#volta..... sweet potato

[kemetic-dreams]

This is gari made from sweet potatoes, in the Volta region Benue state Nigeria.

I bet you didn't know sweet potatoes can be processed into gari, well now you know! 😊

Benue State is the largest producer of sweet potatoes. Let's stop the waste!

#kemetic dreams #volta #benue #nigeria #gari #nigerian food #sweet potato

[oexen]

7b for Portia and 2c for Volta?

portia!!!! ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ and pov u have presented freed volta w bread

#portia devorak #procurator volta #volta #the arcana portia #the arcana courtiers #the arcana game #she is going to eat it in one bite #i havent actually drawn the main 6 at all until this lmao #volta..... sweet potato #portia my beloved #orz #my art #bees answers #expression meme

[luasworkshop]

Arcana Characters Charcuterie Boards:

Volta – Everything but the kitchen sink (volume is more important than complexity here) – this board is also very beginner friendly with many familiar cheeses, meats, fruit, and nuts.

- Tillamook Sharp Cheddar: Rich and salty.

- Atalanta Swiss: Sweet and nutty.

- Masadam Smoked Gouda: Smokey and creamy.

- Celebrity Havarti: Delicate and tangy.

- Tillamook Pepperjack: Soft and spicy.

- Salt and Pepper Roast Chicken: A whole carcass for good measure.

- Honeycrisp Apples: Tangy and perfect with all the classic cheeses.

- Roast Fingerling Potatoes: Rich and soft, perfect for a little topping of melting cheese.

- Sourdough Bread: A little bit of tang accentuates classics like swiss and jack.

- Honey Cured Ham: Salty, sweet, and fatty, it goes wonderfully with cheeses rich enough to pair with it.

- Mixed Nuts: A whole handful of salty, crunchy variety.

+++ Anything Else Available

Drink Paring: Beer Geek Breakfast – Big, rich, and bittersweet chocolate stout, the kind you genuinely COULD have for a meal. Volta drinks 15 of them in a row and no one knows quite how she isn’t falling down drunk or just plain burst from over-stuffing, but hey, she’s Volta.

#Volta #The Arcana #The Arcana Game #charcuterie #food

[eveningcatcher]

Main six + courtiers playing D&D part 2

"And then," you changed the fog, showing a campfire with orcs and goblin's in front of it, barbequing an already dead man. The floor was separated from the tiles, and their characters were hiding behind some rocks and trees.

"We can beat them up? Finally! It was about time!"

"Before you start though," you said, "I suggest that you position yourselves however you want, and I also advise the fighters to take out their weapons."

After a while of rambling and shouting, all of them have positioned accordingly: Muriel was next to Asra, who was near a group of 4 goblins, Volta was right behind Vulgora and Lucio who went straight for the ogres by the campfire, while Portia teamed up with Nadia and Julian. As for Valdemar, Vlastomil and Valerius, they formed a small team together, with Valerius right in front of the group of orcs and goblins, protecting the two spellcasters.

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"Shall we begin then?" you asked as you handed them all d20.

All of you rolled the dices, and once you've all finished, the turn's looked something like this:

Valerius, goblin 1, goblin 2, goblin 3, goblin 4, Julian, Muriel, orc 1, orc 2, Valdemar, Lucio, goblin 5, goblin 6, goblin 7, Vlastomil, Portia, orc 3, orc 4, orc 5, orc 6, Asra, Nadia, goblin 8, goblin 9, Volta, Vulgora.

"How am I the last one?!?"

"You rolled 1," you simply responded to Vulgora's complaints.

"You know what? Fuck it, I'll beat them all anyway."

"Alright," you ignored Vulgora's comments and asked Valerius, "What do you do?"

"Let's see..." he took a glance at everyone's position, then on everyone's turns, "Those four goblins will kill you two," he told Asra and Muriel, "So I will throw one of my javelins at the goblin 1."

"Let me just check quickly if you can do that," you counted the tiles and said, "Yeah, you can. Roll a d20."

"I'm near him, so I expend one of my bardic inspiration dice for the attack!" Julian said.

"Okay," he said and threw the d20. It rolled on 15.

"Just enough," you smiled happily as you threw him two six-sided dices, "Now roll these two for the damage."

Once again, he rolled the dices without much care, getting 5 on both of them.

"It seems like you get just enough of everything," you said, a bit surprised, " But you made the goblin fall on the ground, dead. Now, it's the other three's turn," you raised a d6, "I'll be fair since the two of you are right next to each other. If it rolls on an even number, one goblin will attack Asra, but if it rolls on the uneven number, one goblin will attack Muriel, alright?" once the two of them nodded in agreement, you rolled the dice three times, "Let's see...6...5 and a...1. So, Asra, you will take 1 hit while Muriel will take 2. Now, let's see... Muriel, what's your armour class?"

"16..." he said, sighing.

"Okay, and yours?" you asked Asra.

"Eleven," they took a deep breath and straightened their posture, trying to look bigger, "But it's the strong eleven AC."

"Doubt it..." Julian said.

"Alrighty then," you took two d20 dices and rolled them, "Five and nineteen... One goblin misses you, Muriel, but the other one hits you with a..." you took a small notebook in which you've written all of the monsters, "Let's see..." you flipped through the pages until you've found a goblin, "He hits you with a scimitar and deals," you threw a d6 dice which landed on two, "Two plus two is... four damage."

"Write you new health points here," Asra explained to Muriel.

"As for you, strong wizard," you picked up one d20 roll, and threw it, "Four. The goblin failed."

"What did I tell you? My armour class is unbreakable!" they grinned with pride.

"We'll see about that..."

"Now it's my turn," Julian said happily, "Sooo, I'm going to move that one scary orc away with one of my amazing spell - DISSONANT WHISPERS!!!"

"Was that long introduction really necessary, doctor 069?"

"Roll a d20, and if you succeed, you must come up with something scary to say," you said.

"Very well then," he rolled a d20, rolling on 15.

You looked down at the list of the monsters, "How lucky..."

"And now, my 3d6!" he exclaimed dramatically as he grabbed the three nearest 6-sided dices and rolled them as he added, "There is a huge moth on your back!"

"Like Valerius, you rolled it perfectly," you commented, with a grain of salt in your voice, "I expected you to struggle..." you scratched the orc's name and continued, "Well Muriel, what will you do?"

"Do I have to fight?" he frowned, "Why did we attack them in the first place... Couldn't we just go other way?"

"No, because the plot demands it."

"Hey, I have an idea!" Lucio commented, "How about we start doing the exact opposite things of what MC wants."

"Do that and I'll send an army of orcs at you."

"Who gives a fuck about orcs! I'll kill them all!"

"Maybe if you get the chance to take your turn."

"I don't have any spells for attacking..." Muriel started.

"Then why did you even take the spells in the first hand?" Vulgora asked sarcastically.

"...But I have a scimitar... So can I attack one of the goblins?"

"Sure, roll a d20."

"19..." you looked at the dice, "You sure did hit him! Now roll a d6"

"5, not too bad!" you wrote something near the goblin 2, "It's now bloodied. Now, it's the orc's turn to attack! Since the first one is dead-"

"You're welcome," Julian added.

"The other one will attack, and it has to choose between you, Portia and Nadia... Let's see, if I roll 1 or 4 it hits you, 2 or 5 it hits Portia and 3 or 6 hits Nadia," you rolled the dice, "Two," you commented, "Portia, what's your AC?"

"Sixteen!"

"Alrighty then, let's see... the Orc hits you with a greataxe and they," you rolled the dice, "Hit!"

"Dammit..."

"And they will deal... 8 slashing damage."

"Well that orc can go fuck themselves too!" she commented as she edited her health points.

"Come on, don't get angry, it's just a game," Julian smirked.

"Valdemar, what will you do?"

"Well, I suppose I should get rid of that orc, no?" they pointed at the orc on the left, closest to them.

"Sure, what are you going to do?"

"Attack with inflict wounds," they rolled the d20, which landed on 20.

"Oh my god Valdemar!" you stared at the dice.

"They never played it and they're already winning."

"Give me the ten-sided one," they ordered with a touch of joy in their voice.

"Now roll it 6 times."

"Well then, let's see... five... nine... three... four... five... ten."

"Honestly, just the first three times were enough," you checked orc 4, "Now Lucio, what will you do?"

"Attack that one," he pointed at the one who was right next to Volta, "With a rapier," he rolled a dice, landing on 14. Once he checked to see if he dealt damage, he took a d8 and rolled it on 6.

"Alright, the third orc is bloodied!"

"And now the three goblins are attacking!" you said as you looked at Valerius, Valdemar and Vlastomil, "If I roll 1 or 2, they hit Valerius, 3 or 4 Vlastomil and 5 or 6 Valdemar!" you rolled three d6 dices, not wanting to waste time.

"Why me?!?" Vlastomil asked.

"Because I rolled 3 and 4," you gestured at the dices, "See?"

"Your ACs?" you asked the two of them.

"Sixteen," Valerius said.

"AC is this, right?" Vlastomil asked Nadia, who nodded, "It says twelve... That's bad right?"

"Well, it depends on what I'll roll. So, they all hit with a scimitar," you grabbed the three nearest d20 dices, "Let's see if they'll hit you, Valerius," you rolled one dice, which rolled on twenty, "Consul," you took a glance on him, who knew this was not good for him, "Please don't kill me for this."

"Don't worry," he sighed, "Just get over with it."

"Alright, the goblin deals... eight slashing damage."

"That one is so dead on my turn," he muttered.

"And me?" Vlastomil asked, a bit worried.

"As for you praetor," you rolled two d20s as you glanced over at the papers, grinning to yourself, then checking at the dices, "Two and twelve. One misses, while the other one hits you just strong enough to deal," you rolled a d6, "Five slashing damage."

"See, it wasn't so bad," Valerius said as he sipped his wine, "Stop making a fuss over everything."

"So, it's your turn now."

"I use chaos bolt on them!" he threw the dice a bit too fiercely, hitting Asra's glass.

They leaned over the dice and said, "Fifteen."

"Yeah, you hit them, now let's see the damage," you gave him the three dices.

"Three and two fives, " he said.

"Alright, good job, I won't ask you which damage you dealt, it doesn't matter, you killed it."

"It's what it deserved!"

"My turn now!" Portia shouted, "Let me kill that orc that hit me!" she took the d20, "I'll use my feat sharpshooter on it!" she rolled the dice, "Nineteen... ugh I was so close!"

"Still, you hit him," you commented.

"I did?" she asked with delight in her eyes, "Sweet! Then I'm going to deal," she rolled the dice, "Eighteen damage! Take that!"

"It's dead."

"As it should be!"

"As for orc 5 and 6," you said, "They go for the three of you," you told Volta, Vulgora and Lucio.

"Bitches can try," Vulgora puffed their chest.

"Eek, oh no, that's bad, really bad, what will I do?"

"Nothing tiny Volta, you're just going to heal us while we kill them for you," Vulgora pat her back.

"One or two-Volta; three or four Vulgora; five or six Lucio," you said with excitement in your voice, ' They're close,' you thought as you rolled the dices, "Both of them hit you, Lucio!"

"Bullshit!" he looked at the dices, "You better heal me after this!"

"Oh I will, I will," she bit on the last potato in one of the plates.

"My AC is sixteen, is that good enough?" Lucio asked, a bit nervous.

You rolled the dice and frowned, "Yeah, the right one didn't do anything, as for the other one... he deals 12 damage!"

"But my health points are only 15!" he complained.

"At least be grateful that you lived!" you ignored his other complaints and turned to Asra, "So, what will you do now?"

"I'll get rid of that weak goblin with firebolt!" he said as he rolled natural one.

"Yeah, maybe on the next turn..." you grinned, "And you Nadia?"

"Since we've cleared all of our enemies," she started, "I'll go to the campfire and take out the orcs before they kill Lucio," she grinned.

"Sure, and who will you hit with what?"

"The one that hit Lucio-"

"No way, I'm going to kill them!"

"With my quarterstaff," she ignored his complaints and continued, "I can use my dexterity for that-"

"You can," you agreed.

"And I'll use my unarmed attack as a bonus action."

"Cool, now go on and try," you waited for her to roll the dice. She didn't bother to throw it too harshly, and it turns out it was a good decision.

"Eighteen," you muttered, "Yeah, you kicked him," you waited once more for her to roll a d6, "With nine damage. The orc is bloodied. And your unarmed strike should be... 6, right?"

"Yes," she nodded.

"Well, the orc is dead."

"You're welcome Lucio," she grinned.

"Now goblin 8 and 9 will attack you!" you told Vulgora, Volta and Lucio, "Remember those numbers I told you! Let's see if you'll die now, Lucio!"

"I'm not going to be the first one to die!"

You have, once again, ignored his cries and rolled the dices. "Oh, both of them hit you, Vulgora!"

"Those two... I'll crush them!"

"They hit with a scimitar and," you rolled the dices, "If I remember correctly, your AC is 13, right?"

"Yes!" they proudly shouted as they saw that the dices showed 10 and 6, "Hah, what losers! They're dead!"

"Is it my turn now?" Volta asked.

"It is, what are you going to do?"

"Oh, I will heal the count!" she said proudly.

"Hurry!"

"Alright, alright," she winced, "I use cure wounds for that," she rolled Nadia's dice.

"You healed him for ten hp!" you exclaimed, "Congratulations!"

"Thank you," she blushed as she munched on a salad.

"And finally it's my turn!" Vulgora said, "I'll use my chad great axe to kill the remaining orc!" they rolled the dice, "Just enough!" they grinned as they rolled a d12, "Twelve, I rolled twelve!" they shouted.

"Twelve plus four..." you scratched the orc, "There are no more orcs! Valerius, what will you do?"

"I am a man of my word, therefore I shall go against that goblin! I'll throw a javelin," they said as they rolled the dice, to which he frowned, "Thirteen..."

"But with the dexterity bonus and proficiency, it's enough," you added, "Roll the d6,"

"Six..." they frowned once again.

"But, again, with the dexterity bonus, it's just enough. The goblin 6 is dead. Now, goblin 2, 3 and four will attack!" you rolled the dices, as all three of them landed on two, "Oh, sorry Asra."

"Don't worry," they smiled, "They won't be able to get through my unbreakable AC!" they joked, even though they seemed a bit nervous.

You rolled the d20 three times, "Let's see... nine, one and three... I might start to believe that you are right!"

"What did I tell you?" they sighed, relieved.

"It's my turn!" Julian said, "And I'm coming to the rescue for these two," his PC walked to Asra and Muriel, "I'll attack the hurt goblin with Vicious mockery!"

"Alright, you don't need a d20 on that, however, you have to insult them somehow," you laughed as you rolled the saving throw on it, "Your spell save is 16, right?"

"Yeah," he grinned.

"Alright, roll a d4," you said.

He grabbed the dice and threw it, dealing 3 damage.

"You should be able to kill it in the next turn, are you going to do it, Muriel?"

"Sure," he rolled the dice, "Is fourteen good enough?"

"Yeah, now roll that one," you gave him one of the dices.

"Just how many do you have," he muttered as he rolled a three.

"And it's dead, good job!"

"I'll kill that one," Valdemar said, "With chill touch."

"Alrighty, no need for a d20," you told them as you handed them a d8.

"This will take a while to clean," they commented as they looked at the table filled with dices and sheets, and rolled 5.

"It's now bloodied."

"I'll finish it off with my rapier!" he rolled the dice that landed on 12.

"Go on."

Lucio grabbed one of the d8 dices that were lying nearby and threw it, "Four, I killed it, didn't I?"

"Yup," you nodded, as you were scribbling something down, "What will you do Vlastomil?"

"Shoot them with my light crossbow," he said happily as he rolled the dice.

"Nine... sorry but it didn't work," you said as you rolled three d20s, "Maybe Portia will do better."

"Oh I will!" she said, "I'll use the sharpshooter feat and kick their asses!" she said as she rolled 13, "Oh... maybe sharpshooter wasn't a smart idea..."

"But if you add the proficiency and dexterity it's enough," Julian added.

"Ooh, nice," she smiled, "So, it's an instant kill?"

"Yeah, no need for you to roll the dice," you said as you rolled more dices, "Asra, will you do the deed?"

"I think I will," he chuckled as he took a glance at the spells, "With firebolt once again!"

"Thirteen," you took a quick glance at the dice they threw, then buried your head in some papers, "Good job, now roll the d10."

"Eight! All of them are dead!" they proudly said.

"Great, can we go get that dagger now?" Muriel said, a bit annoyed.

"Oh, but, you are at the Saint Milu's," you grinned as your plot twist unveiled, "Just not at the saint Milu's you thought you were at," you started to manipulate the fog as you talked in a low, raspy voice, "Hey there, look at what Milug found! A big tasty lizard!" a tall, heavily armoured orc said, "Milug can't wait to eat this one!" he raised the lizardfolk that struggled to get out of his grasp, "Love how it struggles!" he squeezed the lizardfolk's neck tighter, "Huh? Why is everyone sleeping...Wait, who are you?" he looked at the team, "What you do to Milug's friends?" his face got redder and redder, "You'll pay for hurting Milug's friend!!!"

"Alrighty," you straightened your posture as you took a glance at the enemies, "More of them appeared! And I've rolled their stats already, so the order should look something like this! Valerius, Milug, Julian, Muriel, Valdemar, wolf 1, orc 1, Lucio, Vlastomil, orc 2, orc 3, orc 4, orc 5, Portia, Asra, wolf 2, orc 6, Nadia, Volta, wolf 3, wolf 4, Vulgora. Notice that Milug is no ordinary orc! His attacks are much stronger and his health is higher! So beware!"

"I can't believe you did this to us!" Lucio exclaimed.

"Why are you surprised at this point?" Valerius asked, "Just try to count how many times they have trolled us in these..." he looked at the clock, "Four hours have passed already?!?"

"I told you that time flies quickly, didn't I?" you giggled, "So, what will you do?"

"I... guess I'll kill one of those wolves," he said, rolling a dice, "With a javelin."

"Alrighty," you looked at the dice, a bit taken aback, "Nineteen... Damn, not too bad, consul."

He rolled the d6 next, rolling it on 2, "So, only three damage?"

"Yeah," you said, "You should raise your dexterity on the fourth level. Now, Milug will attack!" you said as you changed your voice, "You're gonna pay!" Milug charged at Nadia with a great axe you rolled the dice, "Sixteen..."

"My AC is 17!" she said relieved.

"But you didn't calculate his bonuses!" you said with a smile forming on your lips.

"So he will attack dealing... 8 damage!"

"Valdemar, what will you do?" you turned to them.

"I'll use the spell from the scroll to attack Milug," they grinned, seeming to be excited about all of this just as much as you are.

"Go ahead, but that means you'll have to approach him..." you warned them.

"I don't care," he turned to Volta, "You'll follow right after."

"Why me, though?" she complained.

"Because you're the only healer," they grinned, "Plus you also have inflict wounds," they rolled the dice, "Is sixteen enough for this beast?"

"With all of the bonuses yes," you responded.

"Good," they said as they rolled 3 d10 dices, "Two, five and seven-plus my wisdom modifier?" they asked you.

"Yes," you commented, "So eighteen points less for poor Milug..."

"It's still not bloodied?" Lucio asked, surprised.

"Nope! And now wolf 1 and orc 1 will attack you Lucio~!"

"Why me again?!?"

"Because you are the closest! Now, let's see... none of them hit you though..."

"Haha!" he cheered proudly, "Now I shall kill that wolf with a rapier!" he rolled a two.

"Nope, Vlastomil?"

"I'll try to hit the wolf with a crossbow," he rolled 12.

"Yeah, you hit it."

"Good," he rolled seven.

"Just perfect," you smiled as you scratched that wolf, "But now there are four orcs... Two are near Portia, while the other two are near Vulgora and Volta."

"Eek," Volta shouted.

"Let's see what will happen to Portia first."

"Oh no, they won't!"

"We'll see," you said as you rolled the dices.

"See?" she pointed at the dices, "They didn't hit me!"

"Yeah, but I suggest you run away ASAP, you only have 2hp left," after you old Portia that, you turned to Vulgora and Volta, "As for the two of you, if I roll even number, it hits Volta, but if I roll uneven it hits Vulgora," you rolled the dices, "Six and four, sorry Volta."

"Oh please, please don't! My AC is only fifteen!"

"Fourteen and ten, how lucky," you commented, "So Portia, what are you going to do?"

"I'll run away from all of the enemies!" she stopped dramatically as she raised both her hands as if she were to shoot an arrow, "Then I'll hit Milug!"

"With sharpshooter?"

"No, because I assume the AC is too big," she rolled the dice, "Nineteen!"

"Yeah, you hit him," you said.

"Dealing eleven damage!" she said after she calculated the damage.

"Now, what will you do Asra?" you asked them as you wrote down Milug's new health.

"I'll attack the wolf!" they said, "With firebolt. Though only after I get to Portia..."

"Alright," you moved Asra's PC, "Roll the dice."

And so they did, rolling 10.

"With all of the bonuses, you hit it," you stared at the d10 they rolled, "And you dealt 10 damage," you wrote it down, "So close! But now the wolf and orc will attack you, Valerius! ... but they failed..." you looked at the dices with disappointment.

"I'll run away from Milug and try to kill wolf 3," Nadia said.

"Alright, roll it."

"Fourteen," she grinned as she rolled a d6 "So three, plus five, plus-"

"Yeah, it's dead," you stopped her and turned to Volta, "What will you do?"

"I told you already!" Valdemar looked at her.

"No way! Come here and heal me!" Portia said.

"I'll heal you," Valerius said, "Let her get to Valdemar."

"You can do that?" she asked.

"Once per long rest."

"Alright then..." her PC walked behind Valdemar's, "I cast inflict wounds!" she rolled seventeen, "I hit them, right?"

You nodded.

Once she saw your approval she rolled three d10s which landed on 10,7 and 5.

"All of that, plus your wisdom modifier..." you muttered to yourself, "Congratulations, Milug is bloodied!"

"Finally!" "Also," Vulgora said, "I'm activating rage!"

"Alright, so now wolf 4 will attack... you Vulgora!" you rolled the dice, "It succeeded-"

"That fucker!"

"Dealing 6 damage!"

"Fuck him!" they said, "I'm going to Milug and attacking with my greataxe!" they rolled the dice.

"Yeah, you hit him."

"So I dealt..." they started calculating, "Twelve damage?"

"Yes," you wrote down the new hp, "Congrats, you're getting the hang of it! Valerius, what will you do?"

"I'll go to Portia and attack Wolf 2 from a distance."

"Hey, what about healing me?" Portia asked, a bit angry, "You said you'll heal me!"

"Afterwards!" he responded, "Stop worrying, I'm in no better situation than you."

"I have 2hp while you have 4hp, so, I say you're doing better than me!"

"Whatever," he sighed, "I'm hitting wolf 2 with my javelin..." a grin formed on consul's face, "20... I suppose the animal is dead!"

"Yeah, don't bother with rolling the damage," you said, "Now it's Milug's turn! Since you're closest to him, he'll attack you, Valdemar, with his greataxe!" you rolled the dice, "But he failed..." you stared at the 2 on d20, disappointed.

"Well, then I shall attack orc 1!" Julian said, "With my amazing vicious mockery!"

"It failed a save," you sighed.

"And now, I shall deal," he rolled a d4, "Two...plus four-Sixx damage!" he stopped as he thought of an insult, "Your mom is so fat when she walked over the play in a theatre, I missed 2 acts!"

"Julian that joke is terrible," Portia giggled, "But whatever..."

"I'll go to the orc1 and attack with the scimitar," Muriel said, "I succeeded, right?" he asked.

"Yeah."

He rolled the dice.

"Congrats Muriel!" you said, "The orc is dead!" you scratched the orc's name, "Valdemar, what shall you do?"

"I'll cast poison spray on our dear Milug," they grinned.

"Sure, you're not hitting anyone," you rolled the d20 for Milug's saving throw, "I'm sorry, but with that natural 20, you failed."

They just rolled their eyes, "Whatever," then they turned to others, "Volta, you stay here, while others go and kill the other orcs."

"Who are you to give out the demands?" Lucio asked, angrily.

"Why shouldn't I give orders? Do you know anyone better for that?" they mocked him.

"They do have a point though," Nadia explained, "If we kill all of the orcs, then we will be able to focus only on Milug."

"Ugh fine... I'm going to orc 2 and hitting it with my rapier," they rolled the dice. Once he's seen it's enough, he rolled the d8.

"Seven damage... the orc is bloodied."

"I'll move to Portia and Valerius, and shoot that orc with my crossbow!" Vlastomil said.

"For a sorcerer, you don't use that many spells," Valerius commented.

Vlastomil ignored the rude comment and rolled the dice, "Twenty!" he rolled a dice, "Seven damage!"

"You roll once more," you explained to him.

"Oh, how great!" he exclaimed as he rolled the dice again, "Three..." he stared at the dice, disappointed.

"You killed the orc though," you said, "Now the other three shall attack! Since none of you is near them, they will have to move back to Milug!"

"You gotta be kidding me..."

"Nope, so anyways - 1 and 2 for Valdemar; 3 and 4 for Volta; and 5 and 6 for Vulgora!" you rolled the dices: 5, 3 and 3.

"So, they attack Vulgora, but since they have rage it's pretty much useless..."

"Haha, there you go, fuckers!"

"So, Volta..." you rolled the dices, "Eight and fourteen... wow, you're so lucky!"

"Phew," she sighed in relief.

"Portia?" you asked.

"I'll attack that wolf with sharpshooter!" she exclaimed as she rolled the dice, "Natural twenty!!! Oh my gosh!!! Let's see... 10 from sharpshooter, plus 2 plus 6."

"It's dead, therefore, now you only have orcs. Asra?"

"I'll attack the orc 6 with firebolt!" they rolled twelve, "that, plus my wisdom is enough!" he rolled the dice, "So... with everything combined... nine damage?"

"Yeah, it's bloodied now, and ready to attack... it walks to Milug and decides to attack you, Volta!"

"Oh no..."

"...And it hits, dealing... nine damage!"

"I only have 1 hp left!" she panicked.

"Don't worry Volta," Nadia said, "I'm coming to them, attacking Milug with the quarterstaff," she rolled nineteen, "And I'll deal... five...plus five... plus my bonus attack- sixteen damage!"

"Volta, what will you do?" you asked her, "Milug is close to dying, but so are you."

"Uhh...I'll use cure wounds on myself!" she rolled the dice and grinned, "Six, I rolled six!"

"Good job, tiny one!" Vulgora grinned, "Now I shall kill Milug!" they rolled the d20 which landed on 18, "Is this enough?"

"Yup, go ahead."

"Fuck yeah!" they rolled a d12, landing on twelve, "Is Milug dead?"

"Yes."

"Let's finish orcs now," Valerius said, "I attack the hurt one with rapier... And with this eighteen I hit it, dealing... seven damage!"

"It's dead."

"Now I will attack orc 3 with vicious mockery!"

"Again?" you asked as you rolled the dice, "Sorry, but it succeeded."

"Dammit..." Julian sighed.

"I hit the orc with scimitar," Muriel said.

"You hit him," you said.

"Six damage..."

"And this time," Valdemar said, "I'll go in front of the orcs and cast poison spray!"

"Let's see if you'll succeed," you rolled three dices, "You hurt everyone except for the fifth one."

"So, I should deal...thirteen damage combined?"

"Yes, orc 3 is dead, while orc four is bloodied."

"I'll go for the orc 5," Lucio said, "With the rapier!"

"Yeah, you hit it."

"And I shall deal... Two only?!?"

"Two plus three... five damage," you concluded as you wrote something down.

"I'll walk to them and use poison spray too!"

"Sure Vlastomil... no, I'm the one who will roll dices."

"Alright..."

"Yeah, you hit them."

"Oh, how great!" he said as he rolled d12, "Ten damage!"

"You killed them both! Congratulations, you've won! Now, as for the experience... let's see... Overall, you've gotten 2160xp. You can all share it amongst each other, which means everyone will need 120xp to get to the next level, or you can ration it amongst each other so that some of you can advance."

"Let's just share it evenly," Nadia suggested, "We'll get more XP later on."

"I agree, let's not waste any more time. We should go and tell the whole village we killed Milug!" Portia said.

"But didn't that girl say that we need proof?" Muriel asked.

"Don't worry, I'll fix that in a second," Lucio said as he took out his rapier and cut off Milug's head, "This should be good enough."

"Can we take the enemy's weapons and sell them?" Valerius asked.

"Yeah, you can, but the price will be less than the original."

"Alright, let's take it all!"

"But who are we going to sell it to? That shopkeeper doesn't want to see us!"

"Ilya can go there. Maybe the guy will feel pity over him when he sees his face again."

"Oh come on, why do you have to make fun of my face?!?"

"So you will take their weapons... which means you will take over 10 great axes?"

"Now that you mention it... how are we going to do that?"

"Maybe, like, we will take turns on bringing the axes?"

"Or how about we take only the most preserved axes?" Valerius suggested, "There is no point in carrying those," he pointed at some of the axes.

"He has a point," Asra said, "Let's take those five axes, I'll use prestidigitation to clean the axes, as well as clean ourselves."

"Sure, you'll take 6 great axes with yourselves."

"Alright!" Portia said as she nudged Muriel, "Lead the way!"

"You've been walking, and walking and walking until you got to the edge of the village."

"Let's go sell the great axes!" Portia said, "Come on Julian, let's got together!"

"Alright, the two of you went inside while others are waiting for you," you changed the background into the inside of the shop, isolating other players, "Sorry, but I have to."

"Oh no, it's you rascals again! I'm calling the gu-"

"Wait! We're here to sell things, see?" Julian showed great axes.

"Where did you get those?" he asked.

"We killed Milug!"

"Like hell you did."

"But we did sir," Portia picked up one of the axes that were in better condition, "It even has his autograph," she showed him the handle with a bad carving on it.

"You, you killed him!" the shopkeeper shouted as he realised it, "I, I can't believe my eyes... I'll buy it for 700 gp!"

The siblings looked at each other, trying to think if the offer was worth it.

"I say we go for it," Portia said.

"Not so quickly," Julian shrugged, "I'll roll my persuasion check to see if I can raise the price for 760gp."

"...Sure," you said after a moment of silence, "The AC is 18 though."

He prayed quickly and rolled the dice. After a couple of moments, it stopped near you, landing on 13.

"Your bonus is?"

"Plus six."

You shrugged, a bit disappointed, but still, you kept your word," Alright, you succeeded. That greataxe is sold for 760 GPS. As for the other 5 great axes... You can sell each for 11gp."

"Fair enough," both of them said.

"Alrighty, you sold things. Do you want to buy anything?"

"Um.... ten arrows?"

"Sure young lady," the man said, "That will be... 2 GPS."

"Here ya go," she said as she wanted to write her money down, "Wait, how much money did I gain then?"

"Everyone gained seventy-four gp, with one gp left for all of you to share amongst yourselves."

"Or..." Portia said with a smirk, "Maybe we could share that goldpiece between the two of us!"

"Others shall never find out about this," Julian handshake Portia in agreement.

"Very well then, I'll keep my lips sealed too," you said.

"I don't need anything, so let's leave already."

You broke the walls that deafened others, who immediately asked, "So, how much did everyone gain?"

"Seventy-four GPS each."

"Good enough," Nadia said, "Now let's go find that girl and get the reward."

All of them walked through the town, getting glares from people as they looked at Milug's head.

"Oh mi gosh!" the girl ran to them, shouting, "You did it! And you came back alive. I can't believe my eyes!" she stared at Milug's head, "That must be him, right?" with her finger she trailed the old scar on Milug's jawline, "That must be the scar my mom gave him... I remember when she came back after the fight with him....all bloody... and the only thing she said before she died was, 'I only scratched his jaw.'" she put her hands away from the hand, staying quiet.

"Yeah, that's depressing and all of that shit," Vulgora started.

"Not really," Valdemar cut them off.

"But what about the reward?" Vulgora continued talking.

"I..." she was silent for a moment, taken back by the apathy those two showed, "Follow me." she dropped her head low, leading them all to her house.

"Volta is sorry, so sorry for what happened to you," Volta's PC hugged the little girl, "Here," she offered a few her food rations to the girl, "Food always makes me feel better."

"No wonder you eat so much," Valerius commented.

"Thank you," the little girl hugged Volta's PC before she took the small pastry Volta offered.

"You know you're going to die of starvation if you continue giving everyone your food, right?"

"Why are you so generous to the useless NPCs of all characters?"

"You give food in the game like it's nothing, but you would bite my arm off if I tried to take even a bit of food."

Volta just winced at everyone's comments, unsure of how to react.

"Don't worry Volta, just keep doing what you want to do," Nadia reassured the tiny procurator.

"Oh thank you, countess! You're always so kind to Volta!"

"Here we are," the girl opened the doors of a big house, "Come on in. Please don't break, nor steal anything."

All of them walked into the house one by one, some struggling to fit through the door. The girl led them through the hallway, turning back from time to time to check if they were stealing anything. At the end of the hallway, they turned left, to the single door. Before she knocked, the girl turned to them, saying, "Please behave," then she turned back to the door, knocking, "Dad, it's me, I brought the adventurers I told you about."

After a couple of moments, a loud, sharp, 'Come in' could be heard at the other side of the door. Once she heard that, the girl opened the door, leading them all into the room.

"So you did it," the man stood out of his chair, walking towards Lucio who held the head. He took it from his hand and examined it, "It really is Milug," the man smiled as he put the head on the table, "Words cannot express how grateful I am for your actions," he shook Lucio's hand.

"But money can," Julian added.

"But money can," the man repeated Julian's words with a smile, "You've done this village a favour, so here," he walked back to his table, picking up a tray with 11 pouches, "Here, take them. Each one of them should contain 150gp, along with," he took the coupons from the bottom of the tray, "These. Each one of these coupons can give you 50gp from our dear shopkeeper."

"Thank you," Asra said, "Do you know any place where we can spend the night?"

"Do not worry, my friend, I'll let you sleep here, but just for tonight."

"That's all we need, thank you," Nadia said.

"Do you know where Saint Milu's church is?" Portia asked them, "We wanted to go there."

"That church has been abandoned for as long as I remember," he said, "But if you wanted to go here, sure. It's east from the village, a half-day of walking after the bakery."

"Thank you, we shall head there tomorrow," Valerius said, "But now we should finish the long rest, no?"

"Yeah, he's right, let's sleep now."

"Fine," you shifted the surroundings, changing it into dark bedrooms that are separate from everyone. All of them could hear you, but not each other. "You sleep and recover fully, yay. Also Volta," you turned to her, making sure others can't hear you, "When you woke up, you found the note beside your bed: 'Thank you for confronting me today,' with a necklace attached to it."

"Oh, that's so kind of her," Volta said, with small tears forming in her eyes, "It's so nice that people in this game are nicer to Volta than people in real life!"

"The necklace requires an attunement though," you told her, "Just wear it while all of you travel to the church. That should be enough time."

"Alright, Volta will do as you say," she put the necklace on, hiding it beneath the layers of her PC's clothes.

"So anyway," you shifted the surroundings yet again, putting them all together, "You've healed completely."

"Let's go to the shop and buy something!" Portia said happily.

"Sure, you went to the shop," you showed the inside of the shop, once again, "What will you buy?"

"I'll buy ring mail," Volta said.

"Oh, yes, I have one of those just for you," the shopkeeper smiled, "That will be 40gp."

"I also want a scroll with cure wounds."

"So 90gp total, young lady."

"Alright," she handed the man the coupon with additional 40gp, "I have leather armour if anyone needs it," she said.

"Can I take that?" Asra asked, "I'll give you 7gp for it."

"Sure."

"Thanks!" Asra said, turning to the shopkeeper, "I'd like to take a healing potion."

"That will be 55gp, young man."

"How much is it for 20 javelins?" Valerius asked.

"Hm," the shopkeeper mumbled something to himself, then after a couple of moments thinking, finally responded, "3gp."

"I'll take that, along with a longsword and lance."

"That will be 35gp!"

"Can you give me the remaining 15gp from this coupon?" Valerius asked him.

"No, sorry sir, you'll have to spend it here."

"Guess I'll use it some other time."

"Give me studded leather armour," Valdemar demanded with a grin.

"I, I here," he handed them what they wanted.

"Pleasure doing business with you," they said, putting the coupon on the shopkeeper's table.

"I'll also take a potion of healing," Nadia said.

"I'll take inflict wounds spell scroll!" Vlastomil said as he handed the shopkeeper the coupon along with 5gp.

"Question, do you have Charlatan's die?"

"Yes my scarred friend," the shopkeeper told Julian, "That will be 75 gp!"

"Alright," he handed the man the coupon along with money, "Now I need to attune to this?" he asked you.

"Yup, but you should be able to do it while walking," you said with a smirk, "I'll put the rules aside for now."

"Something tells me we're going to be fucked up," Portia said with a nervous laugh.

"Yes," you responded with a grin as you looked into the papers, "You've come to Saint Milu's church!" you changed the surrounding to the front of an abandoned church, "What now?"

"We get in!" Vulgora shouted.

"Very well then," you changed the terrain to the party's familiar tiled floor in the church. The church was old, cold with some small ponds of water in it. But ahead of it all was a huge white dragon, "You'll have to defeat the dragon in order to get the dagger."

"I told you we're fucked!"

"Should we roll the initiative?" Nadia asked as she took the dice in her hand.

"Yup."

After all of them rolled and calculated their initiative, the order was, as shown:

Dragon, Nadia, Valerius, Vulgora, Portia, Asra, Julian, Volta, Lucio, Muriel, Valdemar and Vlastomil. As for the positions, they decided not to part yet, so they put the ones with the strongest AC, Valerius and Nadia in front, along with Vulgora, who just wanted to go and beat the life out of that dragon. Right behind them were Lucio, Julian, Muriel and Vlastomil. All the way behind were Asra, Volta, Valdemar and Portia.

"Well then, this dragon has 200hp."

"Two hundred?!?!?" Vlastomil asked, clearly shaking, "How in the world are we going to kill that?"

"There is eleven of you, this shouldn't be that much of a problem," you commented, "Plus everyone will advance to level three immediately after this fight."

"Seems like a good offer," Nadia said with a smile, "So, the dragon will attack?"

"Yes, using it's mighty claw to attack you, Nadia!" you rolled the dice, landing it on 4, "And it fucking fails!" you said a bit frustrated, "How did I succeed to fail... Whatever," you calmed down, "Nadia, what do you do?"

"I walk towards it and attack it with my quarterstaff!" she smiled as she rolled 14.

"Yeah, you hit it," you said, still a bit salty, "You hit it when it had 18 AC! Fucking eighteen, and I couldn't hit you..."

"So I have the same AC as the dragon," Valerius smirked.

"I hit it with my quarterstaff, dealing, five plus five damage," she smiled, "And I will attack it once again, dealing 6 damage!"

"Good job, countess, now I will walk near it and hit it with my longsword," Valerius said as he rolled 14.

"But before that, I activate rage!" Vulgora said with a grin.

"You hit him too," you said as you watched Valerius roll a 5 with a bit of envy, "So you dealt 8 damage. Vulgora?"

"I run to that son of a bitch and hit it with my handaxe!" they said as they rolled 15. After that successful roll, they rolled d12 which landed on 10.

"So ten plus your strength and rage bonus," you calculated for a moment, "Sixteen damage."

"Ugh, I can't use my sharpshooter," Portia said with a sad expression on her face, "Unless..." she thought for a moment, "If the AC is 18 and my," she continued mumbling, "So I can use the feat if I rolled higher than 17?"

"Yeah," you said after giving it a bit more thought, "But do you think you can do it?"

"I believe you can do it," Julian said with a smirk, "I give her one of my bardic inspiration dices!"

"Alright," she said with determination gleaming in her eyes, "I can do this!" she threw the dice a bit too strongly, making it land in Muriel's empty glass of lemonade.

He took a look inside of his glass and read, "Twenty."

"OH MY GOD!!!" Portia and you shouted, "I did it!!!" she smiled as she rolled two dices, with a comment, "From now on I'm always throwing the dices in your glass!"

"Six and five," you said, "Julian, how much from bardic inspiration?"

"Six," he said with a smirk, "I have charlatan's die, remember?"

"Oh, right, so overall, you Portia dealt... Thirty-one damage."

"Alright!" she smiled triumphally.

"I'll hit the dragon with my firebolt," they rolled the dice, landing it on 9, "Guess I didn't hit it."

"I'll use dissonant whispers on that dragon!"

"It has a saving throw of +6" you warned him.

"And I don't care!" he said as he watched you roll a natural 1.

"So... I deal double damage?" he asked you.

"..." you stared at your hands for a moment, not believing how they all seem to be killing the dragon even though they are all the first level, "Yeah. Roll 6d6."

"Soo... three, two, four, four, two, five, plus 4 because of my spellcasting ability... Twenty four damage!"

"Alright," you said, losing hope, "The creature tries to run away from you, but it has nowhere to go."

"I, I will use my spell bless on Vulgora, Valdemar and Nadia."

"Good job, small one!"

"And now, the moment you have all been waiting for!" Lucio exclaimed, dramatic as always.

"You'll finally leave?" Muriel asked.

"What? No!" he said, "I'm going to that dragon, attacking it with my rapier... Seventeen!" he exclaimed happily once he saw what he rolled.

"Yeah, you hit it, now, let's see how much damage you'll do."

He rolled the dice, dramatically as always, "I rolled a six!"

"So nine damage in total," you wrote down on the paper, "Congratulations, the dragon is bloodied."

"Can I use my cantrip shape water?" Muriel asked you as he pointed at one of the ponds in front of the dragon.

"I, uh," you looked at your list of cantrips, "Sure? But why would you do that?"

"I shape the water and put it in the dragon's nostrils," he responded simply.

"Wait, you what?!?" you looked at him in disbelief.

You know very well that he can do that after all the water was about three feet below the dragon's head, who was already tired from the fight. But if he did that, then he would kill the dragon. It does have resistance to cold damage, but it can't breathe underwater.

"I uh..." you started, "Well yes, you did it, but you didn't deal instant damage. Instead, the dragon will take a... let me think real quick... 2d4 damage as long as you keep using the cantrip. How about that?"

"Sounds good enough," he simply responded, hiding his joy. He didn't want to admit it, but he actually enjoyed the game.

"Good job man," Portia gave him a pat, "So how much damage will you deal?"

He rolled the two dices, "Five."

"Eight," you corrected him, "You need to include your wisdom modifier."

"Well then," Valdemar said with a grin, "I'll use chill touch on the dragon... eighteen," they chuckled, "How lucky of me, right MC?"

You stared at them for a moment, debating whether you should summon another dragon just because they are being a dick. In the end, you decided that it would be better if two ancient black dragons guarded the next artefact, which will hopefully be able to attack, "Yes, how lucky of you, quaestor," you responded through your teeth as you watched them roll 8 on the dice, then 2 on the Volta's d4, "Fourteen damage. Vlastomil?"

"I, I'll hit the nasty thing with my crossbow... I failed, didn't I?" he looked disappointed at the 16.

"No, you hit it," you said, a bit annoyed, "You need to add your proficiency and dexterity bonus to that."

"Oh, how delightful," he smiled, as he rolled 1 on d8, "So... three damage?"

"Yup."

"And now for the main attraction!" you said as you rolled the dice, "I rolled a natural 20! Sorry Valerius, but you'll have to-"

"I use my lucky feat," Nadia stopped you.

"You what?" you asked her, dumbfounded.

"I have a right to use my lucky feat three times a day to ask you to reroll the dice," she explained to you, "So do it," she said with an evil smirk.

"You, you can't do this..." you stared at her in disbelief, "I, I swear I won't go easy on you next time..." you said as you rerolled the dice, "But I rolled 16! Which is enough to-"

"Reroll it again," Nadia repeated with amusement in her voice.

You stared at her for a moment, thinking about how putting two ancient dragons next time is a great idea.

"Fine..." you rerolled the dice, "And I didn't do shit now. Happy?"

"Yes," she smiled, "So now I will attack the dragon, as usual," she said, rolling 18, "And hitting it, dealing..." she looked at the d8 with a bit of disappointment, "Only 6 damage. But then I will hit it with my unarmed strike, and I'll use a d4...dealing 10 more damage!"

"Valerius?" you asked.

"I hit it with my longsword," he rolled the dice, "But I fail," he sighed in disappointment.

"Now I will go for that dragon!" they said as they rolled 16, then 8, "Dealing 14 damage!"

"You can also add Volta's d4, remember?"

"Oh shit you're right!" they said as they rolled 1, "Whatever. Fifteen damage total."

"I'll use longbow!" Portia said proudly as she rolled the dice.

"I'm giving her the dice," Julian smirked.

"And I'm hitting it, dealing eleven damage, plus six, right Ilyushka?"

"Mhm," he said with joy in his eyes.

"Alright, the dragon is left on 17hp!"

"Also, I'm giving Asra my dice too," Julian said.

"I'm hitting it with firebolt this time!" Asra said as he rolled sixteen, "Told you! And now I will deal... thirteen damage!"

"I'm attacking it with vicious mockery!" Julian said proudly.

"Yeah, you failed."

"I can't do anything because of bless, right?" Volta asked.

"Yup," you said with joy.

"I'm hitting the dragon with a rapier!" Lucio said proudly.

"No, you're not."

"I'm still balancing the water in his nostrils," Muriel said as he rolled the dices, "I rolled seven, so... ten damage overall?"

"You did it..." you said, a bit disappointed as you showed the illusion of the dragon collapsing on the ground then slowly melting down, "You killed the dragon. It didn't even bruise you... So, everyone gains 909 XP from this, which means all of you levelled to 3rd level. Look at the features you gain on second and third level..."

After half an hour, everyone decided on all of the features they were going to get and they expected more of the story to come.

"So what loot do we get?"

"You get the dagger," you simply responded.

"Cool, let's try the dagger," Portia stared at the rusty old dagger, "Wait, this is the dagger?"

"Yes, why," you gave them a grin, "Is there a problem with it?"

"Obviously," Vulgora said, "Look at that! It's useless!"

"Wait, I use my religion stat to recall the lore about the dagger," Valerius said.

"Alright," you said, "DC is 15."

He rolled the dice in Nadia's direction, "Sixteen."

"So, the story goes like this. It was a rather lovely evening in the church of Saint Milu, however, Maila's dreams weren't like that. In that magical world, the Abaddon appeared, imbuing her with the holy knowledge, answering one of the most important questions- what happens when you die? The girl knew that keeping such knowledge would mean a catastrophe, so she used her to create this holy weapon, hiding the knowledge inside of it. To make sure that the weapon remained hidden, she put it in the Milu's statue. She thought that abandoning the knowledge was for the best, however, that only led to more miseries. From that point on, nuns kept gossiping between each other how they could hear Milu's statue talking to them, from small things such as reciting the prayers, to starting a conversation. Nuns were convinced that it was Milu talking to them, so, over time, they would talk to the statue, asking it for the advice. And thus, the innocent nuns learned the truths that weren't meant to be known. Over time, they started to spread the dagger's knowledge to common townsfolk. Such knowledge brought misery to the townspeople, making them more focused on stopping death, rather than enjoying life. A certain white dragon watched all of that and decided that it was upon him to end people's miseries. It went into the town, completely destroying it, killing everyone. Then it went into the church and ate all of the nuns, accidentally eating the statue with them. Upon consuming the statue, it also gained the holy knowledge and decided that it was not meant for small, weak humans, so it made a deal with the gods: The dragon will keep the dagger safe from human hands, and it shall live for as long as the dagger is in its possession. It was a great deal which benefited both parties, the dragon didn't have to watch more innocent people dying, while gods were sure that such knowledge won't be used against them. So every time some of the humans would take the dagger, the dragon would die, however, whenever gods returned the dagger, the dragon would come back to life."

"So, what you're saying is," Portia concluded, "That we killed a dragon who just wanted to protect all of us, and the only way to bring it back is to give the dagger back?"

"Yeah."

"Hm," Nadia thought for a moment, "So basically, the only thing that can kill the gods is not the dagger, but rather Abaddon's knowledge inside of it?"

"Mhm."

"So then, can we listen to the dagger's knowledge, then give it back to the dragon?"

"Yeah, but you need to roll 23 on insight."

"Who has the highest wisdom?" Julian asked.

"I believe that would be me," Valdemar grinned, "My wisdom modifier is +4."

"Yeah, it's Valdemar."

"I cast bless so that Valdemar can add a d4," Volta said.

"Okay, I'll allow it."

"I use my bardic inspiration on Valdemar!"

"Very well then," they grinned as they took the rusty dagger, shifting it closer to their ear, listening to it as they rolled the dice.

"Thirteen plus 3 from Volta and plus 6 from Julian... So close!" you said with a grin.

"What about my bonus on insight?" Valdemar asked.

"Oh, right..." you said, "Well then, congratulations, you got the first artefact!"

"Finally!" everyone sighed in relief.

"So, I'll return the dagger if that's alright," Julian said.

"Wait, don't do it!" Asra warned him, but too late. Julian had already put the dagger in the middle of the pool of the dragon's leftovers. As soon as the rusty metal made contact with the strange liquid, it started to shape itself back into its original form.

"Quick, Vulgora," Vlastomil said, "Go talk to the dragon!"

"Fine... Hey buddy," Vulgora's PC stared at the dragon who was ready to kill them, "Look, we're sorry for killing you."

"Doubt it," the dragon responded with spite.

"Well, in the beginning, we weren't, but once we've learned you did it all for the good of us, we felt sorry, so we decided to return the dagger."

"But then why did you come here, if not for the dagger?" the dragon leaned to Vulgora.

"Well, we came for a weapon to kill a god! But it turns out that all we needed was the knowledge inside the dagger-"

"That was the only thing you shouldn't have taken."

"But everything is fine, see?" Vulgora pointed at Valdemar's PC, who seemed to have a different kind of shine in his eyes, "They learned the knowledge and haven't gone insane!"

"I..." the dragon looked at everyone, "So you want to kill gods?" it chuckled, "Why?"

"So that everyone would be forced to become atheists," Vulgora exclaimed proudly.

The dragon gave a deep, loud laugh: "I haven't laughed like this in centuries! You aren't the brightest pests, but you sure are hard to kill. And that seems to be more important nowadays... Fine, I can't deal with the Gods' bullshit anymore-"

"Neither can we!"

"So, I will let you use this place as your home. Just don't disturb me."

"And that's it for today!" you exclaimed as you let the fog die out, "Next time, let's have a group of 6 come over so that it could be manageable."

#the arcana #the arcana headcanons #main 6 #the arcana asra #the arcana nadia #the arcana julian #the arcana muriel #the arcana portia #the arcana lucio #valdemar #consul valerius #valerius #volta #vlastomil #vulgora

[apprenticeofcups]

Luci, Nadia! Thoughts on the courtiers? (Individually, if you can?)

Vlastomil

Possibly the sleaziest, least competent legal professional I have ever had the displeasure of knowing. His voice is extremely unpleasant, and he always smells like old dishwater. - Nadia

Never shuts up about his stupid worms, and never keeps his word. - Lucio 🐐🌹❤

Volta

A dear, sweet thing, if a little misguided. She’s doing much better, now. - Nadia

Volta’s...harmless. ‘Til you both reach for the potatoes. - Lucio 🐐🌹❤

Vulgora

They know how to party, and they really know how to fight. Other than that...- Lucio 🐐🌹❤

Two weeks into my marriage, I thought I would never meet a more boorish, cacophonous, vulgar, self-absorbed, or thoroughly volatile person than my husband. I was wrong. - Nadia

Valdemar

I cannot fathom how someone could become a physician without an ounce of warmth, bedside manner, or regard for human life. Discovering they were a demon was less a surprise and more a relief. - Nadia

They make my skin feel weird. - Lucio 🐐🌹❤

Valerius

Whiny, pretentious, stuck-up one-night stand that went on way too long. - Lucio 🐐🌹❤

Agreed, except I was never so foolish as to roll into bed with him. - Nadia

#flashps #mod cups #nadia #lucio #Anonymous

[karriguelle]

[The Arcana Inktober - Day 13 "Your favorite courtier"]

Yeah, it's finally officially time to draw my wine daddy!!!

Except that... since I already take pretext of almost every daily prompt to draw him, I found it funny to draw, for once, another one... 😂

So, here have a sweet Volta potato - finally, finally satiated! 😍

And YES, it is totally taken from Son Goku in DBZ.

#thearcana #thearcanagame #thearcanafanart #thearcanavolta #voltathearcana #procurator volta #thearcana inktober #the arcana inktober 2019 #inktober 2019

[girlwithwolftatoo]

Did someone say Thirsty Tuesday? How about the courtiers and mc getting caught in the act? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

*Please read this in Anthony Ramos’s voice* Alright, alright, that’s what I’m talking about ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (needless to say this has lemon content):

Vulgora:

*There you are, having sexy rough time in their bedroom, getting so close to the sweet release… and someone knocks at the door and before you can’t stop it, a servant runs into the scene.

*Will try to hide you under the blankets so quick they almost let you K.O. And the next thing you listen is them throwing God knows what to the poor unfortunate soul who dared to enter without permission.

*Gets frustrated and angry after that, a mechanism to cover the fact they’re actually embarrased for being caught. I’m affraid you’re not going to continue the thing until they’re “calmed” (as calmed as Vulgora can be, I mean) and get their confidence back.

*Next time will write a death threat on the door for those who passes by during the intercourse (insted of that “Please don’t bother” sign, they wrote “If you even dare to knock the door I’m gonna rip your limbs off and use them to slap you”).

Valdemar:

*For their favorite place to do you is their studio, the only person who could have the bad luck to find you is Julian… or any other doctor at the Quaestor’s service.

*But let’s think of Julian because it’s funnier. He goes with his new amount of leeches and finds you being ravished by the doctor, tied at their table and completely naked and… are those breastfeeding knobs on your nipples? (Sorry for that mental image)

*As Julian almost trips and let his leeches fall, the Quaestor just smiles at him and say good-whatever time it is and… keep going. They’re not going to stop just because he’s there, and besides this is a good chance to mortify the poor boy.

* “You see them, 069? They’re so precious, so… welcoming, but only if you pull the right strings… Oh, don’t tell me you’re getting aroused. Go and help yourself in silence, please, the only moaning I want to hear is MC’s”.

Vlastomil:

*Maybe you two were being too loud. Or maybe he forgot he had a meeting on the afternon, the only truth is yo were doing it at his living room, you riding him as fast as you could and suddenly a complete stranger stares at the image in complete silence.

*He gets bothered for this and, without leting you stop, he gives the stranger a cold ice stare and waves a hand. How dare them to interrupt the glorious moment he was sharing with you?

*After a while he just keep his pace, joking about the situation. “I bet that idiot wanted to be in my place, you’re so good…”

*You’ll tell him later (when you’re done) it should be better if you do it next time in a most intimate place. But you’re wasting time, he wants you wherever you are and he’s not going to give up the chance to create sexy memories across all his estate just for decorum.

Valerius:

*Maybe you think he’s used to see someone entering the place where he’s f*cking because of Lucio and all that stuff, but the truth is he’s very shy with that kind of things and that’s why he tries to do it in private and perfectly sure nobody’s gonna enter suddenly.

*…Except for that time he decided he wanted to ravish you into the corner of Nadia’s wing. Because why not? He just was holding you by your hips as he thrusted into you and didn’t notice the soft steps until it was too late.

*And then the Countess herself walked into that scene, her eyes wide shut and her jaw dropping. And just because you or Valerius turned the face you could see her.

*100% you get ashamed and try to hide your face. 50% the consul does the same and 50% he just chuckles at Nadia with a superiority grimace and say hello. “Good evening, Countess, enjoying the view?” (Bratty sassy boi)

Volta:

*She’s so shy and fearful of somebody catching her in such a state the day it happens she almost passes out.

*I’m affraid you’re going to dismiss whoever entered the scene for she’s too scared to even lift the face. She’ll even hide under the blankets and becomes an anxious burrito.

*You’ll struggle to convice her to get out of the blankets, but poor beloved potato is almost in tears.

*A good way to calm her down is getting into the blankets with her, hug her tight and kiss her forehead for some minutes. Probably won’t want to finish it (and will apologize to you for letting you like that) but she’ll promise you to retribute your patience later. And she’ll do it.

#the arcana #the courtiers #lemon #headcanon #praetor vlastomil #pontifex vulgora #consul valerius #quaestor valdemar #procurator volta #vlastomil #valerius #volta #valdemar #vulgora

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🔥 Efteling

Oh heres MULTIPLE:

Pardoes is a little scary and thats absolutely part of his charm. If he was a cute creature or a handsome court lad he wouldnt nearly be as iconic as he is now. Let him be unnerving, its cute.

I dont like the contest aspect of Joris en de Draak. The theme of fighting a dragon was strong enough on its own, and they could easily have made it a “two teams with a shared goal” type thing where you still have two carts but just go at the same time. As it stands, Im usually focussing more on winning rather than on enjoying the rollercoaster.

Villa Volta is incredibly good and SUPER underrated. The story is strong, it looks great, and the music is honestly among my favorite Efteling tunes. I can recite the whole opening monologue and still NEVER get tired of it. I never understood why so many people find it boring!

I like that the Efteling’s designs are just. Kind of ugly sometimes! Land van Laaf could have easily been a village of sweet, homely dwarves, but instead a whole section of the park is dedicated to lumpy-looking potato people with stupid fuckin music in the background and its so ENDLESSLY charming! Theyre all ugly and I love them all dearly!

As someone whos not a regular visitor, I dont get Raveleijn’s appeal. But thanks to Simon, who was a long-time park employee & frequented Raveleijn during his breaks I can safely say that thats 100% because I havent gone there often enough. With all the other great things the park has to offer, it seems a redundant to constantly keep track of time so you wont miss a nicely dressed horse-show, but the atmosphere is great, the costumes are beautiful and the music is incredible. I think if I went to the efteling more often or took special care to insert Raveleijn into the day-planning it could easily become one of my new favorites.

Heres an opinion I really didnt expect to be unpopular but going to the efteling is fun. Its a good time even if you dont wanna stand in lines for rides, because you’re still in a beautiful park with nice music and fairy tales all around you. Its one of the chillest themeparks to go to, so I dont get why some people are so hellbent on insisting that its not fun at all, actually.

#speaking of raveleijn #we should go there on our next efteling visit. i wanna see the show again its been fukin AGES #answers #onemanstampede

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Answer 21, Tag 21

Tagged By: @vulgorasks

1. Nicknames: Shubble, Shovel, Shelb, Jerry (It's a thing that my friends and brother do, we call each other soccer mom/dad names boy get soccer mom names girls get soccer dad names 🤷)

2. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

3. Height: 5'5 :)

4: Hogwarts: Slytherin

5: Last Thing I googled: Formal Dresses ( I have an event coming up)

6: Favorite Musicians: Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey, Joji, Panic! at The Disco, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift.

7. Song Stuck in My Head: Barbie Tingz by Nicki Minaj

8. Following Now: 288

9. Followers: 161

10. Do I get Asks: Rarely, but when I do I cherish it, I love getting asks ☺️

11. Amount of Sleep: I get like a good solid 9 hours since I'm really cranky if I don't rest

12. Lucky Number: 24

13. What I'm wearing: An OU shirt (college football team) and some black tights with white Adidas shoes

14. Dream Job: Animator/Producer

15. Dream Trip: Idk tbh

16. Favorite Food: Steak, mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli with a big glass of sweet iced tea

17. Instruments: I play the saxophone

18. Languages: English, French, a little bit of Russian, and some Spanish

19. Favorite Song: I'll just make a list cuz I have a lot Like all of the Lana Del Rey songs, Tia Tamera by Doja Cat and Rico Nasty, Barbie Tingz by Nicki Minaj, Chun Li by Nicki Minaj, Super Bass by Nicki Minaj, there is more but yeah...

20. Random Fact: I can pop my knuckles, both my wrists on command, same with both my ankles and I can pop my hip or I guess where the leg is connected at the hip idk, but the reason is because I stepped on a ball and did the splits and messed up my leg so yeah...

21. Aesthetic: Old Hollywood/ Grunge

Tagging: (You ain't gotta do this btw) @the-plant-kid @official-volta @apprentice-kara @merclucio @idrinkluciostears @count-lucios-titties @summercourtship @not--valid @volcorn @ any body else because I cannot think of anyone but anyone is free to do it!

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[mr-fucking-tired]

Esse é um dos meus poemas favoritos, tirei essas fotos por acaso por me fazer lembrar dele, aqui tá um trecho do poema que eu traduzi, se quiser saber o nome é “ The Loneliest Sweet Potato by Sabrina Benaim” O que pessoas triste fazem quando estão sozinhas parece muito comigo no super mercado, em minha solidão no super mercado eu me sinto triste, mas eu pareço como todo mundo, enquanto pego alguns abacates e limões, eu sei que ninguém se refere a esses como “comida confortável” comida confortável me faz querer afundar na cama, afundar na cama me lembra de duas coisas, eu estou triste e estou sozinho Eu estou sozinho no supermercado me movendo lentamente para o corredor de condimentos, todo mundo sabe que no corredor de condimentos é completamente aceitável ficar em volta por muito tempo, ficando lá por muito tempo eu começarei uma dança por batuque, “sozinho dançando ao som do batuque no mercado” é um nome fantástico para um livro, eu penso comigo mesmo enquanto espero na fila para o caixa, a Caixa pareceu surpresa quando eu perguntei como a noite dela estava indo, a noite dela estava “okay”, ela disse, ela não disse nada mais, exceto “dinheiro, crédito ou débito?”, ela suspirou um adeus, “adeus” é a palavras mais triste que eu conheço, a palavra mais triste que você conhece é o meu nome, meu nome andando ao redor do supermercado parece menos triste, “menos triste” porque no supermercado ao menos ninguém sabe que não há ninguém em amo por mim. 🥔 🖤🥔🖤🥔🖤🥔🖤🥔🖤 (em Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDTc7xlT6v/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ncofjjof2xhq

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Tagged by @estelliaslair

Answer the 20 questions and tag 20 amazing followers that you would like to know better

1. Nicknames: Sena-bun, Cookie-fingers, Sena-whena, Sena-min, Lucy, baby-cakes 2. Gender: Female. 3. Star sign: Capricorn based on my birthdate, Virgo based on when my name change was confirmed. 4. Height: 6′ 1/2″ 5. Time: 6:18 pm or 18:18 6. Birthday: January 17, 1988 - Name change B-Day: September 3, 2014 7. Favorite bands: The Mars Volta, Ani Difranco, The Cranberries, The Cardigans, Tool, The Gorillaz, Radiohead, Hole, Portishead, The Delgados, Antémasque, Muse, Garbage, No Doubt, Tori Amos, and more! 8. Favorite Solo Artists: I honestly don’t know, might be one of the names listed in #7! 9. Song stuck in my head: FF9 Kuja Boss Battle Theme 10. Last movie watched: Hot Fuzz 11. Last show watched: Kitchen Nightmares or something~ 12. When did I create my blog: Way back in like... September 2013 13. What do I post: I post selfies, art, gay stuff, reblog friend’s posts, cute women, shit posts, etc. 14. Last thing I googled: How close a company was to me, for walking/busing distance. 15. Do you have other blogs: Yes, an art blog, a lewd blog, and a webcomic blog for which is still in the making. 16. Do you get asks: From time to time I do :) 17. Why did you choose your url: There is a song Vermicide by The Mars Volta, and I incorrectly remembered the lyrics near the beginning as “A curse of ravens upon you”, instead of “A taunting of ravens on you”. But then I thought it was a nice name, so I stuck with it :P 18. Following: 128 19. Followers: 2,428 20. Favorite colors: Purple, Magenta, and Black 21. Average hours of sleep: 6 - 7ish usually, sometimes 8. 22. Lucky number: Never really thought of this. 20 I guess~ I always love a critical success ♥ 23. Instruments: Trumpet, and Guitar 24. What am I wearing: PJ pants, and a Chi’s Sweet Home t-shirt 25. How many blankets I sleep with: 1 comforter during cold weather, 1 thin sheet during hot weather 26. Dream job: Computer programmer or something like that. Or working from home as a computer programmer! :O 27. Dream trip: Road trip to visit friends and partners I was never able to visit due to being too poor. 28. Favorite food: Tandoori Chicken, with a side of fried veggies or asparagus, and seasoned mashed potatoes or rice. 29. Nationality: Canadian. 30. Favorite song now: Ani Difranco - Allergic To Water

I’m bad at tagging people so if you wanna do this too, feel free to! -fingerguns- ♥

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Involtini primavera Vietnam

Spring roll is one of the most popular Vietnamese dishes that can be found in any destination across the country. In Vietnamese, it is called “Nem Ran” by the people of the north and “Cha Gio” by the southerners. This appetizing dish is complicated with many ingredients and takes a long time to prepare and cook, but it is not difficult to prepare at home. 

Spring roll is not a daily dish but is more preferred on special occasions such as family reunions, family celebrations or Tet holidays. It can be served as a main dish with dipping sauce, pickles and some herbs such as lettuce, basil, coriander; or a side dish in some Bun Cha restaurants (grilled pork with rice vermicelli). 

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I. What is Vietnamese spring roll 

Gối cuốn is a fresh Vietnamese spring roll made with shrimp, pork, vegetables, herbs and rice vermicelli wrapped in bánh tráng or Vietnamese rice paper. One of the most popular spots in Vietnamese cuisine, it is considered a national dish of Vietnam along with phở and bánh mì.

II. A short history of rolls

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Gỏi cuốn, like other types of Asian spring rolls, is believed to be from China. They were a seasonal food eaten during spring, and that’s how it got its name. Filled with freshly picked vegetables from the new season, spring rolls were a welcome change from the conserved foods of the long winter months. 

Spring rolls have been a popular appetizer in Asia for centuries. But thanks to migration, they have also become widely available in the rest of the world. 

III. Vietnamese spring rolls ingredients 

Spring roll recipes can vary significantly in different regions of Vietnam. Southern people would like the dish to be sweeter while the inhabitants of the central region appreciate it spicier. There is no certain requirement for the ingredients, chefs can choose their preferences and tastes but usually includes the following components:  

Meat: minced pork, crab meat (can be replaced by fresh prawns or mantis prawns) 

Eggs: chicken eggs or duck eggs 

Vegetables: about 2-3 types including carrots, taro, sweet potatoes, tofu, jicama, bean sprouts, kohlrabi 

Glass noodles and rice paper 

Other spices: onions, shallots, salt, garlic, wooden ears, abalone mushrooms or shiitake mushrooms. 

In Hanoi and some other regions, ground pork can be added with crabmeat to prepare spring crab rolls or Nem Cua Be in Vietnamese, a fantastic side dish when enjoying Bun Cha. The Vietnamese also create spring rolls with seafood by replacing crabmeat with fresh prawns or mantis prawns. 

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IV. How to prepare Vietnamese spring rolls 

In general, there are four steps to preparing Vietnam spring rolls: mix the ingredients, roll up, fry and display the rolls. 

Information on the preparation of the filling, grind or finely chop the meat. Cut the vegetables into small pieces that fit the rolls. Immerse the glass noodles, the wooden ear and the mushrooms deep in the water before rinsing and comminuting. Chop onions, shallots and garlic. All mixed with eggs and spices (add very little salt because rice paper is available with a salty aroma). 

Before rolling this mixture, make the rice papers slightly moist, cut the solid edges. Put a sufficient amount of mixed filling near the bottom of the rice paper, distribute it in a line. And leave enough space on each side of the enclosure. Fold the bottom upwards on the filling, then fold the two sides and roll up to the end of the sheet. 

Gli involtini primavera devono essere fritti in olio bollente fino a quando le carte di riso non diventano dorate. Il piatto è al suo meglio con l’odore seducente, accattivante colore marrone, non bruciato o cracky. Mostra tutti i panini cotti sul piatto con lattuga fresca ed erbe. 

A proposito di salsa di immersione: In Vietnam, una ciotola di salsa di pesce è diversa per ogni piatto con requisiti specifici. Con gli involtini primavera fritti, una ciotola di salsa per immersione di qualità dovrebbe essere la combinazione armoniosa di sapori come salsa di pesce, succo di limone, zucchero, pepe, aglio tritato e peperoncino e pezzi di carota, papaia o cavolo rapa. 

Alcuni trucchi d’aiuto: 

Quando prepari gli involtini primavera vietnamiti, tieni a mente alcuni consigli semplici e utili: 

La cosa più importante è immergere la carta di riso in acqua calda abbastanza a lungo da poter essere facilmente ripiegabile; non al punto in cui si strapperà facilmente. 20-30 secondi dovrebbero fare il trucco. A questo punto, alcune aree saranno ancora un po’ rigide, ma la carta sottile può facilmente mantenere la sua forma senza strapparsi perché non è troppo morbida. Quando la carta è pronta, posizionala su un panno bagnato, uno alla volta. Lavora velocemente 

La seconda cosa più importante da tenere a mente è piegare correttamente i rotoli per evitare di rovesciare il riempimento. Per fare ciò, cospargere il ripieno sul primo terzo inferiore della carta di riso, lasciando un pollice su ciascun lato per piegare le estremità e mantenere gli ingredienti all’interno del rotolo di primavera. Arrotolare saldamente una volta, quindi piegare i bordi e finire di rotolare. È la stessa tecnica usata per avvolgere. 

Se non servi immediatamente gli involtini primavera, avvolgili nella plastica per evitare che la carta di riso si asciughi. Non dimenticare la salsa di immersione! 

Una volta che hai dimestichezza con il rotolamento, divertiti, sperimenta qualsiasi combinazione di verdure, carne, pesce e frutti di mare (e, perché non anche frutta) per creare la tua versione del classico involtino primavera vietnamita. 

V. Diverse varianti sul tema del rotolo primaverile vietnamita 

1. Involtini primavera al salmone. 

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Sostituisci i gamberi con una grande lattina di salmone, il cavolo Napa con lattuga Bibb e un cetriolo grattugiato. Aggiungi un mango fresco, tagliato a fettine sottili. Per la salsa di immersione, aggiungi un cucchiaio di zenzero fresco e uno spicchio d’aglio, schiacciato. Tagliare l’anguria a fette spesse 2 pollici. Quindi tagliare nuovamente per formare pezzi di 2 pollici quadrati. Rimuovi un po ‘di ogni polpa di anguria per formare una piccola cavità in ciascun cubo. In una piccola ciotola, mescola gli ingredienti rimanenti insieme. Farcire ogni cavità con la miscela di tonno-maionese. Servire immediatamente Puoi anche sostituire la maionese con del pesto, che viaggia facilmente per viaggi più lunghi di 2 giorni. 

2. Involtini primavera vegetariani 

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Sostituisci i gamberi con 8 once di tofu di seta extra-duro marinato 30 minuti in zenzero, aglio, salsa di soia e succo di limone. Aggiungere un peperone rosso tagliato a fettine sottili nel senso della lunghezza, funghi shitake asciutti messi a bagno in acqua calda per 30 minuti e tagliati a fettine nel senso della lunghezza con alcuni germogli freschi anziché fagioli verdi. 

3. Lussuosi involtini primavera di aragosta o granchio 

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Sostituisci i gamberi con 8 once di aragosta in scatola o polpa di granchio. Sostituisci le carote tritate e il cavolo Napa con fette di avocado, cetrioli e pesche o mango e rimuovi i fagioli verdi. 

4. Involtini primavera dessert 

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Sostituisci gli ingredienti della prima ricetta con i seguenti: cioccolato fuso, fette sottili di mele e pere cosparse di succo di limone, quindi ricoperte di zucchero d’acero, noci pecan, mirtilli rossi secchi. Rotolo stretto. 

VI. Tipi di rotoli in Vietnam da provare 

Ecco l’elenco dei rotoli in Vietnam che dovresti provare quando viaggi in Vietnam. 

1. Involtini primavera freschi – Goi cuon 

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Conosciamo tutti gli involtini primavera fritti (cha gio), ma la sua controparte “fresca” è un’alternativa di antipasti molto più leggera e salutare. Tagliatelle di maiale, gamberetti, lattuga, menta e vermicelli vengono ordinatamente avvolti in una carta di riso traslucida prima di essere immersi in un tuffo di arachidi e hoisin. Di diverse aree del paese, i locali hanno ingredienti diversi negli involtini primavera. Molti vietnamiti in tutto il paese lo considerano una parte imperativa di una cena completa in stile vietnamita. 

2. Rotoli di pasta di riso al vapore vietnamiti – Banh cuon 

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Questi delicati involtini di pasta di riso possono sembrare familiari se prima ti sei divertito in un ristorante dim sum. Quando si tratta di banh cuon, questi pacchi sono ripieni di carne di maiale tritata e funghi di legno, quindi conditi con un’infarinatura di scalogni fritti e immersi in salsa di pesce. Assicurati di mangiarli mentre sono caldi e morbidi. 

3. Involtini primavera fritti – Cha gio 

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Quando si pensa alla cucina vietnamita, gli involtini primavera fritti probabilmente appartengono ai tre piatti migliori della mente. È un cibo preferito in cibi speciali in occasioni speciali come Tet e altri festival di famiglia. Il ripieno è molto variabile a seconda del locale ma di solito comprende carne di maiale tritata, granchi di mare o gamberi sgusciati, funghi commestibili, cipolla secca, uova, diversi tipi di condimento. Puoi scegliere una versione vegetariana. Qualunque cosa siano, tutti gli ingredienti vengono miscelati accuratamente prima di essere avvolti con carta di riso in piccoli rotoli. Questi rotoli vengono quindi fritti in olio bollente. 

Questo involtini primavera vietnamiti fritti richiede una classica salsa vietnamita da immersione che dovrebbe essere servita in piccole ciotole individuali per ogni ospite. Ci sono così tante ricette là fuori che devi davvero provarne alcune, ma gli ingredienti di base sono salsa di pesce vietnamita, aceto di riso, zucchero, spicchi d’aglio, peperoncini rossi e succo di lime. 

4. Polpette di maiale alla griglia vietnamite – Nem nuong 

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Nem Nuong è tra le dozzine di specialità che dovresti provare quando viaggi in Vietnam. Un set tipico include il rotolo di maiale alla griglia, verdure crude, cetrioli fermentati, cracker di riso croccante e salsa speciale. Le persone spesso avvolgono il rotolo nelle foglie di verdure e nella carta di riso, quindi immergono l’insieme nella salsa per mangiare il tutto. È così difficile dimostrare l’eccellente equilibrio di sapore e consistenza nel cibo. 

5. Rotoli di pasta di riso freschi vietnamiti – Pho cuon 

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Pho cuon è costituito da un guscio di carta di riso leggermente cotto dello stesso spessore di un pho .All’interno di questo guscio morbido c’è una selezione di erbe e verdure – principalmente coriandolo, foglie di senape, lattuga e carne di manzo tagliata a fette sottili che è stata cotta con aglio e generose quantità di pepe. Viene servito freddo con una ciotola di salsa di pesce, aglio, carote, ravanello, aceto, acqua bollita, peperoncino e zucchero per immergere. potresti servire questi panini come antipasto prima di un piatto principale o servirli insieme a una manciata di altri piatti che stai dando da mangiare a una famiglia o a un gruppo di amici. 

6. Involtini primavera freschi con salsiccia cinese – Bo bia 

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Fin dalla sua comparsa in Vietnam, la bia è diventata il piatto preferito, indispensabile per gli studenti a causa del gusto delizioso che è facile da mangiare. In Vietnam, questo piatto è stato introdotto dagli immigrati di Chaozhou e variava leggermente per soddisfare il gusto dei vietnamiti. La bia bia è fatta con ingredienti tra cui salsicce, uova di gallina, carote, lattuga, jicama o cavolo rapa, gamberetti essiccati, erbe … sono tutti tritati e arrotolati in carta di riso. La salsa servita con questo è la salsa di peperoncino mescolata con burro di arachidi tostato e cipolle fritte. 

Se la bo bia di Saigon è fatta con la salsiccia e altri ingredienti, la bo bia di Hanoi è fatta di zucchero e cocco 

7. Involtini estivi con salsa al tamarindo – Banh Trang Cuon

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I cuh di banh trang sono fatti con carta di riso, noto come banh trang, leggermente inumidito, quindi riempito, in genere con una miscela di uova di quaglia, cipolle fritte, arachidi, erbe, piccoli gamberetti essiccati … quindi vengono avvolti. Questo tipo di involtini estivi viene servito con salsa di immersione al tamarindo, maionese, salsa chili, arachidi … Dovresti ordinare almeno 10 involtini perché il rotolo estivo qui è piuttosto piccolo con un piccolo prezzo. 

8. Involtini estivi con pelle di maiale sminuzzata – Bi cuon 

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Popolare tra i mangiatori vietnamiti, il bi cuon, sono ripieni di pelle di maiale tritata e carne di maiale, nonché lattuga ed erbe vietnamite. Il bi cuon è un piacere che di solito si presenta al tavolo da buffet delle celebrazioni di ogni famiglia vietnamita. Gli involtini estivi dovrebbero essere immersi nella salsa, che spesso ha strisce aspre di daikon sottaceto e carote che galleggiano in cima. 

VII. I migliori ristoranti per gustare gli involtini primavera vietnamiti – Dove andare? 

La maggior parte dei ristoranti vietnamiti offre involtini primavera fritti nei loro menu. Puoi cercare i nomi vietnamiti se visiti un piccolo ristorante o ristorante locale. 

Alcuni dei migliori ristoranti per gustare gli involtini primavera del Vietnam appartengono al gruppo Viet Deli, tra cui le catene di Ngon Villa, Home and the Chopsticks ad Hanoi, Hoi An, Danang e Saigon. 

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Altri suggerimenti per i migliori ristoranti per gustare gli involtini primavera vietnamiti: 

New Day Restaurant – No. 72 via Ma May, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 

Noodle and Roll – No. 39C via Ly Quoc Su, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 

Wrap and Roll – No. 62 via Hai Ba Trung, Ben Nghe, distretto 1, Ho Chi Minh Città

Propaganda Bistro – No. 21 via Han Thuyen, Distretto 1, Ho Chi Minh City o B2-01, Saigon Center Takashimaya, 65 via  Le Loi, distretto 1, Ho Chi Minh Città

VIII. Introduzione generale a Luxury Travel Vietnam

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Interesting Facts about Italy

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Italy’s Proud Banner

Italy’s Geographical location

Rich history

Fun activities to do

Italians love their families

They love their food

Famous dishes the world can’t live without

The interesting Italy Facts which were studied and developed were the important history of its country and serves as a legacy in the world.

The Population is more than 61.6 million people live in Italy 2016 onwards its capital is Roma (Rome), which is called 'Eternal City', with 2.6 million of inhabitants and Italy’s biggest city. The Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic) or Italia, Nickname: 'Bel Paese' which means beautiful country. The country possesses a Democracy, Republic in terms of government, locals speak many dialects spoken such as Italian, German, French, and Latin in some regions in Northern Italy. 

The citizens are literate with more than 98% can read and write, and their main belief as their religion is mainly Christians (Roman Catholics 90%) with the money currency, 1 Euro=100 cents, before 2001 Italian Lira as its high standard value of living. 

The country has a rich history and heritage, as Rome its capital city today was founded in 753BC. When the Roman Empire broke down in 395 AD, the kingdom was divided and formed city-states.

Italy’s Proud Banner

In 1861, Italy becomes one nation and incorporates the islands of Sicily and Sardegna. The colors of the represent these virtues: hope (green), faith (white), and charity (red). The country looks like a boot kicking a ball – the island of Sicily.

Italy’s Geographical location

Italy measures about 7,600km (4,722miles) of coastline as the large part of the peninsula is situated in the Mediterranean Sea. It has two largest islands Sicily and Sardegna and many smaller ones such as Capri, Elba, and Ischia. Along North, the mountain range of the Alps separates Italy from the other European countries France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. 

The country has many hills and mountains. The most beautiful mountain can be found in the Italian Alps which are the mountain range in Italy's north. Monte Bianco, better known as Mont Blanc, measures about 4,807m or 15,776 ft. 

There are many long and deep wonderful lakes situated in the North of Italy, which attracts many tourists to see its unworldly beauty. Volcanoes are very much active in this country as there are three of them – namely Vesuvius near Naples, Etna on Sicily and Stromboli off the Coast of Italy. It has one of the unique geographical locations, as it surrounds two of the world’s smallest country. 

It surrounds by two of the world’s smallest countries of the world. These are San Marino in Northern Italy, one of the oldest republics in the world and the Vatican City, main capital of the Roman Catholic Church all over the world.

Rich history

Some of the world famous artists were born in Italy like Michelangelo, Leonardo de Vinci, and Raphael. No wonder that Italy is the place to be to study art and ancient history. Tuscany is known for its countryside scenic view with lots of wonderful towns and villages. 

Italians are famous for inventions and discoveries. The Italian explorers Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci discovered the Americas. Another explorer, Marco Polo explored the Eastern boundaries of the world. Leonardo da Vinci was the best scientist and artist who first to prove the world is round, which became a common knowledge even before the modern world was able to prove it. They are one of the societies who pioneered in experimenting electricity spearheaded by Alessandro Volta. 

Fun activities to do

The Alps is probably the greatest place on earth to go skiing, hiking, and just literally chilling in its natural beauty. Try to visit Bolzano’s Natural History Museum with Oetzi, the mummy from the Ice-age era. Kids of all ages would love to see and learn something from the past. 

Italians love sports. Cycling, Skiing, Soccer and Motor Racing, you name it, they have it. They have a very strong interest in and good teams of sportsmen.

Italians love their families

Of all things, Italians treasured their families the most, where there are still many families including extended family in the household close to one another. 

As a country full of diversity, Italy is a country rich in languages. Italian is a language which comes from Latin and its original roots are interesting to study even up to now. However, not all resident can speak proper Italian but can speak other important Italian dialects. 

The people are rich from their original culture of dialects. Older people can only speak the local dialects and even German especially in the Northern region of Alto Adige. Others from Valle d’Aosta speak French while most speak Latino in Trentino. The voice is soft and very melodic and is sweet to hear and so is still used in opera and is produce by lovely young musicians, even German composers of songs used the language in opera as it sounds much softer than German because the people are known for their modesty and sweetness.

They love their food

Italians love their food and cooked many good dishes which recipe came from “Mama”. But more and more men love to cook and want to learn how to cook for their families. It’s a good break away from the typical image of the Italian "macho" and it helps them bond even more with families during reunions. 

Famous dishes the world can’t live without

Italian cuisine transformed the modern world for they invented some of the dishes that the world can’t live without. 

The Italian main dishes are well-known foods that contribute to the world. Its main ingredients include pork, beef, seafood as well as potatoes, rice and pasta (wheat and egg noodles) products and of course, tomatoes. 

Italians love their food and many dishes are based on fresh vegetables and seafood for healthy living. There are delicious sweet cakes in Italy, like the Panettone (a yeast cake with raisins), Panforte (a hard and flat fruit cake) and almond pastries like amaretti as their specialties.

But the world will be forever thankful for pizzas, one of the most famous and delicious exports and in Italy. Usually baked in a wood-fired oven and very thin, but loaded with fresh vegetables or thinly sliced ham, salami, artichokes or olives and other spices.

Italy is a great country to become one of the most riches in history, foods, tourist spots and rich in heritage or historical legacy. It is an enjoyable place to be.

from Carved Lake Art Blog http://blog.carvedlakeart.com/2018/04/interesting-facts-about-italy.html

[hottytoddynews]

Photo courtesy of Matthew DeLoach

Soup was on the menu – and nothing but soup – as the Oxford/Lafayette/University community came together to provide food for the needy at the annual Empty Bowls lunch and fundraiser yesterday at the Oxford Conference Center.

Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger. It began as a school project in Michigan. The first event was held when a high school teacher created an opportunity for his students to give back to the community by using their art as serving pieces at a charity event. After almost 30 years, the Empty Bowls concept has grown so that hundreds of communities around the world now host annual Empty Bowls events to help support their local food pantries.

Photo courtesy of Matthew DeLoach

In Oxford, Empty Bowls benefits The Pantry, located on Molly Barr Road, which provides 40,000 meals to local residents every year. Members of churches, civic groups and individuals operate The Pantry all year long, donating their time, expertise and supplies to help others for no compensation.

For a donation of $20, guests at Empty Bowls received a handcrafted ceramic bowl of their choice, a delicious bowl of soup, warm bread, and a bottle of water at the lunch.

The bowls were made by the University of Mississippi’s student artists, the Mud Daubers, and other local artists. These artists donate hundreds of bowls for this cause every year. The bowls were showcased on a table where attendees picked their favorite bowl and then filled it at the soup area. 

“I love this event because I know the good that The Pantry brings to our community,” said Alison Jackson, Oxford resident and Empty Bowls attendee. “There comes a time in life when we all need a little help, and I’m proud to say that our town has a place like The Pantry, where people can get what they need to sustain themselves and their families without having to pay or feel embarrassed when they can’t pay.” 

Photo courtesy of Matthew DeLoach

This year’s event featured 25 soups donated by local restaurants, catering companies, schools and groups. The menu featured soups ranging from classics such as Chicken Noodle from Ole Venice Pizza Co. and City Grocery to more adventurous dishes like the vegan Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut and Curry. 

“Empty Bowls brings together the entire community and reminds me of everything that is good in this town – good food, good people and a great cause,” said Hailey Rogers, an Oxford resident and Empty Bowls attendee. “There really isn’t any reason not to come support if you can.”

This year’s event featured the following restaurants and soups:

Lenora’s – Potato Leek McEwen’s – Black Bean and Chorizo Chili Newk’s – Mississippi Black Eyed Pea Soup No Time 2 Cook – Beef and Vegetable Soup Old Venice Pizza Co. – Chicken Noodle Proud Larry’s –Chicken Florentine McAlister’s Deli – Parmesan Kale and Turkey Sausage Ajax – Shrimp Bisque Country Club Of Oxford – Low Country Chowder Grit/A&N Catering – Minestrone My Michelle’s – Collards, Sweet Potato And Catfish Oby’s – Broccoli and Cheese Stella – Chicken Parmesan City Grocery Group – Chicken Noodle Boure’ –Shrimp Etouffee Saint Leo – Chick Pea Tomato Stew Southern Stove And Craft – Potato And Ham Volta – Soul Soup Taylor Grocery – Jambalaya And Loaded Potato Soup Oxford Schools – Vegetable Camp Lake Stephens – Broccoli And Cheese Rafters – Gumbo Tallahatchie Gourmet – Chicken Tortilla Ravine – Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut And Curry  Party Waiting to Happen – House Special

For more information on Empty Bowls and how to get involved next year, visit their Facebook page. 

Amy Goodin is a writer for HottyToddy.com. She can be reached at [email protected].

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[girlwithwolftatoo]

I am obsessed with the fact that you write about the courtiers and I would like to request yandere headcanons for them.

I live for our creepy gremlins, that’s the truth. 

Vulgora:

*Type: obsessive yandere. 

*Has no problem to make death threats face to face to anyone whom even dare to stare at you for more than two seconds.

*If they see someone talking to you, they’ll aproach and hug you so tight you may end up breathless as they stare at the unfortunate soul with their most killing glance.

*If someone hurt you, be damn sure they won’t see the sunlight again. BUT if they are trying to flirt with you, they might dissapear for a few days and get back… with severe injuries and maybe without eyes.

*Don’t worry your head, Vulgora is the kindest (or at least the try) with you, holding and kissing and remembering you no one is worth of you but them.

Vlastomil:

*Type: posessive yandere.

*He gets very physical with you, his hands are always on your shoulders, waist, hips, wrists… anywhere. That’s how he marks his territory.

*Not the agressive type like Vulgora, but if he sees someone getting too much close to you… may God help them.

*Don’t you know why his worms are that big? Here’s a clue: they don’t eat normal meat. More specifically, they eat remains of poor basterds like that poor person whom tried to aproach you.

*The thing is if you complain about his methods and/or try to run away, Vlastomil has no problem in locking you in a “comfy” dungeun at his estate… with Wiggler as your roomie, until you swear you’ll be with him forever.

Volta: 

*Type: obsessive yandere.

*Perhaps you wouldn’t believe how violent can this sweet potato be, specially because she’s the most tender, nice and smol lover you’ll ever have, but she has a very dark side. Hunger makes Volta cruel, and she starves for you.

*She tries to be diplomatic and gently remember to every possible rival that you’re hers and they better walk away. Probably will hug you softly in front of them and even kiss you.

*But if the rival (or “supposed” rival) doesn’t take that seriously, Volta will invite them to a nice “dinner”. Will she poison their food? Of course not, the food is sacred! but unfortunatelly they’re now part of the menu.

* “I ordered my cookers prepare this for you, my beloved one… to remind you of my love and how nobody will tear us apart”. 

Valdemar:

*Type: posessive yandere.

*Did you think Vulgora’s love was painful? You have not idea… After all they’re a doctor and knows how to take advantage of that.

*Don’t lose the chance to mark you with their scalpels and teeth in visible places like your arms and neck as a way to say “this is mine” to the others. Also marks your thighs and chest to remind you you are theirs.

*They’re very perceptive even when you’re physically separated. They’ll swear they can “smell” if somebody has been too close to you and will interrogate you about them.

*Wooers, friends… all of them eventually will pass for their instruments in a nasty, horrible death drive where the only words they’ll ever hear in life are how stupid they were for trying to “steal” you from Valdemar’s arms.

*If they suspect you’re trying to get away from the relationship you’ll be the next at their list, and wouldn’t be nice because they’ll kill you with their hands and later (or maybe as you’re still alive) will rip your heart and keep it in a jar (or even worse they’ll try to stitch it to their own).

Valerius:

*Type: obsessive yandere.

*The least bloodthirsty of the courtiers, and yet the most lethal.

*Will destroy both your enemies and wooers without hesitation, using his more than skilled web of conspiracy, so they might dissapear in a dirty dungeon, or will be vanished from Vesuvia and all their territories… and maybe sold as slaves in the South.

*But if he’s feeling more vicious he can simply order their deaths by assasination (some old poisoning at a dinner so he can enjoy himself with their agony or even a classical stabbing in the midle of an alley performed by a hired murderer) or by public execution.

*On the other hand he’s the most splendid and soft with you. He always remind you you’re his precious lamb and will praise you for the rest of his life.

*Not used to creepy stuff but he loves to share everything with you in a extremely intimate way. Drinking wine? you better do it from the exact place of the glass he does. Eating snacks? will eat the same fruit or pastry mouth to mouth. Getting dressed? you have to do it right in front of him and will probably help you just to touch your usually covered skin. Just spendind the day? Perhaps he’ll do something like lick your flesh or even suck your fingers so you bear his scent. 

#the arcana #the arcana game #headcanons #praetor vlastomil #procurator volta #pontifex vulgora #quaestor valdemar #consul valerius #volta #vulgora #vlastomil #valerius #valdemar

[chefadriano]

Sancocho Dominican -

ingredienti e dosi ... 4 pounds of chicken    - 2 pounds of pork chops    - 1 pound of "tocino" (salt pork, spanish sausage) 1.5 pound of goat meat    -  1 pound of sausage  - 4 large plaintain bananas   -   2 pounds of yucca (cassava,tapioca,manioc)   - 2 pounds of malanga   -  2 pounds of spanish pumpkin  - 2 pounds of sweet potatoes   -  5 corns on the cob  - 2 pounds of white yam (taro)  -  6 liters of water   -  1.5 tablespoon of oregano  - 5 coffe spoons of salt   - 2 tablespoon of "naranja agria" (these are oranges that are very, very sour)  - 2 green bell pepper, cut in four pieces   - 1 medium size onion   - 1 coffe spoon of garlic, smashed   - Some leaves of parsley   - Some leaves of cilantro  - 1 tablet of chicken bouillon  -  2 tablespoons of white vinegar  -   Worcestershire sauce   _

fate  cosi -

Cut the chicken in different pieces, wash the chicken with "naranja agria" taking out the skin and excess grease. Add onions, garlic, bell pepper, English sauce (or soy sauce), tomatoes and salt. After half an hour, cook the chicken without adding tomato sauce. Add more water than usual so that you can use the resulting sauce. Do not let the chicken get too tender. When done, save it in the refrigerator. Cook the pork chops and goat in the same way as the chicken but cook them separately. Add more water than usual so that you can use the resulting sauce. When done, save it in the refrigerator. Cut the "tocino" in small pieces (half an inch) and pass it through hot vegetable oil (to give a nice color). Add some water and cook. Do not let get the "tocino" to become too tender. Cut the sausage in small pieces (half an inch each) and fry the pieces. Save the vegetable oil. Peel of the yucca, plaintain bananas, malanga, spanish pumpkin, sweet potatoesand white yam and cut them in samll pieces. Put them in salt water so that they do not become black. In a large pot (or two medium size pots) put the salt and the water. Add the onions, bell pepper, leaves of parsley and cilantro, spanish pumpkin, corn, plaintain bananas and malanga. When they are getting tender put all the other vegetables, the meat and the "sauces". Add two tablespoons of the oil in which the sausage was fried, "naranja agria", vinegar, garlic, check the salt. Do not let the sancocho to get too thick. Put the spanish pumpkin in two portions: the first one to add thickness to the "sancocho" and the second to eat with the sancocho. If some vegetables are too tender, take them out. When the sancocho is done, put them in again. ++++++++++++++++++

  Risotto alla cappuccina ( Lombardia)

ingredienti e dosi per 2/3 persone .160/200 gr  di riso - 4 acciughe salate.-1 cipolla. -50 gr. burro. -5 cucchiai d'olio. -Brodo vegetale caldo. -Sale q.b.-

method -

Tagliate la cipolla in quattro pezzi.Lavate, togliate la spina alle acciughe e tagliatele a pezzi.Scaldate l'olio con il burro e le acciughe e la cipolla.Quando la cipolla sarà rosolata, toglietela dal burro e aggiungete il riso.Fate tostare il riso, salate e bagnate con il brodo.Portate a cottura il riso bagnando con un mestolo di brodo ogni volta che si asciuga.Cuocete a fiamma bassa mescolando quasi in continuazione, per circa venti minuti.Servite subito .

#cappuccina #sancocho #domenican