#malal lives

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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Lo Saturnalia from all of us in The Warp.

We remind you…

Vaccines work (much to Nurgle’s chagrin)

Humans of your reality landed on the moon.

Your earth is far, far older than a mere 4,000 years.

Trans Women are Women

Trans Men are Men

Non-Gendered People are People

Bisexual People are valid

Sexual Orientation is not a Choice

Having religion is not incompatible with Science.

Your Old Testament, Torah, Talmud, and Q’aran describe usury as the greatest sin. Sodom and Gormorrah were destroyed for their cruelty towed immigrants and the poor.

NHS must not be privatized.

The Voting Rights Act must be Passed.

The Humanities and Social Sciences are essential.

The identification of different ethnic groups and cultures as “races” is in and of itself racist.

Don’t be a waste of carbon. Kindness and compassion are virtues.

With love,

M.

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MALAL LI....

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MALAL LOVES.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, LITTLE MORTAL.

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“What do you look for in a potential mate?”

- Anon

Oh, you cheeky devil. As for myself, I prefer intelligence, humor, and tolerance for my “I really don’t want to be touched or talk, but I’d simply like to be near you” moments.

Also, tolerance for entities with amorphous forms, a capacity for overt snarkiness, and….

Nurgle: I think tolerance of body odor is a plus. I do sweat… a lot.

Khorne: YOU LITERALLY SWEAT SAPIENT ENTITIES.

Nurgle: Fine. Not so much odor, as…

Tzeentch: You smell like Gary, Indiana.

Gary: What?!

Slaanesh: I prefer someone open to new adventures.

Tzeentch: Heh Heh.

Slaanesh: I was referring to a session of D&D or “Troika,” but yes, I mean, obviously that too.

Khorne: MUST LOVE DOGS AND DOG-HEADED PERSONS.

Me: Here, here.

KHORNE: YOUR ‘DOG’S HEAD FORM’ HAS A THREE EYED WOLF’S HEAD.

Me: So what?

Gary: Wolves aren’t dogs. Dogs aren’t wolves. Cesar Milan is a twit.

Me: They are canines. Are they not?

Gary: Missing the point. Were the 11th Legion Wolves?

Me: Hounds, Cu-Sith, to be spec. Ahh. I see your point.

Tzeentch: They have to love magic, in my case.

Nuffle: Doug Henning magic or like, Merlin magic?

Tzeentch: ME magic.

Me: Doug Henning was treasure, you barbarian.

Nuffle: I think he should like sports. My partner, I mean.

Gary: Big shock there.

Nurgle: I had no idea Nuffle was gay.

Nuffle: I’m a god, does it matter? We’re all constructs.

Me: He has a point.

Nurgle: Not complaining. I suppose I never asked.

Gary: I like peanut butter. She should like peanut butter. And recumbent unicycles. And acid washed jeans. And ironic be…

KHORNE: WE GET IT, YOU ARE A HIPSTER.

Gary: …. And Gordon Lightfoot songs…

Neocho: I don’t believe in any ballads about disappearing ships. Rubbish.

Me: Do you believe in relationships?

Neocho: I don’t believe in E-Harmony. I know that much.

Nuffle: Farmers Meet?

Neocho: I don’t believe in agrarianism.

Nurgle: J-Date?

Me: Guessing he is not Jewish.

Neocho: I like Tinder.

Khorne: SAY WHAT?!

Tzeentch: Oooh! I’ve got an idea, let’s all play ‘Mystery Date’

Hashut: Nobody’s going to ask me?

Me: I didn’t ask -any- of the rest of you.

Hashut: Muppets. I like muppets.

Me: I.. erm… I mean…

Hashut: Who wants to watch ‘Labyrinth?’

Thank you for your question, little mortal. And Happy New Year.

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When a person who role plays as a god thinks the power creep has gotten ridiculous with original characters, then most likely.., I mean… it has.

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The youngest is growing up well. Handsome Devil.

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“What exactly do you look like?”

Whatever you want me to look like. But, erm, yeah, this is sort of a challenge, innit?

Most of the official art (and there isn’t much of it) depicts Malal/Malice as a sort of a three-eyed wolf headed anthropomorphic entity. However, a number of the concept sketches depict him as a sort of Eldritch, Lovecraftian horror, as are most of the daemons that were planned (Knightmare Miniatures does some great minis inspired by these.) The Blanche sketches were inspired by stories of Nyarlathotep and the King in Yellow (who was, according to Lovecraft, a herald or form of Nyarlathotep, rather than Hastur.) I think my favorite image is the one that shows a colossal statue of an Egyptian Pharaoh whose head and face are replaced by an otherworldly appendage. Very Black Pharaoh.

Here’s an interesting piece of art that takes inspiration from those sketches. It’s a bit grotesque to my tastes, but I do think it evokes the chaotic, ever changing thing that is Malal.

Incidentally, that wonderful avatar above (not the monster below) is the work of my dear friend, Fuuko. Do show her some love.

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“….and so, it was thus: the Dark Gods, having been denied by the Imperium for so long, were thus revealed in all their horrid corruption to the Galaxy at large, The size of the Mutiny was, if anything, greatly exacerbated by this revelation. Tens of millions, most of those who were unprotected by the benevolence of certain primarchs or edicts of toleration by His Majesty, had punished, scourged, humiliated for their propogation of even the most benevolent of beliefs; the floodgates of resentment were forced open, the fires of revolution lit. And it was within this vacuum of fidelity that the Fifth, whom none had heretofore acknowledged, grew strong. It was here It set its teeth into the flesh of our reality. It was here that the terror lurking on the threshold of the ambient void spoke to the hearts of men; and what is most perfidious, these were not wicked men, women without conscience, but those who had in many cases been legitimately wronged.”

- Reflections Upon the late Mutiny (m33)(banned)

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Slaanesh: Siblings, I have a momentous matter to discuss.

Me: Eh?

Khorne: DID YOU MAKE MORE SEXXY BOVINE ANTHROPOIDS?

Slaanesh: Erm. No.

Nurgle: Who have you slept with this week, grandchild?

Slaanesh: Not even close. Entirely unrelated.

Nurgle: Actually, I was simply asking. Need to update my blog.

Nuffle: Did you finally get around to watching that series of 80’s Sitcom Porn Parodies? ‘This Ain’t Who’s the Boss?’ is particularly terrifying.

Slaanesh: I wrote most of those, but…

Hashut: Ahem.

Slaanesh: Except the Cosby thing.

Hashut: Good. Good.

Slaanesh; But that isn’t why I’ve asked you to attend me. It’s something personal, and…

Me: Go on, then, spill.

Nuffle: I’m listening.

Khorne: *mutters* THAT’S A FIRST.

Me: Shush. Go on, little sister.

Slaanesh: It’s good you say that, Malal, because this about my identity. As you know, I am fluid regarding my gender. And I have decided, for the time being, that I am most comfortable with you referring to me as Them, They, or quite simply “Slaanesh.”

Tzeentch: This is genuinely surprising. But I will do my utmost to respect your request.

Nurgle: Of course.

Nuffle: Consider it done.

Malal: Absolutely. Done and done.

Slaanesh: What? No jokes? No silly asides?

Khorne; *hugs Slaanesh* WE MAY ARGUE, WE MAY FIGHT…

Nurgle: ..we may ‘borrow’ your followers…

Tzeentch: …we may corrupt them….

Nuffle: We may act a little foolish from time to time.

Hashut: Or differ on Dogma.

Neocho: I don’t believe in dogma. But I do believe you.

Malal: Gender identity is no laughing matter.

Slaanesh; Thank you, each and every one. Shall we celebrate?

Malal: Oh yes… I have a certain author in mind who deserves tormenting. Let’s make sure her next book fails. Utterly.