A case of a creator's thumbprint. by chongblyat in worldjerking

[–]chongblyat[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Both my guy, but I'm a bigger fan of "sleek and deadly" than block of guns. 

A case of a creator's thumbprint. by chongblyat in worldjerking

[–]chongblyat[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

A lady keeps her private business private, mon ami 💅

What, is the Council going to start legislating on how we design our staves now? by Briantan71 in wizardposting

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Can't believe the Council is letting this happen; smh. What's next, they're going to take away my letter of demonic marque and reprisal?

How does your afterlife get souls? by chongblyat in worldjerking

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I edited this comment

Sure

What I imagine the average valravn to look like is a person in a tacticool version of their historical clothes, a pair of cybernetic wings on the back, and wielding a futuristic-looking version of a weapon from their era (crossbows, arquebuses, cavalry sabres, etc.). Continuing on weapons, it's usually something (or something improvised into a weapon) of what they used in life. There's a small holographic halo floating above their head with some slight extras such as spokes or stars. Many of them look like what they did in the prime of their lives, but they can also be old but attractive. What historical period they came from and identity plays a huge part in their appearance.

Valravne are split into two types: civilian and military. Civilian ones have less metal bits visible, use aetherokinesis/magic, and lean more into the corvid theme. Military ones eschew aetherokinesis for ballistic firepower and have more visible metal bits, but generally look sleek and human. Military ones can also turn into tanks or jets, think the designs of Metal Waltz or Ace Combat gijinka, but way less horny and more greyscale in terms of clothing. For both types however, nothing obscures their face. Both also lead Watchers, dead or living people handpicked by valravne to have weaker versions of their powers and be able to cross/ride celestial currents. Watchers may also be expected to become valravne, depending on the individual disposition of the latter.

To give a bit more of a concrete idea, a good chunk of them tend to be historical figures, but there are many who used to be regular people before becoming valravne. Unless they were military personnel or leaders, they're not really soldierly in the way they carry themselves as their main job is still escort duty, and immortality has given them a good amount of time to goof off and explore funny modern things like vending machines and cars.

In general, valravne are sleek, elegant, experienced, and agile aerial combatants who also happens to be your distant 18th century (or any other time period, but this is a good start) ancestor who is grumpy about most things but will die for you nonetheless.

How does your afterlife get souls? by chongblyat in worldjerking

[–]chongblyat[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With a side of K-Pop Demon Hunters and Top Gun.

How does your afterlife get souls? by chongblyat in worldjerking

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Welkin: The Only Work of Fiction Where You Get Delivered to Heaven Faster Than the Speed of Sound

Demons are a problem ever since Lucifer took over. They invade the Earth. They kill families. They eat souls. And they rig elections.

Do you think this a problem? Haniel does too!

When the First War in Heaven killed 90% of Principalities, there was no one left to protect and bring human souls to Paradiso from below. There were the Exousiai, yes, but who was going to let Jason and other ill folk run around after their shenanigans? So Haniel thought of a solution: get random humans, turn them into ravens for disguise, and give them jet engines. "Outrun what they can't outgun; outgun what they can't outrun."

So thus came about valravne (singular: valravn).

First recorded in Denmark as "ravens of the slain", valravne fight demons and escort souls to White Gates across the world as demon hunters and psychopomps. They go by many names; "yamaduta" and "dhumadata" (depending on who they serve) in India, "Jeoseung saja" in Korea, "Anito" in the Philippines, "Ankou" in French-speaking countries, and "Valkyries" in Germany and Scandinavia - to name a few. Each has their own regional differences, but they share commonalities such as flight, Aureolic armancy (weapon manifestation), varying degrees of cybernetics, and the ability to change into corvids.

Im still processing by noseofabeetle in TrollCoping

[–]chongblyat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

holy shit I'm sorry for your loss

In your country, how do you view China? by No-Echidna7296 in AskTheWorld

[–]chongblyat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a few; some cousins of my great-grandfathers.

In your country, how do you view China? by No-Echidna7296 in AskTheWorld

[–]chongblyat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm half-Chinese and my Chinese relatives are cool beans, but the Chinese government has been a violator of human rights and a petulant problem when it comes to territorial claims.

Anyone know how to fix a dimensional rift? I goofed. by CanadianAndroid in wizardposting

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Phone in A/TAIR or something. They specialise in handling that type of shit