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elden ring is gonna be the dark souls of being bisexual

Things said in my college class as Ghost quotes

“You young ones and your fancy music”-Nihil

“Why can I smell burning. OH SHIT ITS ME”-Dew

“Do NOT decapitate Jesus under any circumstance”-Sister Imperator

“Rodents aren’t misunderstood, people are just wrong.”-Copia

“I’d hit mick jagger with my car, but I can’t drive”-Terzo

“They are growing Brussel sprouts in the rooftop garden, DISGUSTING”-Secondo

*on the floor sobbing*“IM GOING TO COMMIT WAR CRIMES”-Aether

“I’m a Jack of all trades and a master of…maybe like three?”-Swiss

“I may be gay but I do have standards, low ones, but standards none the less”-Cirrus

“I need a cup of tea before I launch my window out a window…Wait???”-Rain

“I’m wearing shoes and it’s the governments fault”-Mountain

That being said there is a obvious form of subordination between Priests and Dragons in the way their names are structured.

Dragons gave their Priests name to give them power, but also to subordinate them to them.

Priests have a two words name (Miraak for example is Mir-Aak, Allegiance-Guide (Which is so fucking ironic and tragic)) while dragons have three. In that way a Dragon is still Superior to a Priest, but the Priest is still close to the Dragon's power.

I guess servants to the priest (cultists, warriors etc) would then in turn take one name to erase their own identity and race, thus continuing the chain of command. We just never meet them to confirm.

And since names have power,a power the Dragons can use to subjugate Mortals to their will, then you becoming Dovah-Kiin is even more subtle.

You are much like a Dragon Priest, two words against three, shaped by your role and your mask, wooden, empty, infinite possibilities merged into one path.

And yet at the same time you're also trying to overcome this mask, with new adventures, new titles, new NAMES. Archimage, Guildmaster, Harbinger, Listener, Champion, Dawnguard, Vampire, Hero, Traitor, Spouse, Parent, Thane... They are all facets of your empty wooden mask, trying to derail your very nature, shaped by your name, one given to you by the Father of all Dragons, one you didn't want, as Kyne weeps for you.

But a way, the one who is doing the worst here however is Durnehviir. In a way, he is experiencing the same thing a dragon priest would experience under him. He was given a name by his new Ideal Masters, the Never Dying Curse, shaped his very being in his new subservience, poisoned his mind and body for them, and all to escape a Dragon's greatest fear, to lose himself, have his consciousness devoured for good.

To die and not be reborn again. To become bones for the mortal to gawk at, and be erased from reality for good.

And then you arrive, much like him slave to your Mask, and you best him in battle, and all he can think of as a Dragon, as a Never Dying Curse, as someone who holds all the cards in this scenario, someone who will never die and yet will only need to kill you once...

Is to curse you with his power.

Is to give you a Two Words name.

Is to make you his Dragon Priest. Whatever you realize it or not.

You are Qahnaarin. Qahnaar-In. Vanquish the Verb and In the Master... You are the Vanquisher, much like Krosis was the Sorrow, and Volsung was the Horror, and Morokei was the Glory.

And you still accepted the name he gave you. You still accepted his graceful authority over you. It might not be as powerful as the Wooden Mask the Father of Dragons have you, but is still a bond way stronger than the ones your Mortal connection granted you.

He will come when you call him, but that's because he asked you to do it, he REWARDED you for it with his knowledge much like the other Dragon Priest's before you, so who is the master, and who is the servant here?

Because every time you shout now, you only sing the anthem to his wretched existence, as you allow him to fly the skies of Nirn once more.

The sweetrolls? M'aiq but tasty

Skyrim Au where everyone is actually M'aiq the liar.

The nords? M'aiq.

The thalmor? M'aiq.

Miraak? M'aiq.

Paarthurnax? M'aiq in a cheap party galaxy Dragon costume.

(Special thanks to @languor-em for fanning this fire of insanity)

I like “Lavender Wedding” and “Bi Fiddleford” as much as the next guy, but I feel like this headcanon needs more attention.

Suggestive Bonus:

the great you/thou post. a quick and dirty guide for characters using archaic/middle english.

speedball samples. i just want to get writing and need to replace all of my you's with thou's!

you are writing a fromsoft character. -> thou are/art writing a fromsoft character.

i follow you on tumblr. -> i follow thee on tumblr.

(all of) you fromsoft roleplayers are so cool. -> ye fromsoft roleplayers are so cool.

A CONSONANT! hollowed be your knight, your humanity come. -> hollowed be thy ✅ knight, thy ✅ humanity come.

A VOWEL! your arcane needs leveling, your endurance is fine. -> thine ✅ arcane needs/needest leveling, thine ✅ endurance is fine.

BONUS ROUND: POSSESSIVE PLACEMENT! your blog -> thy blog. VS. the blog is yours. -> the blog is thine.

just like grammar used to make. i want to get down in the dirt with how these are used!

YOU/THOU: subjective/nominative 2nd person singular pronoun. when YOU indicates the subject, or the active force of a sentence - even if you're asking someone to do something, the YOU in question is the one who could be doing an action. YOU play video games too much; could YOU play fewer games? -> THOU play(est) video games too much; could(st) THOU play fewer games?

YOU/THEE: objective 2nd person singular pronoun. confusing, right? it's when YOU indicates the object, or the thing that is being acted upon in the sentence. normally another pronoun or proper noun will take up the subject slot. i/they/the borg messaged YOU; is it okay to message YOU? -> i/they/the borg messaged THEE; may i/they/the borg message THEE?

✅ if it's acting (including existing), it's thou! if it's being acted upon, it's thee!

(ALL OF) YOU/YE: 2nd person plural pronoun. we really have collapsed the modern 'you' down so neatly; we often don't alter it at all if it's referring to more than one person, unless we're using 'y'all' or 'youse'. if you're familiar with y'all, you can just substitute ye! if not, the YOU refers to more than one person. YOU tumblr users disgust me -> YE tumblr users disgust me. YOU in and of itself is also technically a plural, albeit less formal; you don't have to swap it for ye. THAT FIRST SENTENCE IS JUST AS CORRECT AS THE SECOND IN INFORMAL INSTANCES.

BONUS YE: if you want to get flowery and directly address multiple non-humans, you can swap THE/THOSE/THESE for YE, if 'the' is being used poetically as a form of address - i.e. you wouldnt say this if you're having a conversation with another person, you would still use the/those/these. you effectively have to talk to yourself. THE/THOSE/THESE mountains of my home delight me -> YE mountains of my home, YE bring me much delight!

YOURSELF/THYSELF: reflexive 2nd person singular pronoun. this one is easy. if you are telling a person to do something to themselves, or saying that they have done something to themselves, you use these. change YOURSELF into better armor for this fight; have you seen YOURSELF in that? -> arm THYSELF with more suitable armor; hast thou looked at THYSELF?

YOURSELVES/THYSELVES: reflexive 2nd person plural pronoun. i mention it because i have not seen 'yeselves' used, though it may exist somewhere that i simply haven't come across.

art thou a fancypants? culture thyself. i want to reflect my character's age or class in my writing, when do i use you vs. thou?

the simple answer? it depends on the period you're portraying. the older you are pre-17th century, the more likely thou and its relatives will be used. this is reductive, but it's a good rule of thumb. however, you have to keep class in mind. if your character is speaking to their social better, use 'you'. if they are of equal or lower social standing, use 'thou'.

the more complicated answer? we see you start to phase out thou as old english transitions into middle english, and that's going to vary by region; some say thou was on its way out in the 1300s, but will note its continuation through the 1700s, and people still use it to denote over-the-top formality. but since most of us are writing in fantasy settings that don't directly correlate to real world time periods, you're going to have to make a choice: is my character living in a period before you became more commonplace ( usually tied to social mobility becoming a thing ), and would use thou all the time unless speaking to someone above them? is my character royalty, will they use thou no matter what? is my character in a transitional period and wants to make a point, either by thou-ing everyone ( which could garner some anger ) or you-ing everyone ( which may be seen as too polite to people stuck in the old ways )? it's going to vary, and it's up to you.

these aren't hard and fast rules, and if any of my fellow tumblr linguists or historians want to chime in with their own research ( hiiii ) feel free to do so. but if you've already decided that your character is a thou-thy'er, this guide should get you going.

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god I hate this

You’re laughing. This is my second form and the latin choir has started singing, and you’re laughing.

Dragonborns are just really big soul gems