AND BLEW, " CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME. "
KASLING . independent fantasy writing blog for roland deschain / the gunslinger of stephen king's the dark tower series (and king multiverse). largely fandomless and headcanon based in nature. penned by fi, she/her, 25+. information below the cut.
this is an independent and selective fantasy writing blog of roland deschain of gilead, the gunslinger, of stephen kingβs the dark tower series (and the overall stephen king multiverse). my name is fi, iβm 27 years old and from england, she/her pronouns.Β
i run this blog selectively, and on a mutuals basis. i primarily enjoy multiparagraph, plotted content, however off the cuff stuff is fun too. i love turning memes into threads and will always encourage my writing partners to do the same with mine.
i will only write with those that are 21+.
usual rp etiquette replies on my blog. bigotry of any kind will not be tolerated here.
nsfw and triggering content may appear on this blog; all will be tagged in the fashion of ______ tw.
faceclaim is the irresistible rahul kohli. i claim no affiliation with him, or with mr king.
there will be occasional spoilers for the dark tower series on here. that said, i am only halfway through the series! i've recently finished reading wizard and glass.Β anything in the series beyond this book has no influence on my portrayal; i haven't read that far. please also note that this portrayal is book-based. i havenβt seen the 2017 movie and havenβt read the comics, and i don't plan to.
although my portrayal is book-based, and will explore both the world of the dark tower and mr king's the stand novel, this portrayal is in large part fandomless. roland can essentially be placed in any time period, any universe, and itβll workβso iβm going to take advantage of that flexibility! iβll also be taking a few liberties with canon, so this portrayal will be in part canon-divergent, mixed with some personal headcanons.
THE GUNSLINGER.
NAME/ALIASES: roland deschain, the gunslinger, will dearborn, roland of gilead.
OCCUPATION: gunslinger. roland is the last of a long line of gunslingers, who were warriors, peacekeepers and diplomats in rolandβs society; much like a knight, in βourβ world.
AGE: unknown, even to himself. time in his univers(es), is warped, out of shape, getting bigger and smaller and twisted constantly. he appears to be in his early forties.
PLACE OF BIRTH: the land of gilead, mid-world.
SPECIES: debatably human.
GENDER: cis male, he/him pronouns.
SEXUAL AND ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: pansexual & panromantic.
RELATIVES: steven deschain (father, deceased), gabrielle deschain (mother, deceased).
APPEARANCE.
PHYSIQUE: roland stands at 6β5β. he is strong, athletically built, with muscled arms and a slim torso. roland is missing his right-hand index and middle finger, and big right toe.
HAIR: dark brown, nearly black, streaked with a significant amount of grey; his beard is the same.
EYES: light blue; bombardierβs eyes.
CLOTHES: lots of reds, burnt oranges, whites and dark browns. almost never without his red kerchief around his neck. blue or dark brown jeans. brown vest. long, brown overcoat. two belts. and, yes, occasionally he wears a cowboy hat and poncho.
ACCESSORIES: never without his two sandalwood guns. never.
ABILITIES/SKILLS.
roland trained to be a gunslinger from the age of six, and carries with him a pair of revolvers; they are long, heavy, with sandalwood grips. he shoots equally well with both hands and is able to reload his guns faster than can be seen by the human (or inhuman) eye. he has superhuman accuracy. roland also possesses enhanced senses and extrasensory perception.
he can travel through universes... and also time. semi-purposefully.
EXPLORING.
this blog is a study in being the last of one's kind, the man with no name, earnest belief in fate, the great quest, post-apocalyptic wastelands, realities colliding.
STORY.
roland is the last surviving gunslinger. he follows ka, which is high speech for what some universes call "fate", or "destiny". roland travels through the worlds (for never forget, there are other worlds than these), addicted to reaching the dark tower, the axis upon which the beams of parallel worlds rotate. roland can travel between these worlds at will.
nothing will deter him in his quest to reach the dark tower.














