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There's gotta be some consequences to playing Orpheus night after night, trying and failing to save Eurydice again and again. You are The Doomed Lover. The Musician. The original archetype of every story in this vein to follow. In many versions of the myth, Orpheus, having left Hell once, can never go back and is this doomed to wander the earth without Eurydice forever (hence the "we raise our cups" song). Eurydice is always dead. Orpheus can never live with her. And you are the man who knows all this, and has to try again and again

#hadestown #orpheus #if everyone is watching you fail again and again #do you become Orpheus #are you doomed as well?

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greatpistachiopie

#critical role #but also just cute af #my favorite

essektheylyss

The most chilling thing about Primus saying that he sees no utility in commoners is that I absolutely believe that it's not only true, but also a guiding principle of his goals. In his perfect world, commoners have been wiped out, pressed into mindless servitude in death to toil on behalf of his imperial family's needs while bolstering their arcane power simply through their existence, which in his eyes is, considering his daughters' differences in opinion and the knowledge that he is relatively cash and land poor compared to the rest of the houses, the only power that means anything, and therefore the only power worth caring about. We see it also in his pursuit of every soul in death—the Drowned Men take great pains to evade this subjugation, and it is a point of frustration that Thjazi, a man who, with no detours in mind, would've likely walked the Old Path, has escaped their purview. If there is no utility in commoners for Primus—something that even Tansul seems not to have believed—it is because a population of the dead is utterly more under his control than can be said about the living. That this subjugation would be absolute and inescapable is wholly the point—I would venture to guess that in Primus's eyes, the Shapers greatest mistake was allowing for their subjects the capacity to have their own wills, which was the reason in the end that they were destroyed. Can the dead, once enslaved by the house of death, rebel?

The other noble houses, on the other hand, are worth something alive, of course, not only because this kind of absolute control would likely be less sweet without at least a few willing subjects, but also because the other thing Primus does seem to care about is the proliferation of his own house. We see this in the knowledge that without heirs on the horizon, Petra and Ryah have been passed over as prime inheritors, and the idea that House Royce is expendable and unworthy; given his concerns about his mundane son, Primus likely only cares about ensuring his descendants retain this arcane might that he believes necessary to rule.

The world that House Tachonis strives for is one in which life is only worth anything if it empowers their house alone. Thus far we know the most about the circumstances of the peoples shaped by three gods: Tansul, Azgra, and Sylandri, and Primus's aims echo each one in some way. Tansul, his own house's former master, is the obvious, in his imperial goals. Given the literal army of the dead that he is said to be amassing, this is his echo of Azgra. Yet the potential of this plan mirrors Sylandri's measure of control perhaps most acutely of all; the dead, in their impotence—their lack of will and inability to proliferate themselves—would be subjects that could be only what their rulers wish them to be. But where the goddess of life, such as she was, never withheld her people's will, a lord of the dead in this manner would correct her only mistake.

essektheylyss

This is also extremely clear in the specific threat the Old Path poses to House Tachonis, why they are such a major threat to them. Both factions act, in a certain way, as psychopomps, of course, but as we've seen, the Old Path isn't concerned with death as such; they're concerned with reincarnation, and the cycles of renewal and rebirth. Death is a step in that cycle, and should not be discounted, but it is only a step. To subjugate the dead, even to remain in the throes of death, is anathema to the Old Path, and in the same vein, House Tachonis in their horrific plans cannot abide the cycles of life.

#critical role #c4e30 #critical role campaign 4

Caught up on both TLOVM and Critical Role Campaign 4 this week, and if I had a nickel for every time Travis Willingham's character died unexpectedly this week, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but still weird that it happened twice

#to be fair the man does love dramatic deaths #cough cough bertrand bell #critical role spoilers #critical role campaign 4 #critical role #tlovm #tlovm season 4 #tlovm spoilers

So we all think that the Whispered One's story about the love of his life being "erased" is just the story of the Matron of Ravens ascending, right?

#critical role #tlovm #tlovm spoilers #the legend of vox machina #the matron of ravens #the whispered one

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ariadne-mouse

#critical role

exhosionn

happy vax’ildan! (i just binge watched the entire animated series in the past 3 days. i love me a good doomed sibling)

#critical role fanart #legend of vox machina #vax #tlovm

redjennies

y'know I never gave much credence to the theories that Thjazi's spirit was literally tied to Julien's shadow curse, but I will admit, in light of recent information, it is by far the funniest answer to "where in the afterlife is Thjazi Fang?"

#critical role campaign 4 #cr4 #sir julien davinos #thjazi fang

Paraphrasing here, but when Brennan said: 'When you love something fake, an idealized version of a person, you start to hate the real thing' it killed me. It can apply to sooo much, at the same time that to me it is a direct commentary on parasocial relationships. Like so many Internet users seem to take the perspective of "I helped create you by liking you! How dare you be a person and challenge this caricature I have in my head!'

#critical role #critical role campaign 4 #cr4 #parasocial relationships #makes me wonder if Brennan has experienced something like this #the best thing to say to a still devoted paladin

Before tonight's episode- the priests of the Lux are definitely warlocks, right? In contract with Tyranny's father? Like Sam made an entire religion and created a character that is only able to do magic because of his divine heritage (literally the type of sorcerer he is) but didn't consider the fact that the rest of the religion doesn't have the same heritage. We're all in agreement here yeah? Cool

#critical role #critical role campaign 4 #cr4 #cr4e27 #the candescent creed

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My current theories about the paint:

It's part of a larger ritual, one to do with life and death--pretty much confirmed by the actual play (this dovetails nicely into a pet theory of mine, which is that Thjazi was setting up a rebellion-- but on the other side, so to speak)

It's actually disguised filament (listen the Halovars have been shipping filament everywhere for some reason--it has to be powerful)

OR

It's basically just disguise paint, like how they used it on the Pariah Blades--something like that would be very useful in Thjazi's line of work. I don't truly think this because Brennan has placed a ton of emphasis on it, but sometimes the simplest explanation is still correct, you know?

thesecretlamppost

Feeling mildly validated after the latest episode, it may not be filament but it's still blood! (The blood of another celestial, perhaps?)

#critical role #critical role campaign 4 #cr4 #schemers table #what is up with that fucking paint

My current theories about the paint:

It's part of a larger ritual, one to do with life and death--pretty much confirmed by the actual play (this dovetails nicely into a pet theory of mine, which is that Thjazi was setting up a rebellion-- but on the other side, so to speak)

It's actually disguised filament (listen the Halovars have been shipping filament everywhere for some reason--it has to be powerful)

OR

It's basically just disguise paint, like how they used it on the Pariah Blades--something like that would be very useful in Thjazi's line of work. I don't truly think this because Brennan has placed a ton of emphasis on it, but sometimes the simplest explanation is still correct, you know?

#critical role #critical role campaign 4 #cr4 #schemers table #what is up with that fucking paint #we probably won't find out til opening night

#sir julien davinos #critical role #critical role campaign 4 #cr4

ghostlyeris

the homoeroticism of hal killing bolaire cannot be overstated

#critical role #critical role campaign 4 #schemers table

Still behind on Critical Role but I did finish the seekers arc and I really just sat with the irony of what they were trying to do to Occtis. Like the thing that made him disposable, his lack of innate sorcery, is actually what made him the best candidate for their ritual? They actually needed him but had already driven him away. The forgotten boy, only valuable because he's not like the rest of his family (and saved only because he managed to make friends outside of the family)

#critical role #cr4 #occtis tachonis #seekers table #critical role campaign 4

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thedragoninthetardis

Reasons the soldiers table sticks together: Vengence! Love! Family! Loyalty! Protection! Friendship!

Reasons the seekers table sticks together: *pointing at Occtis* motherfucker I am not letting you out of my sight,

#critical role #araman #campaign 4 #seekers table #my favorite party makeup #why are these people traveling together?#certainly not because they like each other

Got too confident, updated like four of my unfinished ao3 fics in December, and then immediately got hit by the ao3 curse. My fault, I should have updated slowly and sporadically to avoid triggering the gremlin that fucks up your life when you get too many kudos.

#ao3 #ao3 curse #fanfic #the worst part is that I'm also behind on Critical role now too #my fandomsss

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