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shadowsphere · 1 year
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☾Sphere's Black Clover Masterlist☽
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"𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨." -𝘠𝘶𝘯𝘰 "𝘏𝘦’𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 0, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵, 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥." -𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘵
☀︎ - 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘵 ☁︎ - 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵 ⛅︎ - 𝘍𝘭𝘶𝘧𝘧
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🔮Clover Kingdom
☽ Noelle Silva ☽ Mereoleona Vermillion ☽ Fuegoleon Vermillion ☽ Leopold Vermillion ☽ Mimosa Vermillion ☽ Gauche Adlai ☽ Nacht Faust ☽ Morgan Faust ☽ Finral Roulacase ☽ Lemiel Silvamillion Clover ☽ Princia Funnybunny ☽ Yuno Grinberryall ☽ Alecdora Sandler ☽ Sol Marron ☽ Dorothy Unsworth ☽ Yami Sukehiro ☽ Asta ☽ Zora Ideale ☽ Vanessa Enoteca ☽ Grey ☽ Luck Voltia ☽ Secre Swallowtail ☽ Lily Aquaria ☽ Neige
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🔮Midnight Sun
☽ Patolli ☽ Rhya ☽ Fana (Elf) ☽ Catherine
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🔮Diamond Kingdom
☽ Mars ☽ Fanzell Kruger ☽ Dominante Code ☽ Mariella
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🔮Heart Kingdom
☽ Lolopechka ☽ Gadjah
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🔮Spade Kingdom
☽ Lucius Zogratis ☽ Vanica Zogratis ☽ Zenon Zogratis ☽ Halbet Chevour
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🔮Seabed Temple
☽ Kahono
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🔮Hino Country
☽ Ryuya Ryudo ☽ Ichika Yami ☽ Komari Imari ☽ Ginnojomorifuyu Kezoukaku
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🔮Elf Tribe
☽ Drowa ☽ Lufulu
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🔮Devils
☽ Liebe
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mtg-cards-hourly · 1 year
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Llanowar Tribe
"Llanowar remembers the Ice Age, the Phyrexian Invasion, and the Rift Era. So long as we draw breath, we will ensure such disasters never threaten our world again."
Artist: Scott Murphy TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link
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master-k0hga · 14 days
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| T A K E S H I |
[ Category: The Promised Land ]
| There we go, the old sport himself.... Y'know,,, the guy who runs the organisation to not only get goods sent around the Promised Land and help his family owned business going, but to also keep the peace and all that shit... His family has been best buddies with the Royal family of the Golden Palace after all for generations, so he's in good hands if ever they are swamped with work or are being threatened...!
Takeshi is a pretty stoic kinda guy, takes his work seriously, and definitely takes his relationships of all kinds seriously as well! If anybody goes out of line or breaks his trust, not only will he shut you out; But you'll be exiled, punished and potentially snuffed out... But he's needn't do that since nobody has personally nor professionally stooped that low to him.... Yet
He's a very reliable and trustworthy fellow, and despite how intimidating he looks to many; He's someone who is definitely worthy having in your life.. Hardworking, competent, surprisingly very comforting! He's a saint compared to his family's shady history...!!
.. And he must be a really cool guy, Tammy is dating him and they plan of getting married someday!
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Name: Takeshi Species: Ice Elf (Origin Kind) General Personality: Serious, independent, hardworking, trustworthy, protective, actually very welcoming, quite stubborn, strong Height: 9ft "2" Relationship Status: In a relationship
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Takeshi took over the Frostclaw Traders organisation after his father's passing when he was 18; The organisation was actually something incredibly different before his grandfather took over and completely re-did everything from the ground to what it was known as previously.. Which used to be a cult of sacrifice, blood, greed and all now frowned upon by the newer generations while what had happened prior was approved of by the acenstors of both the Golden Palace and Frostclaw. Takeshi wishes to keep to what the organisation means nowadays; Trades, peace and a very well fed supply of resources all around the Promised Land
Despite being just a mere Ice Elf, Takeshi and his late family were of a "pure breed" which are actually referred to as "Frost Folk", the Ice Elves themselves just seemed to have "dwindled" ever so slightly and "softened" their physical attributes through the years whilst Takeshi himself remained of his origins. The only vital differences is that their skin appears more pale and could potentially glisten like icicles in the sunlight, their eyes pale with sharp white pupils and fanged teeth like vampires (minus the blood sucking). The Origin diet mainly consists of ice and herbal teas as they cannot process meats or heavy foods; Diet practically being mostly of liquid or things that can melt easily on the tongue
He actually wields two blades, and carries a small dagger that was passed down from his mother on his 10th birthday; He never uses the dagger however keeps is as a good luck charm. The dual blades were passed from his father a week before his father's passing years ago
He's 31 years old and appears to have been that age for the past decade; Unknown to this anomaly, he fears something that the indescribable horrors his ancestors has committed have punished him, cursed to become immortal as he watches his loved ones slip away.. Either that or he has lost track of time, thus losing track of his age, not even Tammy knows how old he potentially could be
Usually he and his partner tends to take turns when it comes to business, Tammy deals with the papers, the contracts and phone calls while Takeshi focuses more on the meetings, the agreements and engagements to keep the organisation going at a steady pace; Although it is joked around by his girlfriend that he cannot sit still in a phone call and listen to the other "unintelligible imbecile" on the other side, and also he needs reading glasses so he doesn't accidentally agree to something he "refuses to acknowledge" or "accept"
He's quite stubborn, even though he cannot deny it, his own parents, although had not outright acted on inherently "evil activities" by the standards of their ancestors, but his father specifically had to agree to certain "distasteful procedures" just to keep the Frostclaw Traders alive up to now; Takeshi personally believes his parents, most specifically his father, were saints when they were alive. A part of him is still a child at heart when he's naive about his family and their actions
Takeshi runs and leads the main branch of the Frostclaw Traders organisation within the Glacier Mountains of the Promised Land, which is also the main hometown for the Ice Elves, however that isn't to say he does not have other branches opened out within the realm itself to make his business efficient. Almost every corner within the Promised Land has Frostclaw services, ranging from stock, resources, even a couple small postal services; He has no doubt hired and even promoted most of his members of his business to run and manage the other branches (with helps of the civilizations within the regions). It is also thanks to King Aurelius that Takeshi is able to expand this business thoroughly to keep the realm in well managed conditions
Although not directly, he did have a bad couple of run ins with a few of Kira's henchmen when they tried to infiltrate the hometown of the Ice Elves to steal some valuables and other "secret documents and treasures" for whatever purposes, though being quite the fighter and his defences are, they scared them off successfully without too much lost
Ice Elves bleed a teal blue, however Takeshi being of the Origin era; his is a luminous blue and (believe it or not) has a gold shimmer.. So if you see a pretty luminous blue "paint" with a gold shinmer, that isn't paint that's Frost Folk blood
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But uhm.. Yeah, s'pose that's about it for him- The main guy who runs the business, maintaining it while keeping his people happy, comfortable and safe from the threats of the opposing sides. Although not as directly involved or connected with the threat of the Deceit and their goal, the Frostclaw's alliance is with the Golden Palace, so Takeshi and his people are prone to be harassed or threatened.. Not like that'll stop him from continuing on with his family run business and trying to make this strange realm a safe place to live..
Takeshi, obviously like the others, was also a former Yiga OC of mine before I changed them up entirely! And funnily enough in the BotW era where I had them be part of the Yiga clan, Takeshi originally was gonna be like the next leader after Master Kohga retires and lets him take over before I made them all into their own thing.. Takeshi hasn't really changed personality-wise since he's always been a hardworking and independent person, but leading a business along with those close to him makes it very easy to get the job done, even if he is potentially cursed to become an immortal being who's been punished for his ancestors sick and twisted endeavours.. (Or is his fear of living alone is making him succimb to his paranoia)... But uhm.. Yeah!
Believe I only really have a few former Yiga OCs who are in need of re-purposing entirely before I'm actually done with the basics for them, and then after that I'll have to go back to sorting out my Zareans species and other non related OCs..
Still loads to do but oh well-
. Takeshi, Art © Me . DON’T RE-POST .
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yellow-faerie · 1 year
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I am thinking about the Avari and how it is incredibly sad Tolkien said so little about them
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astral-dragons · 9 months
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Fuck it *writes Dusk Elf lore from scratch*
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cadetheespeon · 2 years
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working on some portraits for my rime of the frostmaiden party... here’s 4/6
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Practising my dark fae makeup for Samhain/Halloween at tribe of frog
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Shared Kindi/Cuind/Hwenti/Winndan/Kinn-Lai/Penni story about how the people were sundered and the language all once spoke shattered into mutually unintelligible fragments by the wrath of the gods after three young men full of hubris dared venture into their forbidden realm.
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avid-adoxography · 8 months
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So, about that Elf self-insert... Anything to declare?🎙️👀
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WELL!.!! ! maybe I do. just!!! maybe.
Everything is still kinda in a state of feverish blur of random ideas BUT.
What if, hear me out on this, what if I was a Krampus. He was an Elf. Can I make it anymore obvious <3c dsfdgfjgfda
Shenanigans ensue. Maybe I find the meaning of Christmas, maybe I sink my teeth in his neck instead, whatever. What do I know, I'm just here to torment the man for fun, ya get me??? (<- no, nobody does. get help)
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mizushibart · 29 days
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first meeting vs wedding night (full on patreon) bit of story :
Soap is a elf price, a third son. He first meet Ghost, when he was running away, and licking his wounds after a rival chieftain attacked his tribe. Soap helped him heal up, and later get his lands back. In that time, they’ve fallen for each other. now Soap under a pretense that hes „sacrificing” himself, marries Ghost, to gain access to new powerful orc armies. (and a new hot husband
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spacebarbarianweird · 2 months
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Astarion Pre-Vampirism Headcanons
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I have a very weird idea about Astarion's origin but bear with me.
What if Astarion, a High Elf himself, was born to half-elven parents?
Look, he doesn't look like a Forgotten Realms elf. He is pretty tall - 5.9 is above average for a Tel'Quessira. His body type is also too masculine since male elves tend to be very slender. His name is "baby" meaning ("Little Star") but adult in form (elven baby names are usually monosyllabic). Besides, there are almost no elves in Baldur's Gate, let alone, upper-class ones.
But there are plenty of half-elves.
Let's say, genetics work in Forgotten Realms the same way it works in the real world.
Half elves are of mixed race - so, a pair of half elves can have a human or an elf. And this is a very sad scenario, given the difference in life expectancy. Humans born to half elves grow old and die while their parents are still relatively young, and the elf is completely cut out of elven culture and never fits in with their kin.
And it explains why no one was looking for Astarion. Because his family is long-dead.
Two hundred years ago the Ancunins became parents.
They are half-elves in their third generation and none of them have ever seen a pure-blood Tel'Quessira let alone knowing details about their culture.
They name the newborn boy Astarion - the name elven in form but human in meaning.
He is indeed their "little star" - half-elves inherit their ancestors' low fertility and children are seen as gifts from gods rather than a burden.
The Ancunins notice their son has long ears and it seems like he doesn't sleep - instead, Astarion lies motionless for a few hours and then starts talking about places and people his family has no idea about.
Astarion is a High Elf.
The human ancestry doesn't manifest in him - though, he still grows taller than elves are supposed to.
And hells, he is ambitious.
He knows he has centuries of life ahead - and he doesn't want to spend them in his hometown.
Astarion dreams of Baldur's Gate - a huge city on the Sword Coast.
His parents reluctantly let him go. They are 150 years old and don't have much time left.
Besides, if he spends thirty or forty years beside them it will change nothing. He is an elf. He has all the time in the world.
But Astarion can't even make himself spend another day in that wretched hole of a place.
He leaves to never return.
Despite the lack of money and connections, he manages to become a magistrate.
Unfortunately, you can't make a career like that without making enemies.
The Gurs, a nomadic tribe, are notorious trouble makers and the citizens demand the authorities to get rid of them.
Astarion doesn't pay much attention to the matter and he fails to realize other magistrates want him to do the dirty job.
The Gurs live up to their traditions. Whoever makes them go will become their enemy.
Astarion becomes one in their eyes.
Lying in the empty street, bleeding to death, he remembers his hometown and his elderly parents.
He would do everything to return, to survive, to live.
And when a dark figure approaches him and makes an offer, Astarion agrees.
He doesn't know the price of his survival yet.
And what is yours HCs on Astarion's origin? Reblog and write your own ideas!
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offurandfeathers · 3 months
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Don't take this the wrong way, but you're quite large for an elf.
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"Who is to say ? Perhaps there's a half-orc buried somewhere in my ancestry ?" - Halsin Silverbough
I think there is definitely something buried deep in his ancestry. But not half-orc, as Halsin seems to think.
Human.
Specifically a human of the Uthgardt, a folk of barbarians of the North, probably of the Tree Ghost tribe.
And here is why I think that might be the case.
(tldr; at the end)
Size:
Source: Storm King's Thunder adventure module for DnD 5e, page 65:
"The Uthgardt barbarians are a black-haired and blue-eyed people - large, hale, bloodthirsty folk [...]."
It is safe to assume that the word "large" here indicates that the Uthgardt are larger than most humans, since it is one of the barbarian distinctive traits.
Uthdardt barbarian genes could explain Halsin's exceptional height and broadness, since both characteristics are uncommon for wood elves.
Hairiness:
Source: D&D 4e Player Handbook, page 41
"Elves have little body hair [...]. "
Source: D&D 5e Player Handbook, page 21
"Elves have no facial and little body hair."
Halsin has body hair. Without being extremely hairy, he definitely has more than your typical elf. (Astarion has virtually none, in comparison; same goes for elven Tav/Durge.)
Human genes in Halsin's ancestry could explain his characteristic hirsutism.
Eye color:
Source: D&D 5e Player Handbook, page 24 , Wood elf subrace
"Their eyes are green, brown, or hazel."
Halsin has hazel eyes. But his eyes are blue hazel, rather than the green or brown hazel that is typical with wood elves. as can be noticed from this screenshot taken from the game:
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Then again, Uthgardt barbarians were known for their blue eyes!
Source: Storm King's Thunder adventure module for DnD 5e, page 65:
"The Uthgardt barbarians are a black-haired and blue-eyed people - large, hale, bloodthirsty folk [...]."
It is not so farfetched, then, that Uthgardt blue eyes turned blue hazel somewhere down the line, especially if there has been mixing with wood elves.
Family's resting place:
According to Halsin's in-game dialogue, his family as been laid to rest near the Grandfather Tree, in the High Forest.
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Uthgardt barbarians inhabited the High Forest. The Tree Ghost tribe, specifically, appointed themselves as the Grandfather Tree guardians; the Grandfather Tree became their ancestral mound, and is where some of them, if not all, are buried after passing.
Source: Storm King's Thunder adventure module for DnD 5e, page 86, Grandfather Tree:
"Buried beneath the outermost ring are the moldy bones of long-dead Uthgardt barbarians, most of them from the Tree Ghost tribe."
Perhaps Halsin's close relatives have been buried there by tradition, as were his Uthgardt barbarian ancestors.
tldr;
Halsin might descend from Uthgardt barbarians, as is supported by:
his height and size
his body hair
his eye color
his family's resting place
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master-k0hga · 14 days
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| T A M I R A |
[ Category: The Promised Land ]
| This is Tamira, or Tammy for short before I actually gave her a full on name lmao- She's the partner of the chieftain of the Frostclaw Traders tribe, Takeshi. Tammy runs a Pharmacy with Andy as her assistant (a previous boy I introduced like a while ago); She is very good when it comes to medical diagnostics and even making her own healing and medicinal remedies too! Which are a very recommended source of keeping yourself safe from sickness and injuries in the harshest bone chilling winter of the Glacier Mountains Resort (and just in the cold mountains in general, it can get really ruthless out there!)
... Hoping I'll ever be able to actually draw the landscapes of this land someday cuz poorly putting it into words does it no justice and writing and describing environments is definitely NOT my strong suit whatsoever.. I draw for a fcking reason, words don't bode well for my struggling brain
... Fun fact, she is my second trans female OC that I have.... I'mean it's not rly a fun fact since nobody gives a damn but I love her very much and I really enjoy her design quite a lot here! Ofc like all my other OCs who are part of the Frostclaw, she was also a Yiga roughly during the time BotW first came out.. Still was trans then as she is now but just part of a personal project for me now-
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Name: Tamira Species: Ice Elf General Personality: Shy, timid, supportive, easy going, hardworking, friendly, empathetic Height: 7ft "2" Relationship Status: In a relationship
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Works and is in charge of the Pharmacy along with anything relating to medical and hospitality within the small town; And her staff mainly consist of not only average healthy lifestyles, but also those who have had history or a rough past of health complications or addictions
She's also a part time therapist and assistant for the leader of the town, who is also her partner; Takeshi. She files and deals with important phone calls and paperwork whilst he is better and more vocal with meetings with other outside leaders and such
She loves to sew in her free time, it soothes her and definitely helps with her stresses of life and her job, which is the burden of carrying everyone's problems and health; Which she believes she has to deal with herself, to which she really doesn't and has been told several times by her protective boyfriend. It's also thanks to Tammy for the productive and comfortable design and advantage the clothing that the Frostclaw wear
Her mother died from an illness when she was young and her father had eventually succumbed to his dementia when he got older, she never got the chance to tell her parents of her coming out as trans years ago. Not caring whether they would've accepted her or not since she would have Takeshi to support her, she personally believes there is now unfinished business with her parents
Enjoys hot baths, however needs to bathe by herself as she is still self conscious about her body
Has gotten angry, like full on angry on a couple of occasions; One time getting mad at her assistant at the Pharmacy she runs (Andy) for being rather discriminatory about one of her then clients at the time, safe to say he kept his mouth shut about judging others and overtime started being influenced by Tammy's empathic nature.. Even though he's still a dick
Is a vegetarian, she used to eat meat from time to time as a kid however became very off put by it one day when she was in her teens after accidentally witnessing someone from the outside walls disrespectfully mutilate a lamb. She has not eaten meat since and has gone for more animal free alternatives to most products like butter, milk and cheese
Her grandparents owned a farm just outside the town that she sometimes manages along with a couple other volunteers; She has at least two of some animals likes pigs, cows, sheep, chickens and goats along with a few other critters that are not known nor exist in our worlds. Her grandparents passed the rights to the farm to her in their will before they died.
Despite not doing it directly to hurt something or someone but in case she is in need of defending herself; She's actually rather skilled with a bow, even going so far as to shoot three arrows at a time. Only times she's ever "used" it however was to ward off potential trespassers or poachers trying to get close to her grandparent's farm; Especially as said farm is now under the protection of the Golden Palace
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I think that's all I have for her right now, I didn't really have all that much for Tammy when I started re-purposing my former Yiga OCs back on DA, I was pretty much starting out on trying to figure out what I wanted to do for them at the time so... Pretty much this is her new purpose now, I think it kinda fits for someone such as her... She's free, but she also has morals that more people definitely need in this world..
Now I just need to finish off her boyfriend Takeshi since his re-design sketch has been sitting collecting dust in my files for literal months.. I think I made him before Tammy as well so like?? Weird tbh??
But he's just his stoic and kinda scary, while also being a very kind self so... Yeah Idk..
. Tamira, Art © Me . DON’T RE-POST .
#MASTER-K0HGA#Ary / Kohga Chronicles#Ary / Kohga OCs and Works#Tammy#Tamira#OC#transfemale#trans#Ice Elf#Frosclaw#Frostclaw Traders#The Promised Land#Original Character#My OC#My Character#My Art#Fandomless#Just realized I don't rly need to use the re-post tags anymore cuz now I'm actually getting to new stuff now or new versions of my OC#drawings that I'm posting on this blog here.. So from here on out even if you recognize an OC of mine somewhat... I'm most likely re-drawin#them anyways cuz some old designs are kinda not good.... Like at all in my opinion so Idk... oh well don't matter#I feel like I'm actually almost close to done when it specifically comes to the Frostclaw tribe#Cuz as I said all of them were Yiga OCs one time before I decided to re-purpose them officially and stuff back on DA..#But I believe I just have the odd few to get on with then they'll be all done for now til I've completely finish off all my OC refs and stu#Then I can get on with proper like world building. lore and all that sorts afterwards!#Which I'm kinda looking forward to but also dreading at the same time cuz I am not rly good with stuff other than OCs and#Humanoid like designs and characters.... And tbh I'm doing this all by myself. I have no one helping me here so I know it's gonna be like..#Wonky... In some areas and whatnot... But anyways that's enough from me for tonight- I'm already tired and I just got on my laptop today#.... Not like this won't already be over a week or a month since the last art spam anyways.. And nobody looked at any of it last time...!#So... Yeah... Whatever... Not like I have anybody to speak to anyways so whatever who cares...-
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jacktheeldergod · 5 months
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echo-bleu · 5 months
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Noldor hair headcanons (2/4)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | On AO3
By the time they’re settled in Beleriand, the Nolofinwëans have largely switched from elaborate styles done by someone else to (slightly) simpler self-braided styles. They’re at war now, so they turn toward practical braids that keep their hair out of their face during combat. There’s more and more of a gap between everyday styles and ceremonial styles.
The Fëanorians however are still doing things the old way. Maedhros is very unhappy that he can no longer braid people’s hair properly (especially Fingon’s) (he learns to do it one-handed eventually, but it’s never as perfect) (Fingon doesn’t mind).
The Sindar wear their hair half-up or even loose. However, they like to play with each other’s hair, and it’s not reserved for family, which is Very Weird for the Noldor to see. Galadriel has a hard time getting used to it and doesn’t let anyone touch her hair beside Celeborn, but she eventually figures out that her hair dazzles people even more when it’s loose, so she starts leaving it down.
It’s even harder to untangle as a result, and Celeborn suffers. (Galadriel is not not into hair pulling.)
Melian and Lúthien’s hair is so silky that braids just undo themselves. Elrond and Elros partly inherit that, and Elrond spends his whole life mourning that fact (he wants to do his hair like Maedhros, okay?).
Finrod is the first elf to let a Man touch his hair. He’s travelling alone and he’s touch-deprived, can you blame him? (It’s Bëor. It results in several uncomfortable conversations.)
Curufin makes himself and his brothers sharpened hairpins and various other weapons disguised as hair jewellery.
Hairstyles mingle during the Siege until, in the more cosmopolitan realms, Noldor and Sindar are no longer identifiable at first sight. Some Noldor elect to keep their hair mostly loose (though almost never entirely) while many Sindar learn the Battle Braids. They are very convenient, after all.
Avari hair customs are very different. It’s mostly about hair brushing/care being very intimate. They usually wear hairdresses or hair covering of some kind, depending on the tribe they belong to.
Gondolin has stayed highly conservative about hair, with hairstyles almost as complex as Tirion in its noontide.
Maeglin hates having his hair touched even more than his mother.
I’m tempted to make Eöl an asshole on this too, who cuts Aredhel’s hair or something, but I think she just never lets him touch her and he doesn’t care enough to try.
Maeglin grows up with his hair loose up until Aredhel takes them to Gondolin, where she remembers how Turgon is about hair, and braids Maeglin’s and her own in hopes of Looking Natural.
Maeglin’s first impression of Gondolin is that Hair Braiding Hurts (though not as much as adar’s hands). It goes downhill from there.
He’s still jealous when he catches Idril doing Tuor’s hair. Tuor doesn’t even have the decency of having beautiful Noldor hair, so it doesn’t even look that good. The next day, Idril’s braids are very wonky and Maeglin, upon seeing her, completely messes up the hair clip he was making her.
Eärendil has Tuor’s hair. It’s fine, because Elwing refuses to do Noldor braids.
Glorfindel is a Vanya and wears his hair completely loose.
We all know how that ends.
Maglor’s hair is partly burned off in Dagor Bragollach. He spends an uncomfortable few years growing it back and recovering from smoke inhalation. He revives some ridiculous hair-related ditties from his youth as voice therapy and they’re soon heard throughout Beleriand.
Finrod, badly injured and with no bodies of his brothers to bury, makes up a self-braided version of the Mourning Braids (It involves only braiding the hair from the shoulders down. That’s largely because he couldn’t raise his arms at that point, but it becomes a feature of all Mourning Braids—except Maglor’s style—for two ages to come.)
For the first time since the Ice, Fingolfin asks Fingon to do his hair, the morning after they hear of Morgoth’s victory.
He braids Rochallor’s mane and tail before setting out.
Rochallor walks back into Hithlum some days after the Eagle comes, his hair still braided. He lies down and dies with his head in Fingon’s arms.
Turgon braids his father’s hair before burying him, as he did with Elenwë, as he did with Aredhel. There is a custom that’s been developing among the Noldor of Beleriand to only give the dead a single, simple braid, so that they don’t risk being too attached to their body and miss the call from Mandos, but Turgon doesn’t know of it. No one has died in Gondolin since it was built, aside from Aredhel and Eöl.
Finrod and his Ten braid each other’s hair the night after they leave Nargothrond. Beren watches them with no understanding of the custom.
They later find out that werewolves spit out the hair when they devour someone.
It’s not a nice sight.
Beren and Lúthien do their best to clean Finrod’s beautiful golden braids of blood before they bury him, even though neither of them quite get what the braids mean to the Noldor.
Fingon’s golden ribbons are marred with blood when they find his body on the battlefield. His braids are the only way to identify him for certain.
Maedhros revives Maglor’s Mourning Braids. Mostly because Maglor does them for him. Maedhros would be fine with No One Ever Touching His Hair Again, but he’s close to catatonic.
Then the Oath awakes once more.
Celegorm’s white hunting braids and Dior’s black silky hair mingle on the blood-stained floor of Doriath’s throne room.
It takes Maglor longer to find Caranthir and Curufin. He carefully braids their hair into a single plait before they burn the bodies, in case it could help them find Mandos.
Maybe they are for the Void, but at least he feels like he’s done something.
The years up to the Third Kinslaying are awful. Maedhros and Maglor are codependent to an unhealthy degree, while the twins will barely speak to them, or each other. Maglor still does Maedhros’s hair. Maedhros doesn’t return the favour. They scream at each other daily.
Sirion is unthinkable. They attack anyway. Maedhros and Ambarussa’s braids look like bloodstains in the twilight.
Elwing’s hair floats around her as she falls.
To be continued
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