One thing I really love about Genshin Impact is its lore. Someone (I don’t remember exactly who, but I think it was My Name for Now) perfectly expressed one of the main reasons why I’m so obsessed with this game (paraphrasing):
“GI is an archaeological game. Secrets slowly reveal themselves as you walk through the world and explore it, but that doesn’t mean the information is true – the unreliable narrator plays a huge role here. The information isn’t always accurate.”
Which isn’t exactly unique… as far as I know, many games work on this principle… but what makes it the ultimate ideal for me is the combination of various philosophies, religions, cultures, and even physics that shape this lore. I love digging into it, and I love when the story puzzles connect, for example, through real religions or philosophical concepts.
And that’s exactly why I always enjoy and care more about the main world quests (which often belongs to a new region) than the Archon quest itself… And what I love the most about these world quests are the stories of the so-called god-kings. The story about King Deshret is amazing… the story about Remus is even more amazing… and now? We have the story about Och-kan (who is not a god-king sensu stricta, I guess, but he has a similar poor little meow meow vibe as the previous two).
I was so taken by the story that I had to draw him… His design is based on the murals in the Ochkanatlan. I love these idiots so much that I’m thinking about drawing all of them (including Decarabian).
Irony of fate is when in Spotify free starts playing ,,You Can’t Always Have What You Want".
Some of you were involved with previous read-alongs, so you know what’s coming, but for the newbies, here’s the deal: For seven weeks, we’re going to read through Tolkien’s The Hobbit together chapter by chapter. It’s a great opportunity for first-timers and old fans alike to enjoy Tolkien’s works with other Tumblr fans like you while also sharing our own fanworks.
And in case that description wasn’t enough to get you excited, here’s a promo trailer I made for the event. If you have any questions, you can find me at tolkienreadalong.tumblr.com - I hope to see you all there!
(Oh, and please reblog this, or make a promo post of your own - the more people find out about the read-along, the more fun it is for everyone, believe me!)
The Rise and Fall of the Sun
1. Sunrise over Karavankas, Slovenia, summer 2018 (view from Stol).
2. Sunset in Färnebofjärden National Park, Sweden, summer 2018 (peninsula Östa)
Native or chosen language songs! (anything but English basically)(because spyld :))
Song about love
Song about sex
Song about friendship
Song about a hobby/art
Song about sadness
Song about anger
Song of happiness
Song that helps with letting go/healing
Song that is/was a top hit
Song about history/a story
Song fit for a revolution
Song for drinking/party
Best sing-along
Meme-worthy song/jingle
Children's song/lullaby
Most poetic lyrics
Favourite duet
Song in multiple languages
Song that's a translation of a song from an other language
other song category of choice 🎵
And now I am trying to save you. All of you.
Kdo ví, třeba jsou na čumbliru nějací zapálení tolkienisté, kteří ještě neznají Falešné společenstvo...
Každopádně, mezinárodní propagace - to je úžasné... :)
It's the last couple of days to donate to the Children of Húrin musical!!
I really encourage people to watch the musical and donate.
,,Watch out here comes my arrow
It flies super fast, makes sad everyone
Watch out here comes my arrow
Now Baldr sucks
And Loki is the one"
-Probably Loki, during Baldr’s death
I want to leave the JD Vance and destiel memes aside for just a moment to tell you all guys that I, personally, as a Catholic, mourn the loss of Pope Francis.
Over the 12 years that he spent at the helm of the Holy See, Pope Francis proved himself one of the most progressive and reform-minded Supreme Pontiff we have had, perhaps ever, the pleasure of being led by.
For all his personal failings and blunders -and believe me, there's a list- he did tremendous work on dragging Canon Law and the institutions that make up the Catholic Church towards becoming a better and more modern version of themselves. I can only hope that whoever is chosen as his successor will be even half as committed to internal reform as Francis was, and that he will continue the work Francis sadly leaves unfinished.
Descanse en Paz.
Orodreth and Finduilas, one more art for fandom challenge
Tolkien, Czech Republic, mythology, anything I like
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