#webcomic aurora

[tmae3114]

So there's this theory I've had bouncing around in my head for *checks notes* about three years now and, well, it does not have nearly the level of evidence I tend to prefer before I make a theory post - it is, in fact, Predominantly Vibes Based - but it has, again, been bouncing around in my head for three years and I refuse to be alone with it any longer

(...also, if I'm right, I wanna be able to go "I KNEW IT" and have a timestamp to point to XD)

OKAY. So. Basically.

I think Alinua might be a twice-born.

Hear me out:

Firstly:

We know that Cloud Elves live pretty much exclusively on the Archipelago Nimbus and are isolationist (Extra Lore: The Three Elder Races - "The Islands have minimal contact or trade with the outside world, [...]" & "These Cloud Elves are unique in many ways, most notably their isolationism [...]" and Page 1.6.12 "I suppose a cloud elf outside of the Archipelago Nimbus is fairly unusual-") but Alinua has been down on the surface since before she can remember

That suggests unusual circumstances. Isolationist people who have minimal contact with the outside world don't just lose a baby in said outside world

Alinua's theory for this is that her birth parents "probably reasonably assumed [she] had the Chimeric Plague and dropped [her] over the edge" (Page 1.6.13) but, crucially, there is no actual evidence of this. It's what she assumes probably happened but she has no memory of the actual events (Page 1.6.23 "I don't even remember it. I've never met my birth parents […]")

Therefore, it is entirely possible that Alinua is wrong about how she ended up not on the Archipelago Nimbus. And I, personally, think it's pretty likely that she's wrong because we know that the Archipelago Nimbus can sometimes be even higher up than the peak of the Throne of the World (this post) and even with it usually being lower down than that, I find it... somewhat doubtful that an infant (toddler, at best) would survive that fall. Not impossible in a fantasy setting but... doubtful.

Secondly:

We know that the Chimeric Plague was Life attempting to connect with a vessel who could be her eyes and give her perspective (Pages 1.20.20 - 1.20.23)

Even before Life finally broke through, Alinua was incredibly unusual for a carrier of the Chimeric Plague. She didn't even find out she was one until she was about ten (Page 1.6.13 "I had a normal life and family for ten years- and then I learned I was a chimera bomb [...]") when most die before they turn five (Page 1.2.10 "I shouldn't have made it past five years old" and Extra Lore: The Chimeric Plague "[...] it is inevitable in every case that the child will lose total control of their magic within the first few years of their life [...]"). She was twice the expected age of a carrier when she found out.

We don't know why Alinua is the successful attempt that finally worked. Not only do we not know, Alinua herself brings it up while talking to Life (Page 1.20.23 "I… don't know if there's anything special about me that kept you from overwhelming me like the others, or if I'm just the lucky one you finally got right."). The question is open: is there something special/unique about Alinua that allowed her to survive where none of the other children did? And if so, what is it?

Thirdly:

So. Carrion crawlers.

We have not actually met any in the story itself yet, only heard Caliban bring them up in the context of an insult (Page 1.12.10 "Twice-born son of a carrion crawler! You had a plan this whole time?!") but fortunately! the Aurora tumblr exists! so we have additional information!

Carrion crawlers eat dead things and sometimes give birth to baby clones of one of their recent meals, which are called twice-born. A twice-born is a healthy infant, identical in every way to how the original would've been as an infant, and age normally for the species they were produced from. Additionally, they have no memories from their source material (so to speak) and develop their own, unique soul, though if they came from a mage, their soul will develop the same channels (this post and this post)

...now, I mentioned at the start that this theory does not have as much evidence as I would like and is mostly Vibes Based, and we have now hit the point where I run out of evidence and switch to vibes. I do not have any evidence which actually points to a connection between any of this.

However, I do still Have Thoughts

We know that Alinua was adopted had a happy (or, at least, "normal") childhood prior to figuring out she was a chimeric carrier (1.6.13, see above) and seemingly doesn't think about her birth family very often. It's entirely possible that she didn't ask questions about where she came from as a child. It's not been brought up yet how her adoptive family found her but, given that she assumes she was thrown off the edge of the Archipelago Nimbus, the possibility that they found a seemingly-abandoned baby just lying around doesn't seem too out there. And if Alinua is a twice-born, yet clearly doesn't know that herself, her family may also not have known that... or may have known and opted to keep it hidden, even from her, given that twice-born are generally considered "deeply unnerving and grotesque" (this post).

As for how Alinua came to be in this theorised scenario, there's two possibilities I've considered.

The first is that an adult life mage cloud elf was outside the Archipelago Nimbus for Some Reason, died somewhere where there are carrion crawlers, and things went from there.

The second, much sadder, possibility is that the "Chimeric Plague carrier baby thrown off the edge of the flying islands" possibility did happen... the baby in question just wasn't Alinua because the fall was, in fact, not a survivable one. And then, just as a twice-born will inherit being-a-mage, Alinua inherited having the Chimeric Plague.

And, in either of these cases, something about being twice-born subsequently protected Alinua from being overwhelmed by Life.

#aurora #webcomic aurora #aurora webcomic #comic aurora #HOW have I been reading this comic for four years and still don't know the main tag #first theory post for this comic! woo! #next time I have a theory I will hopefully have Actual Evidence for my point and not just disparate lore I am conspiracy boarding with XP #tmae overanalyses #(haven't used THAT tag for a while. I need to write up more proper theory posts again it's been mostly off-the-cuff meta lately) #tmae overanalyses aurora #NEW TAG! #anyways if we ever get any evidence that points towards this theory being onto something. I WILL lose my mind #now if you will excuse me. it is past midnight and I have a bed calling me

[transgenderenkidu]

Design Notes

i think about how the body kendal inherited was deliberately designed approximately one million times per second

vash is from @comicaurora, which you should totally read

#vash aurora #kendal aurora #gore #i mean. not really imo but i was encouraged by my poll to tag it that #comic aurora #comicaurora #aurora comic #webcomic aurora #aurora webcomic #art #artists on tumblr #'ghost will you ever draw vash/kendal with his shirt on?' nope! #if u translate the runes and i indicated the wrong muscle. no i didnt #sorry for degloving u again bbg (<- guy who didnt post the first muscle study w vash)

[envymaykingstuff]

i tried this little drawing of kendal and vash (and kendal twice*) from aurora a fair while back based on something a couple people said about their outfits potentially being cool with a blue sash

* if we count it**

** meaning the sword

#i don't know why vash seems to have more hair than kendal though when it should be the same amount #or kendal should have more if anything bc the progression of growing over time passing tho idk tho #envy maykes art #kendal #vash #comic aurora #aurora webcomic #aurora comic #webcomic aurora

[gracklinging-electricboogalo]

IM DYING

#aurora comic #comic aurora #webcomic aurora #im gone #bye

[anhttydfalstfan]

I'm not sure if it's actually bone but it sure looks like it and the next panel does nothing to dissuade me of this.

#aurora comic #aurora webcomic #comicaurora #comic aurora #webcomic aurora

[aurorian-library-diver]

What do we know about the Primordials' lives before they all died?

Unfortunately no.

We do know that 2 stars made Fire, and that the Amalgam Star made Life, but aside from that we have no idea what the other even did before their death. And with no way to gain anymore insight, it’s likely we never will.

(Until the inevitable 1000 years later comic with space travel)

#kinda tragic if you think about it too much #aurora comic #aurora webcomic #auroracomic #comic aurora #comicaurora #webcomic aurora #auroruian-library

[ineedabreaksoimadethis]

#comicaurora #webcomic aurora #vash (aurora) #vash aurora #fanart #aurora webcomic

[some-assholes-familiar]

It's time to play, who wore it best?

#ahah i'm going to hell for this #comic aurora #webcomic aurora #the owl house #the boiling isles #aurora memes #aurora comic

[tungle-squentacles]

huevember 18 (don't look at the time aha)! was debating on whether or not to do kendal and opted for 8x the work. based on the below panel (goat guy couldn't make it due to limited size)

#love drawing facial features #squent post #squent art #art #fanart #comicaurora #aurora comic #aurora webcomic #comic aurora #auroracomic #webcomic aurora #huevember #huevember 18 #huevember day 18 #huevember 2023

[arsonkindacutetho]

I would like to introduce the man that has forever changed me and my art in irreparable ways, Erin Ruunaser!

From @comicaurora

#comic aurora #aurora webcomic #webcomic aurora #osp comic #erin ruunaser #aurora comic #I'm not sure if im thankful or resentful this man exists #he lives in my psyche #art #digital aritst #artist on tumblr #digital illustration #illustration

[wlw-webcomic-bracket]

Zhusen introduction

Dainix introduction

Final bracket

#trans webcomic character championship bracket #experience boost #zhusen #aurora comic #dainix

[rouge-moka]

As the second Arc of Aurora has started, I'm doing a reread of the whole webcomic (I've done that a lot but this time it's all of Arc 1 hell yeah!) and I wanted to try animating these guys cause I'm love them ✨

Here is a Falst for now!

#aurora webcomic #2d animation #fanart #my art

[tesslinua]

Women kissing other women

#comic aurora #aurora comic #aurora webcomic #Auroracomic #gay thoughts tag

[gracklinging-electricboogalo]

i have been writing a aurora fic for like the past three months and its going absolutely nowhere except tonight i got to the good part so im hoping. by god. itll be posted soon

#aurora comic #aurora webcomic #webcomic aurora #comic aurora #so sorry erin and tess you guys are suffering

[falst]

the besties from @comicaurora. heart

#aurora spoilers #scart #comicaurora #comic aurora #aurora webcomic #they're so silly I love them

[aurorian-library-diver]

A bit of a meta question, but do you happen to know where the name floof squad comes from and how long it has been around? Is it just because they all (kinda) have fluffy hair?

Okay so, the term was original coined by Discord user Canine, the original owner of the Fanserver way back during the first few pages of Chapter 6. It was noted that all of the main characters had really fluffy hair in Red’s style, and thus the name was born.

It’s continued to be used since basically everyone that’s joined the gang after that has had great hair too.

#the more you know #aurora comic #aurora webcomic #auroracomic #comic aurora #comicaurora #webcomic aurora #auroruian-library #floof squad