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You ever think about many peices of media have zero women and thats just perfectly normal but if a peice of media has an all female cast people get... like that? Women should be allowed to kill over this btw
same but it's black people
That's right
WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS
What’s the lie your character says most often?
How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?
How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?
What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?
Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?
What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?
What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?
How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?
Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?
What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?
If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?
What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!
When do they fake a smile? How often?
How do they put out a candle?
What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?
What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?
What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?
Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?
What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?
Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?
What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?
What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?
What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?
Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?
What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?
How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?
What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?
What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?
How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?
When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?
When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?
If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?
How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?
How do they greet someone they like / love?
What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?
Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?
What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?
What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?
Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?
How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?
What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?
If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?
What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?
What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?
What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?
Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?
Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?
Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?
Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?
What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?
What’s a phrase they say a lot?
Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?
Who would / do they believe without question?
What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?
What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?
If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?
What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?
How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?
Singing Lockpick
Full Body Commission for @singinglockpick, a lovable rogue from World of Warcraft. :)
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Soooooooo goood~!
Posting this for the people who think that Tolkien's world-building was something complete and entire and finished before he started to write.
You always learn and discover your story and your world as you write. Sometimes you are just the first reader.
I'm not gonna say I compare to J.R.R. freakin' Tolkien or anything, but it is very gratifying to read notes from the guy who built a world to justify his favorite personal languages when I also turn around and tell people my characters basically create themselves and all I do is follow them around trying desperately to take notes fast enough
😠 ; Is there anything you dislike about your muse?
From a moral perspective? Well yes. I don’t agree with some things my characters do.
Example: Let’s go with Saf. Cause she’s a mess.
I don’t approve of Safrona making up stories about who she is, living lies, mixing up truths into fabrications like a cocktail with the knowledge most will just take it because its easier to swallow. There are times I cringe at what she ‘serves’.
Her friendships seem superficial to me at times, the way she treats people. Sometimes she is so two-faced about who she is she reminds me of a sycophantic politician, trying to win votes by telling people exactly what they want to hear, or what seems believable.
She gets better at being ‘real’ and profound in the company of people that see through or ‘get’ her, but some days...she is just the echo she started out as, backtracking in her development. Being ingenuine is a safety measure for her, a power move, a way to feel in control of her life, to feel like it IS hers. I know well why she does the things she does, but it doesn’t make what she does right.
There are days where I walk an edge of her coming clean, that I want her to bleed truths, when i force it just a little in the writing. The whiskey confessionals are the cheat, the allowance to be real. But she always returns to the mask of the Courier. She will always return to the lie, and it makes me shake my head. But that’s also what makes her also very intriguing for me to write, that back and forth. Her ‘perfection’ is not perfect at all. It’s...a Perfect Blue kind of psychological twisting. It’s not right, she’s not normal, it can be draining to keep up with in Saf, but I love it.
Thank you, @videtur-existentia!
Perhaps a certain lockpick should show his face more often... He knows a thing or two!
Blog Role - WoW Characters
So I’ve got a few character blogs out there, might as well toss ‘em together in case you know of one, but not the other and want to poke any of them. Going to try be more active on all of them, and certainly some are better than others. Potentially more to come! I might be an altaholic…
Sairah Nade-Morgan
Human Female Rogue. Tinkerer, Singing Lockpick, Lovable Scoundrel. Married to Vionnia Nade-Morgan
Viktor Araelson
Worgen Male Warlock. Alchemist, Enchanter, serves the Great Dark humbly.
Jeykk
Worgen Male Rogue. Scoudrel, Drinker, Adorable pup.
Wilon Gower
Worgen Male Druid. Herbalist, Healer.
Wracket the Slick
Goblin Male Death Knight. “Putting the ‘i’ in DK”
William Adier’i
Human Male Rogue. The Silver Tongue, The Singing Lockpick (the original). Alas, this is the one I really don’t play anymore but he has QUITE the story.
A tapping at her window summoned her, as if someone was out on her balcony. When Safrona went to answer she was met with a red-masked man, wheat-colored hair crowning familiar ocean eyes. The usual smile however, was missing. The ocean eyes were grey, the brow knit. When she opened the window, he fell inward, almost on top of her. That was when she noticed the blood. "Anna..." was the wheezing whisper as he crumbled on the flood, crimson pooling around him. "Anna, I..." His eyes glazed over.
{Pretend to be someone my Muse cares for}
No serving of a soulstone caught the soul as the body laid out in her grasp lost its vivacity by the second. The blood that pooled from William Adie’ri was bright in her hands, putting out the color of her darker reds, the color of the Bloodwine in her hair, still caught in the vein. As he desperately wheezed out a name that was no longer hers, it brought back a rush of fragmented memory between them of a woman that loved him even in his darkest moments…
…he had struggled so long to find his piece of happiness, struggled all his life to keep it. Now he was losing grasp, and begging her to give him reach to anchor onto before the life went out in the sun-dappled ocean of his eyes.
And she could do nothing.
Nothing.
She was only, ever, ruin.
Cradling his head as his eyes went gray and dead, she squeezed at the lifeless limbs, pinched cooling skin, tainted flame rushing along the body as her emotions leaked to inspire it. Woe, anger, loss – it coalesced to consume what was left, a pyre for the Singing Lockpick forged beyond her control within her sudden mad, mourning. He would sing no more…
“…why did you come to me….? Why…? You fool…”
Safrona snapped up from the nightmare, face wet, breathless with the fear of loss. Was the Dark testing her again, stinging at her will, pulling at the darkest sediment of anxieties by eliciting such imagery? Or was it a vision of things to come…?
Frantically, she’d searched for the obsidian ring that held old communications between her and her old, lingering friend, finally yanking it from a forgotten drawer. “Will…?” she whispered, hoping its enchantment still held true. “Will…? Are you there?”
His voice answered in return, and for the moment, the Warlock could feel herself steadily, slowly calm.
{ @s-p-giffy / @singinglockpick }
“Safrona? To what do I owe the pleasure of your voice? Is everything alright? I haven’t heard from you in some time.” He rolled the black ring, eyeing it on the silver chain of his necklace. He’d been whittling again, the half-finished wood piece set aside now for this new distraction.
HeroForge
I got to fiddling around with HeroForge and man is it a lot of fun... I might have to actually make a few of these because they would be BAD ASS to have around... that is all.
Oh and proof it’s awesome, behold the William I made:
What Are All Those Picks Used For?
[by The Art of Lockpicking]
All These Picks
So many picks to choose from! So expensive!! What should I buy? Well let’s answer first why I should buy this or that particular set.
There are essentially 2 different types of picking methods when compromising a pin tumbler lock. We have Single Pin Picking (SPP for short), and Raking. Sure, you can combine the two and it’s called “Bitch Picking” but it’s not a real technique someone should spend too much time on, it’s just something you can do when frustrated, or you have a really cheap lock. Bitch Picking uses luck. SPP and Raking use skill.
Single pin picking is considered the best method as it’s not only more precise, but it also helps develop skills that can be moved over into high security locks. This is important because there are very few high security locks that you can open by using the raking method alone. Single pin picking just gives you more control over the lock and provides more feedback to what is happening within the lock.
With single pin picking you’re manipulating each pin individually, one at a time, by lifting them and setting them, or leaving them alone because they don’t want to set, and then moving on to another pin. This can be arduous to say the least, and there are other factors involved like tension on the torsion wrench (“tensor”, and “tension wrench” are other names for a “torsion wrench”) as well as looking for a binding order. You may also be looking for security driver pins, and possibly in rare situations security key pins. So the single pin picking method has its advantages, as you will run into many different obstacles in every lock.
Raking is considered a “novice” method by many locksport enthusiasts, but locksmiths swear by it, and it’s definitely a go-to method when encountering an everyday pin tumbler lock in the field. This method is also commonly known as “rubbing” or “scrubbing” because you are essentially scrubbing the key pins with your rake pick in a violent back and forth motion, almost like your cleaning the pins inside the lock. By doing this, you are manipulating the key pins and driver pins, while simultaneously applying rotation to the plug with a tension wrench. In time, all the pins will be set at the “shear line” of the lock, and it will open. Note: When the cylinder finally turns inside of the lock, it’s activating the tail-piece, which in turn releases or rotates a latch or deadbolt and allows you to open the door.
Most lock pick sets will consist of picks that are designed to apply the above two techniques (SPP and Raking). The only other picks commonly found in North American lock pick sets, that are not used for single pin picking nor raking, are the The Snowman a.k.a. “Double Ball,” the The Half Snowman a.k.a. “Single Ball,” the Half Ball, and Double Half Ball picks.
These picks are primarily used for Wafer Locks only. Wafer Locks are not pin tumblers as they do not have pins, but instead flat wafers. These locks are found on cabinets, desks, small money lock boxes, and even glove compartments in cars. However they are not the same as a vehicle door nor ignition locks that utilize wafers, because they are assembled much differently in that regard, and therefore require different tools and techniques to be manipulated. The Snowman, Half Snowman, Half Ball and Double Half Ball picks should be only used for single pin picking on Wafer Locks, however they have been known to be used for raking pin tumblers, but that is not their intended purpose. Additionally, you can just use a normal lifter pick to single pin pick a wafer lock, so there is not really a need to add them to your lock pick set.
Single Pin Picks
The most common lock pick of choice for single pin picking is the Hook Pick, also know as a Lifter Pick or Short Hook Pick.
There are honestly at least a dozen variations of the classic Hook Pick. There are Gonzo Hooks, Rocker Hooks, and Rocker Picks to name a few.
But when it comes to single pin picking, the simpler and smaller the better.
Rake Picks
So now onto Rake Picks. The fact is, a lock doesn’t know if you have a legitimate Bogota styled rake pick, an “S” pick, or a “Z” pick. Nor does the lock know if it has 2 ridges or 3. Raking a lock open isn’t exactly technique as much as it is probability and luck. So the most common rakes you will find can be summed up in 4 styles, all of which work the exact same.
First there is the oldest style… the S Rake, or better known as the Snake Rake or Squiggly Rake.
These are most common in HPC and Southord sets as they have been around for over 50 years.
Next is the W Rake, also known as the Z Rake or Triple Rake.
The above is my favorite style of rake and is found in Peterson Pick Sets and some cheaper sets.
Next we have a Bogota Rake, designed by Raimundo from the locksport internet forum Lockpicking101 about 10 years ago. He was inspired by the mountains in Bogota, Columbia. Below is a Bogota Rake pick.
And lastly we have the L Rake, also known as a Long Rake, or the City Rake. (This is my second favorite rake pick.)
Other Picks
As previously discussed, the only other picks you should encounter will be the Snowman and Half Snowman picks used for wafer locks. These are better known as the Double Ball, Single Ball, Double Half Ball, and Half Single Ball. Either way, the lock doesn’t know the difference does it?
Yes, there are about 50 other picks I did not cover… like the Diamond and Half Diamond picks, or the Deforest pick (Hooked Diamond), or the “King” & “Queen” picks. But guess what, they all do the exact same thing as the picks previously mentioned. They either lift the pin or they rake the pins as a whole. That’s it. No other special tricks!
The only other pick that might do anything remotely different for a pin tumbler lock other than single pin picking and raking, is the Groove Pick, also known as “DCAP Lifter Pick 1″ or“High Reach” pick. It was originally offered by Peterson Lock Picks and now by several others companies such as Sparrows.
The only purpose for that pick is to physically grab the pin for either lifting or rotating it. Some high security locks require the pins to be rotated before being lifted to sheer line. That usually means you’re probably picking a high security lock such as Medeco, and you’re dealing with a high security pin tumbler lock. These locks are not very common and I will not go into further detail on that lock or tool right now. However you can argue that the Groove Pick is great for single pin picking, and that’s totally fine because in the end it’s just another hook pick with a small groove cut out in the tip.
So that’s it. All you really need are two picks. One for single pin picking and one for raking. If you want to have a complete set, then add a ball pick in case you run into any nasty wafer locks, but you could just use your common lifter pick on that with some practice.
Be sure to keep an eye out for my next article where I will cover some budget lock pick sets that include the picks mentioned here.
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Something random, speedpaint…
((Makes me think of @lexiadieri
The Reality Is
Her fel green eyes widened as she heard the news she did not want to hear at all. The medic gave her a moment as he fixed the paper work back into the folder. Alexielle blinked a few times and tears that had filled her surprised eyes began to fall from befallen face. She couldn’t look at the medic. She couldn’t look at the wall, where pictures of babies hung, almost mocking her.
“What…do you mean I have nothing?”
The medic finally looked up, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Adier’i, but in order to create a child of your own, both your husband and yourself must have the proper…ingredients, for lack of better words, and after our thorough investigation, you are lacking ovaries. You do not carry any eggs. I’m sorry.”
Alexielle shook her head slowly, but she already knew all this. At least, it was what Zanien had told her many years ago, but it wasn’t until this visit that she knew for sure the damage that her former master had put her through. And now, now that she wanted to give her husband a child, the truth was verified. She really wasn’t able to have children. Not through her. Not by her.
“Is…is there anything I can do? Maybe through magic?”
The medic smiled and folded his hands on his desk. “Mrs. Adier’i, I am a medic who practices traditional medicine. Yes, I can heal with magic, but I have promised to be as natural as possible to help those who may not be able to tolerate magic. If you want to seek magical sources, you have every right to do so, but I will not be involved.”
Alexielle wiped the tears from her face and glared at the doctor. “There has to be another way other than ‘I’m sorry,’ medic. I will not take no for an answer.”
The medic pushed his glasses upward and sighed. “Mrs. Adier’i, threats are not going to help you in this case. Besides, let’s be honest: I know how infested you are with that fel you wield.”
“That is none of your damn concern!”
“But it should be yours. I have seen very many like you and they get lost to the corruption. What kind of mother do you expect to be once you succumb to it?”
Rising from the chair, Alexielle rose. “How dare you? I’m a very capable mother. My daughter is well taken care of and I assure you that any other child we bring into this world will be too. Excuse me.” She stormed out of the office, slamming the door behind her and she walked into the hallway, where she simply stopped and began to cry, falling to her knees. Platinum blonde waves covered her somber face and her breakdown only lasted a few seconds before she rose and wiped her teary eyes.
She would inform her husband. She would have to either find someone who would help her or adopt. But Alexielle would not give up. She would give her husband the boy he so desired. Gaining her composure, she fixed her hair and walked out of the clinic, and back to her home.
After all, she had a daughter waiting for her to arrive and shower her with kisses.
@singinglockpick
((Right in the feels ;_;
04: A memory that your character cherishes
“Ahh…” the Courier started with a forced chuckle, “there hasn’t been so much in my life that has exactly been cherished. Remembered, yes, but not…cherished.” The practiced smile had turned a touch doubtful as she tried to give up something that was not laced with some semblance of pain or regret. Or would not be utterly confusing to a stranger. Hers had been a life long lived, and twisted, despite the youthful look. Simplicity was always best. A courier’s motto. The verdant gaze warmed slowly as she thought on something particular, a thought roused by an ebon ring worn on the lace-covered finger of her left hand.
“Ah, actually, I had a long-time friend I helped find to find love again with another friend of mine. I believe they carried on a bit in secret. And then the secret was up when they invited me over for dinner. Complete with his daughter.” The smile was slightly fond. “He found the little family he’d always wanted, I think, and she, she finally had a love worthy of her and a little daughter to call her own. And I helped to bring that about. Seeing them together, happy, despite all the trials and tribulations I’d known the two to muddle through in life…that moment of seeing them together was a much cherished one. One I’m proud to have brought together. And…’proud’ is not often a word I’d use in my past, believe me.”
{ @aleanissa, referring to @singinglockpick and @lexiadieri <3 }
Meeting in the Ledgermaine Lounge
Part 2
[Part 1]
{ A collaborative story between myself, @loveherdekay, @hmratking and @singinglockpick. This story takes place a month before the switching of Dalaran’s hands, as the Legion’s invasions just begin to unfold across Azeroth, eventually leading to the later purge of the Rat Kingdom from the Underbelly. }
The Lounge had nearly emptied as the few hours dawdled on, the two having retreated to a booth at the back of the dining area. Safrona’s soft laughs were muffled into her own glass of wine now, lured to indulge, and now a little more than tipsy. “…always the rogue with you…” she teased in a slower drawl, too amused with his stories. “And that little girl’ve yours will be the sweet death of you…”
Will laughed, a hearty sound that tilted his head back. “Don’t I know it! All my own damned fault, too! I feel sorry for all the poor souls whose hearts she’ll break.” He shook his head. “We need to meet like this more often, I have missed you.” A smirk danced in his eyes, “I’ll be right back. When I return, I’ll tell you a secret.” He rose from the table and went to the privvy.
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{Story art! Saf and @singinglockpick <3 }
!!! this came out so pretty!!!!! and you did awesome one the bandanna !
Meeting in the Ledgermaine Lounge
Part 1
{ A collaborative story between myself, @loveherdekay, @hmratking and @singinglockpick. The story takes place a month before the switching of Dalaran’s hands, as the Legion’s invasions just begin to unfold across Azeroth, eventually leading to the later purge of the Rat Kingdom from the Underbelly. }
The cigarette between the Flea’s lips lit brightly as he sucked in air. He leaned against the sewer entrance in Dalaran, openly gazing at the crowd in the city. He smirked and shook his head. “The King is rather…complicated, Dahlia,” he said softly, looking as if he were smiling instead of speaking. “Anything ticks him off. Just gotta know what to say at the right time.”
“Maybe I just say all the wrong things at the right time then?” She grinned and took the cigarette from his mouth and took a drag, the smoke snaking its way from the hollows of her empty sockets. Her claws carefully placed it back unto his lips “ I’m still here… ” she took up his hand and let him twirl her small frame. “ For now blah, blah, blah, yea?” She gave a half laugh, moving back into place, her favored imp tucked into a large laced pocket in the front of her skirt.
Nodding whole-heartedly, the Flea smirked when the cigarette was placed back between his lips. “Oh, I agree. You’re still here. Could be worse: you could have been a mess of food for the king and us.” He chuckled once more and noticed a woman pass by in a red cloak.
“Like her,” he gestured. “That’s the Courier. They had a bit of a fallout when he first met her. Now…” He chuckled and watched the woman turn the corner. “Well, now, if he can get his hands on her…” he whistles. “I would hate to be her.”
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