#The Witness for the Dead

[lordofnowhere-art]

every once in a while I think about how Celehar is basically like a noir detective

#the witness for the dead #cemeteries of amalo #thara celehar #the goblin emperor #think about it though! the gruff voice the tragic backstory the general demeanour of the guy #he sulks in his office waiting for people to come to him with Problems #couldve made this more noir pulp cover-ey but alas. i like period clothes #also geez long time no post lol

[sowlmates]

please read the witness for the dead because the protagonist is a priest and a crime investigator AND a zombie hunter. he's dirt poor. he carries his guilt like a little package. he feeds his neighborhood cats. he's so tired. he daily drinks his body weight in tea. he's put on trial by ordeal. he's even gay

#the witness for the dead #thara is my special little guy #cemeteries of amalo #the goblin emperor #thara celehar

[duckbunny]

every traumatised religious gay deserves a cute thing with a flamboyant opera gay. this is the lesson of cemeteries of amalo.

#the goblin emperor #the witness for the dead

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Nico Ferrer De Varona- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Will Kempen- Dark Rise Series by C.S. Pacat

Yin Hanjiang- Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings

Thara Celehar- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

#Nico Ferrer De Varona #The Atlas Six #Olivie Blake #Will Kempen #Dark Rise Series #Dark Rise #Dark Heir #C.S. Pacat #Yin Hanjiang #Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know #dvawtk #Cyan Wings #Thara Celehar #The Witness for the Dead #twftd #the goblin emperor #the grief of stones #the cemeteries of amalo #Katherine Addison #lgbt books #polls #queer book character tournament 2.0

[artaline]

Anora posting

#the witness for the dead #the grief of stones #katherine addison #anora chanavar #thara celehar #azhanharad #fanart #myartaline art tag

[heyitsrink]

"That's a terrible color on you."

"I will remember not to wear it again. Thank you for your help."

#thara celehar #in his show-stopping mustard yellow coat #a certified fashionable item and alleged terrible color on him #the witness for the dead #the grief of stones #the cemeteries of amalo #the goblin emperor #katherine addison

[readandneedle]

That bit in Witness for the Dead when Celehar is forced into a conversation he's been trying to avoid, so he offers up a little prayer to the patron god of earthquakes?

Yeah.

#that's good stuff #let thara have a break sheesh #and also a boyfriend #the witness for the dead #cemeteries of amalo #the goblin emperor #thara celehar

[eggcats]

I love Thara Celehar so much??? This motherfucker takes on (AND DEFEATS) a creature so powerful and obscure that not only has no one else ever survived it, people think they're myths. AND HE HAS TO AUDACITY TO BE LIKE "I JUST GOT LUCKY" AND NOT THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT THAT'S WHY HE LOST HIS POWERS????

HE GOES OUT OF HIS WAY TO HELP PEOPLE AND WHEN THEY'RE LIKE "THANK YOU SO MUCH" HE'S JUST LIKE "That's just my job" MOTHERFUCKER NO IT ISN'T!!!!

YOU GAVE A FUNERAL TO SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD ONE, PEOPLE COME TO YOU WITH OFF-THE-WALL THEORIES AND YOU'RE LIKE "SURE I'LL LOOK INTO THAT" AND THEN YOU FUCKING CRACK A SERIAL KILLER CASE NO ONE EVEN KNEW EXISTED!!!

AND YOU'RE SURPRISED PEOPLE LIKE YOU??? THIS DUDE CAME SPECIFICALLY TO YOU EVEN WHEN HE KNEW YOU COULDN'T TALK TO HIS WIFE'S BODY BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS YOU DO YOUR DAMNEDEST INVESTIGATING HE WAS LIKE "I THINK IT'S MURDER BUT IF YOU CONCLUDE IT'S NOT I'LL BELIEVE YOU" BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS YOU WON'T STOP UNTIL THE TRUTH COMES OUT

and you have the AUDACITY to say "it's just my job" and act surprised when people like you. motherfucker.

#just practically speed read the witness for the dead and the grief of stones #like dude??? i love you so much #thara celehar #god i love him so much #i cant stop thinking about him he's my new blorbo #the goblin emperor #the witness for the dead #the grief of stones #spoilers #my post #mine

[bonesjaunst]

Big fan of these guys....wah

#whenever iäna smiles I just imagine him blinding anyone within 5 feet of him shoujo sparkle style #and tomasaran.....mwah #velhiro tomasaran #thara celehar #Iana pel-thenhior #the cemeteries of amalo #the witness for the dead #the goblin emperor

[cemchelarna]

U reckon thara ever bumps into any of his petitioners at the municipal baths? Naturally, he'd be mortified if it ever happened and refuse to make eye contact with anyone but imagine it from the petitioner's pov like "oh that mysterious prelate who can fight ghouls and see ghosts and solved the emperor's murder? yea i saw him crying silently to himself in the bath this morning, he looked like a drowned cat." like surely being seen sopping wet ruins the dark and moody vibes somewhat

#municiple baths are also a severely under used fanfic trope too... #tge #thara celehar #the witness for the dead #cemeteries of amalo

[with-my-murder-flute]

Obscure Cemeteries of Amalo theory

About who Tura Olura's lover is.

Spoilers for The Witness to the Dead

What if it's Ema Dravenezh?

Iäna says the Marquis Parzhadel "seems the last person who would support an opera company, especially when he can’t attend himself." Meanwhile, Ema Dravenezh is an attendee every single night

Except for the period following Tura's death, when after the theatre was repaired, he "missed so many performances [Iäna] thought he'd been fired"

Iäna also comments on how he's always the only one in the box. That can look like a weary solitude... but if you are, perhaps, secretly connected to one of the people most frequently onstage, you can feel a lot less alone

Arveneän met and blackmailed Tura when she'd scheduled an appointment to visit the Marquis

If it became a public scandal, it could be argued that Mer Dravenezh persuaded the Marquis to fund the Vermillion Opera, so the fallout would hit not just him and Tura alone, but potentially the entire company and enterprise, which is the kind of secret that's honestly kinda worth murdering over. Arts funding before hoes, etc.

Imagine him sitting there after Tura's death, where it's such an enormous reminder of him, but probably also, what else will he do with his nights? Despite the pain, there are benefits to familiarity, and this collection of people he's supporting.

#the witness for the dead #look ma! I can hyperfocus on multiple books at a time! #the cemeteries of amalo #the chronicles of osreth #katherine addison #audiobooks are the worry stone in my pocket that my fingers are polishing smooth #lis's chronicles of osreth theories

[calaathmaza]

ID: a digital illustration of thara celehar and iäna pel-thenhior from the cemeteries of amalo series, wrapped up in an embrace and kissing. thara celehar is a pale, gaunt elf with curly hair in a queue adorned with silver clasps. he wears a dark coat with silver embellishments and a silver crescent moon clasp around the collar. he clings fervently to iäna. iäna is a goblin-elven man, taller than thara, with dark grayish skin, high cheekbones, and dark hair in braids that fall past the shoulders. he wears a sumptuous dark purple coat and plum cravat with several gold chains and rings in his hair and on his ears. he glances at thara with deep adoration. end ID

happy valentine's!! 💝 (.....late only by a day)

#thara's like. maybe on his tippy toes. #drawing process: how corpselike can we make celehar #my art #described #thara celehar #iana pel thenhior #thariana #the cemeteries of amalo #the witness for the dead #the grief of stones #the goblin emperor #wftd #tge

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#fantasy #books #The Witness for the Dead #Katherine Addison #The Goblin Emperor #poll

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Thaniel Steepleton- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

Iäna Pel-Thenhior- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

Murderbot- The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Vanyel Ashkevron- The Last Herald-Mage Series by Mercedes Lackey

#Thaniel Steepleton #The Watchmaker of Filigree Street #The Lost Future of Pepperharrow #Natasha Pulley #Iäna Pel-Thenhior #The Witness for the Dead #twftd #the grief of stones #cemeteries of amalo #Katherine Addison #Murderbot #murderbot #themurderbotdiaries #tmd #The Murderbot Diaries #Martha Wells #Vanyel Ashkevron #The Last Herald-Mage Series #Magic's Pawn #Magic's Price #Magic's Promise #Valdemar #Heralds of Valdemar #Mercedes Lackey #lgbt books #polls #queer book character tournament 2.0

[artaline]

wooing one thee at a time

#the cemeteries of amalo #the witness for the dead #the grief of stones #thara celehar #iäna pel-thenhior #fanart #myartaline art tag

[heyitsrink]

Thinking about how Maia had no idea about the positive impact he had on people at this point in time and crying and crying

#and crying when I think about Thara's past and how lonely he was (and arguably still is) #thara celehar #the witness for the dead #the grief of stones #cemeteries of amalo #the goblin emperor #maia drazhar #these books have bewitched me body and soul