#elak

It’s a festive day here in my region so my plans are basically celebrating and being happy and proud of the sunny place of the world I’m lucky to live in. And because of this joy and sunny-ness (ha!), today's chosen deck is the ELAK Tarot, created by Linnea Frank. It is one of the most unique decks I have seen, and as you can see, it goes really well with my mood!

The 78 cards feature watercolour and ink illustrations that strike a perfect combination of rich symbols and unity. Linnea adds: "Balancing between kitsch and simplicity, this is a rich and colourful deck, filled with mystical symbolism and queer characters”. The design is super interesting: it is done in such a way that each card looks like a piece or a close-up of a bigger illustration. This allows for a really interesting creative process by which you can almost complete that potential full image. The fact that there are no borders framing the images really adds to this sensation.

The illustrations are super colourful, and there's a predominance of orange and blue hues. I feel it's very summery and cheery, but also quite contemplative. Though you can appreciate a variety of characters (let’s pause for a bit to admire the diverse skin colours), it's not possible to see them entirely - it's always just a part of them (I love it when it's hands). But there are also other elements besides people, like fruits, lots of leaves, flowers, clours, stars, suit symbols, and animals. A lot of the traditional symbols are present, like the Hermit’s lamp ot the Devil’s chains.

Majors feature their roman numeral as well as their names, whereas the minors only contain their number (from 2 to 10), or their name (aces and court cards) - in white. The backs are non-reversible and they feature the suit symbols against a white circle in an orange background. The cards do not come with a box or booklet, but I’ve already found a nice place to keep them safe!

Elak of Atlantis -The Complete Saga by Henry Kuttner

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Vikings, Druids, goddesses, dark magic and sword fights aplenty fill the adventures of the Atlantean prince that walked away from his throne.

Thunder in the Dawn Part 1 (1938) – A story to stir the pulses—a tale of warlock and wizard and valiant men of might in the far-off olden time—a gripping tale of Elak of Atlantis

Thunder in the Dawn Part 2 (1938)

Spawn of Dagon (1938) – An eldritch, fearsome tale of the worship of the fish-god in the ancient world, and the prowess of a doughty swordsman in old Atlantis

Beyond the Phoenix (1938) – A tale of Elak of Atlantis, and an evil priest who was more than human and who worshiped a foul god—a tale of perilous sorcery and thrilling action

Dragon Moon (1941) – Out of the dark—out of the unknown—came Karkora . . . rotting the souls of the kings of Cyrena. For Karkora, the Pallid One, was a creature more loathsome than anything on earth. It was beyond good or evil, a Presence from the Outside—a shadow of which the altar “fires had whispered.”

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-Kylo, Nox, and Svar joined the Knights at the same time, they were all Jedi in training. According to Nox, Kylo had been in league with Snoke before the attack on their temple. Each student had been offered the choice between joining or dying. Supposedly Kylo killed the Knight’s previous leader and took his place as both their leader and Snoke’s favorite apprentice. 

-The Knights of Ren often had short shelf lives, unless you never stepped on toes or were Kylo. Elak Ren had gotten a lucky shot at his predecessor, so lucky in fact the Ren had been killed instantly and he had taken his place, though the credits for killing a Ren was his true motivation.