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Day 29: Seahag
never uploaded yesterdays because i was at a party so here!
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And old drawing of a sea hag and her giant moray eel
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There's one last Sea Hag Osteomancy set in the shop just waiting for you 🐚💀🌿 . . . . . . . . #igatherthedead #osteomancy #bonethrowing #bonemagic #bonecollecting #oddities #curiosity #divination #divinationtools #oceanlife #seahag #mermaid #witchyvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLM40avYbt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Quick one for Mermay. Tough out there for a single sea hag mother.
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"BARGAIN BIN BLUTO"
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"Ratchet Jaw" by Seahag - From "Our Presence Here Is in Vain" (2008)
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Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Seahag no Maki (“Popeye: The Tale of Seahag the Wicked Witch,” SFC)
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Early Bones Sea Hag. Done for an upcoming adventure. Painted with Army Painters, Reaper, and Vallejo paints. #reaper #miniature #mini #bones #dnd #monster #dnd5e #pf2e #armypaimter #citadelpaints #armypainterpaints #hobby #ttrpg #d20 #sea #hag #seahag #bbeg https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaSjp1uRVs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Fourth in our shows on the theme of work before we head into some holiday tunes.
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So mushrooms right? The suppressed earth elemental of the former elemental planes now creamed into a makeshift Prime Material world. They die and cycle back to life through the planet's core. Lest they're killed by artifacts from the few dungeons draining the sealed former Gods.
Which was done in a war effort to ransack dungeons then hunt and track massive elementals. That initiative whipped about all Empires and Kingdoms of the continent but also cleared it of entities of (albeit often accidental) tremendous threat and catastrophies.
Well the energy is still there. And without a corporal form to invest it in all four elemental "wheels" have begun to sprung a makeshift sense of self and agency. Imbuing chosen ones with the status of Avatarship (not to be mistaken with Sorcery, the rare yet natural taint of the "Scared Realm" on its humanoid inhabitants.
Welp colonies of mushrooms work on by mages unaware would be a perfect medium to grant Avatarship to a non corpse (said idiot mage melting his mind into the shrooms inhabiting his body, castle and floor) effectively). Failure to prevent the restoration of his mind by his accolyte will lead to the Earth taking advantage of his rebirthing statue and ov youerrun him/it. Leading the castle (at this point overrun by various druid/mage tempered spores) to turn into a mighty construct. Unleashing on the now human dominated continent a creature which strength matches the (exterminated) great titan's.
Bonus Idea: a mushroom litch
#embodiment of the sea#idea for a campaign#inspiration#Magi#yeah#a lot actually huh#well the artifacts are a subplot and just lore#except for Myurne a former Sea Hag who braved a dungeon as an adventurer#but she used it to permanently wound the#and maybe Obsyd#a fire avatar who's quest is to figure the makings of this world and bring down the churches who hunted him from birth#he is a dungeon raider#and his skin and flesh are like obsidian#myurne hopes to reach godhood#she went in a cycle of metamorphosis (...->seahag->swamphag->...)#and as she lost her god millenias ago#she hopes to fill that power vacuum#she got turned by her worship after all#she's now exploring the idea that delving deeeep down that god granted curse#would maybe allow her to claim the vacant title#or that foreboding that curse as she earned its most true essence would symbolicly force her godesses to be rid of her own#and through the insuing metamorphosis steal that divine spark#she's worshipped by fishmen#plans to involve the player into bewitching a stolen dragon hatchling or popularising her cult
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mx seahag is there any more wyll x drifa art on the horizon?
I was just thinking about them! ‘your son brings home an 8 foot tall milf orc’ might be a problem for his dad but he don’t need his dad!
Trying to think of some sweet moments. I think she would enjoy hearing his stories of his adventures though his romantic gestures would be over her head at least at the start
Drífa is over all these men and their weird relationships to toxic women.
I also think they’d have cute kids IM JUST SAYING. Plus I think Wyll would be hype to be a stepdad ya know
If you have any ideas you’d like to see for them, hmu! Imma think of their dynamic some more…
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Are y'all ready for Book 3? No? Well, I dont care, do I now. You're already reading, its too late for you to leave now.
The Villains of Skulduggery Pleasant 3 - Batu
We arrive in the third book, The Faceless Ones, which seamlessly incorporates the consequences of everyones actions into even worse mayhem.
Following Vengous almost succesful attempt at opening the rift, a mysterious man named Batu (who is also the guy dealing with Sanguine at the end of Book 2 being all ominous) is behind the kidnapping (and murder, lest I forget) of all remaining Teleporters. Because he needs someone to teleport something through a portal in a different dimension.
(Tangent: Im sure Shunters didnt exist yet in Book 3. I feel like this should have been a Shunter thing and I can neither remember nor bother to find proof why the Anchor needs a Teleporter instead of a Shunter. In Book 8, Crayfon Signate quite literally does something similar with the Sceptre of the Ancients, looking for a Signature and then finding the correct dimension. Im pretty sure its about it all being a gateway instead of a direct transferal. If anyone knows, do tell.)
Alright, so. We have Batu/Paddy as our main villain and he is a brilliant and excellent one. But lets get the honorable mentions out of the way, so no villains feel ignored.
Our boy Billy-Ray Sanguine is of course part of Batus Squad, but so are the remains of the the Diablerie with Jaron Gallow, Murder Rose and Gruesome Krav. I honestly admit that I feel they are caricatures and the screentime they have is sufficient not to make them boring. They all die in the end anyways and its a shame that it reflects in the way they are so very one note and almost ridiculously "evil". On top of that, we also have a Seahag (in a lake. With corpses. I do love how dumb that is). Then theres Scapegrace and the second buildup for Thurid Guild.
I will be honest with you: Batu is an exceptional villain in terms of motivation, speech and arc. His surrounding villains are sadly one note caricatures, besides those that get to live into the next book (mainly Guild, Scapegrace and Sanguine). The others are often played for jokes or just to make a point on how cruel, wicked and horrendous the Diablerie and the worshippers of the Faceless Ones truly are. Which, yeah. Thats fair. But I always love myself some three dimensional side characters, so let me be a little sad.
Now, lets think about why Batu actually works:
Hes mortal. Evil, yes. But mortal. But he could have been magic. Technically, its his birthright.
And thats all, really. Its man grasping for something he could have never had and that he could have never been gifted. Its another case of fanaticism. Fruitless, sad and deadly.
Now, the SPU has a long history of ignoring of belittling mortals in the way that they are and who they are. This becomes more apparent in later books (the xenophobia/eugenics in Phase 2 for example) but its also pretty evident here:
Batu uses his mortality, his frailness and his visual weakness as a shield. If, for example, Batu was young and fit, it wouldnt quite work the same way. His age and behaviour is a smokescreen.
Funnily enough, he even points it out in his first interaction with Skulduggery and Valkyrie:
"Reach a certain age and suddenly, you're a nobody, suddenly you're not even worth counting." - Book 3, Chapter 13
That combined with his somewhat senile mannerisms, the whole old-man schtick is so very stereotypical. Because of course it is. Both readers and heroes alike are blinded by how much of a an old man™ Paddy really is.
Contrast this with Batus first appearance in Chapter 7 and 14. The way he speaks ist fundamentally different.
"You failed me, Mr Sanguine. I paid you to do a job and you failed me. [...] You will have a chance to redeem yourself."
Paddy doesnt hold power in conversation, hes a silly little man. Its on purpose, of course. Authenticity breeds trust and everyone can relate to an old cynical man, stuck in his ways. Batu on the other hand commands a room. Speaks with a high tongue, with precision. Short and accurate, no breath wasted. Naturally.
When you read the books and you are aware of the twist, there are a lot of things, behaviours and sentences that could make you raise an eyebrow. But our heroes dont have the time to question anything, so they dont. They willingly accept that this man owns the land with the rift, that he doesnt panic at the explanation of magic, that his questions are a little suspicious. Because then they would need to stop. And neither Skulduggery nor Valkyrie do such a thing. They are cocksure of themselves, remember? And Batu knows. Batu even bets on that, as all sorcerers he has met have been equally cocksure. And all his henchmen are too. He's playing all of them, simply because he knows how they work. He has weaseled his way into their homes, has fed their cats (s. Chapter 36), has seen their arrogance and sadly his cynicism proves right at every turn. He really is invisible to them. A mortal obstacle, to be dealt with to safe the world. Always the roadstop, never the destination.
In Chapter 20, Paddys reaction to magic is a smile, not fear. He knows magic exists. It entices him. The shock he displays is - of course - an act, but a very believable one. Sure, yeah, the old man doesnt mind anymore. Hes too old, he has seen too much. Magic might as well exist to him. And he was horribly stubborn this whole time, so it makes sense that he would have an equally spiteful response to magic.
We even come full circle: Paddy asks Valkyrie if she despises mortals for what they are.
"Someone who can run fast dismisses the people slower than he is. What if its someone who can run really fast? Then the slower people become little more than an annoyance, and then an irritation. Superiority breeds contempt." - Book 3, Chapter 20
(Quick sidenote: Its like he wants to be caught when you start looking for it? He himself is the one who runs fast. He himself sees the others as annoyance, as irritation. What a beautifully wretched thing to say.)
Essentially, Paddy is justifying himself here, but, again, reader and heroes are caught up in this very relevant question that plagues Valkyrie: Being detached from Humanity, from Family. Once again, Batu is using his understanding of the magical world against them. He is one step ahead. He recognises Valkyries youth and asks her specifically. Not Skulduggery, who would dismiss it. Her. Even further, he points out the massive flaws in the systems to her, as one of the first in the whole bookseries:
"So magic people view themselves as mages and everyone else as mortals. And that doesnt sound like a group of people elevating themselves to godhood to you?" [...] "... They have the power of gods, dont they? They have magic at their fingertips. Their affairs affect the world. [...] You hold the fate of the world in your hands. If thats not godlike, I dont know what is."
Now the avid reader might have noticed that once Paddy speaks about sorcerers and magic users, his whole old man™ act falls away. His speech becomes more like Batus, because he is Batu in this moment. He isnt acting here.
And why does no one recognise it? Because its a justified question. Again and again, Batus line of logic proves true: All sorcerers are playing god to an extend. A theme that will be picked up far more heavily between Book 7-9 and the entirety of Phase 2. So, as readers, its enticing to see someone challenge the presented Status Quo and as Valkyrie, this direct confrontation helps settle her own views as a growing Teenager into this magical world of god-pretenders. Batu fulfills both the role of a mentor and a villain, pointing out the straw that will break the camels back again and again and again in the following books.
He himself fights like a mortal: There are no fancy gadgets in the big fight. There are machine guns and grenades, painfully mortal weapons. Painful is literal in this sense. Batu chooses reliable weapons of war and not unpredictable gods. At least, in the beginning. There are also the Hollow Men, a whole artifical army of them. Which, broken down, is hilarious. The sorcerers, capable of destructive magic and definitely murder, are using the mortal weapons against the heroes. The army that is there to support them is one of magical stupidity, literal child friendly canon fodder. His army of magic men is one without mind, without question. And his Diablerie, despite actually having a brain, never question him either. They're all hollow men, one way or another. Some of them by power of creation and some of them simply because they are blinded by their own fanaticism, blinded by Batu and the true fight. So, he doesnt fight like a mortal at all. He fights like a mortal that knows the sorcerers. Using the best of both worlds, the most potent startegies each side has to offer. Additionally, there is also the implication of him commanding a massive army without even being there, which does underline his godlike aspirations as well.
Finally, when its revealed that he is indeed Batu, he declares himself "not a mindless drone" and "someone with a vision" (Chapter 36). But what is the root of all his evil?
"Magic." He said. "My father was a sorcerer. So was my brother. But not me. I just didnt have the spark, you know? But now, its finally my turn."
Batu feels robbed of godhood. And that is precisely why he is summoning gods to overtake the world. If he cant reach for divinity, everyone else who can needs to suffer for it.
[Val] "You're going to let a Faceless One take you over."
[Batu] "And then I'll be brimming with magic that ordinary sorcerers would never even dream about. They're not gods, Valkyrie. They're as pathetic as the people you left behind in your old life. But me? I'll be a true god."
But that isnt everything. Despite how much his mortality annoys him, he sees it as the one defining strength that seperates him from sorcerers. His mortality makes him powerful.
[...] "I was born without magic. Ive had to be strong. My will is iron. Im not going to be simply erased - not like the others."
His mortality makes him so powerful that he will rise above the mortals, above the godlike sorcerers and be able to Neon Genesis Evangelion Pilot his way through the world as a Faceless Ones vessel.
So now everyone can agree that Batu is another insane man in a series of insane villains, right? I dont need to spell that out. But before I go and give you a nice little ribbonbow for the ending, lets look at Batus death and how its described.
"Batu turned, spread his arms and raised his eyes to his god, and as it rushed to fill him, he screamed with terror and exultation. And then Batu was gone." - Chapter 42
The Faceless One described here is the one that is responsible for all the mayhem at the end of the book. Its by far the strongest from the bunch. So maybe some part of Batus willpower speech is true. But the written text makes it very clear that this is not the case. Batu is an excellent vessel for the strongest Faceless One. But nothing more than that.
Which is horribly ironic. The man that gained the trust of dozens of sorcerers, has perfected being a non-threat to anyone but believes himself to be worthy of the power of a literal god vanishes instantly. Just like everyone else.
But I love Batu as a villain. Waving all the weirdness aside. He is compelling because in the few moments that he is actually authentic, he is terrifying.
Not to mention he actually achieved what The Diablerie and Baron Vengous couldnt. He manipulated Skulduggery into revealing where the gate was. He used the ressources of the enemy to his own gain. The saddest thing about Batu is, that if he had put his mind to anything but godhood, he would have ascended anyway. He has all the ressources: smarts, wit, the ability to plan longterm, not to mention charisma and leadership skills.
He would have made a magnificent sorcerer. And thats just... incredibly compelling. Batu isnt strong with magic. He doesnt throw flames around, he isnt a walking skeleton. He is a cynical, old man that despises the hand he has been dealt and instead of accepting what is, he cuts from the world the pieces he thinks he deserves. And in this incredible determination blossoms a man that could have been anything. That had the skills, the mind, the speech to become something wonderful, something progressive, a change bringer.
Instead of recognising the talents he possesed, he focused merely on what he didnt have. Turned to evil, to spite. To bitterness and cynicism. He almost became the downfall of the entire world in his quest to prove that he was, indeed, as godlike as the rest of them.
9/10. Go Paddy.
Wanna read more of my breakdowns?
Here is Part 1: Nefarian Serpine and Part 2: Baron Vengous for you!
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Welcome Post
Hello and welcome! I've been here a few months now and am getting a steady trickle of followers, so I thought I'd have a go at introducing myself. I'm happy to be called seahag, salthag, starhag - you get the idea. I'm a woman in my late fifties, newly retired because of health stuff. I'm based in the UK.
What this blog is - a mishmash of things that interest me and make me happy. Currently I seem to be making/reblogging a lot of book and art posts. Also, a lot of pics of the sea. There's likely to be some more garden/outdoor stuff as the weather improves. I'm a non-theist pagan, so there's occasional posts about that, too. I try to use descriptive tags as well as silly ones, so if you're looking for a specific type of post, it's worth looking in the archive.
What this blog isn't - there'll be very little politics or world events here. Doesn't mean I don't care or that I'm not engaged with those things in my offline life, but this isn't a place where I want to pay much attention to them. Until recently, my offline life was characterised by very high levels of demand and responsibility and struggle, so as an antidote, here I tend to lean into nature, beauty, creativity, and whimsy. Also, it's very rare I post anything nsfw and I'll tag appropriately if I do. I enjoy some fandom stuff and I've written lots of fanfic in the past, but I'm not currently active in a fandom so I'm not expecting there to be much fandom content here.
I like interaction! I like saying hello! So feel free to send asks. Also feel free to reblog any of my posts except for the very few that are tagged personal. If you want to reblog a personal post, please ask first. Finally, I don't like drama, so keep me out of it - life's too short and precious for that kind of nonsense.
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In the land of Spakenhiemer, there lived a person called Stinky Spanky. Now Stinky Spanky had some relatives called the Evil Ones: Mammy Dearest, Uncle Jerk-Jerk, Uncle John-John, Babus McBuckweatest, and The Cowgirl Seahag.
To the South of Spankenheimer, was the land of the Himbillyjimjack Mongolans. Incredibly ignorant, they continuously were the cause of much of the World's ills.
To the North lay the land of the Falsifiers. They believed their way of thought was the only way and cared not for the truth. The worst among them were Deaf Dumaloosky and his brother Ubadoober. Incredibly both single mindedly hateful of anyone not with them .
Stinky Spanky had a problem. He had fallen in love with the Evil Cowgirl Seahag. His problem was two fold, not only was she part of the Evil Ones and an ugly cowgirl by day but at night she returned to the sea as a hideous Seahag.
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"Bottomfeeder" by Seahag - From "Our Presence Here Is in Vain" (2008)
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SOLD SEA HAG • segigās horribilis Characteristics: notable for their solitary ways and partly furred limbs, as well as their elongated legs and webbed fingers. Makes a distinctive harsh keening noise which can be heard over long distances. Reclusive and rarely seen on land they are in fact able to walk albeit slightly clumsily. Habitat: no fixed abode or habitat, Sea Hags roam huge distances and have great physical stamina. If needing to rest they will entwine themselves into a kelp forest and sleep for short periods of time. Also able to endure extreme cold temperatures and polar conditions due to their insulating coat. Diet: Mainly fish and small crustaceans, small mammals if they can catch them - they eat rarely. Teeth are needle sharp and contain toxins which are released into prey to paralyse. Lifespan: 120-230 years. ••• One of a kind art doll. Extensively hand beaded and decorated, with handpainted face, forest silk yarn hair, cowrie shell details, ball jointed limbs, webbed hands and feet and mohair fur elements, as well as a shark egg case bag (not functional!) and hagstone necklace on a linen yarn cord. ••• #artdoll #artdolls #artdollsofinstagram #dollmaker #dollmakercommunity #xphaiea #artistsoninstagram #artist #dollmakersofinstagram #darkarts #beautifulbizarre #textiles #textileart #textileartist #witchesofinstagram #fae #folklore #folktale #fairytale #fairytales #sea #horrordoll #horror #seahag #darkfantasy #handcrafted #etsy https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUe1SFtsrY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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