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aroaceleovaldez · 1 year

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I'm trying to make PJO ocs but I'm wondering how being someone being blessed and/or being a champion of a god works in the Riordanverse????

Ooooh yes I love this universe mechanics and think about it WAY too much. Okay, so there's generally two kinds of this we see: Best I can differentiate the two is like, Hera with Leo (what I would call "champions" or "blessings") versus Artemis with the Hunters or Hera/Juno with Jason (which is very complicated and kind of varies).

So with champions, the notable thing is generally that they're favored by the god in question, but boons are given to them individually over time or for singular moments. So specifically distributed power-ups. These are more common in general but also usually the individual in question being blessed does not have like, constant extra abilities at all times (unless whatever boon they were given extends for a long duration or is permanent). Examples of this include Hera raising Leo (less giving him boons and more just training him, though it is implied she possibly tried to make him immortal one time), Bellona with Reyna's family (before Hylla and Reyna were born), Hecate with Hazel, Athena with Reyna in BoO, etc etc. Whatever it is, the blessing is a one-time thing for just that moment, though generally it means the god favors the mortal in question enough to help them out from time to time or give them personal training. These boons can last longer though, again such as Hera trying to make Leo immortal.

The other instance is really interesting, because the best way I can describe it is basically divine adoption. This is what we see with Hera/Juno and Jason or the Hunters of Artemis. Based on what we've seen, the implication is that whichever god is "adopting" the mortal will have the same effects as a godly parent normally would, and may even supersede their original godly parent to a degree if applicable, at least as far as their prominent powers and auras are concerned (i.e.: Thalia is more a Hunter of Artemis than she is daughter of Zeus, ergo her aura no longer attracts monsters as much as it normally would), though usually if the mortal already has a godly parent or divine ancestor it just kind of behaves as if they have two. They'll end up with extra powers or abilities based on the god who favors/"adopted" them and these are theirs to do whatever with whenever they please, just like their normal powers. As far as we know this also cannot be fully revoked, given ex-Huntresses we've seen retaining some Artemis abilities. The Hunters are the standard example of this (they gain immortality, are implied to be able to understand at least their wolves if not other wildlife, get enhanced archery, tracking, and hunting skills, etc etc.) though Jason's my favorite example personally. Because we never really see Thalia use wind powers (only electricity), there is actually a very likely potential that Jason's wind/flying powers are from him being adopted by Juno/Hera, not Jupiter, and that Thalia doesn't have those abilities at all. This also tracks with Big 3 kids having fears/aversions relating to the elements of the other Big 3 - Percy is afraid of flying because of Zeus, Thalia is afraid of flying because of Hera. And it would also explain why Jason tends to favor wind/flight powers over his electricity.

And then Blessing of Ares/Mars is kind of confusing because it's technically not just an Ares/Mars kid thing? Ares/Mars can give that to anyone, we just only see it with Ares/Mars kids. It is very particularly Ares/Mars directly blessing them for that moment. So generally it falls into the first category.

Hope this helps!

#pjo #riordanverse #Anonymous #ask #godly parents #< applicable here and also this fits that usual format #long post //#long post #i really need to coordinate those tags

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im-autistic · 2 years

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I find the idea of demigods getting their parents’ blessing to be so unexplored. I know of both Clarisse and Frank getting Ares’/Mars’ blessing during battle but it’s never explored outside that.

What if Demeter kids glowed green while farming? What about other battle oriented gods, like Bellona and Athena? What if their kids got their blessing during battle? It left a lasting physical effect on Frank, what would happen to other demigods?

What if with Hades’ blessing Nico was able to bring people back from the dead as more than zombies? What if Hazel got Pluto’s blessing and was able to briefly control the dead like Nico does? So many unexplored possibilities

#percy jackson #this is just me rambling but i find the concept so interesting and it’s so lame we only got to see it with ares/mars #i might write a fanfic about nico getting hades’ blessing during battle bc of this #mostly bc nico brainrot #nico di angelo #pjo #frank zhang #clarisse la rue #percy jackon and the olympians #the heroes of olympus

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literallyjusttoa · 2 years

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Imperial Children Icons!!

I thought I was done with making Icons, but I recently remembered that Meg has nine foster siblings, so I wanted to make some designs for them and add some headcannons for each sibling.

We are only given three of the kids names in canon, so I named the others using two things. One, the list of Patrician family names from Ancient Rome (basically all the richest families of the time). Two, the theory made by Ferodactyl and the other fun folks on the ToA discord server, which states that each of Nero's children had a name that referenced the Olympian they were meant to replace. Anyways here we go!

Tullia Claudius

Age: 17

Name Meaning: Mountain path. Tullia was the name of the last queen of pre-republican Rome.

Godly legacy: Daughter of Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Tullia is meant to replace Artemis. She trains in combat often, and is often injured trying to protect her brother. She barely speaks with Nero, and is only seems to care about the older half of her siblings. She usually stays silent, but most of her siblings look to her for guidance.

Lucius Claudius

Age: 17

Name Meaning: Light

Godly Legacy: Son of Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Lucius is meant to replace Apollo. Yes, Nero was so creepy that he stole twins to replace Artemis and Apollo. Lucius used to be very sensitive, and was often protected by his sister. Soon enough, he learned to stay loyal to Nero to protect his sister. He doesn't seem to care about any of his other siblings, and no one is quite sure if Lucius truly agrees with Nero's beliefs or not.

Marcius Claudius

Age: 16

Name Meaning: Warlike, derived from the god Mars.

Godly legacy: great-grandson of Bellona

Marcius is meant to replace Ares. He is extremely resentful of Nero, and desperate to escape anything and everything relating to the mythological world. He is forced to train in battle often, though he is not the best fighter.

Agrippino Claudius

Age: 16

Name meaning: Agrippino is the masculine form of Agrippina, who was Nero's adopted mother, who he was historically very close to. Agrippino was named after her because he is the foster child who looks the closest to Nero.

Godly Legacy: Child of Macaria, the goddess of blessed death.

Agrippino is meant to replace Hephaestus. He has to teach himself how to build and engineer, and burns himself a lot as a result. He is quiet and withdrawn, but very close to his younger sister, Cloelie.

Aemilia Claudius

Age: 15

Name Meaning: To rival. to excel

Godly Legacy: Legacy of Athena.

Aemilia is meant to replace Athena. She trains and studies diligently, but is prone to bursts of emotion. She often goes to Marcius for comfort, but the two of them usually end up making each other more cynical. She tries her hardest to avoid Nero.

Cloelie Claudius

Age: 14

Name Meaning: Illustrious, Famous

Godly Legacy: Daugther of Boreas

Cloelie is meant to replace Aphrodite. She tries her hardest to stay positive about her situation, but she struggles with staying present. Often times, she can be found in the workshop with Agrippino, as she is much more interested in engineering than he is.

Meg Mccaffrey

Age: 12

Name Meaning: Pearl

Godly Legacy: Daughter of Demeter

Meg is meant to replace Demeter. Y'all know whats up with her. She is the only one without Nero's family name since she was adopted later on in her life, so she kept her father's name.

Veturius Cladius

Age: 10

Name Meaning: A carriage

Godly Legacy: Son of Irene, one of the Horai and the goddess of peace.

Veturius is meant to replace Hermes. After an incident at age 5 that scarred his face, Veturius has suffered from extreme anxiety. He often tries to hide away in Nero's estate, and he has a Germani body guard at his side at all times to keep him from running away.

Nautia Claudius

Age: 9

Name Meaning: From the Sea

Godly Legacy: Daughter of Proteus, old sea god and herder of Poseidon's seals.

Nautia is meant to replace Poseidon. She is often withdrawn, but likes to follow around her older siblings. She is especially fond of Tullia. She also really likes Meg's plants, though she doesn't see them often.

Cassius Claudius

Age: 8

Name Meaning: Hollow

Godly Legacy: Son of Hypnos

Cassius is meant to replace Dionysus. As the newest imperial child, he hasn't made any strong bonds with any of his siblings. After Nero is killed, he develops some hero-worship of Meg. After everything is said and done, Cassius ends up going to Camp Half-Blood, and asks Lu to permanently adopt him. He stays with her for the rest of her life.

#trials of apollo #sunny speaks #meg mccaffrey #imperial children #long post #these were really fun to make #icons

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firealder2005 · 1 year

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Top 5 Favorite RiordanVerse Characters!

Let's GO!

#1: Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano

my beloved ace idol i love you <3 SHOW 'EM WHOSE BOSS GIRL

also she murdered Orion with nothing but her cape, a small hunting knife, her bare hands, and, oh, i don't know...

BLESSINGS FROM TWO WAR GODDESSES????!!!! BELLONA *AND* ATHENA!?!?!

SLAY REYNA KEEP SLAYING

art by @viria

#2: Apollo

the only god on this list. bisexual icon. trials of apollo did wonders for this guy. his ex romances coming back to bite him, the consequences of his actions coming back to bite him...*deep inhale* perfection.

@viria

#3: Percy Jackson

and the hero of the hour is here! Percy Jackson my beloved

art by @viria

#4: Alex Fierro

do i love a pottery-making, wire-cutter wielding, shapeshifting child of Loki? why yes. yes i do.

and so should you

art by @viria

#5: Annabeth Chase

you have no clue how much i identified with annabeth in my middle school days. she was my favorite then. she still cracks the top five now. she will always have a special place in my heart.

also, side note: black annabeth chase rules. can't wait for the TV series! :D

art by @viria

(+1!)

#6: Nico di Angelo

all hail the first canonically gay/queer character in PJO. we stand an icon such as nico. Percabeth is for life, and Solangelo is forever.

art by @viria

#percy jackon and the olympians #reyna avila ramirez arellano #apollo #lester papadopoulos #percy jackson #alex fierro #annabeth chase #nico di angelo #magnus chase and the gods of asgard #the trials of apollo

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gealach-in-a-misty-world · 8 months

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Chapter 19 of the Ties that bind sequel is now available to read on my AO3 account ^-^

[Read it HERE]

Remember to leave a comment! I do need feedback ^-^

When he’d emerged from the torii the sky was punctured with stars, his mother and his young cousin huddled around a fire, and they ran towards him, asking a thousand questions. He’d been gone for hours, and he returned with a mark: a mole in the hollow of his throat, where the tenko touched him before sending him away, like a blessing. It was curved like a blade or a sharp tooth, and his mother gasped when she saw it, because her own grandmother had borne such a mark.

Chapters: 19/? Fandom: Marvel (Comics), Marvel 616, X-Men (Comicverse) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Daken Akihiro/Johnny Storm Characters: Daken Akihiro, Johnny Storm, Laura Kinney, Gabrielle Kinney, Logan (X-Men), Bellona Kinney, Itsu (X-Men), Romulus (Marvel), Remus (Marvel), Lorna Dane, Carl Valentino, Susan Storm (Fantastic Four) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Family, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Past Rape/Non-con, Past Abuse, Asexual Character, Grief/Mourning, Canon-Typical Violence, Established Relationship, Additional Warnings at the Beginning of Each Chapter Series: Part 2 of Ties that bind

#daken #daken akihiro #akihiro #johnny storm #johnnydaken #fangtorch #gealach writes #ties that bind #string of fate #otp: I was delighted when I heard you were going to join us here

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ima-ghost-art · 11 months

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This is a sorta master list of my Cats Oc’s so far!!

(this is all set about a year after the current Jellicle ball for age reference)

Adults:

Bellona Jones (Bustopher's sister and mother of the monochrome siblings and Ex Jellicle protector), Merlinite (Bellona's mate and father of the monochrome siblings, a magical cat who joined the junkyard as a favour to old Deuteronomy before having to leave with his wife for safety when she first became expecting) (both deceased)

Magnolia and Magdalene (Merlinite’s sisters who both live in the care of some nuns at a convent, both love their nibbling's very much and try to visit the three often after the death of their brother and sister-in-law!)

Lyre-Bone (Daughter of Griddlebone and Apollo and current open partner/ unofficial mate of Macavity and mother of 2 of his kittens)

Apollo (father of Lyre and used to live in an Opera house) (deceased)

Tililith (friend of Mungojerrie, mother of Macavity’s twins) (deceased)

Mollycoddle (mother of Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, and Griddlebone, was the Jellicle choice the year before Grizabella) (deceased)

Old Jillymonty (Leader of the street cats tribe. She lives in a bookshop and is about the same age as Old Duet, they are also good friends and have knitting dates together every fortnight!!)

Pippa (Jillymonty’s granddaughter and protector of the street cat tribe who has a big ass crush on their tribe’s storyteller)

Knoxly (Storyteller for the Street Cat tribe, hopelessly in love with Pippa but he is too shy to tell her)

(Old Jilly definitely knows of the two’s affections for one another and finds it quite amusing watching it play out. She can’t wait to bless them as mates when they finally pluck up the courage to admit their feelings!)

Pennyfathing (He is a member of the Hidden Paw and ex-friend of the Jones family) (status unknown)

Kismet (They are a member of the Street Cat tribe as Pippa’s second in command and becomes the mate of Etcetera and parent to their daughter!!)

MACAVITYS KITS:

(I’m not adding Plato Jem or Admetus to this list since they are all cannon cats in at least one Cats stage show but just know they are there!!)

Alibi (daughter of Mac and Lyre and second oldest of Macavity’s kittens! She is a Magical cat with abilities similar to her father and Mistoffelees, her biggest trick is being able to teleport herself and others, however, using her powers comes with her body overheating exponentially (which can be really dangerous) and a chronic feeling of fire and soot in the back of her throat. she manages to keep the side effects of her powers hidden from the tribe (except Electra who finds out on accident) for most of her time there, Sadly she is the first Jellicle choice after Old Deuteronomy) (yes I accidentally wrote her entire life story shut up I love her)

Lucideus (eldest of her and her twin sister and daughter of Mac and Tililith. She is really close with her two younger siblings as well as Hiraeth (who is technically her nephew but they sick with calling themselves best friends lol) Like her Grandmother Grizabella and Tribe idle Bombalurina, Luci strives to be the next glamor cat, and often is found dancing while Hiraeth sings for her!!)

Tilibubble (younger of the twins and also the daughter of Mac and Tililith, she is closest with her fellow youngest siblings, Hiraeth and later on Russet! Tili was born mute, but surprisingly she finds it can be a great help (but also sometimes a big pain) at her job as when she’s old enough she trains under her Uncle Munkustrap and Brother Plato to be a Protector!)

OTHER KITTENS! :

Eglantine (Middle sister of the Somali cat trio that gets lowkey adopted by Tantomile and Rumpleteazer! She is a magical cat who later gets mentored by both the Physic twins, Mistoffelees and Alibi) (She also finds Hiraeth can be a terrible bore but she also can’t help but enjoy his company)

Hiraeth Jones (Eldest son of Victoria and Plato!! He is fully blind due to an attack from a member of the Hidden Paw a few weeks after his birth. He is the next flirt of the junkyard and a great singer too!) (he may also have a crush on the newest magical cat in town tho)

Atlas Jones (one of Victoria and Platos triplets and probably the most protective of his siblings and cousins (like both plato and vicky in my hcs) he trains under Munk Alonzo and Cass to become a protector he is also aroace!!)

Diotima Jones (also a Platoria triplet!! She comes across very pessimistic and often very blunt (like her favourite uncle Misto) but she is also a hopeless romantic with a very detailed outlook on love! She also adores to dance with her mother and her auntie Jemima!!)

Aristotle Jones (final platoria triplet!! Ari is a mini Bustopher just with his uncle Alonzo patches!! Hes just a big friendly outgoing guy and loves to gossip with Jennyanydots! Like his triplet he also becomes a protector!!)

MollyMay Jones (May is the youngest of Victoria and Platos kittens and she is probably the most curious of the bunch! She is the reincarnation of Platos mother, and when she was born plato was shocked in that realization and it took time to come to terms with it. MollyMay is also the only one of Platos kids to not meet her aunt Alibi)

Azalea (Eglantines sister!! Aza is the oldest and she is also trans! She loves her siblings a lot and is very thankful for the Jellicle's but she also longs for a life on stage, she loves sitting with Jellylorum and learning about Gus (who was the last years Jellicle choice she didn’t get to meet) Later in life she fulfils her dreams and becomes the next theatre cat!)

Russet (Russ is the youngest of his siblings but definitely the most outgoing! Sadly he is the reason they had to leave their human family as he was born with no front legs (arms?) and was rejected by both their parents and their humans. His sisters didn’t want to leave him so they took him and ran away, bumping into Rumpleteazer who then gave them a home with her and her mate!!)

Oopsie Daisy (Daughter of Etcetera and Kismet!! absolute ray of sunshine like her mother, and just as big of a fan girl! The moment she’s able to speak, she had already appointed herself as Hiraeth’s biggest fan!!) (when she’s older she likes to spend her time split between her parent’s tribes!!)

THE SEVEN!!:

These are the seven kittens Tugger talks about in his song about Misto!! They are normally under the care of Pippa but one day they ran off and she came to ask the aid of the mystical Mistoffelees to help her pull them from a magical Top Hat the group had gotten stuck in!!

Dapple doo (oldest and a bit of a ring leader)

Checker, Morrison, and Chip Butty (Chaos Triplets who all admire Tumble Brutus and Pouncival the moment they meet them!!)

Dylula (magical cat in training and has Sass that will leave you crying)

James (somehow has the best aim for kicking you in the back of the knees)

And finally Piccadilly! (youngest and has the pickpocketing skills that would leave even Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer impressed!!)

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WOW, this ended up way longer than planned but tbh this is here to help me keep track of all my OCs XD

At least half of these were created to help add more to cannon characters’ backstories, or to help be NPCs for a Cats DnD campaign I dream of running!! There are a couple other OCs i could of added too but i think im going to keep them as a surprise for now!

#cats the musical #cats musical #jellicle cats #macavitys kittens #cats the musical oc #cats the musical au idea #cats ocs #Alibi cats #cats oc Hiraeth #lyre cats #yeah no im not listing all their names down here #the seven kittens #cats oc Eglantine

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cursed-herbalist · 2 years

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𝓙𝓾𝓹𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓐𝓭é𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓓𝓾𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓭

Slytherin • Pureblood • French/Italien • Cancer • INFP • Astronomer • Poet • Photographer • Dragon and Animal Lover

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A/N: Jupiter is open for friends, rivals and love interests! So if you’re interested in discussing a plot, hmu!

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Name: Jupiter Adélie Durand

Meaning: Jupiter – the planet and roman god of the sky and thunder; Adélie – French meaning 'Noble'; Durand – comes from the Old French durant, meaning “enduring,” derived from the Latin duruo, meaning “to harden or make strong”

Fun fact: In Astrology, Jupiter is known to bring fortune, favor, miracles and blessings. Also known as ‘the Great Benefic’, showering us with opportunities for growth, expansion and happiness. Jupiter’s energy is optimistic, hopeful, compassionate and generous and it corresponds with her personality.

Nicknames: Juju (family and close friends?), Pluto (by Dawn, apparently)

Birthdate: 1st July 1997 (13:28 PM)

Zodiac Sign: Cancer Sun, Taurus Moon, Libra Rising

Personality Type (MBTI): INFP

Sexuality: Heterosexual, Bi-curious

Gender Identity: Witch (she/her)

Blood-Status: Pureblood

Nationality: French/Italian

Residence: Skalafell, Norway

Hometown: Skalafell, Norway / Paris, France (/Fort Durand)

Languages: French, Norwegian, English, Italian

Physical Appearance

Face Claim: Laneya Grace (child); Benedetta Porcaroli

Hair: dark brown, magically altered to blond (Ombré)

Eyes: silvery blue

Height: 170cm

Weight: 58kg

Body Type: tbd

Skin Tone: warm, tan

Distinguishing Marks (scars, birthmarks, etc.): tbd

Voice Claim: tbd

Accent: RP, although a slight French accent still comes through sometimes (but rarely)

What do they carry on them?: (film) camera, a wand, school stuff, her mother's necklace, Jupiter necklace from Jimmy, a notebook and a quill

[sketch is super blurry but you get the idea]

Family

Mother: Clelia Bellona Durand née Rovere was an Italian Spy/Auror for the International Confederation of Wizards. She was a strong-headed woman with strong morals. Tasked to keep an eye on the developments in the UK during the Second Wizarding War, she was killed only a few months after Jupiter's birth, leaving behind her husband and two little children.

Faceclaim: Alessandra Mastronardi

Father: Aldéric Mylon Durand is a renowned Dragonologist from France. He is friends with Kaari Arcano and was part of the Phoenix Resistance and helped to smuggle innocent wizards abroad, granting them refuge at Fort Durand. He was devastated when his wife Clelia was murdered by Death Eaters, merely months after the birth of their daughter, Jupiter. But it only made him more determined to put an end to it. After the war and now a single dad, he decided to move to Skalafell to get away for a while, heal his emotional wounds and work with Kaari at his sanctuary. Between his studies and travels, he’d go back and forth between France and Skalafell, taking his kids with him wherever he’d go. The early loss of his wife caused him to be quite protective of his kiddos—so be aware! He can definitely be a little intimating but he's actually just a soft idiot. He recently agreed to fill in the spot of Professor for CoMC—although only temporarily. Offers extra classes on Dragonology for students that are interested.

Faceclaim: Vincent Cassel

Older brother: Elio Amédée Durand, born in 1995, is Jupiter's older brother and is, and I quote, “the cool sibling”. At Hogwarts, he is the Seeker and Captain of the Slytherin team and would later play for the Quiberon Quafflepunchers and the French National Team. He is outspoken and likes to make things awkward. His best subjects are DADA, Flying and Muggle Studies. Huge film and history nerd! And looooves surfing! Although Elio can be a bit of an idiot and likes to tease her, he always looks out for her and loves her a lot!

Faceclaim: Brandon Flynn

Backstory

Jupiter grew up in a wizarding town called Skalafell for a large part of her childhood. Her father had moved them there after the loss of her mother which was an especially hard hit for him. When she was a little older, she would help out at the sanctuary as often as she could, nursing all the dragons, that her father and Kaari rescued, back to health and thus developed a deep connection and love for animals—dragons especially. With the skies so clear in the Norwegian mountains, she would sneak out at night to watch the stars, believing her mother was one of them or more so liking the thought of it.

With her father being a Dragonologist he was bound to travel a lot but he’d always take his kids along with him—well, anywhere that didn’t propose any immediate threat to them. Travels, dinner parties and lectures quickly became part of their daily lives and so did duelling, physical combat and archery (the standard Durand training, also Kaari was a big influence). Jupiter didn’t mind this at all since it granted her many joyful memories of exploring different countries and cultures alongside her dad and brother. They would go back and forth between the fort, Paris, and Skalafell—and sometimes Florence to visit her grandparents. When Elio was 11 her father was asked to step in to teach CoMC which made Elio want to go to Hogwarts too. Jupiter followed his example and insisted to attend Hogwarts as well.

Magic

House: Slytherin (hatstall, almost Ravenclaw)

Best Class: Astronomy, CoMC, DADA

Worst Class: nothing really, she's a good student overall

Prefect: yes

Quidditch: -

Clubs: hogwARTS Club

Wand: Cheery Wood, Dragon Heartstring Core, 13 1/2” Length, Slightly Yielding Flexibility

➔ This very rare wand wood creates a wand of strange power, most highly prized by the wizarding students of the school of Mahoutokoro in Japan, where those who own cherry wands have special prestige. The Western wand-purchaser should dispel from their minds any notion that the pink blossom of the living tree makes for a frivolous or merely ornamental wand, for cherry wood often makes a wand that possesses truly lethal power, whatever the core, but if teamed with dragon heartstring, the wand ought never to be teamed with a wizard without exceptional self-control and strength of mind.

Animagus: –

Boggart: a death eater

Riddikulus: a gust of wind blows off the robe of the death eater, revealing an imp on stilts struggling to balance

Patronus: Occamy

Patronus Memory: building a snowman with her dad, Elio, Kaari and his kids, in the midst of a snowstorm

Mirror of Erised: getting to know her mom

Amortentia (what she smells like): Chocolate, figs, peonies, petrichor, cedar wood

Amortentia (what she smells): tbd

Magical Abilities: can talk to and understand dragons

Career

11–17: Student at Hogwarts ???

Personality & Attitude

Personality: Jupiter is an imaginative idealist and enjoys spending time exploring her own ideas and values while gently encouraging others to do the same. She's sensitive, caring and compassionate and is deeply concerned with her personal growth. Individualistic and nonjudgmental, she believes that each person must find their own path.

Jupiter tends to reserve her most authentic thoughts and feelings for people she knows well but is quite bubbly and playful when she's comfortable around someone. She likes to explore and express her thoughts and feelings through poetry and occasionally attends slams and plays at the Three Broomsticks. She quite enjoys philosophy and meaningful conversations. Although gentle and calm, she does know how to speak up and, believe me, you do not want to get on her bad side. Also the best person to go to for comfort!

(When she was younger she used to be a bit shy until Rosa pulled her out of her shell.)

Strengths: open-mindedness, diplomacy, adaptability, conscientiousness, empathy and intuition (understands both her own emotions and others), dedication to those she values, self-control, quiet self-assurance

Weaknesses: fairly sensitive and has difficulty accepting disappointment or failure; struggles to share about herself; gets in her head sometimes

Stressors: seeing others in distress (including animals); petty arguments/raised voices; speaking in front of large crowds (but gets comfortable with it over time)

Comfort: sundays, night air, nature, processing her thoughts and emotions in a creative way (poetry or music), animals, her family, her girls, soft and comfy things

Priorities: helping others, harmony, seeing her goals through, personal growth

Favourites

Colours: neutrals

Food: Risotto, Mousse au Chocolat

Drink: Hot chocolate / chocolate milk (plant-based)

Flowers: Ivory Peonies

Literature: anything by Edgar Allan Poe or E. E. Cummings

Music: indie (rock, pop, folk etc.), 70/80s, shoegaze/dream pop, cold wave, chamber pop, classical (especially Debussy)

Weather: rain, thunderstorms, clear night skies but also warm summer breezes

Hobbies: poetry/songwriting, photography, mysteries, animals (dragons), reading, stargazing, playing the guitar/piano, philosophy

Style: casually elegant, neutral tones, french chic, becomes slightly more edgy when she starts hanging around Jimmy more

Relationships

Significant Other/Love Interest: James ‘Jimmy’ Crouch, future Durand @potionboy3 - Although in the same year, Jimmy and Jupiter didn't get close until their 5th year when both of them became Prefects. Intrigued by his ‘tough’ exterior, Jupiter made it her mission to get to know him better which soon resulted in growing feelings. The two became a couple in their 6th year, sometime after Christmas, and continued their relationship until Jimmy took up a job at the Ministry. Jupiter grew increasingly irritated with him for overworking himself and neglecting everything else which ultimately made her end the relationship with him. Jimmy was deeply hurt by it and got involved in not-so-legal activities. The two got back together after Jimmy's trial and conscious efforts to better himself.

Best friend: Rosa Yaxley @potionboy3 - Rosa and Jupiter hit it off from the very first day at Hogwarts and have grown closer ever since. Rosa really is the yang to her yin and she loves her from the bottom of her heart! They often stay up late, talking and gossiping and tend to be quite affectionate with each other. Usually, when you see one the other isn’t far. (Dormmate)

Girl Gang:

Barbara Katz @gaygryffindorgal - Jupiter loves when Barb reads the cards for her—she might enjoy it a little too much. They could literally spend hours predicting the future and listening to music.

Mary Ann von Deyne @endlessly-cursed - French lessons would turn into a party with Mary and they’d just have a great time overall. Admires her for her confidence. Would low-key keep an eye on her when she’d go through her drunken escapades.

Gwendolyn Montague @magicallymalted - Jupiter adores Gwen! She loves her chill energy and ability to ease Jupiter's mind when she gets in her head too much. They’d spend hours just chilling under trees, making art together! They’d be vibing!

Meera Israni @potionboy3 - tbd

Nymeria Lee @gcldensnitch - As she’s also more of an introvert, Jupiter instantly felt connected to her. She talked to her occasionally in their first year and slowly but surely they became good friends. She deeply appreciates her honesty and their cats are besties!! Late-night conversations and reading sessions in the common room are a no-brainer. (Dormmate)

Pandora Lovelace @gcldensnitch - Loves her upbeat energy and fierceness! She definitely knows how to make her laugh. Ngl Jupiter sometimes worries about her and does not hesitate to call her out. Nevertheless, Pandora definitely was one of the leading forces boosting her confidence levels!

Other Friends:

Dafne Arcano @kathrynalicemc - Dafne and Jupiter grew up together in Skalafell. The two often can be found at the library, studying with a nice cup of hot cocoa.

Siv Arcano; Mikael Arcano @kathrynalicemc; Lennox Arcano @endlessly-cursed - They grew up together and basically consider each other cousins.

Dawn Harvelle @potionboy3 - Jupiter befriended Dawn through Jimmy. They share their love for music and sometimes have little songwriting and jam sessions.

Declan Rovere @potionboy3 - They find out they are 2nd cousins in their first year. More loading …

Devil's Snare Members aka Vanille Sparks, Locan Vance, Circe Brattleby, Ethan 'Warsh' Warshaw, Genevieve Cadfellow @magicallymalted - story loading ...

Canon Friends:

Colby Frey - Jupiter bonds with Colby after finding him secretly reading poetry at the library in their 3rd year. They also take care of a baby dragon secretly.

Godfather: Kaari Arcano @kathrynalicemc - She adores Kaari to bits! When she was little he‘d carry her around on his shoulders everywhere. They‘d spend hours taking care of dragons and going for rides. Jupiter would always giggle like crazy when they‘d zoom through the skies.

Godmother: Semele Thorne @endlessly-cursed - Being a strong woman herself, Semele taught Jupiter how to stick up for herself and that softness or ‘femininity' doesn’t equal weakness.

Open for more friendships, rivals and love interests :) Animals: chocolate brown cat called ‘Chou’

Headcanons & MISC:

literally knows every single star in the night sky

as a kid, she loved it when Kaari would take her on magic carpet rides on Ryoko (she still does ngl)

has a penchant to take in injured animals

enjoys bizarre, noir and horror films

*sees an empty chair* *proceeds to sit on the floor*

writes songs and loves to go to poetry slams; after a bit of convincing from her girls she actually agreed to participate from time to time

obsessed with Ancient Rome and the Italian Renaissance

Side hustle: occasionally plays at bars, pubs and cafés

versed in archery and knows how to handle a sword/daggers although looking at her you’d never assume so xD (Occasionally get’s up early to train or go for runs to not grow rusty; she also enjoys running to clear her head)

*accidentally switches languages mid-sentence*

*accidentally speaks in verse*

sunshine™️

*genuinely fond of everyone*

Vegan since the age of 15

had a dragon plushie as a child

#here she is!!#might tweak a few things of her backstory since I‘m still working on Aldéric but here we are for now 🙈#jupiter durand #hpma #slytherin #hpma oc #oc profile

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queenofcandynsoda · 9 months

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Matronalia

Matronalia is a coming-of-age celebration and debutante ball for Omegas. It is where they meet their potential mate. It takes place on or after an Omega's 18th birthday. This celebration marks a significant milestone in the lives of Omegas, as it signifies their readiness for marriage and starting a family. It is also where the young Omega meets potential Alpha suitors. A priest would come to the party to bless the Omega with the faith of Venus Bellona. Matronalias are organized by the Sisterhood of Viridis and overseen by the Matrons, who play an essential role in guiding and preparing the young Omegas for their future roles as wives and mothers.

The Omega would be showered with gifts, jewelry, desserts, and amulets. All of the food and desserts are pomegranate-based, such as molasses, cupcakes, sorbet, glazed salmon, etc.

There are key differences between tamed Omegas and those who came from Alpha-Omega households.

Tamed

For recently tamed Omegas, their Matronalia is organized by the Sisterhood of Viridis. The celebration would take place in a private venue to accommodate all tamed Omegas. They would wear red dresses that came from luxury brands, such as Ivoire. On the day of the Matronalia, the Omega would be taken to a nearby temple dedicated to Venus Bellona, accompanied by the Matrons, Trainers, and Teachers. There, a priest would perform a special blessing ceremony to invoke the blessings of Venus Bellona upon the Omega's life journey. Afterwards, they go to the venue where they are greeted by fellow tamed Omegas and Alpha households. Community leaders, government officials, and religious figures would attend the event to welcome them. This is also the opportunity to set their Alpha children to the Omega. Some considered this kind of Matronalia to be a celebration of the tamed Omegas' integration into society.

Alpha-Omega Households

The Omega's family would start preparations weeks or even months in advance. They would decorate their home with colorful banners, flowers, and traditional ornaments to create a festive ambiance. The Omega would wear a red haute couture dress as their families can afford it. On the day of the Matronalia, the Omega would be taken to a nearby temple dedicated to Venus Bellona, accompanied by their family members. There, a priest would perform a special blessing ceremony to invoke the blessings of Venus Bellona upon the Omega's life journey. After the temple ceremony, the family would return home for a grand feast. Family, close friends, and neighbors would be invited to celebrate the Omega's coming of age. There would be music, dance, and joyous activities throughout the day and night. The Omega would meet their Alpha peers who could be their future mate.

#Matronalia #sol fertilis #omegas #dystopian #dystopian omegaverse #dystopia #omegaverse #omegaverse au

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kharrneth · 1 year

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Behind Nurgle, Kharneth is probably the easiest to please and the most generous of the gods. The generosity is more practical than out of favor and affection; a warrior blessed with strength and rage can better kill in Khorne’s name. However, this is not completely the case.

Valkia, during her time as a mortal, had identical twin daughters: Eris and Bellona. One was murdered in a cowards fashion while pregnant and the other died honorably, fighting the Gorequeen herself. As a gift to his wife, he took the souls of the two girls and reforged them as daemons. Even though they were the children of his paramour, Kharneth did not give them any preferential treatment when it came to their strengths and weaknesses. Like all daemons, they had to prove themselves and climb the ranks of the Bloody Legions.

Currently, they are identical twin Bloodthirsters and maintain their loyalty and respective demeanors from their mortals days; Eris is the Warlike one and Bellona is more diplomatic. Like their mother, they maintained their mortal names, though have fearsome titles and true-names like any Greater Daemon.

#Pars Carnagia (Headcanons);#warhammer fantasy #valkia the bloody #// in the book someone just straight up steals Bellonas fetus and runs off with it #its some wild shit i tell you what

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bellonathesaxon · 1 year

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Skyrim Dragonborn story and asks that @grimweaver tagged me that @lucien-lachance made for a long time ago. I’ll tag @styx-winterborn

STORY:

Bellona Jade Heartlily is the daughter of Lionent Nishra and Kristoph Heartlily. Lionent was a Bosmer mercenary back in the day and Kristoph is a member of the Heartlily clan also known as the Heroic Bloodline. Prior to the events of Skyrim she was a mage and professor for the College of Whispers in Cyrodiil. She traveled to Skyrim in 4E199 to teach Ayleidoon for the students at the College of Winterhold. Eventually in 4E200 she became the Archmage and when out in the Reach she was attacked by a mercenary who was hired to get the Staff of Magnus she was thrown off and into a waterfall. She was found by a Forsworn tribe and her memory was erased by potions and she was brainwashed into thinking she was a tribe member. In 4E 201 after regaining her memory she joined the Companions and eventually her partner Vilkas became the Harbinger. For a job she was hired by the Jarl to retrieve the Dragonstone and you know what happens next. DRAGON! She actually ran away and got the Wabbajack before she returned after seeing a family die due to a dragon. After all this she fights Miraak and then Vilkas and her get married.

Due to her unique bloodline she’s essentially “blessed” and will always be destined for greatness. She’s also Bosmer/Nord and has the abilties both races have.

��ASKS:

1.) Favorite Tavern: Bee n’ Barb for the atmosphere or the Winking Skeever since it reminds her of Skingrad.

2.) Favorite Drink: Blackberry wine or any type of hot tea.

3.) Travel Companion: Breylna or Vilkas.

4.) Wealthy or Not: She is wealthy but doesn’t like it because of how people react to her. She belongs to the fourth wealthiest family in Cyrodiil.

5.) Worships the Daedra or Aedra: She worships Akatosh and Hircine. Nods her head to Meridia since she “blessed” her family.

6.) Biggest Fear: Being used again or losing loved ones.

7.) Racists who poke fun at her being mixed. Rich snobs. Pickpockets.

8.) Do they like being Dragonborn: NO!

9.) Favorite Faction: Companions and College of Winterhold.

10.) Object of Sentimental Value: Her orange College of Whispers capelet. Her journal from her childhood. Her old hunting bow.

11.) Hobbies: Reading, swimming, going on walks, exploration.

12.) Favorite City: Solitude or Whiterun.

#bellona heartlily #BellonaSeries #The Elder Scrolls #dragonborn #dovahkiin #tes #elder scrolls

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themerriweathermage · 2 years

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Warbringer Pt. 20

Summary: In the wake of Apollo's healing, Leoric finds himself in Quinn's care, and Quinn finally admits to himself that his feelings for Leoric are not born of lust.

WARNINGS: Mention of Sickness/Injury

Hyacinth, Lavender

Latin Translations:

Deus meus lauretus - My laurel-wreathed god

Quinn brushed a stray tendril of hair back where it clung to a sweat dampened cheek as Leoric fought against the fever that ate away at him. He had seemed fine when Veil had released him into Quinn’s care, but his condition had rapidly worsened overnight and no amount of medicine or healing seemed to be working.

“The veil is thin again in the Badlands.” Janus remarked, watching the veil between time turn sheer.

“Is someone else passing it?” Apollo wondered.

“No.” Janus murmured, after a moment’s pause. “It’s for your disciple. A ticket home.”

“The one who has his heart is in the Badlands.”

“I suppose we shall see if his will of mind is as strong as his heart. He won’t survive the passing of the veil again. His body is too weakened by Bellona’s assault. Even with the cordial, even with your healing, he suffers it so. That body is very mortal.” Janus stepped away from the mirror for a moment, trying to gauge his fellow god.

“He has not asked. If he did, I doubt it would be for himself.”

“Are we back to our fickle ways that we would play with these mortals’ lives?” Janus asked. “But perhaps the pathway of an oracle is dangerous for one so reckless.”

“He does things recklessly because his heart bleeds for people just like him. Because he was the one who had to stand up for himself. Because he was the one to make himself.” Apollo replied, incensed for a moment. “He blessed a home of healers. He warded for their protection. He knew his love would come to kill them... and he knew that if his love took one step over that threshold, that he would have died on impact with the blessing. He’s trying to find a way to give a man his freedom, trying to find a way to give a man his life back, trying to find a way to heal the man he loves. But how can he... when those tools are not at his disposal?”

“This land is not our Renaissance.” Janus retorted. “It is not our Rome. Our Athens.”

“Does it matter if it is? There are no more temples left in that world. Everything is dust. Why not take the chance to rebuild on fertile ground?” Apollo asked.

Leoric’s eyes fluttered as he took in a ragged breath, shoulders shaking in an aching cough. Why did his body feel like it had been dragged through hell and back? The last thing he remembered was confrontation with Hannah and Quinn at his side, but he was certain more time had passed since then, all in a hazy blur.

A damp cloth pressed to his forehead, a hand smoothing down his cheek, rough fingers-- Quinn’s touch. Leoric instinctively followed it, colliding with a warm body and a coarsely bearded jaw. He took in another sharp breath, fighting the urge to cough against Quinn’s shoulder.

“You’re alright.” Quinn murmured, hand at his back now, pressing Leoric into his body. There was an attempt to his name, a low sound rattling through Leoric before he got quiet again, nuzzling into Quinn’s chest.

“You’re awfully stubborn.” Apollo remarked. Quinn absolutely hated that the god was sitting right there, legs propped over the arm of his chair. It was bad enough that he had just appeared out of a literal nowhere and plopped himself down in Quinn’s quarters about two days ago. “But the veil has passed and according to Janus, it won’t pass again. You survived the passing of it... despite being called to it. What did you leave behind? A family? Children? A lover?” Apollo must have touched on something sensitive because with all the strength Leoric could muster, he had taken the longsword from beneath the pillows and thrown it in Apollo’s direction. “Whoa!” It still wavered from the wall where it had made contact. “Alright then.” Apollo muttered. “Tetchy.”

Leoric glared in that direction. Who are you?

“You know me as Apollo.” Leoric shook his head.

I don’t remember... I don’t remember the time that has passed.

“No, I don’t suppose you would.” Apollo murmured. “Cordials of the gods sometimes react strangely on mortal bodies.”

I’m sick.

“Your body is weakened, yes. Bellona tore through both your mental and physical defenses. It will take time, as anything else does, for you to recover.” Leoric touched his hand to the leather corded crystal resting against his chest.

“It’s...” Leoric rasped. “Blurred.” He shouldn’t be in here if I’m sick. His immune system doesn’t need any more stress than it already has.

“Yeah, good luck convincing him. He has the head of an ox.” Apollo murmured.

Touching. But foolish. Leoric took in another deep breath, the cough shaking his form. Quinn rumbled out an annoyed sound.

“Come back to bed.”

“Mmm.” Leoric stood on wobbling legs, snatching the red jacket to wrap around an otherwise bare body. He didn’t even want to know when that had happened, making his way, slowly to his own quarters across the hall. The rifling of bottles and vials as glass clinked against each other, fingers closing around a jar.

“It’s quite impressive, this little apothecary you’ve made for yourself.” Apollo commented. Leoric turned with a brief nod, offering the jar to Apollo. “Oh?” He took the jar, opening it for a moment to inspect the contents. “Oh. Well that’s appreciated. I won’t pretend to know where you found it in this wasteland.” Leoric snorted, grimacing, leaning on his dresser as a wave of dizziness began to overtake him. “Hey,” There were hands on him that weren’t Quinn’s and Leoric shied from the touch. “You need to take it easy. Your body is still healing.” Apollo murmured, coming down to level with Leoric.

I just... want... a blessed moment... of peace.

“I can help you.”

That requires sacrifice. I have nothing for you, deus meus lauretus.

“You think this is nothing?” Apollo showed the jar, the delicate blue-purple flowers resting within. “Just because the offering is small doesn’t dictate its worth.” Leoric closed his eyes, and Apollo got the sense that that particular affirmation hit a little close to home. “Why don’t we get you to Quinn, and why don’t you take it easy for a while?” Apollo murmured, grabbing the extra clothes and looping Leoric’s arm over his shoulder, retreating back to Quinn’s quarters.

“Listen I know you don’t like me, but...” Apollo helped Leoric to the bed. “Take care of him.” Apollo watched Leoric immediately curl to Quinn’s side. “I... I’ll be back in a little bit.”

“You are impossible.” Quinn murmured.

“Just... Just want a bath.” Leoric whispered.

“All you had to do was ask, you know.” Quinn replied. “I’ll take care of you.” Leoric managed a small smile, watching Quinn draw a warm bath, stepping into it before it was nearly done. It wasn’t long that the scent of lavender drifted through the air as Leoric sank into the water, eyes closing. “I’ll protect you.” Quinn’s whisper was soft, only meant for him as practiced hands combed through Leoric’s hair, untangling the braid, working soap through it. As deft as Quinn was at it, Leoric assumed he may have been doing it this whole time... or in the other moments where his mind was gone.

“I love you.” Leoric breathed quietly, drifting.

He was asleep before Quinn ever uttered a quiet, “I know.” It was harder to hide his feelings when Leoric was so helpless like this. Sick, tired, beaten... He wasn’t the one to concede, even for the sake of his own health. Quinn washed and dried him gently, helping him into a nightshirt and underwear. Mostly Leoric was just content to nuzzle into him, seeking warmth, seeking safety, seeking the comfort of Quinn’s arms. And right back into the bed they went, Quinn nesting himself around Leoric’s body. Was this love, real love? Or was it just lust... no. Quinn shut that thought down so quickly, it was borderline violent. Lust... lust was a dollhouse, a ten-coin blowjob, nothing more than a ritual satisfaction. He would never get sex like the sex he and Leoric shared at any dollhouse in the Badlands. It was more than some cheap one night wick. No, the things Quinn felt for Leoric... he was beginning to doubt that feeling was lust, as much worry, sadness, and oftentimes anger was mixed in.

#Warbringer #Warbringer Series #Baron Quinn X OMC #Baron Quinn X Original Male Character #Into the Badlands Fanfic #cw: mention of sickness/injury

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bellona-caeles · 2 years

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the true teachings of a roman warrior

general:

i. this is a nsfw blog, i can’t know for 100% if you’re an adult. but please- minors dni! if i find out you’re a minor and interacted with my content, i will block you. this isn’t because i hate you, it‘s to my own protection.

ii. there will be no dark content, from me or any of the reblogs. i don’t care if dc writers/readers interact with me and my work, to each their own. but please do not send any asks for dark content works. i will delete those immediately.

iii. just as always, please be respectful and patient. this is a side blog, not my main and i still have many other things to do. i do this in my free time.

dni if:

i. a minor.

ii. trying to be a bitch/asshole/stupid human and insult me/my followers/friends. i don’t have time for this kind of drama and i will shut it down immediately. and i don’t care about your feelings then, since you do not care about mine either.

byf:

i. this is a multifandom blog.

ii. no regular updates. if i’m going on hiatus, it will be noted in bio.

iii. i do not take requests, merely suggestions or brainrots- maybe a work will bloom out of it. this can maybe change for an event.

iv. english is my third language and i do not have a beta reader. i proof read it on my own, but there still will be mistakes. if you see one, you can point it out and message me, remember to stay respectful. i can take criticism, and this gladly. but as soon i think it’s leaning towards something i think is not criticism, i will point this out.

v. everything will be written in lower case. it’s easier for me to write and then later, while proof reading, not to worry about capital letters and their rules.

tags:

#the workings of bellona’s temple 🏛 !all master posts

#musings of bellona !random thoughts and thirsts

#offerings to bellona !all asks

?.anon, ?.mutal

#blessings from bellona !all works

#warriors of old !works about book/movie characters

#warriors of new !works about manga/anime characters

#warriors from afar !works about game characters

the respective universe & character !ex. #dc smut/thirst #jason todd smut/thirst

#messages from high lord mars !reblogs of others

#battle records !reblogs of own work

#bellona’s reports of battles !news/information regarding this blog

BELLONA CAELES 2022

#the workings of bellona’s temple 🏛

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thevioletmoonwitchery · 3 years

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Herb of the Week; Belladonna

I knew at some point I would need to write a blog on that most famous of witch herbs, belladonna. I just was not sure how. Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade as it is also know is poisonous and highly toxic. Before I go any further I am going to say that you should never under any circumstances ingest belladonna. If you are determined to use it I encourage you to take precautions, such as wearing gloves when handling, labeling and putting jar out of reach of children and using the herb in a well ventilated area. In truth there are plenty of safer substitutes for belladonna and its uses both magically and medicinally are both better left in the past. As such I have decided to write about how belladonna was used in the past rather than from an everyday witchcraft use point of view.

Before I get started on how belladonna was used in the past here are the basics on it. Belladonna is a feminine herb which is associated with the element of water. It is ruled by the planet Saturn and is sacred to Hecate, Bellona and Circe.

The Goddess Hecate; one of the deities belladonna is sacred to.

Here are some ways this herb was used in the Past:

Belladonna comes from the Italian meaning beautiful woman. Women in ancient times put drops containing belladonna in the eyes to dilate their pupils. This was to achieve a large seductive look.

It was used as an anesthetic in surgery prior to the Middle Ages.

Was used in the past to aid in astral protection. Also to produce visions. I recommend the use of Mugwort for astral protection aid and Coltsfoot for inducing visions.

Was used in incense to attract the dead. One should never burn this indoors or inhale the smoke.

Was used as an ingredient in flying ointments. In reality this ointments caused witches and shamans to enter a trance like state, and experience a different type of flying known as astral projection.

Bellona; Roman goddess of war. Her priests consumed a drink infused with belladonna before worshiping her and seeking her aid.

I hope you have found this week’s blog informative. Once again I would like to state that by writing this I am in no way encouraging the use of belladonna in your herbal remedies or spell craft. If you insist upon using please use caution, Never consume internally and do your damn research. Until next time be well Witches!

Brightest Blessings,

The Violet Moon Witchery

Sources: spellencylopedia.fandom.com/wiki, Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham, exemplore.com/Wicca-witchcraft

#atropa belladonna #deadly nightshade #poison plants #flying ointment #Hecate #astral projection #bellona #witchthings

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starlightshadowsworld · 2 years

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Jercabeth Circe Island AU where Jason is on Circe's Island with Reyna and Hylla, Percy isn't Guinea pigged at the start.

First bit

Annabeth and Percy getting closer to Jason, only calling him by his true name when no one can hear and see his face light up everytime. He doesn't say much, if anything at all around Circe but he tells a story with barely any words.

It's a comforting silence between them.

They refuse to call him boy like Circe does, Annabeth has to physically stop herself from yelling at her when Circe "accidentally" spills a drink on Jason. Luckily Percy manages to duck behind and dries him off Jason shakes his head in silent alarm but he's thankful and it shows on his face.

However, unluckily Circe saw and turned Percy into a Guinea pig, threathing Jason with the same if he disobeyed her. Jason however did disobey her and managed to pass a message onto Annabeth and telling her where he was being held. Allowing for Annabeth to free not only Percy... But the rest of the captives.

But as much as they've grown to care for him, Annabeth and Percy have to choose the quest, and the look Jason gives them as they leave and chaos is flooding around him is one that breaks their hearts. There's tears in his eyes that he doesn't shed, he doesn't say a word but he doesn't have to.

There's nothing they can say, Jason shakes his head softly and walks away to join Hylla and Reyna who are calling for him.

When they leave they don't look back, Percy takes it the worst because he said... He said to him he'd save him but he couldn't. The betrayal in Jason's eyes burns him inside, and Annabeth isn't much better.

They gained his trust and left, neither wanted to but they had no choice. They were running out of time and yet neither felt good about leaving Jason behind.

Meanwhile Jason ran with his older sisters, he felt his own heart ache and fell into anger. He had believed, he had truly believed they had meant it when they said they'd save him. But it had been like everything else on Circe's Island, fake.

And yet Jason screamed into the winds with something akin to rage and greif.

The pirates were freed, taunting them over their rescuers being the one to leave them behind. And taking them captive, Hylla held him in her arms and Reyna sat beside him, concern in their eyes. He looked down, apologising to them, that this was his fault.

"You didn't know, you wouldn't have known they'd do this"

"It's okay, we're strong Jase. We are family, we will get out of this together."

They did not blame him, they blamed Annabeth and Percy who they saw as nothing. Who had taken advantage of their brothers kind heart and left them here to rot. But they would survive, they were daughters of Bellona and the son of Jupiter, the Child of Lupa.

They would not go down like this.

Perhaps it's a blessing that as they continued with their quest, as the others began to plot their way through survival that they would forget each other... For now.

But that ache in Annabeth, Percy and Jason's hearts as if something was missing never left.

Because the mind may move on but the heart never forgets.

@derpy-grackson Soo I may have made it a weee bit angsty. But hey we get pirate Jason soo win win.

#Jercabeth #jason grace #percy jackson #Annabeth chase #reyna avila ramirez arellano #hylla ramirez arellano #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus

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in-2004-fandoms-and-counting · 3 years

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AU where Nico dies (don't hate me pls I'm sorry I love Nico and ship the hell out of Solangelo, this is just to allow for some dark AUs) transporting the Athena Parthenos in BoO.

(Sorry it's such a long post) Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, revered praetor and peace-loving daughter of Bellona, loses the ability to share strength. Now, when she uses her power, she saps your energy, draws on your bravery, and poisons your mind with horrific images. Nico's death has allowed suppressed traits to resurface and overwhelm all her progress since San Juan all those years ago. She picks fights. She becomes a dictator in all but name, abolishing the Senate and making War Games a lot more "realistic": weekly funerals become commonplace, words are spoken under breaths, and terror resides in the heart of every New Roman. And so, Reyna Ramírez-Arellano turns her brilliant mind and poisonous power to Gaea's aid. Gleeson Hedge doesn't seem more than a broken satyr at first glance, his smiles never sincere, his voice never loud, his bat never raised. But when he slips off into the wilderness, he does not sit quietly among the trees and reflect. He whispers into the trees' leaves, his twisted words echoing the bitterness that now consumes his being. He has been tricked too many times: Pan, forcing thousands of satyrs to lose their lives in their quest to find him when he was alive all along; Clarisse, who never tried to connect with nature or understand his own ties to the natural world, who teaches his child the game of death while Mellie watches, fading away, unable to fight back; the gods, who, in their promise of protection, conveniently ignored the nature spirits. He is bitterest about Nico's death: about all he could have done, about what the kid should have done. The glint in his eyes scares even the worst monster that Tartarus could send. But it is Gaea he turns his allegiance to. It is Gaea who promises that he will always be good enough for her. And so, Gleeson Hedge turns nature back to its true mother: Gaea. Hazel Levesque is not someone you want as an enemy. Her golden eyes, gold like the masks of the judges of the dead, seem to see everything. Her powers grow stronger, but now she is able to control them. One glance, and she can cause an entire legion to scream and writhe in agony as she manipulates the iron in their blood, twists their shining armour, forces weapons to turn on their handlers. She stops wearing normal, mortal clothes, and now she wears flowing dresses of molten gold and bronze that no spear could pierce nor hand touch. She calls on the remnants of metal in the cave in Resurrection Bay to rise, and rise they do, twisting and weaving together at her command to form a cathedral-like vault with a solid Stygian iron throne. At the front of her temple lies a chasm from which her first creation arises, complete and healed, at last. Alcyoneus clambers out of the pit, back with his mother's life and Hazel's burning desire for destruction. And so, after seventy years, Hazel Levesque joins forces with Gaea of her own free will. Frank Zhang's arrows are no longer aimed at Tartarus's monsters, but at the people he once considered friends. The ruins of the Zhang family mansion become a shrine to Gaea, the ancient walls falling in blissful happiness into the Earth Mother's embrace. Frank returns often with fresh skulls, unfailingly whole - his arrow pierces cleanly through the eye every time. His piece of firewood safe in Gaea's belly, protected where no flame could reach, he is unstoppable. His shapeshifting causes unforseen problems with the allies' plans, it's very hard to plan how to fight a lion when he could turn into a swarm of bees at any moment. He is the ultimate spy, a literal fly on the wall, and for once, he feels needed. He feels worth something. He feels as though he is good enough, something the gods could never give. All the gods ever did for Frank, he realises bitterly, is take. His mother. His grandmother. His self-confidence. His chance for a stable, loving family. Nico. And so, Frank Zhang finds a different kind of family, one that will not let him down, in Gaea. Piper McLean never wanted to be a tragic love story; that was purely for her mother's entertainment. She

cuts her hair short. She kills Gaea's enemies on sight. Her charmspeak forces even her old family, Camp Half-Blood, to turn against each other, brother against brother, sister against sister, until bodies litter the strawberry fields and the Big House crumbles to smouldering ashes. The gods have her no love. Their boundaries mean nothing to her any more. Her love extends to her favourite mother, her boyfriend, the rest of the Seven, Grover, Reyna and Hedge. Beyond that, it is poison. Gaea takes her hands, looks into her eyes, and tells Piper that she is more than the spawn of an unfaithful, air-headed immortal, more than the damsel in distress. She tells Piper that she is who she decides to be. And Piper agrees. Gaea gives her the opportunity to be out of others' shadows. Piper McLean takes the chance and joins with Gaea, her charmspeak almost her most dangerous feature, second only to her unbridled wrath when Nico's death is mentioned.

Jason Grace owes fealty to only one eternal goddess now. He scours the Underworld with Hazel and Frank, relentless like the wolves he was brought up with. He knows no bounds, his destruction barely controllable by even Piper and her charmspeak. He has obliterated entire cities, counties, even an entire nation. He feels no regret, no remorse, no nagging guilt. He seeks out and electrocutes homophobes as his powers grow in complexity, along with his ability to control them. No matter how much they scream, the same two words shoot from Jason's scarred lips like the lightning bolts he commands: for Nico. As the darkness inside him grows, the son of Jupiter advances on Olympus, eyes and hands blazing, to destroy his father, as one of Gaea's allies, as one of Gaea's found children. Jason Grace vows by Nico's soul and Gaea's love to destroy the gods who shamelessly abandoned them.

Percy Jackson has been close to the darkness before. As just one examole, he's controlled poison to choke the goddess of misery at the edge of Chaos. But now, Annabeth's words at the time - some things aren't meant to be controlled - strike differently. Percy doesn't follow rules any more. That brooding, troublemaking face now alludes to his new form: gone is the class clown, here is something more akin to a devil. Like Hazel, he has made hundreds of people and monsters shriek in pain as he controls their blood, contorting their bodies into unnatural forms and snapping necks with a mere snap of his fingers. If Nico's death is mentioned around the pair of them - Hazel and Percy - both turn on the individual, eyes smouldering with the deceitfully cool ashes of the fire of grief, and slowly unleash their wrath. Percy cannot be controlled. He wants revenge. Part of him wishes he had never given his mother the head of Medusa to kill Smelly Gabe; it tore him to pieces when he made the fluid in her head seep out of her eyes. But she wouldn't stop begging him to leave Gaea. She had to go. She was no longer loving him as he knew he deserved. Now, Percy Jackson takes his support from the mother he should have accepted long ago: Gaea.

Annabeth Chase did not accept powers from her new mother, her better mother. She chose to use her mind as her weapon and Gaea respected that. Gaea gave her the resources she needed to wreak havoc on mortals and immortals alike. Now, instead of studying for a stupid internship in a misogynistic, capitalist society, Annabeth unleashes her fury, her grief, her mind on the world. The gods deserve to pay for what happened to Nico. The demigods need to feel her grief. The mortals started this stupid cycle of overwork and inadequate pay. Annabeth is ready to work with the mother that respects her, that loves her, that nurtures her as she deserves. And work she does. Plan after plan is developed, improved, redrafted, mocked up, redeveloped, and finally executed with clinical precision. Her mind becomes what her enemies most fear, even above her reputation: first child of Athena in millennia to reach Arachne, retriever of the Athena Parthenos, survivor of Tartarus. And she laughs, laughs in a maniacal way that makes you want to take a step back as she strides towards you, grey eyes alight with an unnatural glint as you realise that she knows everything about you and she knows how this will end. She will not let herself or her friends die. She refuses to let another situation like Nico's death happen again. So, Annabeth Chase takes Gaea's resources and turns them into a mass genocide, executed with her new mother's blessing.

Grover Underwood leads the nature spirits now. He commands dryads to extend their unstoppable tendrils through the paths that Gaea forms for them, deep in the earth, then sending them exploding through the surface and reclaiming all that was torn from them under the pretence of friendship. His empathy link with Percy allows him some degree of control, both over the son of Poseidon and over naiads. Grover is betrayed and bitterly disappointed in Pan, in the gods, in demigods, in mortals, in Nico. And so, he turns nature back home with Gleeson Hedge. The hauntingly beautiful whistling of his pipes lures demigods, mortals, even gods to their doom. Apollo is the first to fall, trapped by the music of the satyr whose horns now make him seem diabolical as he dances in the flames. Grover Underwood finds his roots in Gaea and his revenge in destruction.

Leo Valdez wants to burn the world to ashes. There's not a moment he's not on fire, his hair smouldering, his skin aglow. At his feet lies Hera, trussed up like a rodeo calf, bound by the power of the guardian Leo knows he deserved as a child. There is no Piper with her charmspeak to free the ex-queen; at least, Piper is by Leo's side as he blasts her with his searing flames. There's a smile on Leo's face that rivals even Annabeth's as he torches cities, razes acres and lights up the sky with plumes of smoke and columns of fire. His reasoning feels etched into his heart: the gods let Nico die. The gods let us down one time too many. And so he lets the flames go. Gaea stands behind him, her hand on his shoulder, proud and respectful. She knows that he secretly enjoyed starting the war with New Rome. He has fire powers; it's only natural, and that Octavian is enough to drive anyone mad. So, Leo Valdez finally makes his peace with Gaea.

Will Solace goes out like a light as the news of his beloved's death is announced. He lies, broken and silent, in Gaea's arms, tears streaming down his face. He stirs only for Nico's name, and his eyes turn slowly to whoever dared say it. He reaches out an arm, eyes turning black, leaching all the colour from the surroundings as his whisper echoes: there is no hope. Behind him stands Gaea, a tear of her own on her earthen cheek. She feels his pain, raw and fresh. But she takes some of it onto herself. Will Solace shares his grief with Gaea now.

And so they stand, eyes alight and expressions dark and triumphant, by the side of the goddess who did not want to let Nico die.

Gaea smiles.

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