#wrow a lot

[styllwaters]

do you have any ideas about Knight language(s)? How they sound, work, etc.?

I'm glad you asked! Sorry this took so long; it's a bit of a long one.

For Knight languages, all vocalisations originate from the Host. Spoken language is harsh and guttural, consisting of deep growling, hissing, and ‘rolls of the tongue’. Their growls are quite loud, and accompanying them are low-frequency vibrations which can be felt across the entire body. The closest approximation would be cassowary rumbling. Hosts rely less on their ears (which are small holes hidden under their fur) and more on vibrations to detect sound.

Helmets are incapable of making such complex vocalisations and instead use many forms of sign language to communicate via their manipulators. When a Knight mentally separates their Host and Helmet, the Helmet is no longer able to speak through the Host. As such, there are two main language forms used by Knights of every regional variety; the vocal Host language and the signing Helmet language.

However, typically when Knights are communicating, they may use a mixture of the two, called Speech-sign. Helmet signing accompanied by Host speech aids in conveying proper tone, considering Host articulation tends to be very monotone. It also contains underlying messages; or what we would call subtext. As a result, Knights tend to be highly attentive to body language and focus on hand movements rather than eyes/mouth when in conversation.

[Pictured above: the Plains pike-fort Kryyit-kan conversing with their guard-spire mate, Ynsi-jehwa. Kryyit is apologising for squishing Ynsi's favourite pet bug.]

There are some ‘universal’ signs and gestures which are generally understood by all Knights, no matter the language or region. Many of these signs are also used during hunts to communicate from afar without startling prey. Mountain, Plains, and Polar Knight children are taught these from an early age.

[Pictured above: the eight essential signs used by all Knights. Helmet manipulators are highly dexterous and can move in various directions.]

Knights also have ‘drumming’ languages, which is a method of communicating over long distances. Mainly used in Plains regions, Knights drum on the sand with their back feet in patterns not unlike Morse code. For more reliable and accurate communication they may use a thumping device. Knights are able to detect these seismic disturbances over vast stretches of land.

ADDITIONAL FACTS

Mountain Knight names tend to contain a lot of consonants and are the most hissy/raspy/guttural. The Host name comes before the Helmet name, and they are combined into one. (Eg. Neghasharat-Hksuutaka = Negha-taka)

Plains Knight names have more vowels and are slightly higher pitched. They are similar to the Mountain naming scheme, except the Helmet name comes before the Host name. (Eg. Krryitmana-Kankala = Krryit-kan)

Polar Knight names are not two-part. They do not name their Host or Helmets at all, only naming the Knight infant when they are assimilated. They are generally shorter and are the highest pitched. (Eg. Reio)

Knight 'laughing' sounds exactly like tiger chuffing!

#thank you for the ask!! #had a lot of fun with this one #vivere 44 #knights #ask #aliens #speculative biology #spec bio #speculative evolution #spec evo #worldbuilding #art #my art #also I think this is my 100th ask? wrow 🎉 #I haven't yet figured out what their written language looks like. that's for another time

[harbingersecho]

#rvb #red vs blue #lavernius tucker #tucker #rvb tucker #mine #*23 #i was gone for a bit and now i have almost a 100 followers? wrow. ty #still haven't been drawing a lot bc im in a funk but. i might draw some more quick silly shit like this

[ryusxnka]

My blog just turned NINE today. It's not old you are.

#;Ooc #Usually i'll make a big thing for it #But not this year #I've neglected it a lot the past year so #It's literally been a decade #I've written this kid #Wrow #Neway. #Not to repeat myself over and over #But i love my mutuals so much #& appreciate them #4 always sticking around #making my days funner #This blog would have perished long ago #if it werent for them n my friends #So thk u all so fucking much #4 everything

[dateamonster]

old horror movies fuck hard sometimes btw looking at u mr sardonicus

#ungodly screeching #im watching rn and wrow i love a ghoul movie you dont see a lot of ghoul stories around rly

[ghostkiin]

hey man you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 aren't looking too hot

#dannymay2022 #not vomit just lots of blood but emeto tag anyways #my art #wrow i did this in one sitting #tonal layers my beloved #emeto warning #blood / #danny phantom #danny fenton #dannymay day 30 #possessing ur own corpse if ye will #decomposition ensues #corpse au #dannymay

[lion-buddy]

Ooooo almost forgot what day it was happy new ye💥

#lots of blue this year wrow #im actually pretty happy with my improvement. i was in a big slog for the first part of the year but. :] its ok we made it #i cannot wait to keep improving ahhhh #2023 art review #art review

[jays-supersonic-dynamo]

hiiii i participated in the ninjago oc secret summer event!! i got @roselock22 , here’s their oc Storm :)

#my art #fanart #ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago oc #ninjagoocsecretsummer2023 #wrow what a tag #anyway yeah i had a lot of fun drawing ur oc!!!! her design is so so neat #with a color palette that is very pleasing to the eye!!! Very Tastey #hope you like it!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍 #yah thats a normal amount of thumbs up im sated

[hamameiji]

Kobo stuff

#Vtuber #Hololive #Hololive ID #Kobo Kanaeru #hololive indonesia #Idk what else to tag fmmfmf #Removed the last [I promise p0rtsp@ next week] tag bc it's popping up in the ship tag damn 😭 #Is tumblz not doing the “post will only show up in the tag if said tag is a part of the 5 first tags” thing anymore? #A lot changed wrow

[ratcandy]

do you have tips for writing eloquently?

I have started and scrapped and rewritten this post so many times because my confidence level is not working with me here sdhgkJSDGH

Well! Um! To be bluntly honest, I only write Zote's dialogue like that (assuming that is where this question stems from) because I read and reread his dialogue again and again over the course of a year back when I was writing CoGR!,,,

And then once you write like that for a year straight, it sort of becomes second nature to you hdgKHSKH

So if you've got a muse that you'd like to reference the word choice of, honestly, drenching yourself in their speaking mannerisms for a while can help you pick up on the subtleties of how they talk pretty well! Like genuinely! Just sit down and listen to fancy old english for a while, if that's what you're going for. Listen to it for hours and pick apart how things are said and why.

But um! Aside from that, the one big point of advice I can give is to not make it sound forced. The point of eloquence is that it's supposed to flow and feel natural. You can use as many fancy words and syntax as you want, but if it feels stilted and strange, the effect will be lost.

When it comes to the Big Fancy Words, so long as you're using them properly and not over-using them to the point of sounding pretentious (unless that is in-character), you should be fine! I would think, anyway!! I abuse the hell out of wordhippo to get my fancy words, for example. But I try not to fancy word too much, and I make sure those words make sense in how they're used and where. Because the last thing you want is for it to be super obvious you're taking from a thesaurus as you go.

Also, of course, a good rule of thumb: I double/triple-check every word I use to ensure I'm using it properly, even if I'm 99% certain I am. Because otherwise you look Real Silly for it. Check how it's supposed to be put into a sentence. Check the definition. Check alternate definitions to make sure you don't accidentally say something you don't mean!

(This is how I found out that saying "in of itself" is wrong, and it's actually "in and of itself." Which is fucked up and evil, yes, but grammar is bitchy and horrible! Something else I recommend coming to terms with if you're gonna abuse that grammar to sound prettier hgkjH)

I find the best way to check that something sounds natural is to read it out loud yourself. Can you follow along with what you're saying, or do you keep finding yourself tripping over the wording? If you have to read a sentence ten times before it sounds comprehensible, it might be time to modify that sentence a little hdgkJH

And if just reading it aloud doesn't help, try recording yourself reading it aloud. Then listen to yourself and see if it makes sense. A trick I found online to check for grammar/spelling mistakes is if you're using something like Microsoft Word, there's a "Read Aloud" option under the Review tab in which it will read what you've written back to you. You'll notice if something sounds funky pretty quickly when a text-to-speech is reading it ghkjshSDG

[Another quick tip: Rationalize how eloquent you want a scene described/dialogue spoken, and think about whether it fits. Or if it would sound better less eloquent. Genuinely, sometimes a character spitting out "fuck you" has a much harder hit than a long spiteful monologue! Especially if that character has been nothing but eloquent up until that point!]

Otherwise, um. Well! It really is just a lot of practicing. Which is the worst advice ever yes I know, but most people can't fling themselves effortlessly into writing immaculate prose. Which. I AM NOt clAIMING I DO. FOR ONE. Just putting that out there!! It takes getting the hang of. It takes noticing where you slip up and noting how to fix it. It takes a lot of reading other stuff/listening to how people talk to get a grasp on it.

At least For Me. That is what I Do. And I am just Sitting Here. I started CoGR when I was 16,

#i REALLY hope this makes sense I'm trying my best but I have No idea how to give writing advice dhsKDGH #I'm 100% self-taught and flying by the seat of my pants most of the time #these are things that work For Me . They may not work For You! #regardless.......wrow . i honestly never thought i'd be asked how to . Write Eloquently. and yet here we are hdgKH #there's a compliment understood in there somewhere and so I shall say Thank You !!!!!! but also you're putting a lot of faith in my process #dghkdhJH #ask

[farraigeart]

i saw a fun prompt that was "your oc with characters they're based off of/inspired by" so i doodled a few! friojo gets two :>

characters in order:

kid icarus (captain n)

snow white (disney)

iron giant (brad bird)

pinocchio (disney)

#artists on tumblr #oc #original character #dungeons and dragons #dnd #character design #sketch #halfling #aasimar #dragonborn #robot #(the robot is NOT a dnd character but the other two are lol) #oc: tip #oc: the lizard man #oc: friojo #pinocchio #snow white #the iron giant #captain n #lots of tags. wrow. im done now thank u

[ria-starstruck]

attack on beachyaurora (on artfight)'s sybil!

#This was the one where i realized like ''omg......i can have More Than One Layer of shading....wrow....'' 💀 #didnt do it on all pieces after (esp depending on style) but like damn it rlly took me that long huh DFSHFLSFSKFDKJS #art #artfight #artfight attack #artfight 2023 #i also tried out floor shading from this tutorial i saw + im p sure a pal did that/smth similar in one of their pieces so #i feel like a lot of things came together for this piece #OH and i tried gradient in the shadows....much cooler to look at

[draconxs]

*YA is just short for young adult here could not type the full thing on site*

Decided to go and fuck around with Ka.ido's potential heights throughout his life using Lu.ffy as a base height to compare to. He had to of been a very big child to grow into the monster he became achy bones and everything. Massive characters in one piece surely suffer from some serious residual growing pains through each stage in their lives.

These are just my headcanons too so regardless of what canon might say about his other heights these are my theories and so the values I gave shouldn't be taken as an absolute but sort of like a theorized average.

#✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*headcanons*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ #big brat to a whole lot bigger biter old man #wrow

[nighttbound]

@themusechronicle | From Here

"Yes. If you promise not to leave a mess and my inhabitance should not suffer for it. The remoteness of the location should offer you respite. You will be warm and you will have a place to sleep. It is my pleasure to provide this if nothing more."

In spite of his stifling formality, he extended a hand. Purple claws unfurled to offer his soft palm.

"Will you take my hand?"

#the reblogs were being weird so I just started a new post #NEW NEL VERSION NEW ME #i hope his rewrite proves. Interesting for this thread bc I know we have both changed these two a lot recently #q #{When the dark night delivers the day};Nel #this is my first ic thing after making him This Way wrow

[prisonguards]

Im on tiktok now. I guess. 😳

#smallishbeans #empires cosplay #mcyt cosplay #prisspeaks #prismakes #empires smp #this is my partners setup not mine so I wonnnt be posting a lot soon cause I just dont have the lighting yet but #😳….. wrow #also Idk how tiktok works its a hellsite (detested) to me but

[hopjam]

concept: thai character whose god complex is hinted at through their fondness of strawberry fanta

#explanation of the joke: in thailand there is a tradition of offering red beverages to shrines to symbolize blood sacrifices #traditionally the offering would just be sweetened and colored by a blend of palm sugar and herbal essences #and then they introduced strawberry fanta to us. and we were like 'hey that's a lot easier' and now it's the standard shrine offering drink #anyway. this post is brought to you by the fact the 7-11 near me won't sell bottles or even cans of strawberry fanta #because there are a lot of teenagers in this area and most of them don't like to drink it because of the shrine offering association. #I JUST LIKE STRAWBERRY FANTA COME ON #val talks #(rare val thai moments wrow)