If you still wish for Boromir/Rohan asks, I have got two(2) for ya :3
That one post that was on your dash about the soul getting reincarnated into a weapon has the brain worms vibrating: for Boromir, Faramir, Théodred, Éomer, and Éowyn, what weapon would they be?
And the second one: since we were talking about the extended zodiac, what would you set for Boromir's extended zodiac and class?
omfg omfg omfg u r. Enabling Me. im secretly so autistic abt Homestuck Classpects
extended zodiac is SUCH a loaded question tbh. i think he's definitely a Derse dreamer + his Classpect..... HM. i feel like its very on the nose but i do think Doom is perfect for him as far as Aspects go, but CLASS gets interesting...
def not Mage or Seer, or Prince or Bard. I also honestly don't think he'd be an Active class, considering the sacrificial lamb of it all. im a lil biased towards Heirs as an Heir of Blood, but like. "one who invites change through Doom" < come on. come on now.
now his extended zodiac sign gets Inch Resting bc like. OOOOH i have such a soft spot for Indigobloods so part of me wants to put him in that caste but idk (*nepeta kinnie voice* i just love Stronk guys :33). there is sth a lil like. Yeah. abt the dynamic of Boromir BEING the sacrificial lamb as a lowblood. not gold or rust but maybe Bronze? u know what yea Bronze. Taurmini 👍🏻
(i think Aragorn would be Virsci btw, and a Seer)
+ ik im doing this in reverse order but!! Boromir is a hand-and-a-half arming sword. that sword he carried was an extension of him so like! yeah he's just his own sword sdkhfsdfjkh
Faramir im actually saying shortbow. more versatile than a longbow + requires more consideration when shooting bc lighter arrows means wind can affect them more
Théo is a pattern-welded sword !!
Éomer is a bearded axe, considering 1) how closely Rohirric culture mirrors anglosaxon/old norse, 2) the fact he was close enough with his men for much if not all of his Éored to follow him into exile — the axe was the common man's weapon; a bearded axe is very versatile too, useful for woodworking and other manual tasks outside of combat AND for things like hooking shields while fighting
Éowyn is a seax, a very versatile + easily-carried fighting knife— I particularly like the broken-back style :]
WAIT DANI did you ever end up getting a signed ttpd cd?? i was just online when it dropped and i ended up getting one and i’ll totally sell it to you for 33 dollars i paid for it. i might be able to just email tn and get the delivery address changed or i could just ship it to you after i get it if you would want it :)
NO I NEVER GOT ONE AHHH but can we do this on thursday when i get paid lol? 🤧🤧🤧
11, 12, and 13 for esper on the dark urge past life asks!
As I am procrastinating and crafting backstories all in one go, I shall share a sheet of questions with you to share or answer yourself.
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under the cut! (rubs hands together)
11. The other cultists. How did your Durge view them? Did they enjoy their following or did they dread being idolised?
esper was pretty numb to everything back in the day. as far as they were concerned, their feelings were ultimately irrelevant, since their divinity came less from who they were and more from What they were, as the scion, chosen, and demi-mortal avatar of bhaal. the way they feel about it is sort of how one could expect a cup to feel about its role -- firmly neutral and unthinking, only concerned with carrying the liquid inside, since that's the part fhat matters, not the vessel. it's not them being idolized -- it's the divinity inside of them. so they lead the congregation, offer up their blood to drink, do the best they can to lead a cult that is as good at honouring bhaal as it can be, and then spending any and all free time they have as far away from the unearned adullation as possible.
it never mattered to esper what they thought about being a living holy relic, and they were more than happy to repeat the dogma verbally to anyone who asked. but real talk they're functionally two different people when they're in charge of the cult; there's the Scion of Bhaal, and then there's esper/the dark urge, who is a deathstalker who did all the trials to become one fairly, who is more concerned with the temple's finances and security and sustainability of sacrifices than they are with being an object of worship. both parts are their job and they take both parts seriously. (they do find the latter a lot more enjoyable than the former, though, since it requires more skill and personality.)
as for the other cultists, esper went back and forth on regarding them as family and regarding them as a nuisance. they felt responsible for the bhaalists in the capacity of a leader and employed the bare minimum of care it took to keep them happy, but ultimately as long as the temple was orderly and the faithful did what they needed to with competence when called upon to do so, esper mostly let them do their own thing and didn't form personal attachments, seeing as family murder perpetrator trauma etc etc, bhaal taught them everyone is disposable etc etc. that said, the bhaalists generally knew esper's discipline was the discipline of bhaal, and testing esper's patience is a mistake nobody ever got away with making twice. they grew up in a menzoberranzan noble house and a lot of their formative baby memories are of people trying to kill them before giving up and sending them to the oubliette for existing, followed by a lifetime of sharing a body with the urge. esper didn't live in a world that allowed for forgiveness or unpunished fuckery, much less fondness or nurturing.
12. Durge gave a gold coin to a beggar once; why did they do it? Did this occur regularly?
i'll be completely real here, doing this would be pretty out of character for even post-tadpole esper. :,) they're a big fan of having money and stealing money and tricking people into giving them money (especially people who annoy or offend them) and they don't let go of it if they don't have something to gain. old habits die hard and the temple doesn't fund itself. esper was either paying the beggar for a service, giving away spare change, or attempting to appear normal in front of a crowd or the guard. they could also be impelled to do a kindness to someone just to spite sceleritas if he'd been particularly annoying lately.
i think this particular instance would have shocked sceleritas so much if esper was paying the beggar to look the other way after he noticed Suspicious Activity, as opposed to just killing him. but especially later in their tenure as durge, esper became numb and disillusioned with their lack of control, generally only bothering to kill for their tenday sacrifice.
13. Orin has her faithful group of changelings. Did your Durge have a similar 'personal guard' or task force at their beck and call?
not really. the bhaalists in general were theirs to command, but esper preferred to work alone except on big projects. they'd been known to lash out at people who got in their way instead of doing something more useful. they don't like having to direct people. the only bhaalists they kept as an inner circle were particularly competent or "trustworthy" ones like orin, sarevok, sceleritas, whoever did the temple treasury, a couple of deathstalkers they made go through the classical exams, plus a smattering of heads of other bhaalist temples along the sword coast. a lot of the time those people would do the people-managing for them. they're more comfortable with receiving orders than giving them.
Sleepovah! Interesting fact about yourself and real-life/Tumblr crushes!
omg i never know what counts as an interesting fact!!!!!! oh but i just thought of one while typing the exclamation points
from 2019-2021 i worked for a company that owned ~eight regional newspapers in classified advertising, specifically the obituaries department. i’m not gonna get too into it bc you know i’m sure the math can be done on me + proofreading 100+ death notices a day + global pandemic, man it got rough. some funny fuckin stories though for real!!!!!
also!!!! i’m gonna be so obnoxious on main: i have the biggest crush on my partner. literally i look at him and get heart eyes doesn’t matter what he’s doing he’s my favorite. 🥰✨✨✨✨
as far as tumblr crushes, i have a great fondness for @queerspacepunk @jacobime @aspocko @eluciferate @not-nervous-jester @leatherdaddyteach @blackbeardskneebrace and many many many others who i’m surely forgetting please don’t take that as anything other than a forgetful old man up past their bedtime
OH ALSO celebrity crushes bc we gotta:
sandra bullock!!!! forever and always. and tom hardy and jason momoa.
big, sincere thanks to everyone here who has been supportive of me through the course of my schooling and stuck with me and tried to make me feel better in the depths of my academic anxiety. I don’t know how well I would’ve survived it without you and I’m glad I never had to find out ♥
