#scribe rambles

[larissa-the-scribe]

guys I had this realization the other day that Redwall works really well for reading aloud, and kinda half-remembered something about the author reading to kids? So I looked it up to see if I had made a connection.

And it turns out, yes, actually, because he read aloud to kids at a school for the blind. But all the books they gave him to read were depressing. So he wrote Redwall, a story about heroism and courage and making it through struggles, and filled it with so many sensory, visual details so he could give them something better and I just-- that's so wholesome-- help

[scribe-of-stories]

I need to get some characters out of my head, and as I have failed to find a world/story that properly suits them (very sad) they will instead have to live in writeblr posts.

Today, Ish (he/they/it) and Levi (pronounced Lev - ee, They/Them)! A Rebellious and Heretical Vampire and his favorite person in the whole wide world.

Where they currently don't have a world to be attached to, they do come with lore. The term Vampire in this setting is an Umbrella that refers to a set of similar supernatural beings. The requirements to be called a Vampires is to sustain yourself through consuming blood and sunlight sensitivity; but most vampires vary greatly in how the blood is consumed, supernatural origins, and power sets.

You've got the Cursed/Damned/etc. whom are horrific mirrors of humanity whom have to kill to feed, created as punishment from a god of justice. The Moonlit, descendants of a lunar goddess, are capable of withstanding sunlight, not to say they enjoy it, and can feed freely without the need for death. Ish, though, is an Elect.

The first Elect was made during a time of countries overthrowing their kings, of power changing hands from bloodlines to bureaucrats and officials. It is said that a King, fearful of his own people, pleaded with a local Psychopomp to extend his life and his reign. The entity decided to grant this wish, and bestow a curse.

The King would be immortal, in good health, and even powerful; but to sustain he must consume only blood that was freely offered to him, never taken. To maintain himself and his kingdom, he was cursed to bend a knee to his people and accept only through them could he survive. It should be noted that though this story is likely true, the name of this king and his kingdom are long forgotten.

Elect have an attraction to power. They tend to become socialites, bureaucrats, politicians, and religious leaders. Positions where there are crowds willing to sustain them in return for their continued service, deserved or otherwise. More stable covens of Elect have a tendency of starting small cults around themselves or whatever small god they can control. It was one such Coven that turned Ish.

I think this post has become long enough. There is an irony, I'm realizing, in saying there is no world or story for these characters then going on for 300 words about the world and lore needed for them.

Considering how much this post was about Ish, I think I'll talk about Levi next.

[nebula-starlight]

Sea Serpent OC Hierarchy (feat. friends)

Xangori “Sea Whore” Rhallon & his mate Emira (OC of @illyriashade56 )

They had three kids before Xangori exiled her ass out of paranoia. Ianuarius Rhallon (OC of @illyriashade56 ), Zalik Rhallon & Matodi Rhallon

Emira’s exile from the sea kingdom of Stormcrest wasn’t fully in vain. She stole away two of her three offspring still as unhatched eggs at the time. Thus Zalik and Matodi were not considered Stormcrestian serpents.

Zalik acted out after a time because he wasn’t next in line to rule and defiled Matodi on the night she was crowned Lesser Queen of Rhallis, the kingdom she helped her mother establish. This union produced one son: Wyvel Rhallon

Now Ianuarius left with his father, had to grow up under the tyrant’s rule. Once he was old enough he and a few close friends banded together and decided to rebel in the faint hope they could seize the throne from Xangori. One of the members of said rebellion was Caspian Neolark (OC of @eldritchnebula ) who had four children along with his mate Nerida (OC also of @eldritchnebula )

During the war Ianuarius encountered a dying qualit who had fallen into the sea and he helped to save her life. This qualit was reborn as the sea serpent Lavena, who he took to be his wife shortly after defeating Xangori in a fight for the throne of Stormcrest.

Now at moderate peace, the new king and his queen begun trying to rebuild their kingdom from the deep scars Xangori’s reign had carved into it. The first task was eliminating the Storm & Shade Ban the old king had enacted that quite literally drove out all electric elemental serpents and shadow elemental serpents from their homes or else they were killed.

It’s during this fragile peace that Lavena conceived her firstborn and decided the best place to keep this treasure safe was up on the surface at the manor of Cavalier Cove. Thus Somal Rhallon was hatched not in the sea but on land.

Months later Lavena ventured above to reclaim her daughter, distraught to see her beloved jewel so withdrawn and timid. Neither Ianuarius nor Lavena knew of the Opposite Pandemic that had swept through the Cavalier Cove manor (compliments of @eldritchnebula )

It was this event that had brought about an alternate personality in Somal that went by the name of Siren. The poor princess had been suffering this inner cruelty for weeks by the time she was brought back to her watery home and the mental abuse was only made worse by Somal receiving the personal guardsmanship of Lillian Neolark (OC of @eldritchnebula )

These two became fast friends and eventually lovers, falling for each other naturally as they spent time together. But complications struck when a rising cult, lead by Emira, sought to kidnap Somal and bring out Siren to be their rightful ruler. This Second Sun cult proved to be quite formidable and one of its members even blinded Somal’s right eye.

After months of dealing with Second Sun, Somal with Lillian’s help, cast out the cult members and ended up wedding her guardsman to become Somal Neolark.

Not long after that she was blessed by the deity of the moon for her bravery and bestowed upon two children though her and Lillian had never laid together. These twins were named Casnar and Violia.

[larissa-the-scribe]

Reading The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis (and loving it so far), when--

"But the nature-lovers whom I have in mind are not very much concerned with individual beautiful objects of that sort. The man who is distracts them. An enthusiastic botanist is for them a dreadful companion on a ramble. He is always stopping to draw their attention to particulars."

Is this from personal experience. Is. Is he talking about Tolkien.

[larissa-the-scribe]

idk where the idea that hymns should be sung solemnly and slowly came from, but someday I want to participate in singing them with others as they should be sung, as the bops and jams they rightfully are

[larissa-the-scribe]

Hyperspecific Poll Time!

(Am late to the trend but I thought I'd try it out)

So what do we all have in common...

Legally a citizen of more than one country

As far as dogs go, has only had dachshunds

Obsessed with trash trucks as a wee child

Owns a sword and/or more than five knives (not kitchen knives)

Married a tumblr mutual

Almost drowned as child (but wasn't traumatized)

Has damaged two (2) ceiling fans by playing with weapons indoors

Has eaten poisonous plants for an experiment

Developed a caffeine intolerance and pines for coffee

Done schooling in more than one language

Voting ended onJun 7, 2024

[larissa-the-scribe]

Working on a more explicitly Christian story is funny because this means every time I zone out in church I start automatically worldbuilding the horrors like hmmmmmm we're talking about praising God but also this scripture could be a good inspiration for a water-based eldritch being

[larissa-the-scribe]

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GwendolynQuill is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

Yay, I made one!

There aren't a ton of designs out yet, and I'm still looking for ideas of what else I could add, but I'm happy with it as a start.