I've been having ideas for a future campaign, and reasons to have Caesar show up as an NPC (or at least his significantly more unhinged clone since the party failed to capture his original), so I wanted to doodle him up a proper full body reference for it!

This is also weirdly enough the first time I've drawn a fullbody in his main outfit, alongside his rapier, which he only ever used once during the original campaign.

As always, timelapse under the cut, and feel free to terrorize me in the tags with ur thoughts on this baddie <3

Dearie~ Part 3

Alastor x Singer! Reader

Summary: You and Alastor are reunited, that doesn't come without consequences.

Trigger Warnings: Violence, gore, blood, injury, manipulation, emotional distress, abuse, physical restraints

Word Count: 1638

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Vox left you with Velvette to try on outfits for the show and to get ready for the runway you would walk later today. Velvette was not in the mood to take any shit, so Vox knew you would be on your best behavior while you were with her. You had been on the receiving end of Velvette's show day tantrums many times before.

Walking up the stairs to Valentino's room he recognized shouting and many things, most likely expensive things, breaking. Taking a deep breath he opened the doors to see Val seething. The air in Valentino's room hung heavy with the acrid scent of demon rage, shattered glass crunching beneath Vox's shoes as he entered. It turns out Angel Dust was at some hotel, and Val wanted to go after him himself. 

After Valentino was coaxed off that precipice of fury, an uneasy calm settled over the room.

"There's someone else at that hotel, whatever it's called, Hazbin Hotel" A glitch crossed Vox's face when he heard the word. Something he taunted Alastor with a long time ago. He regained his composure quickly.

"What, someone who owes you money?"

"Someone who owes us a lot more than money... the Radio Demon"

In that moment, Vox's composure shattered like glass, a buffering error adorned his screen momentarily before showing off a darkened expression.

"How in the infernal realms is he back? It's impossible." Vox's mind raced, the return of the Radio Demon dredging up memories and fears he thought were buried.

"Maybe not because no one has gotten involved yet"

"What does this mean for us, Val?"

"It means that maybe we SHOULD send a message after all"

~~~

A simmering inferno surged within Alastor, threatening to engulf every fiber of his demonic essence as he inspected his Darling in chains. His Darling was displayed on every single screen across town. Velvette's newest lingerie, a silk veil of temptation, clung to her form. The worst part is the chains around her wrists and throat held by none other than Vox himself.

Vox's smile flickered like a dying ember, a harbinger of the storm that loomed within. Vox knew he was back in town and would do anything to get under his skin. The Radio Demon had to plan his next steps very carefully so as to not get his Darling hurt anymore than this silly picture show campaign already has.

Others have seemed to notice the provocative ads. Lesser demons took pictures like they were in fear that somehow they would never be able to see them again. Little did they know Vox would never allow that to happen.

~~~

"See sweet thing, was that so hard?"

Vox smiled at her place on the ground. Her body was covered in bruises from the hellish chains wrapped around her body. Valentino clapped from his director's chair.

"Look at you! You would look so good in my next movie, Dollface!"

Vox's gaze snapped upward, a storm of anger and defiance brewing in his crimson eyes.

"Valentino, that was not the deal. This is the only public ad campaign that she will do for you and Velvette's line currently. Until I say otherwise! Is that clear Val dearest"

Val nodded, his eyes rolling with a theatrical flourish, "Well, I must be going, other things to do and all that. Tata"

Val left the studio leaving you and Vox alone in the room together. The chains dissipated and you were left to sit up on your own accord.

"What would you say to dinner, Sugar?"

~~~

Alastor did his best to keep tabs on you, but Vox's security made it incredibly difficult. Not impossible however.

"Hello, Angel, how are you on this hellish day?"

"Heaven, Smiles what do you want"

"I was wondering if you had any idea what Vox wants with this dame?"

It took nearly all of his strength not to call you his, in that moment, but nothing could jeopardize getting you home and safe at this point.

"Her? Oh Vox's plaything... all I saw was her leavin' the studio with him. She had this look in her eyes. Nothing good when it comes to the Vees that's for sure"

"Any ideas on where they were going?"

"Vox was talking to some lady about a reservation. Something fancy I assume, Rosie's something"

With that little bit of knowledge Alastor made his way to Cannibal Town.

~~~

"Why did you wanna come here, Sug, this place is not quite your scene"

"Just a place I used to frequent"

You played aloof. Vox didn't know about your ties to Rosie, and if you played your cards right Rosie would understand the dire situation and get Alastor down here swiftly.

"Well I suppose coming here one last time wouldn't hurt, ay"

Your brows furrowed together and you silently wished this wouldn't be your last time here. After all, you and Rosie were practically inseparable before the deal went down.

The server made eye contact with you and recognized you immediately. Quickly the cannibal scurried off, with all the hope in your black heart to find Rosie.

Without a minute going by Rosie made her way over to your table. Luckily Vox was rambling on about some sort of angelic security and hardly noticed your lack of a response.

"Hello Darlings, I don't think I've had such overlords grace one of my tables in quite a while, hm"

Her eyes darted towards you after addressing the first comment to Vox. She scanned your body and quickly found the many dark marks marring your frail flesh.

"Yeah well, Dearest here wanted to see this place again. Must have some good food"

"Yes well, I like to think so, what can I do for you"

"Whatever she'd like, I'll stick with the... atmosphere"

He started to tap away on his phone. Probably firing someone for a poor job. Better that then in person.

"The usual please, Rosie"

"Of course dear, it'll be done in a jiff"

With a swift motion, she darted off to the kitchen. As the door closed, you released a small, relieved sigh.

With Vox's back towards the door he didn't even notice Alastor waltz in. Once he made eye contact with you he made a show of walking into the back. The very lounge that you had shared so many cups of tea and spilled so much more.

"Vox, I really must go use the ladies room"

"Don't be long, don't want to send a search party"

He chuckled but the look on his face told a completely different story. If you try to run away there will be consequences.

Calmly you stood up as Vox went back to his phone furiously tapping away. You rushed to the back room where Alastor had just walked into and closed the door quietly behind you.

"Oh, mi amor, what have they done to you?"

His arms wrapped around you and you allowed yourself a moment of real vulnerability you haven't felt since Alastor left town.

"Oh Darling, how happy I am to see you. I've missed you so"

You knew you only had a few minutes together before you would have to go, but you savored this time.

Words spoken and unspoken drifted between the two of you before a familiar chain wrapped itself around your throat, and pulled you back from Alastor.

Regaining his composure he tried to help you when the door burst open to reveal Vox. Rosie was on the floor behind him, a pink handprint visible across her cheek and an immense look of sadness across her features.

"I should have known. To think I was doing something nice for you, and you t̴͊͜u̷͕̅ȓ̶̠ṅ̷̖ ̶̩̄a̸̼͋g̴̱̓a̶̙̾ḭ̷̓ṅ̴̜s̸̥̐t̷̅͜ ̵͙̉m̵͖͠ē̸͉ ̶̭͝"

The chain shortens until your throat is encased in Vox's fist. Alastor goes to summon his tentacles, but Vox just tuts reminding him of the deal.

"Allie, my dear, she's in capable hands," Vox taunted, his fingers tightening, suffocating breath and igniting tears in your eyes.

Alastor's mind raced, a tempest of thoughts seeking an escape route from this infernal contract. His beloved was caught in the crossfire of their shared history, a pawn in Vox's grand play. The radio waves that once echoed with whimsical tunes now crackled with tension, mirroring the turmoil within the Radio Demon's heart.

Yet, within this maelstrom of despair, a spark of defiance flickered. Alastor's gaze met Vox's with an unwavering intensity, a silent promise that echoed through the tangled threads of their shared past.

"Leave, Al, and I will make the punishment merciful" Vox's voice dripped with disdain, each word carefully enunciated as if savoring the bitterness.

The silence stretched, a taut thread ready to snap, as Alastor and Vox locked eyes. The weight of their shared history hung in the air, a storm waiting to break.

Aware of the impending defeat, Alastor retreated, vengeance echoing in his mind, a dormant storm waiting for the right moment to strike.

~~~

As he walked the dimly lit streets of the damned city, Alastor's steps were heavy with the weight of uncertainty, his once confident stride now faltering with doubt. The neon lights flickered overhead, casting eerie shadows that danced along the cobblestone pavement, mirroring the disarray within his own fractured psyche.

The air hung heavy with the weight of his decision, a silent acknowledgment of defeat that reverberated through the empty streets like a funeral dirge. Yet, amidst the despair, a spark of defiance flickered, a stubborn refusal to surrender to the whims of fate.

For as long as there was breath in his lungs and fire in his soul, Alastor vowed to fight, to defy the shackles of fate and reclaim what was rightfully his. His Darling deserved better than to be a pawn in Vox's twisted game, a mere puppet dancing to the whims of a malevolent puppeteer.

So I was working on leveling up my PC for a Pathfinder campaign and a delightful idea occurred to me. For background, she’s a nekomimi (catgirl) harbinger, with the crimson countess archetype. She has an ability that reads as following:

“Sacrifice (Su): Starting at 10th level, if the crimson countess has at least 6 Vitae points stored, she can activate this ability as an immediate action when she would be take hit point or ability damage. If she does, she chooses a creature she has Claimed; that creature must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the crimson countess’ class level + the crimson countess’ initiation modifier) or take the damage instead of the crimson countess. On a successful save, the creature takes half the damage (rounded down) and the crimson countess takes the remainder. A crimson countess may only use this ability once per encounter.“

Now, there’s nothing in principle preventing you from dealing this damage to yourself. By, say, throwing yourself off a cliff and splattering an enemy instead of yourself, which gave rise to the following thought:

You're a hobgoblin minding your own business, camped at the base of a cliff. You hear a loud screaming coming from above you and look up to see a catgirl plummeting towards the ground at mach fuck, apparently unperturbed by the fact she's about to die. She slams into the ground headfirst, making no effort to prevent this, and your CO splatters into a fine mist. Blood and gibbets fly everywhere as his limbs crack and crumple. The catgirl stands up, dusts herself off, draws her scythe, and begins to attack.

How many layers of “what the everloving fuck” is that? Even if you survive, how do you reconcile what you know of the universe with what you just saw happen?

dnd ask meme: whichever ones you want to answer out of 3, 9, and 15

3. what race and class are you itching to play but haven’t yet?

Too many races to pick from, especially given my tendency to invent my own, but for a class I would have to say probably a Summoner or a Harbinger (especially with the Crimson Countess archetype).

Also I have already played this one before but a more playable version of Tome of Magic’s Shadowcaster would be nice to do again.

Another one I have played before but would like to do again is a necromancer. The campaign I was doing that in was put on hiatus before I got to create any undead armies.

9. do you keep any dnd superstitions? (e.g., dice jail, “charging” dice on the lowest side, etc)

I don’t think so? I do like to joke about adventures or characters being cursed though.

15. the most creative solution to a problem / encounter / puzzle that you’ve thought of?

I didn’t think of it entirely independently, but recently there was this situation where the party invaded a goblin island through a bridge that was cut after the alarm was sounded, leaving the party stranded with the goblins right as they began their counter-attack.

To go across the water, we took turns entering a bag of holding and using an Unseen Servant to transport the bag above water to escape.

I’m sure there have been other situations but since I’m typically the DM I have generally been creating problems for the party rather than solving them. Hopefully once @thirteen-jades‘s campaigns take off I can take a dedicated player role more often.

Of Fair Ankles & Delicate Feet

Inky strands fluttering about in his peripheral. Elongated lashes that settled elegantly against unblemished ivory skin. Ebony pupils swam in a pool of crimson. Discharges of a more prominent scarlet appearing about the iris.

‘He’s beautiful…’ Lán WàngJī notes to himself.

“How should we adress you?” Sect Leader Jiāng inquires.

He turns towards Jiāng FēngMián. A devilish grin. He swivels in his step. Turning to face the rather frightful crowd of Cultivators. A curl of the lip. His gaze amused.

He’s aware. They need him, more than he’ll ever need them. His cockiness is deserved. It’s warranted. Justified in every sense of the word. Still, he’s been brought forth by his own spilled blood. He’d heed to him. He’d make sure of it.

Still, it doesn’t make the sense of foreboding leave Lán WàngJī just yet. He wouldn’t make that mistake.

The Lord Of Pandemonium. The Harbinger Of Chaos. Augury Of Death. All in the name. He tilts his head towards the side. A condescending smirk finding itself to his lips.

“Call me Wèi WúXiàn!”—©vangohs

An AU in which WWX is an evil(ish) entity summoned during the sunshot campaign in order to defeat the wen’s.

He’s mischievous. Cocky. Shameless in all normal WWX only tenfold lmao.

Lotus Pier hasn’t been razed to the ground yet, although the Cloud Recess has.

LWJ & a heavily injured LXC are sent to the wens and go into the cave with the other disciples together. They’re the ones left behind after everyone led by JC escape on LXC orders, while LWJ and him stay behind, both now injured.

They stay there a couple of days to recover when the xuanwu monster finally attacks again. Injuring LXC further.

In a desperate attempt to allow LXC a moment to escapes LWJ calls & begs upon and ancient line of beasts/deity’s

WWX shows up and slays the beats *cue badass music while WWX is coated in blood

He stays with the siblings until they’re rescued by other cultivators.

Technically, he’s been summoned by LWJ, so he can’t really leave.

Once his identity is discovered the sects father and discuss.

WWX then, per LWJ’s requests, decides to aid them so

This is part one of Harbinger!WWX AU. Don’t worry tho the Jiāng’s will still be rlly important in this story.

Also if I do decide to write it, (which I probably will in due time) all the little plot holes here will be examined and moreso fixed.

There's more but that's all I've got for now. Also title name is inspired by a shin soukouko(?) fic of the anime bongou stray dogs of the (almost) same name. once i find the fic again i'll give the proper credits. although I’m sure the authors name was spirallings(?) While it's not exactly the same by any means, it's brought forth the idea of gods, deaths and fair ankles. also my love for poems and exuding passion between being who should not but will love each other which you'll find more about soon enough. anyway if you think this is good, tell me. I might make it a fic. And continue this au. Also anything written above the bullet points is my own work, please don’t copy it. I know it’s unusual and probs won’t be but I simply wanted to state so, thank you!

Also ideas for this AU or asks will be helpful and appreciated, and could potentially be incorporated in this fic with the proper credits of course!

Morton Mystifies Orioles

http://tinyurl.com/y2zyn3es Whether or not it’s the prolonged harm historical past, or surprising late-career metamorphosis right into a flamethrowing strikeout machine with the Astros, fantasy homeowners have been reluctant to treat Charlie Morton as a reputable upper-echelon fantasy starter. That should change. The 35-year-old veteran righty, who will likely be making his first All-Star sport look of his profession subsequent week, struck out a season-high 12 batters over seven innings of one-run ball within the Rays’ victory over the Orioles. He was completely good on this one, permitting solely 4 hits over seven frames. An opposite-field solo house run by Chris Davis within the third inning represented the lone tally in opposition to him. In the meantime, he generated a staggering 10 swinging strikes on 36 curveballs and recorded every of his remaining seven outs through strikeout. Granted, it was the bottom-feeding Orioles, however he’s been mowing down opposing lineups all season lengthy. Morton’s glowing 2.36 ERA ranks second within the majors, coaching solely Dodgers ace Hyun-Jin Ryu’s league-leading 1.83 mark this season. He additionally ranks eighth in WHIP (1.03), seventh in strikeouts (132) and fourth in opponent batting common (.194). From a fantasy perspective, it’s dangerous to challenge Morton to eclipse the 175-inning plateau, however contemplating the league-wide decline in beginning pitcher workloads, that is what a reputable fantasy ace seems like in 2019.  Editor’s Observe: Keep forward of the competitors from wire to wire with rankings, customizable projections, commerce evaluator, unique columns and extra in our Season Pass. And begin utilizing optimized lineups on Yahoo!, DraftKings and FanDuel with our DFS Toolkit!.     Devers Dominates Jays  Maybe essentially the most notable omission from the American League All-Star roster, third baseman Rafael Devers continued his torrid 2019 marketing campaign with a monster efficiency, going 4-for-5 with a pair of house runs and 6 RBI to steer the Red Sox previous the Blue Jays on Tuesday. The 22-year-old burgeoning famous person clobbered a gargantuan 419-foot two-run blast to right-center area off Blue Jays starter Trent Thornton within the opening body. He adopted it up with an opposite-field tater to left area in opposition to reliever Joe Biagini within the eighth to document his first multi-homer effort of the season. He’s been on an absolute tear on the plate in current weeks, elevating his batting common from .293 all the way in which as much as .329, which represents the fifth-highest mark within the main leagues this season, by going 31-for-66 (.470) over his final 16 video games. He is now gone deep 14 occasions on the 12 months. That is what a franchise cornerstone seems like in 2019.   Working With Barreto  With Jurickson Profar scuffling in his first season within the Bay Space, the Athletics have determined to shake issues up on the keystone. Supervisor Bob Melvin stated Tuesday that Franklin Barreto will get the “majority” of begins at second base for the foreseeable future. That call is predicted to relegate Profar, who’s hitting a ghastly .215/.277/.377 with 10 house runs and 6 steals in 310 plate appearances this season, to a modified super-utility function. Barreto posted a shiny .296/.379/.549 batting line with 12 house runs, 48 RBI, 13 stolen bases, and 65 runs scored in 73 video games this season on the Triple-A Las Vegas previous to his promotion again to the large leagues on Sunday.  Within the period of a renewed emphasis on participant improvement, it’s not inconceivable {that a} former high prospect, who flopped in spectacular style in restricted publicity to major-league pitching over a number of stints early in his profession, may lastly blossom right into a viable mixed-league asset. It will be hyperbolic to recommend that Barreto is a post-hype fantasy sleeper, however he actually matches the mildew on the floor. He’s been on the fantasy radar for what looks like an eternity after he was the centerpiece the Athletics’ controversial Josh Donaldson commerce again in 2014. It’s onerous to consider that he’s nonetheless solely 23-years-old. Sooner or later, he must translate his prodigious uncooked expertise and stellar minor-league manufacturing into high quality statistical manufacturing on the big-league stage. It hasn’t occurred but, however that doesn’t imply fantasy homeowners ought to write him off completely as yet one more prospect who didn’t ship on the appreciable power-speed combo upside that the whole trade forecasted previous to his debut. Story continues In deeper fantasy codecs, taking possibilities, speculating on expertise and shopping for low on toolsy, dangerous speedsters with some semblance of plate abilities and energy is an important a part of developing a profitable roster, particularly in keeper and dynasty codecs. There’s an opportunity that Barreto’s elegant manufacturing at Triple-A – is merely a merciless mirage and never a harbinger of an impending second-half breakout. Not solely has he excelled within the minors, however he additionally made some noise throughout the offseason, practically taking house MVP Award honors within the Venezuelan Winter League, the place he hit .352 with seven house runs, 38 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Extra importantly, he struck out solely 35 occasions in 199 at-bats throughout that stint. To be utterly truthful, Barreto has washed out in a number of alternatives because of sub-par plate self-discipline and a propensity to swing and miss. He’s nonetheless putting out at a wholesome clip, whiffing in practically 1 / 4 of his minor-league plate appearances this season, however that charge nonetheless represents a big enchancment from the place he was final 12 months and in earlier seasons. Even a marginal enchancment in his strikeout charge would give him an opportunity to capitalize on his alternative to determine himself as an on a regular basis choice at second base in Oakland. On the very least, Barreto is worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper blended leagues proper now.   AL Fast Hits: Hunter Pence underwent an MRI, which revealed no new harm, after re-aggravated his proper groin harm throughout a rehab sport with Double-A Frisco on Monday. He can safely be dominated out of subsequent week’s MLB All-Star Recreation, and it’s extremely potential his absence will lengthen previous the break. … Joey Gallo won’t take part within the Dwelling Run Derby throughout subsequent week’s All-Star festivities. … Yankees positioned Luke Voit on the 10-day injured listing, retroactive to June 30, with an belly pressure. … Domingo German (hip) will certainly be activated off the injured listing on Wednesday to begin for the Yankees in opposition to the Mets. … Carlos Correa (ribs) is headed to the Astros’ spring coaching complicated in Florida to ramp up rehab actions. … Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) is on observe to return shortly after the All-Star break. He’s anticipated to take over because the Crimson Sox nearer. … Andrew Benintendi returned to the Crimson Sox’ beginning lineup in opposition to the Blue Jays on Tuesday after lacking three of their final 4 video games attributable to leg points. … Tuesday night time’s sport between the White Sox and Tigers was postponed attributable to rain. Matthew Boyd, who was initially slated to toe the rubber on this one, will make his subsequent begin on Thursday afternoon in opposition to the White Sox. … Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe was faraway from Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Orioles after fouling a ball off his proper leg within the backside of the sixth inning. He was 3-for-Three with a house run and two RBI previous to exiting the competition. X-rays turned up damaging and he’s thought-about day-to-day with a contusion. … Tommy La Stella was faraway from Tuesday night time’s sport in opposition to the Rangers with a proper shin contusion. … Adalberto Mondesi homered and drove in three runs in his return from the 10-day injured listing in opposition to the Indians. He ended up lacking 12 video games with proper groin ache. … Yuli Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a pair of house runs to steer the Astros to a win over the Rockies. … Jose Altuve went 4-for-5 with an RBI double, a stolen base and two runs scored in that one. … Jason Castro went 3-for-Four with a pair of solo house runs within the Twins’ loss to the Athletics. … Jake Bauers went 4-for-5 with three RBI to steer the Indians previous the Royals. … An MRI taken Monday on Stephen Piscotty‘s proper knee confirmed no structural injury. … Sean Manaea (shoulder) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday. … Hunter Strickland (lat) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. … Felix Hernandez (lat) is aiming to start throwing off a mound someday after the All-Star break. … Rays optioned Ryan Yarbrough to Triple-A Durham. … Steve Pearce (again, knee) will likely be out for not less than one other month. … Astros designated A.J. Reed for project. … Yankees launched Kendrys Morales. NL Fast Hits: Trevor Story returned to the Rockies’ beginning lineup on Tuesday night time in opposition to the Astros after lacking just a little beneath two weeks with a proper thumb sprain. … J.T. Realmuto (hamstring) was again within the Phillies’ beginning lineup in opposition to the Braves on Tuesday. … Justin Turner was absent from the Dodgers’ beginning lineup Tuesday due to a sore left elbow. … Corey Seager (hamstring) could not require a minor-league rehab project earlier than returning to the Dodgers’ lively roster. … Cole Hamels underwent an MRI on Monday, which confirmed the prognosis of an indirect pressure. … Steven Matz will likely be skipped within the Mets’ rotation this weekend. … Cubs optioned Adbert Alzolay to Triple-A Iowa. … Cardinals positioned Matt Carpenter on the 10-day injured listing with a decrease again pressure. He expects to return on July 12, proper after the All-Star break. … A.J. Pollock (elbow) took at-bats in a simulated sport Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. … Manny Machado missed Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Giants after his one-game suspension was upheld. … Brian Anderson was faraway from Tuesday night time’s sport in opposition to the Nationals with a proper elbow contusion. … Michael Conforto delivered a go-ahead two-run double to propel the Mets to a comeback win over the Yankees after he was dropped to seventh within the Mets’ lineup on Tuesday. … Aaron Nola fanned eight batters over eight scoreless innings in a win over the Braves. … Hector Neris struck out the facet within the ninth to safe his 17th save of the season in that one. … Eugenio Suarez launched his 20th homer within the Reds’ extra-innings victory over the Brewers … Christian Yelich clobbered his 31st lengthy ball within the loss. … Adam Frazier went 4-for-Four with a three-run house run within the Pirates’ win over the Cubs. … Kyle Hendricks allowed two runs over three innings Tuesday versus the Pirates in his return from the injured listing. … Evan Longoria went 4-for-5 with a pair of house runs and 5 RBI within the Giants’ blowout win over the Padres. … Cody Bellinger drew a bases-loaded stroll within the backside of the ninth inning to steer the Dodgers to an inconceivable walk-off victory over Diamondbacks. … Jose Martinez walloped a pair of solo homers within the Cardinals’ loss to the Mariners. … Patrick Corbin whiffed seven batters over seven innings of one-run ball in a no-decision in opposition to the Marlins. … Juan Soto cranked a two-run house run and reached base thrice in that one … Dinelson Lamet (elbow) is on observe to make his season debut in opposition to the Dodgers this weekend. … Kevin Gausman (foot) is ready to start a minor league rehab project this week at Excessive-A Florida. … Mets activated Jeurys Familia from the 10-day injured listing. … Anthony Swarzak (shoulder) is predicted to return to the Braves’ bullpen proper after the All-Star break. … Rockies optioned Chi Chi Gonzalez to Triple-A Albuquerque … Odubel Herrera‘s administrative depart has been prolonged via July 5. 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Carrier deal saves Indiana jobs, but Trump critics fear dangerous instance

The generous levy incentives offered in exchange for the Carrier plant impeding producing jobs in the US are unsustainable on a large scale, commentators warn

Donald Trump has claimed an agreement to keep 1,100 manufacturing jobs in Indiana from being shifted to Mexico would be a harbinger of spates to come and is proof that he could deliver on his bold campaign promises.

Companies are not going to leave the United States any more without repercussions, he told proletarians at the Carrier furnace and fan curl weed in Indianapolis. Its not happening. Its simply not going to happen.

But pundits warned that the arrangement struck with Carrier which had planned to switching its operations at the plant to Mexico before Trumps intervention is unsustainable on a large scale and could specify a dangerous precedent for fellowships looking for charge agreements.

Trump was returning to public speaking for his first major look since his ballot win. He will begin a so-called thank you tour of key territory where he prevailed in November on Thursday evening in Ohio.

These companionships arent going to be leaving any more. Theyre not going to be taking people hearts out, he said in Indianapolis. Theyre not going to be announcing, like they did at Carrier, that theyre closing up and theyre moving to Mexico.

Carriers parent corporation United Technology had planned to close the flora and alter production processes about 1,400 enterprises from Indianapolis to Monterrey, Mexico, by 2019, along with a United Technology plant in Huntington, Indiana, with 700 employees.

Under the new deal, Carrier will remain 1,100 places at the Indianapolis plant, where the highest-paid employee can make as much as $26 an hour, or $70,000 a year with overtime. Seth Martin, a spokesman for Carrier, “re just saying that” Indiana offered the air conditioning and furnace producer$ 7m in excise incentives after peace negotiations with Trumps team, which covered multiple years, contingent upon factors including occupation, enterprise retention and capital investment, the Indianapolis Star reported.

The Huntingdon plant will still close.

On the stump, Trump campaigned aggressively for preserving and reinstating manufacturing errands to the United States, and promised to persuade Carrier to keep its operations in Indianapolis or punish the company with penalties if they rejected. Trump had said he would prescribe a 35% tariff on business who exported procedures to countries where strive is cheaper.

On Thursday neither Trump or Pence expanded on the ambiguous details of the arrangement.

Donald Trump on a factory tour. Under the new deal, Carrier will maintain 1,100 activities at the Indianapolis plant rather than altering them to Mexico. Picture: Mike Segar/ Reuters

During his approximately 15 -minute observes, some of which jogged off course, Trump told his audience that his interest in the weeds fate was piqued by a information segment featuring a Carrier employee who guessed Trump would save their jobs.

Vice-president elect Mike Pence, the outgoing superintendent of Indiana, who played a crucial role in form the transaction, praised Trump for picking up the phone, for maintaining his word and he called bargain the beginning of a renewed epoch for manufacturing in America.

When Donald Trump was operating for chairperson he said that if he was elected president of the United States America would start prevailing again, Pence said. Well today, America acquired and “were having” Donald Trump to thank.

I got a feeling, labor beside this extraordinary human, this is just the beginning.

While Trump notches up a victory for be conducted in conformity with a campaign hope before being asserted in as chairman, the impact will be narrowly appeared. Since 2000, Indiana has lost 150,000 manufacturing places. Nationally, 5m manufacturing undertakings disappeared over the same period.

The White House on Thursday saluted the treat but noted that it was small in scope and scarcely comparable to the number of manufacturing positions created at President Obama, which he made at 804,000.

Thats plainly good information and an announcement that we would acceptance, said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. But … Mr Trump would have to move 804 more announcements just like that to equal the standard of jobs in the manufacturing sector that were created in this country under President Obamas watch.

Economist Paul Krugman said on Twitterthat Trump would have to negotiate a same deal with manufacturing fellowships every week for the next four years to restore precisely 4% of the total US manufacturing activities misplaced since 2000.

The deal sucked disapproval from some Democrats, who said it determine a dangerous precedent that corporations can threaten to move runnings abroad and would be honored with excise concessions.

In an op-ed for the Washington Post on Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, threw the president-elect for the utilization of tax breaks and incentives to rescue a small fraction of Indianas producing occupations from being sent to Mexico. Sanders, who railed against the countrys trade policies on the campaign trail, said Carrier parent firm, United Engineering, took Trump hostage and won.

Just a short few months ago, Trump was guaranteed to oblige United Technologies to pay a damn tax, Sanders said. He was insisting on extremely steep tariffs for companionships like Carrier that left the United States and wanted to sell their foreign-made produces back in the United States. Instead of a damn levy, the company will be rewarded with a damn levy slouse. Wow! Hows that for standing up to corporate avarice?

Senator Sanders has slammed Trumps deal, saying the company took Trump hostage and prevailed. Image: Phillip Faraone/ Getty Images

In a statement on Wednesday, Carrier said the incentives is proposed by Indiana were an important consideration in its decision.

This is all terrible for a commonwealths financial verve if firms make decisions to delight politicians rather than the consumers and stockholders, James Pethokoukis, the DeWitt Wallace Fellow at the conservative thinktank American Enterprise Institute, wrote in The Week Magazine. Yet Americas private sector has just been sent a strong signal that playing ball with Trump might be part of what it now means to run an American fellowship.

Trump pronounced after touring the factory with vice-president-elect Pence. Trump observed the machinery, waving and twinkling thumbs up to employees who rowed the industrial concrete pathway to capture photos of the incoming chairperson. Some wore his mark crimson hats while others wore expedition T-shirts.

Trump basked the moment. He marched over to one employee named Mario and crushed “the mens” shoulders.

Turning to reporters, Trump said: Theyre going to have a good Christmas.

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NPC I'm toying with for the next PF2 campaign I run!

Been occasionally poking at the wiki for my next campaign, and I needed some updated art for Garreth since he's the lord of a town now. ^^;

He's one of Ace's adoptive sons and is perpetually tired.

I kinda wanna do fun poll things but also I'm not sure if there's enough people who are interested so ye;;;; interest check poll!

I'm doing best blorbo instead of sexy because I have some OCs that I'd just rather not see people view as sexy

!! :)

Time to work through another one of these "with every !! I'll introduce you to an OC"!

current wip for the headshot because this is the nicest art I have of him ^^;

Meet Ace Beaumont! Ace is a favorite NPC of mine from my Folly of Helios setting! He's from Stahljern, but has adventured in New Wellington, as well as The Prospect (formerly "Remington's Prospect")

He's a gunsmith by trade, but the crazy sort who just gets really into perfecting the mechanics of firearms. He's got general machining & engineering skills as well, having designed a crane for a mining town and inventing the first gatling gun in my setting. While he's not a caster per-se, he is capable of copying runes & enchantments that have been pre-written out for him. Because of this he usually has a caster with him as an assistant. Currently, that's Levos Nailos (a former PC of a friend), though Garreth Brynmoor (NPC) was his intern before that. He sees both as adoptive sons, and is super protective of them, though neither particularly needs that much protecting.

Ace lost his wife, Sinmanni, years ago in a lab accident, and then spent a long time trying to bring her back. This resulted in him accidentally reading a book on eldritch magic he shouldn't have, and striking a deal with Nyarlothotep that completely backfired on him. As in Nyarlothotep imprisoned Ace in his own mind and posed as him to try to wake up Azathoth.

Thankfully, the adventuring party Nyarlothotep employed figured out his plan and managed to thwart it, rescuing Ace from his mind-prison in the process. Ace also learned through the temporarily-resurrected wizard mentor of Levos' that his wife uh. Was very not dead. (Also that guy's name is Aldwin) As in she was actually the soul of one of the world dragons that make up the planet of Folly of Helios. She got forced back into her actual body by the god of death (who maintains order in the setting) to prevent things from falling apart, and her not being dead is why all of Ace's attempts to resurrect her failed.

Ace helped the party in their showdown to banish Nyarlothotep, but due to the actions of certain party members (you should ask @emmettkane about his character Vlad!) things with the ritual they carried out went very awry. Awry as in the party tore a planar tear to the negative energy plane which is effectively siphoning all the magic out of New Wellington. Which did in fact banish Nyarlothotep. But also. Left everyone without magic.

At present, Ace is traveling the world of Folly of Helios, working with Levos to find a way to close the planar tear, and undo the things he set in motion. Technically Levos is in charge, as the queen of New Wellington was going to have him executed or imprisoned for life for causing an apocalypse, but Levos vouched for him to try to fix it instead.

This is already SUPER long because Ace has a LOT of backstory, but I have one more piece of art I'm going to put under the cut because it's a bit sensitive content-wise! So, content warning for self-harm scars.

This is an OLD piece of art, but have an Ace immediately after the party recovered him from his mind-prison! Eldritch magic in the setting causes strange tattoos to start appearing on people using it, but they can heal, so he no longer has those at least.

While Ace was imprisoned, he was able to mess with a lot of magical stuff he shouldn't, and found out that in every possible timeline that existed, his wife died.

He also very much did not enjoy being in there, and tried multiple times to off himself in an effort to escape, hence all of his scars.

I THINK that's all I have for Ace for now? He has a lot of other stuff I could talk about, but this is already hella long.

Updated reference for Ace Beaumont! He's a favorite NPC of mine in Folly of Helios! For this particular design I wanted to include the best of the things I came up with for my thesis Godslayer, while retaining important design elements that didn't make cut for the film.

This is about how he appears in present day, and will look whenever I run Crimson Harbinger.