If you want to write a dumb little story with a dumb little plot and ridiculously silly characters. No one's stopping you. Genuinely, no one should be allowed to stop you. Write that dumb story with your whole heart and don't hold back.
ok the dumb little story turned into a lot of work why does this always happen
reminder to worldbuilders: don't get caught up in things that aren't important to the story you're writing, like plot and characters! instead, try to focus on what readers actually care about: detailed plate tectonics
do u ever see people draw certain characters thin and you're like what the fuck is that
Anonymous asked:
You've mentioned not being a historian, but do you have any opinions or hints as to what the Sixth House in it's second hay-day may have eaten? Would their cuisine have been any different from the usual Dunmer cuisine at the time, or pretty much exactly the same? ((Love the blog, it's a godsend for lore-hoarders like me!))
tastesoftamriel answered:
This took a lot of digging, since the House Dunmer managed to wipe out most records related to the Sixth House by the end of 3E. However, what we do know is that their sigil is some sort of insect, and that their magic especially extended to working with volcanic ash. We also know that they were protectionist and aimed to keep outlanders from Morrowind, so I have come to a few conclusions. I would argue that the food of the Sixth House may possibly have been the basis for Dunmeri cooking as we know it today, with ingredients like ash yams, nix-hound and nix-ox meat, and trama root featuring heavily. Of course, foreign ingredients and recipes would have been frowned upon.
Ashlanders I’ve spoken to are far more willing to speak of House Dagoth, but refuse to associate any of their heritage and culture with them, as with the other Great Houses. However, Ashlander cuisine is about as pure as Dunmeri food gets, so based on their diet as well as that of the Great Houses, I’ve come up with a meal that might have graced the tables of the Sixth House once upon a time.
To start, a chilled canis root tonic soup with poached guar and dried comberries will freshen up the palate and whet the appetite. For the main, ash-baked nix-ox with creamed hackle-lo leaves beneath a creamy saltrice-and-scuttle gratin with. And for dessert, a classic sweet ash yam porridge with ginko nuts, gold kanet seeds, and marshmerrow pulp brings the meal to a satisfying close.
I hope that this little piece of speculative history sates your curiosity somewhat! I personally would also like to know more, but the last thing I need are guards and Ordinators kicking down my door for heresy. ~Talviel
Ronny D posting MPREG fics on main.
look, not to be a downer, but... why are we making omegaverse jokes about this.
this article is about how Ron DeSantis is leveraging people's hatred for trans men to fundraise for his presidential campaign:
DeSantis has leaned heavily into the culture war issues — which have become central to his campaign — such as the repeated emails mocking the idea of men getting pregnant. Some transgender men do become pregnant. DeSantis also sent more emails mentioning “woke” than any other candidate.
I know people love "haha omegaverse" jokes but. I REALLY need people to realize that its a microagression against trans men. Pregnant men can face extreme amounts of transphobia, and are in a highly vulnerable situation, and they are being used as a symbol of wokeness by Florida's fascist wannabe. And it makes me upset to see other trans people seeming to not take this seriously.
Like. ask yourselves why "pregnant men" immediately conjures jokes and absurdity to you, instead of real people that exist and who Ron DeSantis hates? When you see "pregnant man" and your first thoughts are omegaverse porn and "cis men getting pregnant," you are also mocking the idea of men getting pregnant. And you do so while erasing trans men from the conversation. You make male pregnancy into an absurdist joke about cis men instead of a reality for trans men.
There doesn't seem to be a single person in the notes of this post who has mentioned trans men. Its just jokes about heat suppressants. People acted shocked and bewildered by the idea of a pregnant man. On "the trans website." That fucking hurts.
A pregnant trans man was very recently on the cover of a magazine & received a ton of backlash. Pregnant men are accused of child abuse & child molestation for simply being a trans father, and I've seen many people specifically say that trans fathers who have been/are on T will "poison" their children. Ignorance about men being pregnant can have real fatal consequences. Transphobia make it a traumatizing process. Pregnant trans men face workplace discrimination. Trans men who are pregnant are in heavy contact with the transphobic medical system which leaves them extremely vulnerable to abuse. This doesn't even get into trans men and abortion access. There are already people who think pregnant trans men need to have their children taken away. Ron DeSantis is using them specifically to foster hatred and get money. This is serious.
I cannot feel safe around people for whom "pregnant man" is nothing but an absurdist punchline. It hurts to see other trans people erasing transmascs from the discussion, especially when this article is SPECIFICALLY about how DeSantis is emailing people to say "hey, don't you think pregnant "men" are delusional and a threat to American society? Me too! Give me money so I can terrorize them via the government!" This is not the first time I've seen people do this with pregnant men (immediately jumping to "haha pregnant cis men!! omegaverse!!" jokes without even mentioning trans men at all. Even though we are men that can and do get pregnant. In real life. And are abused for it) but its the first time I've seen it done in response to a very clear act of targeted anti-transmasculinity, and this. Hurts.
I don't know how y'all think you can combat transphobia if you can't take seriously the issue of male pregnancy. Because transphobes are clearly very interesting in using pregnant men as a weapon, and I would hope y'all would step up for them. We have to acknowledge that the "haha thats so weird and absurd and gross!!!" response to male pregnancy is transphobic and it hurts trans men a lot.
You know what? Yeah. These are excellent points, and I am sorry and feel genuinely bad about this.
I think being surrounded by transphobia so constantly has sort of caused my brain to need even just a second of relief by mocking the people who have been leading the large scale societal violence against us, but this wasn't what I should have done. I thought it was direced at my oppressor, but in my clouded judgement I accidentally hurt my brothers.
I shouldn't have - as a trans woman - stepped out of my lane to make this kind of joke without considering the impact on trans men or trans masc people. It was a cheap joke that engaged in transandrophobia.
I understood DeSantis was talking about trans men, but I went for the 1 second of relief and ended up throwing trans masc people, people I deeply care about as a part of my community, under the bus in my carelessness. I'm sorry.
Also thank you @genderkoolaid I know I'm not directly reblogging you, I'm including both replies because those both illustrate really well what happened.
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I haven't the slightest clue what's going on here but I'm a fan of the general unhinged energy
Anonymous asked:
Given how important Masser and Secunda are in Khajiiti culture and society, are there any Elsweyr celebrations you’ve been to that relate to the lunar cycles? More importantly, are there any treats or dishes prepared especially for these celebrations?
tastesoftamriel answered:
Probably the most famous of Khajiiti festivals is the Moon-Sugar Festival, which occurs around Last Seed, when Jone and Jode are both waning crescents. As you can imagine, everything is extra sweet to celebrate a successful harvest. Crispy pastries soaked in moon sugar syrup, sweet coconut pilau with spicy chicken and dried fruit, burned caramel ice cream, and freshly pressed moon sugarcane and lemon juice are a few things you’ll find on offer.
Other moon-themed festivities are usually based around birthdays. As you’re likely aware, Khajiit have many furstocks that are determined by the moons. Every furstock has a traditional birthday dish, which is served up every year without fail. For example, Suthay-raht are given a platter of moon sugar-cured sliced meats wrapped in buttered garlic flatbread, Senche-raht have roast caramelised piglet, and Pahmar-raht eat a sweet-and-spicy noodle stew. Of course, cake is a must, and it’s usually baked in the shape of or depicting the moon phases. ~Talviel
