I am stronger within the walls of Winterfell
Trying (and failing terribly) to make a set that isn't a doll. Look at Lily, branching out and widening her Polyvore experience. No. Not today.
 
Margaery and Sansa drawing by Hogan McLaughlin.
Deviantart: http://cabins.deviantart.com/art/Margaery-and-Sansa-293995365
tumblr: http://hoganmclaughlin.tumblr.com/post/20441947975/from-a-while-back-margaery-and-sansa-before-the#notes
{THGC} Tribute Train and Arrivng at the Capitol: Open my eyes, my body cold. It shouldn’t end this way, I want to grow old
Slightly delayed second set for The Hunger Games Challenge: http://www.polyvore.com/hunger_games_challenge_thgc/group.show?id=133742
 
Song: My Gun by the Rubens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cTh3raA9xM
 
After 8 months I've finally published the next part.
1st. Introduction and the Reaping: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=58032147
3rd. The Tribute Parade: coming sometime in January 2014.
 
Story: Finished and will be published here as soon as I find it on my old computer.
{CC} She may contain the urge to run away, but hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks
Part of an audition for Hero, from a smashing new demigod role play:
http://www.polyvore.com/camp_circe_cc/group.show?id=160898 which you should definitely join :) :)
 
Breezeblocks by Alt-J:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL37o_nylH8
 
Thought I might jump on the band wagon and do a mood board to finish off my Hero audition :) :)
 
(Super-dooper short) Story:
She burst into Cabin One, pulling a face with one eye squeezed shut and her tongue lolling out.
"Pearth- help." She managed, stumbling towards her cabin mate sitting cross-legged on her bed, cleaning her sword.
"Oh my Gods- Hero what happened?" She asked, jumping up to kneel on her knees to try pry apart the eyelids.
"I pullth a face and apparently Aeoluth didn't like it much." She said, a grin spreading across her lips. “Geth it-” She choked and coughed, her features returning to normal. “Because Keto was talking about the wind gods last night-”
Pearl's hands dropped and she sighed, pursing her lips. "You're the worst." She muttered, sitting back down as she continued to clean the blade. Hero made an sound halfway between a snort and a giggle and she couldn't help but crack a small smile. Pearl raised her chin and gave her cabin mate a sly grin. “Your Suitor visited, by the way. He asked where you were-”
“What did you tell him?” Hero asked, her stomach tying in knots as her face folded up like mashed potato with a little nose poking out.
“-I told him you were doing some secret business for Crice.” She said before pointing toward the top bunk pilled high with bright, round containers and sleek bottles with flowery labels. “He dropped those off.”
Hero climbed up to her bed and picked one up, turning it over to find The Body Shop label stuck on a little circular tub. “Oooo,” She squealed. “Raspberry body butter,” Hero placed it carefully on her pillow and picked up another. “Alee- what’s this say?” She asked, pushing the toner in front of her cabin mate’s eyes.
“Aloe,”
“Mmm, yum. I bet it smells nice.” Hero flipped the top and sniffed at the pale green liquid. Her head shot back and she snapped it closed. “Nope.” She said, shaking her head and throwing it in a pile along with a jumpsuit from the 70’s and her three unused surfboards. She picked up a third product from the Body Shop and glanced at the tube. “White Musk- for men. You’ll need this one.” She tossed the aftershave down and heard a little yelp before rifling through the rest of her gifts and burying herself under the pile. “The Perks of Being a God’s Girlfriend,” She murmured, rolling to the edge and peering down at Pearl. “Do you want some?” She offered, only to have her cabin mate roll her eyes.
“As if you won’t be needing to restock in two weeks.” She jested, rubbing the sword down with a well used rag. It was closer to the truth than Hero would admit, but she did love her Body Shop. She used the products like Dionysus drank wine- after every day, swim, shower, meal, every hour if she could and because of her obsession, Hero’s skin glowed and her hair was so silky hats slipped straight off.
She pulled out a few of the choice products and poured them onto the bed bellow. “Yes, but I don’t have a beard. You do.”

{Camp Circe} Hero audition

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{Camp Circe} Hero audition
Audition for Hero, from a smashing new demigod role play:
http://www.polyvore.com/camp_circe_cc/group.show?id=160898 which you should definitely join :) :)
 
♒ HEROPHILE
age; 18
god/goddess parent; Poseidon
likes; mint lemonade, dark romance novels, pink pearls
bio; Hero is beloved by the god Apollo. However, he is not beloved by her. Hero isn't stupid, though, and knows well what refusing the affections of a god could lead to. Just look at the Trojan princess Cassandra. So, she feigns interest in the god, hoping one day he'll grow bored of her. But being favoured by a god isn't without its perks. Apollo presents Hero with extravagant gifts often, and in doing so, has made her the envy of her cabin-mates. For all his efforts, though, the lovely Hero remains unimpressed. And fortunately, even as Herophile is doted upon by a god, she remains ever humble and kind.
model; Daphne Groeneveld
taken by;
 
collection: http://www.polyvore.com/surf_sea_sun_gods/collection?id=2532288
 
mood board: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=82003833
 
top Three Choices:
-Hero
-Queen Taia
-Nirvelli

Surf, sea, and Sun Gods

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Collection audition for Hero, from a smashing new demigod role play:
http://www.polyvore.com/camp_circe_cc/group.show?id=160898
 
♒ HEROPHILE
age; 18
god/goddess parent; Poseidon
likes; mint lemonade, dark romance novels, pink pearls
bio; Hero is beloved by the god Apollo. However, he is not beloved by her. Hero isn't stupid, though, and knows well what refusing the affections of a god could lead to. Just look at the Trojan princess Cassandra. So, she feigns interest in the god, hoping one day he'll grow bored of her. But being favoured by a god isn't without its perks. Apollo presents Hero with extravagant gifts often, and in doing so, has made her the envy of her cabin-mates. For all his efforts, though, the lovely Hero remains unimpressed. And fortunately, even as Herophile is doted upon by a god, she remains ever humble and kind.
model; Daphne Groeneveld
taken by;
 
Audition set: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=81577997
 
Mood Board: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=82003833
{The Hunt} First Event: Holy water cannot help you now... I'm gonna raise the stakes; I'm gonna smoke you out
Shock is from a smashing role play based a little on the Hunger Games with a little bit of Merlin and some very wicked characters: http://www.polyvore.com/hunt_th/group.show?id=159544
You should join, jah?
 
Song: Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Uf3Geprvg&list=PLyPHkQwETTZcGGAvuPEi7C4WDTIP1bdUP&shuffle=380

Story:
Shock entered the stadium with the same confidence she’d learned to conjure up from a young age. She’d used the façade so often since then, it was a struggle to remember how she’d walked before.
She had slipped on the two smallest items with her; a pair of tight black leather shorts and a cropped, scaled, spiked, metallic slip that stopped a little above her belly button. Her hair had been carefully curled in lazy ringlets and fell around meticulously made up features. She’d been careful not to chose anything too formal; Shock’s aim was to appear with effortless ease and comfort, as if she’d be able to breeze through each challenge without so much as lifting a finger. Of course, Shock was sure that couldn’t be further from the truth, despite having ridden horses for longer than she’d been showing off.
 
She slinked through the crowd of girls to the front, a sly smile planted across her painted lips as she snatched the stallion’s reigns out of the stable hand’s grasp. She bounced once before vaulting herself onto its back- she might at least have a chance of passing the agility challenges- and settled herself down. Before moving the horse forward she sent a decorous smile to the King seated high above them all in her throne and began the course.
The first three jumps they passed, the forth was cleared with enough spare room to fit two heads, and the fifth was at best satisfactory. As they rounded on the last, Shock’s muscles clenched and she felt her stomach drop. It was at least three feet taller than the previous ones and from her window she’d watch some of the other girls clip it. She tightened her grip on the reigns and spurred the beast ahead, manoeuvring the horse quickly and with rigorous control, enough to pass it with apparently enough room that it garnered a few light claps before the were hushed by another girl.
Shock bought the horse up in front of the King and bowed in her saddle, before she bought it back for the others. After dismounting, one corner of her lips tugged up into a wicked smirk.
“That, ladies, is how its done.” She slinked off back to the castle, her hips swaying, her heart pounding, her teeth grinding. She tried telling herself to relax- if was over, she’d passed, but her mind kept reeling over the small mistakes she’d made. Perhaps if she’d pulled her legs in more or if she’d chosen the brown horse over the black one. What if that conniving skunk had been clapping out of mockery? What if the King hadn’t been watching- what if he’d misinterpreted her smile to be arrogance? Shock felt her muscles balling up and the arches of her feet began cramping. She winced and forced them to stretch, pushing through the pain. Relax, she told herself once more. You’ve trained for all the possibilities- there’s nothing they can surprise you with. Her brow pressed together and she stared at the castle before her. She could win. She could become Queen. She would do everything to the exact degree her Father had told her to and once she had, then he’d finally be content to leave her in peace. Finally, after all these years she’d let her barricades down. Finally, she would mourn- mourn her mother, her brothers, the man her father had been. After all these years she would return to the small girl she had left behind and she would build on herself. She would build herself so tall and great and high that not even her father would be able to touch her. Finally, after all these years she would mourn.
{To Win, To Die} Introduction and first event: I'll be home safely tucked away, well you can't tempt me if I don't see the day
Eliana from {TW,TD}, a fantabulous Song of Ice and Fire role play you should join: http://www.polyvore.com/to_win_die_twtd/group.show?id=141281
 
Song
Broken Crown by Mumford and Sons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXzDu071RdQ&list=PLyPHkQwETTZcGGAvuPEi7C4WDTIP1bdUP&index=10
 
Event/s:
5th April (Mandatory): Create an intro set that includes a story about your lady's journey to King's Landing. Try and collaborate with each other if your characters would be travelling together. Also, comment on each other's sets to work out what kind of pre-existing relationships these ladies have, if any. People don't all get along when they're playing the game of thrones, but everyone needs allies!
 
April 13th- House Targaryen is hosting a ball to honour of the arrival of their guests. Gilded invitations are sent out, but coming from the ruling house of Westeros, it’s more of a command. This is a wonderful opportunity to mingle with the other lords and ladies of Westeros.
 
I'll be using this icky set for both the introduction (please suggest relationships :) ) and the first event (please comment if you don't mind me including your character) until next weekish when I have time to make another for the introduction :) :)
 
Name: Eliana Tyrell
Age: Seven and Ten
Bio: Eliana is one of the sweetest things you’ll meet, she’s the perfect Lady and as fair as any maiden from the songs. Three years ago she was naïve enough to trust a young hedge knight four years her senor. He tricked her into loving him and she soon found herself with a son, who died three days after his birth. She still holds a tender spot in her heart for the young babe, but is urged to keep it a secret by her family. The Tyrells pass her off as a virtuous maid and plan to have her married to a Targaryen Prince with no one knowing any better. Ellie wishes only to stay in Highgarden with her family, surrounded by sweet flowers and pretty dresses, though she knows her idyllic world will not last as soon as her secret is exposed. As harmless as she seems, Eliana is still a highborn lady and will do anything it takes to prevent people knowing her past.
Relationship Status: Single
Model: Rosie Tupper
 
(Thank you Polyvore for making this set a top art & expression set four days from my birthday! You da best <3 )
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{The Hunt} First Event: screwed up, scared, doing anything that I needed
Shock is from a smashing new role play based a little on the Hunger Games with a little bit of Merlin and some very wicked characters: http://www.polyvore.com/hunt_th/group.show?id=159544
You should join, jah?

Song: Gods and Monsters by Lana del Rey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_iCxktQOUc&list=PLyPHkQwETTZcGGAvuPEi7C4WDTIP1bdUP&index=5
 
Story:
Coming tomorrow- please comment if you don't mind me adding your character in the story :) :)
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{The Hunt} Shock- Bleeding ink from your eyes, releasing goodbyes
Shock is from a smashing new role play based a little on the Hunger Games with a little bit of Merlin and some very wicked characters: http://www.polyvore.com/hunt_th/group.show?id=159544 You should join, jah?
 
Song: Monsters by Conner Youngblood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wK7s4nIB0Q&list=PLyPHkQwETTZeuzP4L_hFopJgj1neR2tv6
 
Audition:
Name: Shock
Age: 17
Area: 1
Bio: Shock is the cold-hearted daughter of the manager of the Area. She never went to the training convent but she has become one of the toughest hunters in the business. Shock is a little bit of a seductress and doesn't mind being around men, although the most likely won't make a long term commitment. Shock doesn't participate in the raids on the neighbouring Areas. She doesn't want to be taken for a criminal and be hanged in another area. Shock enjoys sneaking out and raiding the poorer families. She kills them and eats them but also distributes the food among her friends. Shock hates being alone and she has a small circle of friends who are as rich and snooty as she is. Shock is eager for the Hunt. She knows how to be mannered but she also can take out people. The more she can kill the better.
Collection: (Coming soon ☺)
Skills: Throwing knives, sneaking around (whether its hunting or with certain friends), making alliances based on blackmail, and understanding someone’s emotions, though not always their actions.
Model: Adriana Lima
Taken By:
 
***
If you get a little squeamish reading about animal cruelty, I don’t know if I’d recommend reading the story. It turned out a wee bit darker than expected.
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Story:
Shock sat cross-legged on the dusty floor, a dagger in one hand the other empty and open towards the derelict ceiling. She trailed the blade across her palm, drawing a swelling red curve. With care and grace she placed the weapon beside her, her blood from the previous cut sticking to the dagger and pulling away in thin strands. Her lips curled into a wicked smile as her eyes snapped shut and she took a deep breath, her palms hovering, fingers flexed and fanned out. Slowly she lowered them to rest on the rabbit’s side, feeling its racing heart pound against her finger tips, the animal’s soft fur beneath her hands grew heavier as her own blood began invading its small form. She felt the red twist and contort, worming its way under the skin and tugging at its veins until one by one, they ripped open and she could feel her force inside it. The rabbit squirmed in a last-ditch attempt to escape, trying to wiggle out of her grip, which Shock only tightened. Her lips cracked apart as her concentration grew. If the other’s saw how long it took her to Seep a rabbit, she wouldn’t hear the last of it- or worse, if word reached her father, she might even be pulled from the Hunt. Her blood thickened and started pulling the animal’s life force to the surface, draining the creature slowly as it grew weaker and Shock grew stronger. She felt it welling on the surface, the animal’s pulse slow and its breathing degrade into laboured gasps.
“I would’ve finished Seeping it by now.” One of the girls behind her boasted. Shock felt her blood thin and her grip on the rabbit loosen before she lost all control over it.
“I had it, Clary!” She growled, grabbing the closest thing and twisting around to fling the rabbit’s body at the brunette. The girl squealed and flicked its corpse out of her lap. Shock’s eye narrowed and the reached for the dagger only to have a hand placed on top of hers.
“Shock,” Nark cautioned, nodding towards Clary’s younger sister.
Her upper lip twitched and she pulled back her hand, turning her glare on him instead. What gave the boy the right to stop her from maiming one of her friends? She wouldn’t of killed Clary- she knew too many of the girl’s secrets to get rid of her just yet. And besides, Clary’s father was her father’s raider and it could cause some tedious negotiations to keep him under their employment if she were dead. Than again, if word got to her father about how she’d not only left Clary unharmed but she’d also let Nark stop her- he would call it another of her disappointments.
“Don’t touch me,” Shock spat at Nark, getting to her feet to grab his collar and drag him up. She pulled a pin from her hair and stuck it through his palm before pulling it back out and pivoting to pierce Clary’s shoulder. At least now things were back in order.
 
Top three choices:
-Hest
-Turnip
-Lou
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{SMIB} Third Event: Full Snow Moon- Lost sight of myself
Sweet-William from the So Mote it Be role play. You should join, jah? http://www.polyvore.com/so_mote_it_be_smib/group.show?id=156292
 
SONG:
Fantasy by MS MR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKX3G9LGoJg&feature=slpl
 
EVENT:
25 February; Full Snow Moon
Tonight is a midnight Gathering in the woods. Bundle up in furs and heavy cloaks because a winter chill is in the air and a bit of snow still remains on the ground. As if the biting cold wasn't bad enough, prepare yourself for a long, dry tirade from Runa about how the Hunters are everywhere now, among us, and how even our kinsmen are not to be trusted.
**Mini prompt: At some point during Runa's speech, have your Witch recall her first memory of a coven Gathering. Remember Witchlings attend Gatherings from birth, so her first memories of them will probably have been when she was quite small.-
 
STORY:
(Coming as soon as I've caught up a little better with the rest of the events)
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