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Currently touring the Forbbiden West, Bohemia, the Origin System, Tsushima & Thedas.

The Horizon games are like “so to get by mount to the location you wanna go you have two paths, it’s either a trail monitored by three giant Fuck You And Your Whole Family birds who will inevitably see and attack you or the other one where the Eat Shit And Die cat on steroids will also inevitably see you and possibly attack you”

#hzd #yup

aalduin

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) ⚔︎ Scenery

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alicenthightcwer

HEEEEEERE'S CARAXES! 🎀💞

#I don't go here #But damm

thelastdiadoch

SCYTHICON: THE GANGRENE AND TETANUS INDUCING TOXIN USED BY THE SCYTHIANS

This is an excerpt from my post: THE SCYTHIANS: INFAMOUS NOMADS OF THE STEPPE.

The Scythians were so famed for poison arrows that their toxic formula was named after them, scythicon, the word toxin itself comes from the Greek Toxikon from toxon (“arrow”). The Scythians would capture and kill venomous vipers (adders) and allow their bodies to decompose, mixed human blood with dung into a vessel (leather bag) that was then buried underground until it putrefied. This combination of ingredients added with the fact that the arrows used had either barbs or hooks which would ensure that the removal of the arrowheads would be difficult and painful (Scythian arrows were also known to have penetrated deep enough to dig into bones). If you survived the wound then within a matter of minutes the snake venom would cause respiratory paralysis, in a day gangrene would set in and the wound would fill with puss, and finally in a week tetanus would develop.

^ Osprey –‘Men-At-Arms’ series, issue 137 – The Scythians 700-300 BC by E.V Cernenko (Author), Angus McBride (Illustrator). Plate F - 5th-4th cent. BC.

Take a peek at what the effects of ‘gangrene’ are, but do so at your own risk.

If there are any errors please privately inbox me so I can update it. As always, if you’d like to read or learn about any specific historical subjects just let me know what they are and I will take note of them.

See Also:

For information on their mythological origins, weaponry, armor and their culture of skinning, scalping, beheading, skull-cups, blood-oaths and tattoos – CLICK HERE [THE SCYTHIANS: INFAMOUS NOMADS OF THE STEPPE].

For information on Scythian conflicts against the Assyrian and Median Empires while also defeating the famed Persian Empire (the largest Empire that had existed up to that time) under the reigns of both Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great – CLICK HERE [THE SCYTHIANS: MILITARY HISTORY 7TH CENT. BCE–513 BCE].

For information on the Scythian conflicts against Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great, Mithridates the Great of Pontus, the Bosporan Kingdom, their fall as well as the Scythian Invasion of India – CLICK HERE [THE SCYTHIANS: MILITARY HISTORY 339 BCE–C.400 CE].

#ancient history #scythians #damm

roastedmudcrab

This was my first time drawing a dragon, and I gotta say I LOVE THEMM ❤️

lumi-klovstad-games

FINALLY a Skyrim Companion Overhaul that isn't needlessly sexy

Like, this DEFINITELY pretties up Mjoll, but it doesn't turn her into a big tiddie j-pop uwu hentai character.

Like, this is THOUGHTFUL, and considers the character in question; who she is, what her original design was, etc, and tries to preserve those things while updating the character model.

And I love that Mjoll's strength, confidence, and compassion are all reflected here.

This is top notch work. I had to highlight it.

Anyway, here's a link.

#skyrim #mjoll the lioness #this actually looks decent #I'm shocked

hellenicgoddess

Domes of some Historic Monuments

acquired-stardust

Spyro the Dragon Playstation 1998

fancykraken

Ortegas arm appreciation post 🤩🫦

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Human Best Friend”, s4x03

#damm

acquired-stardust

Final Fantasy IX Playstation 2000

visualeffex

vi’s back on my mind 😪

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The Yachou Axe, with grinning face design. China, Shang Dynasty, Period/ Date: Late Shang Period (16th century B.C.-11th century B.C.).

Dimensions: Length 32.7cm, Width 34.5cm. Unearthed from Subutun Tomb M1 in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province in 1965. Shandong Museum, China.

Yue-ceremonial axe symbolizes political authority in early China. The main motif of the weapon is a very mean human mask. Inscription “Ya Chou” is beside the mask’s mouth.