Purple Elf Lady Bad

Casual enjoyer of evil things and morally dubious decisions. Collector of evil elves.

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Master Fic Post

I figured that since I've written a lot, I'd create a bit of a master post to create easy access links to the things that I've written for those interested. These things will be scattered both on Tumblr and AO3. A mass majority of these will involve Minthara, but not all of them. A mass majority of them will also include my OC, Daedra. But, not all of them. This post will be frequently updated as I write new stuff, and I currently have a few ideas bouncing around my head right now.

Height Difference

Minthara Kiss Appreciation Day!

FICS

To Be Free From the Gods (AO3) - Complete

One Shots and Side Stories (AO3) - supplementary to To Be Free From the Gods, Complete

I Want This One (AO3) - Complete

Guilty Parties (AO3) - Complete

The First Thrall (AO3) - Complete

SHADOWHEART ORIGIN PLAYTHROUGH

The Story so Far (Tumblr) - complete -> Act 1, Act 2, Act 3

Playthrough Updates (Tumblr) - complete

The Grove Raid

The Shadow Curse Lands and rescuing Minthara

The Creche and Act 1 Shenaninanigans

Act 2 Shenaninanigans

The Gauntlet of Shar

Moonrise and End of Act 2

Beginning of Act 3

Rivington

More Rivington Shenaninanigans

Bhaal Stuff

The Wizard

Speedrun

The Foundry and Gortash

Orin

Doomsday

SIDE STORIES

The Knock Out Exploit (AO3)

Masters of Chaos (AO3)

Night Orchids (Tumblr)

CULT DISSECTIONS

Why Shadowheart is a bad Sharran

Cults & Individuality: Shadowheart

Cults & Individuality: Orin

Cults & Autonomy: The Bhaalspawn

Cults & Autonomy: The True Souls

Cults & Autonomy: Lae'zel and the Gith

Cults & Crisis: The Exiled Drow

Cults & Love

The Family Cult: House Baenre

NSFW

Heat of the Moon (AO3) - Shadowheart x Minthara

Rekindling (AO3) - Shadowheart x Minthara

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4 and 12 for the Pride asks? OC of your choice!

Teehee! Thanks for the ask @exuberantblade!

4. Is your oc's environment supportive about their identity? How does this impact them?

Daedra is pansexual and she is attracted to both men and women, although she does have a preference for women. The surface is supportive of her sexuality, but Menzoberranzan not so much. It's a problem that impacted Daedra before her lobotomy where she was late to acknowledge her attraction to men and remained DL even when she went to the surface. But post-lobotomy Daedra has not experienced that much prejudice nor any strict expectations on her sexuality. She is much quicker to acknowledge and express attraction to men.

Aidan is a cishet man. It has never been an issue for him personally on the surface. However, his first experience with gender based bigotry was when he went on an expedition to the Underdark for the first time.

12.Does/did your oc ever wish they could change the way they are? Why? If it's in the past, how did they get over the feeling? (this can be about internalized homo/transphobia)

At some point, yes, Daedra did wish she could stop being attracted to men. She didn't like the shame that she felt for her attraction to men and she was too scared to really be open about it. In her mind, if she could somehow cut it out, then she wouldn't have to live with that guilt. She was only able to overcome this by having a lobotomy and literally forgetting that she has a cultural expectation to be ashamed of her sexuality.

Aidan has never really wished he could change his sexuality or identity. The only time he was ever really curious was for his sexuality and has explored it, but he did come to the conclusion he very much is heterosexual.

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1, 5, 15, and 19 for Daedra pls! (for the creating ocs asks)

Yippee! More Daedra posting! Thanks @thepoisonjackal

15 and 19 I already answered over hear. Since these two were already answered, you can get two freebies if you wish!

1. What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)? 

I just know one of my moots is going to throw a chair at me for admitting this, but the first thing I decided on about Daedra was that she was going to be a warlock. Yes, my very first playthrough of Daedra was as a warlock. It wasn't until I decided to write her down on paper and gave her dialogue and a personality that was no longer constrained to the same 3 options of a video game that I realized Daedra is not a charisma main at all.

I immediately changed her class to Rogue (since Gortash described Durge as an Assassin), which developed into Ranger/Rogue/Cleric. I also had to substantially change many aspects of her personality to fit her new class to which the character I have now is no longer even the same character I had when I first created her. The version of her y'all know now from my very first fic, I have versioned as Daedra 3.0. However, I did take the original Daedra and still kept some of those initial warlock characteristics and tweaked them just a little and made her Daedra 1.1 who I now consider to be my pre-lobotomy Daedra. So my little warlock still exists, she just goes by a different name now.

5. Is there any significance behind their hair color? 

Daedra's hair color is white, which is just a genetic condition of her being a drow. The wavyness was just me picking a hair style at random in the character creator. In all the screenshots I've posted, she has red streaks in her hair. But, Daedra doesn't dye her hair. No, those red streaks are blood...

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15, 16, and 19 for Daedra and Aidan?

Thanks for the ask @sisterdomina!

15. What is something about your OC that can make you laugh? 

Daedra's impulsivity and lack of foresight. I've always loved how situations become exponentially worse because she cannot control herself. Starting fights that didn't need to happen, being tackled to the ground by her companions because she tries to set off fireworks inside the house, blowing up a holy religious sight and killing everyone inside because she saw something shiny on a pedastool and thought it'd be a pretty good mace for Shadowheart.

For Aidan, I like writing him as a dude that things just happen to him. He isn't given a choice on quests, he gets foisted into them. And whenever he plans a quest of his own, it never goes in the way that he expects them to go into. He can be a very serious person, so I like putting him in unserious situations and having to deal with unserious people.

16. What is something about your OC that can make you cry? 

Thinking about the night Daedra's urges first arised and she awoke from a blackout to find her parents murdered. The way her little body ached from the physical act of stabbing them and her throwing up. Her burying the bodies in the backyard and frantically trying to clean up all the blood. She couldn't get anything clean, so she left home and never went back.

Aidan falls in love way too quickly and way too deeply. It's only sad because it's always with the wrong person. Always with someone who takes advantage of him, always with someone who lies to him, and always with someone who could never be as devoted to him as he is to them. This man always has a broken heart.

19. What is your favorite fact about your OC?

Daedra is ambidextrous and has a high aptitude for magic. She can learn how to use any weapon and magic spell with very minimal practice. Too bad she isn't smart enough to be a wizard though...

Aidan has dual colored hair thanks to his drow heritage (he is a half-drow). So, his hair isn't gray, but has an even mix of black hairs and white hairs.

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Questions About Creating Your OCs

‘Cause sometimes the stories of how OCs come to be are just as interesting as the OCs, themselves. Tell me how your virtual kids came into the world.

What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)? 

Did you design them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind? 

How did you choose their name? 

In developing their backstory, what elements of the world they live in played the most influential parts? 

Is there any significance behind their hair color? 

Is there any significance behind their eye color? 

Is there any significance behind their height? 

What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story? 

Are they based off of you, in some way? 

If they have an LI, how much of their character is tailored to be compatible to that person? 

Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation? 

What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)? 

How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all? 

If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be? 

What is something about your OC can make you laugh? 

What is something about your OC can make you cry? 

Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story? 

What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC? 

What is your favorite fact about your OC?

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It's the same cycle repeating over and over...

When it was the Last of Us, they all loved and adored Ellie. They said that if they were Joel, they don't think they could have made a different choice. They said they would have doomed humanity just to save her. But when she became her own protagonist and lives knowing her life damned humanity, they couldn't hate her more because she "stole" the spotlight from Joel.

When it was the Witcher, they all loved and adored Ciri. They walked to the ends of the earth, conducted risky rituals for her, hoped between portals that Geralt hates. They wanted what was best for her, they wanted the best ending, they wanted her to walk in Geralt's footsteps and become a Witcher. But when she became her own protagonist and actually became the Witcher they pushed her to be, they couldn't hate her more because she "stole" the spotlight from Geralt.

I didn't play God of War, but it's the same thing cycle repeating. The entire first game, they spent walking around the various Nordic realms, battling against gods just to spread Faye's ashes. A journey that allowed Kratos to reflect on himself and who he would like to be for his son. The memory of Faye allowed Kratos to become a better man. But when she became her own protagonist and is now in the, eh, "rest" that Kratos gave her, they couldn't hate her more because she "stole" the spotlight from Kratos.

They only love and appreciate women as characters, so long as they always remain secondary to a man and support his story. They have never cared about these women nor saw them as their own people but extensions of the men around them. And when it's time for the women to have their own stories and we see who they are on their own without these men, they are viewed as "replacements". The very women that they dedicated an entire journey for, they suddenly treat as if their continued existence is a slight against the man in the story. These men were willing to sacrifice everything and put themselves in harms way just for these women. And now that the women get to live the life these men gave them, they fucking hate them. What was the point then? What was the point of damning humanity for Ellie if you were going to hate her for surviving and having the pay the price of her own salvation? What was the point of fighting the Wild Hunt for Ciri if you were going to hate her for becoming exactly like her dad? And what was the point of remembering Faye if you didn't even want to know who she was in the first place?

Pathetic.

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Happy pride

All the bg3 companions are pansexual, and saying they're exclusively sapphic or gay (or straight bc I've seen that too 😭) is erasure.

Thank you.

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7 17 please

Thanks for the ask friendo @dandelion-bride!

7. Is there something that could cause your oc to question their identity? What?

I don't think there is really anything specific and Daedra doesn't spent too much pondering it either. She really doesn't like to spend time self reflecting. Something would have to happen in front of her that would compel her to seriously think about something and how it might apply to her. And if something gets too uncomfortable, she just stops thinking about it. Post-lobotomy Daedra is very similar, but felt a little less burdened. She was less afraid of how she'd be perceived and felt more comfortable to explore herself, should something happen that makes her question.

17. Do you share identity with any of your ocs? Which ones?

Yes! My hunter from Bloodborne is non-binary and so am I. I don't really relate to any gender and I don't feel an internal resonance with any of them. My hunter is my only non-binary OC and probably the one I relate to the most. Especially when we consider the inherent femininity of Bloodborne. My hunter was one who felt the burden of femininity (as they were born female), but felt no need to be feminine or be and do what others expected them to be solely because they were born a certain way.

Personally, I don't like to label it but I do have an attraction to women. I guess sapphic is the closest label I'd give it. It's an experience that I share with all of my OC's as they all like women (don't think I have a single one that is only attracted to men, lol).

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9 and 14 please!!

Yippee! Thanks for questions my friend @arach-tinilith! Tag game hear!

9. Are there cultural or lore specific aspects to their identity? If applicable, does their species affect it?

Since pre-lobotomy Daedra grew up in the trenches of Menzoberranzan, she by default considered herself to only be attracted to women and severely misunderstood how she felt about men. She willingly embraced and engaged in her attraction for women. For the first few decades of her life, she felt shame and guilt for feeling any level of attraction towards men. It was easy to ignore. She was a truant who lingered around Arach Tinilith for far longer than she should, so it was easy to pretend that she totally didn't like men like that when there were rarely men around. It wasn't until she left the Underdark and had interactions with men in which there would be no social ridicule that she started to explore that side of her sexuality. But because of the society she is from, it was still hard for her to openly admit to others. So yes, she loved and fucked men, but she was DL with them. It wasn't until she had her lobotomy that she no longer had those restraints and freely expressed her attraction for women and men.

14. Do you have ocs on the aro or ace spectrum?

Yes! My hunter from Bloodborne is asexual and non-binary! They're definitely one of my underdeveloped OC's, but that was one thing that was very clear in my mind about them. (I also headcanon the hunter from Bloodborne being asexual)

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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈PRIDE THEMED OC ASK GAME🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Bc I wanted one and didn't find it so. Here

[Send ask aimed at a specific character]

1. What's your oc's gender identity? What's their relationship to their gender?

2. What's your oc's orientation? (Romantic/sexual/platonic alterous ect) Do they have opinions about it?

3. How did your oc discover themself? Did something cause them to question, or did they always know?

4. Is your oc's environment supportive about their identity? How does this impact them?

5. How did you figure out your oc's identity?

6. How does your oc feel about labels? Theirs, or in general?

7. Is there something that could cause your oc to question their identity? What?

8. Have they had struggles with their identity, be it due to internal or external reasons?

9. Are there cultural or lore specific aspects to their identity? If applicable, does their species affect it?

10. Does your oc celebrate Pride? How?

11. Is your oc open about their identity? Are they more lowkey or more blunt about it? Why or why not?

12. Does/did your oc ever wish they could change the way they are? Why? If it's in the past, how did they get over the feeling? (this can be about internalized homo/transphobia)

13. Would your oc be open to a poly relationship? Why or why not?

[Not aimed at a specific character] / [Aimed at creator]

14. Do you have ocs on the aro or ace spectrum?

15. Do any of your ocs use neopronouns? Which ones?

16. Did you ever change an oc's identity when they were already established? Why?

17. Do you share identity with any of your ocs? Which ones?

18. Do you prefer to give your ocs specific labels, or keep it unspecified? Why? If applicable, do you change their labels depending on circumstance?

19. Do you have preferences about depicting homo/transphobia in your stories? What, and why? Does it vary by story?

20. Have your ocs helped you in self discovery? How?

21. Free ramble card wee

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Happy pride month everyone!

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'do you think you're superior for not using AI in your work' thank you for asking! yes i do

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Y'all should definitely create at least 2 OC's and then have them kiss. The real magic is making them have a sloppy breakup where one moves on and is well adjusted while the other will spend the rest of their life yearning.

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A general PSA that I want to get out there is that nobody is immune to falling into a cult. Nobody. You are not immune to falling into a cult. Believe me, they will find a way to wrap you up in one. This is why you absolutely should be aware of the tactics they use because you have to actively combat them wherever they happen. It will require a conscious and deliberate effort on your part, because cults do know how to slip under the radar.

"Well, I'm smart enough not to-" shut up. Cults do not operate on logic or reasoning, and instead use emotionally exploitive tactics. Intelligence and emotion are not mutually exclusive. Even intelligent people find themselves enthralled by one. In fact, cults often need intelligent people to provide that appeal to superiority and intellect within the cult, and to give it some semblance of legitimacy to those on the outside. Because nobody would reasonably suspect that an intelligent person is in a cult because you want to believe there is a such thing as being "smart enough" not to. Not to mention, cults needs the skills of intelligent and trained professionals, like lawyers and doctors. People want to believe that you have to be stupid or unintelligent to fall into a cult. None of that is true. I am sure you are smart. Your intelligence does not make you immune.

"Well, I'm not religious so I would never-" shut up. Cults do not require a formal religion per say nor do they require a god. But they do stir up similar religious fervor within their members. The cult becomes your religion and The Idol becomes your god. And it is something that can happen very subtly and you would not even realize it.

"Well, I would be able to tell-" shut up. Cults do not advertise themselves as cults and are really good at putting on appearances. There are plenty of cults around you that you would never suspect of being a cult. Nobody ever joins a cult, they are either born into one or get manipulated into one. Members that are enthralled by the cult also do not see themselves as being in a cult either. In fact, they think you are in a cult for disagreeing with them. Hell, there are probably organizations that don't realize they are cults. You would only ever recognize what a cult is if and only if you know what to look for. If you happen to find yourself enthralled by a cult, you would not realize it until you leave.

"Well, they would never be able to convince me to-" shut up. Yes, they can. When you're going through the Welcome to the Cult seminar, they do not start off by having you drink the koolaid that has been laced with cyanide. Because that would obviously turn you away. Instead, they slowly inch you closer and closer to that point. Each step you take seems like a logical and appropriate progression, meanwhile you are being slowly further radicalized. They will withhold, manipulate, and even provide you with false data that seems real and legitimate, but it is intended to share only the view they want you to believe. It is a false reality, but they will make you think it to be real and true.

"Well, they could never cut-" shut up. Yes, they will cut you off from your friends and family. They will slowly convince you that your friends and family are against you in one way or another. Convince you that your loved ones hate you, they are conspiring against you, they don't want you to succeed, they don't believe you. That your loved ones are misguided, that they are tortured souls who need to be saved and only you can save them, they are misinformed and only you know the truth. They will either get you to cut off your loved ones, or they turn you into someone so toxic that your loved ones cut you off first. And if your friends and family cut you off, the cult will embrace you and say it's for the best. They will do everything in their power to ensure they are the only influence in your life.

I'm sure there is a name for this type of fallacy (if it can be called a fallacy), but the belief that you could never fall for something because you think it would be obvious actually makes you oblivious to it. Cults are not obvious and heavily rely on plausible deniability. They will hide behind well intended and even altruistic messaging so they seem benevolent or harmless when under scrutiny. If you truly think you are immune to falling into a cult, you are making yourself far more vulnerable. Please, I beg you, stop believing you are above social engineering.

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Maybe it's just cause I've spent so many years as a lurker and only recently started interacting with fandom and I'm simply not used to it. But holy shit do some people make me want to stab pencils into my eyes. Folks, acknowledging that sexism exists within a fandom space is not an indictment on the entire fandom nor does it mean every single person within the fandom is guilty by association. Acknowledging that sexism exists also does not mean that every single critique that can be made of a character is innately rooted in sexism. And no, acknowledging that sexism exists does not make someone a sexist.

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Me: Minthara's primary directive in the Emerald Environs is to retrieve the Prism by any means necessary, an order given to her by Ketheric, one of the Absolute's Chosen. It isn't an order she can refuse, literally. Her beef with the grove is she suspects it to be harboring a weapon of mass destruction who wishes to use it to harm the Absolute and Her followers. They are heretics and follow what she believes to be a "false god". Her oath to the Absolute is the same she made to Lolth, to destroy all those who would defy the Absolute. She does not perceive a single individual of the grove to be innocent as they all act against the Absolute and she is thus oath bound to destroy them all. The druids are already marked by the Absolute as enemies and Ketheric has plans for them. Her concern then falls on the tieflings as that is who she saw when she read your mind to get the location of the grove. She saw the infiltrators hide behind the tieflings, leading her to suspect it is the tieflings hiding the weapon, and believing them to be the ones in charge of the grove as its primary defenders (she did not look far enough into your memories to learn of the druids, she only cared to learn its location and does not have the full picture of the grove situation). She leverages the racial prejudice against tieflings that already exists on the surface as a means of convincing you to help her raid the grove should you show hesitation, going as far as calling them "desperate", "hellspawn", and alleges that no one would care if they died any way.

This fandom for some reason: UwU, Minthara hates immigrants!

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Every once in a while, I am reminded that Daedra did go to medical school and graduated second in her class. Sometimes, I'm not sure if I should be impressed or horrified by this fact. Let's be grateful she isn't practicing anymore.