This Earth Is Beautiful

🎨 by  JessicaGlaspyArt

Toxic- Ashnikko

if you see this post you’re legally obligated to reply to it with your current favorite song

I have been using alligators as the base for dragons in a book I am writing. Please make me regret my decision and tell me some cursed facts about them!

contrary to popular belief, american alligators can survive the occasional deep freeze just fine!

they do so by entering a torpor state that’s basically a short-term hibernation, but first they make a big ol’ hole in the ice and stick their face out of it so they can breathe until the thaw comes.

depending on how long the freeze lasts, this may mean that the hole literally freezes shut around their faces, and abruptly the swamp by your house is now a skating rink with built-in pit trap hazards.

don’t worry about them though, they’re fine! as long as they have access to open air, they’ll wake up when the temperature rises again and go back to lurking around pretending to be logs, though they may bonk around disorientedly for a few days afterwards. 

“the shit was THAT about??? humans better stop fucking with the climate, I swear.”

overall, the alligators probably weathered the Great Blizzard of ‘21 better than the humans did.

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Medusa Doodle

wtfff is happening?? currently in the dinging hall just chilling but WTf? common theme throughout my morning idk why, dk how- again just the thought WTF

Ward Types and Components

For the purpose of this article, “ward” is defined as: a wall of energy with a purpose. These are different types of protective wards and components. 

Anti-Detection: Prevents you/your area from being sensed by hostile forces in the first place. 

Reflection Ward: Repels any outside magical attacks.

Wall Ward: Simply prevents entry/provides a barrier, just like a regular physical wall does. 

Offensive Ward: Damages the intruder upon entry/touch. 

Redirect portal: Entering this ward will teleport the intruder to another place. 

Illusion Wards: Mess up the intruder’s senses in some way. Can make the ward much thicker than it seems to be, or even cast the illusion of being somewhere else. 

Binding Wards: Condense into a binding that will limit the intruder’s ability in some way. 

Minor Hex/Debuff: Cast a curse on the intruder. This can be temporary, wearing off as soon as the intruder leaves or a short time afterwards, or permanent (as can be). 

Sensor:  This component senses anything and feeds that information to the other wards/to other security systems in place. 

Warnings: A ward component whose only purpose is to warn the intruder. This component contains a prerecorded message. Usually of impending doom if the intruder proceeds. 

Energy Drainer: A component that drains the energy of the intruder, so as to tire them out. Can also be used to redirect hostile energies elsewhere, where it cannot harm you. 

The more detailed and aggressive portions, and the portion on recommended ward layers, have been cut out for the safety of the community. To see the complete version of this and other articles on advanced magic, please join my Patreon here. 

Scott Scheidly

Yes!!!!! My soul is fae light and I’ve learned how my space has become a “safe space” for many fair folk!!! I absolutely love them!

I love working with the fae so much. Are they dangerous? Absolutely. Is it worth the risk? 100%. I adore the fair folk that I work with and have formed an unbreakable bond with them. They mean the world to me.