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downthetubes · 7 months

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Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition opens at the British Library soon, along with events with Neil Gaiman, and many more

Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination, a major exhibition on fantasy opens at the British Library in London on 27th October, and a raft of tie-events includes appearances by Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman.

Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination, a major exhibition on fantasy opens at the British Library in London on 27th October, and a raft of tie-events includes appearances by Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman. In the works for over a year, supported by Wayland Games Limited and the Unwin Charitable Trust, with thanks to The B. H. Breslauer Fund of the American Trust for the British Library, visitors…

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#British Library #downthetubes News #Events London #Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination #Neil Gaiman #Philip Pullman #Terri Windling #Terry Pritchett

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happy-emmdings · 1 year

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some captain swan honeymoon concepts…

1) wearing cute outfits

2) smooth sailing 💕

3) checking on Storybrooke on facetime a.k.a. what it looks like when Emma is handling the phone versus when Killian tries

4) being cute and romantic

BONUS: doing each other’s make up for an evening out✨

They got there🥺

#ouat fan art #captain swan honeymoon #emma swan #killian jones #my fan art #captain swan #i imagine them taking the jolly roger and going on a cruise south along the eastern coast of america #marrying a guy with a real pirate ship has its perks you know #the fastest ship in all the realms no less #do they get a fun adventure in the bermuda triangle? maybe…#but i love the idea of them making several stops along the coast and killian exploring this strange modern world with emma as his guide #and emma being constantly amused by killian’s confusion #and in turn she becomes quite adept at sailing by the end of the trip #and there is a lot of comedic potential when urban fantasy heroes interact with the normal world #and have to figure out a way to talk about their lives with new people without sounding absolutely insane #but also just… captain swan being adorable and domestic and happy #cs fanart #nya draws

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hihopelessromantics · 1 month

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Fantasy Tails

Messing around with magical biology with some rough sketches and lore :) Tagging some who might be interested :3

@librathefangirl @zorria @7-ratsinatrenchcoat @theprinceofliones @stvrlightthearts

Demon

Another take on the traditional (?) demon tail! The heart on the end protects the demon's retractable, venomous (or just very pointy) barb.

Tails, venomous and nonvenomous, are used for balance, especially while the demon is maneuvering in mid-air. whether they are jumping or flying. flight. They're deceptively strong even though their mechanisms seem delicate and the fluff covering them doesn't appear as tough as the rest of the demon's skin. A younger demon’s tail reaches full size before they reach their adult height. Coloration depends on the demon’s primary colors, including features like hair, eyes, teeth, skin, and tongue.

Tail venom develops during late adolescence- an evolutionary process that serves two purposes. One, that the baby and toddler cannot injure its parents, itself, or its other potential packmates with a potent and uncontrolled poison. Second, that the toxin may adapt to whatever might suit the demon best as it grows. Environmental conditions are thought to play a direct role. High-level demon venom has no ‘antidote’ because it, structurally, is one-of-a-kind; antivenom would require an (albeit slightly) different formula even between identical twins. There are three official categories this venom can fall into: defensive, offensive, and constructive. Some demons will inject their venom into themselves or other demons on a circumstantial basis to help, not harm! A few toxins specifically adapt to treat a temporary condition their demon frequently suffers from- for instance, to treat extreme insomnia or muscle cramps, to dissolve abscesses from the inside, or to reset one of the body’s natural cycles. Level of toxicity can fluctuate throughout the demon’s lifetime.

Goddess

Goddesses’ legs are built for flight - not just for landing - they are very strong!

Feathers all along the tail can fan out and adjust individually, though, of course, the tail end has the most maneuverability. For potion recipies requiring the physical essence of a goddess feather, it is not usually specified whether it need be a tail or wing feather. Instead, the recipe will reference a specific altitude or bloodline. The wings and tails of goddesses contain special adaptations per their homeland and family line. A feather separated from the body of some goddess species becomes serrated and sharp like a blade, for instance, and these contain a potent defensive energy. Coloration also depends on place of origin and closely resembles that of the wings.

While aiming for the wings is considered a legitimate battle tactic, aiming for the tail is considered an extreme insult and foul play, a sentiment largely reciprocated and respected by the Demon Clan.

Fairy

The creatures known as fairies / fae / faerie display immense biological and magical diversity and that's fascinating to work with, so I added them to the list for funsies.

A fairy’s tail begins as a simple prehensile limb and grows into a symbol of the fairy’s power as they mature. In their base form, tails are most often used in dancing and in daily nonverbal communication. Fully awakened fairies’ tails transform in the likeness of their wings, sprouting insect-like appendages which greatly increase the speed and maneuverability of the fairy’s flight. For those of the highest ability, it becomes near-impossible to disorient them or to knock them from the air.

Some examples I thought up!

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whelkspares · 2 years

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A far cry from what I usually post but I liked this tree so here it is with two backgrounds because I couldn't decide which was nicer

#digital art #doodled these while watching the backlog of scar's hermitcraft season 9 episodes #that man can build trees I tell ya #my trees are just sloppy little things but I really liked them and I was just vibing #I never draw trees please forgive me for tree crimes #sure the colors and stuff aren't plausible. maybe it's a fantasy tree in a fantastical realm of imagination.#kind of wish these were more than just ultra messy doodles but I don't have the energy to redo it all #messy tree time #treeposting

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pikabeep · 2 years

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please. please let the target of the potion be Wanessa I am manifesting it so hard

#dimension 20 #a court of fey and flowers #d20 spoilers(?)#kind of #edited bc the vibe of the second pic didn't feel right #I've seen some people say it should be grabalba and. fair.#but imagine #you're at a ball in the fey realm living your generic YA fantasy heroine dreams #and your love interest turns out to be a conglomerate of the worst parts of birds. imagine.#my doodles

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milfcamilanoceda · 1 year

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Toh is about idealistic dreams, learning that the real thing is far from perfect, and then learning to be ok with it by either finding beauty in the imperfections or letting it go.

#it is about Luz jumping right in demon realm expecting to have the fantasy adventure she wanted #only to realize it wasnt what she imagined it to be and learning to be ok with it #it is about amity wanting so desperately to be the best of the best expected to be a strong witch #and then letting the notion go realizing there are things far more precious than perfection #it's about so many witches like Lilith and Steve doing everything to get into Emperor's coven including sacrificing everything #(Lilith with curse and steve hinted to have given up his palisman)#And then regretting it and leaving to have a better life #It's about Belos expecting to be welcomed back after killing witchkind #it's about him not being able to move on from his image of demon realm as this evil forsaken place that needs to be purged #It's about him repeatedly cloning his brother looking for one who wld be exactly like the original #and yet simultaneously wanting that clone to choose him over the boiling isles #said caleb abd grimwalkers always choose the magic and boiling isles perhaps the only thing they all had in common #And just there are so many examples about it i'm literally going insane #cant add all of them in tags but trust me there are #luz noceda #amity blight #lilith clawthorne #toh lilith #toh steve #philip wittebane #emperor belos #the owl house #toh

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rubenesque-as-fuck · 7 months

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Anybody else slowly disassociating more and more as you slowly lose all of your touchstones in this world?

#it can't be just me right #also i am stoned and can't sleep why is it already past 2am damn #disassociation #no close family any more #one half sister where we have a weird relationship because i basically raised her for a while #so when we're around each other we just remind each other of our horrific childhoods and various mental health issues from that #all of my friends either live too far away are too busy with their own lives and loves (understandable) or have just forgotten me #starting to feel like I imagined that whole fling with d #but geez it'd be pretty pathetic if even a romance I made up in my head didn't end up with someone choosing me #then again I have trouble enjoying fantasies too far from the realm of possibility and maybe it's just not realistic to have someone want me #as more than a passing entertainment lol #anyway every day i feel less like a real person and more like a ghost or something imaginary or like a stranger in my own body #dang man i wish i could afford therapy i probably could use some huh #although my last therapist was pretty lackluster honestly #mental health #life of faye

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desperatelyseekingcannibals · 3 months

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In London this week and went to the "Fantasy: Realms of Imagination" exhibit at the British Library.

Absolutely fantastic exhibition, but my favourite part had to be the little video about AO3 and the shout out to all the women, trans and non-binary peeps that keep those stories coming!

cc. @ao3org

#ao3 #ao3 fanfic #fan fiction #fanfic #fan fic #fandom #british library #fantasy #realms of imagination #archive of our own

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slaanxsh · 8 months

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does slaanesh go into heat?

#warhammer fantasy #slaanesh #ask #Anonymous #why would you ask me something so cursed #i would say no but he literally is composed of all aspects of desire #and warhammer has SEVERAL animal people in it #hes literally called The Breeder by the Beastmen #*RUBS MY TEMPLES* MAYBE? POSSIBLE?#imagine how fucking unbearable this loser is when heat/rut rolls around #other chaos gods soundproofing their realms and banging up 'ABSOLUTELY NO SLAANESHI' signs on their property LMAOOOO

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darkurgetrash · 2 months

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I went to the fantasy exhibition at the British Library today and, at the end, I was watching a video on fan culture and AO3 popped up and genuinely jump scared me.

I literally had the most visceral reaction to viewing it in the public eye, as if it was a felony…

#😭😭#fantasy: realms of imagination #ao3 #me

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awek-s-archived · 10 months

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someone wrote a smut abt the men on the oceangate sub and y’all ask why I hate smut writers

#aweks.txt #like it’s not even in the realm of being funny #like it’s one thing talking abt the situation and debating various opinions it’s another writing sex fantasies abt real life ppl #who just died ……. lmao …. one of them was 19 and w his dad I can only imagine the sick fucked up shit that person wrote

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swagging-back-to · 1 month

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the most unrealistic part of steven universe is that the zoomans speak and understand modernized english.

#ok so pink diamond was 'shattered' around 5000 years ago and rose/pink had the idea to save humans around 6000 years ago.#so that's a huge timeframe for the zoo to be made #let's simplify it down to 5500 years ago #around this time humans had barely even formed the wheel let alone a writing system.#it was literally the end of the stone age #going off this then the most likely languages the zoomans would actually speak would be greek egyptian sumerian hebrew sanskrit tamil #chinese arabic and aramaic.#notice how not a single one of them is even a romance language let alone a germanic romance language?#the zoomans would not speak english. PERIOD.#I can get behind even homeworld gems speaking English bc their bodies already adapt to the gravity of a planet automatically. maybe they #also automatically adapt to the main language of whatever lifeform is near them at that time #however.#english did not exist when pink was colonizing the planet or when she made the zoo. the *building blocks* for english did not even exist ye #so no #there is no explanation that actually makes sense even IF you give it the benefit of the doubt #it is not believably unrealistic either.#it's just plain unrealistic #bro imagine how cool it would be if they showed up and the zoomans spoke a combination of different ancient languages mixed WITH gemlish?#ik it's asking a lot but #:(((( i hate when aspects of fantasy/scifi are just so out of the realm of possible that it takes you right out of the immersion.#steven universe

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gridanian-red-mage · 11 months

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Arielle nodded, and she briefly glanced around at their surroundings before checking over her bow and arrows. Thancred, meanwhile, took to keeping a lookout for their suspect. He had to admit, given what he knew of her rather friendly chocobo Mina, he half expected the bird to show up. She was very keen on following her owner anywhere she went, but at least she knew when to stay put. Begrudgingly.

I imagine she must be feeling restless back at Camp Drybone, he thought.

A small glint caught his eye, and he looked to the silver necklace Arielle wore. Aside from her lovely fairness both inside and out, it was one of the first things he noticed upon their meeting. It didn’t take an expert to know it was of excellent craftsmanship. The necklace was quite elegant, most notably the pendant. Not to mention it appeared very well taken care of. It was also much too expensive-looking and stuck out like a sore thumb.

“Might I suggest tucking that lovely necklace of yours away?” Thancred asked politely. “It doesn’t quite pair with our ensemble.”

“Oh! Yes, of course.” Carefully Arielle hid it from view. “Thank you.”

He nodded in reply. “If you don’t mind my asking, however did you acquire such a fine piece?”

“It was a gift from my uncle when I was a child. For good luck.”

“Well, then it seems to be working.”

She hummed a brief laugh, but it quickly vanished once her sharp eyes caught movement. “Someone’s coming.”

Thancred nodded. “Excellent. Now let’s see how our priest will deign to help us.”

#FFXIV #Final Fantasy XIV #A Realm Reborn #ARR #Thancred Waters #FFXIV Wol #Arielle Solinar #Mina the chocobo #Short Stories #Her necklace is one of her most prized possessions so she rarely takes it off.#Oh fun fact: I kinda imagine it to be very loosely inspired by Serah's necklace from FFXIII.#Aside from that it's just a vague picture in my head.

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barelybarding · 3 months

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So imagine you get transported to a fantasy world and you have your cell phone with you but after realizing like... calls and maps don't work in another dimension you stop trying to mess with it too much to save the battery while you figure out wtf is going on

anyway you end up meeting and adventuring party that takes you under their wing and you end up in an inn one night listening to a bard playing all the classics from this dimension and you casually mention music is different where you're from

your new friends ask for an example and you've never been big on singing a capella so you pull out your phone (which still has your music app/folder available i guess?)

what is the first song you play for them?

#i genuinely cannot choose #like should i just pic my fav song? should I try to pick something that really encapsulates Earth Music and like..is there even such a song #also i can only imagine what a smart phone would look like to people in a fantasy setting #some sort of magic slab? a window into a realm of knowledge?#in case you couldn't tell i live in constant fear of being isekai'd

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kalahs-beautiful-realm · 1 year

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