#Shepherds of Haven music | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

kris-mage-fics · 1 year

Text

Five Comfort Characters, Five Tags

Tagged by @georgiedoesntfloat - This was way harder then I expected because I had to decide what a 'comfort character' even means to me! (Also, I'm not tagging anyone because I tired from editing and this has been sitting in my drafts for days. So if you see this and want to do it too, awesome, consider yourself tagged!) 1) Falkor from The Neverending Story

My sister and I watched the movie a lot when we were kids, and we both loved Falkor so freaking much! He somehow made me feel like things would be okay, both in the story, and even in my own life. Which, frankly, was something I desperately needed growing up. (If you also loved this movie, I highly recommend reading the book! The movie only covers the first 40% or so of the book.) 2) Sarah from The Labyrinth

This was another movie we watched a lot. Looking back I think Sarah was a good hero for me, and in some ways I really related to her. She was another character that made me feel like I could defeat the odds against me and come out the other side. 3) Cove Holden from Our Life: Beginning & Always

This was the first VN I played, I didn't even know what visual novels were when I started playing it! At the time I found it, I was going through a lot in my life, and playing it a billion times helped me work through some really big things. Cove is so kind and really supportive of the MC, the friendship between the two of them is really lovely. Cove, and this game, literally changed my life for the better in multiple ways. 4) Haron Milirose from Ebon Light

Haron's brother, Ernol, may be my favorite romance in the game, but Haron is my comfort character. He's positive, sweet, and flirty in a way I actually think is fun. The MC goes through some shit in this game, and Haron is a ray of sunshine through it all - and he calls her "shining light"! This assassin-in-training takes the honor of being the subject of the first fan fic I wrote. Yes, this was the game that pushed me to start writing, and it's the game that first put the idea in my head that someday I could make my own game. (If you can't read the text, it says: "I said that in complete innocence, madralee." Trust me, his comment prior to this was not completely innocent.)

5) Red Antiqua from Shepherds of Haven (but almost tied with him for comfort characters are: Shery Acquell, Trouble Alder, Caine Tavadon, and Mimir.)

First off I love all the characters in Shepherds of Haven so much, but only some of them would I consider comfort characters. Red very narrowly wins over the rest in the comfort character category. I can't feel bad when I'm playing a scene with Red in it. His kindness, maturity, gentleness, and nerdy infodumps about magic always cheer me up. Red's a bit of a flirt too, but in a different way than Haron. He's another character that makes me feel like things will be okay, even though sometimes the MC has to reassure him since he's a worrier. (This is only part of a beautiful fan art by @stilwaterbutcher of Red and her lovely character, Guinevere. Please go look at the full piece! Y'all have no idea how hard it was to pick only one fan art of Red to use, there are so many stunning pieces out there!)

#apparently comfort characters for me have to be positive or make me feel like I can get through hard times (or both)#I really wanted to pick someone from The Princess Bride but I realized it's a comfort movie for me but has no comfort characters #but it was another movie my sister and I watched a ton when we were growing up #I had it memorized for a long time and I *really* suck at memorizing anything that isn't set to music #the neverending story #the labyrinth #our life: beginnings & always #ebon light #shepherds of haven #tag game

11 notes · View notes

snowthornes · 7 months

Text

SHEPHERDS OF HAVEN | @shepherds-of-haven HEADSHOT ART | @yuuugay

✦ The Godless Brightburner

— Rend the world in winter's wrath.

The magic of Aetherai relies heavily on energy and emotions to increase the intensity of their spells. Without them, spells would be rendered weak or ineffectual, losing their force and impact; what should be great gusts of wind would become gentle puffs of air. - Notes by Thorne Briers, scribbled on a worn out journal.

On the battlefield, Thorne is akin to a howling blizzard.

The smooth and unfazed demeanor he typically affects is nowhere to be seen. His movements are swift, powerful, and brutally efficient: leaping and dodging with a jagged elegance reminiscent of an icicle broken from a frozen cave mouth. There's a flash of silver as he swiftly drags the bowstring all the way back to his cheek; a sliver of a second; then the silent scream of an arrow hurtling through the air, meeting its target with vicious accuracy.

There's a razor glint of claws and he abruptly rolls back, dodging a near-fatal blow. He springs back to his feet and responds with a barrage of howling magical energy — magic that twists into hurricanes of wind and frost, knife-like icicles that rend the flesh and freeze the limbs. The storm responds to his escalating vehemence, singing with approval as it cuts and dances and destroys, obediently following his every command.

Power and emotion flood his veins like water bursting out of a dam. His blood sings with an almost feral glee. Fury and longing, grief and defiance, silver-bright intelligence and dagger-sharp cunning, a mask always hiding, concealing, performing a one-man masquerade of hollowed music and elegant smiles, shattered faith and deadened hope, sunlight thawing a winter's chill, love and loss and laughter and hands reaching out—

Beneath the blood and dust that cling to his face, storm gray eyes blaze with a sharp, glacial, light.

✦ The Mage's Phantasms

— A thousand colors to a name.

Truth be told, I'm not sure how to feel. I came to Haven hoping to find employment and perhaps enter the merchant trade, but ended up landing in the lap of the Shepherds instead. This is my reality now. While I'm not too thrilled about it, I have no choice but to continue down this path I've inexplicably stepped on — though I have no interest in being a hero and sacrificing myself on the front lines. Perhaps I'll transfer to a non-combatant position in the future. I shall fade safely into the Order's background soon enough. Then, I can return to pursuing my previous ambitions. - Entry by Thorne Briers, scribbled in a worn out journal. Written after his inititation to the Shepherds. Miscellaneous trade and business notes are jotted down on the rest of the page. It's an entry that he often views with a look of both irony and nostalgia.

Notes on Shepherd Thorne Briers, ranging from the startlingly mundane to the undeniably vital. The author is unknown.

➸ Thorne stands at 5'11". He typically carries himself with an air of grace and elegance, mannerisms painstakingly absorbed from the aristocrats and merchants he used to watch from the distance as a child. His movements notably become more erratic and excitable when around those he wholeheartedly trusts — something that he had never found until joining the Shepherds. 🌠

➸ He can be overly apathetic to the plights of strangers. He's seen too much, done too much to be easily moved by compassion or emotion. Though he's capable of giving comfort and reassurance when the situation calls for it, he would rather use detached pragmatism to assess a situation rather than give in to 'pointless' emotions such as pity and distress. One could say that he almost recoils from genuinely emotional displays — though he hides it well.

Only those close to him know of this particular aspect of his nature, however. He usually keeps it well-concealed beneath a gleaming veneer of carefully chosen words and expressions, knowing that his true nature might work against him during missions. Whether or not this makes him insincere is up to the judgement of others. 🌠

➸ Avoids making grand promises or heroic declarations. While Thorne is quite adept at manipulating a situation to his favor, there is something quite odd about him: his aversion to making direct promises. Hope can be such a light, fragile thing, and it can be so easy to give; yet when it is promised to someone only to be taken away, it can break them. He can't. He wont. Thorne doesn't trust himself. He doesn't trust himself to be this so-called hero. He will meander, he will laugh, and he will tell you that he'll be back, in his own roundabout way — but he will never ask you to trust that he'll succeed. Not yet, anyway. 🌠

➸ Possesses a vehement aversion to religion itself. Contrary to what one might think, Thorne actually thinks it's very likely that gods do exist in some shape or form. He just has absolutely no interest in worshiping them; one could even say that he despises the thought of it. It's a stark contrast to his childhood, when he would worship and pray to the One-God with his parents. The very mention of faith and religion — especially that of the One-God — can have him inwardly recoiling as he bites back the scathing words threatening to spill from his lips.

Very, very few know about it, however. Only those he implicitly trusts have been allowed to catch glimpses of the cold vitriol that he holds towards the gods — and even they don't know just how deep it runs. (Yes, he didn't take the kithma revelation very well, and still has very mixed feelings about it. Despite that, he had to grudgingly admit that it made more sense than not.) 🌠

➸ He can be unexpectedly honest when it comes to those he holds dear. Though it clearly takes him some visible effort, Thorne won't shy away from telling a friend all the reasons why he holds them in high regard. If he plucks up the nerve, he'll bluntly tell them of how important they are to him — all while wearing the flat expression of a frog about to leap into boiling water. He'll immediately find an excuse to flee after saying his piece, face prickling with rare heat all the while. 🌠

➸ Loves accessorizing and embellishing his clothes! Before joining the Shepherds, Thorne would diligently set aside a part of his earnings to spend on his more fashionable pursuits. He especially liked embroidering delicate patterns and designs on his clothes, a hobby he continued even after joining the Order. He often tests the bounds of the Order's rules by embroidering subtle yet tasteful patterns onto his Shepherd's cloak, much to Blade's consternation. 🌠

➸ It's ridiculously easy to make him laugh when among friends, a fact that has surprised many — including Thorne himself. Even the saddest joke can coax a snort of laughter from him, though he tries to explain it away with something along the lines of, "the pathetic air of it makes it funny, why are you looking at me like that—". The recruits have long grown accustomed to seeing him doubled over with laughter during breakfast over something Chase had said, sometimes choking on his honeyed milk in the process. 🌠

➸ His moral compass has been slowly (and reluctantly) shifting after joining the Shepherds. Unfortunately, the environment Thorne was given at the Shepherds Order made it all too easy to foster compassion. For the first time, he has allies, confidantes, friends — people he can genuinely trust to watch his back. It was slow, and it was gradual, but the veneer of ice and stone he kept around his heart was softening.

The pivotal moment was in Chapter Five, when Thorne had to choose between following the mission or letting Nathe win. While Thorne could bluff that he'd only allowed Nathe to win because he'd figured that Briony would make for a powerful ally, he knew in his heart of hearts that it was a lie. In that moment, as he stared into Nathe's eyes, he'd simply wanted the elf to reunite with his family. 🌠

➸ He's actually incredibly emotional (and dramatic) despite the way he doggedly conducts himself with an apathetic pragmatism. Thorne can be indifferently cold when it comes to matters of compassion. Overly rational, even. But one could say that it was a steel born out of necessity; an iron will carved out of what was once a gentle heart in order to survive alone in a world teetering on the brink of madness.

To love is to be left; it is what he has learned in his years of wandering the world alone. To rely on faith is weakness. To believe in hope is foolishness. What was once laughter and camarederie will eventually bleed into farewells and betrayals.

To love is to be left. Never again. Never again. 🌠

➸ He is afraid. He is afraid of losing everything. The more he comes to care for the Shepherds (his comrades, friends, family, even), the more terrified he becomes of losing them. The more he grows to love them with all the fierceness and softness and everything in his heart, the more he becomes afraid of driving them away. He is no hero. He is no light. He is a charlatan, full of anger and grief and so much hate that he cannot speak into the world. Hope is a word that burns at his touch. When he looks into the mirror, all he can see is a scarred visage of disappointment — a liar masquerading as a hero. 🌠

✦ Afterword

First of all. If you've actually, somehow, managed to reach the end of this monstrously long post and are somehow reading this. Thank you. So much. So very much. Also I might be on the verge of proposing (🥺🥺🥺💍💍💍) Ahead is a little afterword about Thorne and the Godless Brightburner snippet.

Thorne is a heavily flawed character — and an incredibly emotional one at that. Despite how he usually conducts himself — pragmatic, cunning, calculating, and all that jazz — he feels his every emotion like a raging howl of sleet and storm.

He used to be a child who loved the world and everything in it. He was Westwood's beloved ray of sunshine, the mayor's precocious son. It was the... events of his thirteenth birthday and his experiences as a solitary Diminished that hardened him, that turned him into the reverse of what he once was.

A bleeding heart is a weakness: so Thorne closed his heart and turned the wound into a jagged scar. There were far too many people out there who would use a naive, wide-eyed Diminished for their own gain — he learned this very quickly. He rejected his compassion, despised his own emotions, and turned himself into someone so coldly pragmatic that the boy he once was became naught but another painful memory.

It's why he has so much mixed feelings for the Shepherds, especially in the first half of the story. By then, the only one he was concerned about was himself — or so he claimed. And, if he were to be honest, he didn't consider himself very worthy of living. He didn't even know why he fought so hard to survive; why he was willing to go so far. Perhaps it was anger. Perhaps it was defiance. Or perhaps it was atonement: continuing his hazy existence in exchange for the home he had eradicated so long ago.

You could say that he's very similar to the embittered Hunters that Halek often criticizes. Those who were disillusioned by their banishment so subsequently refused to help with the demon problem. It's why doesn't really get along with the more... openly compassionate members of the order — at least not at first. All the "make the world a better place" and "protect the innocent" talk would only ever earn flatly unimpressed looks from him.

Over the course of the game, he starts to soften. Slowly, hesitantly, his view of the world starts to gentle. He becomes more open to helping others, more willing to express his true emotions instead of hiding them under a veneer of charming smiles and calculated words. He's still wary of promises and heroics, but a part of him is gradually entertaining the thought of a future soaked in sunlight rather than in shadow. Of a future where he could be happy.

Thorne's journey is one of change and new beginnings: of learning to trust others as you learn to trust yourself. He is flawed. He is frustrating. Sometimes even I want to throttle him. He shuns emotions while he drowns in them. He will conflict with the Shepherds in the order. And, yes, he has a massive case of Impostor Syndrome when it comes to his status as Hero of Haven. But he will change, and he will grow. And I'm very, very excited to see it. 🫡✨

Another thing! If the "Godless Brightburner" snippet felt familar to you, then you'd be spot on! That section was actually inspired by something from the SHOH alpha demo — it's one of my favorite passages from the game ever. I've put it just below, so beware of MINOR SPOILERS!!

(I'll be honest: this passage made me cry. Like, I was full on sniffling my heart out. I don't know why. I don't know how. But it felt so regretful. Like the hollow echo of something that once was. Vibrant and brilliant and ephemeral and gone.)

When I first read this passage, I was floored. Sniffling aside, it was just... brimming with so much life. "His essence poured into the ring". Lena had done just that. With one passage alone, the very essence of a man long gone had been given shape in strokes of heartbreaking color.

It stuck with me for a very long time — and still has. The world of SHOH has made me cry many, many, times (I will probably ramble about them in the future as well, I apologize in advance 😔) (also yes the Thurl chapter was a DOOZY) but this just... stuck. It's an incredibly beautiful peace of writing, and I never tire of it no matter how many times I reread it.

Therefore, I was inspired to do something similar for Thorne! His essence — what would it feel like? What song would it sing unto the world, if it could?

The Godless Brightburner is supposed to be about showing Thorne's very essence. The Mage's Phantasms, meanwhile, was only supposed to contain little bits and pieces about Thorne. But I think I got a bit carried away there. That section is nowhere near little. 🗿

Aaaand, that's all. Thank you so much for reading this far, and I really hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed making it!! The world of SHOH is so breathtakingly crafted, its characters so beautifully alive — I'm glad I got to give Thorne his own special place within its seams.

Thank you very much to Yuki @yuuugay for making Thorne's portrait!! I am very KSDHGJKLSDG about him and everytime I look at him I lose the ability to speech 🥺🥺🥺 You've made him so, so beautiful — thank you! You've made me so incredibly happy!

Lastly, thank you to @shepherds-of-haven for commissioning this template for us: I had a lot of fun wandering through Blest with Thorne! Exploring the world of SHOH was an experience, one with a ton of tears, dismayed yelps, and laughter. Thank you so, so much for sharing it with us. I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of this journey unfolds together. 🥺💖

Have a very good day, and I hope you all have just as much (if not more) fun as I did on your own playthroughs and template-filling endeavors! Good luck, and thank you again!! 💖🫡💐✨

#shepherds of haven #shaking crying #i'm.... i'm done #it's finished #im in state of disbelief rn hold on #this became SO LONG #this project was so so fun to work on #i'm both happy and sad that it's finished #aaaaah #to anyone who clicks that read more link: thank you. i appreciate you very very much 🥹🥹🥹 also im sorry HSDHGHDSGDGH #shoh #oc: thorne #oc template #aspen's blorbos.txt

88 notes · View notes

istanbulite · 9 months

Text

Masterpost try #368

last updated: 19.4.2024

Tags :

#sudraws #my writing #xx #music #ref #reference #photography — im forgetting some...

Art Blog @mandoart

A03 (being revised)

Art trade, Requests: Ask ✧*｡

Commissions: Not Yet ₍ - ̫-₎.｡

Fave LIs in no order bc why not :

Lann (Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous)

Heinrix (Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader)

Casavir (Neverwinter Nights 2)

Alistair, Fenris, Blackwall (Dragon Age)

Garrus, Jaal (Mass Effect Trilogy)

Danse (Fallout 4)

Torian, Aric (Swtor)

Elliott (Stardew Valley)

Astraeus, Alain, Reiner, Nav, Darius (Lovestruck)

Asra, Julian (The Arcana)

Chris, Andvari, Liod (Romance Club)

Cole (Blush Blush)

Hanzo (My Ninja Destiny)

Jumin Han, Zen (Mystic Messenger)

Lucifer, Mammon (Obey Me)

Virion (Oathbreaker)

Hanzo (Nightshade)

Raze (Demonheart)

James (Tailor Tales)

Zhu (Relics of the Lost Age)

Preston (Tin Star)

Toshio, Jun (Samurai of Hyuga)

Mason, Adam (The Wayhaven Chronicles)

Lady Argent, Herald (Fallen Hero)

all 3 of them Laurent (Perfumare WIP)

Blade (Shepherds of Haven WIP)

Orion, G, Seven (Infamous WIP)

Playlists :

Astraeus (Astoria Fate's Kiss - Lovestruck)

Astoria MC (aka Eos just below)

Sails in the Fog (Romance Club)

Shepherds of Haven WIP IF

Infamous WIP IF Band

Mason (Wayhaven Chronicles)

Torian Cadera (SWTOR)

Some of my OCs/MCs :

*Vorawin'ther Vandree 'Vora Winter' (Neverwinter/1/2, Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous — a drow in one and dhampir in the latter) #oc: vora, #oc: vorawin'ther

Anna Arslanowicz (Fallout 4) #oc: anna

Elnara 'Ellie' Krymsky (Saints Row) #oc: ellie

'Lia' Shepard (Mass Effect Trilogy) #oc: lia

Valentina 'Tina' Ryder (Mass Effect Andromeda) #oc: valentina

*Ayka Delgerdzaya Aeducan (Dragon Age Origins #oc: ayka

Aisha Adaar (Dragon Age Inquisition) #oc: aisha

Aurora Hawke (Dragon Age 2) #oc: aurora

*Berra H'akan (my first bounty hunter, cathar, Mandalorian by birth, daughter of Clan H'akan's chieftain, Danyal) #oc: berra

Alma Ethelwulf (Star Ward the Old Republic, Zabrak Jedi Knight) #oc: alma

*'Nino Balkish' (Star Wars the Old Republic, Chiss Mando Bounty Hunter) #oc: nino

Kartili (Kelborn) 'Solus' (Swtor, Twi'lek ex-Mandalo Republic Smuggler) #oc: kartili

Cattie Pallas (Swtor, Cathar Jedi Consular) #oc: cattie

*Emija 'Prizrak' (Swtor, Chiss Republic Trooper) #oc: emija

*Eos Eremenko surname may vary (MC of Astoria Fate's Kiss / Lost Kisses, various other interactive fiction, Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader & my WIP interpretation of the Titan with the same name) #oc: eos

*Ela Anka (The Arcana, Fictif & Choices stories + the MC of the WIP work Perfumare:Amalgam) #oc: ela

*Eve Mac Diarmada (Obey Me, Nightbringer & my interpretation of Eve herself) #oc: eve

* main or more developed ocs™

Others :

Star Wars Clan H'akan (original Mandalorian clan settled on Werda, led by Danyal H'akan - also the father of Berra) #clan h'akan

Star Wars Clan Strillir (also my Mandalorian clan on Werda, led by Sidar Strillir) #clan strillir

ASOIAF House Dawnbreak (a semi-noble household) here

Cultist Simulator (Follower) OC here

My Writing :

Homecoming, gen but Lucifer being Lucifer (OBEY ME)

My Moodboards, Edits :

SHEPHERDS OF HAVEN MC TEMPLATE

SHEPHERDS OF HAVEN MC MOODBOARD

BLADE X MC MOODBOARD

ASTRAEUS X MC MOODBOARD 1

ASTRAEUS X MC MOODBOARD 2

ALAIN RICHTER MOODBOARD

#masterpost #small art blog #small writer #...that better mean what i think it means #Youtube

70 notes · View notes

inourselveswetrust · 2 years

Note

Hi I hope your doing well ! I was wondering if you have favorite IFs , especially ones that also involves the police ? I really love your game and I'm so eager to read more !! and can I ask what was your inspiration behind making this ?

I hope you're doing well too! 💙

Is it bad that I can't remember my inspiration for IOWT? Generally, my ideas come from a combination of other media, music and random ideas when I'm trying to fall asleep at ungodly hours. Most often I watch television shows or movies and think "What if this happened?" then my thoughts spiral from there for hours.

As for recommendations, @interact-if has some great recommendations. Check out this list and this list for some great policing and detective-related options!

As for my some of my favourite IFs, buckle up! I've listed these in no particular order. Games listed with an asterisk* are crime/mystery/detective-esque.

*When Twilight Strikes by @evertidings

*Sinners and Saints by @sinnersandsaints-linwrites

*Swallow the Dark by @swallowthedark

*Olympus: Secret Services by @ekgfiction

*We All Bleed Red by @lost-kiwi-dev

*Whiskey-Four by Bacondoneright

*The Numbers Game by @thenumbersgameif

*Thrill Seeker by @thrill-seeker-if

*Hollowed Minds by @shai-manahan

Wolfsbane by @wolfsbane-if

Raiders of the Caravan by @leftski-if

The Exile by @exilethegame

Golden by @milaswriting

Water to Blood by @veirsewrites

Fallen Lights by @fallenlightsif

The King's Hound by @the-kingshound

Deliverance by @deliverance-the-game

Crown of Exile by @ramonag-if

I, the Forgotten One by Bacondoneright

The Sword of Rhivenia by @theswordofrhivenia

Shepherds of Haven by @shepherds-of-haven

Defiled Hearts: The Barbarian by @defiledheartsblog

Virtue's End by @virtues-end

#other ifs #recommendations #anon ask

140 notes · View notes

burlveneer-music · 11 months

Text

Brendan Eder Ensemble - Therapy - the premise "what would Richard D. James do with a chamber ensemble and a church organ?" yields an utterly transcendent album

Brendan Eder is a Los Angeles composer and drummer best-known for his eponymous genre-bending ensemble of woodwinds, drumset, and bass; as well as his film scoring work, most notably on four short films for director Ari Aster. On March 3, 2023 Eder releases his third album, Therapy: a collection of meditative woodwind arrangements recorded primarily at Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia, California. Following 2021’s Cape Cod Cottage — Eder’s concept album under the guise of Edward Blankman, a retired dentist in the 1970s, which added elegant, understated jazz to the ensembles' repertoire — on Therapy, Eder drops the alter ego and the drumset (almost entirely) and begins with a new directive: What would ambient mastermind Richard D. James do with a chamber ensemble and a church organ? It was a question Eder had started to ask in 2020 with his cover of “#20 (Lichen).” Listeners responded with over one million streams. Appropriately, Therapy delivers two new Aphex Twin arrangements alongside eight original pieces. The result is a distinctive take on New Age and ambient music subtly interwoven with Eder’s affinity for 20th century classical and jazz. Maintaining his track record of recording the best musicians Eder can find, Therapy features special guests Nailah Hunter (harp), Henry Solomon (saxophone), and Ethan Haman on The Newberry Memorial Organ at Yale University. - Rebeca Arango Written and Produced by Brendan Eder* Christine Tavolacci - flute, piccolo flute Henry Solomon - alto sax Amber Wyman - bassoon Andrew Conrad - Bb and bass clarinet (2, 4-7) Sérgio Coelho - Bb and bass clarinet (1, 3, 8, 9) Eric McCann - electric bass (1-3, 6, 8) Brendan Eder - keyboards and percussion (2, 4-6, 8-10) Leah Paul - flute (1, 9) Ethan Haman - organ (3) Nailah Hunter - harp (4) Logan Kane - upright bass (10) Marissa Honda - english horn (10) Recorded at Church of the Good Shepherd, Arcadia, CA** Engineered by Brendan Eder Assistant Engineering by Eric McCann Mixed by Brendan Eder Mastered by Chris Sorem Album Art by Adam Rabinowitz Album Design by Maziyar Pahlevan *#3 (Rhubarb) and #17 written by Richard D James (BMG Blue) **Organ on “Ending” recorded on The Newberry Memorial Organ, Yale University, New Haven, MA.

#Brendan Eder Ensemble #chamber music #modern classical #new age #ambient #aphex twin #covers #brendan eder #2023 #los angeles

25 notes · View notes

melyzard · 1 year

Text

last, current, next read

Tagged by @ladytharen; always like reading people’s lists because I find new books/music/shows this way too!

last: ok, technically it’s an interactive fiction story, but Shepherds of Haven by @shepherds-of-haven is fantastic and compelling and had me playing it a dozen times in a row to read all the variations and possible character interactions and scenarios. It’s a sprawling story, really worth the read, even if it’s not finished yet!

current: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett; I’ve been reading the Discworld books out loud to my spouse for a few years, and this one is one of his favorites so we’ve gone back to re-read it. He’s not a great reader but he likes listening while we’re just chilling on the couch or during a long drive, so that’s been fun. He loses it every time the main character introduces himself (”Hello, I’m Moist”), and I have found new appreciation for an old favorite series through his opinions on them.

next: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. I’ve had it for a couple months and just haven’t gotten to it yet. But I will get to it! It looks interesting, and it’s been on a dozen different req lists I’ve seen lately.

tagging: @brynnmclean, @nibblessnarf, @oh-nostalgiaa, and anyone else who’s interested (if you make a list, tag me to look at it, because this is how I expand my repertoire, I love people’s reqs)!

#books #shepherds of haven #going postal #lies of locke lamora

17 notes · View notes

yuuugay · 1 year

Text

thank u @stephschoices for presenting me with a random reason to talk about my IF mcs 😛😛

the picrew:

First two are the cream of the crop or crop of the cream, my Shepherds-of-haven MCs

1st one being Ner. My 'I will literally end your bloodline the second you cross me' man. Ner is currently in their perpetual edgy phase for the remainder for SHOH's story timeline (He/Him)

2nd one being manwhore, Auster. Never made a ginger MC before and for the sole reason that there was a daydream where I thought of a ginger Enchanter MC and now he happened (He/They)

3rd one being my InfamousIF MC, Sol. like they're actually not naturally blonde. it's just like that thing where everyone thinks Emma Stone is a natural ginger because she looks so good in it. So my MC, they're actually brunette but people consider them to look really nice in blonde akhdjffuud fcker even bleached their eyebrows and perhaps some (A lot) fell off and now it's half the size. But it's giving high fashion. And they're very fame hungry. (They/Them)

They all have the same surname, 'Wanless' because we're all one big family. also i keep misspelling that as 'Wankess'. so make do with that information

All of them are Sun-coded, elf-coded. Cause the moment i stop trying to make elf ocs is where my soul leaves my body

they're also all queer-coded because ✨🌈✨

Sol oddly wants to make a childrens TV music

Ner wants to start teaching someday (He'd be a good teacher. He'd let you pee when you need to because he is not a monster like some teachers are)

Auster wants to leave the Shepherds after everything is officially over, would definitely do it in a discreet way. Probably the only person that would know is Chase. But they're not good enough friends to make him stop them. After all, Chase is also the same in that regard.

I thought about it yesterday. All their deaths would be very tragic 🧍‍♂️ I cannot see them passing because of age. thats boring and wouldn't incite strong feelings within me as a storymaker

Not necessary to do this btw, if you want to! Id be happy to stare at ur OCs picrew form skhdjdhd @snail-of-fire @rosanimi @kris-mage-fics

#shepherds of haven #mc #infamous if #picrew

5 notes · View notes

shepherds-of-haven · 1 month

Text

THE SHEPHERDS OF HAVEN SOUNDTRACK (VOLUME 2) IS OUT NOW!

Listen to Volume 1 here!

Wow, what a journey it's been! The complete soundtrack for Shepherds of Haven, spanning across 32 original songs and two full-length albums, is now officially finished! You can listen to this latest album over on composer Ivan Duch's website!

This volume also contains 16 songs, including theme songs for the remaining Shepherds and other major characters, such as Tallys, Ayla, Halek, Briony, Lavinet, Mimir, Croelle, Prihine, and Caine; motifs and signature music for the game's numerous locations like Heth Macoll, Capra, and the Elven Quarter; and so much more! But beware: if you haven't played the alpha build, there's probably a spoiler or two lurking in there. 😉

As always, watching Ivan's creative process as he's turned the game's textual descriptions and fictional narratives into sonic adventures has been an incredible experience. If you ever feel a desire to commission a cinema-quality piece of music for your own stories or characters (including your own Brightburner), he's open for commissions and is amazing to work with!

You can listen to the new album at any of Ivan’s links below. Feel free to give him a follow and your support, and please, as always, give a shout-out to your favorite tracks! I hope you enjoy! 🎶

LINKS:

Ivan’s Website

Spotify

Bandcamp

Patreon

#Shepherds of Haven #Shepherds of Haven music #music #Shepherds of Haven soundtrack #soundtrack #Ivan Duch #Shepherds of Haven OST #OST

107 notes · View notes

adamdusmortain · 1 year

Text

* ☆ ｡⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆ *　★ ﾟ･｡

hi, i’m ashley! i’m 22, she/her.

this is my basic “about me” page because every good tumblr blog has one. and it gets all of it out of my bio. so things i love and will most definitely see:

any interactive fictions (especially wayhaven, if that wasn’t obvious btw.) but also shepherds of haven, keeper of the sun and moon, mind blind, a tale of crowns and many, many more.

tv shows (merlin, the summer i turned pretty, degrassi: the next generation), movies (the hunger games series), books, anime/mangas (jujutsu kaisen, attack on titan, buddy daddies, chainsaw man, spy x family)

music but majority taylor <3

THE END. quite literally the most basic information but also you can learn the rest when i talk to myself in the tags.

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾

you know tbh this was mostly meant for “new” followers aka my slight revamp, but it would also be a nice update since i have been randomly active on this account. but me and adamdusmortain4ever. SOOOOOOOOOOOO, bye.

#oh i barely have a tag system and i do nothing productive like art so nothing to worry about there #technically my chatty one is #ashley shut up #because i’m sooooooooooooo creative #but OMG FR IF YOUVE BEEN WITH ME WHEN THIS WAS A CHOICES BLOG AND THEN INACTIVE KINDA YOURE SUCH A REAL ONE #❤️#about me

1 note · View note

anjiefiction · 9 months

Text

"This is the Anahera, in your tongue: the Horn of the Ancients, the Cry of the Elementals. It is a war-call that we are bound by Covenant to always heed."

@shepherds-of-haven

#shepherds of haven #original music #i LOVE that chapter with all my heart

69 notes · View notes

teeth-draws · 2 years

Text

OC TAG: SONG CHALLENGE

tagged by @emeraldgreaves - challenge is right i had like 3 crises over this omg

Step 1 -> create your oc (or ocs) in this picrew

Step 2 -> list 5 songs that inspired (or captured the feel of) your OC. if you choose multiple, feel free to pick your favourite or do songs for all of them! (and feel free to list fewer or more songs)

HALLE BEREN

from shepherds of haven (surprise!)

hiding in the blue - TheFatRat, RIELL

was a soldier in the legion fought against the demons fought against the monsters made of gold, but they stormed across Arcadia following their nature washed away the place I once called home

the storm - TheFatRat, Maisy Kay

i found a light inside me i wanna let it glow keep shining right beside me follow where i go

do you love me? - Bertie Blackman, Muscles (cover)

and in my bed she cast the blizzard out a mock sun blazed upon her head so completely filled with light she was her shadow fanged, and hairy, and mad

big girl, little girl - Sia

big girl, it’s hell being unwell you know you’re stuck where you fell your words give birth like a Rosemary you know you don’t want to bury more friends

the song of beren and luthien - Clamavi du Profundis

as Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair the trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored, shimmering

This was so difficult but I’d like to say - the song of beren and luthien was what i was listening to on repeat while hunting for my shiny drampa, and she needed a last name, so...

the storm and hiding in the blue (which fits the shepherds narrative really well lol) are halle both lyrically and vibe-y, the others are more about the lyrics than the pitch/music. THIS WAS HARD I’m tagging @leondaltons, @griever-receiver, @donutperceiveme and @ivaerleth as always anyone else who wants to play around!

#oc meme #tagged #halle beren #i never use picrew it was so stressful how do people do this without having a breakdown about the eye colour being wrong omg

9 notes · View notes

sgmwesters · 2 years

Photo

╰ ❛ 💉 — › kate walsh. cis woman. she/her. . ╯ have you met addison montgomery yet ? this forty four year old virgo has been living in the seattle area for ??? years. she makes a living as a neonatal surgeon and obgyn, which is best suited for their pragmatic, analytical, impulsive, and emotional personality. truth hurts by lizzo is one of their favorite songs, and they’re written by em, 26, gmt, she/her, no triggers

B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N

full name: addison adrianne forbes montgomery.

nickname(s): too many too include, but will answer to ‘satan’.

age: forty four (44).

date of birth: 28 august 1977, virgo.

hometown: new haven, connecticut.

current location: seattle, washington.

ethnicity: caucasian.

nationality: american.

gender: cis female.

pronouns: she/her.

orientation: hahahahahaha.

religion: athiest.

political affiliation: let’s not talk about politics.

occupation: neonatal surgeon, obgyn, all around mega star.

living arrangements: swanky house.

language(s) spoken: english, some spanish.

accent: none.

P H Y S I C A L A P P E A R A N C E

face claim: kate walsh.

hair color: we love a red head.

eye color: blue.

height: 5 ft 8.

weight: none of ur business.

build: slim.

tattoos: none.

piercings: ears, only once.

clothing style: sophisticated is the word that comes to mind.

usual expression: tries to be something warm but there’s definitely a resting bitch face.

distinguishing characteristics: she’s addison montgomery is that not enough?

H E A L T H

physical ailments: none.

neurological conditions: none.

allergies: wasps and bees.

sleeping habits: fluctuates.

eating habits: you know what she eats quite well actually.

exercise habits: fluctuates.

emotional stability: is mark sloan nearby cos that does make a difference.

sociability: warm.

body temperature: cool.

addictions: none.

drug use: none.

alcohol use: wine is important.

P E R S O N A L I T Y

positive traits: pragmatic, analytical.

negative traits: impulsive, emotional.

fears: losing it all.

F A V O U R I T E S

weather: enjoys the snow (skiing), but for day to day she likes it dry and warm.

colour: at the moment, olive green.

music: alexa, play a feel good tune volume seven.

movies: loves a romcom.

sport: no thanks x

beverage: wine.

food: a chocolate brownie as a treat.

animal: bunnies –– had one growing up.

H E A D C A N O N S

it’s no surprise, that being born and raised in connecticut with a father who calls himself the captain and a mother called bizzy, that addison lived on the wealthy side of the town, alongside brother archer.

growing up, addison would come to learn about her father’s indiscretions, and the affairs that he was having behind her mother’s back. for many years these influenced her opinion of him, causing tensions between the two. she would come to learn as an adult that it was actually her mother who had an affair first, one that went on for several years, and her father was just levelling the playing field. after all, they had to keep up appearances to the outside world, even if things weren’t working behind closed doors.

the girl who was once a band geek did exactly what was expected of her, as was the family tradition, and went to yale university. she left behind some of the tough times her family had been through, things she’d come to know, and focussed hard enough for her to go on to be accepted into colombia’s medical programme.

colombia was where the pieces of addison’s life started to fall into place. she met derek shepherd, naomi and sam bennett, and mark sloan. she’d found her people, the ones she��d come to care the most about, at least over the course of the following years.

addison and derek were that couple. even in med school, everyone knew who they were and how well suited they were for one another. it was no surprise to anyone when derek proposed, and their wedding was everything you’d have expected to be.

they were the ones with the seemingly perfect life, the careers to match, and a lifestyle that most would be envious of. they were successful, driven, and didn’t want for anything. at least not the outside world. their marriage, in truth, hadn’t been perfect.

by the time their marriage hit the ten year mark, cracks had well and truly started to develop. being drawn in by their work meant that there was seldom any time for one another, and when there was time, addison felt as though she wasn’t getting the same level of effort from her husband as she wanted to put into their marriage. this took it’s toll, and ultimately culminated in addison sleeping with mark sloan, their long time friend and derek’s best friend.

for a brief period, in the time where derek first moved to seattle, addison and mark began something more of a relationship, and not just the brief fling that derek had walked in on. during this time addison fell pregnant with mark’s baby, but did not go through with the pregnancy. she terminated, and instead answered richard webber’s call for her to go to seattle also.

derek and addison made an effort to try and work on their relationship, despite his clear feelings for meredith grey, but these efforts ultimately ended in failure –– especially given the addition of mark sloan to the seattle population.

despite her and derek’s divorce, addison felt settled within seattle. this was aided by sam and naomi opening a practice within the city, at which addison was able to work and support. it gave her a sense of normality and purpose, finding her footing within her life once again.

with naomi being a fertility specialist, and addison finally feeling as though she might be in a place to start a family of her own, she began looking into methods that she might be able to obtain this. however, addison found out that her egg count was incredibly though, and therefore highly unlikely that she would be able to have a child of her own.

addison struggled with this news for a while, particularly given her line of work, but is slowly coming to terms with it, thanks to the supportive network that she has around her.

n.b. –– i can’t try and weave timelines in any more i’m so confused time isn’t real she’s in seattle at the practice and kinda at the hospital ig but we all know and love her so here she is.

W A N T E D C O N N E C T I O N S / P L O T S

all of them because we ♥︎ addison adrianne forbes montgomery.

#━━ ✦ 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐆𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐘 ❮ biography ❯#newintros

3 notes · View notes