“Korriban shall be as it always was. A graveyard for the darkest of the Sith Lords, still whispering within their tombs. It shall always be a source of evil, spawning threats throughout the millennia.”
Korriban, known as Pesegam during the reign of Xim, and also known as Moraband by the time of the Clone Wars, was the sole planet in the Horuset system, located across the galaxy from Koros Major. It was the original homeworld of the Sith species and a sacred planet for the Sith Order, housing the tombs for many ancient and powerful Dark Lords of the Sith, and containing immense dark side power.
After the Hundred-Year Darkness, the remaining Dark Jedi interbred with the Sith species and ruled the Sith using their Force powers. After the Great Hyperspace War, Korriban was abandoned and became a barren world. It was the site of a Sith Academy, and became the headquarters of the One Sith.
It was close to Bosthirda and was located on the Nache Bhelfia and Kamat Krote hyperspace lanes.
A recent conversation in a discord group reminded me of something important. If you're on the younger side (under 25 or 30) and you haven't seen all the incredible, dark and disturbing fantasy films that came out in the 1980s and late 1970s, then I would strongly encourage you to do so. There was something so dark about that genre during that time that I absolutely adore and that isn't really around in modern films for children and young adults (once they learned that it traumatized a whole generation of us).
My faves in case you need any recommendations. (Some of these are really not appropriate for children, so keep that in mind lol).
The Dark Crystal - 1982 - the Skeksis will give you nightmares. I am honestly very proud of the remake for being just as disturbing if not more so than the original.
Watership Down - 1978- NOT FOR CHILDREN - Jesus Christ why did so many of our parents show us this film at a formative age? It's all about trauma and death and displacement and there's literal blood and murder. Not a G Rated Film. Still, it's very good. Loads better than that CGI remake from a decade ago.
The Secret Of NIMH - 1982 - Incredible movie. Minor disturbing elements. Probably my favorite on the list. It's just a great adventure story with real world issues (animal experimentation, mental health problems, disabilities) and there's even a lovely romance. Highly recommend.
Legend - 1985- This film is just straight up disturbing. Yes, there's a lot of beautiful shots of unicorns and sexy, 20-something year old (insane Scientology wack job) Tom Cruise and gorgeous Mia Sara, but there's also torture, madness and literally the Devil (Tim Curry is the entire reason you should watch this film)
Labyrinth - 1986 - I only really have two words. David. Bowie. My 10 year old self found out about a lot of burgeoning kinks while watching that man prance around in eyeliner and a codpiece. It's a wonderful adventure as well - if you ignore the blatant romantic and sexual tension between Bowie and an underage Jennifer Connelly (none of us could)
The NeverEnding Story - 1984 - Lots of disturbing imagery in this one! The Nothing was fucking terrifying, and the creatures in this world seemed uniformly creepy, but still incredibly well done. Love the adventure of it.
The Princess Bride - 1987 - Not technically a kids film maybe? Lots of adult themes and adult jokes, but safe for kids imo. I adored it and still do. Incredible performances by Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin. R.O.U.S, Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! (need I say more?)
The Last Unicorn - 1982 - A beautiful film with stunning representations of innocence, good and evil. Just gorgeous really. I should rewatch it as it's been 20 years or so.
A romance / Action film about a knight and a maiden who are cursed. Her to transform into a hawk during the day & him into a wolf at night. Forever keeping them apart.
DragonSlayer
A coming of age tale about a wizard apprentice who must save a village from a dragon & the sacrifice lottery the village has established around it.
(Rare example of 1980s genderfuckery)
Willow
LOTR before we ever thought a LOTR film would ever be possible. You've probably seen this one, but just in case.
The Flight of Dragons
Transplanted into the body of a dragon a scientist must come to terms with magic, even while explaining it.
Krull
Classic adventure story severely undervalued in its time.
Some of the creepiest spider stop motion to ever exist.
As an autistic child with ADHD and a burgeoning case of OCPD, I was deeply upset by many moments in many of these movies (particularly The Dark Crystal and The Never Ending Story, which are dark, so you have every right to feel grossed/creeped out by those muppets. They were hella extremely creepy.
Real talk, that fight was rough the first time through. But taking a step back and looking at it, access to instant healing is not exactly... rare. In that universe.
Also, I forgot about Revan's lightside robes until I was halfway done with coloring. So just assume that they put those away in the Ebon Hawk first so they wouldn't get dirty.
fandom: Cyberpunk 2077
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summary: Kerry wants to record a song with his boyfriend, but relic malfunction happened...
For the context my V (I named him Viggo) started smoking because of Johnny, is a terrible driver, he's always beaten up and covered in bruises and cares deeply for his friends. And in the game the relic malfunction never happens in the presence of Kerry, so I had to make up for it. (English is not my native language, so sorry for that.)
Double Solo
V woke up in pain.The familiar interior of the apartment slowly emerged from the hazy image. Johnny was sitting on the couch a hairless cat was lying next to him.
The sun was already high up in the sky, he had slept for a long time, but he had to make up for the hours spent at night on the mission for Mr. Hands. He felt pain in every muscle. Dogtown was much harder for him than the rest of Night City. But that was what he was good at, after all. Being a merc.
He slowly dragged himself out of bed. A message from Kerry was waiting for him on his phone.
V, I have a preen idea. Be a guest on one of my tracks!
Viggo hesitated. He could play guitar through his connection with Johnny. But was it he himself? The musician caught his fleeting, thoughtful glance.
“Yup, I’m still here”, he muttered over his dark glasses.
Sleepily, V abandoned the idea and shuffled across the floor toward the shower. The warm water unclogged his eyes and cleared his mind.
A new message.
You alive?? Listen, we have to record this!
Alive ;* give me a sec.
Johnny, who obviously shared a mind with V, rolled his eyes at their sweet-toothed exchanges.
“Can you teach me how to play?”, V turned to him.
“You played the entire concert.”
“It was you”, Viggo sat down next to him and petted the cat. “But can I play?”, he reached for the guitar. His fingers started playing "Chippin' In" on their own. Muscle memory. Except he had to play something new for Kerry. He looked at Johnny questioningly.
The musician sighed theatrically.
“You couldn’t afford a lesson with me. But since I’m already here…”
Satisfied, V sent a message: I'll be there tonight. Maybe we can grab something to eat in city first?
Fucking awesome! See you in Caliente!
***
Of course, Viggo was late, so he flew out of Megabuilding 10. He got into the worn-out Thorton Galena G240 and, driving with one hand, drew on a cigarette with the other.
“Jesus, V”, Johnny grumbled as the mercenary parked his car in the barriers at the bar. V took one last drag, then put out his cigarette and walked into the bar. Kerry was already waiting there, with warm burgers on the table.
“Listen, the song is about the best thing that can happen in life! About being a Samurai musician”, Kerry paused, as if waiting for an objection, then nudged his boyfriend. “Just kidding, it’s about you. That's why you have to play on it. Our guitars blending in one solo..." he mused. "It'll be like pure orgasm!"
“Hey, Kerry”, they smooched each other.
The musician got straight to the point:
Kerry's smile and enthusiasm were contagious.
“Okay, let's eat and go to the studio, you'll show me how this orgasm goes.”
Kerry raised a flirtatious eyebrow at the ambiguous sentence.
“I'll show you more than once.”
***
As one might expect, Kerry had professional recording equipment at his North Oak villa. But first, V had to learn the melody.
He sat down on the couch. Kerry stood over him, one leg on the couch, resting his guitar on his thigh and began to play. Johnny, visible only to V, leaned against the piano in the background, and was clearly listening to the sound.
“And now you come in!”, Kerry tried to play the melody on his guitar and hum V's solo at the same time. “Something like that.”
Viggo smiled. It sounded good. But could he play it?
Kerry didn't give him time to think.
“Preem, right?”, he asked as soon as he finished playing, then grabbed another guitar from the wall and handed it to the mercenary.
“Sounds really good, Kerry”, admitted V.
It took them a few next hours to come up with the solo, teach it to V, and weave his part into the song. He had to admit that right after setting fire to Kovachek's boat, it was one of the most enjoyable activities he'd ever done with Kerry. Completely immersing himself in the instrument and the old rocker's presence. Late at night, Kerry decided:
"We've got this! We're going to record a demo, the world needs to hear it!" He grabbed Viggo's hand and led him into the basement studio.
Kerry sat down at the console, choosing the perfect settings for the recording. Meanwhile, V was dry-rehearsing his solo behind the glass. A moment later, the musician returned, hooked up all the instruments, and called a dress rehearsal. Once they were done, V felt ready.
"It's time for the demo," he gave Kerry a broad smile. In response, the rocker slapped his ass and turned on the recording equipment.
The music flowed. V smiled as Kerry sang the first verses describing their explosive relationship. Johnny watched from behind the glass, pretending to be working at the console. Two minutes later, it was time for a double solo. Kerry started first, and V entered at the perfect moment. They traded synchronously, like one organism, completing each other's phrases like puzzle pieces, overlapping only slightly for a few milliseconds. Then they moved on to playing together, their solos playing the same melody, sometimes diverging like roads running side by side. And as they approached the final moment…
『 Relic malfunction detected. 』
Oh no..
Viggo felt faint, his vision blurring, obscured by glitches on his Kiroshi. A mournful groan escaped the strings from under his fingers and the guitar fell to the floor, dragging V choking on blood and still attached to the guitar by the strap. Kerry immediately stopped playing and rushed to help.
“V! V! What's wrong with you?!”
And then darkness fell.
***
He was lying on the couch downstairs. He slowly opened his eyes, feeling a massive headache. Kerry sat in an armchair next to him, watching his face anxiously. Fucking chip, V thought. This was happening far too often.
“Fuck… that was a perfect take”, Viggo groaned before Kerry noticed he had woken up.
“V! What’s up with you? What happened?”, he knelt down by the couch and gently placed his hand on his chest.
“Johnny”, mercenary nodded toward the dead musician leaning against the wall, invisible to Kerry. "Chip in my head."
Kerry glanced in that direction, but of course saw nothing. He rested his head on his hands folded across V's chest.
“He’s… killing you? It’s always Johnny fucking Silverhand’s fault.”
“Kerry, I don't have much time left." V's voice was weak. "I have to do something about this.”
“You fucking have to, because we'll be playing this preem song together on tour," Kerry warned him, feigning menacing and trying to lighten the grave mood.
“And you'll show everyone your new input, right?" V smiled gently, but it was still difficult to even lift his head.
“Let them see what a young ass I'm dating.”
“Unlike you?” V joked. "You said that."
“Do I look 80 to you?”
“You look like a handsome choom." V gently raised his hand and stroked Kerry's cheek.
“This time I’ll forgive you," moved musician placed his hand behind his back. "Come to bed. You need to get some good sleep."
i don't particularly enjoy the london underground experience but man is it refreshing that there is NO phone signal down there. no one is blasting tiktok audio from their phone speaker. no one is having a loud phone call. no one has their laptop out for their very important businessman email. people are reading books. people are staring into space. people are scrutinising the map. people are people-watching.
So, I finished Cyberpunk 2077 for the second time, and oh my, let me tell you my chooms how good it was. It even unlocked my ability to write fanfiction again!! (i'll post it later)
Now I'm devastated of course, cause this game is too preem and evokes to many feelings in me. And I played dlc Phantom Liberty for the first time and it was amazing. Dogtown is so beautiful and rough.
I roleplayed the hell out of this game. Changing looks of my V, sleeping everyday in his bed, frequently meeting with Kerry. It was so soothing.
I just wished I had better pc (played on the old laptop), so it wouldn't lag in the rain, in the car while playing music, while shooting nps.. like all the time xd
One thing most Star wars fans don't understand is the insane Yuri + yaoi implications of the old republic saga.
If revan is male, there's this weird relationship between him and Malak where he wants to kill you but it has to be done by his hand, by his blade. He wouldn't dare let another be the one to end you.
If revan is female, the exile would follow you to the end of the universe and not even your supposed death stops her from looking for you. The exile has a crisis of faith without revan and spends decades looking for them.
The exile is canon female and she literally wills the force to flow through beings around her, actively making them force sensitive. The assassin sent by nihilus falls for her influence and pledges loyalty to the death, in turn being her salvation from the void.
I am an archeologist. I specialize in a somewhat obscure but by no means boring or meaningless Neolithic culture in Germany.
It has a Wikipedia page. A well curated, surprisingly extensive Wiki page that encapsulates all the important information about the culture, including literature references for further research.
One day, we asked Chat GPT about this culture. W were curious which details it would get wrong.
ALL OF THEM, except for the fact that it's a culture in present day Germany.
It didn't even get the chronological time frame wrong and called it a celtic culture.
When we told it it's wrong, it came at us with made up literature sources. Literally made up. It took two well known German archeologist who weren't even active at the same time, added a year - both were already dead - and sold that as source.
And it LITERALLY would only have had to quote Wikipedia to get everything right.
THAT is how unbelievably shitty and wrong all those AIs are.
They are making shit up. They are not sourcing information, they're just slapping words together by their most like relative occurance.
Do not trust ChatGPT or any other so-called AI ever.
i might be a video game masochist but i will always defend ppl who mod their games to be easier 🙏🙏 videogames are quite literally made to be fun. if you're not having fun you should do everything in your power to make it fun again
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