i. latin is the most common language eosian nobility and royalty have derived their names from. nonetheless, the fleuret line, at times, does also use a variety of freyja’s names for their daughters. the norse goddess freyja had gone by several identities during her voyage in search for her lost husband, as well as those that she assumed as she was impaled and burned three times by the aesir and then happens to be reborn each instance.
this includes names such as : gef / gefn ( the giver ) , hörn ( flaxen ) , mardöll ( sea brightener, or the one who makes the sea swell ) , skjálf ( shaker ) , vanadis ( the dis / fate spirit of the vanir ) , gullveig ( gold-thread ) , and heidr ( bright, clear ).
not every child would have been bestowed a name that referenced freyja, however, here could be examples of this practice :
gullveig was the first healer-oracle after aera and ardyn’s demise, and built the fleuret royalty.
lunafreya may be partly named after her maternal grandmother freyja. an oracle who could have immensely committed to the purification of the dead, and was therefore occasionally nicknamed valfreyja ( the lady of the slain ). she had two daughters : sylva and hnoss.
the mysterious oracle whose temporary successor was a lucian king could have had one of frejya's names, like mardöll.
ii. the standard arm of the oracles is a trident, the symbolism of which is found in lunafreya’s name entirely. it primarily comes from the connection between freyja’s father being the sea god njördr and the greco-roman equivalent of the oceanic god poseidon / neptune whose iconic weapon is the trident, in addition with the fact that the moon has magnetic control over the tides.
iii. the trident is not the only tie to water that is evident for the fleuret house. the sylleblossom as a native flower to tenebrae, en masse, resembles a whole sea in the clouds. this opens the door for the assumption that societies and cultures in the tenebraen lands used to have a deep spiritual connection with water and the seas, as opposed to the ancient peoples of solheim, who worshipped the fire ; and the earlier oracles, perchance, still were tethered too those beliefs to praise water’s purifying qualities that would cleanse the souls of those that perished of the still wide-spread disease. water is both purifying and symbolized death for the ancients, which is visually portrayed within luna's death sequence.
iv. those of fleuret blood are semi-immune to the flames of the lucii ring. while the ring drains slowly the vitality of the king who wears it, the holy fire is a defense mechanism for those unworthy and would claim their life either instantly, or as a price for the temporary use of its power. there are two instances of exceptions that were spared from this. ravus nox fleuret, who was of fleuret blood and unworthy, would be branded but not wholly engulfed. and ignis, who was of no particular blood, but was given the power as a necessity to protect its true bearer, and was as reward excused with the price of his sight.
↬ THE INFERNAL DEVICES SERIES ( 2010 - 2013 ) by cassandra clare.
sentences taken from or inspired by the dialogue from the series, including the books clockwork angel, clockwork prince, & clockwork princess.
+ feel free to change pronouns / roles !
‘ one must always be careful of books, and what is inside them. ’
‘ we live and breathe words. ’
‘ if there is no one in the world who cares for you, do you really exist at all ? ’
‘ they say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of grief is finite. ’
‘ requited love is nice, but it doesn’t make much of a ballad. ’
‘ i am not the one of us who has no heart. ’
‘ i haven’t broken his heart at all. ’
‘ you don’t know that there’s only oblivion after death. ’
‘ if you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. ’
‘ i thought we could at least talk about books. ’
‘ there’s plenty of sense in nonsense sometimes, if you wish to look for it. ’
‘ pointless, needless suffering and pain ? i don’t suppose it would help if i told you that was the way life is. ’
‘ you hurt everyone. everyone whose life you touch. ’
‘ it’s all heartbreak, death, and unrequited love. ’
‘ such harsh truths so early in the morning cannot be good for the digestion. ’
‘ hell is cold. ’
‘ i seek scandal and low companionship. ’
‘ perhaps we do need a chaperon. ’
‘ death could be imminent. ’
‘ the handsome fellow that’s trying to rescue you from a hideous fate is never wrong. ’
‘ i have lost everything. ’
‘ who said we were owed happiness ? what about what we owe others ? ’
‘ he’s going to kill someone. or get us killed. ’
‘ clearly the word excellent means something else on this side of the atlantic. ’
‘ you may hide here with me, if you wish. ’
‘ with god on your side, what does luck matter ? ’
‘ are you highly intoxicated at the moment ? ’
‘ you wish to marry me now ? ’
‘ entreat me not to leave thee. ’
‘ don’t be ordinary like that. ’
‘ is it because i’m better looking than you ? ’
‘ dreams can be dangerous things. ’
‘ declarations of love amuse me. ’
‘ be prepared to swoon at my finery. ’
‘ i don’t believe you can threaten people into goodness. ’
‘ finally broke down and admitted you’re in love with me, have you ? ’
‘ i say this out of pure selfishness. ’
‘ is loyalty still a commendable quality if it is misdirected ? ’
‘ you must be terribly dull witted. ’
‘ you need not be so careful. i will not break. ’
‘ there is more to living than not dying. ’
‘ men may be stronger, but it is women who endure. ’
‘ was there ever a more beautiful sound than your name ? ’
‘ we do not have to carry the burden of their choices or sins. ’
‘ life is full of risks. death is much simpler. ’
‘ you serve a greater cause. your life is not yours to throw away. ’
‘ there are so many worse things than death. not to be loved or not to be able to love, that is worse. ’
‘ you are human. never think that you are not. ’
‘ if you’re determined to follow me into hell, i cannot stop you. ’
‘ i’ve always wanted to see hell. doesn’t everyone ? ’
‘ come back to me, for i cannot bear to lose all my heart. ’
‘ i am catastrophically in love with you. ’
‘ i can offer you my heart, though i have no idea how many more beats it shall sustain. ’
‘ our souls are knit. we are one person. ’
‘ i do not want to sit by while tragedy comes for us. ’
‘ i am leaving, but i am living. i will not be gone from you entirely. ’
‘ they say that you cannot love two people at once. ’
‘ i cannot leave you to face death alone. ’
‘ when i breathe, i will think of you, for without you i would have been dead years ago. ’
‘ the world is a wheel. when we rise and fall, we do it together. ’
‘ you are the first dream of my soul, the only dream i was unable to stop myself from dreaming. ’
‘ when i am in the darkness, i want to think of it in the light, with you. ’
‘ heroes endure because we need them. not for their own sakes. ’
‘ if there is a life after this one, let me meet you in it. ’
‘ life is a book, and there are a thousand pages i have not yet read. ’
‘ words have the power to change us. ’
what are your honest thought about your muse’s canon?
what’s the best inspiration ?
how much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ?
29. what are your honest thoughts about your muse’s canon ?
anyone who has talked more than five minutes with me knows that my opinions are critical on her wasted potential. i think the basic concepts are interesting, i already liked her KG counterpart and i connected with her through those 30 minutes in-game screentime she had more than any other character, and that's exactly why i was so saddened that she was so awfully neglected. she could have been impactful, and not an subject of memes about how 'clingy' she is about a boy she met once. so in short : beautiful character, awfully handled, deserved a yuna arc.
38. what’s the best inspiration for your muse ?
aside from music, classical paintings and mythology, a big inspiration is the expansion of the lore ( with a little fnc and pitioss tied in ) i made years ago with a few friends back when i wrote leviathan more actively. although i don't have contact with most of them anymore, it's still a very important part of my ffxv character portrayals, and probably will be for as long as i write them.
40. ask anything // how much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ?
at what age did you start RPing?
do you RP anywhere else, other than tumblr?
on what platform did you start RPing?
what made you choose this muse?
is there any other muse in this fandom you RP?
is there any other muse in this fandom you’d like to RP?
is there a muse you played on more platforms or in different moments of your life?
did you have a muse you tried to play, but didn’t feel connected to?
did you have muse you tried to play, but ended up dropping for various reasons? (the rpc wasn’t active, you lost interest, etc)
would you be interested into playing a crossover? if yes, do you have any limits?
would you be interested into playing with doubles?
what do you think about AUs?
what do you think about OCs?
what do you think about roleplaying with personals?
what do you think about roleplaying with anons?
what’s the best way to approach you to start playing together?
what was your first muse?
did you ever play a muse for more than a year?
do you have ship bias?
what’s a ship you don’t want to roleplay at all with this muse? (except Bad Illegal And Gross Stuff, of course)
what do you think of your muse’s popular fandom ship?
what do you think of your muse’s canon ship, if they have one?
would you play a OC x canon ship?
would you play a crossover ship?
do you play smut? do you play it only with characters you’re shipping with, or are you open for “one night stands”?
are you multiship?
are you interested into poly relationships for your muse?
is your muse canon divergent in any way?
what are your honest thought about your muse’s canon?
what are your favorite RP tropes to play? (angst, hurt-comfort, etc…)
do you regularly play crack?
do you regularly do dash commentaries?
what are your thoughts on dash commentary?
what are your thoughts on reblog karma?
if you aren’t a native english speaker, do you play in your first language too?
do you feel similar to your muse in any way?
do you feel different to your muse in any way?
what’s the best inspiration for your muse?
what’s a song that reminds you of your muse?
[ OBLIGATORY FREE SPACE!!! Ask anything you’d like! ]
MAKE YOUR MUSE AS A BUNNY ! ( lunafreya and selene )
tagged by : @oniriqe tagging : honestly if none of you will steal this i will judge you so hard
is the moon made out of cheese
yes, mozzarella specifically.
this is an old, re-worded headcanon regarding luna's behavior in battle. it is noteworthy to keep in mind that she is physically ill, chronically so. do not expect me to nerf down the effects of her illness and the strain of the covenants.
lunafreya is very much able to be ‘ destructive ’ even without the trident. she is manipulative and ruthless in order to get something or someone out of the way and uses tools or her environment to her advantage. ( exploding airships and luring luche to wear the ring of the lucii, burning him in the process, were good demonstrations for that ) on other hand, with the trident and her magical prowess, she practices light-elemental attacks. defensive barriers, offensive range spells, and supportive medical treatment or stat boosts. they are powerful, yes, but they eat her MP extremely, slowing her down, which is why she uses those spells wisely and not in a wasteful fashion. her strength lies within strategy & calculation, she would have been able to craft effective strategies with ignis.
while she can engage in close-range combat with the trident as her weapon, and is trained specifically with pole-arms, this is a last resort. she is aware of her own physical and mental limitations, and requires support of allies on a long term basis, especially after the awakening of the first astral whenever she escaped insomnia with the ring. she is indeed a loner by heart, but is not dull enough to not consider her own weakness which does come from how healing seasons and the covenants drain her vitality as well if we pay attention to the flashbacks. it’s no condition that suits to actively and repeatedly be involved in fights. due to those restrictions, that not only spike her fatigue but evoke flares of pain especially within the torso area due to the scourge coursing through the system of vital organs, she thinks twice about engaging in battle - and more or less retreats in most cases to avoid wasting any precious time and energy.
this does depend on the verse, though. after her ascension to godhood via her death she is naturally stronger than ever in contrast to her frail mortal form, so no one should be moronic enough to fight her and think they come out alive. battling selene won’t be funny and is most likely leading to immediate death. the only way you can win is having plot armor, or being an eldritch abomination from space. whilst selene is a titan goddess who is as passive as luna, she is also overwhelming, using her enormous power due to gravitational force more than anything. she can shake the world via magnetism and control the tides, therefore makes her very dangerous by sheer will.
𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒.
ophelia / martyr // based on “the young martyr” by paul delaroche, and “ophelia” by john everett millais.