Happy Blorbo Blursday! Which One Of Your Characters Would Benefit From Modern Medication The Most? If

Happy Blorbo Blursday! Which one of your characters would benefit from modern medication the most? If your characters are modern, what medication would help them that they're not on?

Happy Blorbo Blursday! Thank you for the Ask, @stesierra!

Which one of your characters would benefit from modern medication the most?

Definitely Zephyr Tellian. That sorcerer boi needs some modern painkillers asap because his curse is no joke (he also needs a hug lol).

Maybe some antidepressants for Elyren Tyrvommira, Bryn Seperi, and Yuna Thyren? There is some heavy self-loathing and trauma going on with those kids.

Also, someone better get a modern poison antidote kit to Maeryn Renfelli, because his uncle is trying to kill him in every way possible known to man.

Thank you so much for the rec, Claire! (and right back to you)!

Here are some of my favorite writeblrs, who also happen to be my mutuals! (@elshells, @writernopal, @rickie-the-storyteller, and @clairelsonao3 are already on this list, but I still recommend them!)

@lassiesandiego - their short stories and WIPs are really fascinating and well-written. Plus, they're a really sweet person and one of the first friends I made here on writeblr!

@exquisitecrow - her poetry is truly mesmerizing and full of emotion, definitely worth reading!

@cabbojage - she is very enthusiastic about writeblr - especially when it comes to ask games and tags. Her WIP Clocked Out is very compelling!

@stesierra - she has plenty of interesting books and WIPs on her writeblr account, as well as is a very welcoming person when it comes to sharing about writing in general;

@jasperygrace - her WIPs (An Immortal Laid to Rest and Desert) are very compelling, with rich worldbuilding and incredible characters.

@lyutenw - her dark fantasy WIP A Crown of Despair, is an incredibly well-written story - she manages to bring out the somber tones of the story really well and balances it with great prose.

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Happy WBW! 💜💌 What does the ideal (or stereotypical, or both if they're different) marriage/partnership look like in any of the cultures present in the world of your WIP? Is it about a powerful union of equals? Is it about chemistry and happiness? Is the end goal to produce kids? How does gender impact this, if at all? etc.! :) - @liv-is

Happy WBW Wednesday! Thank you for the Ask, @girlfriend-champion!

What does the ideal (or stereotypical, or both if they're different) marriage/partnership look like in any of the cultures present in the world of your WIP?

Well, this varies, a lot. So I'll try to explain this in a summarized way to the best of my abilities. Since it depends on the region - and varies according to the kingdoms within the region, let's start there:

In the Free Realms:

The marriage of a commoner (that is, anyone outside of a noble House or royal family), would typically be about finding the one you love and spending the rest of your life together. However, there are still exceptions, and even commoner families may marry off one of their kids when they come of age to a more powerful/richer/secure family if they are in an unstable situation. The ability to have kids may be expected (of both people involved) - especially in more strict kingdoms such as Kestrall or Ergyre - but it is not an obligation (when it comes to commoner marriages) nor the reason people marry.

When it comes to noble (or even more strict, royal) marriages:

Some nobles can marry for love - be it another noble of equal rank or even someone from a lower-ranking house (marriage between nobles and commoners is uncommon but not impossible) - there is usually the pressure of upkeeping the status and strength of the House, so they may either be forced into an arranged marriage or choose to marry someone for political reasons. The reputation of the person a noble can choose to marry is also of high importance and must be unblemished. Having healthy children is encouraged, and oftentimes a marriage can be broken off by the nobles' parents if the marriage fails to result in a healthy heir.

For an example of arranged noble marriages in The Last Wrath: young Lord Maeryn Renfelli - Innara's father - was pushed from loveless marriage to loveless marriage (by orders of the other members of his House) so that he could have "a worthy heir". (Secretly, the "failure" of his marriages was a scheme of his uncle - who wanted to prove the young prince as "incapable of holding on to a marriage and having an heir", so that he could be king instead). His first marriage that worked out was to a lower-ranking noblewoman named Evalinne, which was the one he really loved and married in secret (without waiting for the approval of the Council of Houses because he was tired of being controlled). They had their first child, Innara, which was his pride and joy - and whom he considered the heir to his throne, but the council still saw her as a bastard (even though, according to the Old Laws, the marriage was properly officiated). Evalline died tragically later on (evil uncle once again in action), and Maeryn - now broken-hearted and enraged - refused to ever be wed to someone else again.

The "Stereotypical/Ideal Marriage in The Free Realms" (the marriage people dream of having in Agrannor, even if they can't): A happy, flourishing marriage between two equals who love each other deeply, with healthy children, but not too many.

As for gender: it doesn't have much of an effect - unless it is one with the intent of having biological children (usually those are arranged). Same-Sex/Same-Gender marriages are common and openly accepted in the Free Realms (even between nobles).

Marriages between humans and non-human people (elves, fae, merfolk, etc) are legal - in most kingdoms with some exceptions - and usually accepted, though there is still some degree of societal prejudice around couples like this.

Children born out of wedlock are accepted in some kingdoms, but others still see them as only bastards. (There rarely are social consequences for mothering/fathering a child out of wedlock unless the individual is a noble in an arranged marriage for political alliance.)

In the Morosyn Empire:

The politics of marriage in the Morosyn Empire are similar to that of the Free Realms, and at the same time, not. While, when it comes to commoner and free citizen marriages in general, it is still about love and happiness, there are some core cultural differences.

They are far more strict about the expected behavior of those involved in the relationship, and there is far less social mobility when compared to the Free Realms. Marriage rites and ceremonies are also of high importance and must be followed through.

Marriages between nobles and commoners are heavily frowned upon, and marriage between humans and non-human people is illegal and will be treated as such (execution is the most common end for these couples if they are caught in the Morosyn Empire). Another marriage that is illegal only in the Morosyn Empire is the marriage between a free citizen of the empire (someone who was born and raised in the empire and has all the rights a citizen should have) and a courtesan (who usually is a prisoner of war and has no civil rights in the Imperial lands).

Arranged marriages are very common in the Morosyn Empire, and are an openly used tool between noble houses and royal families to gain political advantage, be it by annexing a conquered kingdom or brokering an alliance with a powerful one. The Emperor has the power to arrange marriages between the nobles under his rule, to create a political scenario that best suits him.

Gender does not impact marriage in the Morosyn Empire, as long as they're both non-magically talented humans. Same-sex marriages (even between nobles in an arranged marriage) is completely legal and allowed.

Having healthy children is also important to the Morosyn Empire, very important, as much as it is in some arranged marriages in the Free Realms. But what is even more important to the Morosyn Empire is the policy towards children born out of wedlock. In the Morosyn Empire, children born out of wedlock (be it on an affair or between two unmarried people) are heavily frowned upon and can have some consequences (such as the lost of political status or even the loss of money, belongings, etc), even if they are commoner. And the child will forever be considered a bastard and outcast.

The "Stereotypical/Ideal Marriage in the Morosyn Empire: (the marriage people dream of having in Agrannor, even if they can't): A powerful union of equals, with respect and happiness that will lead to the thriving future of the family while respecting the orders of the Empire.

Happy STS!

Today, I'm asking writers to take two of their OCs from one of their WIPs (two MCs or hero and villain, etc.) and switch them, so they're now playing each other's role in the story and/or life in general. For The Last Wrath, you have quite a few to choose from, so feel free to pick more than one pair! How would they cope? Would they survive/thrive? Would they not last a day?

Happy Storyteller Saturday! Thank you for the Ask, @clairelsonao3

Take two of their OCs from one of your WIPs and switch them, so they're now playing each other's role in the story and/or life in general. How would they cope? Would they survive/thrive? Would they not last a day?

Wow, what a cool Ask! I love it! For the sake of being more challenging to myself and more compelling to those who read this post, I will choose characters who have vastly different life experiences. This will be fun, lol.

The Switches that Wouldn't Work:

Bryn Seperi and Nadinne Ahmirah:

If those two switched places, it would be so chaotic, omg. Nadinne probably wouldn't last a day living Bryn's life, and even if she did, she would probably not make it through with a sane mind. (I mean, he is literally one of the most dangerous mercenaries in the continent, plus, his life is basically a compendium of very brutal traumas from a very young age, and that's bound to screw someone up, even more so if that person is as sweet and innocent as Nadinne). Bryn living Nadinne's life on the other hand, would probably enjoy it a lot, and feel right at home amidst the nobility, though he'd yearn for some kind of fight or challenge to break through the monotony of everyday life in the nobility. (It is worth noting that Bryn was once the son of a powerful and wealthy general from the Borderlands, who was very close to the royal family of the kingdom he once lived in. So, before Bryn lost everything very early on, he did get a taste of a life much similar to the one Nadinne has). His brashness and aggressiveness would likely get him into a fight with someone important and he'd likely be cast out of the noble circles very quickly.

Emryc Thorne and Julyan Ashiren:

NAH DON'T LET THESE TWO SWITCH LIVES, FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING - It would go so horribly wrong so incredibly fast. Emryc is not built for caring for children, in any way, and Julyan can't do a heist to save his life. Emryc would take the siblings with him to a tavern/store and then promptly forget they were with him until two hours later when he goes "OH SHIT - Where those kids at?". Julyan would try to rob someone with a very shitty plan of "How To Heist" and then feel so bad about it that he'd be caught before he even left the person's property, like, he'd trip every possible alarm and make so much noise that he'd be like "Just arrest me already will you? I don't know what I'm doing, and I really don't want to know."

Myrah Faron and Nethen Fahris:

This is what I call: A Disaster Waiting To Happen. Are you kidding me? Myrah has zero comprehension of how to keep her thoughts to herself and will cuss out a noble if they as much look at her the wrong way. Plus, if she saw someone she cared about die the way Elain died in front of Nethen, she'd lose control and it would end up with either everyone around her dead or her being executed next. Likely both. She lacks completely what it takes to be a political manipulator - she's too blunt, wild, and ready to speak her mind in very clear terms should she need to. Meanwhile, Nethen living Myrah's life would likely end just as badly. I mean, what let Myrah survive was her fierceness and lack of restraint, but Nethen is a very calculated guy - he thinks too much before acting, and if he led Myrah's life, that would be his downfall right there. He overthinks too much, and in that situation, that's precisely what he could not afford to do. It wouldn't end well for either of them.

Trystan Grayspear and Helios Maevel:

It would end in chaos. Helios does not know anything about fighting - unless, very vaguely, in self-defense - so he would make for a pretty disastrous knight. Meanwhile, while highly intellectual and book smart, Trystan does not know anything about being an alchemist - he knows the names of every potion and of every component, but ask him to put them together and you get an explosion in your hands. So yeah, chaos ensues if they switched places.

The Switches that Would Work:

Jamie Tellian and Isolde Kierah:

Both are knights-in-training, both have a strong sense of justice and both fight to keep their respective families safe, the only difference is their background (Jamie was a very poor street kid for most of his life before getting the chance to train as a knight while Isolde grew up wealthy and sheltered as the daughter of a Royal Knight of Faravvia), but other than that, their personalities are pretty similar. They would cope very well with switching places.

Darian Caelestis and Innara Renfelli:

Though their personalities are vastly different, their backgrounds are largely similar. Both are noble children who grew up in the midst of conflicts (though different kinds of conflict) and who joined the rebellion by accident while trying to make things right. Plus, Innara is very close to her family (who are everything to her) and Darian largely wants to make his dad proud of him again. Another interesting point - both have a fascination for alchemy and though Innara only buys the potions she needs and Darian always makes his own potions, they're just as nerdy about it.

Its Blursday! You hand the OC of your choice $1 million dollars (or the equivalent in your/their world!), what do they spend it on?

Happy Blorbo Blursday! Thank you for the Ask @writernopal!

You hand the OC of your choice $1 million dollars (or the equivalent in your/their world!), what do they spend it on?

Raelen - She'd likely spend at least some of her newfound money on chocolate snacks, but only some of it. Afterward, she'd probably save most of it, and use her money to fund the reconstruction of the Ancient Archives for the Mageborn scrolls.

Azra - He'd pamper his dragon with a saddle made of diamonds and pearls because Mystral (his dragon) likes to look majestic. Then, Azra would probably use the rest of the money to help Kestrall rebuild in the aftermath of the Siege and the wars.

Julyan - That boy would hoard that money with his life, "my precious" (from LOTR) style. Not because he is selfish, but because he is very self-conscious and anxious about money, and probably hasn't seen that amount of money in his wildest dreams. He'd continue living his life as he always had because he'd be scared to spend the money.

Vallerius - Continent-wide trip across Agrannor, here he comes, baby! He'd spend a year traveling across the continent in the finest places it could offer. He'd end up penniless shortly after his trip is done - that boy was born noble and never really learned how to handle money (much less the concept of savings) - but he'd say it was worth it.

Luciya - The most chaotic shopping spree in the world. I'm talking full-on deranged impulse buying. She'd come home with a cart of the weirdest candy known to man, the tackiest clothes in existence, and the most useless dagger set ever - no money, no purse, and no sanity in sight. Of course, she'd also rescue some animals from crooked merchants, but not normal ones, I'm talking about a giant winged serpent from the Scarp and a suspiciously looking Hook-Eye mountain cat from Ergyre, and be like "Hey, Fabian! Meet our new pets! Aren't they the cutest? They bite". Fabian promptly transcends onto the great beyond once he realizes how she spent their money so quickly.

Innara - Buys some of the most dangerous alchemical elixirs and potions in the world, chooses the sharpest gold-plated dagger (just out of spite), and beelines it back to her home kingdom. Once she is there, she bribes the nobility who betrayed her to be by her side, like "Hey, Great-Uncle! I'm back, thought I was dead huh? Maybe stop poisoning my dad by any chance? No? Okay then", and kills the bastard (her corrupt Great Uncle) by blowing him up to smithereens with the potions she brought. Then she gives the rest of the money to the kingdom and enjoys the chance of spending a month as a pampered princess in her own court before she gets bored and goes to find some adventure.

Lukan - Promptly loses it all on a betting game at a shady tavern, gets blackout drunk, passes out, and wakes up at home with zero recollection of how he got there or how he lost the money in the first place. Mourns the loss of his 1M bounty for two seconds before moving on with his life like its just another Tuesday.

Tanwin - Buys books, lots of books, endless books, and locks himself up in his room for a month to read them all, then emerges from the experience with still almost 500.000 gold to spare.

How Tanwin's interaction at the library would likely go: Book Store Clerk: Okay, how many books do you want? Tanwin (dead serious): Yes. Book Store Clerk: But how many? Tanwin (pulls a dagger): Just Yes. Book Store Clerk (filling up boxes and boxes of books immediately): Okay then! (Silently to themselves:) Why did I get this job, should've stayed on the farm, but nooo... Now I got to deal with this fucking guy.

Bryn: STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIES. Strawberry cupcakes, strawberry pies, everything strawberry that 1M can buy. Also, he'd take Cirien on a tour of a florist shop because Cirien likes to see the exotic flowers and carnivorous plants.

Sybil: Would get Morwan to join her in the most unhinged drinking game and tavern crawl in history. Two hours in, they'd be at least halfway through 1M, without even realizing it, because Sybil likes gambling and so does Morwan.

Emryc: Would get a puppy. He wouldn't even buy the puppy, he'd just pick up a random stray dog from the street and use the fact that he is now a millionaire as a bargaining chip to get his friends to let him keep a random - likely magical or cursed - dog in the fortress. And it's not even a cute regular dog either, it's the most mutated, weird, cursed dog-like thing ever. No one is sure it's even really a dog, or a cat, or anything for that matter. Lilo & Stitch style.

(Emryc) "I have 1M gold, I can do whatever I want." (Ansell) "That... dog, has three heads. And I think another head is spawning, oh my gods -" (Emryc) "I know! Isn't he the goodest boy?" (Ansell) "He bit me!" (Emryc) "As he should." (Ansell, walking away) "That's it. Hey, Ellinor, get Yuna, we're moving back to your Dad's place, come on."

Nethen: Would be the most obnoxiously meticulous person ever. He'd awaken his inner accountant, and be proud of it. He'd know exactly how much each coin weighs and costs and how much it is worth in each province of the kingdom. And end up not spending a dime.

Nadinne: Would spend her 1M creating an exact, working replica ship of The Fearless (her aunt's ship which was sunk by pirate Captain Vulfric when Nadinne was a kid), and get a talented crew, so that she can finally sail the seas on her own terms like she always dreamed of.