Visits to Umbar were few and far between, but after hearing one too many seafarers talking about ‘that fishy sculpture’ they had seen there, a trip was warranted. He was curious, and knowing that his cousin had taken up temporary residence in the land, he was also suspicious.
He took a form that was less obvious and less known, no taller or broader or stranger than an average Man. Rounded ears helped him blend in as he strolled slowly through the bustling markets until he found the fountain of rumor. It was big, and bronze and well cared for, and had the subject matter at the center been anything else he would have even liked it.
Except it was him. Which also would normally have been fantastic. Except this-him was in the arms of a familiar Orca-inspired Ainu, head back and spine bent so his upside-down face was staring at him.
Carefully keeping his expression neutral, Ossë ignored someone’s remark to him as they passed by and studied his shame critically.
“The nose seems strange,” he drawled to himself, “and that expression is far too animated for my liking. The artist was clearly over-compensating and just guessing as to the subject’s face.”
I tried okay? Like I wasn’t sure what I was doing anyway but hey at least I tried.
Also guest appearance of Wes’ Sauron because I wanted a scene with Sauron, but I don’t have my own design for him yet. (His too skinny Jesus Christ I’m sorry >.
I don’t know what’s going on here, but there are some terrific eyebrow-gymnastics happening. :3c
Friend: When I was an orc, I was covered in K-Y.
Me: WHAT.
Friend: As an extra in Lord of the Rings. They covered us in mud and K-Y lubricant. To make us glisten.
Me: -slides under table-
Is it just me, or is Turgon really the only character who honestly LIKES Maeglin without any ulterior motives whatsoever? I mean there are mentions of Maeglin having political allies, even people who followed him into betrayal, and he’s said to be a charismatic speaker, but Turgon is the only one who is mentioned (specifically and by name) to like him on a personal level, repeatedly.
Which, you know, is kind of heartbreaking, considering.
Yep. Besides from Aredhel (who seems to have sincerely liked her son on top of loving him, even going beyond the fact that she sacrificed her life for him), Turgon seems to be the only person who is remarked upon as liking Maeglin and not simply intending to use him.
Happy birthday @em-niwa ! Please accept this modest thing with your faves as a token of my love O beautiful, beautiful child. (to be fair it’s a bit self-indulgent too since i’ve wanted to give a try to your Sauron and Eonwe for while anyway)
HOLY SHET I am actually going to faint
??? I’ve never posted art of eonwe full body but that’s exactly what the rest of his clothes look like what kind of psychic angel are you ???!!!!??
ok but can we talk about how the Noldor hunted Dwarves when they came to Arda, because they just didn’t realize they were sentient??? like… how did that happen? how did that go down and what happened once they saw their mistake? cause it sure was mentioned casually in my copy of the Silm??
I know that the petty dwarves supposedly looked different/were slightly genetically different from the dwarves they had deals with? Still sentient tho
Makes it even darker because they kinda hunted them to near/outright extinction, if I remember correctly. Like, here are slightly smaller stranger looking dwarves, let’s slaughter all of them for fun
Like holy shitballs dude it doesn’t matter how many dwarves kill how many kings for how many necklaces, it’ll never top the genocidal elves who committed mass murder because they were bored
And based on what Eol said, the Noldor also didn’t treat the Moriquendi well either. I don’t think Eol had any reasons to lie there, so ayyyyy. Humans were the only one not bothered as a group, where they
I was under the impression the elves (for some reason my brain is saying Sindar, pre-Noldor arrival, but it has been a very long day and I may not know what I am talking about) hunted the petty-dwarves for bushmeat.
BUSHMEAT.
And yet somehow the orcs are the morally abhorrent cannibals of Arda. Tolkien, wtf??
(I think I read this somewhere in HoME, but that doesn’t particularly narrow it down any. Maybe Book of Lost Tales…??)
Yeah it was the Sindar who hunted the petty dwarves before the Noldor even managed to show up with their own brand of being awful. [Rummages]
The Eldar did not at first recognize these as Incarnates, for they seldom caught sight of them in clear light. They only became aware of their existence indeed when they attacked the Eldar by stealth at night, or if they caught them alone in wild places. The Eldar therefore thought that they were a kind of cunning two-legged animals living in caves, and they called them Levain tad-dail, or simply Tad-dail, and they hunted them.
Never forget the Petty Dwarves as an indicator of relative xenophobia and willingness to kill anything that looks sufficiently “other” in the sentient races of Middle Earth.
A b-day gift for the sweetest and loveliest lil Aussie bean, em-niwa, a great person and an amazing artist. Dear Em, may your talent thrive. Here’s an Eonwe for you, i used your fantastic designs for him.
!!!!! oh my godddddddddddd it is gorgeous your are gorgeous I adore you
After lengthy consideration, the No Pants Maia Club has examined Sauron’s hope for the entrance of a new member, and is minded to concede that he is a particularly prominent prospect.
Certainly, his ambitions toward this goal seem firm, but this is a weighty matter, and the club is currently minded to deliberate extensively, no matter how ample an applicant’s qualifications may be.
Sauron is therefore invited to present substantial evidence in further detail to indicate that he is solidly dedicated to the values expected of a prospective entrant.
*eyebrow gymnastics intensify*
“You know darling, Cousin Ossë still thinks we’re in a business meeting. You might convince him to present an ‘application’ as well. I’m sure he qualifies.”
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