#voidling speaks

[inaconstantstateofchange]

bg3 modern!au idea where halsin is a conservationist, who mentions kind of despairingly to a younger colleague at a conference the way he's having such a hard time with outreach to get folks in his community aware of the wildlife around them and how important it is. the colleague makes an offhand reference to how tiktok is the way people seem to get connected to that sort of thing most nowadays, although hell if they have the patience to figure out the app, and wanders off to catch up with someone else. they will not realize until later (far, far later) the ramifications of this statement.

halsin is rather quiet for the rest of the event, makes his goodbyes, and then returns home to painstakingly research just how "tiktok" works, with the grim determination of a fighter entering the ring. if this is what it takes to raise awareness, then this is what he'll do. the cause is more than worth it.

the first roadblock he runs into makes him worry the venture will be over before its even started. the first few webpages he finds tell him patronizingly that his phone is too old to work for 'content creation'. and okay, so it's scuffed, and dented, and has maybe taken one or two tumbles into a mud puddle, but it ought to be more than serviceable! he goes outside and finds a patch of wildflowers, pulling up the camera function and shooting a shaky video. he returns to his kitchen table, squinting down at the results. he can see all of the distinguishing features of the plant that would allow him to recognize it in the wild, which means it's good enough to do its job. with a new resolve - that his family would have wryly labeled as stubbornness - he focuses his research efforts until he finally finds a webpage that will tell him how to make the app work with his phone.

when at last it starts up in a blare of sound and over-saturated colors, he grimaces, but presses on. it asks him to set up a username, and he types in his first name. the little circle spins for a moment, then tells him it's taken. he frowns, then adds a random number. 2. it spins again, same response. he frowns harder, then adds another. 6. it spins, spins, spins, then — welcome, new user @.halsin26! upload your first video to start using tiktok!

he decides not to overthink it. it'll either work out or it won't. he looks out the window, and judges there's still just enough light out. he returns to the little patch of wildflowers, and gives it a thumbs up. he starts a recording directly in the app, making note of the 60-second time limit with a grimace. to make the most of the time he has, he doesn't bother with an introduction, just kneels down next to the cluster of plants, careful not to compress the ground too close to their root system, and moves his hand just behind the flowering portion to visually distinguish it, and act as a scale reference. he keeps his voice low, since he doesn't want to overshadow the content itself, and quickly lays out where folks could run into this plant, its importance to its local ecosystem, and ways they could help its conservation. the most important things the average person can do, he states passionately as the timer begins its final warning, is to document the locations where they find said plants, so that the areas can be marked for oversight and protection.

he doesn't bother to look back over the video before he posts it. he knows what he said, after all. he stretches his arms up above his head, then massages the back of his neck where the muscles are growing stiff. as he heads back inside to start dinner for himself, he tosses the phone into a basket on the counter and forgets about it.

the video languishes in the algorithm for the evening, until a random user gets distracted from scrolling away from the potato-quality wildflower video someone's grandma uploaded and chokes on their spit as forearms that very clearly do not belong to anyone's grandmother enter the frame, gently cupping the air around the flower.

god i wish that were me, they type before they can stop themself. debating whether to bother hitting send, they choke again as an absolutely unfair voice begins to narrate the ecological importance of this particular plant. the voice is smooth and deep, just above a murmur with a pleasant backing rumble. they have never given a moment's thought to plants in their entire life, but all of a sudden they are invested. they don't even notice when their thumb hits 'send' on their comment, too busy swiping over to the profile to see if there are any other videos. it's empty of literally everything, default user icon, only-barely-not-randomly-generated username, only one video posted earlier that day. they go back to the video and copy the link to send to their friends, needing someone - anyone - else to understand the experience they just had.

a few more interactions like that, and the algorithm takes notice. it bumps the video to a few more users outside of the current sphere, and those ones like it too. more importantly, they are very likely to share the video with others, increasing the engagement far beyond anything it had right to expect.

by two days later, when halsin remembers to actually check the thing, it is sitting at a comfortable 2500 likes, and there is a whole fleet of comments waiting for him to review. some of them - many of them, actually - don't seem that relevant at all, and he frowns, but then he sees a few that actually seem interested in more information on the plant he'd described, asking questions about how wide its range is, if it could be found in this or that coloration, etc. these he responds to swiftly, then grimaces as he runs up against a 'character limit'? who ever heard of such a foolish thing. after a moment of glaring down at his phone, he sees that it will allow him to answer by video, and does so, stepping onto his porch and zooming in on the plants. (this blurs them into barely discernible blobs of pixels, but he does not notice.)

still others are curious about what other plants and wildlife he might be able to share about, and he leaves short comments under each letting them know that he will plan to upload some more videos soon, if there is an interest. one user has left a comment that he almost files into his mental "ignore" category, but goes back to reread at the last moment.

not convinced this isn't one of those 'booktok bait' things again but i stg there's a big ass patch of those fuckers behind a parking lot somewhere around here?

halsin responds to this one with a video too. now that he's getting the hang of it, it's actually a bit more convenient than having to type everything out. he thanks the commenter for sharing, then asks if they might be willing to do him a favor sometime – only if it wasn't any trouble, of course! – and grab a video or two of the area they referenced, and share it with him — or their local wildlife foundation, at least.

a few days later, he opens the app to check in to find that he's been tagged in a video by some user. bemused, he clicks on the popup, and it takes him to a slightly shaky but pristine quality video of an empty lot filled with tall grass. the person filming moves a bit closer, then zooms in, and halsin spots multiple cluster of that recognizable wildflowers, before the video ends and restarts. there's no narration to this one, only a barely audible music wheel spinning in the corner. the caption on the video says, @.halsin26 just in case you're not actually some weird account for a fetish i haven't heard of before, here's some of those plants you mentioned looking for.

#okay i have more thoughts but stopping it here for now before i lose even more time #sparked from a convo with a friend and my brain latched on to it #as ever this was... meant to be a short little thing #no comment on how that worked out #voidling speaks #bg3 #bg3 au #bg3 fic #halsin #bg3 halsin #halsin become a cult fave tiktoker with a dedicated fanbase #a beloved cryptid #im not really planning this as a ship thing but if you like the vibes of that please feel so free to run with it in that direction #i'd just love a tag if you do #my writing

[g-ghostic-basil]

The void urge to give in to my impulses and go full autumn boy theme, despite me also liking my current theme, color choice, and lacking the energy and motivate to edit new headers/dividers/etc </3

#The Void Speaks #listen i may be a lesbian but ffs if i dont want to be in a qpr with this man #hes so SWEET he fr would be the only guy in my life who would ever treat me right #and he would be perfectly content with being platonic too #respecting my boundaries and everything #augh please can i just give him a hug??? and cute littel forehead kisses???? please???? #im normal about him i swear #please let me hug the leaf boy and give him all thr maple leaves in the world :( #i would do anything and everything for him and i know he would do the same for me :((( #he has literally done sm for me #yeah a bunch of pixel has done more for me than any real man ever has or ever will #hes my daily source of serotonin and i would give every last thing to just give him a hug at the very least #even his [eng] VA looks very huggable please :((( #i wanna meet Mark Whitten so bad too oml #his work is astonishing and he gives me the kind of safe fatherly vibes im desperately missing in my life #note to self: dont let sappy 3 am Basil make tumblr posts #i would pay good money to get Mark to record a daily motivation alarm thingy in Kazuha's voice fr fr #i just hope he comes to a con near me one day because then i could die a happy voidling

[some-donkus-named-iode]

Sorting ffxiv inventory

Sells a bunch of useless armor in armory chest

Moves gear in inventory to armory chest

Sees Page 2 of Inventory

• • •

Iode gets poisoned one time and he never hears the end of it

#ffxiv shenanigans #ffxiv oc #A Voidling speaks! #I have so much food #does this count as lore?

[trenchcoatsbi]

Okay I'm not saying I'm giving Crutchie Actual God, but if I were to this is how it'd go:

Crutchie and Galaxy (his cosmog (or potentially it's a cosmoem by this point)) are out in the forest. They're chilling, maybe fighting a few wild pokémon to help Galaxy potentally learn some offensive moves (this doesn't work btw but it's the thought that counts).

Crutchie hears the sound of a large wild pokémon in the distance. He wanders to the general area, because why not. He could potentially use another 'mon on the team. He steps into a clearing, and what does he see?

Arceus of all freaking pokémon.

Sagnagigins then occur, which ultimately ends with Arceus deciding 'this mortal is cool, I'm going to follow him' and bing bang boom Crutchie now has God on his side. Two if you count Galaxy who'll evolve into Lunala eventually. - Voidling Anon (also I'm honored that I've inspired you get to thinking about your own AUs!!!! can't think of exact words rn (woke up 3 minutes ago) but 🥺🥺)

I was gonna respond to these seperately but I have to let you know how funny it was to see this:

and then scrolling down to read this ask lmao. it’s very silly and I approve of this greatly.

#phil posts #sbi asks #voidling anon #speaking about my aus actually I’ve started working character designs for one of them again >:] #I’m reworking some of the old ones too and generally yknow I’m just making designs for the fun of it #but yeah tbh thanks for getting me back in the mood to work on em I’ve missed thinking about my goofy story

[rayshippouuchiha]

Here to beg my fellow Voidlings to read Dungeon Reset. There's 3 seasons (total 193 chapters) so far and it's something I binge read because it's so good. It's got such an interesting story! Yeah, it isn't really fast paced as you would expect generally from this type of story/genre, but the pacing makes sense and the combat scenes that do exist are amazing.

Basic premise: Our MC Dawoon (using the spelling in the webcomic here) gets teleported into a Dungeon Game. He's not the only one though, there's in fact a massive crowd of people there with him. The 'game assistant' tells them they need to clear the game in order to go home. We immediately get a taste of how dark and deadly this experience will be when the Game assistant kicked off someone's head for being rowdy. (This is genuinely in the first chapter, no spoilers here)

Upon their entrance everyone is granted a Special Ability by the game. What they do is different for each person, and they aren't all combat related. A Special Ability is one that has 3 tiers of leveling and each tier unlocks new functions, each tier also has 10 levels each (normal abilities/skills don't have tiers but do have 10 levels) which can improve the use of that Ability (eg. Skill gives a 2x multiplier as a base, level 2 gives a 2.5x multiplier and decreased cool down). A normal Ability can be earned by getting an Achievement, which isn't easy and typically not something people earn (eg chop 10,000 trees to get the Achievement)

Our MC does not have a combat Special Ability.

Those in the Dungeon divide themselves between Fighters and Crafters. Fighters being those with Special Abilities predisposed towards combat (fire, lighting, archery, spearmanship etc). While Crafters are those whose Special Abilities aren't suited to combat, but are needed/used by the Fighters for continued survival in the Dungeon (herb identification, purification, etc). Crafters are called that regardless of what their actual skill is because the Fighters have them crafting everything. They are responsible for butchering the monsters, handling the meals, making basic tools like torches, things of that nature.

There is a very high death rate for people in the Dungeon. We see in the first chapter how that massive crowd of people who started out, dwindled to less than 10, rather quickly in fact.

As the story progresses we learn more about the Dungeon Game, why it's happening, how it came about, what's going on with the world it's set in, etc. And all of that information is insanely interesting and given in such a way that is gradual and feels almost natural.

The set-up would lead you to believe the MC does some Duex ex machina type of thing, but even though he becomes good with his Ability it's only possible because he is honestly out of his damn mind. Also, there's many instances where the success of a battle is only possible with help from others.

I saw someone else describe the story as having elements of Dungeon Meshi and of Solo Leveling. Can't speak on the Solo Leveling aspect, but our MC is very much eating/cooking the most questionable things and is receiving a lot of side eyes from others about it.

!!!!!!

#RayRambles #Webtoon Rec #comic rec

[you-will-meet-your-downfall]

hermitcraft headcanons (languages, wee)

Hermits: they speak a lot of languages

but, who speaks the most? my headcanons are here :D

Who speaks the least: A lot of hermits only speak one language, for example, Mumbo and Wels.

Who speaks the most:

Grian, with 7 languages

English, Japanese, Korean, Galactic, Voidling, Parrot, and Chinese. (Through his travels, trauma and life)

#hermitblr #hermitcraft #grian #mumbo jumbo #hermitcraft grian #hermitcraft incorrect #headcanon #hermitcraft headcanons

[chrystallink]

4 cuz i'm that kind of person. (any oc)

or

3 cuz i think it's funny (okay but like tell me ur richest oc and then the poorest one.)

Really can't think of any ocs to fit with 4, so I'll go with 3: 3. What is your OC's financial status? Are they just scraping by, making enough to live comfortably, or wealthy? Has there ever been a drastic change in their status? If so, what happened?

Ok, so the answers here might actually a bit complicated. Out of my whole character roster (of which there are many), I don't exactly have ones that are RICH rich. Most of my active characters are middle class or upper middle class at best. There are however 2 characters who are capable of becoming stupidly rich, but neither have interest in actually becoming so.

One is--DS actually. With his powers, he could very easily hack in and yoink money from all the richest people in the Hub and keep it for himself if he wanted to. But he's not interested in money. He just wants to be an agent of chaos. Besides, if he really wanted to feel like a king, he could just do his thing in Cyberspace and conjure a simulation to make it so. The other is Fletcher, a character I haven't talked about too much on here. He basically has the Midas Touch power, so he could just turn a bunch of things to gold and be filthy rich. However, he's already content with his current life, and only ever uses his powers to help someone else. As for the poorest...Tbh Tiger, Luna, and Ruby would be among the poorest. They don't have much besides the clothes on their backs and a few other things, and no money to speak of. Luna DID once belong to a high class family, so you could say she was once rich. However, she had to leave it all behind when she became a voidling.

#my ocs #dia speaks

[system-reset]

okay, so. here is a map of Nowhere. it's pretty small, and i'll explain that below.

so, Nowhere is a settlement established in the void. but before i get further into that, let me explain the void; the void is a bit like the backrooms in that everything there is a bit off.

there are 2 ways human people make their way there. the first is via dreams, and is the more common method, simply because this method is the one that can be done on purpose. entry through a dream happens 2 ways: finding the Nexus in a lucid dream, or falling/being pushed into a vortex or other entrance. the second is more unfortunate: a human who is ill enough, mentally or physically, can fall through an entrance in reality. there are many entrances in hospitals and asylums, because Nightmares often exit into such locations.

much like reality, there are towns and cities and the like. however, there are very few people in the void, and the vast majority of settlements are in more secluded areas because Nightmares are more common in the reality-like cities and towns.

most humans who enter the void via illness will then be void-bound, meaning 2 things: a) they will no longer be able to exit the void (except under certain conditions, which i'll get into later) and b) they will take a new form as a Voidling.

there are 4 main races in the void: Voidlings, Critters, Nightmares, and humans. a Voidling is a human who has entered through illness, transformed into something more like a Critter than a human. Critters are the original inhabitants of the void, often quite colorful. Nightmares are the highly dangerous wildlife of the void, many dreamers are lost to these creatures. and you all know what a human is.

there's 2 common illnesses in the void. Lost is a condition dreamers acquire when they wander too far out from a settlement. it causes confusion, exhaustion, and - in severe cases - complete loss of all senses. it's the more treatable of the 2, as it really only requires return to a settlement and a lot of rest. Nightmare Virus is what happens when a Nightmare bites or scratches a dreamer. it's not actually a virus, it's really more like a venom of sorts. in the first 20 minutes symptoms include increasingly severe anxiety, confusion, and an inability to speak. at about an hour, infected dreamers will experience seizures, hallucinations, and a high fever. within 90 minutes, an infected dreamer will be paralyzed, and the infecting Nightmare will have acquired their next meal. this can be treated, even after 90 minutes if the dreamer is removed from the presence of the Nightmare, with a few days on static.

now, in Nowhere, there is a hospital, a forest, a handful of houses, and an integration home. new Voidlings, Lost dreamers, and any surviving folks afflicted with Nightmare Virus stay in the hospital for treatment. Nowhere's main entrance to the Nexus, which is where Critters work and get resources, is in the forest. the few Critters who do live here live in houses, although all of them are rather non-euclidean. except for Chime's house, which is, by all appearances, just a normal house. the integration home is where Voidlings stay when they're discharged from the hospital, a Critter lives there who helps the Voidlings get used to life in the void.

#omen 👁 #sorry this took so long

[scythegameing]

Conflicting Lives- Chapter 2: Meetings and a Late Night Meal

Word Count: 1477

The meeting was… interesting, to say the least. Scythe had barely made it to the Agency building in time, and when he did he was exhausted from the running and teleporting it took to get there. Spore was waiting to make sure everyone got there in time, and held the door open for Scythe as he walked through.

“Good, everyone’s here.” Voidling said after Spore closed the door to the meeting room. It seemed as though all major heroes from all five cities were gathered in that meeting room. Some of them, like Hotguy and Stratos, he knew from elsewhere. Others he knew from missions and general public services.

“There’s been more villainous activity around the North-Western Hermiton areas,” iWork pointed to the area in the map on the large round table. “Witnesses have noticed more frequent appearances of Ender, Tanuki, and Earth in the areas of the crime, though reports of seeing Earth have lessened in the last few weeks.” he continued.

Scythe looked around the table, making short eye contact with Joel and Scar, but made sure to look at a few more people to not seem too suspicious. Admittedly, he and Joel had been out more often as college and other work got stressful.

Voidling spoke next, “I originally thought of Just increasing night hour patrols and monitorization in the area, but I’ve come up with a different plan that I would like to run by you all.” Leaning forward, he continued,

“I’ve gotten a deal with a few of the largest and most credible Informatives throughout all of our cities. They have agreed to do what they can, and get us any information about the routes and inside information on Ender and Tanuki, but it is a very expensive deal.” By the time he was done talking, his brows were close together in deep thought.

“Does anyone have any other ideas or anything they would like to ask about this plan?” iWork asked the group after a few more moments of silence.

There was a good five to ten seconds of silence and awkward looks around when finally someone seemed to speak up. “How do we know if we can trust the Informatives to give us correct information? They may be the most credible out there, but that doesn't mean they won't provide false information if they get a higher buyer, right?”

Everyone turned towards Cuteguy. After a few more seconds of silence, The Sheriff spoke up. “I think I understand where he’s coming from. Most of these guys work for money or some sort of trade right? How can we be sure that someone else won't come around and out-bid us in a way?” He finished with a look around the large, central table, his gaze stopping at Voidling and iWork.

The two looked at each other, then back at The Sheriff and the rest of the heroes. After what felt like a few moments too long, Voidling finally spoke, “I see where you’re coming from--” he looked at The Sheriff and Cuteguy, “--both of you. There is no way to know for sure, and that is exactly why I wanted to call all of you here so we may discuss this together. I don’t have much more information to give you guys, but does anyone have any questions they would like to ask?”

Scythe definitely had questions, but he only asked one of them. “If I may, who are the informatives? I’ve done my own research in the past about these informatives, and I have some knowledge that might help. Like for instance, they usually refer to themselves as Informative Operators, or IOs for short. 

They talk to eachother alot too, and have this sort of network between everywhere and everyone to make sure they all have the latest news, in a way.” He realized he trailed off a bit, and looked up to see everyone looking at him as both surprised and impressed.

Obviously, he knew this not because of research, but because of his own friends, although the people who don't know already don't need to find out.

“That… is actually really useful, thank you Lux.” Voidling finally said. “Our current ‘IO’s that have provided themselves available to us are Storyteller, Slab, Snowfall, and The Above. I have also done my own bit of research, though clearly not as much as Lux, and have found that they are known to be some of the most timely and trustworthy providers.”

All of the gathered heroes discussed amongst each other for a few minutes longer, and an endpoint was reached. Voidling would ask each IO if they would be able or willing to gather the information that they are looking for, and in turn they would each get paid handsomely.

Scythe did have a little bit of anxiety about this agreement, though he did do well to not show it to the other heroes. Two of the named IOs are close friends of his, and another is one of Joel’s partners. He wondered how Joel reacted to his partner being named as a detective of sorts for a case on himself, and made a mental note to ask him next time they saw each other outside of the Agency.

It was around 2pm when Scythe had finally gotten back to his dorm room, and he felt like he could sleep for a decade. He had exhausted himself getting to the meeting, had to still put up his full illusion for roughly 3 hours, then had to travel back across all of Hermiton to get back to his dorm room. Getting back took almost an hour and half by itself since he was so exhausted.

By the time he got to the city border of Cursia and Hermiton, his illusion was completely gone. He still had about a 20 minute walk from the border to the campus, and another 10 from the campus entrance to his dorm room. He expected to meet Ella as he walked in the door, and wasn’t surprised when he walked in and saw her sitting on the couch, turned towards the door to see who was coming in.

Scythe tiredly smiled at her as he closed the door behind him, and he almost lost his balance as he walked to the couch, though he would never admit it himself. Ella looked at him with worry in her eyes as he sat down and asked, “Are you alright? And don't tell me yes, we both know you aren’t.”

“Then why ask if you already know?” Scythe complained. “I was exhausted by the time I got there, had to hold up for hours, then had to come back while still being exhausted. Take a wild guess as to how I’m doing right now.” Even though his words and tone sounded harsh, him and Ella both knew that he didn’t mean it in a rude way.

Instead of saying anything back, Ella simply put Scythe's head on her shoulder and draped her arm across his shoulder, bringing him into a half-hug, half-cuddle pose. Scythe simply took a deep breath and leaned into the embrace.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It was around 11pm when Scythe woke up, and he hadn't even realized he fell asleep. He groaned as he sat up on the couch and looked around, finding Ella still asleep on the couch. He realized by the way she was lying that he must’ve fallen asleep on top of her or leaned against her, and he kissed her forehead before getting up completely. Grabbing a blanket, he made sure to softly drape it over her to keep her warm in the chilly dorm room.

Then his stomach growled. And he realized he didn't eat anything other than a very rushed and incomplete breakfast. “Shit…” Scythe cursed quietly to himself.

Making his way to the small kitchen, he opened the fridge and took out some eggs, and pancake mix from the pantry. He tried to be as quiet as possible as he started making pancakes and eggs as a late night meal, but I mean come on. How quiet can you realistically be?

It wasn't very long after he turned on the stove and got the pancakes started that he heard Ella start to stir. He turned around to see her sitting up and rubbing her eyes, trying to get rid of the sleepiness.

“Good morning sleepyhead. You up for a midnight snack?” Scythe asked as he turned back to the stove. She chuckled

“That's rich coming from you, who basically passed out on me as soon as you leaned over. But yeah, that sounds great actually.” she replied, standing up from the couch and walking over to Scythe.

“Sounds good. Could you start the eggs for me? It shouldn't be much longer until I have enough pancakes done.” he asked her, and she nodded and grabbed a pan to start the eggs. The next 2 hours flew by, and after the pair were done eating, they both went to bed, for real this time.

(AN: Scar and Joel are both heroes, and their aliases are Hotguy and Stratos, respectively)

#alternate universe #empires smp #fanfic #life series #magic #self insert #superhero #hermitcraft #xisumavoid #gtwscar #grian #joel smallishbeans #jimmy solidarity #impulsesv #bdubs #ethoslab #i used the wrong alias for a character oops

[therottenkingsreckoning]

Wow, really didn't expect that angel post to gain as much traction as it did! Y'all really like what I've got to say, huh?

Well in response to all of your much-appreciated support, here's some more lore, starting off with the three distinct subclasses of sentient beings: The Fae, The Terrestrial, and The Cosmic.

The easiest way to distinguish between these groups is in the level of soul/body connection, and the presence of magical energies as a naturally occuring byproduct of that body. First, the Fae, which includes not only fairies elves and goblins, but also centaurs, mermaids, & vampires. In these beings, the mind body and soul are completely separate, closed systems, with the mind being logical hardwired code informing chemical processes* and the soul in its fixed state acting to facilitate exhanges between external energy and the physical form. Again in contrast to the popular mythos, Fae actually produce no magical energies of their own, but are constantly taking in and channeling the output of their surroundings, often to great effect (for example, traditional Vampiric songcasting). How this soul setup relates to afterlives is somewhat difficult to understand for non-fae, but suffice to say that changing the body doesn't necessarily affect the mind.

Next up we have the Terrestrials, the group which humans and most varieties of beastmen belong to. This is the happy medium, with a mind & soul so interlinked as to basically be the same thing, and that interlink causing production of energies which then flow into and are processed by the body. Normally this is just used to keep things running, but with proper training and the right tools one's energies can be safely concentrated and channeled to useful effect (similar tools are used by fae casters in many cases, but there they act as the vital ignition key rather than the unjumbling & translating methods of Terrestrial ports.)

And finally, Cosmics. The one which I'm sure you've been dying to hear me speak about. Gods, angels, demons, and a questionable level of the Voidlings (we'll get to them later). If Fae are mostly grounded physicality with little to no magic in them, a Cosmic is the complete opposite. Roughly 80-100% of a Cosmic's body is made of raw magical energy- we're all soul & mind. That doesn't mean we can't have a grounded body though, although for some the process may easier than others. Gods such as myself project a portion of our energies into hard-light pseudo-physical bodies, whereas angels & demons "lock" their entire selves into walking, talking forms. These can come in many types° though a characteristic indication of the Angel is their "halo", an aura of barely contained energies. Be very careful around the presence of angels, or any Cosmic unlocking and focusing their magic, as they are essentially extremely radioactive during that phase. Also, for those wondering, chief among the reasons a Cosmic strives for order are A. being designed that way by and for the purposes of one's Host, and B. the spastic chaotic nature of being a thing which on some levels is fundamentally incompatible with reality makes a need for structure in all other forms absolutely necessary and desirable. Again, demons typically have this managed a lot better, but even they're sort of just to the left of being allowed to exist.

Right, that's all I have for now! This was quite exhausting to type up in ways that Terrestrial minds might understand, but hopefully I've succeeded! Stay tuned for more when I have the "energy"!

*this is in no way an indication that mental plasticity is nonexistent for Fae. It just requires a lot more effort and programming knowledge.

°they're also, anatomically speaking, complete bullshit. Gonna have fun explaining that one in a way that makes sense.

#stuff i said #long post #unreality #dereality #worldbuilding #spec bio #speculative biology #angel #demon #god #monster #writing #creative writing

[midwinterhunt]

My Sona

Okay so this is Mid.

It/They/He (in order of frequency of preference)

Mid is a voidling, an ageless, formless creature who came into existence somewhere between the dawn of time and last tuesday. We,,,, really aren't sure.

This particular voidling is often mistaken for a cat-like creature, it is not. It chooses to make part if its form point out as a means of expression in a way that mammals can all understand.

Mid is perpetually emotional, but especially anxious.

They are doing their best.

Mid is able to interact with the world by splitting off parts of its form to use as hand. It could theoretically have as many "hands" as it wants, but usually sticks to two.

They don't normally have a mouth, but will sometimes manifest one if they really want to convey a specific expression or are about to consume something.

Speaking of consuming something, yeah.... it can pretty much devour anything. Objects, animals, entire banquets, people, your student loan debt, your car you had two more payments on, the lottery, squeaky toys(it ate ONE squeaky toy, and got the squeaker stuck and can now only communicate in squeaky noises), kitkats corner first.

He also sometimes has a problem with objects he interacts with turning into the same non-material he's made up of? As which point the object must be seamlessly absorbed into his body, or the void matter will just continue to spread. This is no joke, because this is literally a world ending phenomenon.

But despite its destructive potential, Mid is a playful creature, often confused, sometimes a little dumb, and ultimately just wants to make friends (but is perpetually nervous about doing so).

Mid very much likes to interact in ask games, art, posing for art, meeting others' sonas, and anything else!

When Mid gains experience, they eventually evolve to have more control and a more defined form.

You can learn more about Mid's species @voidlings-and-starlets

#mid #mid art #masterpost #my sona #mid intro

[inaconstantstateofchange]

BG3 Narrative Changes Post-Full Release

An update on the project I have been working on over the past weeks, to compile a record of all the narrative changes Larian has made to Baldur's Gate 3 post-Full Release — particularly those changes that have affected characterization. There are many of these changes that are not common knowledge, even among dedicated fans, simply due to the size of the game and the varied narrative pathways one can take.

As stated in my original post, this is a neutral project not meant to be either inherently supportive or critical of said changes, but merely to act as a record and reference for those who would like to be aware of them. Particularly with new fans always entering the fandom, I want them to be able to understand aspects of the story that are no longer present in the game, but might still be referenced and impactful to fandom discussions.

I will continue to update the log as I receive new submissions via the report form, and have the opportunity to verify to the best of my ability that the material in question was truly changed, as opposed to potentially bugged in some playthroughs, etc. If you are aware of any changes that you do not see on the spreadsheet, please submit a report form, as I am only one person, and cannot happen across all of the potential changes – especially with so many unannounced – on my own.

#as always if you have any questions or comments i would be happy to hear them #and would be very grateful for any help in spreading this around #voidling speaks #bg3 #fandom #larian #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #halsin #wyll ravenguard #bg3 raphael #gale dekarios #enver gortash #meta #resource #larian critical #<- for archival purposes (as stated above - not intended as inherently critical) #bg3 spoilers

[dingdinghq]

*cracks knuckles*

Alright, get READY FOR CHARACTER DETAILS!! (<- is Not Normal about character creation). For the record, this is not all the characters, just the ones I've fleshed out enough that I'm happy with

Void Starling/Voidling Cookie (Etho) Name reasoning: Starling for a general space then + birb, Void to set them apart from Stardust, and Voidling as a fun little nickname because they have a long name Pronouns: they/them + any space neos! Theme song: King of the World - Young Rising Sons Extra details: - has ADHD and BPD - finds a special winter area in the Kingdom extra calming, and will sit for hours at night in the snow - created by the Celestial Tree guardians by accident out of Stardust's dough, and therefore is siblings with Stardust! - technically siblings with Moonlight cookie as well, but hasn't met her yet

Parrot Ice Cream Cookie (Grian) Name reasoning: I know of an ice cream flavor that looks like the pastel version of common Grian parrot hybrid color headcanon so. Also bc waffle hair Pronouns: he/they Theme song: Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons Extra details: - he has literal waffle hair, like the ice cream cone - ADHD - after being killed at a young age, they were brought back to like by Eye Cookie and turned into a Watcher - actually got fully brainwashed post-game, and while he was able to be freed, feels really guilty about that

Red Angel Cookie (Skizz) Name reasoning: Call back to his long time spent as red dring 3L, and the common angel headcanon! Pronouns: he/him Theme song: Die for You - Starset (alternatively Angel With a Shotgun fits perfect as well) Extra details: - Used to be close friends with Firebird and Yellow Demon, but ya know. death games where they were on opposite sides. They're currently on speaking terms, but things aren't the same any more. - former guardian angel, but lost the rank after letting his charge die by accident - probably the only reason Voidling hasn't died yet - knows how to use most weapons! - partners with Voidling! he knew they wanted to ask him out well before they actually did ask him out

Choco Wolf Cookie (Ren) Name reasoning: Look at Ren and tell me he isn't chocolate flavored Pronouns: he/him mostly! Theme song: Born for This - The Score Extra details: - Some flavor of neurodivergent - was the prince of a kingdom before running away after it was taken over! - In a poly relationship with both Lost Apple and Shattered Soul Crystal! Also in a qpr with those two + Voidling and Red Angel! (the qpr is between all members I'm just mentioning it here)

Lost Apple Cookie (Martyn) Name reasoning: It is all the vibes tbh Pronouns: he/ey (ey/em) Theme song: Hallelujah (I'm not Dead) - Citizen Soldier Extra details: - autistic - Used to be know as Apple Angel Cookie, but after watching his village get attacked, changed it to avoid being found - he's aromantic! - Despite the 'angel' part of his name, he was never a guardian angel and has never interacted with them

Shattered Soul Crystal Cookie (BigB) Name reasoning: I'm giving a bunch of the characters trauma specifically related to being valued but torn apart at the same time. Also the general shape of his wings! Pronouns: he/it Theme song: Brother - Kodaline Extra details: - used to be the 'savor' of a village, but was treated horribly so it ran away - Doesn't really know how to interact with cookies - due to the way his magic works, using too much can cause it to need to basically sleep for weeks. This rarely happens, but when it does he feels awful - used to be really close to exactly one cookie in his old village, before they were killed for 'daring to touch the prized'. This was the main reason he snapped

Moss Phantom Cookie (Bdubs) Name reasoning: Moss coat + semi common phantom headcanon! Pronouns: he/it/xe Theme song: Dial Drunk - Noah Kahan Extra details: - Would vibe to Cotton Eye Joe unironically - ended up having the friend version of a break up with Doc, was not dealing with it good - has a joke-crush on Void Starling. It's played up for laughs and is more like a squish then a crush - Short - Is actually a demon possessing a pile of moss

Frost Flower Cookie (Scott) Name reasoning: Ties in both empires seasons, as well as 3L! Pronouns: he/xe Theme song: Atlantis - Seafret (in a non-literal sense) Extra details: - former name was Blueberry Syrup Cookie! Xe changed it after getting taken by the Watchers and realizing that hey, he didn't have to be like his parents anymore. - While he and Canary broke up, they're still on good terms! They just didn't feel right about continuing their relationship post-game. - is pretty close to Dark Syrup after that whole deal!

Canary Cookie (Jimmy) Name reasoning: I feel like this one explains itself. Canary curse and all Pronouns: he/they/it Theme song: Running Up that Hill - Kate Bush Extra details: - brother to Lost Apple! They got separated at a young age and didn't recognize each other until after the game - adoptive siblings with Blue Axolotl Cookie (Lizzie) - in a qpr with Firebird! - actually almost joined Cakewarts, but didn't fully trust Choco Wolf

Dark Syrup Cookie (Xornoth) Name reasoning: 'Dark' is commonly used in crk to show characters who are aligned with evil, 'syrup' is from the fact that maybe the corruption is more of a syrupy thing in this AU? Pronouns: they/it Theme song: Dollhouse - Melanie Martinez Extra details: - Not evil anymore! Dark Stag Cookie (Exor) just sucks! STOP MANIPULATING CHILDREN - actually really sweet when not corrupted! Also loves its brother very much!!!! - still has control over the corruption, loves to mess with cookies by growing random vines or stuff

Charred Angel Cookie (Helsknight) Name reasoning: Well I've always headcanoned Hels as an angel, and the 'charred' bit reflects how they got stuck in an oven and got a bit burnt up Pronouns: they/it/hell/flare Theme song: Feel Better - Penelope Scott Extra details: - still siblings with Wels, they just don't really bother to try and connect with hells brother - Autistic and has BPD - Used to be a guardian angel, but was never allowed to actually guard anything, leading to flare losing the ability to feel positive emotions for a while

Moon Moth Cookie (Pearl) Name reasoning: Pronouns: she/her Theme song: The Moon Will Sing - The Crane Wives Extra details: - hunts demons and dragons! Probably met Tart Tartan Cookie at some point because of this!

I'm cutting it off here because I don't wanna lit character limit again-

CHARACTERS!!!!! i love this so much!!!

the names are super cool!!!! still dont get bigbs kinda but i absolutely see the vision and am with you (speaking of, do you know ye olden days bigb lore? do you have any ideas who this old village friend may have been?)

ough,,,,,, love them. love them sm. theyre the little guys.

#asks from surface waters #indigo asks #3rd life crk au #i think thats my tag for it #also sorry i cant give more direct commentary #ive been wanting to but my thing is breaking and it fucks up asks once i go to answer them so i cant exactly see what the ask says :(((

[some-donkus-named-iode]

'He grabbed me by the scruff, so I bit his tail. What is the problem?'

-Iode

#A Voidling Speaks #messing around with a character #really need to write a thing with them #maybe this weekend

[trenchcoatsbi]

You see. I'd love to accept art requests/post more, but I am hindered by the gods above (my parents who do not like the internet)

And as such, my plans to make a stockpile of art over a bunch of time, then briefly download the tumblr app to take pictures and save them to my drafts, and then post them over time (or right away, as I did this time) and then delete the app and download a game or two to cover it up. if I do this with enough time between stockpiles I can keep this up until I'm older and have better excuses

also bc I can't draw with a mouse </3 (there's like. two attempts in the depths of my art tag but they mildly scare me)

Also THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I'm also nervous to post the more humanoid art bc fuck anatomy (and double when it's for fandoms bc then I have Fandom Perception to think about) so it's super super nice to receive complements!!!!

Also fuck the idea I was not physically affectionate, I was very clingy towards Skizz and a good few others - Voidling Anon

Oof that sucks, but I'm glad that you can post art sometimes at least.I did not add my thoughts to the other ask but yeah your art is so cute!! I like it a lot it's good raghg

#phil posts #sbi asks #voidling anon #i was gonna say more but im kinda tired and suddenly in an awful shift so no more words sorry #if i speak it will devolve into violence /silly

[usercookie2008]

something I'm gonna link in my pinned post,,,

Hia!

I'm a local Voidling who goes by many names but feel free to call me Void or anything you'd like so long as it isn't a Slur

I speak English only, maybe a little Spanish, and I'm in the progress of learning ASL but not quite enough to solidly hold a full conversation

My general interest mainly consists of Undertale Aus and Ams but I do sometimes find interest in things like Murder drones, Legend of Zelda games, Minecraft, and whatever other little thing I can hyperfocus on when the Undertale AUs allow me to do so

I Don't condone harassment of any kind and strongly believe in the Block if I don't like it and filtering in my own online experience by just simply Blocking/filtering tags of what I don't wanna see, I find Arguing a waste of time cause I could be doing better things and generally People will be people so like yeah don't be someone who harasses people, If your someone who does that I will Block you. You Dox, Cry about getting blocked by people, make me uncomfortable (and Continue to make me uncomfy after I ask you to stop), I will also block you. If I deem it fit to Block you then I shall as I said but rephrased a bit, I use the Block button to the fullest and make my own Online space.

I offer second chances sometimes, but if you screw up the second time there aren't anymore after that.

Idk what it is but there's something that ain't right- (Glaring at the corner where Undiagnosed Depression and possibly Undiagnosed things like ADHD, Autism, something. like I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if I was neurodivergent cause all the Ideas and ways I respond to things isn't something a Neurotypical would react like but could just be a lil funky, anyways putting that aside-

A03 is certainly something you'd have to rip from my cold dead hands before I give it up, I am a feral little thing so good luck (I'm goofing) (but really though A03 is like my lifeline) (don't ask me how I survived it being down) (cough Wattpad)

Reblogs, so many reblogs here and every once in a blue moon I post lol, Though I do kinda forget I exist here sometimes in the first place lmao

Tone tags? ehhh I mean I can kinda understand them but upon being introduced to (putting something like this) at the end makes much more sense (genuine) (See what I mean?)(much clearer too)

Expect unhinged things at times, Idk I'm like a wild possum who lives around here but is like something you'd see on very very random occasions

Pinterest my beloved, thank for the Pins there I can actually figure out outfits for my characters (sorta)

I like memes, probably could tell via my reblogs lol

#voidling posts #intro to me #hiii