Arson

this staged affection, a mix of theatricality and intimacy, the couple holding still for a couple of moments and now immortalised in a very set sequence of embraces and kisses. there is a charm to it even when I can’t tell whether this was a genuine couple portait or just actors hired by the photographer.

let us start with the kiss on the cheek (eyes averted! oh the pose! these were taken between 1910-1940)

or the nearly opposite energy (how daring!) of the kiss or caress with direct eye contact (1910-1930)

and then the innocent – yet so flirty – classic of the park encounter! (1890-1920)

and oh, I am not done, look at this – the adoration of the woman! look at this expression, this pose, this decorum! (1910-1940)

and then some of my favourites from the more playful or direct category, enjoy (1910-1930):

✨Bolaire✨

The Sundered Houses executed the producer-playwright's brother last week

That brother was the leader of a failed revolution against the power of the Sundered Houses

This play is about a failed uprising of the orcs against Azgra, possibly the last one that failed before they were finally successful

Hal finished writing this over a month ago, well before Thjazi was arrested and executed. Dol-Makjar KNEW what this play was about.

Executing Thjazi a week before his brother opened a play about the glory of a failed revolutionary...this is an own goal on the part of the Sundered Houses.

Azune Nayar asked a friend to subtly judge how many of the fired Revolutionary Guard and other hired guards around town would be willing to stand against the Sundered Houses.

Over 350 people somehow heard the call and responded "Yes."

Dol-Makjar is where Azgra ruled. After he fell, it became the seat of the uprising against the Shapers. It is an orcish city.

Shadia, daughter of Halandil Fang and Thaisha Lloy, rehearsed with Pariah Blades disguised with paint. When the blades met, the ringing reverberated in the blood of every orc present, filling them with pride and vitality.

Shadia also painted the backdrops of the set with the paint her uncle sent via Bolaire.

The paint exhibits a very minor enchantment, but that minor enchantment is hiding a much larger magical effect. One that might be triggered by the performance of a play.

A play that is taking place in The Hallowed Round, what was previously known as the Dithyramb of Azgra. Where Azgra demanded worship and worked great scopes of magic. And when Hal casts magic there, in the language of the orcs, it's mostly stagecraft. Mostly.

The way the venue is shaped, sound travels from the stage throughout the city.

A city of orcs

Who will hear the ringing of the Pariah Blades

As an undetermined magical effect is triggered

During a play about the last failed orcish revolt

Written and produced by Halandil Fang

One week after his brother Thjazi was killed

and at least 350 veterans of his rebellion have already heard the Cry

a father, kind to a fault, but as skilled a liar as his rascal brother. haunted by death, an actor with everything to lose. he knows how to swordfight because he was a child soldier, but his only experience in twenty years is with stage foils. war is in your blood, though, and he hasn't forgotten. that blade at his side isn't just for show, no matter how convincing his harmless family man act is, and his magic is far more than smoke and mirrors.

a hillbilly wizard--brilliant, a new breed of magician in this new world. a sense of justice as subtle as a sledgehammer and the temperament to match. she's short, she's topheavy, and she's sure as hell gonna get shit done. she can see into the fabric of reality. she hasn't slept in four days. she's got the shittiest boss in the world. despite everything, she still believes in the beauty of magic in this fresh new world. the universe speaks to her and she speaks back: brash, bawdy, and smarter than anyone expects.

a tortured survivor. his very magic is built on memories. who is he without what he has lost? sunset eyes, shining armor, and a heavy grief--he had to grow into them all. he's the man with a plan. a perfect soldier, if you ignore the sedition. he's got a revolutionary heart, and the war hasn't left him, either. he is still trying to take the world on his shoulders, and he is so very young. he was ready to die for the man he idealized. he thinks his life is worth less than his heroes. who's going to tell him he's a hero himself?

Seekers table old west au that no one asked for but me 😌

Also, LIAM AND TALIESIN WANT HAL TO WEAR BOLAIRE SO BAD. There was even a little slip from Tal about the mask being worn WILLINGLY during the cooldown. So far we have only seen masks (Bolaire and Termina) being worn and used against the consent of either party but what happens if both parties are willing??? Would it become like a Steven Universe/Dragon Ball fusion where both beings combine or is it more like a mech. I feel like at this point Hal is eventually going to be like “hey Bolaire let’s just do a science experiment”.

die Welt = world

die Umwelt = environment

ver = prefix to indicate something difficult or negative, a change that leads to deterioration or even destruction that is difficult to reverse or to undo, or a strong negative change of the mental state of a person

der Müll = garbage, trash, rubbish, litter

-ung = -ing

die Vermüllung = littering

ver- = see before

zweifeln = to doubt

-ung = see before

die Verzweiflung = despair, exasperation, desperation

das Monster = monster

das Wort = word

der Groll = grudge, anger, malice, rancor

die Imitation = imitation

un- = un-, in-

fähig = able

-keit = -ility

die Unfähigkeit = inability

die Fehde = feud

der Handschuh = glove

der Fehdehandschuh = gauntlet

der Wurf = throw

Monsterwortbildungsunfähigkeitsangstverzweiflungsrückzugsecke

Monster=monster // wort=word // bildung(s)=formation

unfähigkeit (s)=incabability  // angst=anxiety

verzweiflung(s)=desperation  // rückzug(s)=retreat // ecke=corner

Monsterwortbildungsgespür

Monster = monster 

Wort = word 

Bildung(s) = formation

Gespür = intuition

• irren = to become lost (also: to err, to be mistaken; to wander, to stray)

• der Garten = garden

der Irrgarten = maze, knot garden

• be- = prefix with a variety of functions: ¹as part of a compound word, it denotes a processing or change of state; ²as part of a compound word, it denotes a touch; ³as part of a compound word, it denotes a more intensive preoccupation with or thematization of something; ⁴it forms from a noun an adjective with a pseudo-participle form because the corresponding verb does not exist; ⁵as a prefix, it forms a transitive verb from a previously intransitive verb; ⁶as a prefix of a verb, it shifts the focus and thus changes the sentence structure

• lustig = funny

• -ung = suffix turning an adjective/adverb into a noun

die Belustigung = amusement, entertainment, merriment