The First Magus
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Reposted by The First Magus
#RP #MVRP #OPENRP
{ CLOWN }
< NAME: KEFKA PALAZZO >
< AGE: 35 >
< HEIGHT: 5'6 >
< GENDER: MALE >
"The end comes, beyond chaos."
{ CLOWN }
< NAME: KEFKA PALAZZO >
< AGE: 35 >
< HEIGHT: 5'6 >
< GENDER: MALE >
"The end comes, beyond chaos."
a painting of a clown with feathers on his head and arms
ALT: a painting of a clown with feathers on his head and arms
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Reposted by The First Magus
𝘈 𝐆𝐎𝐃, 𝘢 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑... 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚.
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖's 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.
• 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞/𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
• 𝘋&𝘋 / 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥
• 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚.
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖's 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.
• 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞/𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
• 𝘋&𝘋 / 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥
• 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
September 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
𝘈 𝐆𝐎𝐃, 𝘢 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑... 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚.
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖's 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.
• 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞/𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
• 𝘋&𝘋 / 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥
• 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚.
𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖's 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵.
• 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞/𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
• 𝘋&𝘋 / 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥
• 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
Reposted by The First Magus
November 4, 2024 at 9:38 AM
It is an astounding gift, these soul crystals. Your world is blessed to have them.
Still, they seem dangerous if used too much.
Still, they seem dangerous if used too much.
A lesson I'm all too familiar with...
[ sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. ]
[ sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. ]
A healthy option. The mind can only take so much in before it requires rest.
September 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It is an astounding gift, these soul crystals. Your world is blessed to have them.
Still, they seem dangerous if used too much.
Still, they seem dangerous if used too much.
A healthy option. The mind can only take so much in before it requires rest.
It felt suffocating. But, I have learned to breathe in such cases.
It was, if only for the enormity of them. The notion of such an immense structures and so many so close together...
September 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A healthy option. The mind can only take so much in before it requires rest.
It was, if only for the enormity of them. The notion of such an immense structures and so many so close together...
Was it as much of a shock to you as with I when I first stepped foot in such a city?
There is something strange about these cities of metal and glass.
I can understand the appeal--yet they feel alien.
I can understand the appeal--yet they feel alien.
September 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It was, if only for the enormity of them. The notion of such an immense structures and so many so close together...
There is something strange about these cities of metal and glass.
I can understand the appeal--yet they feel alien.
I can understand the appeal--yet they feel alien.
September 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
There is something strange about these cities of metal and glass.
I can understand the appeal--yet they feel alien.
I can understand the appeal--yet they feel alien.
Reposted by The First Magus
❝𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗦𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?❞
◈ 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞 / 𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
◈ 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢: 𝘕𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦
◈ 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
◈ 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘣𝘺: 𝘮𝘦 (𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘹)
◈ 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞 / 𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
◈ 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢: 𝘕𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦
◈ 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
◈ 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘣𝘺: 𝘮𝘦 (𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘹)
August 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
❝𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗦𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?❞
◈ 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞 / 𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
◈ 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢: 𝘕𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦
◈ 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
◈ 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘣𝘺: 𝘮𝘦 (𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘹)
◈ 𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘞 / 𝘚𝘍𝘞 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯)
◈ 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢: 𝘕𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦
◈ 𝘋𝘔𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 (𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘖𝘊 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦!)
◈ 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘣𝘺: 𝘮𝘦 (𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘹)
-- It has been a tiring month and now that it's over I can get back to enjoying this space and drawing again. I hope people don't mind my absence!
September 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
-- It has been a tiring month and now that it's over I can get back to enjoying this space and drawing again. I hope people don't mind my absence!
Reposted by The First Magus
—I wanted to draw him injured and limping away but I couldn’t get the lean to look right so this is what we get. Also I started to draw the beads on his turban but remembered that @unowarutsu.bsky.social stole those so I got to be lazy
August 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
—I wanted to draw him injured and limping away but I couldn’t get the lean to look right so this is what we get. Also I started to draw the beads on his turban but remembered that @unowarutsu.bsky.social stole those so I got to be lazy
Reposted by The First Magus
— I saw this and felt like maybe trying to sketch it? I made him a bit more like Steiner’s armor and just splashed some colors from Vivi’s palette to experiment with. Hope you don’t mind!
August 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
— I saw this and felt like maybe trying to sketch it? I made him a bit more like Steiner’s armor and just splashed some colors from Vivi’s palette to experiment with. Hope you don’t mind!
Reposted by The First Magus
One did not go through a war and the frontline without learning to trust their instincts and hone their awareness.
And he was aware in that moment that he was being watched.
Many eyes had followed him in the streets to this point—he was an oddity, he knew.
And he was aware in that moment that he was being watched.
Many eyes had followed him in the streets to this point—he was an oddity, he knew.
+ Yet this one… Caught Yazoo in a moment of awe, there was something in the way they dressed. Unfamiliar. Intriguing. He supposed he ought to look away, as humans do. But he didn’t. He simply watched, silent and still, as quiet questions began to stir beneath the surface.
August 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
One did not go through a war and the frontline without learning to trust their instincts and hone their awareness.
And he was aware in that moment that he was being watched.
Many eyes had followed him in the streets to this point—he was an oddity, he knew.
And he was aware in that moment that he was being watched.
Many eyes had followed him in the streets to this point—he was an oddity, he knew.
“Then don’t. The past is behind us and the future lies ahead. Whether it is good or bad, as I told you once, is entirely up to you.”
He glanced at the ground, feigning a look of curiosity, looking for something that wasn’t there.
“Strange…But they aren’t here…”
He glanced at the ground, feigning a look of curiosity, looking for something that wasn’t there.
“Strange…But they aren’t here…”
August 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“Then don’t. The past is behind us and the future lies ahead. Whether it is good or bad, as I told you once, is entirely up to you.”
He glanced at the ground, feigning a look of curiosity, looking for something that wasn’t there.
“Strange…But they aren’t here…”
He glanced at the ground, feigning a look of curiosity, looking for something that wasn’t there.
“Strange…But they aren’t here…”
“Just concerned for a man in the sun.”
Seeing now that the fellow was whole enough to stand and stretch, Minwu did relax. He decided to bypass the lecture and moved on to something else.
“Your crew—then you are a sailor?”
He’d not seen any airships and the idea of sailing had never appealed.
Seeing now that the fellow was whole enough to stand and stretch, Minwu did relax. He decided to bypass the lecture and moved on to something else.
“Your crew—then you are a sailor?”
He’d not seen any airships and the idea of sailing had never appealed.
- fine.
Pulling himself to his feet, he stretched his arms up into the sky and yawned loudly.
“Yeah I’m fine, came here with my crew. An’ you? Ya seem worried.”
Pulling himself to his feet, he stretched his arms up into the sky and yawned loudly.
“Yeah I’m fine, came here with my crew. An’ you? Ya seem worried.”
August 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“Just concerned for a man in the sun.”
Seeing now that the fellow was whole enough to stand and stretch, Minwu did relax. He decided to bypass the lecture and moved on to something else.
“Your crew—then you are a sailor?”
He’d not seen any airships and the idea of sailing had never appealed.
Seeing now that the fellow was whole enough to stand and stretch, Minwu did relax. He decided to bypass the lecture and moved on to something else.
“Your crew—then you are a sailor?”
He’d not seen any airships and the idea of sailing had never appealed.
Reposted by The First Magus
Reposted by The First Magus
Field Notes, Second Cycle
There are no tomes here. No temples.
Only signs: how the wind catches cloth, how footsteps echo in unfamiliar stone.
I treat it like a battlefield. It helps.
I would welcome a familiar face. Or even an honest stranger.
#WHMWanders
There are no tomes here. No temples.
Only signs: how the wind catches cloth, how footsteps echo in unfamiliar stone.
I treat it like a battlefield. It helps.
I would welcome a familiar face. Or even an honest stranger.
#WHMWanders
August 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Field Notes, Second Cycle
There are no tomes here. No temples.
Only signs: how the wind catches cloth, how footsteps echo in unfamiliar stone.
I treat it like a battlefield. It helps.
I would welcome a familiar face. Or even an honest stranger.
#WHMWanders
There are no tomes here. No temples.
Only signs: how the wind catches cloth, how footsteps echo in unfamiliar stone.
I treat it like a battlefield. It helps.
I would welcome a familiar face. Or even an honest stranger.
#WHMWanders
He put a reassuring hand onto the young man's shoulder.
"I wouldn't be here had you not intervened. Had we not seen your struggle with the Emperor in Hell, we might yet have fallen under his sway in Heaven."
He gave a wry chuckle.
"I saved your body at the start--yet you saved my soul in the end."
"I wouldn't be here had you not intervened. Had we not seen your struggle with the Emperor in Hell, we might yet have fallen under his sway in Heaven."
He gave a wry chuckle.
"I saved your body at the start--yet you saved my soul in the end."
August 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
He put a reassuring hand onto the young man's shoulder.
"I wouldn't be here had you not intervened. Had we not seen your struggle with the Emperor in Hell, we might yet have fallen under his sway in Heaven."
He gave a wry chuckle.
"I saved your body at the start--yet you saved my soul in the end."
"I wouldn't be here had you not intervened. Had we not seen your struggle with the Emperor in Hell, we might yet have fallen under his sway in Heaven."
He gave a wry chuckle.
"I saved your body at the start--yet you saved my soul in the end."
Reposted by The First Magus
//If it flops, it never happened
August 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
//If it flops, it never happened
Reposted by The First Magus
"I take no action lightly. All has a cost and I am glad to pay the price myself."
- Lifeline, Tome of the Bizarre #81
- Lifeline, Tome of the Bizarre #81
August 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"I take no action lightly. All has a cost and I am glad to pay the price myself."
- Lifeline, Tome of the Bizarre #81
- Lifeline, Tome of the Bizarre #81
#WHMWanders
I died with purpose.
That was the lesson. That sacrifice, freely chosen, could be the final spell.
I was proud of that. At peace.
And then I woke up—alive again, in a world not my own.
I do not know what spell revived me. But I intend to honor it.
I died with purpose.
That was the lesson. That sacrifice, freely chosen, could be the final spell.
I was proud of that. At peace.
And then I woke up—alive again, in a world not my own.
I do not know what spell revived me. But I intend to honor it.
August 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#WHMWanders
I died with purpose.
That was the lesson. That sacrifice, freely chosen, could be the final spell.
I was proud of that. At peace.
And then I woke up—alive again, in a world not my own.
I do not know what spell revived me. But I intend to honor it.
I died with purpose.
That was the lesson. That sacrifice, freely chosen, could be the final spell.
I was proud of that. At peace.
And then I woke up—alive again, in a world not my own.
I do not know what spell revived me. But I intend to honor it.