Posts tagged peter darkov

okelleok:

CONJURING AND THE SCOURGE

darkovs conjure weapons from within their bodies: a mix of bone, metals, and a supernatural substance that surely isn’t magic on any level what are you talking about that’s just silly.

willpower and biology are varying factors for each individual when it comes to the quality of weapon and ability to manifest it for lengths of time, but all are on very limited times. once the weapon is gone, there’s a backlash of all the contents returning to their source, with a waste material produced that is extremely damaging if not purged quickly. 

the longer a weapon is manifested, the more violent the backlash. it can result in rashes, sores, swelling of veins, and other aggravations of skin and blood that last from a few hours to a couple days, depending on intensity. it’s called a scourge.

there are two extremes on the spectrum the brothers Peter and Aric 7 embody: enduring and explosive conjuring

enduring conjuring is the ability to regulate the expulsion of power, often going through multiple conjures of varying degrees of physical integrity. this stop-and-start style often causes scourge in a greater number of areas of the body, given the strains it puts on not just the conjuring point, but the rest of the body trying to stop and start the flow of power. it tends to come with more long-term problems like muscle or joint pain, heart palpitations, or stomach problems.

explosive conjuring is what it sounds like: massive amounts of power given up all at once to force a weapon to remain intact for as long as the body can cope. it causes severe scourge nearest the source that lasts a long time. it can cause blackouts, cardiac or respiratory arrest, or other extreme failures caused by sudden and intense shocks to the body.

most darkovs have a mix of both conjuring styles according to their physical and mental comfort levels, as they are taught to adjust to what works best with their own bodies.

these two are just…special

okelleok: here’s the thing about Darkov fathers and why Peter’s so odd: traditionally, fathers have extremely limited contact with their children in their earliest years, and oftentimes even beyond then if the child’s skillsets take him/her to a different area than his/her parents. it’s not so much abandonment as a shifting of responsibilities, wherein the children are cared for in a community designated for that task, leaving the fathers to go do their thing (typically hunting). generations 6 and 7 began the tiny trickle of women into the hunts, so this dynamic is shifting, but the absence of fathers is still a thing. except Peter suffered a severe injury around the time Regina was born, and wound up spending a lot of time with her. it changed him. in time, he became almost lethargic when it came to the hunts – his job – and sought ways to see his children, became such a strong presence…he fell out of love with his work and in love with being a parent. it made him miserable, too. because he knew what his kids were going to have to go through and grow up into. he is blamed for how soft-willed both Regina and Martin became. the kids are blamed for how unreliable Peter became. CHILD!REGINA IS THE MOST ADORABLE THING. would you like a stuffed animal

okelleok:

here’s the thing about Darkov fathers and why Peter’s so odd:

traditionally, fathers have extremely limited contact with their children in their earliest years, and oftentimes even beyond then if the child’s skillsets take him/her to a different area than his/her parents. it’s not so much abandonment as a shifting of responsibilities, wherein the children are cared for in a community designated for that task, leaving the fathers to go do their thing (typically hunting). generations 6 and 7 began the tiny trickle of women into the hunts, so this dynamic is shifting, but the absence of fathers is still a thing.

except Peter suffered a severe injury around the time Regina was born, and wound up spending a lot of time with her. it changed him. in time, he became almost lethargic when it came to the hunts – his job – and sought ways to see his children, became such a strong presence…he fell out of love with his work and in love with being a parent.

it made him miserable, too. because he knew what his kids were going to have to go through and grow up into.

he is blamed for how soft-willed both Regina and Martin became. the kids are blamed for how unreliable Peter became.

CHILD!REGINA IS THE MOST ADORABLE THING. would you like a stuffed animal