Husband and I watched Encanto today. Good movie, 7.5/10, some things in the story felt a little off/rushed but the songs are good and I would murder for uncle Bruno
also is there ANY latin american child who has not heavily identified with Luisa or Mirabel
Katniss does a leggy thingy
an assorted collection of hot mages
The more I think about it, the more and more I feel like blood is the thing that holds all of the dragon age lore together. And it can be broken down into a few main categories.
I’ve debated on whether or not “blood magic” should also be it’s own category, but I think it more stems off of or encompasses these other categories rather than being its own component.
What’s intriguing to me, is we encounter these three main categories very early on in Dragon Age: Origins through The Joining, the man ingredients of which are:
The Joining itself is technically a form of blood magic.
And then we get into some interesting connections between the three and the Fade:
I feel like these things are all connected in some way, and we’re just missing pieces to fit it all together.
I feel like if I were to draw a diagram with connected dots these should all connect and reveal something, so I tried that and got a combobulated mess.
I would love other thoughts, theories, things I missed on this.
Additional thought - is the Black City black because it’s tainted?
pretty sure it is. there’s the part about the gold city being corrupted into the black city and tevinter magisters get blamed
then in the DA2 Legacy DLC corypheus insists that it was already corrupted
I can’t remember exact wording right now. Someone else probably does, though.
Found it on his wiki page:
“The light. We sought the golden light. You offered… the power of the gods themselves. But it was… black… corrupt. Darkness… ever since. How long?”
So I guess the question is, was the Black City always there? Or was it something Solas created to lock away the taint behind the Veil as well as the evanuris?
EDIT: Also Coryphheus says that he and the other Magisters took the taint willingly into their bodies to increase their power. Maybe that’s what Aurelian Titus meant when he said the Magisters were close to dominating the Fade but needed Great Dragon blood. That blood would have given them a resistance to the taint, which I can only assume drove them mad? Because Corypheus doesn’t remember what happened after that.
Still doesn’t make sense how blood magic can make it difficult to enter the Fade but still be a means of sundering it and mastering it.
my theory on why blood magic makes it difficult to enter the fade is that, well… blood is a manifestation of the physical, while the Fade is the metaphysical, and Lyrium is a bridge between the metaphysical and physical - it’s titan blood and exists in both ‘realms’, so i’m guessing that Titans are part of the Fade that was, idk, ripped from it when the Veil went up. And we know by Templars using magic that you can affect reality with your willpower without needing a from-birth special connection to the Fade.
But they’re like… mutually exclusive. Mages use a connection to the Fade to fuel their magic, and Templars use a connection to reality (and some lyrium, although it’s not actually necessary) to counter it. Templars may not use their blood to fuel magic, but they’re using their bodies.
So if a mage uses blood - a manifestation of the physical - to use magic, what they’re doing is weakening their connection to the Fade. Blocking parts of it.So just as much as the Fade is a means of sundering and mastering the physical reality, and inhabitants of the Fade have great difficulty existing in this world, the physical world is a means of sundering and mastering the Fade, while their inhabitants have great difficulty existing in the Fade.
Trixx, transforme-moi !
zenosanalytic replied to your post “zenosanalytic replied to your post “As someone who is from a country…”
they also made a soccer song, apparently, called “Represent” though, having listened to it, it didn’t sound particularly soccery to me
I could not explain what a QB blitz is to you without looking it up. Presumably it’d be a blitz meant to sack the Quarterback(the guy who throws the ball) but all Blitzes are aimed at that.
USian football is very alien to me. i’m guessing from this that it’s something like what the zaga does in real football (:P), only it has a weird name because usians love naming things.
Represent didn’t sound soccery at all to me, but that’s because i have heard this song playing basically three times a week from the day i was born until i stopped watching TV:
I am certainly no Sportsballer, but I’ll try to explain the USian Footsball Mystery that is “the quarterback” u_u I will be Very Humble, Extremely Accurate, and Indubitably Focused :|
Basically, everyone in The Football is a Back of somesort. How do they decide who is which sort of Back? Are physical measurements of anterior torsos involved?? Are arcane sorceries???
I cannot say the answers to these questions u_u
BUT I CAN say that the Quarterback(or Thrower, or Ballman) stands in the middle of The Formation, behind the Bigmen(or Tacklers, or Linebackers. Because they are Backs who stand in a Line, presumably), and Calls The Plays, and Throws The Ball(or Oinkflesh, or Pigskin, or Porkoval) to either the Quickmen(or Rushers, or Runningbacks. Because they are Backs who Run, presumably), or the Widemen(or Catchers, or Wide-Receivers, because they Receive The Pig Widely. Just… Receive That Pork directly In The Wide. This is one of Two positions I know of which is Not A Back, and Totally Not A Metaphor for M/M).
If the Ballman is particularly Tricksy, and just full-to-brimming with the Planjuices, then the Throwback might -MIGHT- give the Squealegg NOT to the Quickmen NOR to the Widemen, but to the other non-back(but actually a back in a Totally Not-Sex-Pun-Ready Way): the Tight-End
—-Innuendo Intermission—- :| :| :| :| :| :| —-Innuendo Exeunt—-
The Tight-Ends(:|)(or Tightmen[:| :|], or Endbacks[:| :| :|]) Go Both Ways(:| :| :| :|). They can be both Lineback AND Wideback, and sometimes EVEN a Runback if the Planman Thrower Xtreme is Very Particularly Tricksy and The Formation is Conducive to Lateral Movement. They can Switch(:| :| :| :| :|) is what I’m saying. That is what I am laying down, right here infront of your eyes. Endmen can even(I think?) regift the ball they have been given, either Intimately or By Tele(which is Crass u_u), to Other Backs on The Green, meaning they can truly do All The Backwork(:| :| :| :| :| :|) in this, The Fulsomest Game Of The USA.
One might even say the Tight-Ends are Panbacks. Panback, obvsl and of course, has no multiple entendres to imply emoticonically, but only the One that they CAN DO IT ALL. Truly: they are Indeed the Tightest Of The Mens u_u u_u(But also: :| :| :| :| :| :| :| ::::|)
Where was I?
Ah Yes!
So THAT, my Dear, Dear, Dear, Sweet, Precious, Sweet, Dear, Dear, Dear eFriend from Brazil, is what a Quarterman is u_u u_u u_u
Thank You, O Zenefriend of Great Wisdom. I am Edified, and Enlightened, and In Possession Of Fathomless Knowledge. I Have Giggled At the Innuendos, and now feel that I have improved considerably as a person thanks to my knowledge of both M/M Sexy Sportsballs Metaphors and Not-Rugby.
Exactly. It’s NOT Rugby. It’s the FURTHEST THING from Rugby. We even named it after Football so how could it be Rugby??? I’m glad we’re all on the same page, Here, on The Internet, over the question of this Not-Rugby Business u_u u_u u_u
zenosanalytic replied to your post “zenosanalytic replied to your post “As someone who is from a country…”
they also made a soccer song, apparently, called “Represent” though, having listened to it, it didn’t sound particularly soccery to me
I could not explain what a QB blitz is to you without looking it up. Presumably it’d be a blitz meant to sack the Quarterback(the guy who throws the ball) but all Blitzes are aimed at that.
USian football is very alien to me. i’m guessing from this that it’s something like what the zaga does in real football (:P), only it has a weird name because usians love naming things.
Represent didn’t sound soccery at all to me, but that’s because i have heard this song playing basically three times a week from the day i was born until i stopped watching TV:
I am certainly no Sportsballer, but I’ll try to explain the USian Footsball Mystery that is “the quarterback” u_u I will be Very Humble, Extremely Accurate, and Indubitably Focused :|
Basically, everyone in The Football is a Back of somesort. How do they decide who is which sort of Back? Are physical measurements of anterior torsos involved?? Are arcane sorceries???
I cannot say the answers to these questions u_u
BUT I CAN say that the Quarterback(or Thrower, or Ballman) stands in the middle of The Formation, behind the Bigmen(or Tacklers, or Linebackers. Because they are Backs who stand in a Line, presumably), and Calls The Plays, and Throws The Ball(or Oinkflesh, or Pigskin, or Porkoval) to either the Quickmen(or Rushers, or Runningbacks. Because they are Backs who Run, presumably), or the Widemen(or Catchers, or Wide-Receivers, because they Receive The Pig Widely. Just... Receive That Pork directly In The Wide. This is one of Two positions I know of which is Not A Back, and Totally Not A Metaphor for M/M).
If the Ballman is particularly Tricksy, and just full-to-brimming with the Planjuices, then the Throwback might -MIGHT- give the Squealegg NOT to the Quickmen NOR to the Widemen, but to the other non-back(but actually a back in a Totally Not-Sex-Pun-Ready Way): the Tight-End
----Innuendo Intermission---- :| :| :| :| :| :| ----Innuendo Exeunt----
The Tight-Ends(:|)(or Tightmen[:| :|], or Endbacks[:| :| :|]) Go Both Ways(:| :| :| :|). They can be both Lineback AND Wideback, and sometimes EVEN a Runback if the Planman Thrower Xtreme is Very Particularly Tricksy and The Formation is Conducive to Lateral Movement. They can Switch(:| :| :| :| :|) is what I’m saying. That is what I am laying down, right here infront of your eyes. Endmen can even(I think?) regift the ball they have been given, either Intimately or By Tele(which is Crass u_u), to Other Backs on The Green, meaning they can truly do All The Backwork(:| :| :| :| :| :|) in this, The Fulsomest Game Of The USA.
One might even say the Tight-Ends are Panbacks. Panback, obvsl and of course, has no multiple entendres to imply emoticonically, but only the One that they CAN DO IT ALL. Truly: they are Indeed the Tightest Of The Mens u_u u_u(But also: :| :| :| :| :| :| :| ::::|)
Where was I?
Ah Yes!
So THAT, my Dear, Dear, Dear, Sweet, Precious, Sweet, Dear, Dear, Dear eFriend from Brazil, is what a Quarterman is u_u u_u u_u
Zenofriend did you see the New Amplified Official Homestuck Personality quiz????? what are!!! your thoughts!!!
Ok! This is VERY LATE, but I am finally ready to give My Extended Zodiac Thoughts. This is Long :|:
witchknights replied to your post “Minor EZodiac Interlude”
its not working on chrome either lol
O_O Well, someone clearly coded the graphic to be there; myb someone forgot to properly close a line? Is, perhaps, a > missing somewhere XD XD
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i love this so much
Thank nwn
I was wondering, are there any mythical creatures that looks like moles or act in a similar way?
There sure are! Here’s a few to get you started.
The yin shu is a big digging mouse from Siberia:
The fayettes are fairies who spend a good deal of their time as moles:
And the lavellan is, according to some, a water mole:
witchknights replied to your post “BREAKING: Hurricane Harvey upgraded in Gulf of Mexico; bearing down on...”
good luck! :~
Thanks! Hopefully I won’t need it, and we’ll just get a few days of 5+inches of rain and non-storm-force winds :/
That’s it! The discourse is over, just like that
I know you didn't say anything about hating vegans or anything but are we actually doing a bad job? like is all of this just a lie and not actually helping the environment or anything :/ because one of the biggest reason for me to go vegan is cause of environmental issues and all
I don’t hate vegans, not the ones that aren’t spreading misinformation or think they are on some sort of moral high ground to everyone else. But I don’t agree with it myself because it is all superficial, without any proper action if I’m being honest.
And when there is action it’s usually targeted at the wrong issue and does more harmful then good. My main issue is that vegans see animals as very individual. They want to save every single cow or pig or chicken without thinking about it rationally or about the horrible impact that would have no important species (species that are actually vital to ecosystems). Veganism fails to see the bigger more important picture.
“Saving” domesticated farm animals is not important. I’m sorry but it’s just not. Not when it means “saving” these animals will have drastic negative effects.
I mean there are always ways that agricultural and animal industries can be improved. But just refusing to buy meat or use animal products don’t change anything. And realistically we’re not going to stop eating meat or producing wool ect. You have to understand that and accept it and look at ways to improve those processes not try and shut them down completely.
And more veganism just means more demand for certain crops, which require more land clearing + more pesticides ect. Veganism is just as bad for the environment and animals as any other diet is. In a capitalist society there really isn’t any ethical consumption.
The world and the environment can’t survive under a capitalist society. Capitalism is what’s stopping us from using green energy solutions or inverting more. Not because these solutions are “expensive” or hard to make or whatever use excuses are being made. It’s because they won’t make as much money as easily.
Just like buying honey isn’t going to “save the bees” or turning the tap off when you brush your teeth won’t save water. They’re things corporations and company’s push because they’re easy and shift the blame onto consumers and away from them.
We need to look into real solutions. Realistic solutions that aren’t just superficial I-want-to-feel-good-without-doing-anything-too-hard “solutions” but real ones. And they need to be towards actual important significant issues. Animals being killed for a source of food or harvesting honey or wool, is not even close to being an issue we should be worried about. I’m sorry that you’ve been led to think otherwise, there is alot of misinformation out there and people will lie to get their agenda across. But veganism just doesn’t help the environment. It just doesn’t.
I’m brazilian. Our government recently authorized the burning of a good part of what’s left of our rainforest so it can be used in agriculture, and that probably means soy.
soy is not part of the average brazilian’s diet. Maybe soy oil, but not soy protein or tofu or milk. Soy is an export crop - actually, we’re one of the biggest sellers of soy in the international market, and it’s a huge part of our GDP. Soy is also an important protein source in vegan diets.
if the entire population of the US suddenly turned vegan, you bet your ass we could kiss goodbye to a lot of forest around here, and a lot of animal species would go out of existence in flames - because cutting down wood is too expensive, so we just burn them and release enormous amounts of smoke in the air. And we’re going to treat these crops with a lot of chemicals and pesticides and this thing and that other thing and these are all very very bad for whatever insects were left, and the animals that eat those insects, and i guess you see the picture.
like, i get it that you want to be environmentally conscious and you love animals and you think they don’t deserve to suffer, but the small farmers that suffer aggressive harassment from big landowners to sell their properties so big corporations can sell more soy to the international market are suffering. you can bet the low income families that can’t afford food because it’s more lucrative to plant export crops rather than brazilian staple foods are suffering, as well as the entire brazilian population that has to eat low quality fruits and vegetables because our best goes to Europe and North America. Like, i’m not kidding, i’ve been to grocery stores in the US and Europe and on average your stuff is a lot better than what we have available here.
You can support local, organic farms. you can fight against the use of pesticides and fight against cruel practices in the meat and dairy industry, and that’ll be doing a lot better for the planet than just going vegan and pressuring people to do the same without thought to what it actually means.
do you think other races in mass effect have made remakes of earth movies? because i suddenly can’t get the idea of an all elcor cast version of star wars out of my head
“Remorseful plea, you were my brother, Anakin. Sincerely, I loved you.”
i have a fic where it’s mentioned an elcor version of the phantom of the opera musical. it’s widely accepted as one of the best film adaptations of the stage musical because i am still salty about how terrible the movie is
More pictures of my Sera cosplay for Scarborough Faire. My wig became a mess but god I really loved being Sera!
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