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artbyanca · 1 year

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Probably the most musical family in the mythos: Kalliope, Orpheus and Apollo hanging out.

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ride-a-dromedary · 7 months

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[I thought you might care to have a drink with me.]

#BG3 Musing #Halsin #Halsin Posting #alcohol tw #finally snagged this companion banter in game - love comparing what halsin initially says to you vs what he starts revealing #if you listen and pay attention to him #halsin sweetheart that is a really eloquent way of saying i started drowning myself in alcohol #to cope with the trauma and pain the aftermath of that war caused me lol #now of course at the end he seems to be all on board to drink - because you know VERY special occasion -#but like...this is a former alcoholic who is currently sober speaking #i think halsin avoids taverns because a. he's a recovering alcoholic and b. he gets punched by drunks looking for a fight #so like it's all around a not good time for him

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escapismsworld · 7 months

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"Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence" by Charles Meynier (1800)

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minweber · 6 days

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Musings on Custodes: Automatons vs Poets

So the first thing to talk about is the tension at the core of how Custodes are currently written: conformity vs individuality, loyalty vs independence.

I'd say that, in storytelling sense, Custodes as a faction are supposed to have three defining characteristics:

One - "superhumanity". A big deal is made throughout all the sources on Custodes lore of how in their skillset they are not just warriors, but also administrators, diplomats, philosophers and so on. Much like one of the proto-iterations of Superman, their fighting ability is not so much a result of mega-uber training and weaponry, but rather a prominent aspect of their overall advanced evolutionary state. "Being superhuman allows you to punch good, but also elevates all other aspects of your being" kind of deal. Everything about them is supposedly heightened - bodies, minds and souls.

But by itself this is nothing unique for a setting somewhat preoccupied with various forms of trans- and post-humanism. A sentence "They have advanced so far beyond humanity that could they even be called humans anymore?" applies to, like, a half a dozen factions throughout the setting. To make them distinct from the rest, Custodes' lore focuses heavily on individual achievement, going to great lengths to hype up the faction as a whole through the descriptions of how cool and accomplished individual custodians are, and it plays up their non-combat skills and abilities as something integral to their identity.

This does succeed in helping them carve out their own unique corner in 40k universe, I believe. It shapes them into not an army, but a lodge of mythic heroes and unique champions, who would each be a protagonist of their own story in a universe of a less epic scale - the Argonauts, the Knights of the Round Table, the Avengers. Such a focus on individuality naturally invites us to imagine them as not just supersoldiers and bodyguards, but indeed as these hyper-personalities, risen and evolved beings, who share all the core human qualities with us, but have them heightened to an incredible degree. Not just warriors, but poets also.

Two - loyalty. An even bigger deal is made of how unflinchingly loyal and wholly devoted to the Emperor custodians are. And, well, no shit - this literally is their purpose as a faction, the very first association that comes to mind once you hear the basic pitch of "emperor's personal guard". And the lore commits fully to this, going on and on about how tireless and focused custodians are in pursuit of their once-failed duty. They are the very epitome of the royal guard, loyal and devoted to such an extent as to become practically an extension of a monarch's own body, an integral symbol of their power over their subjects - the Immortals, the Varangian Guard, the Janissaries.

And Three is the obvious contradiction between the first two: a unique and complex individual, whose entire personality and purpose are built around someone else, a hero with no ambition but service, a philosopher forever beholden to a passed-down ideology. The tension between superhuman individuality and dehumanizing aspects of servitude lies at the very core of the idea of Custodian Guard.

(On a sidenote - the origin of this contradiction seems very interesting to me, because, while all the information that sets it up is present in the modern codexes, it feels to me like it owes a lot of its existence to pre-codex and pre-HH novels versions of the faction. I may recall something incorrectly, but as far as I remember, ever since the black-helmet-and-tits-out rogue trader version the main thing that was known about them was that custodians are so devoted to the Emperor, that they act essentially like automatons in their single minded devotion to him. For example - standing guard completely motionless for literal hundreds of years - clearly the basis for the vigil of Companions of the modern version. I wonder in what part the conception of their current dichotomy came from writers' desire to not retcon the old lore entirely? After all, retcons in 40k do usually aim for a degree of softness, trying to keep the "old" lore as true at least "from a certain point of view")

This brings us to the fun part - how is this contradiction resolved? How does being this particular brand of "more and less than human" actually work? Well, I'd say that in current lore it is mostly just sidestepped, leaving the one true arbiter of 40k lore - you, reading this - to figure it out for yourself.

There is, of course, the satiric version, one that would be most in line with the roots of 40k - that the "poet" aspect of the custodians is just propaganda, tales woven up by impressionable pilgrims and what not. That custodians are essentially just (even more) roided' up space marines, soldiers and bodyguards first and foremost, their higher aspirations beginning and ending with regurgitation of things that the Emperor had once said.

There is the version, perhaps, most true to real life - one that points out that there is no real contradiction between being intellectually hyper-developed and being a loyal and unquestioning servant of a tyrant. Its tempting to believe that things we so appreciate about human nature - wisdom, creativity, capacity for critical thinking - are tools that will always lead those who bear them to some sort of state of universal goodness, but this just isn't so. One can be an example of both the best and the worst that humanity can offer. Human nature contains multitudes, and not all of it is good. When dialed up to 11... well, that's one of the central themes of the whole setting, isn't it?

But, personally, I am a sentimental person, all too easily drawn in by the high drama that 40k offers, and so I tend to latch on explanations of its kind. I really like the idea of custodians being neither unquestioning, nor blindly loyal to the Emperor - and yet still ending up eternally devoted to him. While the nature and the extent of custodes' connection to the Emperor remains murky in the lore, the idea that it is something akin to that of primarchs and their legions is not an uncommon one. And it means that in some way they inherit his personality, that, whether they want it or not they become like him. And thus their loyalty comes not from a place of devotion to a person, but from a place of agreement with his ideals. They are fully capable of what we would call independent thought, fully capable of questioning the Emperor and his designs... It's just that in a bout of tragic determinism they will always arrive to the same conclusions that he once did, make the same decisions if given a chance. Custodians are, in fact, individuals and larger-than-life heroic personalities... It's just that they are mostly the same one.

Anyway, I mostly want to talk about various specific worldbuilding details of AC lore and the storytelling potential that they have, but this somewhat more abstract dichotomy is too central for pretty much all their stuff to be left unacknowledged.

#that's the big one done #there is obviously so much more to talk about in there #especially if we were to veer off into discussions the character of the Emperor himself #but I'll leave it to people more eloquent and patient than I #I really want to talk about things more specific and in-univers-y #just felt that this was sort of the elephant in the room #musings on custodes #adeptus custodes #warhammer 40000

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speakergame · 1 year

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Hello! A bit of a random question; do you have your own names for the Speaker, Seer and the dog? My names for the twins change constantly, but I always name the dog Grim

I have a test game that I use to play through and make sure everything's working correctly, and I've been using the same names for them since the beginning. mostly because I don't want to give myself the added pressure of making up more names 😅

but my test Speaker's name is Calliope "Cal" Frost (she/they), Seer is Cassandra "Cass" Frost, and Dog is Rex 💙

#speaker game #behind the scenes #they're both named from greek mythology because I'm a nerd #calliope was the muse of eloquence and cassandra was a prophet #cal is she/they so I can check that multiple pronouns are working. and both they and cass have nicknames so I could test those too #dog is rex because I thought it was cute

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quinloki · 5 months

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Pizza Sticks

It’s raining outside, not heavy, but enough I couldn’t just go get the trash can in my socks.

Which is itself a minor inconvenience, but it disrupted my Plan™️ for that moment.

So I swore.

Not any actual, real, viable swear - with which I have zero issue in utilizing easily.

No.

I said “Aw, Pizza Sticks.”

Pizza.

Sticks.

It’s almost embarrassing.

#quin muses #I have wrote some of the most detailed smut #the most eloquent swear-dripping banter #and I say - of all godsdamned things - Pizza Sticks.

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nekofantasia · 2 months

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I'm not an 18+ blog bc obviously I don't do that stuff

I am an 18+ blog bc I am an adult that can use swear words sometimes.

#chen can use swear if she's willing to risk a potential punishment at the end of the day #fun char question of the day : is your muse capable of putting a sailor to shame with their superior eloquence

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guideoftime · 3 months

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spell out your url using words you associate with your muse. then, tag as many people as there are letters in your url ( or however many you'd like ! )

Generous. Unyielding. Intellectual. Defensive. Eloquent. Overcritical. Forthright. Temperamental. Introverted. Methodical. Enigmatic.

Tagged: myself. Tagging: @puxrlunae, @nihlkahn, @sapientiiae, @luzofstars and anyone else.

#▴ — controlled by destiny / musings.#( sheik will argue with me over the eloquent part )#( but when that boy wants to )#( words can be his weapon )

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redridcr · 7 months

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It’s just something about Red and Eric being two different generations of jockeys ; they’re about 10-15 years apart. And the fact Red slept on Eric’s couch now and then. Got slammed up against the wall by the senior jockey when Red was being stupid.

And when Red’s retired from racing, they’re about 30 and 42. Both survived their worst falls and a little slow but alive and Red smiling at silent Eric and asking “Ever thought we’d be in the big leagues together, yea?”

And Eric rolling his eyes tbh.

#muse;[red]#muse;[eric]#i wish I was more eloquent about the importance of this dynamic for red

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marinehero-a · 1 year

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Having thoughts ab Garp and symbolism connected to mountain, something something oh mountain child of ours you cannot run from your roots.

#{ ooc } ✗ 「 WENP reporter 」#[ just....#[ the sea has claimed him and his blood but the earth held him first and it has not forgotten #[ thinks a lot ab what it must've meant to grow up in the midway forest might as well have been a jungle #[ just... thinks a lot ab the tiny garp sbs current icon he was a free kid! he looks happy #[ SIGHS.#[ <- they are having blorbo thoughts again but unable to put it into eloquent words for they are So tired <- uni goes brr still #[ just.... leaving to the sea but always remembering home that want to protect his home as part of what drives him to protect others #[ holds roger muse like roger is a child of the sea there is absolutely no doubt he belonged to the sea the moment he was born #[ his home is the sea and his crew and that's all he ever needed #[ garp though keeps concept of home rooted #[ rotates blorbo in head and then returns to late assignments fsdkljds #[ spring break soon so hoping to actually Write bc my muses have been So awake lately and yet no time/energy apologies......

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idv-ask-azrael · 2 years

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Dear Azreal darling, do you you have a favorite star sign? Like the big dipper and so forth.

“Considering every culture has a different story made up for every star sign, it is hard to pick just one.”

“I might just pick Cygnus because it is elegant.”

#ask azrael #answered ask #identity v #joseph the photographer #congrats #you outsmarted the mun #I wanna reply something eloquent since this is my muses strong suit #but couldn't come up with anything #might as well put a bit more effort in the pic then #sorry for the long wait

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moretreasurewithinarchive · 2 years

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Tag Drop; Alison Heywood

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ccaptain · 1 month

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catapults in here bc you know how much i adore your kaeya, for multiple reasons. the amount of thought you put into the smallest aspect of his character is just. beautiful. i pick up this soft damaged boy and i place him directly into the lap of my (more subtly) soft and (equally) damaged boy. you're such a treasure to write with & this applies to all of your muses, sam, bc they're all brilliant.

TODAY YALL COMPETING TO MAKE ME TEAR UP -- @daybreakrising

*CAR CRASHING NOISES* *PEOPLE SCREAMING*

#daybreakrising #I WISH I WAS MORE ELOQUENT WITH THIS BUT TODAY I AM JUST THE CRYING EMOJI #everytime i see ur wrio i take kaeya and LAUNCH him into his lap at full speed-#I THEN TAKE ALL YOUR MUSES AND RUN AWAY WITH THEM

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descriptionofaruby · 4 months

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oh my god my dreads are actually so pretty

#musings #they just kind of style themselves by arranging themselves into aesthetically pleasing configurations #and theyre kinda like cool lookin tendrils #^ this was a funny juxtaposition of eloquency #also its funny when they give me hair vents kinda

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astralix · 6 months

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Sailor Didymoi Tags (Gemini Senshi)

Answers

〖answers〗♊⚾ 『endless paperwork』

Chat/dashboard commentary

〖chat〗♊⚾ 『curious camaraderie』

Ic replies

〖replies〗♊⚾ 『trial of duality』

Aesthetics

〖aesthetics〗♊⚾ 『reflected planets』

Musings

〖musings〗♊⚾ 『eloquent whispers』

Quizzes & questionnaires

〖quizzes〗♊⚾ 『results of eloquence』

playlist/soundtrack

〖soundtrack〗♊⚾ 『humming ley lines and forces』

Character tag

〖nijiko haruno〗♊⚾ 『gemini twin pearl power make up』

journal/prose/story

〖story〗♊⚾ 『writ with magic』

Shipping headcanons

〖shipping〗♊⚾ 『blissful yearnings』

Nsfw

〖nsfw〗♊⚾ 『rendezvous under the rabbit moon』

Headcanon

〖headcanon〗♊⚾ 『crowned princess of thoth』

Verse tags

Main verse

〖main verse〗♊⚾ 『neo queen thoth』

#〖answers〗♊⚾ 『endless paperwork』#〖chat〗♊⚾ 『curious camaraderie』#〖replies〗♊⚾ 『trial of duality』#〖aesthetics〗♊⚾ 『reflected planets』#〖musings〗♊⚾ 『eloquent whispers』#〖quizzes〗♊⚾ 『results of eloquence』#〖soundtrack〗♊⚾ 『humming ley lines and forces』#〖nijiko haruno〗♊⚾ 『gemini twin pearl power make up』#〖story〗♊⚾ 『writ with magic』#〖shipping〗♊⚾ 『blissful yearnings』#〖nsfw〗♊⚾ 『rendezvous under the rabbit moon』#〖headcanon〗♊⚾ 『crowned princess of thoth』#〖main verse〗♊⚾ 『neo queen thoth』#〖navigation〗🌙『moonlit seas』

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notfye · 9 months

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toxic book opinion of the week: tate should’ve been the guy to kill what’s his face in where the crawdads sing. kya has to do everything for herself all her life including avenging her own attempted rape? Foul

#yeah I know there are much larger problems with this book. other people have talked abt them more eloquently.#my goal is simply to take ms owens to task abt whether she can write at all. spoiler: she cannot #like wouldn’t this be more meaningful? someone acting out in her defense against an emblem of a town that has always hated her?#anyway. I need to read better books.#I’m just fixated on murder as an act of love #where the crawdads sing #molly's musings

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