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Links to Headcanons, Fanfiction and MC info under the cut
When talking about the horror of demons in the Arcana setting, people (me included, tbf) tend to focus on Valdemar. Which is understandable, mind you, they are a fascinating character from many angles and I could ramble about the lore theories and headcanons for a while! But the other demons are often "overshadowed" by Valdemar, despite being very interesting cases themselves, and representing different "stages" of lost humanity.
Vulgora, in particular, is heavily underused in the topic of horror-esque elements of the Arcana, and in the game itself tbh. I headcanon them to be the second oldest of the Courtiers, and by extension the second most powerful and, frankly, fucked up. While Valdemar is an "eldritch being beyond human comprehension" kind of being, Vulgora is a walking hivemind. Almost literally a swarm of beetles in a trench coat. The implications of that are fascinating. What was the transition from a single individual to a swarm like? How is the swarm maintained? Are the plague-carrier beetles a separate "breed" so to speak, or are they a part of the hivemind too?
Is "Vulgora" the name of the whole swarm, or is there a "beetle royal" in there somewhere that used to be a human?
I do have some thoughts/headcanons about this too! ovo
Vulgora's demonic trait, their one goal and passion, is war. Conflict, violence, however you name it. With them being an ancient being, they could have a major influence on some cultures and territories – like, say, an entire region so prone to violent clashes and full of raiders that it earns a name "Scourgelands". You know, the place where some tribes practice demon worship.
If the Scourgelands are Vulgora's usual playground, it would explain two things: why are beetles seen as a symbol of destruction by cultures of the Scourgelands and the Steppe, and why did a beetle show up at the end of that backstory tale. I don't think it was already a "plague" beetle, but rather a part of Vulgora's swarm that acted as a scout, attracted to the conflict and Vlastomil's "mark".
They were the second demon that Lucio, at the time a terrified freshly exiled 18 year old Montag, met and dealt with. In the following months, as Lucio picks up a new name and cobbles together a merc group, Vulgora would eat real well on the fighting that follows him. Still hounded by fear of his mother finding him, Lucio made more deals to gain power, and in that time some of Vulgora's beetles began merging with Vlastomil's pestilence, turning into the iconic carrier of the plague.
(It's also worth pointing out that this wasn't even the first "red plague" in Vesuvia's history, if Portia's route to be believed it happened before in some form. So I'd say Vulgora and Valdemar know each other rather well and had joined up before, so Valdemar knows the beetles make a great tool for corpse disposal, which was the actual purpose of the beetle well. Whether Vlastomil was present back then is up for debate, though I personally don't think so mainly because I hc him to be somewhere in 300-500 age range)
When talking about the horror of demons in the Arcana setting, people (me included, tbf) tend to focus on Valdemar. Which is understandable, mind you, they are a fascinating character from many angles and I could ramble about the lore theories and headcanons for a while! But the other demons are often "overshadowed" by Valdemar, despite being very interesting cases themselves, and representing different "stages" of lost humanity.
Vulgora, in particular, is heavily underused in the topic of horror-esque elements of the Arcana, and in the game itself tbh. I headcanon them to be the second oldest of the Courtiers, and by extension the second most powerful and, frankly, fucked up. While Valdemar is an "eldritch being beyond human comprehension" kind of being, Vulgora is a walking hivemind. Almost literally a swarm of beetles in a trench coat. The implications of that are fascinating. What was the transition from a single individual to a swarm like? How is the swarm maintained? Are the plague-carrier beetles a separate "breed" so to speak, or are they a part of the hivemind too?
Is "Vulgora" the name of the whole swarm, or is there a "beetle royal" in there somewhere that used to be a human?
people who don't use or spend time on tumblr don't really understand how solid this place is for creatives and how we could be living in artist utopia if they fully undid the nsfw ban. the tag system? the dashboard? the silly anons who will send you the most insane sentences known to mankind? having your very old, shitty art make the rounds again because somebody finds value from it and wants to show their friends? no other place even comes close
haven't been posting much arcana art cause I've been very busy preparing for artfight!! take this in the meantime <3
Ooooo a Lucio stan. I'm wondering what's your take on Lucio's relationship with touch/sensation after not being able to feel anything as a ghost? It's pretty obvious he's touch starved with how much he clings to MC in his route, but i've been wondering another thing. Since he was incapable of having any sensory experiences for good three years do you think he would have moments where it gets overwhelming? I can imagine he wouldn't try to show it but going from nothing too all in a short span of time does sound really overwhelming. Then again this man seems to love extremes so...
It is both too much and never enough, in an odd, complicated way that he doesn't want to talk about. Or think about. He is a man of extremes that spent nearly two decades indulging in hedonistic debauchery! He doesn't get emotional over simple parts of human experience!
Except yes, he does. It's not just touch, either. Early on, there are so many "simple" things that might suddenly hit him with "it's been three years": food (repeatable), sleep, actually looking like himself (variable elements of that), travel, even pain in some ways. But touch is on top of the list, indeed. Not to mention that the MC adds a facet of intimacy, kindness, dare I say love, that Lucio might just be straight up unfamiliar with and that messes with his emotions the most.
Lucio is very good at "not thinking about it". I'd say most of the time, the sensations are not overwhelming him per se, but are definitely enhanced, he reaches a whole new level of enjoying life's pleasures. And whenever something is almost too much, he often manages to shove that feeling to the back of his mind fairly quickly*. How he learns to handle it will heavily depend on the MC, whether they notice, encourage him to talk about it, how they handle their own emotions, generally what sort of influence they have on him.
There's a fairly high chance for him to cry during/after sex though, especially if it gets particularly intimate and/or intense. That is something that I'd say can be overwhelming for him in those early post-route days.
Not that it'd stop him of course, he's got a few years to catch up on.
*I actually have a part of a draft of a rewritten scene that features this! It's a dragoat version of the moment they first arrive to the Realms 🐉💛🐐 Might change it into third person later because idk how many people even like first-person OC writing, but here's what I've got right now:
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Remember even your worst and ugliest art is still better than anything AI could make
pulling the m6 in for a kiss… only to go… SIKE…
The Arcana Mini-HCs: Faking out a kiss
Julian: first, puppy eyes. then seizes the moment and sinks to his knees, begging in a quavering voice to be told what he did wrong to be shunned by his heart's dearest angel, how is he to live without his love -
Asra: a little embarrassed, only because this is usually their style of teasing. giggles and sneaks into your space until you're so flustered you give in. follows up later in case his style of teasing is unpleasant for you
Nadia: a soft, low chuckle later, she's gently but firmly taking your chin in her fingers and commenting on how good magicians know when to play tricks and when to pay their dues. will have her kiss then and there.
Muriel: flustered and then horrified at the possibility that he just leaned in for a kiss that you hadn't consented to. sulks when you admit it's a prank, keeps "almost" doing affectionate things for you until you relent
Portia: oh-ho, don't start something you can't finish! plants a sneak attack style kiss on your cheek, yells "tag, you're it!", and sprints off into the garden. kiss tag is your new favorite summer afternoon picnic game
Lucio: screaming, crying, throwing up, where is his kiss? no kiss for Lucio?? did he do something wrong??? loudly complains about the injustices until you give him his kiss, and then two more for damages
Agates carved into orange slices by wutong_crystal_carvings.
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Coming Soon...
Once, whispers echoed through the halls of the Vesuvian Palace, rumors of the parties of old that Count Lucio was known to host, where invitees' sexual desires were encouraged and explored. Now, the whispers have returned, plans have been set in motion, and a red envelope arrives at your doorstep with a formal invitation. Will you attend the infamous Midsummer Masquerade?
Inspired by previous iterations of this event (which you can find at @midsummermasquerade-archive and @the-midsummer-masquerade), the Midsummer Masquerade Arcana Game fan-event is back!
This event will be a week long, starting the first day of summer, and feature a number of spicy/kinky prompts to fuel your OCs wildest fantasies. Its premise is that this is a Masquerade (much like the one in the game itself, except, with sex) taking place outside of the canon timeline, allowing you to create any kind of scenario for/with our beloved M6, or any other character, and your own OCs.
Stay tuned for the official prompt list and extended rules, but as a general statement, this will be an adult only event, 18+. Any minors engaging with this blog's content or producing their own for the event will be blocked. We won't ask for any kind of actual, legal age verification (we're not tumblr, lmao) but we will be checking that your bio shows that you're an adult in some form.
We hope to see you at the Midsummer Masquerade from June 21st-27th!
This is a slow fandom zone
None of that "Oh no they bomb-dropped all the episodes in a week 1 month ago, I'm late!" "The tag hasn't been active all week is the fandom dead?" "I only got a hundred shares the first hour no one cares about my art"
Slow down
Take a deep breath and slow down
Fandom is YOU. And me and everyone. If we doodle stick figures for a show that ended 30 years ago we aren't "late" or "doing too little", we're playing dolls in our own time and having fun with works of art that mean a lot to us
You can literally watch and engage with something that aired in 2004 as if it aired yesterday
If the tag hasn't been active for 14 months guess what? If YOU post there, it isn't dead. Literally you can talk about anything you want whenever you want there is no weird law against watching things that people aren't actively talk about
Let's be deranged about stories together
imagine waking up from a coma and having to process this
Sillyyyy
Alec x Asra MerMay AU moodboard
I am a simple person and I have a set palette for them I’m not sorry
pov you decided to parlay with the wrong pirate captain (at least according to their boys)
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(hi res on patreon, linked in image)
Ohhh i have another question, what are your opinions on the courtiers? Any favorites? Favorite moments? Anything you'd like to be added to them or their writing?
@cyanide-rifle this is where all the gaps in my knowledge become super obvious because I haven't researched those guys nearly as much as the M6 and I don't really write for them :')
That said, I love the way they're designed! Since the Arcana's story revolves around the mystery of how the patrons have influenced the past and present, having figures ranging from chaotic to evil that act as agents for the other realms/the Devil is delightful. They also present an interesting counter narrative to what it means to interact and make deals with the Arcana figures.
Valerius: One of these is not like the others! If I'm remembering right, while the other three courtiers came to Vesuvia with/during Lucio's being Count, Valerius was already established as nobility with his own political career before Lucio showed up. While his attitude towards regular Vesuvians is abysmal and he definitely plays more of an antagonistic role at the beginning of the game, it's also clear that he has a solid understanding of the responsibilities of being a leader. I really wish we could see more of his backstory of what got him into politics specifically and what kind of courtier he could become moving forward (not to mention that he does have some adorable potential as a love interest).
whatever bro
