Scarlet Briar

But I pleated it.

Fargoth’s hiding place is a hollow stump in a small pond in town.

i guess this isn't really lore but in the minute amount of hours i've put into morrowind it's the thing that bugs me the most - what the fuck is the deal with fargoth? And his 'hiding place.' i'm too scared to find out for myself

i really, truly, do not have a clue. fargoth scares me 

Darth Traya (Ayem) or Kreia as she referred to herself in game was meant to be the betrayer. (Oh damn you Star Wars and your ever so clever wordplay) However, she was betrayed. The others, Nihilus (Seht?) and Sion (Vehk?) turned on her for not entirely certain reasons. Some believe it was because Traya wanted to kill the force itself, which would make the others weak or possibly just kill off all life. It could also have been simple Sith malice we see so much of, subjugating the weak because they are weak and you are strong etc.

Regardless, the story of Traya is a Jedi that hated the Jedi and became a Sith. A Sith that hated the Sith and became 'nothing'. And it seems 'nothing' quite suited her, as her primary interest in the player character was always their ability to help in destroying the force.

But rambling aside there are a lot of small parallels to be made between the two groups. I imagine if the Tribunal had taken a much different approach to godhood, if they'd come back from red mountain as monsters instead of benevolent Gods, the Triumvirate is quite likely the form they would have assumed. Feeding off the world and it's people, always cautious as to the others.

Not sure if this falls in your circle of interest, but in the Bioware game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 we meet a Sith Triumvirate with each member exhibiting immense, godlike power. A lot of their personalities and styles (though more obviously malicious) seem to overlap with the Tribunal, from the young warrior, the reclusive seeker, and the deceptive queen. I'm wondering if you've ever read into these characters and if so, what similarities you may have found.

i know NOTHING about star wars so reading over their wiki articles i think a lot is going over my head haha. 

i do think it’s interesting that, assuming i’m reading the right triumvirate, the queen was betrayed by the other to? that could be somewhat of a Parallel 

After the absolute fiasco that the Mass Effect books culminated in, I had no interest in remembering anything from the otherwise wonderful and illuminating literature.

the lack of attention the comics and novels get from not only the fans but bioware themselves makes me really sad cause everyone assumes nyreen was the first female turian ever but that’s not entirely true

nyreen was first in-game, yes, but the first visually depicted turian in the whole franchise was lieutenant abrudas, from the comic mass effect: evolution:

and even before abrudas, ambassador orinia [link] has the distinction of being the first female turian in the franchise anywhere, from the novel mass effect: retribution, in which she’s actually a major character.

like idk man i love nyreen but she’s not the first female turian, and it makes me sad that other awesome characters fall by the wayside just because bioware cares so little about its supplementary material it doesn’t even bother letting people know it exists after it’s published

Can we step back for a second though and look at this twitter thread without any blinders whether that be on any level concerning representation in media, to realize how aggressively presumptuous the Twitter OP is being?

Outright, the focus is on ‘their’ culture. On ‘their’ tiny little aspect of this vastly creative effort that has been almost universally loved by those who’ve seen it. Things like this, people trying to control creators, to punish those who want to make something if it isn’t made to ‘their’ specifications, are the modern equivalent of the old Catholic Church arresting artists who made things the organization found “untasteful”.

Outrage culture is just a thing we have to deal with for now. People are going to flip their lids and go on childish vendettas against people that don’t fit their vision of a good artist or media maker. But preemptively throwing an aggressive and accusatory tantrum about something no one has even SEEN yet is where I draw the line.

You want to see representation for your culture? Right now that’s you. And by that example your culture is whiny, self-interested, and narrow minded.

High fantasy worlds based on real life geography and culture amazes me every time! 

You have the power to emulate sounds that you've recently heard, perfectly mimic voices, animal calls, gun fire, as long as it was within about an hour.

You also absorb light on contact, you do not reflect. In shady or dim conditions you may become almost invisible, in direct light it has much less effect.

What is it?

Probably not what the ask was inquiring about but the book, Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diamna Wynne Jones (who was the author behind Howl's Moving Castle) depicts a family of two human parents and their two human and five Griffon children.

It's a delightful and emotional read of satirical high fantasy, blending light interpersonal drama and interdimensional intrigue.

Not to mention the endearing interactions between griffon and human siblings that are constantly astounded by other people's confusion.

"Yes, this is my brother/sister. Why is that so hard to believe?"

Oh and grumpy, sarcastic old dragons.👍

Do you know of any good books or manga that have wholesome human and monster relationships? Also, magnificent blog, my friend~

hmmm, besides for the very basic ones that a lot of people know about - I don’t really have anything. >.< i’m a bit busy and i’ve got a very long reading list. But! I’m sure someone who follows me can give you a good list! 

#SENDHELP#NEEDMEDIA

:p and also thank you bunches!!

Oh my goodness. Breaker warband was what I called the one for my Charrgeneer, Kathraak Cogbreaker! Also she is lovely!

Destrier Dealbreaker is a young Iron Legion soldier in the Breaker Warband. While they all joke that, given her small size, quick wit and skill with a blade that she fell out of the Ash trash apple tree, her ability to garner various parts and equipment at great prices and strike up good deals is incredibly beneficial and they wouldn’t have Destrier any other way. 

To her Warband and close friends, she has the affectionate nickname Desti.

Personally it's my belief that Sid grew up seeing all the other Turians with colony markings and ran up to Vetra "I wanna paint my faceplate too!"

And of course Vetra being the best big sister ever agreed and helped her. Then let Sid paint her markings too. Every so often they repaint the markings, even after Sid found out what they mean. It just became a thing for them.

Why do Vetra and Sid have colony markings?

If they left before Vetra went to basic and presumingly Sid was very young? If their sisters wouldn’t they have the same markings? When is a Turian given their markings? I guess you can keep them if you are no longer apart of the colony… I’m in Turian hell talk to me about Turians….