Loa Be With You

[[ Art commissioned from @sketchygoat! Here’s a little fic as a small thank you :3 ]]

Dij’ii found herself suspended a sea of inky blackness. If it weren’t for the sweet burn of rope cutting into her hips, or the rush of blood to her head she might have thought she was drowning in the depths of the Great Sea, or perhaps floating through Bwonsamdi’s realm of lost spirits — but the reality was nothing so fantastical. Her arms were bound behind her back, the ropes tied intricately and criss-crossed over her chest. They tightened around her hips, taking most of her weight, then wound up her legs, bending them backward.

The suspension was sweet agony; Dij’ii loved every aching moment. Like dancing, it took discipline and focus, but unlike dancing, she could relinquish control.

And it made her feel beautiful; more than any jewelry, silks, or golden tattoos could ever do.

MORE TROLLS. Another doodle of my Zandalari, Malquetzal! Cell-shading is my mortal nemesis.

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Summary list followed by an individual deep dive.

*Loas are roughly categorised for simplicity and may not 100% fit their section (eg Hakkar the Soulflayer appears serpent-like but may not be one, Jani can be argued to be both dinosaur and reptile).

What is a loa?

A loa is the name trolls give to the beings they worship, such as the Wild Gods. While beings such as the Celestials and Ancient Guardians are Wild Gods, trolls specifically worship what they consider to be loa.

Loa can live on to be reborn if their physical form is destroyed but not their spirit.

Aquatic loa

Gral the shark loa (Zandalari).

Krag’wa the frog loa (Darkspear, Zandalari).

Torga the turtle loa (Zandalari, Tortollans).

Bird loa

 Akil’zon the eagle loa (Amani, Zandalari).

Jan’alai the dragonhawk loa (Amani, Zandalari).

Bear loa

Nalorakk the bear loa (Amani, Zandalari).

Rhunok the arctic bear loa (Drakkari).

Cat loa 

Bethekk the panther loa (Gurubashi, Zandalari).

Eraka no Kimbul (or “Kimbul”, Farraki, Zandalari, Tortollans). 

Halazzi the lynx loa (Amani, Zandalari).

Har'koa the snow leopard loa (Drakkari, Zandalari).

Shirvallah the loa of tigers (Darkspear, Gurubashi, Zandalari).

Dinosaur loa

Gonk the raptor loa (Darkspear, Zandalari). 

Pa’ku the pterrordax loa (Zandalari).

Rezan the devilsaur loa (Zandalari).

Torcali the direhorn loa (Zandalari). 

Insect loa

Elortha no Shadra (or “Shadra”), the spider loa (Vilebranch, Witherbark, Gurubashi, Farraki, Zandalari).

Kith'ix the C'Thraxxi loa (Zan'do’s followers).

Reptile loa

Akunda the thunder lizard loa (Zandalari).

Hakkar the Soulflayer (Gurubashi, Vilebranch).

Hethiss the snake loa (Gurubashi, Zandalari).

Jani the saurid loa (Zandalari).

Quetz'lun the wind serpent loa (Drakkari). 

Sethraliss the snake loa (Zandalari, Sethrak).

Sseratus the loa of serpents and snakes (Drakkari).

Tharon'ja the wind serpent loa (Drakkari).

Troll loa 

Dambala (Darkspear, Zandalari).

Grimath (Zandalari).

Lukou (Darkspear, Zandalari).

Samedi loa of the grave (Darkspear).

Zanza (Zandalari).

Other loa

Akali the rhino loa (Drakkari).

Bwonsamdi the loa of death (Darkspear, Zandalari).

G’huun an Old God of blood (Blood trolls).

Hir’eek the bat loa (Blood trolls, Darkspear, Gurubashi, Zandalari).

Mam’toth the mammoth loa (Drakkari).

Ueetay no Mueh'zala (or “Mueh'zala”), the loa of death (Farraki).

Deep Dive into the loa

Nothing to see here.

Zocali, Healer and Gardener of Zuldazar. A sweet boy…..

☼ Si’sae the Tidereader ༄

“The tide shall bear the willing and drown the unwilling.”

stranglethorn vale: how resilient is your muse? what would break them? | westfall: does your muse believe breaking the law is never, sometimes, often, or always justified?

Ok, first of all: when your DM asks what would “break” your character, that’s a big frighten

Dij’ii is remarkably resilient for someone as spoiled as she is.  This is a combination of her experience in crawling her way up to become a dancer in the palace, the fact that she has seen a lot of shit in her life, and the fact that she’s too dumb to suffer tragedies.  Ignorance is bliss, etc etc.

So it would take a lot to break her.  I think she would be more susceptible to psychological torment, or anything that is inflicted directly upon her.  She can lose a lot and still keep her head up high.  She’s lost plenty already.