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Where do you sit in the camp of 'Roy was being somewhat genuine at Cole's funeral' camp? Because damn I just finished the game and I refuse to believe the man is THAT much of a good actor he'd slip in a voice crack lmao

(Props to Adam J Harrington for it though)

Tbfh I feel like Adam J Harrington accidentally made that noise after saying that whole speech and Team Bondi just went with it because that was probably their best take lmfao

But just looking at Roy, I think to an extent he felt a little bad about how this whole thing ended because I’m sure he did think Cole was a good detective and had potential. Plus that whole affair with Elsa and watching Cole act more and more like a dick probably made Roy think Cole would end up just being another dirty cop like him down the road, meaning they’d probably be besties.

Also Roy strikes me as the type of person who will do the least amount of work as long as he can get away with it so even if Monroe sent him, how would anyone even check if he really did his job? Homeboy could’ve just gone to the Blue Room and grabbed a drink and be paid for it (or not gone at all) but he still chose to actually warn Cole. If he wanted him dead, he could’ve just not said anything and nobody would know.

At the very least, I genuinely think Roy felt that Cole’s death was a waste and wasn’t something he necessarily wanted to happen but also wouldn’t go out of his way to prevent.

(Plus I think Roy was a good cop at one point but just got fucked up the longer he worked in Vice and saw how corrupt the LAPD was so maybe that was the decent part left in him actually feeling grief idk)

Roy Earle is an evil counterpart to Cole Phelps:

-They started off very similar to each other: arrogant, selfish, temperamental and egotistical, who are uncompromising and indifferent to the pain they cause to others (Roy publishing Cole's photos with Elsa, not caring about how it's going to affect Marie and her children, Cole needlessly getting his men killed by ordering a by-the-book approach) and aren't afraid of using violence to get the information they need from others in their work as a cop. Both also go to the Blue Room and have seemingly no life outside being cops and both are willing to betray others for their own selfish benefit (Roy sold out Cole, Cole cheated on Marie) and have a fierce rivalry towards the more moral candidate of their corps of lawmen (Roy with Cole himself, Cole with Jack Kelso).

-Roy is a remorseless opportunist who is willing to betray those who trusted him to further his own agenda and abuses his power as a cop, representing what was wrong with the LAPD, Cole is a selfless man who is more concerned about helping others, betraying his wife out of an inability to relate towards her and despite his flaws, he represents what is right with the LAPD. This is why Roy was able to get in Cole's skin in more ways than one; Roy represents Cole's biggest regret; that he too, was also seduced by corruption and arrogance.

In other words: Roy represents what Cole could have become if he never learnt humility.

Meet my Hero of Brightwall and Hero of Bowerstone (aka Sparrow)

Hiiiii Fable community of Tumblr I would like to share with you my Hero of Brightwall, and her father Sparrow. I have a huge love for the Legend of zelda as well so there's things from that series that are gonna be in this (like the sheikah Slate, etc) 

Her name is Hylia Steros-Albina, her last name is a hyphenation of her mother's and fathers last names, this was a decision made by her father Sparrow to show some respect to his wife, Bruxa. From an early age it was clear she had a big love for learning, particularly she loved history,alchemy,music,and the art of Artificery. Seeing this her father ensured she had access to tutors who would assist her in her learning. She has a very close relationship with her brother despite the 7 year age gap between them, Logan developed a habit of bringing her back a souvenir everytime he went off on an expedition. These gifts ranged from small rocks and minerals, to small magic trinkets for her to tinker with, and in return for these souvenirs, Hylia would share the word of what she's heard going on in the castle and any new facts she's learned. This bond held strong even after their father's demise until Logan returned from Aurora.Once Logan returned from Aurora he gave Hylia what would soon become her most priced possession, the Sheikah Slate, and as she researched and tried to investigate what it was used for and if it could still be used, Logan, defeated by the fact no one would believe him about what he saw in Aurora, began to throw himself into his work as Albion's king, pushing his sister away so he could try and keep her safe. During this time he allowed Sir Walter to begin training her, with the goal of having her become the captain of the Albion army when the Crawler finally arrived, so he wouldn't have to fear his little sisters wellbeing once again. 

Now let's hop on over to Sparrow, his real name is Jerrod Stoneblade, a name he would later forsake to adopt the name Sparrow, so he could leave the past behind him and proceed on his mission. He and his sister Rose were very close with each other, when she was killed Sparrow spent weeks mourning his big sister, his one true shield against the harshness of the real world. As Terrisa trained him, he seemed to favor his trusty axe but was still quite proficient with his Clockwork pistol and his willpower, learning more from the heros that accompanied him during their quest to stop Lucien.  It's during this quest that Sparrow encounters the pirate captain, Reaver, who turns out to be the hero of skill, and upon first meetings, he finds the man rather repulsive, but good company to keep if you want a good story. Once Sparrow returns from the Temple of Shadows having allowed someone else to make the sacrifice of their youth in order to satisfy the Shadow Judges of the Shadow Court, Reaver realizes that he clearly underestimated Sparrow and reluctantly agrees to join him in his quest. A few years after the demise of Lucien, the Hero of Bowerstone and Hero of Skill reunite by chance during an encounter in Bloodstone where Sparrow had bought the pirate’s manor and was cleaning up and looking after the place. The two of them began to form a simple friendship but eventually and completely unintentionally fall in love. This romance would last them the rest of Sparrow's life. After a few years spent with Reaver, Sparrow returned to Bowerstone and with the money he'd gotten from his wish at the Spire, he bought Castle Fairfax and began renovating it, leaving the tower where his sister was killed alone. Eventually Bowerstone erupted into chaos and Sparrow pulled himself away from the castle work to put it out. Little did he know he began a battle that would end with him becoming Albion's king.  After 3 years on the throne, advisors were pressuring the new king to marry, and he reluctantly gave in and was arranged to marry Bruxa Steros, a noble from a very prominent family. During this marriage Sparrow made it clear to his queen that he did not love her, that his heart was taken by another, but was forced to marry her, which in hindsight he probably should've seen her retaliation coming. The new queen retaliated by spending more money and hurling abuses towards her husband. Eventually after more pressure from the advisors, the queen fell pregnant with Sparrow's first child, a boy they'd call Logan, and from that day on, something changed in Sparrow, he became more stubborn and fussed over his son, meanwhile Bruxa couldn't seem to care for the new prince preferring to gossip with her friends rather than attend to her son.  As Logan grew, Sparrow made sure to be there for all of his firsts, and tries to be the father that he himself never had. Once Logan was taught how to read, Sparrow could count on finding his son in the library, usually reading about dragons and fairytales.  Eventually, Sparrow realised that Logan would end up lonely if he was an only child so presenting the idea of the heir and the spare, throwing up in his mouth a little as he presented it, to Bruxa who decided to use this new child to her advantage.6 years after Logan was born, Sparrow happily presented to the people of Albion his daughter Hylia, whom he doted on just as much as he did Logan.As the two children got older, Sparrow began to remember the vision Therisa showed him of his child being the one to determine the future of Albion and Aurora, and began making precautions such as building the reliquary underneath the newly formed Brightwall Academy, and building a mausoleum where he'd eventually be put to rest and leave his guild seal, and finally building and stocking up a sanctuary where one of his children or even both of them could have a base seeing as the old heroes guild ruins were no longer accessible. Sparrow would live until the age 54 where he supposedly passed away peacefully but only a few knew the truth. 

If you wanna find out more about them then you should check out Fates Hand, my Fable 3 fanfic on Ao3.  It has hints of past Sprever and Hero of Brightwall x Ben Finn. Here's the link to it!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47857972

I'm super slow to update but I make longer chapters bc of it, let me know what yall think of this and my fic (if you read it ofc) thank you and have yourself a good day/afternoon/ night!!!!!

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Bi-Han was a good brother.

I think about this scene a lot.

People like to use Bi-Han's behavior here as an excuse to paint him as a bad brother and instantly assume that he always treated Tomas that way because of one mean thing he says to him in the entirety of the story mode, intros included.

It's almost like siblings never argue and say horrible things to each other that they later feel bad for. Personally, I believe this is the first time Bi-Han ever snapped at Tomas like that, for a multitude of reasons.

Smoke doesn't hesitate to talk back to Bi-Han, he doesn't seem intimidated by him at all. If Bi-Han were to really constantly put Tomas down and say hurtful things to him, he would be more hesitant to provoke him and avoid confrontation as much as possible. But he doesn't.

Of course, every individual is different but take it from someone who has grown up in an abusive household. If someone regularly insults you and belittles you, you're going to start walking on eggshells around them and that's not what Tomas does around Bi-Han at all.

Smoke's expression here displays hurt, anger and confusion. That's the face of someone who just got a reaction he did not expect. His body language would be different if he was used to hearing things like that from Bi-Han. He wouldn't look so surprised if he heard that whole "Lin Kuei blood" speech before. He also doesn't lower his eyes, doesn't flinch... nothing that implies Bi-Han ever talked to him like this on other occasions.

Kuai Liang's silence in this scene speaks volumes too. He doesn't try and defend Smoke, doesn't tell Bi-Han his words are uncalled for and he doesn't interrupt him either. I believe Kuai Liang was just as surprised as Tomas was by Bi-Han's sudden harsh reaction. Furthermore, there is literally no reason for him to step in.

Brothers argue, they get angry at each other. Anger is a normal human emotion and snapping at someone when you're angry doesn't make you a horrible person.

Let's talk about this scene next.

I feel stupid for even mentioning this take here because it's the silliest, most ridiculous and wildest thing I've ever seen but a surprising amount of people with flat-earther mentalities cling onto it, so even though it's obviously bs, let's debunk it once and for all.

Honestly, the first time I saw a post claiming Bi-Han kicked that rock on purpose to kill Smoke I had to re-read it twice because I couldn't believe someone would actually believe that and expect to be taken seriously.

If Bi-Han ever wanted to get rid of Smoke, he could have done so a million times already. He could have banished Tomas as soon as he became grandmaster.

He also could have aimed better.

Here's what actually happened:

Both brothers rush to the edge to check if Smoke is okay. Both are worried about him. If Bi-Han never cared about Tomas he wouldn't even have bothered coming over to see if he's still alive. He would have done the only reasonable thing in this situation, which is keeping an eye on Nitara who just attacked them.

Yes, the rock comes loose as soon as Bi-Han steps closer to the edge but that's entirely accidental and Bi-Han's surprised expression proves it.

You can see the exact moment his eyes say "Oh sh*t" because he briefly looks at the rock and instantly back at Tomas. He looks concerned, not pleased with himself like he just commited a clever murder attempt. He even reaches out as if to stop the damn rock.

He wanted to save Tomas.

It's disgusting how some people try to twist this moment into anything other than that.

Are we also going to ignore the subtle way Bi-Han puts himself in front of Kuai Liang, bracing himself while Kuai Liang flinches backwards during Nitara's attack?

What about the fight against Ermac? Bi-Han almost died, fought an insanely powerful being and his first instinct is asking his brothers if they're unharmed.

I've seen someone argue that he "only asks them if they're fine because he needs them for the mission" to which I say, they were fine. They literally looked fine, no blood on them, no scratches. Tomas didn't even go anywhere near Ermac and Bi-Han still checks on both of them.

We all know what happens next.

Yes, Bi-Han scars Kuai Liang as a way to punish him for his disobedience. Would a good brother do that? No, but a good grandmaster would. Is it fucked up? Absolutely. But again, Kuai Liang seems shocked, hurt and angry by what his brother did, just like Tomas before. Neither of them ever taught Bi-Han capable of something like that, indicating that while flawed, he was a good brother prior to his descent into madness.

When the fight starts, Tomas doesn't even try to step in. He only gets involved after Kuai Liang is injured. He wasn't expecting Bi-Han to go that far. It was a surprise to both of them because Bi-Han never once hurt them before.

As a side note, punishing his warriors for disobedience was certainly not something Bi-Han came up with himself, but rather something he was taught was acceptable by either his father or other Lin Kuei elders, but this post is meant to only focus on canon facts and what we see on screen so I won't elaborate on that here.

In a twisted way of a peace offer Bi-Han still offers a hand to Kuai Liang after scarring him and actually expects it to be accepted. He wants his brothers to join him, he wants to share the glorious future he has planned out for the Lin Kuei with both Tomas and Kuai Liang. Yes, he may be in the wrong but he wants them both on his side.

He wants it to be them against the world. He never intended for it to be him against them.

So far, that's it for the story mode.

Sadly, we never got to see what the relationship between the brothers looked like before Bi-Han gave in to corruption but the intros give us a pretty good idea of that still.

Mileena: "My bond with Kitana can't be broken."

Scorpion: "I'd once thought the same of mine with Bi-Han."

They used to be close. If Kuai Liang really thought his bond with Bi-Han was unbreakable, there must have been good in Bi-Han before his frustrations led him to make all these bad decisions. Had he been some kind of abusive monster as the fandom constantly claims, they would have never been close to begin with. The brotherly love between them might be gone now but that doesn't mean it was never there.

Smoke: "Are we to be enemies for life?" Sub-Zero: "Unless you submit, Tomas."

Tomas doesn't want them to be enemies. Yes, he says Bi-Han has always been cold with him in another intro, but cold does in no way equal cruel or abusive. Bi-Han had valid concerns about Smoke's loyalty to the Lin Kuei when Tomas lost his family because of the clan. If anything, Bi-Han not trusting Tomas only shows he was protective of the Lin Kuei and worried that Smoke would end up wanting vengeance one day.

If Bi-Han ever hurt Tomas before, Tomas wouldn't be going out of his way to reunite the brothers, even asking for Liu Kang's help to do so. He says he can't forgive Bi-Han for letting their father die and yet he wants him back in his life. If Bi-Han had always been a bad brother why would Smoke want him back? Shouldn't he be relieved it's just Kuai Liang and him now? Instead, he's heartbroken that Bi-Han and him are now enemies.

Sub-Zero: "Resist me, and there will be consequences." Smoke: "And to think I once idolized you."

Tomas used to look up to Bi-Han. Who would look up to a genuinely horrible person? Absolutely no one. And for Bi-Han's part of the dialogue, he keeps warning his brothers, telling them to submit, to stand down, to not resist or try to fight him. It means he, too, doesn't want to fight them or hurt them.

Scorpion: "A shadow's fallen on your soul." Sub-Zero: "No, brother. I've seen the light."

What more do you need than this bit here as proof that Bi-Han didn't always use to be like this? Shadows only exist where light is present too. There must have been light in Bi-Han before said shadow corrupted him.

Both Kuai Liang and Tomas only resent Bi-Han for two things. Letting their father die and breaking his oath to protect Earthrealm. Nothing else is ever brought up.

At this point I think it's safe to say it's canon that Bi-Han was never abusive or a bad brother towards either Kuai Liang or Tomas.

That's it.

No headcanons, no what if's. No bullshit, just facts.

The only time Bi-Han hurts Kuai Liang is after he reached his breaking point and snapped and they're both equally ready to fight and hurt each other by then. Kuai Liang is even the one who draws first blood. Does that make him abusive too? Not at all.

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OMG SOMEONE NEEDS TO WRITE THIS AU IT WOULD BE AMAZING LIKE I CANT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN!

Actually, I might do it myself 😂

Completely captured by this AU crossover with The Elder Scrolls.

Bi Han and his first murder. He did it by accident, recklessly, all he wanted to do was protect the kidnapped To'Mas and Kuai. Perhaps that's when the mark of the Black Hand fell on him.

(Yes, Tomas is a Bosmer here, raised by the Khajiit, that's why he has such a name. Bi Han and Kuai's mother adopted him into the family a year before her death)

JOHNNY STOP FUCKING FLIRTING OH MY GOD

That's it. That's the post.

shang tsung as father?

Would want to have children when the time is right. In other words, his children would be planned and expected

A surprisingly good father despite having little to go off of and his manipulative tendencies

Shang Tsung would want at least one child but no more than two. He would be incredibly doting over them

Gives them the world and then some, swindling people out of their goods so that he can buy something magnificent for his children

Loves to shower them with gifts and toys, always bringing something new for them to play with or wear when he returns home from a long trip

Shang Tsung does not only provide lavish gifts but will express his love for his children verbally, telling them that they are the most precious stars in the sky

He may not play with them frequently but will upon request. If his child were to ask him to play a game he would smile and agree

Doesn't let his children win all the time, just enough for them to feel confident in themselves

Frequently tells his children to be limitless in terms of their goals. He would say nothing and no one can stop them and to never let anyone try

Loves his children but also wants them to never be satisfied with just the bear minimum. He wants them to have the world and he will help them take it

elder scrolls important women. running list of the ones i can remember

Almalexia

Barenziah

Potema

ueeh Alessia but she hasn't been plot-relevant since the merethic era :(

Bloodfall Queen Urzoga gra-Batul (wasted on the mobile game. needs to be important in tes 6 or i kill the hostages)

Azura if she ?? counts ???

Trying to think of a cool woman from Oblivion. MAZOGA!!! Unfortunately she is not. particularly relevant in the grand scheme of Oblivion. She is to dykes everywhere tho

Lyris. ESO means nothing to me but shes really tall so she gets to be included

t . the ... Night Mother . ?

Lamae

Morgiah was kinda slay

CONCLUSION: dude this kinda fucking sucks im not gonna lie to you.

Ok I need to talk about this with someone and I think you’re so cool and your art is amazing I love it sm, so I hope you don’t mind !! *LONG RANT AHEAD*

This is more like a head-canon/observation I made. I think Tomas’ character is super interesting. I know it’s always said how loyal he is and how much a good guy he is AND I AGREE!! but it made me think more about him and his story. Imagine losing your whole family, it being basically a mistake, and then being taken in by the same clan???? If I’m not mistaken Tomas was probably a pre-teen/teen when this happened as well. I’d like to think that fucks with the mind of a young kid. And this is where it goes into head-canon territory.

I like to believe that Tomas loyalty is a form of defense mechanism for what he went through. Like not only did Tomas probably have a whole whiplash in terms of environment, but also learning about Earthrealm and Outworld??? Like this is a clan that has protected and serve earth realm since probably forever. That is a HUGE change. So, at a young age being so angry (from Tomas encounter with hanzo) instead of holding a grudge forever id like to think Tomas brain just came up with a defense mechanism aka assimilate to where you are.

His new “family” his new “responsibility”. I notice in a lot of interactions it’s “father wanted this” or “father taught us this” he always brings it back to father and teachings. Like to me it would seem like a “if I don’t assimilate to this new situation I might just lose my mind” and that’s exactly what he did. He took on the Lin Kuei traditions, honor, and responsibility and didn’t look back. It’s what he had to do to survive.

Man this even affects his relationship with not only Bi-Han but Kuai Liang as well. He idolized Bi-Han but he wasn’t surprised when Kuai Liang said he betrayed them. No doubt just immediately followed Kuai Liang and accepted it. And after that, the scene where Kuai Liang puts his hand on his shoulder and says “even though we don’t share blood, we are brothers” I haven’t seen anyone mention it but Tomas literally looks down at Kuai Liangs hand for a second and just looks a bit confused. Confused!!! Like I see a lot of people saying how Kuai Liang is the one that treated him well compared to Bi-Han but I bring you this:

Tomas is disconnected from the concept of family when it comes to the Lin Kuei. Like in title and name yes Bi-Han and Kuai Liang are his brothers, but if we go back to what I said, to Tomas personally it doesn’t feel that way. Again going back to what he says to Bi-Han. “Father would’ve wanted us to be brothers”. And Bi-Han’s comments do not help!!! THIS IS NOT MEANT TO SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT BROTHERS: THEY ARE, I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH PLS.

They are brothers, but if I were to put myself in Tomas shoes I’d feel so dissociated from that knowing what happened to my first family. In title yes we are brothers because it is what is expected, it’s what father wanted. But we’re no longer Lin Kuei and you still called me brother? Why?

Like that’s what I feel like would go through his head.

Man and that interaction he has with Liu Kang. “Can I ever get the brothers to reconnect?” Or something like that. MAN. Not even a “can I get my brothers to reconcile”. Like this poor man probably dissociated and disconnected himself so hard from his situation and just tried to make the best of what he had.

And imagine the way they could expand on this. A Tomas who no longer is part of the Lin Kuei but still holds onto their traditions and secrets, and how he deals with understanding and processing that. A Tomas who is still having a hard time seeing Kuai Liang as a brother outside of the clan but devoting his undying loyalty to him and learning to slowly trust him as Tomas not Smoke. A Tomas who feels so conflicted over Bi-Han because he feels like he should’ve done more so Kuai Liang didn’t lose his brother, but realizes he also lost a brother himself. The grief of loosing yet more family. A Tomas who can drop the name Smoke and just be someone’s brother, someone’s friend, someone’s brother-in-law.

There’s obviously cultural factors that take place here and I don’t know if I did a good job on touching upon them, but this is just my head canon. I know I’m like way off but it’s interesting to see Tomas through this lens. Thank you for reading through all of this if you do🙏

I appreciate you sharing this with me because Tomas needs more love and analyze and now I will share this with everyone else AND THEY BETTER READ IT!

Mudd my beloved

Reblog if you say "Y'all"

Reblogging so I can reference this for my boy, the gay blacksmith of Riften Eddmund Ecclestone (my dragonborn oc)

Hey! Are there blacksmiths in your story? I'm a hobbyist blacksmith and I'm here to help!

Blacksmithing is one of those things that a lot of people get wrong because they don't realize it stuck around past the advent of the assembly line. Here's a list of some common misconceptions I see and what to do instead!

Not all blacksmiths are gigantic terrifying muscly guys with beards and deep voices. I am 5'8, skinny as a twig, have the muscle mass of wet bread, and exist on Tumblr. Anybody who is strong enough to pick up a hammer and understands fire safety can be a blacksmith.

You can make more than just swords with blacksmithing. Though swords are undeniably practical, they're not the only things that can be made. I've made candle holders, wall hooks, kebab skewers, fire pokers, and more. Look up things other people have made, it's really amazing what can be done.

"Red-hot" is actually not that hot by blacksmith terms. when heated up, the metal goes from black, to red, to orange, to yellow, to white. (for temperature reference, I got a second degree burn from picking up a piece of metal on black heat) The ideal color to work with the metal is yellow. White is not ideal at all, because the metal starts sparking and gets all weird and lumpy when it cools. (At no point in this process does the metal get even close to melting. It gets soft enough to work with, but I have never once seen metal become a liquid.)

Blacksmithing takes fucking forever. Not even taking into account starting the forge, selecting and preparing metal, etc. etc. it takes me around an hour to make one (1) fancy skewer. The metals blacksmiths work with heat up and cool down incredibly fast. When the forge is going good, it only takes like 20 seconds to get your metal hot enough to work with, but it takes about the same time for it to cool down, sometimes even less.

As long as you are careful, it is actually stupidly easy to not get hurt while blacksmithing. When I picked up this hobby I was like "okay, cool! I'm gonna make stuff, and I'm gonna end up in the hospital at some point!" Thus far, the latter has yet to occur. I've been doing this for nearly a year. I have earned myself a new scar from the aforementioned second degree burn, and one singe mark on my jeans. I don't even wear gloves half the time. Literally just eye protection, common sense, and fast reflexes and you'll probably be fine. (Accidents still happen of course, but I have found adequate safety weirdly easy to achieve with this hobby)

A forge is not a fire. The forge is the thing blacksmiths put their metal in to heat it up. It starts as a small fire, usually with newspaper or something else that's relatively small and burns easily, which we then put in the forge itself, which is sort of a fireplace-esque thing (there's a lot of different types of forge, look into it and try to figure out what sort of forge would make the most sense for the context you're writing about) and we cover it with coal, which then catches fire and heats up. The forge gets really hot, and sometimes really bright. Sometimes when I stare at the forge for too long it's like staring into the sun. The forge is also not a waterfall of lava, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Welding and blacksmithing are not the same thing. They often go hand-in-hand, but you cannot connected two pieces of metal with traditional blacksmithing alone. There is something called forge welding, where you heat your metal, sprinkle borax (or the in-universe equivalent) on it to prevent the metal from oxidizing/being non-weldable, and hammer the pieces together very quickly. Forge welding also sends sparks flying everywhere, and if you're working in a small space with other blacksmiths, you usually want to announce that you're welding before you do, so that everyone in a five-foot radius can get out of that five-foot radius. You also cannot just stuck some random pebbles into the forge and get a decent piece of metal that you can actually make something with, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Anvils are really fucking heavy. Nothing else to add here.

Making jewelry is not a blacksmithing thing unless you want jewelry made of steel. And it will be very ugly if you try. Blacksmithing wasn't invented to make small things.

If there's anything here I didn't mention, just ask and I'll do my best to answer.

Did Miss Zelda just pull a Martin Septim… I’m SICK