#stylishanachronism

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Trick or treat!!!!!

You got a bottle of Pumpkin Pie Soda!

[wizardsisananimal]

The scanner wizard says ‘DO NOT NEGOTIATE THIS IS NOT A CHECK’ which, y’know, seems appropriate.

DO NOT cash a wizard at the bank they will not take it

[blade-of-the-endless-paths]

18! For the Flags of Convenience prompts

Finally finished some Rhodrian Deep Lore and by associated Lior deep lore. Little to no edits

Before she was Lior, she was Rhodrian. A Favorite of the Gods, of Thaos. First she served Berath, then she served Eothas. It was for the gods that she lived and died.

Rhodrian was a good child who became a good woman. A good woman who got killed for her convictions by some fanatic of her sister’s selfishness and egocentrism. A good priest: offering forgiveness, redemption and rebirth as a physical intermediary between Eothas and kith. She offered these things to others that she sorely denied herself.

She had been conversing with Eothas, what about didn't matter. It was simple and inane, the daily goings on of her life. How her body was adjusting to the one growing in her womb. When she had learned she would beget a child…she was happy for the first time in years. His worry amused her, she had not yet even begun to show. Rhodrian tells him that he pays too close attention to her, as if they were anything but god and priestess. She knew her child would be godlike, unlike other people who had been favored. He had asked her if he could bless the child with his light. Rare in and of itself to have a god touched child, rarer still that they ask your permission in the matter. Naturally she had agreed to his request. 

Then, pain and the inability to breathe. Her thoughts, and words cutshort. The words of her unknown assailant ringing loud in her ears. Iovara, it was always Iovara. She was no kinslayer, she was no traitor. Even in death her sister’s egotistical foolishness robs her of happiness, just as it had returned to her. The last thing she remembered was a bloody knife in her back long enough to pierce through her heart, staining the altar in a sunset crimson.

[dreamerinsilico]

In this essay I will (tell you) all about the fabulous plaids Hannibal wears while he’s peacocking about (or just about the peacocking if that’s easier)

The thesis of this not-essay is that NBC Hannibal Lecter is a class act in men’s fashion, and the fact that not EVERY single ensemble works perfectly is yet further evidence of his fashionista cred: everyone who bothers to be interesting gets it wrong (or at least not quite right) sometimes!

(possible title: My Plaids Are Fabulous and Y’all Are Mad ‘Cause You’re Basic)

It’s not Hannibal’s fault the American standard for menswear is so bloody boring.

... Really if I go any further with this I’m going to spend two hours looking at runway collections and then another three hours taking screenshots (and then getting lost in partial rewatches).  BUT Hannibal being a ridiculous dresser (he is not) is almost as much of a fandom meme as Will being a sloppy dresser (he IS N O T), and maybe I really should at some point make that argument complete with receipts and a manifesto for mainstream men’s fashion to step up its damn game.  

In the meantime I will leave you with one of my favorite plaid suit looks of his:

(Not my favorite look overall, as that distinction is shared by the oxblood windowpane check with the floral tie, and the charcoal suit + shiny aubergine shirt, but still, a very good one!)

[babineni]

No idea if you've gotten him already but Adaryc!

I have not gotten Adaryc yet, so thank you for this opportunity to gush about him 💖

First impression: okay ngl for the first... 20 second or so into That Encounter™ in WM2 I was... kinda underwhelmed. Mostly bc me, being the genius that I am went ahead to sneak into his tent with a team with like... no stealth points so the whole sneaky-sneak bit was incredibly frustrating and then there he was... just a guy being a dude if a hot one being at that. And then the Watcher power noise happened but the screen went green instead of purple and I went "?!?!?!!?????!?!???" and then the text said it was Adaryc reading the Watcher's soul and I went "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and I kinda never stopped since.

Impression now: enemies-to-lovers speedrunning champion of my heart 😭 I want to see him happy and healthy and in the company of someone who gives him flowers every day 🥺

Favorite moment: I mean the whole thing with the sword like... his soul is bound to that and he gives it to you like "ah well I bound my soul to this bc I was 100% set on my course but now I no longer am so it's useless you can have it I guess 🙄" and then in Deadfire he says he gave the sword to keep the Watcher safe and he's fine with it being lost as long as the Watcher is alive and well, and sir do you know that I love you????

I also can't help but love this little exchange

It's like they're trying to one-up one another at being the cheesiest to have ever cheesed, I love it 😭

Idea for a story: I talked about it in another ask meme, but I want to write something with him visiting Caed Nua and hang out with the Watcher for a short while.

Unpopular opinion: none. I mean *gestures vaguely at this whole ask* no, none.

Favorite relationship: tbh there is not a lot to choose from, so surprise, surprise I'm a sucker for the Watcher/Adaryc dynamic, it's good, it's chef's kiss, 13/10 would love to see more of it seriously obsidi*n I want to see more of it

Favorite headcanon: I'm pretty sure I mentioned this at some point but he totally sends pressed vorlas flowers with his letters to the Watcher bc he sees the Watcher in those flowers idc he just does

[risualto]

33, 44, 55, and 59 for the weird questions meme please!!!

Thank you for asking!!

33. Most used phrase in your phone? “Thank you for sharing.”  Because I use that phrase when commenting on fanfic almost every time.

44. Favorite scent for soap? Already answered!

55. Favorite fairy tale? The Snow Queen.  I just really loved it as a child (and honestly that’s probably part of the reason that I dislike Frozen as much as I do, because it’s not what I was expecting based on the source material, even though it’s objectively not a bad film series).

59. If you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be? “Fair enough.”

[flintnap]

Eora and Relics

So, since I typed this up already I thought I’d make a proper post out of it as well. A big thank you to @stylishanachronism, ruler of all that is Pillars of Eternity meta, for helping me with the lore and being an excellent sound board.

Now, I have a WIP on my list that is about Adaryc and my Watcher basically going on a treasure hunt for Waidwen’s corpse. And that is about the details I have right now. That idea brought on the question, what would they even do with it? And while I still don’t have a definite answer for that, @stylishanachronism mentioned rthat would have a real live relic of St. Waidwen on their hands. That in turn got me thinking what even qualifies as a relic in Eora, which then reminded me that in the Deadfire guide book there is a whole chapter exclusively about Saints and Relics. 

Curious as I was I looked through the chapter and found three notable relics.

1. The Boots of the Burnt General

The burnt general was a dyrwooden general in the Saint’s War and an Eothasian. He sent all his troops away and faced Waidwen on his own. Naturally he got incinerated, but Waidwen apparently hesitated and afterwards shed tears. All that was left of the general were his boots, which are now treated as a sacred relic. Or they would be if anyone knew which ones were the real ones, but that’s not the point.

2. Wael’s Cupboard

Wael’s Cupboard my be one of my favourite pieces of lore ever. Basically the idea is simple. Sometimes Wael likes to be a dick and when you open any kind of lid, door, or anything of the like, you won’t find what’s actually behind it, but instead an endless void and Wael’s loud giggeling. You’ll get door smashed back into your face and the world is normal again. That has lead to Wael priests basically having a fuck ton of boxes and door in their houses in the vague hop to someday also get visited by Wael the giggeling void ghost. Admittedly Wael’s cupboard isn’t one specific relic, but I stil think it counts for this purpose.

3. Abydon’s Haft

The haft of the hammer that Abydon threw to shatter the moon that Ondra had thrown onto Eora. Naturally the whole story isn’t actually known to people, but there are vague legends that alluded to it and they did correctly identify the shaft. It’s stuck somewhere in a desolate mountain range and is a sacred place for followers of Abydon.

Additionally @stylishanachronism made me aware of a few other relics.

4. Eye of Rymrgand

This one seems pretty self explanatory. An item from a god is about as much of a relic as something can be. The Watcher isn’t the first one to handle this thing by the way, it has its own full on legends. (Not known to us though. We only know that they exist, what they say I don’t know)

5. Betrayal

This one is the item you get in the engwithian part of BoW, and it’s a sword that sacred to Skaenites, because it has a reptutation as a deliverer of justice and freer of the condemnd.

6. Kaihoa

A sacred Huana trumpet, said to have been created by Ngati herself.

7. Waidwen’s Sundial

Again, pretty self-explanatory.

8. Tears of Saint Makawo

A criminally little explained necklace, said to contain the tears of martyr Saint Makawo from the moment of his death. As far as I’m aware it’s nowhere explained who that guy was.

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All of the items on that list have one thing in commen: They are objects, either reverred for their own history or for their owner’s. None of these are body parts, such as bones, like is common in the real world. The one thing that comes close is the tears necklace, and that one is also not exactly something you would count as a body part.

This leads me to the conclusion that that might simply not be a thing in Eora, and it does make sense. In a world where souls are definitely and undisputably a thing, that might not be desirable. The soul of the Saint in question could very well turn up again, either as a disembodied soul or as an awakend rebirth, and object to the use of its former body. Or the soul could get stuck in the first place, which is also regarded as a terrible fate, at least when it happens accidentally. Admittedly just how opposed to the keeping of “biological relics” a faith is might vary, but especially Eothasians probably aren’t fans. 

Tears and blood might still be fine, as it can be seperated from the body without necessarily super weird, but bones are off the table.

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Conclusion: Running around with a finger of Saint Waidwen would probably be considered bad taste at least. More likely blasphemy.

[crispyjenkins]

∞!

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"I felt it from the start

A gray silhouette of you dancing

A shadow play that we're cast in

On the cabin walls

You were floating to me

In a slow motion fade

Could I finally see

Between belief and faith"

When Am I Gonna Lose You by Local Natives