#tethers

[mortalaura]

Worship Even in the quiet moments, some things are better left unsaid, lest uttering them will give them too much shape within the world

[te3-project]

Today's tether of the day is WOOD 🌲

Let's continue our daily serie around the 9 tethers of magick. Today, we discover Ahn's tether.

The heart of the forest was given to the wood nymph centuries ago for protection. Does Aster, Yarrow or Taxus know where it is now?

[gabbagooob]

"Tethers"

"another dream?" "yeah.."

[hirosboard]

Props to Marisha Ray and Laura Bailey for this successfully portrayed platonic female friendship.

[ID: A digital illustration of Laudna and Imogen from Critical Role. Laudna has one hand under Imogen’s chin, and is using the other to apply eye makeup to her. Imogen has her eyes closed, and is smiling happily with her hands on Laudna’s lap. They are sat with their legs together. End description.]

[hypnofantasma-asks-and-doodles]

are there limits on what species can be tethers? like could an omni be a tether?

Any creature born with a soul after the Brandshock can be a Tether. This means any Omni, other Everchangers like Vampires, or even machines can be Tethers under the right circumstances.

So, that's literally any species besides Vani. Animals can be Tethers, but they tend to not be utilized as they're a higher liability without having the planning intelligence of a sophont.

[allykatsart]

Spades

Spades(Here) Clubs Hearts Diamonds

Starting a small series for the next few days, and I'll be at Fan X by the time the last of these post! I'm not making a full set, but these are the hypothetical face cards of the card deck! All characters depicted are OC's and I'll add more info about them under the cut!

Get Your Own Art!

Cat (Catherine) ~ King of Spades

Cat has had the most changes out the entire cast. Originally she was just a normal college student who found herself wrapped up in the supernatural world. Nowadays, she's the Tether to Cosmo, the Apple Dragon!

Her vibe is that classic, vintage, Americana feel, and she aspires to one day own a Harley. Cat is 4ft 8in tall, plays softball at the local college, and tries her best to stop Cosmo from getting her in trouble. She can bemoan how she got to be a Tether to such a lame dragon, but over time she learns to appreciate Cosmo and master his power!

Her main weapon is a baseball bat and she will take your kneecaps with it.

Mentor ~ Queen of Spades

This character is currently unnamed because I need to put more research into naming conventions. This character is Indigenous American, and I don't want to have something too stereotypical or something that doesn't fit. I designed him with ethnicity in mind because I don't see a lot of Indigenous American representation and I wanted to branch out!

He is the Tether to the Moon Dragon, who is constantly being hunted by the Sun Dragon. So, as you can imagine, he's on the move a lot! He's a biker who travels from Coast to Coast, doing odd jobs and living life on the road. He ends up teaching Cat a thing or two about being a Tether, and why she should respect her dragon. He can't stay long though, he has to keep moving.

Cosmo ~ Jack of Spades

Now, you may be wondering why an Apple Dragon, living on the west coast of America, is an Asian dragon. That's a fair question! Turns out, apples originally came from Kazakhstan, supposedly going through Russia, before finally landing in Europe! "American as Apple Pie" really takes on a whole new meaning huh?

Well, Cosmo followed a similar route! He's the sweetest dragon ever and really just wants to help out his friends. He'll stand up for what's right and help out those in need. Cause of this, he chooses his Tethers very carefully. Aldar Kose, Robin Hood and even Jonny Appleseed were all previous partners of his, and he believes in his Tethers even when they don't believe in themselves!

That being said, he's a tiny dragon and is often underestimated. He's a dragon of Apples, after all, not a dragon of anything important. But he doesn't need to be! He's happy with himself and he can look out for the little guys like him! And hey, if he can save the world in the meantime? Well that'd be just dandy!

(Also, yes, he is designed to look like an apple peel with chocolate on top, cause he's just so darn sweet!!)

[ausetkmt]

Nikki says she's W H I T E y'all.. let that marinate for a few mins

[hypnofantasma]

Icons of the humans of the main party, in their Were forms!

Along with Zahalkro, these four make up the main team we'll follow in Stars Below. In order, they are Madeline, Target, Charlotte, and Atlas. Madeline is the leader, Target is currently the best human at psionics as well as a good case study for the Were phenomenon in the first place, Charlotte is best at being a weapon-wielding brute, and Atlas... can drive a sharkmarine.

Charlotte is Zahalkro's Tether, and Target and Atlas also seem to be Tethers for missing Vani.