The Courtesan (page 39)
Added 2021-05-30 11:12:01 +0000 UTCInformation dump! If you have questions just ask away!
(Also I hate perspective.)
Comments
The perspective and lighting are gorgeous
Em (8)
2021-12-29 00:53:50 +0000 UTCWhat an amazing scene, love the details of this room!
Samara Lilly (Sandra)
2021-05-31 07:10:39 +0000 UTCMe, too!
Kat Holtz
2021-05-31 05:28:44 +0000 UTCSame!!!
LadyGladia
2021-05-30 21:12:55 +0000 UTCI honestly teared up a little reading this! Thank you so much!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 20:19:21 +0000 UTC"The devil" How nice of you to refer to Song like that in front of Mansa, who just admitted he loved him to you. Ugh.
Res Judicata
2021-05-30 20:16:03 +0000 UTCThis is getting more and more interesting. I must say, Whiteley, this is the first time ever that I have been captivated by OC like this. Normally, I only want to see the fandom I came here for and get irritated with lots of OC content. But this whole Mansong concept has just swept me up. This is truly a case of coming here for the Ineffable Husbands, but sticking around for the Mansong content. ❤❤❤❤
Stacey Hopwood
2021-05-30 19:54:58 +0000 UTCSquee! Infernal language?! This is very intriguing!
Telda
2021-05-30 19:11:36 +0000 UTCHe wouldn’t be jailed or anything but it wouldn’t be good!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 17:58:34 +0000 UTCIs Song going to bring the knowledge back to the Devils??? This is swiftly turning into an epic in my head. 😂
Aurelia
2021-05-30 17:55:44 +0000 UTCThis is going to be so cool!! Does Etty being a celestial scholar make her ideal for entertainment for some reason, even if she doesn't have an infernal to work the magic? Are there laws against infernals learning magic? Like would Song face serious punishment for trying to be a celestial scholar?
Glissando365
2021-05-30 17:17:04 +0000 UTCThe fact that Infernals don't have a way know anything about something that is a part of their culture makes me so sad...😢 But I love hearing you talk about this world, it's wonderful!
Marta
2021-05-30 16:33:07 +0000 UTCI literally gasped when I opened this page! This is gorgeous! Also stfu Gerald who fucking asked you 😩
litlgreenleaf
2021-05-30 16:11:21 +0000 UTCI love a well written info dump
Dana
2021-05-30 15:44:05 +0000 UTCI can’t wait to share the infernal language with you tomorrow! (Well it’s more of a cypher but still!)
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 15:41:56 +0000 UTCAh thanks for this! I’m so impressed with the level of detail in this world of yours. It’s no wonder we are all so caught up in it
Clare
2021-05-30 15:40:12 +0000 UTCI love the nuance of colonization, imperialism, and stratification/caste system. It all lends to a very realistic world, one much like our own. I also seriously hope that there's a part to this story where Song either takes back some of the power taken by these colonizers or that he helps someone else who does because that would just be so poetic for those of us with marginalized identities
Luca Valentine
2021-05-30 15:22:18 +0000 UTCThat's so interesting! Also, alongside the benefits of reclaiming his own culture, it explains so much about why Song thinks becoming a celestial scholar will make him "worthy" of Mansa.
Atelerix
2021-05-30 14:59:35 +0000 UTCMy reaction exactly!!! This is not acceptable and yet Thomas doesn't seem to see a problem.
Atelerix
2021-05-30 14:56:48 +0000 UTCSo scholars are a really big deal, huh. I'd imagine this is the kind of knowledge and skill Song went away to gain and "better" himself through. It's ridiculously unfair that he's not allowed to know his own culture but also so damn intriguing.
Lyubi
2021-05-30 14:47:36 +0000 UTCBasically you come from a family of mechanics but you’ve never touched an engine in your life. Suddenly youre alone and your car’s not working. You might have the intuition and general knowledge of how it works because of what you’ve overheard from family, but without any training you probably couldn’t get it started.
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 14:19:17 +0000 UTCMy dumb made up world’s history: Devils aren’t really from anywhere specific. They’re very nomadic. So when they reached this region they were mostly trades people in search of a way to make a living. They started hexing and selling things like cosmetics for vanity purposes (creams and potions that would make you luckier or more attractive, that kind of thing) The products work wonderfully for humans but unfortunately the magic itself was highly addictive and humans started becoming reliant on it. Human governments did not appreciate that they were suddenly at the mercy of these newcomers, so they turned to the people who had been studying the magic of the infernals, encouraging them to keep what they had learned and any sacred texts to themselves, and rewarding those who did with high official positions. Naturally the celestial scholars started to demonize infernals after this because it’s much easier to steal from someone when you don’t view them as your equal. At this point (maybe two hundred years later) there is very little that infernals actually know about their own religion. They don’t know how to conjure, or produce magic as a weapon, they can basically just do small things like the “little tricks” Mansa mentioned. Like producing light, or small flames. Magic is still a part of them they just have no way to study it.
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 14:17:19 +0000 UTCA bit of both 👀
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 14:09:25 +0000 UTCOh Mansa of little faith....you're about to fall even harder for Song. 💖
Razaica
2021-05-30 14:09:24 +0000 UTCIt will probably just be text! But I may add pictures, that’s a good idea! He would probably see him a dress in charcoal with gold trim 😊
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 14:08:34 +0000 UTCWhat are the little tricks that he can do? Also, is there a reason that infernals are not ‘allowed’ to study magic at all, or is the training just not accessible to them like it would be a scholar?
Clare
2021-05-30 14:02:41 +0000 UTCDoes this mean when Mansa & Song are reunited after their separation, Song will be able to conjure?? And is the rather cult-like nature of the celestial scholars the reason Song didn’t contact Mansa for all those years, or was that a personal choice?
AJ
2021-05-30 13:57:07 +0000 UTCJust lovely! I really want Song and Etty to knock their socks off!!! 💜
Sherly Cakes
2021-05-30 13:18:31 +0000 UTCHey there! Can't wait for a FAQ about this universe. Will it be a text or a text with pictures? Also, if Mansa would sew a dress for Song, what colour would he choose? Just asking, no reason ☺️
BigBadCat
2021-05-30 13:14:12 +0000 UTCYou may hate perspective-- I'm guessing that artists who love straight lines and detail work and anal architecture love it-- but correct use of it, as you've done here, is VERY effective and impressive.
Tina Rhea
2021-05-30 13:09:16 +0000 UTCNot to kill him.... just to scare the shit out of him. I don't want Song to HARM him.... just a really good frightening second.
Angela Antis
2021-05-30 12:53:47 +0000 UTCListen, I’m not a fan of him, but at this point he hasn’t done anything worth threat of death, especially because he apparently has at least SOME redemption arc eventually because Whiteley mentioned that Etty becomes friends with him!
Ash S.
2021-05-30 12:52:10 +0000 UTC(Oh dear I’ve actually never watched Merlin 😅) There wouldn’t be punishment for Song because he’s doing it along side a celestial scholar, and the scholars pretty much make the rules! Even though Etty is estranged from the organization her voice still weighs more than a judge’s.
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-30 12:37:22 +0000 UTCOhhhhh getting some BBC's Merlin vibes.... When Uther outlawed magick, druids and people like Merlin who werr BORN with magick were persecuted for just existing... Are Infernals also arrested (or worse) for performing incantations? Hopefully the pushishment is not so serious, I don't believe Etty would risk Song doing something outright illegal in front of so many court officials....
the.kitsuneko
2021-05-30 12:35:26 +0000 UTC🤩
rippingoffmyface
2021-05-30 12:30:36 +0000 UTCI'm still so worried about Song!! Let's hope he pulls through!!
Hannah Barnes
2021-05-30 12:25:24 +0000 UTCThey lost permission?? As in got something integral to their race taken away? And yet humans can still do it?? Grrrrrr
Arctic Rose
2021-05-30 11:44:38 +0000 UTCBut..... to get rid of Thomas?
Angela Antis
2021-05-30 11:29:43 +0000 UTCNO, NO, NO ACCIDENTS, SHHHH
Ash S.
2021-05-30 11:24:12 +0000 UTCoh wow, the composition here is AMAZING! all the rows of people, dim *official ceremonial* lighting, ceiling pattern - everything feels so genuine! 😍 oh Thomas, don't you sense some problem in the whole idea of "they lost permission"?! I mean, of course he isn't 😔 SONG, deep breath in, deep breath out, it'll be alright ❤️❤️❤️
sick_pineapple
2021-05-30 11:23:20 +0000 UTCI wait for the moment, some kind of 'accident' happens with that scythe....
Angela Antis
2021-05-30 11:17:36 +0000 UTC1- this shot is GORGEOUS 2- Gerald is an a-hole 3- FRONT ROW SEAT FOR MANSA, HECK YES 4- Song and Etty look so pretty 5- BREATHE, SONG, YOU’RE GOING TO DO AMAZING SWEETIE
Ash S.
2021-05-30 11:14:47 +0000 UTCThis is a lovely crowd scene with perspective! Great coloring, love the way you set Song in the piece.
SH
2021-05-30 11:13:56 +0000 UTCI love it
Tarek Giver of Cookies
2021-05-30 11:13:23 +0000 UTC
