#malal lives

We remind you…

Vaccines work (much to Nurgle’s chagrin)

Humans of your reality landed on the moon.

Your earth is far, far older than a mere 4,000 years.

Trans Women are Women

Trans Men are Men

Non-Gendered People are People

Bisexual People are valid

Sexual Orientation is not a Choice

Having religion is not incompatible with Science.

Your Old Testament, Torah, Talmud, and Q’aran describe usury as the greatest sin. Sodom and Gormorrah were destroyed for their cruelty towed immigrants and the poor.

NHS must not be privatized.

The Voting Rights Act must be Passed.

The Humanities and Social Sciences are essential.

The identification of different ethnic groups and cultures as “races” is in and of itself racist.

Don’t be a waste of carbon. Kindness and compassion are virtues.

With love,

errm...

MALAL LOVES.

- Anon

Oh, you cheeky devil. As for myself, I prefer intelligence, humor, and tolerance for my “I really don’t want to be touched or talk, but I’d simply like to be near you” moments.

Also, tolerance for entities with amorphous forms, a capacity for overt snarkiness, and….

Nurgle: I think tolerance of body odor is a plus. I do sweat… a lot.

Khorne: YOU LITERALLY SWEAT SAPIENT ENTITIES.

Nurgle: Fine. Not so much odor, as…

Tzeentch: You smell like Gary, Indiana.

Gary: What?!

Slaanesh: I prefer someone open to new adventures.

Tzeentch: Heh Heh.

Slaanesh: I was referring to a session of D&D or “Troika,” but yes, I mean, obviously that too.

Khorne: MUST LOVE DOGS AND DOG-HEADED PERSONS.

Me: Here, here.

KHORNE: YOUR ‘DOG’S HEAD FORM’ HAS A THREE EYED WOLF’S HEAD.

Me: So what?

Gary: Wolves aren’t dogs. Dogs aren’t wolves. Cesar Milan is a twit.

Me: They are canines. Are they not?

Gary: Missing the point. Were the 11th Legion Wolves?

Me: Hounds, Cu-Sith, to be spec. Ahh. I see your point.

Tzeentch: They have to love magic, in my case.

Nuffle: Doug Henning magic or like, Merlin magic?

Tzeentch: ME magic.

Me: Doug Henning was treasure, you barbarian.

Nuffle: I think he should like sports. My partner, I mean.

Gary: Big shock there.

Nurgle: I had no idea Nuffle was gay.

Nuffle: I’m a god, does it matter? We’re all constructs.

Me: He has a point.

Nurgle: Not complaining. I suppose I never asked.

Gary: I like peanut butter. She should like peanut butter. And recumbent unicycles. And acid washed jeans. And ironic be…

KHORNE: WE GET IT, YOU ARE A HIPSTER.

Gary: …. And Gordon Lightfoot songs…

Neocho: I don’t believe in any ballads about disappearing ships. Rubbish.

Me: Do you believe in relationships?

Neocho: I don’t believe in E-Harmony. I know that much.

Nuffle: Farmers Meet?

Neocho: I don’t believe in agrarianism.

Nurgle: J-Date?

Me: Guessing he is not Jewish.

Neocho: I like Tinder.

Khorne: SAY WHAT?!

Tzeentch: Oooh! I’ve got an idea, let’s all play ‘Mystery Date’

Hashut: Nobody’s going to ask me?

Me: I didn’t ask -any- of the rest of you.

Hashut: Muppets. I like muppets.

Me: I.. erm… I mean…

Hashut: Who wants to watch ‘Labyrinth?’

Whatever you want me to look like. But, erm, yeah, this is sort of a challenge, innit?

Most of the official art (and there isn’t much of it) depicts Malal/Malice as a sort of a three-eyed wolf headed anthropomorphic entity. However, a number of the concept sketches depict him as a sort of Eldritch, Lovecraftian horror, as are most of the daemons that were planned (Knightmare Miniatures does some great minis inspired by these.) The Blanche sketches were inspired by stories of Nyarlathotep and the King in Yellow (who was, according to Lovecraft, a herald or form of Nyarlathotep, rather than Hastur.) I think my favorite image is the one that shows a colossal statue of an Egyptian Pharaoh whose head and face are replaced by an otherworldly appendage. Very Black Pharaoh.

Here’s an interesting piece of art that takes inspiration from those sketches. It’s a bit grotesque to my tastes, but I do think it evokes the chaotic, ever changing thing that is Malal.

Incidentally, that wonderful avatar above (not the monster below) is the work of my dear friend, Fuuko. Do show her some love.

Me: Eh?

Khorne: DID YOU MAKE MORE SEXXY BOVINE ANTHROPOIDS?

Slaanesh: Erm. No.

Nurgle: Who have you slept with this week, grandchild?

Slaanesh: Not even close. Entirely unrelated.

Nurgle: Actually, I was simply asking. Need to update my blog.

Nuffle: Did you finally get around to watching that series of 80’s Sitcom Porn Parodies? ‘This Ain’t Who’s the Boss?’ is particularly terrifying.

Slaanesh: I wrote most of those, but…

Hashut: Ahem.

Slaanesh: Except the Cosby thing.

Hashut: Good. Good.

Slaanesh; But that isn’t why I’ve asked you to attend me. It’s something personal, and…

Me: Go on, then, spill.

Nuffle: I’m listening.

Khorne: *mutters* THAT’S A FIRST.

Me: Shush. Go on, little sister.

Slaanesh: It’s good you say that, Malal, because this about my identity. As you know, I am fluid regarding my gender. And I have decided, for the time being, that I am most comfortable with you referring to me as Them, They, or quite simply “Slaanesh.”

Tzeentch: This is genuinely surprising. But I will do my utmost to respect your request.

Nurgle: Of course.

Nuffle: Consider it done.

Malal: Absolutely. Done and done.

Slaanesh: What? No jokes? No silly asides?

Khorne; *hugs Slaanesh* WE MAY ARGUE, WE MAY FIGHT…

Nurgle: ..we may ‘borrow’ your followers…

Tzeentch: …we may corrupt them….

Nuffle: We may act a little foolish from time to time.

Hashut: Or differ on Dogma.

Neocho: I don’t believe in dogma. But I do believe you.

Malal: Gender identity is no laughing matter.

Slaanesh; Thank you, each and every one. Shall we celebrate?