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[bellamaysaysme]

Declare your favorite Pokémon and help fill our collective Pokédex! Discover which Pokémon are loved by trainers worldwide.

I love this website. Some of the quotes and testimonials on the explore page are so cute, and I'm so happy that at least 300 people love Phanpy too. One of the most wholesome things I've seen come out of fandom in a while.

Great reminder you don't need elaborate reasons to like something. You can just like it.

Who's your favorite Pokemon?

[bellamaysaysme]

An open question to people who kin characters.

Hello :)

I'd like to start out by saying I'm only adjacently aware of this concept because I wasn't actively online when it was popularized. But as far as I understand it, kinning is when you have a special appreciation for character because they are similar to you in some way. ( personality, identity sense of humor, Etc)

So my question is, if you kin a character, does that character represent the ideal version of yourself or your actual self with all of your personality flaws and idiosyncrasies?

I could see how both would be useful. Sometimes, it's good to have something or someone that you can model your actions on when you're feeling uncertain. On the other hand, sometimes it's nice to see someone who has the same issues as you go through hell and make it out the other side.

I guess I'm just curious which scenario is more common. My friend says that a lot of people use Kinning as a coping mechanism. This is just what came to mind when I thought about how It could be helpful. If I'm off base here, please let me know.

Thanks for reading

What kind of characters do you kin?

Characters that are the ideal version of myself

Characters that I relate to, flaws and all

A third option ( please elaborate in tags)

Voting ended onApr 24

[bellamaysaysme]

You ever do the activity in art class where you have to draw yourself as a superhero, and you can kind of tell what everyone's major malfunction was based on what superpower they picked.

I chose time stop because of my decision paralysis and time blindness, my friend chose super speed because they were always late to everything for similar reasons. A lot of the other people I knew chose invisibility or shape-shifting and you got the sense that people didn't even really want to be special, they just wanted to be normal. I think about that a lot.

Anyway, Deanna Troi from Star Trek TNG is the autistic kid who wished that they could read minds.

[monstersovka]

🏳️‍⚧️ trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

[anda-arts]

Azura, Daedric Prince of Twilight.

[gideonaweaponachild]

Alright, Alright, it’s been a week, and a total of 66 people have voted! So here are my drawings of the Heirs of Uriel Septim VII I will include the lore I have previously created. Plus my drawings of Caula Voria and Gemile, and some stuff I made up about them! (Yea Martin’s not here, but if you’re interested in this, you know who he is) Orange is information I gathered from UESP, Games, and the Elder Scrolls Fanwiki. Italics are written in the character of an Imperial Historian.

The Heirs of Uriel Septim VII

In order of age:

Calaxes 3E 373 - 398 (Aged 25)

Calaxes Septim, the firstborn child of Uriel Septim VII, was beloved by his father and placed in the Temple of the One at a very young age. Sometimes called Calaxes Spurius (Calaxes the Bastard), was the Archbishopric of the Temple of the One. Rumors of his alleged rebellion against the empire to enforce a theocracy ultimately led to his assassination. He claimed to commune with Akatosh.

Ariella Septim 3E 374 - 398 (aged 24) 

The second eldest child and only daughter of Uriel Septim VII. She was also the oldest legitimate child, and original heir to the throne.

The circumstances surrounding Ariella’s death are mysterious as they occurred during the Imperial Simulacrum. Many believe, including her father Uriel, that her alleged illness was caused by Jagar Tharn. Her death was also an important aspect of the conspiracy concerning her three full brothers and the concept of royal doppelgangers.

Pelagius the Bard 3E 375 - 407 (aged 32)

Pelagius Septim, who was known as Pelly the Bard, was an illegitimate child of Uriel VII, who wandered much of Tamriel. He was killed in a bar fight. 

Cephorus 3E 376 - 410 (aged 34)

Cephorus Septim, also called Cephorus Cruentus (Cephorus Blood-stained). He was a fearsome warrior, whos disappearance is shrouded in mystery. It is said that he went to see his half-brother, Cassynder the Magus, right before his disappearance. Cassynder’s journals only say one thing about this meeting, “I could not save him. I am sorry, dear brother.” 

Cephorus Cruentus is the last living Septim. In 3E 405, he crossed a servant of Hircine who cursed him with Lycanthropy. He could not control himself when he turned into a wolf. He transformed under a full moon, and each time he transformed, the longer the transformation lasted. Until finally, he never turned back into his human form. However, as he became more used to his wolf form, he began to retain control. The other quirk of his lycanthropy was longevity. In 3E 410, he sealed himself in the cave systems below the Jerall Mountains. He survives eating rats, skeevers, and fish. 

His brothers and friends (*cough* the agent *cough*) called him “Cephy"

Uriel Legatus 3E 376 - 420 (aged 44)

Uriel Legatus was a successful imperial Military Commander and an illegitimate heir of Uriel VII. Well-loved by his troops, he was found assassinated in his tent in the Reach; it was never discovered who killed him. The official narrative is that the Reachmen killed him, and this was used as a cudgel to try to rein them in. However, those familiar with the Reachmen, including his own soldiers, blamed the Empress and legitimate heirs. Saying they had him assassinated to ensure their succession.

I'm not going to beat around the bush. Uriel Legatus (whom I will be referring to as Legatus for the sake of brevity and clarity) was not killed by the Reachmen. This could be determined in a number of ways. First off, he was killed neatly, considering he had fought back. His injuries were not consistent with the general style of Reachmen. Secondly, leading up to his murder, Legatus had grown increasingly paranoid towards outsiders, especially IMPERIAL outsiders. Thirdly, the Reachmen liked him and respected him, by and large. He was assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood. Who called out the hit? His troops were right, Caula Voria. Truthfully, the assassination of Legatus was a logical move on Caula's part.

Uriel Legatus was a popular general, well-liked by most everyone who met him, as opposed to the legitimate sons of his father, who were seen as "preening fools" (yes, that's a direct quote from UESP) and were quite unpopular as compared to his father. Additionally, Legatus did not always see eye-to-eye with his father; he had begun negotiations with the Reachmen, who had been pariahs amongst the rest of the Empire for centuries. Had Legatus grown more popular and had he been successful in bringing the Reachmen into the fold, there was the threat of a succession crisis and rebellion, one that would undoubtedly come out with Legatus on top. That being said, Legatus' mother, a servant in the imperial palace, Gemile, was the favored mistress of Uriel VII. Should Caula die, and Uriel VII marry Gemile, then Legatus and his full brother Cassynder could be legitimized, and Uriel Legatus was older than all three of Caula's sons. Why not kill Gemile instead? Gemile had been sent away following the Warp in the West. The only problem with this logic is that Legatus did not want the throne.

Geldall 3E 377 - 433 (aged 56), Enman 3E 378 - 433 (aged 55), and Ebel Septim 3E 380 - 433 (aged 53)

The three legitimate sons of Uriel Septim VII are not particularly interesting to me. They were considered "preening fools" and "the victims of their parents' unhappy marriage." Geldall was the smartest and was a suitable heir for his father. Enman was the most attractive, but the dumbest. Ebel was attractive enough and generally boring. (I put this all in orange, but this is partially my interpretation from the information on UESP) Following the Imperial Simulacrum, rumors spread stating that they were replaced by doppelgangers; these rumors eventually culminated in 3E 427 with the riots in the Imperial city.

Cassynder the Magus 3E 381 - 417 (Aged 36)

Cassynder Septim, often called Cassynder the Magus, was an illegitimate son of Uriel VII born to his favored mistress (allegedly a woman named Gemile). At the age of 17, he joined the mages’ guild and quickly flew through the ranks. Though he was known for being very private, his treatises on alchemy and astrology where renown amongst the guild. His death, rumored by some to be orchestrated by Caula Voria, at the hands of the dark brotherhood, is said to be the reason Uriel abandoned his mistress. Some said he was gay; others said, “He was far too interested in the stars for either man or woman.”

Cass was poisoned, btw. I love him so much, you don't understand, he would've been such a good big brother to Martin.

Voragiel 3E 383 - 407 (aged 24)

Voragiel Poietes, the poet son of the emperor. He was killed by his lover’s husband.

Trabbatus 3E 386 - 412 (Age 26)

Trabbatus Septim was a fighter in the imperial arena, known as more of a performer than a warrior. Despite this, he was actually incredibly strong. Although he won his last arena fight, he had been struck by a poison blade and died from it two days later.

Definitely conspiracy theorists who say he was also assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood and Caula Voria. Are they right? 🤷‍♂️

Caula Voria and Gemile

Caula Voria 3E 353 - 422 (aged 69)

Caula Voria was the Imperial Consort from 3E 372 until her death, who was beloved by the people but despised by her family. She was said to have had a hand in the deaths of many of Uriel’s bastards. She was considered very beautiful, and she was very shrewd.

The reason I said Caula had been involved with the deaths of Uriel Legatus and Cassynder is that she and Uriel, to quote UESP, "detested one another and went out of their ways to hurt one another." Uriel and Cassynder were the sons of Uriel VII's favorite mistress, so killing them and then Gemile was probably the best way to hurt him, without actually hurting herself (i.e., killing their shared children). This is partially why Uriel sent Martin away, though whether he actually knew Caula was going to have Uriel Legatus and Cassynder killed is unclear; however, he had watched her make the lives of his illegitimate children a living hell.

Gemile 3E 356/358 - after 417 (aged at least 59)

The most beloved mistress of Uriel Septim VII, likely named Gemile, she was a maid in the palace; little is known about her. She was his longest Mistress. She seemed to be aware of the Imperial simulacrum. She was his mistress from 3E 374 until 3E 417; after that, she was sent away, though it seems unclear why. She was believed to be the mother of Uriel Legatus and Cassynder the Magus. A Blade, Caius Cosades, suspected she was also the mother of Martin Septim. Gemile and Uriel seemed to have genuine affection for one another.

My version of her was definitely inspired by the Complications of a Royal Bastard on Webtoons, great fic, but it hasn't been updated in almost three years. RIP.

[bellamaysaysme]

12 fucking kids. What a slut (affectionate)

[pignk]

The Rotten Sovereign.

[theropoda]

what happened to nerevar's corpse

bonewalker, like MK said (where?)

his corpse is lost

cremated by the tribunal (where are his ashes?)

buried by the tribunal (where?)

cremated by dagoth ur

buried by dagoth ur

other (elaborate in tags)

Voting ended onMar 2

really curious what other people think bc im thinking abt this again. the best we have is MK saying he was turned into a bonewalker and yeah he DOES seem to be abstractly depicted as such but like. then WHERE is he....???? guarding what tomb??? but again it's like. the tribunal loves lying so it's possible they lost his body and that's just what they say like "oh don't worry we totally have the body of this really important guy. he's happy being a bonewalker now i promise."

and of course where his body is also depends on who killed him. the tribunal must've done something to it if they killed him. dagoth ur must've done something to it if he killed him. or if he died of his injuries then and there he might still be in red mountain, lost somewhere.....

[frequentlysuicidal]

babygirl your avoidant tendencies and autistic aura have bewitched me

[acolyte-of-mohg]

I have plans I cannot share with you all bc the Tribunal will sabotage me... 👀

[igorlevchenko-blog]

A collection of Morrowind paintings too risqué for Reddit.

[madness-mantled]

the fail wives

[elderscrollsconceptart]

Sotha Sil - 2E 752

[bellamaysaysme]

But he just can't find the fucking dore

[throwusaboner]

i just feel like wedding gifts shouldn't have such a clear difference in quality like dumac wyd

bonus thousands of years later:

[bombrushblushin]

frames from an animatic that i made basically all in one night. overall not the HAPPIEST with the animatic (i shouldve made myself take a break and continue it another time LMAO) but alas.

the actual animatic if anyone is curious

[venacoeurva]

There’s someone watching me. I can tell

-Please do not reupload/edit/use without proper credit or linking back, preferably ask first.-

[bellamaysaysme]

Cool art my guy

[chippypiper]

The Sharmat reifies into tangible form

Can be understood as a sequel to this

I have imagined voryn physically appearing in the mortal plane by first emerging from the heart itself, it reminded me of hatching imagery (like how divine vehk is born in their sermons) or insect metamorphosis

I gave voryn slight hint of insect wings to show his divinity and his tie to Lorkhan (also called The Scarab) as well as him obviously being the symbolic sixth house three-eyed beetle ((bug)))

I made the mask look different, because i think it originally belonged to (maybe) Kagnerac and resembled his own face, voryn changes it later, this has its own implications but i wont get into it

I read somewhere that theoretically its kind of plausible that the bones of voryns mortal body survived through the heat (becoming ceramic), i now realize it probably makes no sense and i dont know what im talking about, but hey again it just looks cool

Nerevars corpse in distress is self explanatory, sword hints at voryns retelling of events - that he was struck down by nerevar, i usually dont inform of why i put things in a piece, but i decided that this time i want to

close ups:

[bellamaysaysme]

Oh hell yeah this works amazing as a background