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๐ด๐๐๐๐: "As High as Honor" ๐บ๐๐๐๐: is a sky-blue falcon soaring upwards, outlined against a white moon on a sky-blue field. ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐: darker hair, lighter skin, and gray or darker eyes with strong Andal traits.
๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ one of the Great noble Houses of the Seven Kingdoms. Their seat is the Eyrie - which is considered impregnable. Their other holding is their Winter castle; the Gates of the Moon (which was once their main seat).
Both castles are next to the Giant's Lance, the tallest mountain in the Vale with the Gates of the Moon in front and the Eyrie further back, nearing the top.
The Arryns have many distant relatives throughout the Vale. However, they are much poorer, the exception are the Arryns of Gulltown. An example is Petyr Baelish - although lesser they are still proud of their name and heritage.
The founder of House Arryn was Ser Artys Arryn, known as the Falcon Knight, and it was founded by the Coming of the Andals. Kingย Roland I Arryn, the grandson of Ser Artys and fourth Arryn king, began the process of building theย Eyrie.
The First Men who did not accept Artys as their king were forced into the Mountains of the Moon, becoming the Vale mountain clans.
During the Conquest, the Arryn and Targaryen fleets fought in a battle in the waters off Gulltown, which resulted in the destruction of the Targaryen fleet and the death of its commanding officer, Daemon Velaryon. Visenya Targaryen, on her dragon Vhagar, burned the Arryn fleet in response.
Visenya was tasked with securing the Vale. So, Visenya flew on Vhagar to obtain the surrender of the Vale of Arryn. When Sharra Arryn, the Queen Regent of the Vale, returned to the Eyrie she found her son sitting on Visenya's lap asking if he could ride the dragon with her. Once Sharra yielded and bent the knee, Ronnel flew twice with Visenya and Vhagar.
The Arryns have since remained Defenders of the Vale and Wardens of the East for the Iron Throne.
Do you also look at your enemy with such loving eyes?
DAVOS BLACKWOOD and AERON BRACKEN House of the Dragon (2024) 2.03
It's so weird talking to people who's view of "here's the way life is for everyone" is shattered as soon as they talk to someone with disabilities (physical, mental illness, any). Like you'll say you'll have a problem and instead of helping you they'll argue with you about how you're not actually facing that problem. Like,
Me: Hey, I'm really struggling to find a job and a part of it is my resume. I was depressed & psychotic during highschool so I didn't do anything to gain skills or achievements to put on my resume. I also don't have anyone to put as a reference. What can I do?
Them: You can add your skills, hobbies, clubs you're in, and different volunteer work you've done! You can also get your teacher as a reference.
Me: I already know what to put on a resume, my issue is that I don't have things that I can use. Also, I'm in my mid 20s so I don't know if I can put my highschool teacher as a reference.
Them: Well if you're a part of a church or an activity group, you could add that. Also, think of any projects you've worked on in the past.
Me: I already know you can put these things on a resume. I'm not looking for suggests of things I've already done, I'm looking for what I can do now if I haven't done anything.
Them: There's no way you didn't do anything during highschool?? What about some odd jobs you definitely did for extra money, like babysitting or mowing the lawn?
Me: I spent all of highschool either in modified classes or in bed doing nothing - not even hobbies, what about that do you not understand?
And then you talk to someone who's also disabled and they're like "Here's a bunch of jobs you can do from home that don't pay much but look good on a resume, here's some free online courses that also look good on a resume, here's how you can be making small amounts of money in the meantime, here's some things you can put besides a professional reference, and here are your rights if your future employer tries to take advantage of your disability - which you probably shouldn't tell them about unless you need accommodations."
And suddenly my will to continue trying returns!
Morfydd on that Elven โSuperiority Complexโ THE RINGS OF POWER (2022)
[+] MORFYDD CLARK [GIF Collection] ๐ท [+] ..more on Galadrielโจ [+] โThe Making of the Rings of Powerโ ๐ฌ
@gameofthronesdaily's HOTD SEASON 2 APPRECIATION WEEK Day Five: New Character โ Addam of Hull
"My brother was ever restless, yearning for some sign of his worth." - Alyn of Hull
It does not take the eye of an eagle to see your thoughts have flown far afield.
BEN DANIELS as CรRDAN the SHIPWRIGHT in The Rings of Power ยป 2.01 "Elven Kings Under the Sky"
โฆ GALADRIEL & ELROND โฆ LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER S2E1 "Elven Kings Under the Sky"
The Rings of Power | Season 2 | Aug 29 - Oct 3, 2024 S2.E1 โ Elven Kings Under the Sky
The rooms' owners!! (Dragon Age The Veilguard spoilers)
Let's start from the easiest ones: Bellara, Emmerich and Neve.
In particular: Bellara (her color scheme, Elven decoration, machinery, the symbol of the Veiljumpers), Emmerich (second chair for Manfred??, skulls everywhere) and my favorite: Neve (a secondary prosthetic leg!, Tevinter serpent symbol, the same windows used in her romance scene).
Now, we are left with Taash, Davrin, Lucanis and Harding.
This is 99% Harding, a bit because of exclusion but also there is camping equipment and as a Scout she might be too used to camping!
About Davrin and Taash:
I explained here at length why I think Taash is in the "prison" like room, and Davrin has the room with the window. Also thanks to egistential on twitter for first opening my eyes about Taash's room and for noticing the Qunari curtains! And thanks to @commonunknowns for noticing that poor destroyed chair in Davrin's room!
And this leaves us to... Lucanis....
I went by exclusion because this room has nothing... The only thing is that it has no windows, and I suppose it could be perfectly sealable if Lucanis is a "dangerous creature"??
(Some silly headcanons about Mortalitasi and Nevarran traditions that ended up leading me to Emmrich. How typical.)
We don't actually know all that much about Nevarra and their customs. World of Thedas and some of the in-game codex tells us some key points: strong royal families, a rich history of dragon hunting, an elite group of mages rumored to be heavily involved in makings of the country, and, of course, the thing that this country is most famous for - the fascination with the dead.
Our very own Nevarran companion mentions a couple of things about her home country:
And even though she doesn't seem fond of Mortalitasi practices or Nevarran customs surrounding the dead, she admits that some stories that pervade the South are greatly exaggerated:
(I feel so called out)
This makes me think that this interest in the dead is still a personal choice. I doubt that an average Nevarran is obsessed with those rituals any more than an average person from Ferelden is with theirs - those are just a part of their traditions that obviously affect their lives in unique ways, but that is all.
Now, Nevarran nobility are a different matter. They are said to start the construction of their tombs very early in life - lavishly decorated palaces with gardens, ballrooms and bathhouses. A sign of power and wealth for them, and that I can believe.
But when it comes to Mortalitasi, do they, in general, care as much? Do they take all these things, all these rituals, to extreme somehow, professional pride and all?
How much would a Mortalitasi care about their own tomb? Would Mortalitasi friends and colleagues ever promise to lead the other's ceremony depending on who dies first? "Oh, I'll totally mummify you if you're the one to go first, don't you worry, I know you think that Markus is getting sloppy".
The coffin sharing is also not unheard of (the spouses from The Flame Eternal), and I wonder if it's ever used as a grand gesture - to ask someone to be placed in the same tomb?
(And just imagine how messy this could get, the way people are. Building a tomb together only to have a falling out, what are you even supposed to do after that?)
Would it be romantic then, to tell your significant other that you don't want to ever part from them, even in death?
Beacause imagine Emmrich writing a quick letter to his friend from the Mourn Watch (Johanna, if they are still friends after all these years, or Myrna), "doing fine, on a saving the world business trip, will be back when I can; could I trouble you with a favor - a bigger coffin, installed in my tomb, not urgent, just whenever you have the time."
When the reply comes and his friend is (obviously) asking for a reason for such a sudden change, he just looks at Rook from the corner of his eye and replies with "no particular reason, just felt like it."
@gameofthronesdaily's HOTD SEASON 2 APPRECIATION WEEK Day 5: New Character(s) โ Cregan Stark
โณ Starks do not forget their oaths, My Prince. But you must know that my gaze is forever torn between north and south. In winter, my duty to the Wall is even more dire than the one I owe to Kingโs Landing.
HOTD S2 APPRECIATION WEEK DAY 5: New Characters -> Simon Strong, Alys Rivers, Sharako Lohar & Oscar Tully (insp)
Medieval arched street in the village of Guimerร (Ponent, Catalonia).
Photo by imatge_medieval on Instagram.
The Wandering Warden: Darvis Brosca
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Collages reflecting my ideas about fashion in Thedas (part 1).
The following references were used:
Ferelden: Fashion of Tudor England
Orlais: French and Venetian fashion
Tevinter: Byzantine and Ottoman costumes
Antiva: Italian Renaissance
Nevarra: Art Nouveau Fashion
Love it when mages/spellcasters in stories have slightly otherworldly traits. Unnatural eye colors/pupil shapes, unusual skin tones/hues, sharp/animal like teeth, nails, or ears, fur/horns/scales/feathers where they'd normally have none, etc.
thoughts on bellara? c:
Love her design! I agree orange and green do belong in each otherโs arms. Very tender about her apple cheeks.
I know people love to grill her for her MASSIVE hair but I do think there was an asian influence to that choice. Look at some of these recreations of ancient chinese hairstyles! Very big and very bold.
big heavy hair was a quintessential look in korea also! so much so that it got outlawed lol. ์น์๋จธ๋ฆฌ ๐
and her halla pin reminds me of our ๋น๋ . they were historically carved into animals too like dragons and ducks!
