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I realized that I could easily do the same to DAI's script, and I did that, but then I immediately created my magnum opus:
A Text File of Everything Solas Says In Inquisition and Veilguard, The Ultimate Fanfic Resource For Writing Solas' Voice*
and I fell on the floor because it made me happy.
*edited to correct a minor mishap
I realized that I could easily do the same to DAI's script, and I did that, but then I immediately created my magnum opus:
A Text File of Everything Solas Says In Inquisition and Veilguard, The Ultimate Fanfic Resource For Writing Solas' Voice*
and I fell on the floor because it made me happy.
*edited to correct a minor mishap
I embroidered Solas's arcane tarot card!
I finished it, finally! Now I have to put it in a beautiful frame and hang it in my wall. I'm very happy with all the details and had so much fun doing it. Maybe I'm thinking about embroider all his cards? Maybe. 😜
i love when i “make a mental note” of something. it’s gone within 20 seconds
I CHOKED
this is something
HE’S FINE!!!!!
I hate how a lot of cultural appropriation discourse has forgotten the reason why it started appearing. It wasn't meant to punish white people for being ignorant and ban them from partaking in other cultures.
It was a discussion meant to draw attention that people of colour were constantly being overlooked or punished for the exact same things that white people were celebrated for. It was meant to elevate people of colour to an understanding and respect that white people had been afforded for years, often unearned.
So seeing people go "white people don't partake in anything that isn't white" misses a lot of nuance in the discussion, because a lot of different cultures ARE willing to share and allow people into their culture on their own terms and in a respectful matter.
There's a massive difference between a white person going "I just invented the BEST version of this" where everything had been watered down and stripped away versus one going "I try out this thing to appreciate cultures and viewpoints that aren't my own".
As a first generation Asian Australian whose own cultural identity is a massive clusterfuck I do think we need to remember that cultural exchange and sharing is incredibly important for an ever changing and global culture.
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We (the fam) commissioned a magical Elriel art based on the iconic theory that Elain will become the High Lady of the Dusk Court & will freeing the 8th Court based on all the foreshadowing! [Insp: 1, 2 , 3 , 4, 5, 6, 7]
So with that in mind please enjoy this dusk court/colours inspired Elriel throne art by the incredible @arospaintbrush on Insta so please click the link and show her the love!! It was a true pleasure speaking to you over weeks and watching it be created over weeks, it was such a fantastic experience and you made this process to easy and fun! ♡
ELAIN / 8TH COURT THEORY (CONTAINS ACOSF SPOILERS)
I’d like to begin by thanking the lovely people of this group chat for contributing to this theory!!
Alright, we have a lot to discuss, starting with that vision Nesta had at the Prison when she touched the harp:
Basically, the harp showed Nesta what had happened the last time it was used- Fae being trapped within the stone of the mountain, now known as the Prison. Why was this added? It doesn’t really contribute anything to Nesta’s story, and we all know SJM never adds anything without a good reason. Nesta later brings up this vision with Rhys:
So the people who once lived on the island were trapped within the stone. Who were these people? Are they still alive, somehow preserved in time? Let us remember this tidbit:
The island may even be an 8th court! So these people trapped within the stone may have BEEN that court! Don’t you think it’s weird how we have a Dawn, Day, and Night court, but no Dusk court? This leads to part 1 of this theory- the island WAS the Dusk court, but it has been so long that nobody even remembers. To further support this theory:
This is all the was back from ACOMAF. You can’t tell me this wasn’t foreshadowing for the vision that Nesta had that people were trapped in the stone.
So anyway, how does elain tie into this? Well, let’s look at this:
“Life and death and rebirth”- Feyre. “Love me”- Feysand.
“Sun and moon and dark”- Nesta. “Touch me”- Nessian.
“Rot and bloom and bones”- Elain. “Sing me”- Elriel.
Remember the thing about the three sacred mountains? Feyre faced her greatest challenges Under the Mountain, Nesta faced hers on Ramiel, so that leaves us with the Prison. So what does Elain have to do with bones that connects her to the Prison?
Gates 👏 of 👏 bone 👏
Somehow, Elain will be connected to the Prison, possibly freeing those people trapped within in her story (fingers crossed). Some other evidence:
Elain can see and hear things others can’t, what if she can see/hear the people trapped in the stone? Her saying she can hear “through the stone” is really specific.
Also there this part about her being able to hear the sea. At first a lot of us associated this with Koschei, but he dwells at a lake, not the sea. You know what is by the sea? The island/Prison.
Another reference to the sea. And hearing things others can’t.
Sooo how will Elain get to the Prison?
She and Azriel will go. The only two people who can see/hear things others can’t.
In conclusion, Elain’s story will somehow connect to the Prison. Both of the other sisters faced their fears/greatest challenges on/under their respective mountains, so this one has to be Elains. SJM brought up the Fae trapped within the stone for a reason TWICE. There has to be more to that. And seeing as they were trapped within this specific mountain means Elain will likely encounter them (and hopefully free them, thus restoring the 8th court) with the help of Azriel.
Also, as a side note- Rhys said the Pegasuses hailed from the island the Prison is located on, and haven’t been able to breed successfully ever since. If Elain restores the 8th court, that means more pegususes! :) I would include the screenshot but I’ve hit the 10 image cap 🙃 So in conclusion... Give 👏 Elain 👏 a Pegasus 👏
Let me know your thoughts!!
I genuinely am blown away by everyones attention to detail, at first when this was being discussed in the chat it was like HMMMMM but when you lay it out like this it is SO CLEAR.
This is such a solid and well based theory I cant see how it could all be a coincidence. 8th COURT!?!? You cannot tell me that will no come back up.
“Sing me” thats oddly specific and doesnt really apply to feysand or Nessian.
All of this is a master piece 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 elriel nation is truly a thing of detectives 😂🙌🏻
Okay! So after reading this post about the 8th court and Elain restoring it and this one about the sisters, I wanted to go back through SJM pinterest and see what little nuggets I could find… And something came up a few times that was interesting to me and that was the Moirai.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moirai (also spelled Moirae or Mœræ; Ancient Greek: Μοῖραι, “lots, destinies, apportioners”), often known in English as the Fates (Latin: Fata),
Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (“spinner”), Lachesis (“allotter”) and Atropos (“the unturnable”, a metaphor for death).
If you haven’t read the post already about why everything in ACOTAR seems to come in THREES, and how that is interesting go ahead.
We have been having a lot more conversations recently about fate and the cauldron and whether everything is happening for a reason, so stumbling across this on her board was interesting to me.
According to Hesiod’s Theogony, Clotho and her sisters (Atropos and Lachesis) were the daughters of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), though later in the same work (ll. 901-906) they are said to have been born of Zeus and Themis.
Of course I don’t think it is directly tied to Nyx herself but I think it is an interesting tie between the two, on top of the name Clotho who we know is also a current ACOTAR character. I find it hard to believe that besides pinning these images she did not look further in to the Moirai.
Clotho
Clotho (/ˈkloʊθoʊ/; Greek: Κλωθώ) is a mythological figure. She is the one of the Three Fates or Moirai who spins the thread of human life; the other two draw out (Lachesis) and cut (Atropos) in ancient Greek mythology. Her Roman equivalent is Nona. She also made major decisions, such as when a person was born, thus in effect controlling people’s lives. This power enabled her not only to choose who was born, but also to decide when gods or mortals were to be saved or put to death. For example, Clotho brought Pelops back to life when his father killed him.
Feyre. We definitely associate her with Re-birth and becoming anew so this very well could parallel her story, also as a side mention as seen below, Nona was associated with being the Goddess of pregnancy. Not a massive thing but Fae are not suppose to procreate easily, it is suppose to be a rare occurrence and yet Feysand did so in a matter of years.
Nona was one of the Parcae, the three personifications of destiny in Roman mythology (the Moirai in Greek mythology and in Germanic mythology, the Norns), and the Roman goddess of pregnancy. … Nona, whose name means “ninth”, was called upon by pregnant women in their ninth month when the child was due to be born.
Atropos
Atropos was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as “the Inflexible One.” It was Atropos who chose the manner of death and ended the life of mortals by cutting their threads. She worked along with her two sisters, Clotho, who spun the thread, and Lachesis, who measured the length. Atropos has been featured in several stories such as Atalanta and Achilles.
This seems very on the money with Nesta and her power being Death. She is also the oldest of the sisters. She is also not really know for having a very flexible personality throughout the series.
Lachesis (/ˈlækɪsɪs/; Greek: Λάχεσις, Lakhesis, “disposer of lots”, from λαγχάνω, lanchano, “to obtain by lot, by fate, or by the will of the gods”), in ancient Greek religion, was the second of the Three Fates, or Moirai: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. Normally seen clothed in white, Lachesis is the measurer of the thread spun on Clotho’s spindle, and in some texts, determines Destiny, or thread of life. Lachesis was the apportioner, deciding how much time for life was to be allowed for each person or being. She measured the thread of life with her rod. She is also said to choose a person’s destiny after a thread was measured.
Elain. She is the second sister, doesn’t wear white per say but she is seen to be the purer of the bunch generally speaking… We have all theorised for years that while Nesta’s gift is Death it is very likely Elain’s would be Life. This is a pretty well discussed topic and though it isn’t fact it seems very plausible.
“To obtain by lot, by fate, by the will of the gods.”
Could this be her mating bond? She obtained the bond through will of the gods (which throughout my reading of the Moirai it is occasionally believed Zeus ultimately was in control of choosing), though text is not entirely clear for sure.
Perhaps a god choose her fate for her but she will ultimately determine her own destiny by going against their choice, and setting her own destiny as she is suppose to do for others… I don’t know, food for thought.
They controlled the mother thread of life of every mortal from birth to death. They were independent, at the helm of necessity, directed fate, and watched that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction.
Imagine Elain fucking Archeron going directly against fate and defying the gods, in the ultimate show of choice and asserting her agency, it would be the most epic ARC yet.
Listen Fates, who sit nearest of gods to the throne of Zeus,
and weave with shuttles of adamant,
inescapable devices for councels of every kind beyond counting,
Atropos, Clotho and Lachesis, fine-armed daughters of Night,
hearken to our prayers, all-terrible goddesses, of sky and earth.
Send us rose-bosomed Lawfulness, and her sisters on glittering thrones.
I am by no mean saying they are the fates but I definitely think inspiration was taken from them and could be keys to their future stories. A few other interesting tid-bits;
In Roman mythology the three Moirai are the Parcae or Fata, plural of “fatum” meaning prophetic declaration, oracle, or destiny. The English words fate (native wyrd) and fairy (“magic, enchantment”), are both derived from “fata”, “fatum”.
Right and crowned Peace, and make this city forget the misfortunes which lie heavily on her heart. The appearance of the gods and the Moirai may be related to the fairy tale motif, which is common in many Indo-European sagas and also in Greek folklore. The fairies appear beside the cradle of the newborn child and bring gifts to him.
These are smaller observations but a lot of references to Fairy, Wyrd *coughs* TOG, and oracles. When we know that Elain is a Seer. Not to mention because I am obsessed with the idea of a Sleeping Beauty retelling next, guess who else had three fairies present gifts to them as a newborn? Aurora. Yet another tie in with Elain.
I found so many more pins about SB on her pinterest I had missed on my quick browse. I don’t know, could be nothing, but considering SJM said she has been planning since ACOMAF it is very possible she tied something like this in early on.
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i love when ppl who constantly use self deprecating humor interact with me, theyre never sure how to react. theyre like "lol well we all hate ourselves anyways" and im like "no, im sexy as hell actually" like oil and water everytime
Self-appreciating humor even when u 100% don’t believe what you’re saying is legitimately such an esteem-booster & i’d recommend everyone to try and replace deprecating jokes with exaggeratedly-positive & validating ones whenever u can
And tbh, it’s funnier/more comfortable for everyone involved anyway. Like, failing spectacularly at something but going “lol y’all WISH you had my talents” instead? Hilarious. Its funny, alleviates the pressure on other ppl to validate your negativity, AND even when what you’re saying “isn’t true” your brain still responds to hearing positive input & your attitude towards yourself & your situation becomes so much healthier after a while. This kind of thing has been proven to improve mental health & curb self-harming tendencies, as well as contribute to healthier social environments ;0;
Today I spilled 4 quarts of syrup all over everything at work and you kno what? I’m a fucking masterpiece of a human being and I think I deserved the chaos actually! As a little treat!
