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shellem15 · 7 months

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Thinking about the Dawnfather. A god of light, a god of harvest, a god of the sun itself. Good but not nice, kind but not soft. Life-giving but also scorching. Protective, warm, and kind, but also stern, harsh, and abrasive. His light can foster growth, can protect and guide, but it can also scorch and burn. The sun is warm and nurturing but don’t stare at it too long, child, it’ll blind you.

Was he always so hard? Did he always hide his face with the harsh light of the sun? Or was there a time when he smiled and laughed, let others see him as he truly was?

Thinking about the Schism. Was the Dawnfather close to the Betrayer Gods before they turned? He must have been, Asmodeus wouldn’t be so hung up on him if he wasn’t. Speaking of Asmodeus, he was once a being of light, like the Dawnfather and the Everlight are now. Were they closer than the others? When the Gods came to Exandria, did they come from the same place or were they scattered, a ragtag group of survivors fleeing from predators seeking to devour them? And if the latter is true, did these three beings of light come from the same place? Siblings, born from the same stuff, forever tied to one another?

If this was the case, then, what was their relationship before the Schism? Did they call each other “Brother” and “Sister”? Did they hold each other when they were scared, dry each other’s tears, laugh and joke and tease and fight and make up because they were siblings and they’d always be together, and they loved each other with every fiber of their being and they only had each other. When Predathos came, when it devoured two of their newfound siblings, did the Dawnfather hold them both and promise them that everything was going to be okay because he was their brother and he was going to protect them, all of them. The gods, mortals, the world itself, they would not be devoured, they would not be destroyed, because he was there and would fight until his very last breath to keep them safe.

Wondering then, was that the moment when Asmodeus truly grew to hate their creations? Seeing his brother and sister and siblings risk their lives just to protect some mewling mortal wretches when they could just leave it all behind and start somewhere new. Was that the moment when he realized that mortals had done something to them, changed them when they were not supposed to change. Why else would they risk being devoured by Predathos, why else would they suffer through war with the Primordials? Why else would they choose them over him!? Was this the moment when he decided to conspire with the Primordials and the other Betrayer Gods? To destroy this world and the mortals on it so they could finally leave. And they would leave, of course, because the Dawnfather was his brother and the Everlight was his sister and the Gods were a family, and at the end of the day, they would always be together, and once the corrupting influence of those mortals was gone, they would surely all see reason.

And when the Dawnfather discovered this betrayal, when all the Prime Deities did, he must have been furious. How could they!? His kin, his brother, who had always been by his side through everything, how could they turn around and destroy their creations, their children. And so he and the other Primes took up arms and fought against their own family to protect this world they had created, and their children who inhabited it. Those battles must have been brutal, bonds of comradery broken, kin clashing against kin, screaming curses as they tore each other apart.

During those final battles of the Schism, when the Dawnfather clashed against Asmodeus, did they scream at each other in rage? A twisted reflection of previous squabbles, different because this time it was real, this time there is no forgiveness, no making up. When the Dawnfather knocked Asmodeus down, crushed his throat under his foot and banished him to the Hells, was he yelling when he disowned him? Or was he quiet when he did it, his voice going into a low growl, deadly calm as he told him that he was not his brother anymore. And moments previously, when the Dawnfather could have easily killed him, did he look into Asmodeus’s eyes and see his brother? Scared and hurt by his hands, hands that once held him and swore to protect him. In that moment, did the Dawnfather realize he couldn’t kill him? Because that was his brother and despite everything, he still loved him, and hurting him brought him more grief and pain than he could ever imagine. So instead, he banished him, locked him and all the other Betrayers away because he and the other Primes couldn’t bring themselves to kill their family, but they also couldn’t let them free.

Was this when the Dawnfather obscured his face? Hardened his heart because otherwise he would break, and he cannot break, because the other gods need him to be strong, because Exandria needs him to be strong. And so he stayed strong, despite the grief, despite the guilt, despite the pain of heartbreak, of hurting the ones he loved to protect the ones he loved. And this hardening must have continued, running himself ragged during Calamity, beating back Tharizdun, protecting Ioun after she almost died, sheltering the Everlight after Asmodeus once again betrayed her, stabbed her in the back and left her broken and weak when all she wanted was to do was get her brother back, to save him from his own wrath. Failure after failure after failure to protect those he cared about, to protect his siblings and mortals and Exandria itself. The guilt of his failures must be overwhelming, and these are his failures: Predathos devoured his siblings under his watch, his siblings betrayed them under his watch, Calamity ravaged Exandria under his watch, and even now, the threat of Predathos has once again returned under his watch.

No wonder he is so harsh now, so controlling now: because every time he has failed in his vigilance the world has suffered for it. He can’t fail again; he can’t lose any more siblings. And so, he continues hardening his heart, continues fighting, because the sun must always rise again in the morning, no matter what.

#did i make my first post a 1000+ word essay about the dawnfather? yes #did i write this instead of doing my work? also yes #would i do it again? absolutely #i have so many thoughts about the gods of exandria #i want to shake them in a jar and examine them under a microscope #it is my foremost belief that pelor has eldest daughter syndrome #like surface pressure from encanto is literally the perfect pelor song tell me im wrong #he is so stressed. all the time #like pelor IS a dick. absolutely #he has definitely done some fucked up shit #but he's not malicious or evil. hes doing what he thinks will protect everyone #he is in desperate need of a nap. a hug. and a therapist #this definitely delves into headcanon territory but i dont care #critical role #cr spoilers #cr meta #cr headcanons #dawnfather #everlight #cr asmodeus #pelor the dawnfather #cr sarenrae #cr gods #shelley's overdramatic character analysis

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art-of-vox-machina · 4 months

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THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA | Everlight Temple Design

By Joseph Martinez

#the legend of vox machina #vox machina #tlovm #critical role #everlight #concept art #production art #animation #pike trickfoot #titmouse inc.

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dinner-partys · 8 months

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Day #2 and i still don't know wtf am i doing in my life

#mythic quest #brad bakshi #jo mythic quest #david brittlesbee #danny pudi #poppy li mythic quest #poppy liwang #Poppy li #everlight #ian grimm #ian mythic quest #text post

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the-french-belphegor · 5 months

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I'm actually up to "Scaldseat" on my Vox Machina rewatch/listen and working on several drawings at once (sinon c'est pas drôle), but I really love the moment in "Elysium" a couple of episodes before that where Pike gets to meet her goddess in all of her (winged) (I goofed) glory and introduce her to her family for real! I wish the Everlight was available in 5e ✨

(and I mean. Sarenrae 🤝 Grog 🤝 me re. "Gnomes!! Don't you love gnomes? Gnomes are awesome!" ^^)

#critical role #vox machina #pike trickfoot #sarenrae #everlight #fanart #GIMP

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cutie-papudi · 9 months

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#I have had these screen grabs sitting my drafts for who knows how long #I know we've all seen these a billion times #but still please enjoy #danny pudi #brad bakshi #everlight #I think I found these on other sites #I didn't take them myself I know that much

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yadeadbattery · 9 months

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Bitches be like “omg this was my favorite episode of Mythic Quest!” and then post these

#its me I’m bitches #everlight #mythic quest #mythic quest memes

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bramblequeen · 8 months

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Well, that’s another one off the list. I don’t think I’ve got Stella’s height quite right. She’s got more of a “Little Guy” type of energy, y’know?

Definitely want to replay Spiritfarer, as well as drawing Stella again. I need some healthy pathos and reminders of lessons on how to lead a good life.

Colour palette used can be found here

#bramble arts #colour palettes #spiritfarer #stella spiritfarer #everlight #colour palette #colour palette challenge #color palette challenge

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criticalrolenpctournament · 5 months

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ROUND 2, POLL 2

Which NPC is the best overall character?

Propaganda

Kima: She's amazing. She's incredible. Her anger is inspiring. She's loving

#critical role #critical role npc tournament #critical role npcs #kima of vord #lady kima #kima #sarenrae #everlight #polls #round 2 #round 2 polls

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ibeewashere · 8 months

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I would like. to pretty please have a chat. just a little silly little talk with whoever thought of everlight Brad so that I can just give them a quick little kiss. just a quick little smooch on the forehead. yk??

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a-dotrivenitupontop · 1 year

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just walked around with a sword all slutty like does danny pudi just feel like this every day

#mythic quest #everlight #brad bakshi #danny pudi

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dapperdoodles · 1 year

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We love Stella

#spiritfarer #stella spiritfarer #everlight #my artwrok

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art-of-vox-machina · 1 year

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THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA | Everlight Temple Backgrounds

By Addison Bell

#vox machina #the legend of vox machina #tlovm #critical role #everlight #pike trickfoot #matte painting #concept art #production art #animation #titmouse inc.

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catulhu333 · 10 months

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Sarenrae, the Everlight and Eilistraee

What is the connection between these goddesses? Well the Everlight from The Legend of Vox Machina (and Critical Role and Exandria in general) is Sarenrae.

While with Sarenrae and Eilistraee, James Jacobs (Sarenrae's creator and one of Pathfinder's creators) stated Sarenrae started out as his campaign's version of Eilstraee, with a solar rather than lunar motive: https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=1079?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#53936

Sarenrae is pretty much my take on her—a female goddess of redemption and swordfighting. I swapped moon elements out for sun elements, but otherwise… Sarenrae is VERY much my take on Eilistraee. With Desna, of course, helping out with other elements along the way.

With their names even being similar, ie ending on -rae(e). It is interesting that in Exandria, Sarenrae is now in the same pantheon as Lolth and Corellon, ie Eilistraee's parents, though I'm not sure if they will stated as related (still, an interesting idea for fan stories and campaigns).

In the The Legend of Vox Machina cartoon, Sarenrae/The Everlight's depiction manifests the sun behind her, resembles how Eilistraee often manifests, with the Moon behind her, while also being seemingly nude: