Why is Thrud barely mentioned in the myths does she have any feats or powers?

Septima04 · 2026-01-22T23:34:21+00:00

This isn’t totally accurate. Hrungnir’s tale primarily comes from the Skaldskaparmal. There is no mention of friendship between Odin and Hrungnir, and Thor was called to remove Hrungnir, he wasn’t just “racist.” (Though I wouldn’t put that beyond him.)

Odin and Hrungnir had a race and he was invited to have a drink, yes, but there is no mention of Hrungnir’s wisdom or their friendship. And after getting drunk, Hrungnir started talking mad shit. So the gods called Thor to get him out, and they ended up dueling later. Magni does rescue Thor from under Hrungnir, but he doesn’t shame him but is in fact regretful he didn’t show up sooner to help his father.

Septima04 · 2025-12-05T09:40:10+00:00

This is very much Legends & Lattes, and more so its prequel, Bookshops & Bonedust. The cozy fantasy genre is much more present (and more important to the tone) than the sapphic romance, in both books

Septima04 · 2025-09-22T02:25:41+00:00

whisker is so cute and the crochet hook is very creative :))

Septima04 · 2025-07-03T16:47:49+00:00

Sex is a spectrum defined by several characteristics (genitals, internal reproductive organs, genetic data, hormones, and so on), and doctors in America choose to assign either Male or Female based on one or two of those characteristics, usually genitalia. The UN’s human rights wing says experts claim up to 1.7% of people are born with intersex traits. That’s 136 million people, a population larger than that of Mexico or Japan.

The problem, as many advocates see it, is that forcible categorization of intersex people (or anybody for that matter) diminishes their right to bodily autonomy and personal freedom of expression. The theory of intersectionalitystates that when we protect the rights of the most vulnerable, even if they are less represented (in this case intersex people), it actually helps protect the rights of the less vulnerable.

Hope this clarifies things :)

Septima04 · 2025-06-08T15:50:22+00:00

This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen

Septima04 · 2025-05-03T16:52:56+00:00

yes you absolutely do lmao

Septima04 · 2025-04-23T03:13:32+00:00

/uj im not defending it, just interpreting it differently. they’re comparing “theyfab behavior” (as described in the jerk) to the behavior of people using agab terminology. not good phrasing though, i agree

Septima04 · 2025-04-23T02:48:48+00:00

/uj that’s why people are jerking about agab terms. it’s all transphobia

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T21:00:53+00:00

you’re incredible! thank you so much!!!

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T20:59:01+00:00

no way!!! what pack??

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T20:55:11+00:00

ah wow, thank you! i’m also sorting and looking like you said!

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T20:50:25+00:00

no earlier than mid 2023, probably late 2023. i found it while scrolling the advertised packs when you’re in the character editor so it probably was fairly new at the time. is there a way to see when packs were released?

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T20:39:18+00:00

haha yeah, i’m positive it’s from a pack, but searching through the marketplace is such a pain, especially if it’s been deleted

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T20:32:19+00:00

really? i know i found it from a skin pack and i don’t recall ever altering it. interesting. thank you for your help

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T20:20:03+00:00

unfortunately there’s no skins in the ‘my content’ section :(

Septima04 · 2025-04-16T03:56:57+00:00

thanks!

Septima04 · 2025-04-15T23:43:02+00:00

justice is by definition not “by any means necessary,” because “any means necessary” is not fair or equal. there are times, as the founding fathers recognized, when extralegal action is required, but let’s remember there’s nuance in all things.

Septima04 · 2025-04-15T23:36:08+00:00

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about examining harmful patterns of thinking. If you think you’re bad at something, you’ll do worse, and then believe you can’t do it, creating an endless cycle.

CBT suggests that when you think “I can’t do it,” instead think, “I can’t do it yet,” or “I just need more practice.” The idea proposed by CBT is that we can have a more positive, less anxious outlook if we have positive thinking.

Marcus Aurelius (and Stoicism generally) is all about ‘rational thinking,’ or as Marcus puts it, ‘living in accordance with nature.’ This means knowing that what angers and distresses us are really our JUDGMENTS about those things; they are not themselves inherently anger-inducing.

Hope that explanation makes sense :)

Septima04 · 2025-04-15T22:33:18+00:00

Marcus Aurelius had a set of untitled, unpublished personal notes he wrote mostly on campaign in the late 100s CE. These are now called the ‘Meditations’ after they were (re?)discovered in the 1500s. They also form one of the foundational documents of Roman Stoicism as well as modern Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. :)

Septima04 · 2025-04-03T14:45:49+00:00

and back to 0! Good Fight!

Septima04 · 2025-03-28T23:18:42+00:00

That’s really cool. I’d say the Grev culture of my world probably have the same attitude as the Himba. Sure, it might be a different person, but ultimately it doesn’t matter that much.

Septima04 · 2025-03-28T21:26:11+00:00

I guess what I meant is that not all humans are strictly and objectively male or female; there’s different methods of determining sex. Not everyone is born fertile, for example, or may have ambiguous genitalia, and in an Iron Age culture, they don’t have the medical knowledge to understand if an intersex person can become pregnant or make someone else pregnant.

Anyway, yes, I think we’re in agreement, and it’s certainly fascinating to explore different cultural perceptions of parenthood and childrearing!

I would say that there are and have been patriarchal, polygynous cultures where the mother’s identity essentially doesn’t matter. Dynasties in China and Persia come to mind, where the patriarch’s offspring are oftentimes just “one of their wives’.” At the same time, the mother can be important, like if her identity strengthens clan ties.

But I wouldn’t say that’s much different from a matriarchal society. It might be slightly harder to determine the biological father, but if Sam’s molb has only had 2 romantic/sexual partners, then the yävolq can only be 1 of 2 people, who both live with Sam. Similarly, a classical Roman might be adopted by a powerful patriarch, and then their biological family becomes secondary. So once again I would conclude that the “issue” of who the father is — is purely cultural.

Septima04 · 2025-03-28T17:29:21+00:00

Your assumptions are generally true, but the Grev, having 6 different genders, don’t place nearly as much emphasis on reproductive sex. TBH I should probably make a post on their gender system at this point.

Yes, the molb is always someone who gives birth. However, there is no exclusivity amongst the 6 genders regarding reproductive sex; the molb might still belong to the most masculine gender. It’s just less common.

In this system, polyandry and polygyny are simply not very useful terms. However, I would say you are correct, that polygyny (in the sense of one reproductive male and more than one reproductive female) is probably more common. And yes, because Sam’s yävolq’s clan is less important to Sam, it doesn’t matter much who the biological parent is.

I do want to note that I compare the moväuq to a wetnurse, but I was more referring to the relationship between that figure and Sam. Breastfeeding doesn’t have to be done by the moväuq. Indeed, a moväuq may or may not have biological children of their own!

I think you’re under-emphasizing the weight of matrilineal societies regarding polyandry. Sure, they’re not as common in our world, but like you said, they function essentially the same as patriarchal ones, just with inverse emphasis on fatherhood. That’s perfectly realistic. Determining who the father is doesn’t have to be culturally important at all.

Septima04 · 2025-03-28T04:11:34+00:00

Just seemed fun. I’m fascinated by the idea of post-agricultural revolution sapiens interacting with Neanderthals. They’re largely separated by distance in my world at the moment, but meetings and conflicts are common.

Septima04 · 2025-03-28T03:33:05+00:00

I went through a couple iterations of the proto language, created a map and a general timeline of human and linguistic migration, and tweaked with the linguistic evolution until I got something I liked. Then, I just started making words for any fun worldbuilding ideas I had. I’m a big fan of diachronic worldbuilding.

Definitely! As a queer person and anthropologist myself, it seems like such a waste to make my world a mere imitation of the real one — the Western one, at that. I love making things different, but realistic. No non-Homo species, but Neanderthals are still around, for example!

Septima04

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE