I Read Vignar As Vinegar And It Wouldn't Surprise Me If That's Why Vingar Has A Restraining Order

so we all know that the 36 Lessons of Vivec is considered Vivec's confession- and apology. But what I think yall are sleeping on is the Fables of Almalexia, both the Homilies and the Fables for morning, afternoon, and evening.

Each story in the four books written by Almalexia ends with a moral or lesson, and it is not uncommon for one of the Tribunal to feature in the stories as well. While a few lessons are based on real world fables (such as the Boiled Kagouti or the Gifted Guar), many of the others had lessons that directly related to the flaws and stories of the Tribunal. I think these fables that likely every dunmer child who went to temple heard, were all confessions of their own, and warnings just the same as the 36 Lessons.

Obviously, I don't care about all of these, you can read them yourself and come to your own conclusions, (hell, even synthesize them with some of the 36 Lessons, that would be fascinating for me to read) but I do want to talk about a few of them.

"Sotha Sil and the Scribs" has the moral "And so Sotha Sil discovered that the idle amusements of one may be the solemn tortures of another.", and looking on Sil's character in The Elder Scrolls: Online it is obvious that he sees mortals- even his own disciples- as somewhat lesser than him. And as a god, this belief is not wholly undeserved. Sotha Sil is significantly more powerful, older, and in many quantifiable ways *better* than the mortals he rules, that's just in the territory of being a god. But when the mortals- the scribs, in the fable- suffer, Sil is at best distant and apathetic, seeing suffering as not only not his responsibility, but also inevitable. Luciana Pullo's diary shows us a lot of what this looks like from the perspective of a mortal, even a powerful, interesting mortal that Sil obviously respects.

in "The Tallest Shroom Beetle", a beetle ""ascends"" by climbing, and is killed by a cliff racer. The moral here is stated to be "forsaking one's nature brings nothing but ruin." which would read as terribly hypocritical if taken at face value. The Tribunal, who were once mortals, warning others not to forsake their natures, to me more likely shows regret than hypocrisy.

In "The Friendly Alit" the lesson we are to learn is that "that which we hate in ourselves is often our greatest gift". Sotha Sil is the easiest to compare this to when we see his relationship with time- more on that later. I have thoughts on Almalexia that cannot be summed in a tumblr post about childrens fables, but believe me when I say I've been thinking about her. Despite this, I don't have an answer for what Almalexia might hate most about herself- she is the member of the Tribunal that we know basically nothing about before she becomes a god, her backstory being swallowed by her marriage to Nerevar. She is basically shown as having no weaknesses, and her actions are difficult to interpret even at face value.

Certainly related is the idea of Almalexia or one of the other Tribunal admitting their flaws (it is worth noting that in the Homilies, Almalexia is directly cited as the author, whereas in the Fables for Morning, Afternoon, and Evening, there is no author given. We have *assumed* that these were written by Almalexia, I mean, her name is on the cover, but it is only listed as a group of fables.)

in "The Crow and the Netch" the moral is "none can change their own weakness". Once again I think this is related to the hindsight we see in "The Friendly Alit", which seems to suggest that, if we are to seriously consider these fables, they might show the regret of the Tribunal. Each sees themself as weak in their own way, and even after sacrificing everything to destroy that weakness, they are still the same.

Related, in "The Child of the Councilor", the lesson learned is "We often forget to be thankful for what we have, when thinking only of what we want."

Many of the Homilies can be seen as confessions of regret, hindsight regarding limitations, and most importantly, flaws. I will probably end up writing an essay on this when i get around to it because I'm really normal

alright i am sick of yt to mp4 sites being shady and full of viruses and finding websites that seem to be working and then don't work (looking at you y232 (no hate, just frustrated))

so HERE'S HOW YOU DOWNLOAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH VLC!! VLC FREAKIN RULES!!

get your youtube link

open vlc, go to media > open network stream

paste your url in the box and PRESS PLAY!

wait for the video to open then go to tools > codec information

copy the entire file location (click the box, then ctrl-a to select all, then ctrl-c to copy)

paste into your browser of choice (i use firefox)

right click video and press "save video as", choose your file format if you want

DONE! NO VIRUSES OR SKETCHY STUFF!

the quality might be a little crummy but if you don't mind that, then shabam! video on your computer! then you can email it to yourself and have it on your phone too if you want! if you need a guide with pictures wikihow has you covered my friends

happy downloading and stay safe on the internet :D

Absolutely beautiful

was anybody gonna tell me how cute castor is or did I need to figure that out myself like 4 minutes ago???????

very huggable n pretty, ten outta ten <3

If anyone would like to join the team or even just hang out, the link is discord.gg/skywind

I like politics and all but imagine ~the Arcana~

Whether you call it the Equinox, Alban Elued, Mabon, or another name, merry meet and happy celebration! May your path be filled with love and light. Blessed be!

Nazis just need to cease to exist

I know it’s not hard to point out reactionaries hypocrisy when it comes to like safe spaces or hug boxes or whatever but genuinely how much of an echo chamber do you have to exist in for you to think this is a reasonable thing to say

An Foclóir LGBTQ+

The LGBTQ+ Dictionary

Can be used in Aistí or the Scrúdú Beal

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Gan inscne - Agender

Comhghuaillí - Ally

Andraigíneach - Androgynous

Gan-rómánsach - Aromantic

Gan-Ghnéasach - Asexual

Dá-fhiosrach - Bicurious

Dá-inscneach - Bigender

(Ag) Brú - Binding

Dáfoibe - biphobia

Dághnéasach/ Déghnéasach - Bisexual

Féinriail Coirp - Bodily Autonomy

Bunmháinliacht - Bottom surgery

Cis-inscneach - cisgender

Faoi choim- closeted (under a cloak)

(Ag) Teacht amach - coming out

Leath-rómánseach - Demiromantic

Leath-ghnéasach - Demisexual

Leath-inscneach - Demigender

Rí Draig - Drag king

Banríon Draig - Drag Queen

Léiriú Baineann - Feminine presenting

Léiriú Fireann - Masculine presenting

Baineann go Fireann (BGF) - Female to male

Solúbhtacht - Fluid

Aerach - Gay

Máinliacht Dhaingniú Inscne - Gender Correcting Surgery

Diosfóiria Inscne - Gender Dysphoria

Nochtadh Inscne - Gender expression

Inscne-sholúbtha - Genderfluid

Inscne-aiteach - Genderqueer

Baill ghiniúna - Genitals

Heitríghnéasach - Heterosexual

Homafóibe- Homophobia

Homaighnéasach - Homosexual

Teiripe Athsholáthair Hormón - Hormone replacement therapy

Idir-inscneach - Intergender

Idirghnéas - Intersex

Leispiach - Lesbian

Fireann go Baineann (FGB) - male to female

Trasdul Leighis - Medical transition

Fir a mbíonn gnéas acu le Fir (FGF) - Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Mná a mbíonn gnéas acu le mná (MGM) - Women who have sex with women (WSW)

Neamh-dhénártha - Nonbinary

Gan Obráid - Non Op/ without operation

(Ag) Pacáil - Packing

il-ghnéasach - Pansexual

(Ag) saorchead - Passing

iar-obráid - post op

Réamh-obráid - Pre op

Ceisteach - Questioning

Claonadh Rómánsach - Romantic Orientation

Gnéaschlaonadh - Sexual Orientation

(Ag) Náiriú - Shaming

Máinliacht - Surgery

Barrmháinliacht - Top Surgery

Tras - Trans

Trasinscneach - Transgender

Trasdul - Transition

Fear Tras - Trans man

Bean Tras - Trans woman

Uamhan Tras - Transphobia

Folú - Tucking

VEID (vireas Easpa Imdhíonachta Daonna) - HIV (human immunodeficiency-virus)

SEIF (Siondróm Easpa Imdhíonchta Faighte) - AIDS ( Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)