CANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XII - THE THÉNARDIERS
Mme. Thénardier is an ogress grump; Sgt. Thénardier is a spriggan grump. They run first the Sergeant's inn, then the Patron-Minette carnival along with sevartal wylder duke Montparnasse of House Varich...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XIII - FANTINE & COSETTE
Fantine was a wylder sidhe orphan unaffiliated to any noble house, but still innocent and full of purity. Félix was a mortal toff out to have fun and make the most of his youth. Their paths crossed...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XIV - MARIUS PONTMERCY
Raised by his eccentric maternal grandparents and sourpuss maiden aunt, and knowing nothing about his father's family, Marius had led a sheltered ordinary life in high society until he began to...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XV - THAT DASHING SEVARTAL
Before we deepen into Montparnasse's significance and role in both House Varich and the Patron-Minette, we should look more into sevartals in general.Sevartals are the evil counterpart (thallain) of...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XVI - THE TECHNOCRACY
To outsiders, the Technocratic Union seems to be a vast monolith, while insiders see how fractured the Union really is, especially in the Final Nights. On the base of the Union are regular Sleepers...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XVII - WHEN COMBEFERRE DEFECTED
Now that we know more about the Technocracy, we will get deeper into Jules Combeferre as a person and his development from raised talent-scout of the Ivory Tower for the University of Paris to someone...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XVIII - KICK OF THE SATYR
Finally we have come to discussing Grantaire's role in this AU!! We already gave the basics on him and the geas that affects him (die if he confesses to Enjolras), but now we'll discuss his fey mien...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XIX - INSPECTOR JAVERT, VARG I VEUM
For starters, Javert in this AU is werewolf kinfolk - Silent Strider kinfolk to be more precise. His mother was a kinain tarot card reader, his father a Silent Strider Galliard storyteller who belonged...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XX - CROSSING OVER WITH MORE NOVELS
Given the crossover potential of Les Misérables with more French romantic novels, I have decided - why not bring that aspect into Cantrips & Contraptions?PoTO - The Opéra Garnier could be a...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XXI - THE OPÉRA GARNIER
Like the Musain, the opera company is actually a freehold; its members are actuallyEugénie Danglars - contralto playing breeches roles, unseelie troll kinainLouise d'Armilly - soubrette,...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XXII - THE MILITARY
The main military characters in Cantrips & ContraptionsFernand/Ferran Mondiego de Morcerf - war criminal turned renowned general and proud husband and family father; with a wealth of war crimes and...
View ArticleDINERO POR NADA
DINERO POR NADAUna traducción cantable de Dire Straits (Money for Nothing)por Sandra Dermark - 22 de enero, MMXXYo quiero, yo quiero,yo quiero MTV...NANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANAMira a esos...
View ArticleCANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XXIII - THE ESCHEAT
The Escheat is basically the kithain law. Passed down and enforced by the nobility, its tenets are followed by both the Seelie and Unseelie Courts, though they may have disagreements on how to...
View ArticleTHE SIX WIVES TANGO
THE SIX WIVES TANGOARAGON: Nun!BOLEYN: Head!SEYMOUR: Son!CLEVES: Uh uh!HOWARD: Love affairs!PARR: Henry!CROMWELL: And now, the six merry queens of the Tudor Royal Court in their rendition ofThe Six...
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CANTRIPS & CONTRAPTIONS XXIV - MORE ON ENJOLRAS + A SURPRISE!
Dear reader, you already know Enjolras is an autumn sidhe in this AUfey mienpowersthe whole Liam-Varich adoption issueAnd here is the special wintertime surprise of today; GOOD YULE EVERYONE with this...
View ArticleTHE MANSION REARED BY DAEDAL JACK
Behold the mansion reared by dædal Jack.See the malt stored in many a plethoric sack,In the proud cirque of Ivan's bivouac.Mark how the Rat's felonious fangs invadeThe golden stores in John's pavilion...
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THE STORY OF THE SNOW QUEEN, KAI, AND GERDA
THE STORY OF THE SNOW QUEEN, KAI, AND GERDAAdapted by Mary Macgregor and Sandra DermarkThe First Story: A Young Boy and a Young GirlOnce upon a time there was a little boy called Kai. And there was a...
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LANNISTER - THE STRINGS OF POWER (Die Fäden in der Hand)
THE STRINGS OF POWER(Die Fäden in der Hand)FROM Lannister: A Westerosi MusicalTYWIN:Here in King's Landing life is lively, bright, and grand;see, the wealth of the realmmakes the Seven bless this...
View Articletwisted wonderland iase bl au
Azul Ashengrotto vs. Iase Pendrahulft Floyd Leech, Jade Leech, Eric Westergaard of TiruliaSo I found a visual novel called Twisted Wonderland which does the villains of Disney and their henchpeople as...
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MAJOR ARCANA - WABI-SABI DERMARK TAROT
So during lockdown in the spring of last year I decided to draw the major arcana of a Tarot deck (so far a majors-only deck). The project started with my Fool card, the Innocent, drawn on the 31st of...
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