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thedomesticanthropologist · 5 months

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Elven ear massage ft. Astarion and Mira

This is a poorly veiled instructional guide, NOT a drabble/ficlet. There is no romance, it's... look, I just want you guys to understand how to massage ears 😅 if you use this tag me so I can read what you write ! Enjoy the info

Her skilled fingers traced gentle circles along the outer rim of Astarion's ear, applying light to moderate pressure. This technique stimulated the vagus nerve, fostering a sense of relaxation and diminishing stress. Astarion felt a subtle release of tension as Mira's hands moved with purpose.

Transitioning to the earlobes, Mira's touch became deliberate. She applied a gentle pressure, incorporating tugging and pulling motions. This activated the release of endorphins, contributing to Astarion's overall sense of well-being. The rhythmic press and release on his earlobes offered a comforting sensation, and the rogue found himself surrendering to the calming effects.

Moving to the upper part of the ear by gently dragging her fingertips from one place to the next in order to telegraph where her movements were going, Mira employed careful strokes. Up, down, then a little higher, gradually moving to the new placement.

Transitioning to moderate pressure (pinching with the flat of the forefinger and thumb, no nails) targeted the trigeminal nerve, a technique known to alleviate tension and headaches. Astarion felt a soothing warmth spreading through his head, a subtle relief from the strains of the day.

In the middle of Astarion's ear, Mira seamlessly blended kneading and pinching motions. These targeted pressure points associated with balance and emotional stability. The moderate pressure, applied with expertise, created a nuanced dance that left feelings of a restored sense of equilibrium.

Transitioning to the inner ear, Mira's touches became delicate. The light pressure on this sensitive area activated points linked to internal organs, promoting vitality. In the undead, perhaps not, but it was relaxing nonetheless.

Throughout the session, Mira maintained a mindful dialogue, chatting about each step and nerve trigger, checking in with Astarion to ensure the pressure and techniques were comfortable. The massage lasted around 10-15 minutes. Short, but sweet.

In the end, to finish it off, Mira employed a technique for soothing the stress response of the body. A pinch to both earlobes at once, pulling down with enough pressure that She had to be mindful to verbally ensure that there was no pain. This position she held a for a count of twenty seconds. Then, the fleshy outer part of the middle ear. Pull. Hold.

Higher up. Pull. Hold. The tip. Pull, hold. Once finished, her fingers very firmly found the round of bone behind his ears, and did the same to the flesh there. Push, very firmly, and Pull down. Hold. Move to the middle. Push the skin down, pull back towards the back of the head, hold. Then to the top of the bone. Push, pull up and back. Hold.

Finally, right before she left him to his wine and books for the evening, she pressed two fingers right into the center of his forehead, between his brows. Pushed with pressure, and held for 20 seconds. Upon release, his entire body felt a wave of relaxation.

The cleric said good night, and he rested without nightmares that evening.

#ear masaage #elven ear massage #fic reference #fic ref #astarion romance #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion bg3 #mira the cleric #tales of mira

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fangbangerghoul · 3 months

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Inside the Lodge

#starfield #The Lodge #bethesda #Starfield The Lodge #Needed caps for fic reference #Constellation's The Lodge #Gameshots #Bethesda Starfield #fic reference #The Coemancer Crew

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magniloquent-raven · 1 year

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fell down another rabbit hole fact-checking shit for one line of dialogue lmfao and i would like to share what i found cuz i have no idea if anyone's pointed this out yet

apparently camels are eddie's brand of choice

and according to google he's smoking really mild ones. those look blue, right? dunno if there's any clearer shots of his pack, but that looks blue to me.

ANYWAYS the point im getting at, because im a mungrove bitch at heart, is:

billy's out here smoking super mega death sticks famous for tasting like shit and i just think that the difference in their brand choices is a fun little tidbit to keep in mind when writing fic

#eddie munson #billy hargrove #stranger things #mungrove #fic reference #eddie tries to bum one and dies instantly #billy steals a smoke off eddie and goes ''wtf is this a cigarette for babies''

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nocoastposts · 4 months

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bad metaphors about maps

A <[email protected]> 9/25/20 3:21 AM to Henry

h ,

i have had whiskey. bear with me.

there's this thing you do. this thing. it drives me crazy. i think about it all the time.

there's a corner of your mouth, and a place that it goes. pinched and worried like you're afraid you're forgetting something. i used to hate it. used to think it was your little tic of disapproval.

but i've kissed your mouth, that corner, that place it goes, so many times now. i've memorized it. topography on the map of you, a world i'm still charting. i know it. i added it to the key. here: inches to miles. i can multiply it out, read your latitude and longitude. recite your coordinates like la rosaria.

this thing, your mouth, its place. it's what you do when you're trying not to give yourself away. not in the way that you do all the time, those empty, greedy grabs for you. i mean the truth of you. the weird, perfect shape of your heart. the one on the outside of your chest.

on the map of you, my fingers can always find the green hills, wales. cool waters and a shore of white chalk. the ancient part of you carved out of stone in a prayerful circle, sacrosanct. your spine's a ridge i'd die climbing.

if i could spread it out on my desk, i'd find the corner of your mouth where it pinches with my fingers, and i'd smooth it away and you'd be marked with the names of saints like all the old maps. i get the nomenclature now—saints' names belong to miracles.

give yourself away sometimes, sweetheart. there's so much of you.

fucking yrs,

p.s. wilfred owen to siegfried sassoon—1917:

And you have fixed my Life-however short. You did not light me: I was always a mad comet; but you have fixed me. I spun round you a satellite for a month, but shall swing out soon, a dark star in the orbit where you will blaze.

Re: Bad metaphors about maps

Henry <[email protected]> 9/25/20 6:07 AM to A

From Jean Cocteau to Jean Marais, 1939:

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for having saved me. I was drowning and you threw yourself into the water without hesitation, without a backward look.

#bad metaphors about maps #waterloo letters #rwrb emails #rwrb #rwrb book #fic reference #alex claremont diaz #firstprince #red white and royal blue #prince henry rwrb #prince henry of wales #henry fox #henry fox mountchristen windsor

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n7punk · 10 months

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Fic Reference #1 for Children of the Crystal: Catra's outfit from the second fic Wild, Weird. Catra/base by @jem-jarrett and lining/outfit by me.

#this. will probably not be the last you see of this base. is all i'm saying #chapter 2 will be up very soon!#im editing it rn but i had to pause for this lol #cotc #fic reference #ficmeta #catra #also im sorry if the colors are off everything is always way darker on my ipad and then i upload and it's neon #and i dont know which screen is wrong lmao

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powerful-niya · 1 year

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⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 𝑷𝑶𝑾𝑬𝑹𝑭𝑼𝑳_𝑵𝑰𝒀𝑨 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻 .𖥔 ݁ ˖

・゜ ʚɞ 𝑾𝑬𝑳𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 ・ 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕: 𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒔, 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔, 𝒔𝒎𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔, 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆!

─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

✰💌 - 𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚'𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 ✨ |

✰💭 - 𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ✨ |

✰✏️ - 𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 ✨ |

✰🗒️ - 𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚'𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬/𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬 ✨ |

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑨 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒚 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 | 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑩𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 | 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑶𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 | 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅 | 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑶𝒇 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑶𝒘𝒏 | 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.𝒏𝒆𝒕

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 | 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 | 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅 | 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑶𝒘𝒏 | 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.𝒏𝒆𝒕

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑶𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒆

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝑴𝒆, 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒆

✰𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏…

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝑶𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 & 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑵𝒐 𝑱𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒖 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑵𝒉𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝟐𝟑 - 𝑨 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 "𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝑴𝒆, 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒆" 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝑶𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑶𝒏𝒆-𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 & 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅

| ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ |

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑶𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒅-𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅

ꨄ.* :☆ﾟ𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔 - 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃

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crystal-overdrive · 1 month

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After reading @y-rhywbeth2 post on Bane lore and chatting with @brave-little-avocado-toaster, I've been thinking about recruitment.

I hc that the Church of Bane has a Scientology-esque recruitment process where they invite people in for personality tests or therapy, and use that to learn their secrets, weaknesses and most importantly, fears.

By the time the postulant realises that that is what they are, they are in far too deep, both monetarily and personally, to turn back.

The fears the Church learns of are used in initiation rites (I will get those written eventually). They bring the postulants truest fear to life to to bring them to Bane in pure terror and submission.

This, of course, isn't their only tactic. Most valued are those who openly search for Bane and His tyranny, but it's a good one for growing rank and file membership.

#church of bane #cult of bane #5e bane #bane 5e #d&d bane #enver gortash #bane lore #my bane lore #fic reference #fic ref

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littlesolo · 1 year

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NCIS Hawaii - Kate and Lucy's Apartment

Some reference photos to help with fics!

#ncis hawaii #kate x lucy #kate and lucy's apartment #set photos #reference photos #fic reference #reference #kate whistler #lucy tara

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crown-ov-horns · 17 days

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I know this is from Constantine (I think), but the character design so gives fem!Crowley

She especially makes me think of Lady Crowley in my ideas, because not only is she incredibly beautiful, there's this fierceness to her, and a hurt in her eyes. Her stare could both be the Queen of Hell, and a survivor who eventually grows her claws.

I also think of fem!Crowley when I look at her (a character who briefly appears in Medici: Masters of Florence), just make the outfit black...

#good omens #crowley #fem!crowley #good omens fandom #diary pages #faceclaim #megan west #miriam leone #writing diaries #references #fic reference #lady crowley #seriously that constantine character is... even the yellow eyes!#yes she looks very young compared to david and maybe could have sharper features #but works for me #bianca no kidding looks like a female version of crowley

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heraldofcrow · 1 year

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The Cainhurst Royal Family

Hello. I am HeraldOfCrow and I stole an idea from LITERALLY TWO of my mutuals. We have all entered the same hell-pit of mad obsession together and likely have fried our brains. Thus I will ALSO be revealing my headcanons about the Cainhurst family portraits. The holy trinity must be completed, and I am the third piece.

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Oh, look who’s using the exact same portrait compilation. I am very original.

So, the headcanon that Katy shared about Caryll being the artist of these portraits? I love it. Canon.

Also, because I have woven most of my personal headcanons about these figures into my fic about Bloody Crow, I will refrain from being purely indulgent and list both the “General Headcanon” that most Bloodborne fans would be able to accept, and the “Personal Headcanon” which is my completely fabricated worldbuilidng based on very flimsy evidence.

Let’s jump right to the obvious one!

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General Headcanon: The woman on the left is Annalise, the first ever Child of Blood born to Cainhurst nobles and therefore the first of their Undead. The woman on the right is her mother, the former Queen of Cainhurst.

Personal Headcanon: Annalise and her mother, Claudia. Claudia has chestnut brown hair with hints of red and Annalise was a full-blown natural redhead. Annalise was also Cainhurst’s golden child, and was Claudia’s firstborn. Anna was considered to be the most beautiful woman in Cainurst, and had countless suitors over the years. Everyone wanted to be her consort, and to partake in her blood. The promise of beauty and immortality was too much to bear for them, and this is why the Church detested Anna simply for existing. They considered her an immortal siren witch that seduced innocents into sin and defilement.

Anna herself was no such person, but did learn to embrace the corrupted image as a weapon to use against her enemies. She had no other choice, as she was born into her position and was hated by a powerful authority she did not know or even begin a conflict with. Initially a sweet and well-meaning child, she became cold, calculating, manipulative, and ruthless over the years, learning from her mother. However, her public image remained the same in Cainhurst, and she was perceived as an entirely benevolent and graceful queen. Annalise remained alive for an unknown number of years even after her people were massacred. Claudia died of her old age.

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General Headcanon: Lady Evelyn, dame commander of the knight’s cavalry, and her husband, captain of the mounted brigade. Evelyn was the sister of Annalise’s mother and therefore Annalise’s aunt. She sports the vivid red hair that Annalise seemingly inherited as well. Evelyn was the one for whom the knight’s pistol was named.

Personal Headcanon: Evelyn was Claudia’s elder sister and was initially in line to inherit the throne. However, when Claudia gave birth to the Child of Blood instead of Evelyn, the line of succession was changed. Evelyn, snubbed and overlooked, took up the mantle of organizing and commanding the knights. She disposed of any bestial threats from outside of Cainhurst and even from within, should the nobles become too drunk. When the blood was brought to Cainhurst initially, Evelyn did not partake in it. Yet after a time she realized that her age would affect her ability to fight, and gave in, receiving a gracious offering from Annalise.

Her hair turned white upon consumption, and she wore it styled in a ribboned ponytail thereafter. The knights, who adored her, imitated the style with their wigs. The pistol was also named after her, since she was the one to modify it and popularize it. She was an excellent sharpshooter, and commanded her troops with stern and strict council. A stoic and formal woman, she was the complete opposite of her notoriously flamboyant sister.

Evelyn’s husband was Lord Benedict, captain of the mounted brigade that would ride out to defend the gates and bridge leading into Cainhurst. He would have been that knight on horseback we fought had the enemy not been cut. Benedict himself was more of a bombastic showman. His relationship with Evelyn was one of businesslike professionalism. Their marriage was an arranged union, and lacked any amorous connection. However, they did have two children—Leo, the Vileblood drifter from cut content, and a daughter named Agatha, who took up her mother’s position later on. The family had a theme of being cast aside in favor of others, and so neither of Evelyn’s children ever received portraits. The children were lost/killed during the Cainhurst massacre along with their father. Evelyn died of mysterious poisoning a few years prior.

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General Headcanon: Captain of the castle guard/defense (the gargoyle, lost children of antiquity faction), and his elder sister, the queen before Annalise’s mother, hence the grandmother of Annalise.

Personal Headcanon: The man is Captain Alexander, the head of the castle’s guard. Not the royal guard that defended Annalise, but strictly the “gargoyle” watchmen, or the lost children of antiquity that wear old-fashioned, metallic knight armor. The woman is his elder sister, Zofia, who gave birth to Claudia and Evelyn. Both Zofia and Alexander were austere and cold, adhering to the ways and traditions of their generation, and looking down on the madness that befell their children. Neither of them ever partook in the blood, but believed that they could honor and tap into their Pthumerian heritage without the aid of an external medium. Evelyn was far more like her mother, and the two were closer than Zofia and Claudia ever were. Claudia was half the reason the Cainhurst aristocracy underwent such drastic changes in its latter years, but the children of Evelyn and by extent, Zofia, never forgave the slight.

On another note, Alexander was the grandfather of Lady Maria and Bloody Crow. This is where it gets really self-indulgent and nonsensical, but what I wrote for Maria and Crow was simply this—They were brother and sister, both being the trueborn children of Dominic, son of Alexander, and Clarice, daughter of a lesser Cainhurst noble that held power in Hemwick. Dominic was the captain of the royal guard that defended the queens…both Claudia and Annalise.

Claudia and Dominic were cousins, and thus closer in age. Maria, Bloody Crow (whom I have named Luther), and Annalise were in the same age range. They were friends as children. Maria and Luther, like Annalise, were “golden children,” but they were wayward, and fled Cainhurst in their youth. Maria went on to become the apprentice of Gehrman and eventually one of the greatest beast hunters to ever walk the earth. Maria had also been a knight under Evelyn prior to leaving, and had mastered the art of quickening in her early youth. She was a Cainhurst prodigy through and through, even naturally born with the silver hair of a Pthumerian and the boiling blood of her ancestors. Her absence from Cainhurst was considered a great loss.

Luther was likewise a prodigy, and became nigh invincible when he transitioned into a Vileblood in his later life. With his sister’s gift, he could quicken effortlessly, and his training as a crow among the Hunters of Hunters in secret led him to be even more formidable. The dark-clad, silver-haired crow of Cainhurst was considered a demonic terror and a vengeful spirit of wrath incarnate when he was at his peak. Such a dark and mysterious figure was one even Logarius was known to have greatly feared. There was no other like the Bloody Crow of Cainhurst.

So, overall…it was a fascinating line that descended from Alexander and Zofia. Both died of old age.

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General Headcanon: Last generation captain of Annalise’s guard on the left, as well as her younger brother. On the right, Logarius the Executioner and future king consort.

Personal Headcanon: So, for the pretty boys we have Theodore and Logarius. Theo was the beloved younger brother of Annalise and was known, in a similar manner as his sister, for his youthful glamor. He notably inherited his mother’s more chestnut brown hair. He was not immortal, but very long-lived and appeared quite young even in his elder years. A popular court presence, Theo was well loved by his people and never felt as though he lived in his sister’s shadow. He was the last royal captain and the one to succeed Dominic after the latter’s premature death in combat. His loyalty was strong, and he led the guards to retrieve blood dregs for Annalise. This he did out of duty and love, with Annalise also rewarding him on occasion with her blood. His life was only extended by the gift, and he relished it.

As for Logarius, he was a foreigner from a Hungarian-coded land where the family of Cainhurst executioners often hailed from. Logarius’ name is, interestingly, Hungarian in the non-Anglicized translation, and is actually the place name of a district in Oradea, a Romanian city within a sub-region of Transylvania. The city district is called Rogeriusz, if anyone is curious.

So, Logarius was a foreigner raised in Cainhurst and brought up to be an Executioner for the royal family…the type that would carry out the court punishments for criminals or traitors. He was chosen and arranged to be wed to Annalise in his early youth, hence his kingly garb and portrait. But Logarius had higher ambitions, and wanted the throne entirely for his own. He rabidly craved power and immortality, which led him to commit dangerous and treasonous acts against his family. Upon discovery, the aristocracy exiled him and chose a different consort for Annalise. Logarius swore his revenge and set out upon an executioner’s crusade, using a certain holy church to gain leverage over the years. He eventually became the ruin of his people and took his frigid throne in vain. He died by the hand of a strange, intrusive hunter years later. Theo was slain in the Cainhurst massacre.

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General Headcanon: Top left was the daughter of the castle guard captain and cousin to Annalise’s mother. Top right was a renowned Cainhurst scientist that invented Numbing Mist and worked to modernize the weaponry of Cainhurst warriors. Also served as an ambassador to the foreign Japan-coded country that brought gifts like the Chikage and Rakuyo. Bottom portrait is a famous Cainhurst scholar and keeper of the ancient library. Counterpart to the scientist.

Personal Headcanon: The noblewoman in the white dress is Diane, firstborn daughter of Captain Alexander and sister to Dominic, thereby making her the aunt of Lady Maria and Luther, the Bloody Crow. Had Zofia’s children not survived, Diane would have taken the throne, and so this is why she received a portrait alongside her father. She, like her father, was traditional and did not often engage in the goings-on of later Cainhurst. She was also close with Lady Maria and the two shared a love of astronomy and botany.

The bell ringing-type woman was of more direct Pthumerian descent than several of the nobles and possessed inhuman intelligence for it. Her name was Charlotte, and it was from her that the Iosefka twins (My names are: Iosefka and Karolina) were descended. Charlotte spoke several languages fluently, including the ancient tongue of Pthumeru and the Eastern language of the Japanese-coded allies. As such, she was an ambassador for Cainhurst and was the reason the country received strong intercultural enrichment prior to the Vileblood revolution. Charlotte was the inventor of numbing mist as well, and was known for being a learned alchemist, scientist, astronomer, crafter, and interpreter. From a distance, she admired the trick weapon techniques that Gehrman employed in the old workshop and began to modify Cainhurst’s weapons to be more advanced. She specifcally commissioned and helped craft weapons like the Chikage, Rakuyo, and Reiterpallasch, as well as adopting the method of using quicksilver bullets for Cainhurst arms.

Charlotte was brilliant and obsessive as a scientist, pushing Cainhurst rapidly into a more modern and functional standard of life. Her inventions were famed and earned her a widespread amount of respect and admiration from different countries around the world.

Lastly, the man in red is the cut content Cainhurst librarian named Beltran. (Yes, mutuals I share the headcanon). He was a scholar well-versed in the histories of Cainhurst, the Pthumerian people, the Great Ones, and the cosmic mythologies. Like Charlotte, he spoke many different languages and studied ancient cultures for the sake of enriching his knowledge of the world around him. He was also a provost of the royal academy at Cainhurst before Byrgenwerth became the new hotspot. He sent his son, Laurence, to the new college for a higher education, but the two grew apart due to the rift that arose between Cainhurst and Byrgenwerth at the time. The advent of the Vilebloods did no one any favors, and Laurence left behind his heritage willingly. Beltran remained in Cainhurst until his death, counseling the aristocracy and tutoring their children. The “Beltran is Laurence’s father” theory stems from that damn pendant, in case you’re wondering.

These three nobles met their deaths in a variety of ways. Diane committed suicide during the peak of the Cainhurst-Healing Church conflict, Charlotte died/disappeared under unknown circumstances during a visit to the Pthumerian tombs, and Beltran contracted an illness and passed on a few years before the Cainhurst genocide. He never reconciled with his son.

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Additional Notes:

—The Cainhurst baby pictured with the mother of Annalise is mysterious to me, but I have settled on the headcanon that it is Arianna. Arianna does wear a scarlet noble’s dress, and her blood is special enough to mark her as a worthy vessel for the birth of a Great One’s child. The way her hair loses its color in the same manner Annalise’s did makes me think she would have to be a very close relative. So, yes…the blond-haired, red-clad potato child is Arianna in my eyes. She likely escaped Cainhurst as a child during the genocide and was raised in Yharnam.

—I think the bell-ringing woman would have been considered a witch by the Healing Church and was maybe a target they felt needed to be eliminated. The Iosefka twins could have been her daughters or granddaughters, brilliant and talented scientists themselves, but wary of the Church upon discovering their heritage.

—In my eyes, all of these people pictured, with the exception of Alexander, Zofia and Logarius, imbibed the forbidden blood at some point in their lives and became true Vilebloods. Only Annalise was immortal, but the rest were long-lived and passed the trait to their children biologically.

—Cainhurst puts quite a bit of emphasis on their queens and mothers. I believe this is why the woman heirs are prevalent in depictions.

—The theory about Alfred being of Cainhurst descent is fascinating to me, but I am not sure if I adopt the headcanon yet. However, he does appear to have absurd strength and his golden-haired appearance (bearing similarity to Arianna) naturally summons the thought.

—I have headcanoned these people as mostly related because I think it would make sense for these portraits to be “the royal family album,” with a few exceptions made for the relevant figures that were more distantly related.

—Logarius’s portrait was not replaced with an image of the next kingly-robed consort because of secrecy. The royal family wanted to arrange the marriage in a secluded manner, so as to avoid revealing the identity of the next king. This was at the time when the conflict with the Healing Church was at its worst, and Logarius was deliberately seeking out the next king of Cainhurst.

—None of this is anything close to canon, but as someone obsessed with Cainhurst and who wants to develop a in-depth lore for their culture and history, I felt like it was worth it to at least try to imagine who these people might be and how they are connected to the actual canon. However, I understand that this is literally on the level of fan-fiction and that I am using these headcanons for the BASIS of a fic, so please don’t take this very seriously. Hopefully, I will be able to complete a reference post in the future with more general headcanons that are not so specific to me, and that more people can actually enjoy.

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So, that’s it for now! Thanks @fantomette22 and @katyspersonal for inspiring me to finally do this! This will make a fantastic reference for my writing in the future, and I couldn’t have gotten the energy to do it without you guys. I adore both of your headcanons posts as well, and I love how different but similar our ideas are! I’m living for the diversity, and hopefully people like our crazy ramblings about these rich Cainhurst snobs 😅🙌

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