#Beorc

[syrips]

tw: sa

huge trigger warning about irl stuff

so i dont want to write this at all but ive noticed mabinogi has been streaming recently by some loved streamers (which is legit/great, because mabi can be a wholesome experience); but with the potential influx of new players and people new to the community, i just want to throw a warning about a player you may see or hear about if you learn more about this community

tw: sa, disgusting behavior

mabinogi has a very huge predatory-player problem. most mmos have their ugly sides but i just want to point out that with discord, a lot of dangerous people have taken advantage of mabinogi's loose reporting rules with abusive/predatory players. as in, nexon staff going 'it happened on discord so we cant do much about it' and discord staff going 'well, we cant help you recover/use deleted messages'. i can only speak of my own experiences, but one of these players became a discord community admin (Mabinogi Alliance) who abused his power with his position in the server

i cant speak much for other dangerous players but PLEASE AVOID this person that goes by multiple names (usually to 'start over' or avoid accountability):

IXReaper

Beorc

Vandst

Satan

Joshua

if he changes his name, let me know. i dont know where he is or what he does anymore, but he preys on anyone who is 'kind enough to give him a chance, to show he is 'just misunderstood''. he knows what he is doing, and he uses every abusive method in the book until he finds those that you react to. positive, mixed, and negative reactions. he is dangerous to YOU, to others, and himself

please stay safe, and make sure if things feel off or too sudden, TAKE SNAPSHOTS, SCREENCAPS, and DOCUMENT things. move yourself away from the environment/situation if you can, pretend to disconnect/afk just to avoid him. make excuses. become 'boring' and less responsive to him. he relies on: gaslighting, lovebombing, grooming, desensitization, coercion, extortion, guilt tripping, victim blaming.

he is NOT nice. he is NOT misunderstood. he KNOWS what he is doing. he spent an entire year abusing me. i confronted him 2 years later, and he admitted he was possessive with me. it is not him 'into BDSM.' he is NOT a 'dom'. he is not 'unfamiliar' with it. he does not care what AGE, minor or adult, you are. he does not care how strong or smart you are. he will go after you all because of your kindness, vulnerability, and accessibility. and he will blame you. he will say you abused him. he will shame you for things he should be ashamed of. he will repeat the cycle with you if you forgive him; or, he will find someone else to repeat the cycle with, once he finds he can no longer exploit you. he will change his name, try to wipe his crimes clean, and start anew, as 'just a lonely, outcast, misunderstood man.'

please stay safe. there are safer communities and people out there, but this person (as well as anyone else who behaves this way) is not one of them.

#tw: sa #mabinogi #IXReaper #Beorc #Vandst #Mabinogi Alliance #tagging his igns so it is linked to his actions #mabinogi (NA) #tw: abuse

[theia-eos]

Guessing what a non-hateful term for the Branded would be, or, what do laguz and beorc actually mean, anyway?

In the Tellius games, there are the beorc and laguz. Beorc who hate laguz call themselves humans as a point of pride, whereas laguz who call beorc humans are using the term as an epithet. Beorc who had laguz will call them "Sub-human" and "half-breed."

Then there are the people who are both beorc and laguz. Because their mixed blood is considered a sin and their existence an affront to the goddess herself.

It's a cross between a beorc and a laguz. Such a taboo union violates every teaching of the goddess. And of society. We are untouchables. Abominations. Condemned to a life of hatred and shunning from both races.

These individuals are called "Branded" by beorc for the "mark of sin" that appears on their bodies

This mark on my forehead is the proof. 

One day, the laguz blood shows itself, marking the child’s body with a brand.

This [mark] is proof that the blood of both beorc and laguz course through me. And so, I am anathema to both.

They are referred to as "parentless" by laguz as laguz try to deny that they exist at all.

Yes, that's it. The laguz do call us that. "Parentless," as if to deny our heritage. As if to deny that we are their kin. That's how the laguz treat us—as if we should never have been born. 

Ike, local white-boy, dislikes Branded, and I'm sure he would hate parentless just as much, if not more.

???: Yes. He and I are both Branded. Ike: …Don’t use that word. You...are both people. Just like me and everyone else.

So what would be a polite term for them? We are given no answers.

But that's not going to stop me. Theorizing and spoilers after the cut.

The Branded came to be after the goddesses fell asleep, with the first Branded being born of two of the goddess's heroes, so neither Ashera nor Yune even knew that Branded could exist (let alone make laws against them), so they could have come up with a term in the game, but Yune doesn't, and Ashera is all "meh, they shouldn't exist either anyway because all life is a blight on the world" so she wouldn't. It goes without saying that the original goddess that Ashera and Yune are split from, Ashunera, wouldn't have had a name for the Branded either.

So, what would they be called? Let's examine what all the different peoples are called.

First, there are the common ancestors of the laguz and beorc, the "Zunanma." In Japanese, they are マンナズ (Literally "Mannanzu"). The laguz in Japanese are ラグズ (Literally "Raguzu"). The beorc in Japanese are ベオク (Literally "Beoku").

Laguz is a letter in an ancient runic alphabet called "Elder Futhark," and the Japanese name for Zunanma, Mannanzu, seems to be a clear reference to the Elder Futhark rune "Mannaz."

What about beorc then? It's not on the chart of Elder Futhark runes? Did we just make things up? Beorc is the Old English label for the Elder Futhark letter Berkana. The developers using the Old English name for Berkana and using the Proto-Germanic names Laguz and Mannaz instead of the Old English Lagu and Mann is an odd choice from a consistency perspective, but maybe they just wanted to keep it short or they liked how Beorc sounds over Berkana. Mannaz and Laguz both sound more fantastical than Mann and Lagu, so I don't blame them for using the original Elder Futhark names for those two.

So here are the three Elder Futhark runes the developers used when creating the games (Meanings are provided by Kittie Bernott):

ᛗ Mannaz - literally "Humanity" ; Individuality, Friendship, Society, Cooperation, Help

ᛚ Laguz - literally "Water" ; Intuition, Emotions, Flow, Renewal, Dreams, Hopes & Fears

ᛒ Berkana - literally "Birch" ; Femininity, Fertility, Healing, Regeneration, Birth

Why the localization team got Laguz and Beorc correct but decided to just phonetically reverse Mannanzu into Zunanma instead of using Mannaz is beyond me. They had to have known that the names were all Elder Futhark runes to arrive at Beorc and Laguz. I guess they didn't expect it to be such a big thing in the sequel, since Zunanma is used once in the PoR script, and then they were stuck with the consequences of their decision in RD.

But that is neither here nor there. In examining the Elder Futhark runes, we can see that there is a sort of synergy to their appearance, as Berkana and Laguz share similar design elements with Mannaz:

ᛗ Mannaz - An "M" with an "X" at the top that makes two triangle shapes.

ᛚ Laguz - it looks like Mannaz was cut in half vertically, and the bottom part of the triangle at the top was erased

ᛒ Berkana - it looks like Mannaz was cut in half vertically, and the second half was rotated 180° and imposed over the first half.

If we look through the Elder Futhark chart, we can find 3 other runes that also look similar to Berkana, Mannaz, and Laguz.

Rune 8, ᚹ Wunjo - literally "Joy" ; Pleasure, Comfort, Harmony, Prosperity, Reward, Success. Wunjo is exactly half of Mannaz; laguz with an extra line to make a closed in section where laguz is open; like Berkana with the bottom triangle removed.

Rune 19, ᛖ Ehwaz - literally "Horse" ; Transportation, Movement, Progress, Trust, Change. Ehwaz looks like two laguz runes mirrored; and thus like a big "M" where Mannaz is an M with two triangles at the top; not much in common with Berkana beyond the angles.

Rune 24, ᛞ Dagaz - literally "Dawn" ; Awakening, Certainty, Illumination, Completion, Hope. Dagaz looks like the two triangles of Mannaz without the bottom half; like Berkana was broken in half and the two halves were facing each other; and laguz could fit in it.

Of the three of these, I like Dagaz the most. The goddess Ashera and Yune come from is the goddess of dawn, Ashunera, and I like the idea of symbolically tying them to the goddess after so many centuries of falsely being considered an affront to her teachings. Also, of all of them, Dagaz has the best mouth feel to me. This is even after considering using the Old English names for the runes (Wynn, Eoh, and Dæg, respectively), since we use Beorc and not Berkana.

So, anyway, that's my thoughts on the matter. Do with that as you will.

#fe9 #fe10 #fe9/10 #path of radiance #radiant dawn #tellius #fire emblem path of radiance #fire emblem meta #meta #fire emblem radiant dawn #fire emblem tellius #tellius meta #taking fantasy settings too seriously #branded #laguz #zunanma #beorc #The Branded need a nice name #All the terms they have in the games are used to hurt them #You all: The games literally don't give us anything #Me: That fact can't stop me because I have a degree in English Literature #This mess would get a generous C- #My professors would be so proud of me using their lessons like this #There must be a worse grade I can give myself #I know #Z! Z! Z!

[sirdarkhourglass]

Hey look I am not gone! Gonna try to post here more often! Starting now!

#Beorc #Niall #OCs #Magic's Will #Drawing

[imberlae]

#the savior's book cafe story in another world #isekai ni kyuuseishu toshite yobaremashitaga #reiko sakurada #manga #mangacap #ch 17 #il soeil #beorc #imberlae

[soulreflectiontarot]

It’s time to get “Crafty!” . Today’s cards about using your intuition to manifest. The cards used are from Oracle Of The Witch - Reclaiming Your Birthright by Flavia Kate-Peters and Barbara Meiklejohn-Free (illustrations by: Mira Nurdianti) and The Soul Reflection’s Norse Magick Divination Cards by Nadine Swiger. Please take only what resonates and leave the rest. . Now is the time to tap into your intuition for inspiration. You will be creating and manifesting a new project or rebirthing your spirituality soon. Now is the perfect time for going out into nature, going deep into meditations, or simply view the world around you for your inspirations! Tap into those energies already around you and set your intention. Keep a journal or “vision board” as you brainstorm. Perhaps sketch out on paper or put the paint brush on your blank canvas and let your intuition unfold the thoughts within your subconscious mind. You are about to kick off the new year with a bang! This new creative adventure will be healing, inspirational, packed full of new found wisdom, and can lead to a very successful year ahead! But you must look past limitations and look outside your normal box for answers! Now is the time to craft your rebirth. #oracleoftheday #oraclereading #newyearsreading #newbeginnings2023 #letyourintuitionleadtheway #getcrafty #followyourintuition #manifestations #success #successful2023 #reclaimingyourbirthright #OracleOfTheWitchReclaimingYourBirthright #flaviakatepeters #barbarameiklejohnfree #miranurdianti #beorc #newbeginnings #rebirth #restart #birchtreemagic #birchtreemeaning #norsemagic #norsemagick #norsemagickoracle #norsemagic #nadineswiger #norsemagickdivinationcards #soulreflectionoraclecards https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrnNfYuLHX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[randomnameless]

Do you think that it's out-of-character/a retcon for Edelgard to know from the start that Alear's a dragon but not take any issue with that because she sees them as a benelovent and kind person?

It seems like a pretty blatant attempt on IS' part to whitewash Edelgard's speciesism away by rewriting it so that she doesn't have any issues with dragons and only hated Rhea because she thought she was a bad leader imo; it's at least consistent with her Hopes characterization, where that aspect of her personality also got scrubbed away, but i still really dislike just how hard IS has been working to remove her biggest character flaws in every game she's been in post-3H.

You are a child of the goddess. You must not be allowed power over the people!

Benevolent or not (I mean, she says this to Flayn, a cleric!), children of the goddess should not rule over the people because they are children of the goddess ; aka, regardless of their actions, pointy ears cannot have power over round ears, period.

And bear in mind, this quote isn't from CF, but from either SS or VW, aka routes not centered on her (and supposed to be more neutral than AM where she is the final boss).

Supreme Leader doesn't like pointy ears, period. In CF, she develops a bit more (especially in the non Pat'd version), but she thinks they have no human understanding/feelings, and refuses to even consider the idea of "coexistence", the "masquerading as humans" part comes to mind, and ultimately her question being roughly should humans be led by inhumans or not? And if you exclude inhumans because they are, non humans, rather than excluding them based on their actions, well, the issue is not their actions (or lack of), but their nature.

So yes, our Supreme Leader would have had qualms about Alear and the existence of a Divine Dragon, while she knows how to not spout her racist/specist theory at the wrong time, it generally makes no sense for her to be chummy with Alear.

(bear in mind Supreme Leader is the only Lord who has no support with a Nabatean!)

FWIW, Heroes doubled down on her specism while mumbling something about "Gods" (but then, F!Edel talks to Mila the lizard lady, and not to Ashera or Yune!) but yes, if Supreme Leader has to be an emblem and exist alongside Corn, Miccy, Ike, Leif, Celica, - well, any of the FE Lords, she had to be heavily retconned because her views can't match at all with theirs.

The Fodlan Emblem though was pretty much decried everywhere for this, and also the fake "uwu we're all fwends" when Supreme Leader tried to ice the two others in FE16, and shits on their countries or their characters at any given occasion.

Nopes scrubbed off the specism, but only because Nopes doesn't fully explore her reasoning like Tru Piss does, there's no occasion to rant about evil pointy ears and explain why they suck to a party who... follows her because they want to be paid (Barney).

However, given how in Golden Shower, she outed Nabateans as "not being what they seem" to convince Clout - I'd say it still exists and is still one of her reasons to want to get rid of the CoS and Rhea : her ears are pointy.

#anon #replies #feh dropped the ball hard with the altina harmonic #it just goes uwu empresses #when altina? is the first beorc who fucked a laguz? and got a branded? #she obviously doesn't care about someone's shape of ears #she loved Lehran #how would she react and talk to Supreme Leader who thinks Nabateans are vile beasts and a plague to humanity? #Alear is wrong because Alear is a lizard thus BaD #this is what the FE16 Supreme Leader would say #hell even some of her most devoted fans were pissed at this because she's obviously right being racist #but we know their moral compass is somewhere over a rainbow lol #FE16

[fiery-emblems]

I could be wrong, but I was fairly certain it was implied that a lot of Almedha’s… craziness, to put it simply, was due to the loss of her powers? Given the other Laguz we see in Tellius who went through the same thing is, well, Lehran, I always got the impression that a Laguz losing their powers is very bad for their mental state.

I hope that's not the case! Or if it is, that it's just from the shock of losing their ability and not like, that having a branded baby causes madness.

That would give them too much ammo to continue being awful to branded even after all the lies are revealed :(

#and also how come theres no detriment for the beorc parent? #seems unfair

[queenlua]

hey everyone read the fucking rad nagamas fic i got

it's like 8k words of nailah stomping all OVER postgame politics and it rules very hard

#tellius #nailah #hey want some Vibes with nailah and one of her lady beorc vassals. #also want the most convincing case for Nailah/Rafiel ever. #also want a gloriously spikey encounter between her and Tibarn and also copious references to blood and death. #we've got you fam get in the van

[corvuschriisti]

♡ bc it would be so funny and I love this meme djsjdjsn

saizo we have such a beautiful murderous son together .. i hope he's a good ninja and makes you proud :oldplead:

#i added a brand bc naenae's kid w a beorc would be branded #but also gave him pointy ears #and chest out bc both his parents do that #money talks ✩ ooc.

[wayfinderships]

The F.ire E.mblem Tellius games need to stop having so many pretty men-agjsbfkd My heart can't handle it!

#pan rambles #I.ke and R.anulf and R.eyson....GJDBGKDN It's too much for my heart! #I'm not immune to making poly ships but the thought of being smooched by three guys makes me so flustered! #Oh also I don't think I ever shared my thoughts about my s/i! #They're a Branded (their age in Beorc years is about 21)! Half Beorc and half Raven Laguz #They were born in Crimea and probably lived alone for quite a while- #then one day they meet V.olke and he sorta adopts them. kinda #He taught them everything they know about thievery and assassination! #Their class is Thief <3 #Also I haven't decided on the location of their brand yet but it's probably on their neck #Their Relationship with Ike is probably very respectful. They both respect each other's skills and probably got close by training together #With R.anulf it sorta happened via association with I.ke. He probably makes them laugh often #And with R.eyson it's a case of a Thief falling in love with a prince #poor Panchi was smitten at first sight-afjsnjfd For a moment they thought they died and went to heaven bc R.eyson looks so angelic #I have a few more thoughts about this s/i bit yeah #that's the gist of it!

[yukyunotabibito]

@madnessbefallen continued from here:

"Nasir . . . " Much had transpired, of that he was sure -- more sure of that than he was many things at the moment. All of it foggy to him, all of it painful. ( All of it blackened by tyranny and rage and a festering heart he couldn't placate -- a liquid fire in his bones shackling him to servitude . . . ) Kurthnaga . . . Slender fingers trail beneath his veil, and coarse fingertips pad against his brow -- against that space where his lineage's sigil lay, a badge of sorts ( a reminder, too ). Did the little boy Ena carried . . . did he have his father's sigil? Or--? His hands falls from his brow to his eyes, brushing his knuckles against his eyelids, sure that saline droplets had fallen. But they hadn't, and he only agitated the sore flesh of his face. But then, a sudden flame -- white-hot albeit smoldering -- burst in his chest, and his head jolted up from its hanging ( as if he were a man condemned ) and something within hardened. At what? What irked him so that he would draw so near to refuting his grandfather-in-law? Was it the accusation that he would stand against his littlest sibling? That he would raise a hand against the brother he had surely hurt so terribly already? "I will not hurt him," He digressed, head shaking, breath heaving in -- why the anger? Had the liquid flame not left his blood by release of the Herons' galdr? Why did it stay so etched in his bones like a temple of hatred? "I . . . could not, Nasir. He's my brother. I've acted terribly, I'm sure. But I . . . I have regained what parts of me the few months would permit. I'm . . ." Trying. Fighting -- desperately. Please, see that. See the rage that festers inside -- something foreign to this prince's heart before the Mad King. "I'm not a monster . . . not naturally. Please, Nasir: don't accuse me of crimes I've not committed. I already have too many in my name."

"Rajaion... that's not..." Nasir sighs, tentatively reaching out a hand and laying it gently on the younger dragon's shoulder, "that's not what I meant. I know you would never hurt him."

The poor boy trembles, and Nasir knows that he has stumbled over his words. It was a price he sometimes paid, by not holding his tongue.

"Rajaion. Look at me. That is not what I meant to imply. I don't want to see either of you hurt. You are..." He hesitates. Rajaion had never gotten the chance to wed Ena as was intended, but Nasir still... "if I may call you my grandson. But Kurthnaga is my king now, and I must never betray Goldoa again."

He squeezes the boy's shoulder gently, trying his best to be comforting. He had never been much of a doting soul though, other than with Ena.

"You are right. You are not a monster. What that..." He grits his teeth holding back the anger that still burned in his heart just thinking about the Mad King. How through hurting Rajaion, he had hurt Ena. And that was the one thing that Nasir would never stand for. To hurt those that he cared about. Daein's former king had gotten every bit of what he deserved in the end, "What Ashnard did to you is unforgivable. He was the monster, never you."

He sighs, trying to let the anger simmering in his chest bubble down. He held a grudge, and the grudge of a dragon was not something that would not die easily. If Ena, if Rajaion, if even Kurthnaga, would not; then Nasir would carry that grudge for them if he had to.

"Such crimes should not have been on your name to begin with. If I hadn't left Goldoa..."

#ic: do not be afraid of what lies beyond. forge ahead #supports: the gap between the laguz and beorc has been bridged #support: rajaion #madnessbefallen

[goldenguillotines]

Hey Katz! Do you find yourself making friends often/easily? what kind of people do you prefer to hang around?

-> Your local shifter seems to be getting ready for bed... and you caught him in the middle of getting ready..

"MEXW. So you're the one I've been hearing talking to Wicata. Tch."

->He looks you up and down.. scrutinizing you.. only because you seem so friendly with his master..

"MEXW. Fine. I'll answer you."

"MEXW. I'm not one for keeping too many 'friends'. I don't particularly go out of my way to be too chummy with others. If people want to be my friend. They can try. Certain types piss me off. It's only natural to not put up with peoples shit they try to sling at you.. and I certainly don't allow Beorc to think they can insult me because they think I'm some fuckin mutant they can kill off because I don't fit their stupid little mold."

"MEXW. I prefer making my friends myself. Not through others influences. Tch. Irritates me to think I have to be friends with others that get along with people I hang with.. I could go on and on about it. Especially that fuckin Fuchsia asshole that wanders round. He holds his head too high... or even that stuck up jade blood who thinks the world should be deposited into her hand just because. I don't have to be cordial to them just because they're friendly with people I know."

"MEXW. I guess the common archetype of 'freinds' is everyone I get along with rolls with whatever. Always moving forward. They're playful but not aggressive about it... and they know when to tone it down or take a break from it. "

"MEXW. Is that all you need? Or can i take my cat nap?"

#ic #Katz #ask #long #ALSO TADAAA secret unlocked Wren gets to see his markings (: #Also beorc means non shifting/magical folk i just stole the slang from a videogame LOL #his one red flag: I dont have to be nice to my friends friends on obligation if i like u i like u #unfortunate he doesnt like most of the people his friends hang around because he thinks theyre annoying (wont be 2 mean abt it)

[theia-eos]

Hypothetical Path of Radiance Support, Soren and Sothe

I would have liked there to be more supports for Soren in Path of Radiance considering how important he is to the plot. I also would have liked to have seen more of how sensitive he is to the moods of others beyond Ike, as Titania suggests that he has always been empathetic to people in Chapter 11 of the game.

Also, since Soren spent a number of years in his childhood looking for someone important to him, and Sothe is currently looking for someone important to him in the game I feel it would have been a good opportunity to explore their parallels (especially considering how important Sothe is in Radiant Dawn).

So, here is a script format of what I believe their support conversation line could have been like in Path of Radiance.

Support Ranks 2/6/11

[C Support, First viewable at Chapter 13 A Guiding Wind Base]

[Soren appears on far left side]

Soren: …Hmm…nothing left here… Hm?

[Sothe appears on far right side]

Sothe: …

Soren: We already know you’re here. Why are you hiding?

Sothe: …Habit.

Soren: You’re Sothe, right?

Sothe: Yeah, that's my name. …

Soren: …Ike said you came aboard to look for someone in Begnion?

Sothe: Yeah.

Soren: A member of your family?

Sothe: It's-- …sigh…She's special to me. Family works, I guess.

[Branching Conversation, Chapter 13-17]

Soren: Begnion is a large country, larger than Crimea. It will be difficult to track her down.

[Branching Conversation, Chapter 18 on]

Soren: We’re going to be marching a lot during this war. It will be difficult to track her down.

[Conversation Continues]

Sothe: I tracked her down to Port Toha from the other side of Crimea. I'll find her.

Soren: … …I wish you luck finding this person. We'll be heading out soon, make sure you don't leave anything behind.

Sothe: Sure. …Thanks.

[B Support, First viewable at Chapter 18 Crimea Marches Base]

[Soren appears on middle right side. Sothe appears on far left side.]

Soren: Have you had any luck finding her?

Sothe: No. 

[Branching Conversation, Chapter 18]

Sothe: …She had been to Sienne, but she left a while ago.

Soren: What will you do now? Do you have any clues?

Sothe: They said she headed north. Nobody in the town we just passed knew her, though.

Soren: If you keep going north with us, you'll be heading to Daein, and there will be war. It won't be easy to search for her.

Sothe: …I think she's headed to Daein.

[Branching Conversation, Chapter 19 on]

Sothe: …I found a few people who had seen her in Sienne, but she had left there a long time ago. They said she had headed north, to Daein. I was hoping to find some clues around the army…but…nothing…

Soren: If you want to keep looking for her, you may need to reconsider staying with us…battles can break out at any time, it won’t be safe to keep searching for her as we march.

[Conversation continues]

Sothe: I don't mind the danger, and she's-- …She's good at staying out of trouble…

Soren: …You'll feel better when you see her safe.

Sothe: Um… You-- you think so?

Soren: Until then, you should trust in your ability to find her, and her ability to stay out of trouble.

Sothe: I think the fastest way to find her now will be to win this war against Daein so all the fighting can stop.

Soren: That's probably true. We'll be setting out at first light, so get some rest.

Sothe: …Thanks for taking the time to talk to me.

Soren: …You're welcome.

[A Support, first viewable from Chapter 24 Battle Reunion Base]

[Sothe appears on far left side]

Sothe: Rrgh…

[Soren appears on middle left side]

Soren: If you keep stabbing your dagger into the ground, the blade will dull.

Sothe: …

[Sothe's eyes close]

Sothe: …

Soren: …You didn't find out she died, did you?

[Sothe's eyes open]

Sothe: Hm?! … …No, it's-- 

[Branching conversation, Chapter 24]

Sothe: …The next town over is where she left me. I woke up in the morning, and she was gone.

[Branching conversation, Chapter 25 on]

Sothe: …A while ago we passed by the town where she left me. I woke up one morning, and she was gone.

[Conversation continues]

Soren: Oh, that's--

Sothe: I just don't understand it! We had been talking about how much fun we were going to have, exploring Crimea. It sounded so much nicer than Daein. And-- And she just left me… …

Soren: …You'll find her again, and you can ask her about it yourself.

Sothe: …I don't know if I can. I want to. But it's been so long.

Soren: … …I spent some time looking for someone special to me when I was about your age…

Sothe: Really?

Soren: It seemed impossible at the time, but I found them after a while. I had to. You'll find her.

Sothe: You're right. I will…

Soren: People don't really remember names, especially of those passing through their lives. They remember things that make certain people stand out, hair, or eyes, or their energy. If you focus on what makes her unique, you'll have more luck.

Sothe: … …Thanks. When this is all over, I'll try that.

#telliues #fe9 #soren #fe soren #sothe #fe sothe #fan support #fan written support #the parallels between Ike and Soren's relationship and Sothe and Micaiah's relationship are staggering and largely ignored by the games #I can't ignore them though #Like Soren and Micaiah are Branded being accepted by beorc Ike and Sothe #But also Soren and Sothe were the starving kids being rescued by very bright and kind people like Micaiah and Ike #And I think Soren would actually emphasize with Sothe more than Micaiah between the two of them

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im just thinking suddenly about gw/ag miklan and edelgard like

lol r u fckn kiddin me

they basically implied that the empire had their hands full on the western front (for the entire game in gw bc miklan never dies in gw, only matthias does)

and u got edelgard over here like I FIGHT FOR A NEW CRESTLESS SYSTEM SOCIETY IF U DON’T HAVE A CREST U WILL STILL GET POSITIONS OF POWER U DO SHIT BY YOUR OWN MERIT YEAHHHH

and a little tumbleweed blows by the entire western front like girl are you actually fucking serious right now are you literally murdering people left and right to change a system that right before your eyes has clearly already come apart at the seams in faerghus

like girl you’re literally behind the times get with it you RLY over here talking about a future for fodlan that can “only” happen if xyz but... it... already... happened... outside the empire... which means... if YOU are still having trouble fixing YOUR system AS THE EMPEROR with the supreme power of your country where YOU have the final say in shit... girl... that’s a fckn Y O U problem don’t drag the rest of fodlan into ur shit

now mind you in gw claude also manages to change the system in his country and fix their biggest problems (re: the roundtable during war), which means both leicester and faerghus ain’t havin’ a hard time fixing their systems or the overall crest problem in fodlan

nah that’s LITERALLY an empire based problem if y’all still havin’ a hard time over there bc the rest of fodlan is moving on without a hitch

“but the CHURCH likes their cwest system uwu”

cool seteth actually complimented miklan and has a good deal of trust in his ability at the western front and even got approval from rhea to send their personal soldiers to aid miklan in the defense of the sturdiest fortress in all of faerghus, possibly all of fodlan so what im telling u is that RHEA sent her own soldiers to AID A CRESTLESS COMMANDER WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY DISINHERITED AND DISOWNED and left their lives in his hands bc ya boi seteth has a good opinion of miklan BASED ON WHAT HE HAS SEEN/HEARD ABOUT HIM and ain’t even worried about his crest situation he lookin at the MAN not the crest or lack thereof (mind you this information is shown in ag, but all the routes show the story from a different perspective, which means seteth still had to talk to rhea about sending church soldiers to aid the west and defend from the empire which as i understand it, miklan had the highest authority or at least one of the highest authorities in that area, but rhea and seteth put their soldiers in the hands of a crestless man and seteth found him very capable)

so basically tl;dr edelgard’s entire reasoning for war falls apart completely because it’s literally only the empire having these issues still, two+ years (timeskip+time passed during the war) into all the lords taking full power in their countries. she basically goes to war with all of fodlan to conquer it just so everything is the empire, not to fix the system in “fodlan” because the only system that needs fixing at this point is the empire’s. instead of focusing on fixing the empire’s issues, she assumes the empire’s issues are everyone’s issues and goes to war over it because she can only see what’s happening in the empire.

NOW MIND YOU that two years was spent by dimitri by reforming the crest system and his own private army. he had miklan located before he even knew edelgard was going to start a war. he had him trained in military thoroughly by matthias himself (who has defended against sreng for many years and has the prowess to speak of) and successfully created a private army of commoners. everything edelgard is claiming she fights for was already done and sealed in faerghus BEFORE she even started a war and yet she didn’t even think about the continent outside of anything in her immediate view i.e. the empire’s problems which she assumed were fodlan’s problem, showing how tunnel visioned she is and how if the empire is having problems she’s gonna make it everyone’s problem.

so basically her only goal is to make the whole of fodlan under the empire’s flag and nothing else because the rest of the shit she claims to fight for has already been in progress elsewhere and she’s THAT ignorant to anything outside the empire that she’ll start a continental war over the issues within the empire.

mind you any nobility things in leicester like... nobody cared lmao the nobility protected the commonfolk and the commonfolk lived their lives literally like nobody cared about the system and everyone was fine. the lords at the roundtable argued and shit but like... usually it was just over their own territory and shit, it had nothing to do with crests and erwin was considered HIGHLY loved by his people regardless of having a crest.

erwin rly said like up yours @ edelgard and im here for it this guy is such a vibe and im trying not to like him so much bc of houses but im starting to fail the more i delve into his characterization in hopes ajkdhjasgdj erwin stOP

#Three Hopes Spoilers #is this an im angry at edelgard post? or is this... a miklan is superior post??? #or is this... edelgard looks like a damn fool precisely bc our boi mikky is here post?! #edelgard's motivations make me so tired... and i can see why they make dimi and claude tired too #i don't like micaiah but at least she had totally legit motivations #and in fact i hate micaiah and love jarod but i totally acknowledge jarod is the bad guy here lmfao #jarod is like top tier shithead but he's funny about it and he gives damn badass speeches so like #at least with him im willing to fully admit i like him and completely understand he is not in the right #im not gonna defend his bullshit just bc he's funny and badass and has a VERY loyal and interesting sidekick #like those two all in their own are cooler than edelgard and literally they just are like #more interested in their reputation in begnion at anyone's expense and THAT'S THE THING #i like them yes but im not willing to defend their intentions bc i can SEE how crappy they are #edelgard is like... worse ashnard too bc she has the same exact motivations as ashnard to the dot #just in another world/universe/continent with a SLIGHTLY different system i.e. crests but the nobility system is the same #but then you have laguz who have the exact kind of system edelgard would want and they're co-existing with ppl who have #the opposite kind of system i.e. beorc and nobody ever went to war over that between them #they went to war bc ashnard has a same general concept as edelgard except ashnard owns his shit #and he doesn't listen to what other ppl/his actual enemies tell him and take it as the truth #he also runs his own shit and doesn't make excuses for it like... at this point im sad that edelgard couldn't be #as cool a villain as tellius' villains bc it'd have been great to have a badass female villain like them #in such a nuanced game like houses. it's sad that one of the only female villains just couldn't be written AS a legit villain #instead the writers tried to uwu her bc pretty sexy bisexual girlboss when rly they could've just put in an ashnard clone #and i'd have taken that shit over edelgard's headache any day like just toss female ashnard at me and i'd take that #i ain't about to make excuses for ashnard and jarod im gonna like them and im gonna tell the world how shitty of people they are lmao #tl;dr miklan being in this game and his role in it just proved exactly how ignorant edelgard rly is and how much she literally #does not care about anything except being the supreme ruler and can't accept anything else #bc the rest of the continent moved on without her and she didn't even notice apparently #so she just assumed the empire's problems were the whole continent's problems and they were literally not #miklan and erwin both honestly make me gape in disbelief at her sheer volume of ignorance

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Something that really bothers me about the rose coloured glasses vis a vis tellius and fe fans (ESPECIALLY from 3h fans who learned about tellius later) is that many like soren purely because of his main ship (i mean i like ikesoren too but come the fuck on) and jokingly characterise soren as a stereotypical nasty mean limp wristed sarcastic gay man instead of a deeply flawed branded angry at the world and definitely trauma bonded to ike, but micaiah is still absolutely getting raked over the coals over the blood pact and not being ike’s fangirl

Well,

Jokes often involve flanderisation, so Soren being flanderised to oblivion when people joke about him isn't something I really care about, but maybe that's because I'm not really fond of Soren to begin with lol

What annoys me more is when some people try to rationalise Soren's anger and backstory by either pointing at Almedha or Deghinsea being responsible for everything, and I'm like, what.the.fuck?

Almedha's just, idk, I won't call it sexism, but damn - that woman loves her son who is the only reason why she hasn't completely lost her mind over 1/losing her powers 2/being casted away like trash by her "BF" 3/being rejected by her dad 4/thinking her brother was tortured and abused to death because of her actions 5/being separated from her beloved child.

Deghinsea being "uwu bad bcs he's the reason why brandeds are rejected by both beorcs and laguz" is another take I really am not fond of, and iirc I wrote a post earlier this year about it? But to some people who buy the "Crusts BaD" as the reason why Fodlan sucks, I guess they need to have someone to name and pill all of the world's nonsense rather than, well, in Tellius' case, realise that the worldbulding and the lore really sucks, to the point where the duology touted as the most "against racism" of the franchise, is pretty much way more racist than anything Tru Piss can throw us (yes, because in Tru Piss we have characters rejecting coexistence, in Tellius, it's the world mechanics - whenever a Beorc and a Laguz coexist too much, the Laguz dies...).

As for Miccy,

Just like, imo, Soren gains some "new" attention and "uwu excuses for why he's being a snarky jerk at times", Miccy used to be bashed when FE10 was released (with all the Mary Sue accusation being thrown around!) because she was written to be a sort of foil/antagonist to Ike, and when the party reunited, she was demoted to a "soul-jar" role, let it be regarding the greater plot, or, even, her own backstory!

TBH, for people who didn't play FE10, if Ike is the bestest thing since melted cheese, Miccy, who opposes him, must be BaD and so you can pile everything you don't like on her, hoping to see it stick.

Or even worse, I've seen posts here and there comparing Miccy to Supreme Leader and how misunderstood uwu she is, which is the worst insult poor Miccy ever received since FE10 came out rofl

#2goldensnitches #do you want to kill me friend lol #once upon a time discussions about soren and miccy were very animated lol #anyways i still don't like how some part of the fandom tries to uwu him #he is a character with flaws that sure are never called out in the game and by the main character but #they exist #and to uwu them away is imo a disservice and not a good reading on him #'but his backstory sad uwus' Sephiran also has a crapton of sad uwus for his backstory #and yet the game chews him out about his plans to destroy the world because hey fuck off #it's not fair to condemn the world and everyone who lives in it for your suffering #It's sort of hilarious because sometimes I wonder if Miccy wasn't also written as a Soren foil #Miccy is the one who doesn't like when Beorc call Laguz names #she lives in racist land and knows she has to hide else she'll die too #but she still came to care about the people who live here #she gets to talk to Vika who feels weirded out by her being a branded and yet they agree to continue talking/being friends despite it #Miccy never insults Rafiel calling him a half beast #Soren follows Ike and his lead but Miccy has to take the lead despite wanting to follow Pelleas at first #tfw we know more about Soren's backstory even after being kicked away from Daein than Miccy's lol #granted I loved what FE10 with Almedha when you see that some of his worst traits/flaws are actually shared by his mom lol #tl;dr : a Soren raised by his mom would have been even more of a jerk than the one we got #i have a lot of feelings about how Miccy was treated in FE10 which in turn sort of explains the vitriol she received from the fandom #but that's for another post lol else it'll be too long #basically FE10 is more Ike v.2 than a game where Miccy is the Lord