#riaghael

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Dracthyr version of Riag makes me very pleased :3 He's been my main for Dragonflight so far, but as is tradition I bring a new character through each first run of expansions. So with the new one coming up I'm still trying to pick a kiddo. But in the mean time have some grumpy flower dragon boyo!

#riaghael #oc #world of warcraft #gw2 #dracthyr

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Another commission for @uselessidiotsquad this time of Riaghael! thank you so much again!!! <333

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #sylvari #gw2 commissions #art tag #sylvari commissions always make me really happy :D #100

[mistreaders-requiem]

Firstly am sorry that the anxiety worms are attacking, I know the worms and they are mean.

3 Q's and some cute facts!

Q1: Which of your characters is most likely to try juggling and would they be good at it or end up dropping things and hitting themselves in the head?

Q2: In a friendly competition between two of your beebs, who would win at beerpong?

Q3: What would they call their autobiography?

Cute facts about some of my beebs:

Riag is guilty of talking to his plants when he thinks no one is watching. He thinks it helps them grow better.

Ruby dresses up her pets to match her. One year she put Christmas/wintersday lights on her jacaranda and it hasn't forgiven her since.

Galla buys gifts for cubs at the Fahrar but never puts who they are from. She remembers no one celebrating her birthday and since there is no way for her to know a dozen random birthdays - she just mass buys gifts. Some of the staff at the Fahrar want to protest but she will put them in a chokehold strongly suggest they reconsider.

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🥺 That they are friend, thank you so much for dropping by! I got the notif for your ask last night and made me smile real big!!

First order of business! The Qs!

Beebs who will try are: Viilhelm, Dyowana, and maybe Impyerno (purely out of boredom). Viil would struggle with it a lot and needs lots of practice to get decent, same for Imp! Dyowana would struggle more due to their slightly worse hand-eye coordination.

BEERPONG COMPETITION, BRING OUT THE CITY DRUNKARDS BOYS. Viilhelm and Barnaby. It's... honestly a pretty close match! Viil may or may not have cheated by using a different ball, but despite his effort to cheat, he still lost to Barn who...in essence...has not stopped playing beer pong since he moved into the Black Citadel.

In Viilhelm's attempts to cover-up his honestly hilarious retelling of his Bizarre™️ life, he'll call his biography something pretty edgy. "Mistreader's Requiem" (what can i say im stupidly proud of thinking up that term)

ALSO HELLO??!! PRECIOUS BABIES??!! I AM CLUTCHING MY CHEST, AND I LOVE THEM SM

Riaghael is not a renowned florist for nothing. Every professional has their secrets and I'm so honored I got the scoop for his 👀. Plants and flowers appreciate good company too!

Thanks to you, Sparkly Crimas Jacaranda is now canon and exists in my brain. Even better is the mental image of Ruby just straight up slaying fashion wars with her pets. 💞💞

AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST. MY FAVE. GALLA MY BELOVED (platonic). Not gonna lie, I imagined my Charr beebs as cubs who possibly recieved said gifts from Strangleforge herself and just... (clutches chest).

BLESSED INFORMATION ALL AROUND. THEY WATERED MY CROPS AND CLEARED MY SKIN. Thank you again so much for sharing!!

#the blossoms answer #u must understand that I stan your beebs. i care them. they are my beloveds (p) and i love each detail you share about them #💕💕 this was a super fun read!!

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Back on my bullshit, but also a break from my bullshit.

On a break from the game since they fucking murdered my main (scourge mains, all 3 of us, we're in the prayer circle together).

I never did get to share the piece I ordered for Riag's birthday due to being on hiatus. It's by the fantastic @/anned_ on Fiverr, I don't think they have a tumblr but be sure to check them out if you're interested in them!

But yeah, my main is basically unplayable for now. Riag's getting camped back in the Grove until anet get their head out of their ass and stops trying to force roles on dps specs that don't need it things change. Which is why I'm not gonna be playing the game for a while.

But in the meantime it will give me some space to catch up on Tumblr things.

#gw2 #sylvari #ocs #riaghael #guild wars 2 #commissioned art #not my art! ordered it i am not this skilled at all

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I love finding random salty npc's in places - it really adds to the vibe of things.

#oiche: huh you're alive didn't expect that #riag: that makes two of us tbh #gw2 #sylvari #ocs #npcs #riaghael #oiche #realtai

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If I have to be tormented by blorbos then so does everyone else

About 50% of Riag's devotion has its basis in a type of self hate, he views that people who choose to stay around him even thought he's not trying to be amiable or pleasant (not trying to be unpleasant) is more of a show of their positive characteristics than his own.

To want to stay around him even though he's not fun to be around -> they are being kind /a good person and therefore deserving of loyalty which is what he can offer.

Because legit ALL of his friendships, relationships, and affiliations are accidental. He doesn't go out of his way to make friends or be amiable. He wanted Ruby to piss off and leave him alone when he was a sapling - but she was almost as stubborn as he was about it. He wouldn't have ever told Trahearne anything in regards to his feelings - but awkward timing and world ending pressure forced it out of him. If he hadn't been at the right time to step up to Bercilak, he wouldn't have made friends (even though they've moved out of the Grove) with Eladus and Dagdar.

Granted 50% is healthier with being mutual admiration and affection but the other side of the coin is. Not great. I always say he's a ride or die but ride AND die is probably more accurate - you could shoot him point blank in the head and if he survived he wouldn't even be mad at you.

#gw2 #sylvari #riaghael #ocs

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oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head

#gw2 #ocs #sylvari #Riaghael #pros and cons of having him as my main is #100% access to angst fodder #but also my emo kid ass gets so distracted by trying to get good screens that i forget to play oop #not pictured is me getting jumpscared by someone else landing next to me and jumpscaring me so hard i log out in panic #also lyrics are from the I Know Its Over by the Smiths #have been back in a Smiths kick lately #'ruby do you ever listen to happy things' #no next question #anyway WOOPS ramble in tags i love you drink water unclench your jaw sit up straighter #screenshots

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Musing on Riag and Hearne. It was not love at first, second, or even fifth sight. It was love, not peacefully unfurling like a rose in spring. Not alighting like a petal on the skin. Or like the warm glow of whisky.

It was love red fanged and wild eyed, gnashing through the bars of its prison. Clawing itself out, until it's nails crack to the quick and there's more blood than paint on the door.

I sometimes forget, this man can do nothing in half measures. Ofc he wouldn't be able to fall in love normally. He reflects on it fondly but it was far from kind to him. It was love, and he loves, and he would do it forever. And it was kind eventually, but not at the start, especially since he was new to the whole emotion of it.

But sometimes I forget. I can't just lala love UWU like other characters - it's Riag and he's nothing but an intense mfer.

#gw2 #oc #riag #riaghael #ruby rambles

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Riag's escaped containment and is now a Dracthyr. Go from Dragon minion to Dragon minion amiright? Anyway yes my official main in WoW as well to no one's surprise, so I gotta.

#riaghael #world of warcraft #oc #riag #dracthyr

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Spoilers for early SoTo below

(AUDIBLE SOUNDS OF RUBY WINCING)

#soto spoilers #gw2 #sylvari #riaghael #ocs

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hello i feel like i deserve financial compensation for hozier fucking going after me personally in my Unburiable ship emotions with the newest song he released - Mr Hozier sir truly WHAT THE FUCK

#gw2 #sylvari #riaghael #unburiable

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Should you fight my characters? Plant Flavor!

Back at it with more!

Riaghael

Battle Music: Saltillo - A Necessary End

Should you fight Riag? Look I get it, you get it, even he gets it - he's not the most amiable person in the world. He's usually grumpy and sometimes even an asshole. He wouldn't even be mad at if you if you tried to fight him. But no one is winning from this fight. You will likely feel like crap trying to fight someone who (is trying but) cannot fight back, and guaranteed he will feel even worse. Trying to fight someone who is well aware of that they aren't what they used to be is a little mean - so please don't fight the grump.

Who initiates the battle? You would have to, he knows he can't win in fights anymore so he doesn't try to start anything.

Who would win? You would. He physically can't wield weapons anymore and mentally/psychologically is unable to deal with the stress of it. It wouldn't even be a fair fight, he would summon minions to try to defend himself but that's it. You would still be able to take him down pretty quickly.

Deiliús

Battle Music: anoice - finale

Should you fight Dei? They are the least threatening person you can encounter. ...so why on Tyria would you? The only reason I could ever see someone trying to fight them is them being a rigid 'All NMC are evil and must die' type of person. They have all the strength of wet tissue paper and are allergic to conflict. Don't fight them. You stand nothing to gain from it (besides my unwavering disapproval).

Who initiates the battle? You would HAVE to. They would expend all of their energy just trying to run from you than have to fight. Even if cornered they would try to fend off attacks but not fight back.

Who would win? There's no question that you would win. It would be like kicking a stray cat on the street that had just gotten its ass kicked from other cats. Their magic is illusion based for concealment or psychological harm (which they hated using and only did in the past because they were forced to) not for attacking. It wouldn't even really be a fight, it would be you kicking their ass.

Under the cut to save your dash!

Naechdion

Battle Music: Shadow of the Colossus OST - Silence

Should you fight Dion? No! Absolutely not! He's minding his own business in the Wychmire and is already scared of everything. Leave him be.

Who would initiate the battle? You would have to start it - but that means finding him first. He's very good at hiding.

Who would win? You would, but then you would probably have to fight me because Dion doesn't deserve to be picked on. He's bad at Guardian magic and scared of everything, he would probably be shaking in a corner as soon as you got anywhere near him.

Ruby Aenn

Battle Music: Dallas String Quartet - Firework

Should you fight Ruby? Ruby is always up for a good fair sparring session. Actual fights, she thinks can be avoided with enough discussion but sparring for practice is fun! She's game for a bit of a spat if you are!

Who would initiate the fight? 50/50! She might want to warm up before a bigger skirmish and ask you to spar with her. Or perhaps you feel like trying the Prismatic Dragon's Champion on for size.

Who would win? Ruby has some very clear strong points and weaknesses. For one, she's tiny, just at 4'9, so her center of balance makes her harder to take down. Most especially challenging is that she changes her fight strategy depending on which pet she is soulbound to. So that's tricky. However, it is easy to bait while attuned to specific animals and that makes her slip up because the animal side wins. It would be fair!

Madrúil

Battle Music: The Dali Thundering Concept - There is no Calm Before the Storm (Instrumental)

Should you fight Mad? Oh god, please kick his ass. He has made life hell for a lot of innocent people and deserves to get the shit kicked out of him. You would be making a lot of people happy.

Who would initiate the fight? Chances are Mad would since he thinks with his fists more often than his brain. Or he would be trying to abduct you for his hounds to 'play with' so you had to defend yourself.

Who would win? Tricky. Mad is good at both long range with his bow and close melee with axes, but struggles at mid-range. If you have something that can keep him just close enough to you to not be able to use his long bow but not so close you meet the axe, you can probably out last him. That is until he goes full chicken shit and gets other Blasphemy goonies to try and waylay you. He's not above being a slime ball to win.

Countess Diamhasla

Battle Music: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: III. Pe-loc - Andante

Should you fight Diam? PLEASE DO. Can I help? I would love to help. We can throw her down a well. She sets people up for failure, and when they are at their most vulnerable she 'saves' them, only to then hold that over their head to get what she wants. She's fragile and has poor health but I'm not above beating her leafy head in with a mallet.

Who would initiate the battle? You would, she doesn't do fighting. Usually letting her henchmen do the dirty work for her. Half of the issue of fighting her is actually getting to her, she's fairly well defended.

Who would win? She's scary good at earth magic, so the key would be to interrupt her before she can summon too many elementals or the huge earthen hands to grab you. If you can hit hard and fast, you win, easy. But if you let her get too many spells off it's looking like she will win.

Warden Captain Cálguais

Battle music: Andry Vinogradov - Chain Dance

Should you fight Cal? They're the most honorable (to the point of being insufferable) person to fight. If you asked for an honorable dual they would be happy to oblige you but in any other situations they would not. To spar for the sake of improvement (since they will be telling you the whole time where you could have done better) sure! Fight them!

Who would initiate the battle? Either you asking to spar with them or them training baby Wardens and asking you to spar as an example.

Who would win? Likely you would, but not easily. They are pretty competent at fighting but they tend to be rigid and fixed in their training they learned so they can't always adapt to new threats.

Glanaim

Battle music: Gallowstreet - Fisticuffs

Should you fight Glan? Sure, as long as you realize he treats fighting like flirting half the time. Morally he's a grey person so you don't have much to lose by fighting him. He doesn't kill people unless he's paid to do so so go for it!

Who would initiate the fight? Depends! If he's in a good mood, he'll ask you to spar with him. Otherwise you'd have to approach the topic.

Who would win? If you give him any distance at all, he will win so fast it makes your head spin. He's a sniper, and a damn good one at that. If you go after him in melee you have a very strong chance of winning, since he's not as good with pistols as he is with his rifle. (bonus there's a high chance he asks you out for a drink and then a rematch later).

Caonai

Battle Music: Skyrim OST - Tooth and Claw

Should you fight Cao? I don't recommend it. She doesn't see the point of fighting without killing - so if you challenge her one of you is going down for good. Plus she's an older lady who just is trying to care for her siblings. Sure, she may not have social skills, but she keeps to herself.

Who initiates the battle? If she thinks you are going to harm her siblings or pose a threat to the remnants of her family, she will absolutely start it. And give you no warning, you will just have a Norn sized, winter-hardened Warrior after you.

Who would win? Cao would win unless you run away mid-fight. She fights to kill, not to spar. While she is not as strong as some of my other kiddos, she is very slow and unyielding. She aims to break your defenses before going in for any major damage with her mace. If you run, she might not chase you - having tired herself out.

Caemdryn

Battle Music: LORN - ENTANGLED

Should you fight Caem? Honestly, it's up to you. While he is not a bad person, he has so much anger (mainly at Charr and the Jungle but it bleeds over) that it makes him a twat at times. Would there be any major negatives to getting rid of him? No. Any positives? Not really.

Who would initiate the battle? I think you would have to but it wouldn't take much. All it would take is a comment about Sylvari being dragon minions in any shape or form to get him defensive and then he will be after you.

Who would win? In close quarters, Caem, hands down. He hits hard and fast and has no small amount of fury/unhinged behind it. At distance he can't really attack but he can block and shield himself from most projectiles. Best bet would be to try and slow/cripple him and then get him from range so he can't close the space.

#gw2 #ocs #sylvari #Riaghael #Deiliús #Naechdion #Dion #Ruby Aenn #Caonai #Glanaim #Countess Diamhasla #Madrúil #Calguais #caemdryn

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#gw2 #ocs #sylvari #asura #charr #Riaghael #Sigilis Forgemuzzle #Larthi Glimmerforge #Mhunizz #Caemdryn #Deiliús #Madrúil #Naechdion

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Rating how good of cooks some of my kiddos are:

Ruby (Commander): 10/10 can make just about anything, inventive, a real master chef.

Glanaim: 8/10 doesn't usually have the money for high quality ingredients but is really good at cooking when he has time.

Party: 6/10 she may not make the most tasty food but by Gods does she know how to stretch food for lots of cubs. No one goes hungry even if it's not the best tasting.

Galla: 3/10 usually edible but not something you'd want to try. She doesn't season anything. Anything.

Dei: 1/10 does not cook since they have a lot of food allergies and just tries to scrape by with instant/low effort stuff/ quick food (living off of oatmeal and french fries is not healthy purple).

Riag: 0/10 for the love of all things holy do not let this man around fire or food. He would manage to burn cereal.

#gw2 #sylvari #ocs #charr #riaghael #deiliús #ruby aenn #galla strangleforge #elder parteira #glanaim

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For all your sylvari, how high esteem to each of them hold the Pale Tree in?

@mystery-salad

Ty for the ask! I Ranking time!

Highest Esteem:

Calguais, my Warden Captain. They're a revenant who is basically in direct conversation all the time with Ventari and thus are the most painfully lawful good plant I have. They annoy me with how rigidly they see things. To them the Pale Tree is basically god/ess.

Caemdryn. He maintained his connection to the Dream even after everything in the HoT campaign and is aggressively protective of other Sylvari (to the point of being kinda a dick to the other races). The Pale Tree is not just a mother, but like a divinely put in place ruler (for Sylvari).

Riaghael. While not nearly as intense about the Tree as the other two ranked above him, Riag dearly loves the Pale Tree. That's his mom. Not a Divine Ruler but a mother and a respected figure to ask for insight, but not Perfect In Every Way.

Ruby Aenn. Being the one who discovered first hand the origins of the Tree and then having to tell others, there's a small break of trust in her. The Tree is not the end-all-be-all of Sylvari and she's still a bit annoyed that the origin of the Tree was kept for so long. More damage might have been avoided if it had been known by others. But still, she cares for the Tree and the Tree's well-being.

Middle Tier:

Glanaim. Glan's functionally Soundless though without the commitment of it. The Pale Tree is an unreachable figure, some unknowable entity that tries to influence in ways it thinks will help the world. Glan would very much rather find that out himself than through the Tree's influence.

Naechdion. Doesn't really have the connection with the Tree that the rest of the Sylvari do since he was supposed to be Mordrem. He isn't aware of this though. Honestly he doesn't know the Tree has a sentient form or face or energy, it's just the big plant at the other end of Caledon that people seem to be protective of. People seem to be around it so all the more reason for him to avoid it.

Toraedh. Despite being 50% Nightmare, Tora doesn't dislike the Tree. They do, though, dislike it's manner of controlling people with Hunts. Especially since their own Wyld Hunt basically guaranteed they were to be treated like crap by other Sylvari. Being shoved into some duty someone else decided for you before you were even born is cruel.

Lowest Esteem:

Deilius. The Tree is just another example for them of a person/force that promises things and then doesn't deliver. Before they turned Nightmare, they were sort of neutral on the Pale Tree. Now they just see it as both A) someone else who left/abandoned them B) a symbol for the people who want them dead on principal C) a place that had fond memories that have been soured by others actions.

Caonai. She is not of the Pale Tree, and views the Tree and the Maguuma Sylvari as being too young/weak to be relied on. They are spring children, she is born of winter and ice. They won't last.

Madruil. The Tree is a controlling force on Sylvari that makes them do things for the sake of a 'greater' good. He's doesn't like the idea of doing things for others.

Countess Diamhasla. Diam sees the Pale Tree as a relic of the past, and she should function as a production line for Sylvari but stop trying to tell them how to live their lives (mainly so she can START telling them how to live their lives woops). Utter disdain, she would lobotomize the Avatar and have her just be a broodmare for Sylvari production if at all possible.

#gw2 #ocs #Sylvari #Warden Calguais #Caemdryn #Riaghael #Ruby Aenn #Glanaim #Naechdion #Toraedh #Deilius #Caonai #Madruil #Countess Diamhasla

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The word 'soft' and 'Riag' rarely go together. He's just generally not that type of person, he can be kind, and is on the whole a good person, but is very very rarely 'soft'. The only real times he is (which is still far and few) is like the first 5-10 minutes when he first wakes up. But even that is reliant on:

A) did he manage to get fall asleep at all and blacking out from exhaustion doesn't count Riag

B) if he did fall asleep, was it nightmare free

C) if it was nightmare free, did he manage to get RESTFUL sleep and not flail all night like he was fighting invisible bats and accidentally bruise something

If all of those conditions are right, there are a rare few minutes when he first wakes up where he is arguably soft. The bright and loud impulse to always be on the alert is quieter, he doesn't instantly think of the worst conclusions. No rush to get up and charge headfirst into problems, fully wrapped in the warm, thick sleepy feeling.

#gw2 #sylvari #ocs #Riaghael #Riag #it's also like the only time he is down to just like be cozy with someone #he sleeps better if someone else is present but wouldn't dare ask #so to add to the rarity: #if A B and C are met AND D - a friend or his beloved share a bed with him #you're getting the rare and elusive cozy grump for all of like 5 minutes before his brain starts screaming at him like usual