Sadly, I didn’t make both of these at the same time, so the editing and style is… visibly off. But this was hell to make…
@misbehavingmaiar Now that Eregion’s going to hell, there’s no need to maintain appearances, is there?
{ Aduial’s blades are called Colony and Chaos, they’re old blades for him and he once had them inscribed with this statement “I divide the people, I educate the people, I unite my kin under the banner of chaos.” }
Not sure how Luthien manages to resist a prince in a hat tbh
cy-lindric that’s some killer art you’re doing my friend keep that stuff up
One of the tasks I set for myself this week was to finalize my designs not only for Aulë’s Great Forge, but for the two lamps, Illuin and Ormal. Their designs were crucial to have in place before I could complete the designs for the forge– since the main purpose of the Great Forge in my comic is to facilitate the building of the two lamps.
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Fresnel Lenses and the Two Lamps | R. Wesley Nipper on Patreon
melkor: >8}
sauron: >B|
Melkor = CAPSLOCK CRUISE CONTROL
Sauron = Every Word Capitalized
Melkor: *pounds six energy drinks, a liter of tequila and gasoline, and a pillowcase full of poprocks* HOLD DOWN THE FORT WHILE I’M GONE BABY, I’M GOING TO THE 12th DIMENSION TO FIGHT GOD
Sauron: very good sir
how to draw a crown:
1. a circlet
2. add a few sticky-upy spikes like SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE AAAAAAAA
3. regrets
Osse // What The Water Gave Me
They took your loved ones but returned them in exchange for you
The sea silk was a treasue hidden in plain sight. Most of those who sailed these shore never noticed the gold hidden at the tideline, and no wonder. The jealous sea kept a weary watch over it’s trove, and only when sunset and shallows conspired would it be revealed to the watcher.
The harvest was dangerous, and only few were those who had the knowing and the heart to steal from the watery gods that which they guarded so closely.
Still, it was a thing worth doing, if nothing else to spin and robe oneself in the cloth of gods.
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So cold, that tide instantly freezes on impact with the beach.
Gold and Garnet Snake Bracelet with Heracles Knot, 4th Century BC – 1st Century AD
Snake jewelry was among the more popular luxury items in the Greek and Roman civilizations, including in the Greek colonies which flourished around the Black Sea. Extensive trade with these settlements spread Greek art, and its influence, across much of Eurasia. Some styles were copied so closely that it can be difficult, if not impossible, to be certain who crafted an item.
You’ve come to the right place with this question.
My answer is: Yes, it counts as cannibalism, since the body being consumed was human, while only the spirit inhabiting it was the immortal Maia. If you eat a natural human body, you’re also just eating the body and not the spirit (at least according to the Rules of Tolkien Metaphysics– obviously their are other interpretations available including some IRL ones that I can’t speak for).
In fact, I’d call that “guilt-free” cannibalism*, since no one really died and only one Maia was inconvenienced by the loss of a mortal guise. And furthermore, the meat should be entirely free of environmental contamination and probably won’t even be especially gamey since this “human” didn’t spend a lot of time in the wild, eating whatever it wanted. (Er, unless it’s one of the Istari. Then all bets are off– Gandalf is probably wicked gamey and stringy and I don’t recommend sampling him).
So it should be reasonably tasty as far as people-meat is concerned AND healthy! –Unless the Maia in question was just fudging the details vis-a-vis proteins and whatnot, in which case, I take no responsibility for the resulting “Mad-Maia Disease” or incredible indigestion suffered by the cannibal.
*Do not attempt to exploit this glitch for an “infinite meat hack”; Maiar can only go through so many bodies before they run out of power, and they’re likely to get very annoyed at you well before then.
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