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miss-mossball · 2 years

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Could you explain the shadows AU? it seens really interesting. What are ofuck shadows and why do they act like my sleep paralysis demon? Are they named that way because you say "o fuck" when you see them?

yeah thats exactly how they got named! Dominique is an artist, he can't put names on things very well!

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Thank you for the interest in the shadows <3 I would love to delve into the Shadows lore and give you a bit of extra emphasis on the Ofuck shadows

The basic premise of the Shadows is that it's an in-between world; between existence and nonexistance, a realm between life and death, if you will. (It's essentially a Noun, an be a person, place or thing, really. It's usually all three. 'The Shadow came from the Shadows, it is made of a substance known as Shadow')

Shadows (as substance, as beings) are often made from anything that has a strong feeling attached to it. A teddy bear or a doll or an instrument that's had a lot of love put into it is likely to attract the shadow substance and take form, feeding off that affection as it's source of a soul. But the feelings they latch onto can easily be negative too. In fact they're more likely to

Any shadow feeding off any emotion can become an 'ofuck shadow', because it's something that's more complex and steadily there than an Um or Sculpted Um(basic shadows with no mind of their own), but not complex enough to really be critical of their source feelings like a Follower can.

Think of a shadow based off the anxiety of your friends not liking you. As an Ofuck shadow, the assumption is immediate and the assumption that your friends don't like you is the unchecked reality. This anxiety can devour you and make choices for you based off your feelings and not the reality of the situation, like breaking it off with friends or isolating

As a Follower shadow, this anxiety might assume they're not loved, but has the ability to question it and act with emotional maturity. The Anxiety doesn't go away, but it can betaken care of. Instead of breaking it off or isolating, the Follower would be able to reassure themselves.

An Ofuck shadow can become a follower shadow over time and with work, and a Follower shadow can regress to an Ofuck when they can't get a handle on their 'symptoms'.

Being a shadow is really a spectrum of experiences and relates heavily to how I experience my own mental illness, especially my dissociation and dissociative parts. I don't know enough about sleep paralysis, but if that's something you experience, I imagine it might be a good visual for what you experience too?

if you have any more shadows-related questions, I'd be happy to answer 🖤

#shadows #shadows au #shadow lore #doodle heaven #my ocs #lam p #dominique senior #' x ' <(#who is the snek attached to? who knows #sometimes people who hang around shadow-heavy areas make shadows in the shadow world without ever actually going in themselves #generally the 'rules' and 'lore' is very much a WIP because canonly it's just kinda left as a wip you can do whatever with #thamk u manna ilu

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bloodybellycomb · 10 months

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I genuinely mean it when I say that life becomes at least 30% more manageable whenever you allow yourself to become obsessed with something that is a little bit silly

#me watching several asoiaf lore videos as i struggle to find a job #nice #a song of ice and fire #also star wars #and #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #maybe also adventure time #wait is that it for me??#oh god i just realized that I actually do need more silly stuff in my life #i need more fantasy lore videos in my life rn!!#birdy chirps

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devilart2199-aibi · 2 months

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Mountain Man Beard 🪓🧔

#hermitcraft fanart #hermitcraft #ethoslab fanart #ethoslab #mcyt fanart #mcyt #this is from beans hc ep 8 for those curious #reminds me of my old dream where i saw etho at a hotel during minecon without the mask and yelled I KNEW YOUD HAVE 5 O CLOCK SHADOW!#or it could have been stubble it has been a long time lol 😂#anyway always love the etho lore

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jiiyawns · 1 year

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i spent a solid hour convinced shadow thought "locksmith" was "guy that locks doors"

the truth was almost as funny . but like was he provided all those locks or

#like was that part of his lore card. did. did he make these locks. was he really committed to the bit #shadow the hedgehog #miles tails prower #sonic the hedgehog #the murder of sonic the hedgehog #sth #fanart #draw

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fernsnailz · 1 year

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old friends

#don't think about the implications of an immortal life spent with another being who refuses to die #don't think about the tragedy and sorrows they faced in 200+ years of existing don't think about it don't #sorry this page did something to me LMAOO #anyway. hi silver #fern's sketchbook #sth #silver the hedgehog #e 123 omega #shadow the hedgehog #future lore #🦔🦇🤖

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slavonicrhapsody · 2 months

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WHO IS THIS SAULTRY LITTLE BINCH

ok this is my extremely unpolished breakdown of MESSMER THE IMPALER from the shadow of the erdtree trailer

The first thing that stands out about this dude is that he’s wearing EVERY possible symbol of treason against the Erdtree: SNAKES and FLAME

Messmer has snakes on his sigil, helm, and 2 snake friends who have dragon wings. Volcano Manor is known for its statues of winged serpents, but the wings are feathered, not dragonlike. these snakes are bright red-orange and are very unlike the Great Serpent we all know and love, who has a heavier build and is blue-grey in color.

Regarding snakes as symbolism, the Duelist Helm description reads,

“Bronze helm decorated with innumerable snakes. Worn by gladiators who were driven from the colosseum. The wearer becomes a slightly easier target for foes. The snake is viewed as a traitor to the Erdtree, and the audience delighted in seeing these bronze effigies beaten and battered.”

We can bet that whoever is associating themselves with snakes is a confirmed Erdtree hater (Rykard, hello!!!) or perhaps, this dude could even be part of the reason why snakes are considered traitorous in the first place?

In addition to us seeing Messmer wield fire, this line from the trailer (which I think is spoken about Messmer but not by Messmer) implies that he’s known for his fire: “Those stripped of the Grace of Gold shall all meet death. In the embrace of Messmer’s flame.”

It’s well known that flame is in many ways a taboo power; particularly the flame of the Fell God, which has the power to burn the Erdtree (the cardinal sin). Messmer’s fire is weird, in some ways it reminds me of the Rune of Death since it starts out black and turns red, but it’s also far too orange to simply be the Rune of Death’s power.

There’s also this description of the DLC: “The Land of Shadow. A place obscured by the Erdtree. Where the goddess Marika first set foot. A land purged in an unsung battle. Set ablaze by Messmer’s flame.”

I’d guess that the Land of Shadow was the place of Marika’s first conquest, and perhaps Messmer either aided her in razing it or that’s just something he did later?

so WHO is this dude????

for starters, his name is Messmer the Impaler — M like Marika! Melina, Malenia, Miquella, Mogh, and Morgott. seems to be a pattern...

He says in the trailer, “Mother, wouldst thou truly Lordship sanction, in one so bereft of light?”

Whoever Messmer’s mother is, she is in a position to “sanction lordship” meaning to give official permission for a lordship to take place. that screams Marika — she is THE goddess, and is responsible for guiding Tarnished to becoming Elden Lord. I can’t think of anyone else who might be called Mother who is in such a position as to allow someone to ascend to the position of Lord. He's also sitting in the same type of throne that the demigods sat in that we see in Morgott's cutscene.

theres 2 ways to interpret this line:

Messmer could referring to himself when he says this; as if he’s saying, would my mother truly allow me to become Lord even though I’m so dark and edgy?? in a kind of sarcastic way. the flames he produces start out black, and he’s covered himself symbols treasonous to the Erdtree. OR, he’s referring to us, the Tarnished, when he says this; as if he’s saying, would you really let a person with such little light inside them become lord, mother?? (rude!) I’d say we need more context to determine exactly what he means

ALSO, interestingly, his left eye is sealed shut… you know who else has their left eye sealed shut? THAT’S RIGHT… OUR FRIENDS MELINA AND RANNI

The scarseal and soreseal items of Marika and Radagon are also carved into eyeballs… could eye trauma be an empyrean trait?? could Messmer also be an empyrean, one who the current demigods didn’t know the existence of???

with all that being said, I really doubt that this guy is Rykard or Rykard’s child as I’ve seen some people speculate… these other clues in the trailer point towards him being another, separate demigod. so what do we make of all the similar imagery?? I think that Messmer might be working against the Erdtree toward his own ends, and he’s embracing similar powers that Rykard did when he turned traitor.

who is he then? I think he’s a demigod child of Marika, and possibly of Radagon because of the hair (unless his hair color comes elsewhere? a curse?). I think he got banished to the shadow realm for treason reasons, given the heretical symbols. perhaps he was an empyrean with his own agenda who was disposed of by Marika, like the Gloam Eyed Queen? perhaps he has ambitions to return to the real world and become Lord, destroying the Tarnished who might take his throne?

I did this instead of sleeping I hope you’re all happy

#elden ring #elden ring dlc #shadow of the erdtree #messmer the impaler #messmer #elden ring lore #ok now ive got that out of my system i can go about my day

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son1c · 11 months

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i got you

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #shadow the hedgehog #sonic au #falling stars au #scribbles #so this part will (most likely) never be written out cuz it's like. The Implied Prologue or whatever but #i've always pictured it as sonic holds onto his super form for as long as he can and it only fades completely after they hit the ground...#which 1) saves his life and 2) brings shadow a little comfort as they fall to earth cuz of super's Big Positive Energy #just a little lore from me to u...

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foolnamedjoey · 2 months

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Black and white miscellaneous comic pages are my calling

#yes I have lore. will I share it? MAYBE #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #sonic fanart #sonic au #shadow #shadow the hedgehog #sonadow #<- I guess but not really #sonic comics

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emthimofnight · 3 months

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May we hear more of this "dark" version of Stellar👀?

have some angst I drew surrounding this exact subject :)

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cacturnia · 2 months

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Chili Bean!

#lookat my silly #im thinking of doing some little comics to explain their lore properly sooo expect that probably soon i hope!!!#sonadow fankid #sonadow fanchild #sonic fankid #sth #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonadow #chili bean the hedgehog-hedgehog #cacturniart

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bottombaron · 9 months

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just me thinking abt the insidiousness of the Familiar Clinic

a place where every familiar is recommended to be put down

not because of any injury or disease

but because their vampire cared about them enough to take them there in the first place

#what we do in the shadows #wwdits #wwdits spoilers #wwdits s5 #THINK ABOUT IT #ITS NOT ABT THE FAMILIAR #ITS ABT THE VAMPIRE #'oh your familiar has a cold and you went out of your way to bring them here and wait in a waiting room with crappy magazines and sadness?'#'yeah you care too much abt this one. you've grown too attached. you're invested in its well being at the expense of your own comfort'#'the best course of action is to put them down'#have you ever been to urgent care??? its the WORST #have you ever had to take someone there #its somehow wORsErEr #like the Familiar Lore in this ep was wild they really do think so low of familiars bjt also attachment to them is so dangerous??#just...fucking wild man #im never going to get over this episode

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st7e · 2 months

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So, this spell we see in the Shadow of the Erdtree trailer:

It appears to be a mass version of the same effect as the Bewitching Branch item, it even has the same particle effects.

The Bewitching Branch, of course, is an item associated with Miquella that turns enemies into allies. It appears that the spell in the trailer is doing the same thing. This spell is likely a version of a power that Miquella has.

Now let's compare this dialog from the beginning of the trailer:

"He wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men. There is nothing more terrifying."

To the description for the Bewitching Branch:

The Empyrean Miquella is loved by many people. Indeed, he has learned very well how to compel such affection.

We already know that Miquella was good at "compelling" love from others, but now we're being told that this power is terrifying and dangerous. We hear of many people who love Miquella in the base game, the most important examples being Malenia and Mohg. We must wonder, then, was this love genuine or compelled?

What if Miquella is the one who compelled Mohg to capture him? What if Miquella being torn from the Haligtree and bled dry by Mohg was actually part of his plan to reach the Land of Shadow? The YouTube description for the trailer says:

It was to this land (the Land of Shadow) that Miquella departed. Divesting himself of his flesh, his strength, his lineage. Of all things Golden

What if Mohg's fucked up ritual was a necessary step in Miquella's "divestment"?

What if instead of the tragic victim we all thought he was, Miquella was actually pulling the strings all along?

#elden ring #shadow of the erdtree #miquella the unalloyed #mohg lord of blood #elden ring lore #elden ring theory #elden ring dlc #elden ring spoilers

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montanabohemian · 9 months

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honestly, the people bitching about an objectively insane episode of wwdits are SO BORING. it's just a silly little comedy about some idiot vampires that live together and commit atrocities in new york. like what is so difficult to comprehend about that.

of course lazslo would create horrifying animal lab experiments that can talk that guillermo has to take care of.

of course nandor and colin are besties.

of course nadja makes 50 dunkin runs for a crazy lady.

it's just a weird show that is outrageous and funny and sometimes carries an emotional wallop. it's not fucking rocket science.