Rain In The Mountains !

Pluto’s Gate

Located in Turkey, this site was discovered in 2013. A description of a similar temple exists in 6th century texts, and it is strongly believed to be the same temple. Known as Ploutonion, or Pluto’s Gate, this “gate to hell” emits thick and deadly vapors that kill birds and other animals unfortunate enough to get close. Bulls and other animals used to be sacrificed at this temple, though now it only claims the life of the occasional bird with bad luck. 

I instantly thought of them.

Made myself sad thinking about Verandis so now I need to share:

The Gray Host were 'defeated' in 1E 1029 - so Verandis would have left them some time before then.

The events of ESO take place in 2E 582 - some 2,473 years later (if I understand the maths of the Elder Scrolls timekeeping - feel free to correct me).

We don't know exactly when Verandis started taking in other vampires. Adusa in particular has very little to indicate how long she's been part of the Ravenwatch. But Gwendis is a relatively new addition given how Rivenspire plot dialogue tends to paint her as inexperienced and only just out of being actively trained and mentored. I imagine Melina probably joined shortly after, given the tone of her enchanter hireling letters. Fennorian we can pin down a little more - the Meet the Character short confirms he was brought in after Gwendis, and within a relatively short amount of time (it's vague, but multiple visits from the narrator implies months, perhaps a year, but unlikely much more than that) was investigating Unhallowed Grave. And of course, every other named vampire is someone the Vestige spares and guides towards the Ravenwatch, so we know exactly when they show up. Regardless of exact timing, the Ravenwatch as a group is a relatively new concept.

This implies that either: Verandis has been entirely alone for over two thousand years or that any previous attempts to rehabilitate vampires have failed (either by them being killed or by them failing to uphold their oaths). Either scenario is pretty tragic anyway.

Then consider that he has only managed to successfully form this family in the last...hundred years, maybe? And that's only if we assume Adusa is pretty old, but she really isn't giving us much to go on. Everyone else joined the Ravenwatch probably within the last decade, most far more recently than even that. He has had a family of his own for such a short amount of time, and then he sacrifices himself to keep everyone safe. And sure, he gets to come back, but then he's forcibly separated from them by the tether to the Dark Heart. He might still be around, he can be visited, but he can't ever live with his family. And they can't live with him.

The way you said “I love you.“

Some fluffy, some angsty prompts

As a hello

With a hoarse voice, under the blankets

A scream

Over a cup of tea

Over a beer bottle

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, the late sunlight glowing in your hair

As a thank you

As an apology

When baking chocolate chip cookies

Not said to me

With a shuddering gasp

When we lay together on the fresh spring grass

In a letter

A whisper in the ear

Loud, so everyone can hear

Over and over again, till it’s nothing but a senseless babble

When the broken glass litters the floor

From very far away

With no space left between us

As we huddle together, the storm raging outside

Over your shoulder

Muffled, from the other side of the door

Through a song

Without really meaning it

In a blissful sigh as you fall asleep

Broken, as you clutch the sleeve of my jacket and beg me not to leave

A taunt, with one eyebrow raised and a grin bubbling at your lips

When I am dead

Slowly, the words dripping from your tongue like honey

Too quick, mumbled into your scarf

In awe, the first time you realised it

In a way I can’t return

On a post-it note

Before we jump

As a goodbye

imagine that a cable to ur microwave broke and right then ur president who is also a god would show up on ur doorstep and instead of of magically making ur microwave work and/or fixing the cable they lay down on the floor and let the electricity pass through them instead while watching u wait till the timer hits its mark so u’d get to eat ur chicken nuggets

imagine that that moment would be written down in history books as sacred and random people started stopping by ur door non-stop and leaving nuggets there in masses

imagine

what would you do? ask meme

1. you're at a big carnival and you want to do something romantic with your date. what do you do?

2. you've just started a small garden in your backyard. what do you grow there?

3. you're at the beach and you find a big stick and a perfectly smooth and empty patch of sand. what do you write?

4. you're at a fancy restaurant and you're brought the wrong meal, but it's way better than the one you ordered. what do you do?

5. you're walking in the forest and you find a beautifully crafted and pristine sword stuck in a gnarled old tree. what do you do?

6. you're given the opportunity to make one part of your body cybernetically enhanced for free, but at the cost of another donatable body part, like a kidney. what do you do?

7. you wake up and realize you slept for 24 hours straight. what do you do?

8. you get the opportunity to go on your dream vacation, but you can't bring or use any technology, including any kind of camera or phone, for the duration of the trip. what do you do?

9. you realize you forgot your jacket in a café, and when you go back to get it, the barista who took your order is wearing it. what do you do?

10. you're a security guard at a museum and as you're doing your rounds after the museum has closed, you find someone in an exhibit straight up eating, as in biting, chewing and swallowing, priceless 2,000 year old vases. what do you do?

11. you buy a pack of mint gum and when you start chewing a piece, it doesn't taste like mint at all, it tastes like McDonald's Chicken McNuggets with Sweet and Sour Sauce. what do you do?

12. you wake up to all your social media being flooded with follows, likes and messages because you have been mistaken as the person in a new popular meme. what do you do?

13. you open your closet to find all of your clothes are now your least favorite color. what do you do?

14. you discover an irl cheat code that let's you teleport short distances. it can be shared, but the more people you share it with, the distance your able to travel decreases, and the code becomes more and more unstable. what do you do?

15. you come home to a note from your partner/roommate on a hamster cage that says "say hello to our new friend!" but the cage is empty. what do you do?

16. you get on your regular bus to go to work/school and inexplicably everyone on it, including the driver, is dressed like Hugh Newtron, Jimmy Newtron's dad. what do you do?

17. out of the blue, all your shoes, socks and slippers disappear and are replaced with electric green Crocs entirely decked out with CatDog charms, and you've got an important meeting in 20 minutes. what do you do?

18. you find out you are mildly allergic to your favorite food. what do you do?

19. you're at a farmer's market. a vendor asks you if you can watch their corn stand for a few minutes while they go to the bathroom. half an hour goes by and they're still not back. people are insisting you sell them corn. what do you do?

20. you're fishing and you reel in an expensive-looking diamond ring. there is a full name engraved on the inside. what do you do?

covered in blood for sexy reasons

Orange ball!! ORANGE BALL!!