which he read Harold Pinter’s poetry. First staged in 2011, the production had its origins in an occasion six years earlier when Pinter, suffering from oesophageal cancer, had asked Sands to read in his stead at a benefit event in St Stephen Walbrook church in the City of London. The writer “sat in the front row with his stone basilisk stare”, Sands recalled.
Not all his work was so highfalutin, and a good deal of it fell into the category of boisterous, campy fun. In Ken Russell’s Gothic (1986), he played the poet Shelley, who indulges in sex, drugs and séances with Lord Byron (Gabriel Byrne) and the future Mary Shelley (Natasha Richardson), and is prone to recite verse naked in thunderstorms.
In a similar vein but far less deranged was Impromptu (1991), which brought together other notable 19th-century figures including George Sand (Judy Davis) and Frederic Chopin (Hugh Grant). Sands, who played Franz Liszt, described it as “Carry On Composer”.
Born in Otley, West Yorkshire, he was raised in Leeds and Gargrave, near Skipton; he later described his childhood as “part conservative and part Huckleberry Finn”. His mother, Brenda, was a Tory councillor and leading light of the local amateur dramatic society, while his father, William, who left when Julian was three, was a soil analyst. Julian made his acting debut in a local pantomime at the age of eight.
At 13, he won a scholarship to Lord Wandsworth college, Hampshire. He moved to London to study at Central School of Speech and Drama, and while there became friends with Derek Jarman. He played the Devil in an extended promotional video that Jarman directed in 1979 for Marianne Faithfull’s album Broken English. The role had been intended for David Bowie, who dropped out at the eleventh hour. “You’re devilish,” Jarman told Sands. “You can play it.”
The actor’s first film appearance came in an adaptation of Peter Nichols’s stage comedy Privates on Parade (1983), starring John Cleese and Denis Quilley, from which his one line of dialogue was cut. There was more rotten luck when he won the lead in a new Tarzan movie, only for the financing to fall through. It was eventually filmed as Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), with Christopher Lambert donning the hallowed loin-cloth.
On television, he starred with Anthony Hopkins in the miniseries A Married Man (1983). In Oxford Blues (1984), he was a rower butting heads with a Las Vegas parking attendant (Rob Lowe) who has tricked his way into a place at Oriel College. He was in The Doctor and the Devils (1985), inspired by the Burke and Hare case. “I had a roll in the hay with Twiggy which took about 15 takes,” he said.
Following A Room With a View, he agreed to play the lead in Ivory’s next Forster adaptation, Maurice (1987), before abruptly dropping out and fleeing to the US. In the process, he left behind his wife, the journalist Sarah Sands (nee Harvey), who described him as “restless” and “dramatic”, and their son, Henry. “I’m not the first person to create stability and security and then dismantle it even more effectively than I created it,” the actor said.
Once in America he took on an array of film parts. In Warlock (1989), he played the son of Satan, wreaking havoc in modern-day Los Angeles. Investing this pantomime villain with lip-smacking brio, he was likened by the Washington Post to a “hell-bent Peter Pan” and nominated for best actor in the Fangoria Chainsaw awards. He reprised the role in Warlock: The Armageddon (1993).
As an entomologist in Arachnophobia (1990), he was called upon to have as many as a hundred spiders crawling all over his face. Alternating these mainstream projects with arthouse ones, he played a diplomat in pre-war Poland in Krzysztof Zanussi’s Wherever You Are … (1988) and a monk in Night Sun (1990), the Taviani brothers’ adaptation of Tolstoy’s short story Father Sergius.
For the Canadian horror director David Cronenberg, he starred in the warped and witty Naked Lunch (1991), which disproved those who had declared William S Burroughs’s original novel unfilmable. Just as outré but less accomplished was Boxing Helena (1993), directed by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David. Sands played a surgeon who keeps a woman captive by making her a quadruple amputee.
After starring as a young classics teacher in his friend Mike Figgis’s film of Terence Rattigan’s The Browning Version (1994), Sands worked a further six times with that director, appearing in his movies even when he was an unorthodox choice for the job in hand. One example was the part of a menacing Latvian pimp in Leaving Las Vegas (1996).
Later roles include a mysteriously unblemished Phantom in Dario Argento’s version of The Phantom of the Opera (1998), Louis XIV (whom Sands described as “the first supermodel”) in Joffé’s Vatel (2000), a crime kingpin named Snakehead in the Jackie Chan vehicle The Medallion (2003), a computer security wizard in the comic caper Ocean’s Thirteen (2007), a younger version of the businessman played by Christopher Plummer in David Fincher’s take on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and a sadistic paedophile in the gruelling wartime odyssey The Painted Bird (2019).
On television, he was a Russian entrepreneur in the fifth season of 24 (2006) and the hero’s father, Jor-El, in two episodes of the Superman spin-off Smallville (2009). For the BBC, he played two very different actors in factually based one-off specials: first Laurence Olivier in Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005), then John Le Mesurier in We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story (2015).
His recent work includes Benediction, Terence Davies’s haunting study of Siegfried Sassoon, and the thriller The Survivalist (both 2021), which found him back in the company of Malkovich. One of several titles still awaiting release is the drama Double Soul (2023) starring F Murray Abraham and Paz Vega.
Sands never stopped wandering, walking, running and climbing. “I am on a perpetual Grand Tour,” he said in 2000. Asked in 2018 about his eclectic career, he explained: “I was looking for something exotic, things that took me out of myself. I think I found myself a little boring.”
He was reported missing while out in the San Gabriel mountains, north of Los Angeles, in mid-January 2023. His remains were found in June.
In 1990 he married Evgenia Citkowitz. She survives him, along with their two daughters, Imogen and Natalya, and his son.
🔔 Julian Richard Morley Sands, actor, born 4 January 1958; died circa 13 January 2023
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Realms Beyond Boiling Isles (Pt.1)
Seorheim, Realm of Runes
Demons and Witches of Seorheim adapted the art of Titans’ Glyphs into a set of symbols to direct magic in the long term. However, the true masters of runes are the Dwarves, or Duarwads, in their tongue. The Dwarves are the ruling classes of Seorheim, ruled by a council of six hold-clans(The Clans ruling each of six major holds), with witches and demons serving them as ‘surface laborers’, scouts, and work those more ‘temporal’. Some of the talented witches married Duarwads of lesser noble clans, whose offsprings are called ‘Halflings’, for their magic prowess is halved to the witch’s power and strength halved to the dwarven side. Halflings became mercenaries, expendable vanguards, or underground workers and aided rebellions sometimes.
Kiquilon, Realm of Alchemists
The majority is populated by a variant of lizard people. ‘Lhongai’, Basilisks, and a variant of Witches. It’s ruled by two important figures who are both greatest allies and competitors; Emperor and Shogun/Warlord. The Lizard People’s way of life is with the concept of seven elements (Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Wood, Metal, and Aether), inkling their ways of magic. Their mastery depends on harmony between all the elements and physical-spiritual bonds inside individuals and to nature. Those who mastered all the seven-element controls became a neigh-immortal lifeform; Ryuteng. The witches learned to transfer their magic through their bile sack across the body, creating a blend of martial arts and unarmed magic. This mastery is called “Qi Magic” or “Kimyojin”, and those who control the magic in the body to balance and peak performance are called “Dha-Ong”, as they may age slower and heal themselves quickly, but still mortals. They are also known to create a substance called ‘icepowder’, which reaching enough coldness and moisture will cause an explosion, as well as a magic force-based compass.
Auwsemun, Realm of the Passed, and Umdei, Realm of Necromancy
Once a home of the earliest Witch-dominated civilizations, where its kings worshipped Titans walked among the mortals. However, after the Titans’ fallen one of the archivists promised a crown prince of that time; Neferatum, an immortality rulership after his father’s demise. However, it came with the price of eradicating all the Titan cults and replacing them with a single temple for themselves. His adopted younger brother, Auwaseme, was adopted from a nomadic tribe rumored slain by Neferatum’s grandfather, who believed the Archivists would destroy the realm and corrupt Neferatum into their pawn.
Auwaseme fled away with seven other tribes related to his kins, along with loyalists of the old kingdoms to the deserted side across the river. A few years later, Neferatum ran out of patience, poisoning his father with the Archivist’s dark magic that made him rotten alive in a minute.
As Auwaseme built his new realm around the scattered oasis, he had a vision of the dying Titan and his ancestors in a dream. The Titan figure called herself ‘Mama Titans’, as she warned that Neferatum had captured people of the Titans’ faiths as a sacrifice for his cursed immortality, and if he succeeded, he would become Archivist in mortal flesh.
Auwaseme, gathered the warriors of six other tribes and Medjais who were loyal to the Titans and marched to the capital where he faced Neferatum, embalming himself in a pool of blood, ground bones, and Titan’s blood. The armies of Umdei, the new nation that emerged over the old realm, are smaller in number but grow stronger with each kill and consumption of dead.
Auwanseme broke the hoard of reanimated dead through his brother, prepared to kill him with the sword of his blood uncle, and revealed its place by the vision a week before. The fight ended up with both severely injured, as Auwaseme later passed away from blood loss. He wished to be buried in a Pyramid in the town he built. Neferatum, meanwhile, could not truly go to the afterlife, but not fully godly, and turned into the savage, blood-thirsting alpha of his new breed; Nosferatu. Disfigured and unable to speak, but retain their wisdom, memory, and cunning nature, dwelling in their abandoned cities, or ruling over the vampires that survived the crusade.
Monarchs of Auwsemun after Auwanseme are buried in the same pyramid along with the first king himself. Inside the pyramid are allowed only three groups of people who may enter and leave as mortals; the high priests, the monarch in time of need, or the herald of Titans. The Pyramid holds all the wisdom of all the kings, even reaching ancestors of Auwsemun or some of the Titans. To ask for their wisdom must either be in dire need or have a worthy tribute offered.
Atlantis, the Grand Port City-State.
A circular artificial ‘island’ and its branches reaching out of the original stone construct emerged out of the water, bringing exotic beasts like elephants, zebras, horses, chickens, and doves and ‘round-eared people’ who ruled the city-state. The first lady of Atlantis recorded in Demon World history was Althemise “the feeding mother”, who claimed a throne after her father’s decease from ‘sudden sinking’ from the Mediterranean to the new realm. Althemise claimed she descended from Poseidon, a deity of the ocean that was not boiling, yet contained life. Althemise married a pirate from pre-unification Boiling Isles, giving birth to a half-witch son named Deusnos “the golden hand”.
With her unique products from Earth; grains, livestock, fish, peacock feathers, olive, and a sample of spices from India, her city-state attracted merchants, but also pirates. Her husband, Ivoryeon, trained the locals to fight like war-hardy pirates, while Althemise’s younger brother taught them the tactics and arms of Athenians. The new navy had introduced and defended Atlantis since then.
Poseidon, part of the Olympians, became a patron god of Atlantis and was reimagined as an Ichthyocentaur with a trident-like staff and ears of horse. After a few reigns passed, the merchants took over the dynasty and dissolved it, assigning themselves to a council of guilds. One main reason Atlantis remained a loose single city while the navy turned mercenaries, the council had no firm leaders, and crimes were common because the guilds are afraid to show their disharmony and risk being attacked by outsiders.
Woodhenges’ Teat, Domain of Druidry
Being home to the witches’ variant known as Drayidans, or simply, the Woodhengers, is not only home to these tribal apex hunter-gatherers and treasure of their sole goddess; Gayaan, but also her temple and her body. Some scholars believed she was a Titan who passed away and thick woods grew on her dead. However, the tribes claim Gayaan is alive, but sacrifice herself not moving to let them reap her life and return it to her when it’s their time. They claimed in the depth of ‘heart mountain’, going deep enough can make them hear her heartbeats.
The Drayidans also forge racial alliances/oaths with the Trees-those-walk, or Entrii, in their tongue. The Entrii lived before the Drayidans, which made them servants to Entrii, in a trade of their fruits to be eaten, their wisdom to learn, and their dead bodies for woods. Meanwhile, the deceased Drayidans must given their bodies to feed the Entrii.
Drayidans rejected to form permanent settlements or let anyone do it on their domains. Their strongest material is a mixture of sap and obsidian shards burnt in the firepit, called woodsteel. They rarely trade or negotiate with outsiders, seeing themselves as children to Gayaan and her guardians from outside taints. They don’t consider themselves the same kin as witches, especially after Belos attempts to conquer their land for Titan’s blood. The war was called by them as Goldantler’s Damnation, slaying several Entrii and Drayidans, ending in stalemate or phyricc victory.
#the owl house#toh worldbuilding#boiling isles#demon world toh#toh au#toh headcanon#toh lore expansion#headcanon worldbuilding
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Bond of the Beasts Chapter 2
The rain only got worse as they reached their home, Grooves and Conductor followed Cookie inside the house, carrying one girl each. The DJ had to focus hard to not fall with Bow Kid in his arms. The girl had fallen asleep in his arms, so had Hat Kid in Conductor's. “Hold on a moment.” Cookie swung her wand around once again, which added a few new rooms to the wacky house. “Bring them up to the rooms on the second floor. I'm gonna prepare some food and warm clothes for them in a moment.” The two nodded and made their way up.
“So...that girl, the one with the blue eyes, she was the one who caused that surge. She's no witch though, her powers are...greater.” Snatcher seemed to be in deep thought as his orange eyes followed the motions of the other two men as they headed up the stairs. Cookie, meanwhile, headed off toward the living room at the end of the hallway and pulled blankets out of the dresser.
After handing him the blankets, the red-haired woman headed back to the kitchen, which was located on the left side of the hallway. “That doesn't matter now. The poor girl needs help, we can talk about this later.” While Cookie headed to the new rooms for the girls she had just created, the vampire headed off into his room in the attic, apparently not all too concerned with the fate of them.
The witch opened the door to Hat Kid's room. The new owner of the pretty generically furnished kid's room had been carefully placed onto the bed by Conductor. Said person got startled and got snapped out of his thoughts when the door opened and he turned his head swiftly away form the young girl, there was concern in his voice when he spoke. “The wee lassie...ain't in a good shape, is she?” It appeared that his fears were not unfounded, as the urgency of the situation concerning the girl was clearly visible in Cookie's following quick motions and determined-looking eyes, as she brought a tonic she had gathered from the kitchen over to the fatigued and pale-looking kid.
“Can you lift her into a more upright position, Conductor? She'll choke otherwise.” He did as he was told and supported the back of the young girl. The smell of the liquid burned in his more sensitive sinuses, he disliked being a wereowl at the best of times, but pungent smells near him really tried his self control to stop his gagging reflexes.
“What the peck is this awful smell?! Bah! Ye know that I trust yer judgement, Cookie, but...Urg...” It smelled like decay, rotten eggs and a steaming pile of haggis combined! He could only pray that it was helping the poor lass more than than it was hurting his delicate nose. “Good thing that she cannae taste it in this state.”
Cookie made Hat Kid drink the rest of the vitalizing potion, and laid her back down carefully after. “It will, trust me, it's not the first time I made that potion, sweetie.” She locked eyes with him for a moment, that and the fact that she called him 'sweetie', even if she did that to almost everybody, caused the short man to blush slightly and avert his eyes. The young girl looked a little better after the potion and they left the room. “I'm gonna check up on our other guest too.” Cookie headed down the hallway to the room next to Hat Kid's.
The Conductor sighed. “What are we gonna do with 'em?” The question stopped Cookie for a moment and caused an awkward pause between them.
“...We should talk about it later, right now, I have a young girl that needs my help.” She didn't leave him any time to reply and simply opened the door, entering the room, leaving the wereowl in the hallway. He didn't follow, and instead walked down the stairs, back to his own living quarters.
The first thing that Cookie noticed when she entered the area was that the purple-eyed girl was awake, she was sitting as far away from the basilisk in the room with her, who gave the girl some space and seemingly tried to engage her in some small talk. “...this house here was created by Cookie's magic, you know, the kind woman who helped you with your...friend? Sister?” His smile didn't fade and exuded patience, even when the girl hesitated and avoided even looking at him. At least the girl was shivering a lot less than before, being out of the rain and in a warm house must have eased her somewhat.
The changeling briefly acknowledged that another person had entered and her mostly purple-colored skin turned into a deeper shade of the same color. Knowing that young changelings struggle to keep their skin color consistent, and that it mostly represented their current mood, made it easy for Cookie to figure out that the purple color was fear. “Where is Hattie?” Bow Kid asked her question in a somber and quiet voice, as if she was pleading.
“Hattie is doing better, don't worry, she'll recover. All she needs is rest, sweetie.” Cookie tried her best to reassure the child that they posed no threat, she bent down to her eye level and kept a soft smile, yet the young changeling looked disturbed which caused Cookie to almost cry. She had seen that behavior all too often among young magical creatures that had been mistreated and traumatized. It was more than obvious that the poor girl was experimented on and thus was very careful and afraid around stranger. The curly haired girl cowered and still tried her best to make herself as small as possible, she flinched when Cookie took a step toward her.
Cookie immediately took a step back from the young girl and looked at Grooves who seemed to be in thought. He moved his golden wristwatch up and down from his wrist around a quarter up to his elbow until it squeezed his arm and when back down to his wrist again. He suddenly stopped and asked the terrified girl a question. “What's your favorite color, darling?” Cookie gave him a slightly confused look, not quite understanding what the tall man was getting at. The DJ tried to lower down to the young girl's level, not wanting to appear threatening to her...surprisingly, the curly-haired girl answered, albeit in a quiet and slightly strained voice.
“...It's green...I like green.” Bow Kid still avoided looking at the two adults, she wondered why he asked that question, if she misspoke. Maybe this was a test and she gave the wrong answer?
“Green is a nice color, I agree with you, it's calming and beautiful, like nature, no wonder that a stylish young lady like you would choose it, darling.” Surprisingly, it seemed to work, the purple-eyed girl looked shocked for a moment and actually looked up at the DJ, who still smiled back at her.
“Really? You think it's a good color too. I...I didn't answer wrong?” The two adults exchanged worried glances for a moment.
“There is no wrong answer, sweetie, you can like what you like.” Cookie answered her calmly and the young girl gave her a look of both confusion and relief. “You don't have to worry, we're really not going to harm you or your friend.” The young girl was silent for a moment, but started to feel at ease more and more, her shivering stopped and she sat back up normally, no longer cowering down in fear.
Bow Kid took a deep breath before she spoke again. “...My name is Bow Kid, that's the name the...-” She hesitated for a moment and shook her head, trying to banish the memory of the cold and emotionless gaze that she got so used to over the years, out of her mind, “-...The scientists gave me. I prefer being called Bow or Bowie, like Hattie calls me. Hattie's actual name is Hat Kid, but I just call her Hattie, she's...my sister, my only family. If you can, please, help her.-” Bow Kid was almost pleading, she leaned forward a bit, her worry for Hat Kid overtaking her fear. “-She used her magic too much.”
“You're save here Bow, I already gave a potion to Hattie, she just needs a bit of rest, and she'll be right as rain again.” Cookie gave her a big smile and received a rather faint, but genuine smile in return. “You should get some rest too. I'll make you a nice breakfast tomorrow, I promise.” With that, Cookie left the young girl's room and headed down the stairs once again, leaving the changeling and the basilisk alone in the room.
The DJ noticed that Bow was still looking rather concerned and had turned a bit quiet again. “Is something wrong?” Bow Kid looked up at him for a brief moment and he decided to remind her that there was no wrong answer, as she seemed hesitant to give a reply. “There is no wrong answer, darling, you can tell me if something bothers you. I don't want you to be uncomfortable.”
Bow Kid calmed herself and took a deep breath. “...Are...Are those two scary men here too?” She recalled how the young and lanky one called her stupid and how the older, smaller man had yelled at her.
Unbeknownst to Bow Kid, DJ Grooves' eyes narrowed behind his star-shaped shades, his soft smile being replaced by a frown for just a moment. “Don't worry about those two. The Conductor may yell a lot and he can be quite rude and scary, but he isn't all bad.-” As much as he hated the mannerisms and general behavior of the wereowl, from his insults and rage, all the way to his occasional drinking problems, he still couldn't say that he was a horrible person at his core...The other man was more enigmatic in that regard. “-and Snatcher is...well, he can be rather rude and snarky, but he cares deep down, he's not heartless.” He tried his best to give her a reassuring smile and sighed in relief internally when the young girl nodded.
“Can I...sleep in Hattie's room?” She felt alone and scared. The lady with the red hair and the man currently talking to her appeared nice, but being in unfamiliar surroundings all by herself was still a bit scary and she felt safer with Hattie around. The DJ nodded with a smile, understanding the issue after looking at Bow's expression of discomfort. She had calmed down significantly, but he could understand that she was still on guard and worried for her safety. He could only blindly guess what happened to the young girls that were now in their home, but considering that almost everyone in this house lost someone to the hunters, it easy to assume that they encountered the monster hunters or even the researchers.
The DJ snapped out of his thoughts when the young girl looked at him expectantly, awaiting an answer to her inquiry. “O-Of course, darling. We can just move your mattress over to Hattie's room.” He was pleasantly surprised when the curly-haired girl smiled again and picked up her pillow and blanket.
“Thanks, I'm sorry if Hattie and I are inconveniencing you.” Bow Kid muttered and still kept her distance a bit as she walked out of the room. For a moment, she hesitated and looked left and right to check that the angry man and the mean man were nowhere to be seen, she carefully stepped into the hallway when she was sure that the coast was clear.
DJ Grooves followed behind her after pulling the mattress out of the bed and dragging it behind him, he could already hear the Conductor laugh at him for not carrying it over his shoulder or something while calling him weak. He quickly got rid of the thought and joined the girl outside. “You're not a bother, we couldn't just leave to young children out in the storm, that would have been a travesty.” They got into Hattie's room after the DJ showed Bow the way, and he placed the mattress next to Hat Kid's bed. Bow Kid placed her pillow and blanket down before taking a look at the sleeping Hattie, who looked a lot healthier and not nearly as pale now. After sighing in relief at the fact that her sister was feeling better, Bow looked back at the black-haired man.
“Thank you for your kindness.” She looked up at him and bowed. The polite and humble gesture almost caused the DJ to tear up himself after he noticed that she had a few wounds on the area right under her neck on her back. It only confirmed his and Cookie's earlier assumptions.
“Get some sleep, okay. Everything will be better form now on.” He smiled and started to turn around before he stopped at the door. “Oh, and don't worry, I'll make sure to keep the two tactless jerks out of your room.” he gave a wink before he closed the door. Bow Kid fell asleep almost immediately after, the stressful day and her exhaustion finally catching up to her.
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The appetizing smell of tomato- and béchamel sauce, cooked meat and cheese, wafted throughout the whole of the ground floor of the house. The skilled chef didn't even have to call the other two people that ate real food over to the now finished dinner, as the scent had already attracted them to the kitchen. It had turned dark outside already, their normal schedule for dinner canceled by Bow- and Hat Kid's rescue. The delay caused the wereowl to look a bit starved when Cookie turned her head slightly after hearing him approach the kitchen. He tried to hide it, but she was well aware that the man was quite hungry. Werebeasts, like werewolfs and wereowls, needed around one and a half times as much food as a normal human. It was something that many freshly.turned werebeast mostly didn't know about and it often caused great discomfort for those afflicted.
“I'm sorry that dinner is so late today, Conductor, but-” She was interrupted by him raising a hand to signal for her to stop. He gave her a small smile, even if he found being friendly hard at the moment, due to his severe hunger pangs.
“Donnae worry about that, savin' them lassies had priority.” He sat down at his usual place, close to the kitchen window on the small part of the corner seat. Cookie gave him a small appreciative smile which was returned...until the DJ entered the kitchen and it reverted back into a scowl.
“That smells delicious! Lasagna, I gather?” The DJ asked and Cookie nodded and just about finished preparing the plates and setting them down on the table. To no surprise, the hungry wearbeast started to eat the food at a fast pace, hardly even chewing which garnered a disgusted looking expression from the afro-sporting man, as he sat down at the other end of the corner seat.
“Did you manage to calm Bow?” Cookie joined the table as well.
“Yes, the young darling asked if she could join her sister, and I couldn't really say 'no' to that so I brought the mattress over to the other darling's room.” Cookie sighed in relief, She was worried that Bow Kid would not be able to sleep, considering how tense and alert she had been.
The Conductor stopped eating for a moment, and asked a question that had been burning on his mind ever since they brought the two girls over to their home. “So...What are we gonna do 'bout the wee lassies? We cannae send 'em back out inta the cold again.”
DJ Grooves rolled his eyes behind his shades, “Of course not, Conductor! We have to protect the little darlings!” The two glared at each other...despite the fact that, for once, they were on the same page.
“I'm with you both on that decision, I have no doubt that it will be a huge change, and we all need to support them, but we can do it!” Cookie gave a determined smile which faltered after she realized something. “...I'm just not sure...if...if Snatcher will be-” She was got startled as the familiar voice appeared behind her.
“On board with it? Hey, I may be a bit cold and shifty-”
“Don't forget, cruel 'n' a pain in the neck!” the rude comment was met by a glare before the vampire continued to present his case.
“-but I'm not heartless. I may not be the best role model, but hey...neither is that cranky old fossil over there.” Snatcher's smile widened when he watched the smirk of the blonde man turned into him nearly gritting his teeth in anger.
“Now now, you two stop fighting.” Cookie scolded, and both men relented reluctantly. The DJ looked just as happy that the he didn't have to listen to yet another pointless fight between the wereowl and vampire.
The small 'meeting' ended when the Conductor grabbed another plate of food and started to head out of the kitchen and back to his room. “I ain't got time ta argue with ye anyway, blood sucker, I have to get up early tomorrow and go ta work, unlike yer wee office job, me work his hard 'n' demandin'.”
Snatcher only rolled his eyes, “On day, I'm gonna 'accidentally' use my magic on that annoying old fool.” He turned into a bat and flew out the window in search for prey, leaving only Cookie and the DJ.
“I hope this will all work out...” Cookie seemed a bit worried as she started to clean the dishes. The DJ got up and brought his empty plate over to the sink.
“We've been through worse, we can make it work somehow. You said it yourself, we can do it!”
#ahit bond of the beasts#ahit fanfic#ahit monster au#ahit hat kid#ahit bow kid#ahit conductor#ahit snatcher#ahit dj grooves#ahit cooking cat
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My own poison type list, based on @bogleech poison type concept list.
Here goes:
POISON pure
Slime monster imitating a humanoid creature.
Maiden anime waifu who handles dirt and dust.
Rival of grimer and muk, foam monster of chemicals that pollute water.
Gorgon nurse creating poison antidotes from other Pokémon.
Creature nose sneezing pathogens.
Crocodile with venomous bite, komodo style.
Vampire bat living like a flea, jumping from prey to prey.
Slug crawling quickly thanks to its mucus.
Colorful frog carrying its tadpole on its back in a poisonous duo.
POISON/ROCK
Velociraptor with poison claws, trying to kill its prey with them.
Mortar becoming poisonous by grinding poisonous plants into oneself.
Rattlesnake transforming its rattle into a rocky weapon.
Rock-eating worm, making shelters in them with acid.
Cambrian spider with venomous chelicerae.
Turtle with a poisonous beak and serpentine neck.
Oyster digesting the victim like a Venus flytrap and transforming it into a pearl.
Poisonous stone kitsune based on a Japanese myth.
Dinosaur spitting out gastroliths poisoned with its gastric acid.
POISON/FIGHTING
Snake with arms to catch prey while poisoning it.
Fishing Pokémon using a smelly fish as a club.
Gila monster wrestling fighter.
Ninja specialized in poisoning, launching poisonous kunais and shurikens.
Pokémon with sticky paws that stick to their opponent and poison them.
Stingray with a whip-like tail that ends in a stinger.
Mutant that gained more limbs after being contaminated by a chemical.
Piñata filled with sweets that give him energy but also make him aggressive.
Goat with poisonous horns, after absorbing poison from plants it eats.
POISON/NORMAL
Furry cat that causes allergies due to its fur.
Annoying avinoid monster, personifies noise pollution.
Dog with Band-Aid tongue that heals wounds by licking them.
Creature created from clothes left in nature, causing textile pollution.
Salamander with scratch marks and injuries, contaminating by contact.
Horned lizard crying poison instead of blood.
Scavenging carnivore using bones for combat,your saliva is corrosive.
Snake covered with fur imitating a cute animal, being underestimated by the opponent.
Porpoise releasing ink from his respirator and darkening the water.
POISON/DRAGON
Dragon with pig's snout blowing smoke.
Centipede dragon that hunts other dragons, based on omukade.
Sea serpent covered with symbiotic anemones and cnidarians.
Decrepit wyvern that feeds on carrion, like a vulture.
Basilisk covering its poisonous eyes with its wings.
Hagfish covered in flammable mucus.
Two-headed blood-sucking hydra based on planarians.
Small dragon with a second pair of lethal, stretchable jaws on its throat.
Winged dragon with butterfly wings that spew toxic dust.
POISON/GHOST
Mushroom from abandoned houses, blowing toxic spores that create hallucinations.
Poison bottle liquid, taking the shape of a witch.
Platypus that was poisoned and turned into a bunyp with venomous claws.
Kappa contaminated by pollution, now its head spurts toxic liquid.
Frog parasitized by a larva that replaces its tongue.
Marabou with a poisoned beak, its image resembles a reaper of souls.
Manananggal feeding on Pokémon eggs with its sucking tongue.
Parasitic flower that controls an undead Pokémon, even replacing its head.
Spider wearing his web like a ghost sheet.
POISON/GROUND
Colony of bacteria imitating a candy that fell on the floor.
Caecilian covered with mucus, creating a protective layer with earth.
Viper camouflaged with leaf litter, attracting prey with its larval tail.
Stinky imp living inside a shoe, as if it personifies foot odor.
Hairy animal covered in toxic mud, so dirty that it is unrecognizable.
Flower monster that sprays poison, stealing nutrients from its surroundings.
Babirussa regurgitating a mixture of mud and toxic fruit pulp.
Rotten fruit monster, but with its juice serving as fertilizer for plants to grow.
Rat king of three rodents that form a huge "cerberus" with poisonous incisors.
POISON/FAIRY
Fish seducing with its odor, like a mermaid with perfume.
Stuffed animal that hides poison in its fur.
Centipede colored like a dango skewer to attract insects.
Cupid fairy like mosquito, biting people with pheromones to make them fall in love.
Jester throwing poison pies as a joke.
Rotten egg fairy that can explode into a disgusting yolk.
Doll made from parts of various polluting plastic toys.
Cute, angelic parasite that sucks the blood of dragons.
Hummingbird fed on nectar from toxic flowers, using its beak as a syringe.
POISON/PSYCHIC
Dendrogaster parasitizes staryus and starmies.
Small crustacean controlling a krabby mentally.
Jellyfish-style alien with exposed brain, preserved by a substance.
Reptile monster with an evil eye, making the victim sick by looking at them.
Kinkajou that ate hallucinogenic honey and now commands bees via telepathy.
Sandman releasing sleeping powder that can be lethal when misapplied.
Telepathic and poisonous mushroom that communicates with flora.
Psychic archer launching homing poisonous arrows.
Surreal animal that releases hallucinogenic smoke.
POISON/DARK
Vampire spider flying on its webs like bat wings.
Mamba dominatrix whip, combining the fastest venomous snake and melee weapon.
Shrew with young on its tail that it launches like a catapult.
Jellyfish that live outside the water and crawl through its gelatinous part.
Almost invisible Hara no mushi making people sick.
Garadiavolo with poison used in witchcraft and necromancy.
Tegu lizard with a bony venomous stinger on its tail.
Witch's familiar made from potion smoke in the shape of a cat; steals breath.
Monster covered in a long tongue that covers its body like a mummy's bandage.
POISON/ICE
Polar varano with paralyzing cryogenic saliva.
Leech sucking the heat from its victim, leaving it cold.
Mummified ice age animal harboring an ancient disease.
Poisonous ice cube that melts and releases its toxins.
Dangerous but tasty colored algae ice cream that induces victims to lick it.
Arctic kraken injecting cold venom into its prey's veins through hooks on its tentacles.
Cartoonish microbe from the cold wind, flying and spreading diseases.
Velvet worm releasing an icy web over its prey.
Icy monster blowing hallucinogenic gas that makes the opponent hallucinate.
POISON/FLYING
Butterfly snail flying out of the water and releasing acidic bubbles.
Cinerous mourner with really poisonous feathers like a caterpillar.
Floating pollution imp that breathes toxic gas, forming a mustache of smoke.
Falcon with venomous claws and beak.
Gliding amphibian that throws itself like a javelin.
Plague rat turning its ears into wings and spreading disease.
Strange bird releasing rotten eggs, alluding to bird feces.
Serpent flying like a kite, with a sharp manja tail.
Small winged insect-like creatures with poisonous stingers, flying in swarms.
POISON/ELECTRIC
Ink monster created from a tattoo pen.
Copepod releasing alkaline and shiny substances from the antennae.
Pig gaining electrical abilities after eating electronic waste.
Porygon insectoid parasite, created from computer virus.
Gremlin destroying machines with acid and static.
Animal that gained bioluminescence through experiments with toxic substances.
Floating, glowing lamp-shaped creature, personifies electrical pollution.
Lionfish with poisonous ray-shaped fins.
Pikaclone with parasites in its fur that cause paralysis and itching.
POISON/FIRE
Live smoke from a test tube that mixed explosive substances.
Monster like a fire vulture that feeds on garbage.
Polychaete worm with bristles that poison and burn.
Volcanic monster spewing toxic smoke.
Salamander pepper with stinging cells.
Cattle devastating the flora and sweating toxic smoke.
Hairy creature that cleans chimneys, dirty with soot.
Monster that consumes petroleum and flammable oils through its tongue.
Tick whose bite causes a fever,glows incandescently when feeding.
POISON/GRASS
Nettle dog scratching itself and spreading its leaves.
Castor bean glyptodon that stings the plant on its tail.
Gecko with a leaf for a tail that releases sticky slime.
Fruit of a manchineil tree offering its fruit to be bitten.
Snail leaving trails of fertilizer slime that makes plants grow.
Wheat bread contaminated by mold that turns it into a bread werewolf.
Monkey throwing toxic fruits at enemies, on top of trees.
Dumb cane with a punk leaf mohawk, sucking his own poison out of it.
Pollinating marsupial covered in allergic pollen.
POISON/BUG
Caterpillar with a horn of poisonous hairs; no longer becomes a butterfly.
Webspinner making poison webs.
Scorpion beetle that poisons through its antennae.
Anteater blowing poisonous ants through its mouth like a blowgun.
Praying mantis poisoning its claws with deadly poison.
Stink bug used as a gas bomb.
Mite flying in a ball of dust.
Spiny grasshopper that releases disgusting, horrible-tasting fluid.
Vampire kissbug with transparent heart-shaped mark on the abdomen.
POISON/WATER
Frog-shaped acid rain cloud with tadpole drops.
Ascidian breathing poison into the water, turns its surroundings into fields of poison.
Octopus using trash as a home.
Clownfish carrying anemones in inverted symbiosis.
Remipede with characterizations of the cryptid Con Rit.
Nudibranch that mimics fish, tentacruel predator.
Pokémon releasing shampoo-like substances from its wet hair.
Flying carpet worm with fangs like a snake.
Shark fed on garbage and has a great capacity for digestion.
POISON/STEEL
Sewer monster wearing a manhole cover for his hat.
Mercury mutant fish monster leaving polluting scales.
Nursing Pokémon inoculated vaccines with a syringe stinger.
Monster wearing pieces of scrap metal as armor, usually rusty.
Raccoon incorporating pieces of metal and trash as piercings.
Poisoned blade Pokémon, counterpart to the archer above.
Snail creating a drill shell from metallic waste.
Mutant alien made from a moldable metal not found on Earth.
Mining gnome causing pollution while trying to look for precious metals from which he feeds.
THE LAST MYTHICAL:
Monster created by fossil fuel that adds the poison type to the Pokémon it bites.
Finished, several ideas, not all very good and others were left out, but it is finished. There will be other lists with the remaining types.
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Dark Souls
Dark Souls 1
Characters
Chosen Undead | Anastacia of Astora | Knight Lautrec of Carim | Solaire of Astora | Blacksmith Andre | Oscar of Astora | Giant Blacksmith | Quelaan/Daughter of Chaos | Quelana of Izalith | Gwynevere Princess of Sunlight | Siegmeyer of Catarina | Sieglinde of Catarina | Kingseeker Frampt | Darkstalker Kaathe | Patches the Hyena | Lord's Blade Ciaran | Dusk of Oolacile | Darkmoon Knightess | Elizabeth | Furtive Pygmy | Witch of Izalith | Hawkeye Gough | Giant Crow | Shiva of the East | Black Iron Tarkus | Alvina of the Darkroot Wood | Big Hat Logan | Ingward the Guardian of the Seal
Bosses
Asylum Demon | Taurus Demon | Capra Demon | Gaping Dragon | Bell Gargoyle | Chaos Witch Quelaag | Iron Golem | Moonlight Butterfly | Dragon Slayer Ornstein | Executioner Smough | Centipede Demon | Gravelord Nito | Seath the Scaleless | Four Kings | Great Grey Wolf Sif | Dark Sun Gwyndolin | Crossbreed Priscilla | Sanctuary Guardian | Artorias the Abysswalker | Manus Father of the Abyss | Black Dragon Kalameet | Gwyn Lord of Cinder
Enemies
Silver Knight | Mushroom People | Havel the Rock | Black Knight | Wheel Skeleton | The Channeler | Black Hydra | Stone Guardian | Sunlight Maggot | Batwing Demon | Crow Demon | Ghost | Undead Attack Dog | Maneater Mildred | Crystal Golem | Skeleton Beast | Kirk Knight of Thorns
Dark Souls 2
Characters
Bearer of the Curse | Emerald Herald/Shanalotte | Lucatiel of Mirrah | Aslatiel of Mirrah | Lonesome Gavlan | Royal Sorcerer Navlaan | Vengarl of Forossa | Faraam, God of War | Alsanna the Silent Oracle | Nadalia Bride of Ash | Jester Thomas | Sweet Shalquoir | Benhart of Jugo | Weaponsmith Ornifex
Bosses
Ruin Sentinel | The Rotten | Executioner's Chariot | Mytha the Baneful Queen | Old Iron King | Throne Watcher | Throne Defender | Looking Glass Knight | Velstadt the Royal Aegis | King Vendrick | Smelter Demon | Royal Rat Authority | Fume Knight | Sir Alonne | Elana the Squalid Queen | Sinh the Slumbering Dragon | Aava the King's Pet | Lud the King's Pet | Zallen the King's Pet | Burnt Ivory King | Darklurker | Nashandra
Enemies
Aurous Knight | Heide Knight | Amana Priestess | Pursuer | Flame Salamander
Dark Souls 3
Characters
Ashen One | Fire Keeper | Anri of Astora | Horace the Hushed | Yuria of Londor | Eygon of Carim | Irina of Carim | Orbeck of Vinheim | Sirris of the Sunless Realms | Unbreakable Patches | Greirat of the Undead Settlement | Siegward of Catarina | Princess Filianore | Company Captain Yorshka | Sir Vilhelm | Baby Ocelotte | Queen of Lothric | Painting Woman | Liliane of the Sable Church | Lord of Hollows | Karla | Cornyx of the Great Swamp | Ringfinger Leonhard | Rosaria Mother of Rebirth | Pygmy Lords | Yellowfinger Heysel | Old Wolf of Farron | Archdeacon Klimt | Archdeacon Mcdonnell | Archdeacon Royce | Shira Knight of Filianore
Bosses
Iudex Gundyr | Vordt of the Boreal Valley | Curse Rotted Greatwood | Crystal Sage | Deacons of the Deep | High Lord Wolnir | Old Demon King | Champion Gundyr | Pontiff Sulyvahn | Abyss Watchers | Yhorm the Giant | Aldrich Devourer of Gods | Dancer of the Boreal Valley | Dragonslayer Armour | Lothric Younger Prince | Lorian Elder Prince | Ancient Wyvern | Nameless King | Storm Drake | Oceiros the Consumed King | Champion's Gravetender | Gravetender Greatwolf | Sister Friede | Father Ariandel | Demon Prince | Darkeater Midir | Halflight Spear of the Church | Slave Knight Gael | Soul of Cinder
Enemies
Pontiff Knight | Fire Witch | Sulyvahn's Beast | Grand Archives Scholar | Lothric Knight | Darkwraith | Carthus Swordsman Skeleton | Tree Woman | Ravenous Crystal Lizard | Corvian Settler | Corvian Knight | Ringed Knight | Desert Pyromancer Zoey | Londor Pale Shade | Holy Knight Hodrick | Angel | Outrider Knight | Jailer | Grand Archives Scholar | Monstrosity of Sin | Wolf
Groups/Ships/All Games
Twin Princes | Nkstein | Ciartorias | Eygon x Irina | Four Knights of Gwyn | Crystal Lizard | Patches | Basilisk | Mimic | Skeleton | Velka Goddess of Sin
Others
Dubious Grandma | Maiden of the Moon
DS Trivia
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Revelations (1/2)
Not even the worst of hangovers could have prepared Miyu for such an awful awakening. The first sensation that hit them as they gained consciousness was a pounding headache, the nausea and light sensitivity rolling in shortly after. They tried to shield their eyes from the light that streamed into the unfamiliar room following the disturbance of a curtain, but the weight and ache of their limbs prevented them from doing so. Miyu let out a groan in dismay as a (regrettably) familiar face loomed before them, the adversary recognizable even in their foggy and disoriented state. The dejected utterance was cut off by the lip of a bottle put to their mouth. A sweet liquid only touched their tongue a second before Miyu spurted it out in protest.
Virgil’s expression remained largely aloof, aside from a twitch from the corner of his lips in disgust. He let out an annoyed huff through his nose, taking a moment to wipe his face with a handkerchief.
“Listen closely now. You can be incensed while feeling rotten, or you can continue to do so without incapacitation.” He swirled the bottle in his hand once to fully distribute the viscous juice, then held it to their firmly pursed lips once more, but refrained from tilting it towards them. “I’ve long had a chance to dispose of you. Now, will you drink?”
Miyu gave Virgil a dubious, piercing glare. Of course, Miyu didn’t trust Virgil. But at this point, they didn’t have many options. Hesitantly, they opened their mouth and drank. Miyu fought back the urge to gag, having some difficulty with getting the thick, sweet liquid down their aching throat. Once they got it all down, Virgil stepped back and closed the curtain once more to give the drink some time to replenish them. Unable to bring themself to move, they closed their eyes to try and ease themself from the discomfort of watching the room swirl and spin around them.
They weren’t certain how much time had passed before Virgil opened the curtain again. Ten, fifteen minutes, perhaps? Either way, it seemed like enough time had passed to where their headache wasn’t quite as debilitating, and their limbs no longer felt numb and laden.
“Now that you’re finished with being childish, I suppose you have many questions. After all, it didn’t seem like you received many answers. Am I precise, M’hyume?” Virgil said, crossing his arms over his chest as he stood by the bed.
Miyu shifted, moving to sit up. They grimaced at the faint thrum of pain at their temples, but it was bearable at this point. “Miyu. You’ll call me Miyu,” they flatly responded, voice faint and hoarse.
“Very well then, Miyu.” He leaned forward, setting down a glass of water before them. The Elezen pulled up a chair, taking a seat across from the Miyu.
Again, Miyu gave a reluctant stare. They didn’t take as long this time around to accept the offered drink; their gaze not once wavered from Virgil as they drank from the cold glass. They wet their lips, clearing their throat as they proceeded.
“M’ezzo. My sister – is it true she hired you? And why?” The question felt all sorts of wrong, like Miyu themself was telling a lie.
“M’ezzo was indeed the first to hire me before your former spouse took interest in my work. And as for the why – do you inquire of why she hired me, or why she is involved with that group?” Virgil answered. When Miyu shot him a very pointed look, he nodded and continued. “She’s been with the Basilisks for some time, even before you made your choice to step onto the ship. While you may consider her your sister, she doesn’t share the same sentiment. Certainly, she has some fondness for you, given how she only wished for me to keep tabs on your location to ensure you weren’t meddling in Basilisk business. As well as to retrieve that But family… her family was always with that crew.”
Miyu blinked, expression twisting in disbelief and confusion. “What? My father took her in as one of our own. We gave her our name. She practically raised me. That just sounds like a load of…”
Virgil held a hand up. “I do not care for your familial squabble, nor am I interested in your complaints. That is all I’ve heard from M’ezzo. For your clarity, that is all that I will share.”
The Miqo’te’s brow twitched in annoyance. Their hand shook slightly as they clutched at the glass of water with a firm grip. “Oh, for my clarity? Yes, thank you, Virgil! That clears everything up! How could I ever thank you? Shall I give you a headpat? Sloppy wet kiss? A-”
“Enough. Do you wish to continue with this repulsive tantrum?” Virgil interrupted, standing to his full height over them. The other was silenced, though not without shooting him another fiery glare. Seeing as they were quiet now, he continued. “Now, what she insists is that she was not brought into your family, as you see it. She insists she was taken; and that goes along with that soul crystal and rod of yours…” hardened eyes roamed over the Miqo’te. “... wherever you have them.”
“My father-”
“A thief and a fraud? Such as yourself. Now, do you have any other questions for me? Your expression is pallid, and I frankly do not want to be present when you hurl.”
Miyu swallowed their frustrations, not wanting to waste anymore time with complaints. They can reflect on everything regarding their family later. And Virgil did have a point – they still felt sick to their stomach, and the new information they had received did quick work to exacerbate it.
“Why are you helping me now?”
There was an unnerving swiftness in the way Virgil tilted his head to one side, almost having a bird-like quality. “There is no pardon for depravity. Behavior of the immoral and unprincipled is not something I turn a blind eye to.”
Miyu stared. They understood about three of those words before they felt their headache coming back. “Okay…. So, you seemed real loud about thievery and fraudulence. But you surround yourself with pirates? So what is going on with that? What do you get out of helping them?”
Slowly, Virgil sat back down. “I accompany them for my research.”
Miyu’s brow contorted into confusion. “Research? What for?”
For once, there was a notable shift in Virgil’s expression. His lips curled into an excited grin. “Are you aware of the Echo, Miyu?” The taller man leaned forward, towards the Miqo’te. “Moreover, are you acquainted with anyone touched by it?”
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Adrian is the mommy and Darius the daddy in the family dynamic surprisingly, Adrian is the one who will spoils the kids rotten while Darius believes more in discipline and tough love then praise when they do it right. Adrian partly to make it up to Hunter, the other one because he got more protective ever since he discovered what he almost truly did in Labyrinth Runners. He doesn't mind hurting kids, giving them a death sentence is a bit too much for him though.
HJHJHG YES LOVE IT <3 (all the fantasiessss~)
Can't imagine how awkward that was for Adrian to interact with Hunter at the beginning! Like, yeah he basically almost gave him away to Belos for certain doom!!
Oh man it's actually kind of funny with basilisk au:
"It's okay to rough up a kid a bit, builds a character!", Hunter nods in agreement.
Darius in his hands "For the love of Titan, you two are so messed up, go to therapy!" XD
But yeah, Boiling Isles are not the safest place for kids, so you get used for tough conditions xD Yesterday you were almost eaten by some beast in your school trip and today you are playing grudgby xD
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@slightlyplant asked about the Basilisk mythology and why it reminds me of The King. So here i go
(Just to clarify there are like SO many interpretations of basilisks and im only gonna reference the ones i deem relevant.)
First the meaning of the word basilisk itself "basilískos, which means "little king", "little prince", "chieftain", or "young ruler" " In some interpretations its described as a snake like creature with certain traits of a chicken, on its head it has a crown-shaped crest and is very often asociated with royalty.
Described to hatch from an egg laid at midnight on a clear night with a full moon (in some interpretations specifically by an old chicken nearing their death), after a few days the egg will adquire a rotten appearance (often described as "soft and leathery") and a basilisk will hatch. Others noted the star sirius ascending might have had something to do with their creation.
Its said to have poisonous breath and in some stories can even breathe fire. Its also said they're born with a flame in their eyes that kills anyone and anything who makes eye contact with them. There are very few ways to kill a basilisk, making it look at its own reflection in the mirror or by the smell of a Weasel, also the only animal that can look at its eyes without dying. This possibly emerged because of stoats, mongoose and weasels usually eating cobras, the animal the basilisk is based off, but i think its kind of poetic how the only animal who can stand its glare is also the only one who can kill it
Just in case here are some references of its description from one of the eairliest records of the basilisks existance written in Pliny the Elder's book, Natural History:
"It is produced in the province of Cyrene, being not more than twelve fingers in length. It has a white spot on the head, strongly resembling a sort of a diadem. When it hisses, all the other serpents fly from it: and it does not advance its body, like the others, by a succession of folds, but moves along upright and erect upon the middle. It destroys all shrubs, not only by its contact, but those even that it has breathed upon; it burns up all the grass, too, and breaks the stones, so tremendous is its noxious influence. It was formerly a general belief that if a man on horseback killed one of these animals with a spear, the poison would run up the weapon and kill, not only the rider, but the horse, as well.
To this dreadful monster the effluvium of the weasel is fatal, a thing that has been tried with success, for kings have often desired to see its body when killed; so true is it that it has pleased Nature that there should be nothing without its antidote. The animal is thrown into the hole of the basilisk, which is easily known from the soil around it being infected. The weasel destroys the basilisk by its odour, but dies itself in this struggle of nature against its own self."
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Ranking the elden ring legacy dungeons from worst to best, 1/3
There's 21 of these assholes, so If I do 7 at a time, I can do 3 posts. This'll be long as fuck, so buckle up.
21: Miquella's Haligtree. ...FUCK! I hate this area quite a big. Tons of tree branches with those envoy guys to doot you, ants to knock you off, and tricky parkour. Oh yeah, and scarlet rot landmines. Once you get through that, the risk of falling is somewhat abated, but there's a ton of misbeggoten and mushroom dudes. I... I don't get it. And then the run to the shortcut is filled with mushrooms again, snails calling crystal mages, and battlemages. Only good part of this is the boss.
20: Subterranean Shunning Grounds. I probably hate this place more than Haligtree, I just go down here less. Because it's shit. Running around pipes isn't fun, imps aren't fun, the tunnel maze isn't fun, revenants aren't fun, lobsters aren't fun, omens aren't fun, this place is shit! Nothing worth going down here for, especially not 1 ending.
19: Caria manor. Okay, okay, fuck those hands. They're annoying, fast, jumpy, and only easy to put down with fire. Rest of the area excels at being foggy as hell and hard to see through. The upper areas are boring. The only reason this is above Haligtree is because there's no scarlet rot. Anyway, next
18: Elphael, brace of the Haligtree. It's like if anor Londo and Blighttown had a baby. Filled with knights, cleanrot, rotten crystal dudes, several erdtree avatars, and enough Kindred of rot to make me angry. Not to mention the scarlet pools around, and the ability to get knocked off constantly. And the runs between sites of grace is too much. And, don't forget, fuck the boss.
17: lake of rot. Just stop with the rot. At least you can run straight through it, and it gives you a cure rot item. But that doesn't change the fact it's uninspired, lame, and just a straight path. With basilisks and Kindred, woo
16: siofra river. The actual area is kinda unremarkable, the enemies are straight shit, though. The archers that'll shoot you halfway across the map perfectly, crabs, and the sentient lightning that'll kill you no matter what level you are. And you have to experience all of that to run around and fight Mr dead deer. Fuck me, man
15: Deeproot depths. Parkour across the tree branches, the zone. More ants, which I hate. Other than that, not too remarkable. Good atmosphere, lots of runes, and 2 bosses. Just wish getting here didn't suck, too.
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Garrick snapepd his head at his father.
"What? Absolutely not."
Finnick sighed and rubbed at his forehead. His rings glinting as looked up from his reports.
"Don't be difficult Garrick. I will even let you have a choice among the females but -"
"Why must I choose? You waited for Mama."
He stepped closer, his hands gripping the table. Did his father know something?
"Why cannot I wait for mine Fated?"
Finnick looked away, dropping his gaze to his papers.
"You will not be able to have her Garrick. Please, do as your duty demands and -"
Garrick walked out of the room, slamming the door shut. He ignored his father's guards. He needed out of this palace.
Samkiel snorted at him, draining his next glass of mead. The courtyard was blessedly empty today.
"You look terrible. What fighting a basilisk in -"
"Be quiet. This is all your fucking fault."
Garrick sat down across from him rubbing at his temples. His fingers trembled, trying to find another way to read the scene then what he kept coming back to.
Surely he wouldn't?
Surely his father wouldn't -
"GARRICK!"
He jerked his head up, his mind stopping for him long enough to realize how he'd spoken. He exhaled and dropped his head.
"I'm sorry I haven't been sleeping and -"
"Nevermind that. What have I done to you? Your father isn't a tyrant."
Garrick snorted at his friend, taking the drink he offered. He drained it, and another and another.
"My father wants me to marry."
Samkiel made a face, his eyes slowly narrowing.
"You don't seem abjectly horrified by the prospect? Is she at least pretty?"
Garrick looked at his hands, mentally biting his tongue.
"I don't know, I walked out before I could see whatever portraits he'd found. But no, no I don't mind the idea of marriage. I just -"
"Marry who you wish? Does she love another?"
Samkiel's voice bordered on outrage. Garrick was a good male, honorable. What female wouldn't want someone like him?
Garrick laughed, rubbing at his face. His fingers shook harder.
"Oh she wants me even if she doesn't say it as explicitly as I have. She wants me."
"Then what is - is the male?"
Samkiel stood, reaching for his sword. Garrick didn't move, watching with dull eyes.
"What are you doing Samkiel?"
Samkiel fastened his sword and turned to him, his eyes blazing.
"If she wants you, and you want her then this male has no right. You shall be wed, I will force the issue if I must. Someone should end up happy in this dismal court."
Garrick shut his eyes and placed his face in his hands.
"Please don't. I can't - I - please."
Samkiel frowned, he'd never seen Garrick this upset. He moved around the table, gripping his shoulder.
"Is she in danger Ric? Is that it? Who is she I -"
Garrick shook his head, staring up at him.
"I can't tell you."
He shoved away from the table, stumbling in the grass as he tried to fight himself.
"Fuck I've told you far too much. I -"
"Garrick, who is she?"
Something rotten twisted in his court. But no, no he must be wrong. Surely, one of them would have said something right?
“I can’t tell you.” His voice came across sharper than it should, his voice rose higher than he wanted it to. His eyes were wide, his heart raced. He yearned to yell her name from the roof tops, but he wouldn’t put her in that position or risk her life. He wouldn’t risk her safety, he wouldn’t hurt his friend.
Garrick shock his head and turned away, his head dropped as he looked towards the floor and closed his eyes. He imagined her touch, her imagined having her by his side assuring him all will be alright.
But it wouldn’t, he wouldn’t be able to be with her and he’ll be made to marry someone else, just as she was being made to marry Samkiel.
“I can’t because there is too much risk, I can’t jeopardize everything over love.”
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Oh don't worry Mod, that happened alllll the way back in March so my arms are all better now. And you know what's annoying? I've been getting ideas that after I do my The Price of Fate Review to copy what you are doing with your definite theory on Despair Time's Arei-J Swap Theory and do one about my Mikado is the Basilisk theory as I know I've detailed it in my theory page but its outdated, I feel I can expand upon it greatly, clear up any misconceptions and any possible counterpoints. (1/2)
//You definitely have a lot of great ideas that I'm looking forward to seeing, but boy does rotten lemons like throwing at many of us out here ^^;
//Really hope you're doing better!
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For Sale
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Number of units available is not listed due to the frequency at which they may change
If Plague has one of the Dominance spots ask about discounts!
I’m also willing to trade anything here for anything on my wishlist! Just dm me (preferably here) and so we can work something out
Food
Price - 1g or 1kt per unit
Key: 🥩 = Meat, 🦐 = Seafood, 🌳 = Plants, & 🐞 = Insects
Hib Den
🥩 Balsas Anatole
🥩 Black Capped Chickadee
🥩 Black Orpington
🌳 Blue Parrot Tulip
🥩 Blue Throated Budgie
🥩 Bog Canary
🦐 Broadstripe Uaru
🌳 Bulrush
🦐 Clown Shrimp
🥩 Common Sparrow
🐞 Daddy Longlegs
🌳 Dark Creeper
🥩 Dust Slither
🥩 Dwarf Fawn
🐞 Earthworm
🌳 Floating Maiden
🐞 Fly
🦐 Electric Stinger
🥩 Grey Squirrel
🥩 Hellbender
🥩 Hooded Skunk
🌳 Juneflower
🌳 Jungle Lillies
🦐 Leech
🥩 Old World Rabbit
🥩 Plauge Bat
🦐 Pumpkinseed Sunfish
🦐 Redwing Hopper
🥩 Reedhopper
🐞 Palefoot Slug
🦐 Sardines
🌳 Satin Violets
🦐 Sea Sparrow
🦐 Serpae Tetra
🥩 Shrew
🦐 Smallhead Flying Fish
🦐 Sparkling Crayfish
🦐 Tiger Shrimp
🥩 Trumpeter Swan
🦐 Tuxedo Urchin
🥩 Valley Quail
🦐 Vampire Eel
🐞 Water Strider
🦐 Yellow-tinged Featherduster
Swipp
🥩 Amethyst Striker
🌳 Blackberry
🌳 Black Tulip
🐞 Black Witch
🥩 Coral Snake
🥩 Emerald Striker
🥩 Ferret
🥩 Micro Deer
🥩 Mute Swan
🐞 Nymph
🥩 Olive Sea Snake
🦐 Sunset Sea Dragon
🥩 Weasel
🐞 White Cabbage Butterfly
🥩 White-Eared Hummingbird
Baldwin
🌳 Blue Rose
🌳 Frosted Violets
🦐 Glowslug
🐞 Honeybee
🐞 Leaf Beetle
🦐 Nudibranch
🥩 Snapping Turtle
🐞 Stinglash
Hib Den & Baldwin
🌺 Pale Pink Rose
Materials
Price - 1g or 1kt per Unit
Hib Den
🔸 Ash Twigs
🔸 Beautiful Barrens Tile
🔸 Beeswax
🔸 Birch Twigs
🔸 Chimera Fangs
🔸 Chrome Laser Head
🔸 Clay
🔸 Coppercoil Segment
🔸 Iridescent Cloth
🔸 Lumen Wiring
🔸 Metal Spring
🔸 Rusted Chain
🔸 Sand
🔸 Swiftfoot Warrior’s Belt
🔸 Volt Wiring
Swipp
👾 Berserker’s Belt
👾 Black Iron Segment
👾 Bone Fragments
👾 Bonewood Branch
👾 Brilliant Length
👾 Broken Pottery Piece
👾 Cedar Logs
👾 Chipskunk Tail
👾 Chrysoberyl
👾 Copper Ore
👾 Crumbling Leather
👾 Decorative Desert Tile
👾 Driftwood Log
👾 Emerald
👾 Firestarter
👾 Glowing Pocket Bauble
👾 Iron Belt Buckle
👾 Mangled Textile
👾 Moldy Leather
👾 Moth-Eaten Rug
👾 Obsidian
👾 Red Fabric Scrap
👾 Rose Quartz
👾 Rotten Leather
👾 Seeker Broach
👾 Shale
👾 Shimmering Cloth
👾 Snakeskin Cloth
👾 Squirrel Skull
👾 Umbral Yarn
👾 White Linen Fabric Scrap
Baldwin
🧪 Aged Tome
🧪 Battered Book of Fables
🧪 Ceramic Plate
🧪 Dried Cedar Branch
🧪 Fancy Silver-Plated Belt Buckle
🧪 Fir Branch
🧪 Fishing Net
🧪 Grouse Basilisk Field Notes
🧪 Intact Parchment
🧪 Silken Feathers
🧪 Smokey Quartz
🧪 Smokey Sphere
🧪 Tiny Feathers
🧪 Wind-Up Key
Hib Den & Swipp
🩸 Hardy Antler
🩸Iron Ore
🩸Nickel Ore
🩸 Salt
🩸Sparrow Skull
Swipp & Baldwin
🔹 Driftwood Branch
🔹 Pine Branch
Hib Den & Baldwin
🌺 Blue Ooze
🌺 Copper Muck
🌺 Gold Muck
🌺 Green Goo
🌺 Green Ooze
🌺 Green Sludge
🌺 Orange Goo
🌺 Orange Ooze
🌺 Orange Sludge
🌺 Purple Goo
🌺 Red Ooze
🌺 Redwood Kindling
🌺 Rusted Iron Belt Buckle
🌺 Silver Muck
🌺 Sweetpuff Feather
🌺 Yellow Goo
🌺 Yellow Ooze
🌺 Yellow Sludge
All
♠️ Silver Ore
Apparel
To Be Priced, but feel free to offer
Head
🎩 Forest Green Head Wrap
🎩 Pretty Aqua Head Bow
🎩 Red Warrior Face Mask
🎩Viridian Leather Skullcap
Neck
🧣 Pretty Pink Neck Bow
Arms & Legs
🥾 Iron Filigree Boots
🥾 Kelly Green Spats
🧤 Mage’s Peony Gloves
🥾 Pretty Buttercup Leg Bow
🥾 Refined Highnoon Spurs
Wings
🦋 Contrast Rouge Wing Guard
🦋 Pretty Peach Wing Bow
Body
👔 Burrowing Chitin Breastplate
👔 Creeping Chitin Breastplate
👔 Earthsong Haori
👔 Silver Filigree Breastplate
Tail
🧶 Iron Filigree Tail Guard
Extras
🕶 Silver Flowerfall
Familiars
To Be Priced, but feel free to offer
Fiona
💕 Paddyfowl
Battle
Price - PWYW or Trade
🪓 Ambush - Lvl 9 or Higher
🪓 Berserker - Lvl 17 or Higher
🪓 Discipline - Lvl 9 or Higher
🪓 Frozen Acuity Fragment - Lvl 5 or Higher
🪓 Leaf Bolt - Lvl 5 or Higher
🪓 Magical Acuity Fragment - Lvl 5 or Higher
🪓 Scholar - Lvl 17 or Higher
🪓 Shred - Lvl 1 or Higher
Skincents
No Items Available
Specialty
To Be Priced, but feel free to offer
Genes
🧬 Banescale Sugarplum (Secondary)
🧬 Modern Fissure (Secondary)
🧬 Veilspun Arc (Primary)
🧬 Veilspun Flecks (Tertiary)
Other
Price - 1g or 1kt per Unit
Hib Den
🔸 Airborne Warrior Belt
🔸 Amber-trapped Fly
🔸 Battered Scroll Case
🔸 Black Knight
🔸 Black Pawn
🔸 Black Queen
🔸 Black Rook
🔸 Decorative Centaur Quiver
🔸 Decorative Rasa Shard
🔸 Duelist Hilt
🔸 Ebon-Edged Spear
🔸 Enchanted Candle
🔸 Fennec Mask
🔸 Harpy Masque
🔸 Kelp Tender Plush
🔸 Large Stone Collar
🔸 Long Form Poetry
🔸 Moth-eaten Mith Doll
🔸 Mysterious Relief
🔸 Petal Bat Spoon
🔸 Ringmaster’s Bellwhip
🔸 Scroll Case
🔸 Shattered Reading Spectacles
🔸 Sharpened Serthis Spear
🔸 Sparksylph Husk
🔸 Spikeshell Cover
🔸 Stonestomp Tunic
🔸 Tarnished Chain
🔸 Trilobite Fossil
🔸 White Bishop
🔸 White King
🔸 White Knight
🔸 White Queen
🔸 White Rook
Swipp
👾 Amber-trapped Mosquito
👾 Aviar Fragment
👾 Azure Lure
👾 Battered Gauntlet
👾 Fossilized Fish
👾 Haunted Stone Orb
👾 Ornate Porcelain Jar
👾 Pulsating Pendant
👾 Raptor Effigy
👾 Rasa Pottery Fragment
👾 Spectre Loop
Baldwin
🧪 Basilisk Feather Fan
🧪 Crumbling Relief
🧪 Florist’s Satchel
🧪 Glazed Mammophant Mask
🧪 Herbalist’s Satchel
🧪 Intricate Woodcarving
🧪 Lawn Sin
🧪 Mender’s Healing Staff
🧪 Overly-Engineered Buckler
🧪 Owlcat Journal
🧪 Rusty Pickaxe
🧪 Showy Bell
🧪 Sorceress’ Loopbelt
🧪 Wolpertinger Hoodie
Hib Den & Swipp
🩸 Black Bishop
🩸 Dancer’s Bell
🩸 White Pawn
Swipp & Baldwin
🔹 Broken Bottle
🔹 Redfin Belt
Hib Den & Baldwin
🌺 Pickaxe
#fr sales#flight rising sales#flight rising#swipp’s swap stand#Baldwin’s bubbling brew#Hib den#fr item sales#flight rising item sales#the cauldron bubbles
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I fucking love this community.
https://www.gamesradar.com/elden-ring-finds-its-first-anti-hero-let-her-solo-me-a-player-who-just-wants-malenia-to-kill-them/
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“Grossology Reboot” (#2)
Previous: https://artmakerproductions.tumblr.com/post/640056784315416576/grossology-reboot-1-a-redesign-of-ty-and
1) My own idea of a redesigned Insectiva from Grossology if it were given a reboot. More insect-like traits in her appearance. In this interpretation, many of the villains are on the payroll or employment of Lance Boil.
2) My own idea of a redesigned Lance Boil from Grossology if it were given a reboot. Lance Boil here is the main mastermind behind the gross-related criminal activity in Ty and Abby's city. An incredible genius who for the last several years has been recruiting other criminals (and civilians) to become under gross criminals his payroll. He spies on (nearly) everyone by hacking into the city’s various cameras from his secret headquarters. He’s very elusive and hardly ever does the work himself, usually having some stooge or other villain do it for him. Went down a more 'mad scientist' vibe opposed to this 'smug yet cool and suave James Bond billionaire type villain'.
3) My own idea of a redesigned Slither Buddies (this being the escaped prototype, Cuddles) from Grossology if it were given a reboot. Their infant stage is based on the mythical Tsuchinoko. Made an attempt to make the other elements from other reptiles used in its DNA more prominent (monitor lizards, crocodiles, iguanas, boas, etc.) Funny story, when looking up the name I typed "thicc snake cryptid" and boom, first result. Heh heh. For it's adult stage, I used the mythical basilisk as reference. Artist's Note: *Size of juvenile and adult are not to scale w/ one another*.
4) My own idea of a redesigned Chester/Kid Rot from Grossology if it were given a reboot. In this reimagining of the series, Chester's gains his powers and alter ego in a similar fashion to the original. Though, his darkened skin when in his "Kid Rot" phase is limited to his facial area around the eyes as you can see. Unlike his counterpart from the original series this Kid Rot chooses to be a crime fighter and do good... but his other half (i.e. Kid Rot) can get extremely petty and serves justice his own uniquely "rotten" way. Because of this, he's viewed as a vigilante. Choosing to join neither the Grossologists or Lance Boil. Often causing problems for both parties. His relationship w/ Abby is far less obsessive and more as playful teasing (much to her annoyance) as he's seemingly always one step ahead of the two and gets away.
5) My own idea of a redesigned Fartor from Grossology if it were given a reboot. In this interpretation he is the leader of a cult/gang known as "The Brotherhood of Fartor" who commit various crimes 'round town that are fart related (ex. robbing groceries/stores for foods that cause gas) w/ their endgame being to stink up the entire city (and more) for their liking. It's members consist of youths and young adults who are all mostly runaways, homeless, and have nowhere to go. There are various ranks and factions w/in this group. Basically think back to the Foot Clan from the 90's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and you get the idea. His seat can detach from those hoses and fly freely. The flatulence he breaths also powers the suit as a fuel source.
6) My own idea of a redesigned Sloppy Joe from Grossology if it were given a reboot. In terms of his character and personality, Joe is a lot more nastier in both regards. Way less friendly and childish. In this interpretation, he (and many of the other villains) are on the payroll/employment of Lance Boil. Artist’s Note: I might go back and make another revision of his design later on.
7) My own idea of a redesigned Scab Fairy from Grossology if it were given a reboot. For her I went w/ a more traditional fairy-like look for her appearance. Much like how the Tooth Fairy is often depicted as. As well as a 50s hairstyle/fashion. Grossologists, Ty and Abby are called in to investigate the robbery of the "Fairy's Eye", an incredibly beautiful (and rare) gem that was discovered and unearthed from the Scablands. The eyewitness says that the culprit was insect-like and could fly. Initially they suspect Insectiva. While looking for clues, a few scabs are found and are analyzed by Lab Rat. All them belonging to multiple people With this, Ty and Abby go around town and interviewe the owners. All their stories have one thing in common: the Scab Fairy. Claiming to have been visited by her in the night. Much later, they finally meet the Scab Fairy herself. They later find her true identity. Helena Globin, former university professor and beauty queen, who went mad and into hiding after obtaining a small cut which turned into a scab. She uses the stolen gem to power her sceptre while using the scabs she collects as a fuel source.
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