Don't mind me, just being daemonic again
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joonscribble and I worked together to choose daemons for the Avengers, but now I find myself working on a Thor fic, and so I've had to suss out the Asgardian daemons. Natter below. For my Aesir daemons, I tried to use animals that would have been known to the vikings. Loki and Heimdall are the exceptions, but I thought with Loki's love of travel and reading, and Heimdall's ability to see everywhere, they might have seen some other animals to pick from.
Loki
Galdra (Old Norse, from 'Galdr', meaning 'magic staff')
an alien variation of a caracal.
Caracals are desert lynxes, with the ability to form a variety of sounds. They are solitary, and travel great distances to find their own territories. They are very agile, and adept hunters, who stalk their prey, and who can leap high enough in the air to catch a bird in flight.
Odin
Brynja (Old Norse, meaning 'armor')
a polar bear.
Polar bears are extremely powerful hunters, who use different techniques to attack their prey, depending on the situation. They are cautious in confrontations, and will only attack when severely provoked. Bears were considered a suitable gift for a king in the Viking age.
Frigga
Runi (Old Norse, meaning 'secret lore)
a norwegian lynx.
Norwegian lynx are sleek, agile cats, who hunt their prey with stalking, ambushing, and stealth. They raise their children, and teach them to hunt. Lynxes drew goddesses carriages in Norse mythology.
Sif
Avindur (Old Norse, meaning 'against the wind')
an arctic wolf.
Arctic wolves are unafraid of people, and fierce hunters. They live in packs, and hunt as a group, with an alpha male and an alpha female.
Fandral -- Nanna (Old Norse, meaning 'daring'), a pine marten. I wanted something sort of agile and swashbuckling for Fandral, and pine martens are quick and known for being some of the best hunters amongst the tree tops.
Volstagg -- Thruda (Old Norse, from 'Þrùð' meaning 'strength'), an Asgardian wild boar (rather similar to a warthog). Volstagg is known for his strength in battle, so I wanted something sturdy and solid for him. He's also portayed as big eater and on the heavy side, so I thought a pig would do him nicely. And her tusks give her an air of danger, which means she can hold her own, despite her size.
Hogun-- Emine (Turkish, meaning 'honest/reliable/trustworthy'), a short-eared owl. Hogun seems to be based on a Mongol culture, rather than a Viking one, so I choose an owl native to Mongolia, and a name from Turkish (which was common amongst Mongol peoples during their empire). Hogun is supposed to be the wise and measured one of the Warriors Three, and owls are thought to be wise by stereotype. He's also known as 'the grim', so I chose one with a grumpy face.
Heimdall-- Saga (Old Norse, meaning 'seeing'), a mantis shrimp. Mantis shrimp are badass little things, who have the most amazing eyes amongst the animal kingdom. They have trinocular vision, and can see in multiple spectrums. They are also rather viscious, and have been known to break the tanks when kept as pets. And they are rainbow coloured, and Heimdall is in charge of the rainbow bridge.
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:16 am (UTC)Bob: Morbidly apropos.
Harry inadvertantly caused the Laws of Magic to be created by accidentally breaking on and going back in time. That is so Harry's life in a nutshell.
Harry's life is basically one big FML.
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:17 am (UTC)He and Merlin could commiserate on this, I imagine.
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-19 03:33 am (UTC)Aww, yeah. Two hapless wizards talking about the burdens they have on them, and Bob being like 'perhaps I raised him properly after all'.
Actually, Morgan would probably have the larger life crisis after meeting Merlin.
Morgan: *sitting with his head in his hands*
Merlin: Is he all right?
Harry: Don't mind him, he's just questioning his entire existence.
Because this is what I do now, apparently: Merlin and Sigrun (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/AWanderingMinstrel/Photo%20Manip/Daemons/SigrunMerlin.png).
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-19 03:46 am (UTC)Thank you! I get a stupid amount of pleasure from doing these.
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:48 am (UTC)I get a stupid amount of pleasure staring at these. I've looked at the one of Steve and Issie a few times while writing. I tell myself it's for inspiration and not at all a little weird.
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Date: 2014-06-19 03:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-19 04:00 am (UTC)!!!
The Winter Soldier ones would probably be a bit difficult given the alternating forms. So probably from the first movie. But the Cap1 might be challenging in that I'm not sure if one can find a full body picture of Bucky to go along with a black bear. So uh...this is me saying I'd squee forever if you made one but don't feel the need to spend too much time. Especially if finding a usable photo proves difficult.
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Date: 2014-06-19 04:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-19 04:05 am (UTC)Good luck and eeeee!
If a usable photo of Bucky is not findable, I'd be more than gleeful with one of just Issie and Shess. The entire fic I'm doing is from their viewpoints so it would make sense.
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Date: 2014-06-19 04:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-19 04:22 am (UTC)The chart compares an average adult black bear to a six foot man. Sebastian Stan is 5'11 so it's around this.
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Date: 2014-06-19 04:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-19 04:52 am (UTC)I'm impressed all around. By your photoshopping skills along with your abilities to find usable photos.
Thank you so much!!
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Date: 2014-06-19 04:57 am (UTC)I'm lucky in that they often do costume test shots, which tend to be full body, and then the promo people use them for posters and stuff, but usually fansites have hi rez copies of the unedited pics. The people I had the hardest time with were Frigga and Fandral, the rest I've managed pretty well. I just find having them makes me able to visualize everything better.
You're very welcome. Someone might as well have some use out of all this madness. :-D
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Date: 2014-06-19 05:03 am (UTC)All your portraits are so much fun to look at. I know there are like 7 fics waiting because of them. I just need to get through this weekend and my Word Fairy and I will be ready to finish up. It's the first time I'm making HER wait.
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