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Belgariad Fancast- Drasnia

In the far reaches of the North, the nation of Drasnia stretches from the fens to the mountains of Gar Og Nadrak. Too cold for agriculture, the Drasnians cultivated a different skill- spying. In the capital city even the spies have spies, and little Drasnian birds keep their masters informed of everything, from Mallorea to Cherek to Riva. 

King Rhodar (Mark Addy) was a portly man with taste for fine food and a head for strategy. He keeps Anheg in check, but excersizes no such authority over his nephew, Kheldar, or his lovely little wife, Porenn. Rhodar organizes the portage of the Cherek fleet, and lays out the plans for each battle fought between Good and Evil.

Porenn (Yvonne Strahovski), Queen Mother of Drasnia, is forced to take over the rule of her nation after the loss of her husband. Though smile and seemingly gentle, Porenn has the hard and cunning heart of a Drasnian, and uses her deceptively kind exterior to her advantage. 

Prince Kheldar (Adrien Brody), the Guide, codename Silk, is a slippery little man with a big nose and an even bigger appetite for winning. One of the richest men in the entire world, he sees money as a way to keep score, and changes his face the way other men change clothes. Each of his characters is a fully realized personality, and each personality comes with his own wealth and his own enemies. It is Kheldar who guides Belgarath and Belgarion as they go on their question to meet the dread god Torak at the Temple of Night.

Margravine Liselle (Beth Riesgraf), also known as Velvet, also known as Huntress, is the premier spy in the whole of Drasnia, a sweet face with a wicked sense of humor. Velvet befriends the snake Zilth and seduces Prince Kheldar with her dimples and lightning fast wit. Companion to her Imperial Highness the Princess Ce’Nedra, Velvet finds herself dropped in the middle of an infamous company, and holds her ground. She never lets anything get between her and her desires.

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Belgariad FancastTolnedra


Imperial Tolnedra, as it is so often styled, is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, due to the Toldedran fixation with money.  Pragmatic, clever and realistic, Tolnedrans are often atheists, which rapidly becomes difficult to explain away as the events of the world depend more and more on supernatural occurrences.  The Tolnedrans maintain the highways that keep the West connected as well as the largest standing military body: the legions.

Ran Borune XXIII (Timothy Busfield), Emperor of Tolnedra-  Aging and prone to apoplectic fits of rage, Ran Borune dotes on his outrageous daughter even as he remains vigilant against assassination attempts from rival houses, all looking to claim the throne on his death.  After Ce’Nedra goads him into a fit and absconds with the Imperial Legions, Ran Borune only laughs and sends his best advisor to assist her in her time of need.

General Varana of the House of Anadile (Richard Armitage), later Ran Borune XXIV- Much more serene than the quick witted emperor or fiery princess, Varana “advises” Ce’Nedra (meaning he truly leads the might of Tolnedra against the horde of Angaraks), while Ce’Nedra focuses on shepherding the Alorns.  Ran Bourne was so impressed with his service, he made him his heir, much to the never ending displeasure of the rivals houses all jockeying for power. 

Bethra (Gina Bellman)- A courtesan and a noted spy, Bethra is the center of information in Tolnedra, along with being noted for “other things”.  Seducing everyone from Silk to Ran Borune himself, Bethra was one of the few players in the spy business who ever earned the title of Hunter from the Drasnian Intelligence Service, a rare honor.  Her past with Silk is long, colorful and apparently involves a large amount of gold, palace intrigue and the Thullish Ambassador’s untimely death at the bottom of a river. 

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Belgariad FancastDryads

Not quite human, but not as monstrous as the creatures that live in Ulgoland, the dryads occupy a vast forest nestled in the heart of Tolnedra. Though connected to the Imperial family through centuries of intermarriage, the dryads remain fiercely independent, near immortal and mischievous   A dryad will live as long as her tree and can speak to the other trees in the forest, both skills Ce’Nedra inherited from her mother,  the dryad Ce’Vanne. The dryads are ruled by Queen Xantha (Melinda Chilton) and Ce’Nedra’s closest friend is her cousin Xera (Felicia Day).


mcq by alexander mcqueen autumn/winter 2012-2013

mcq by alexander mcqueen autumn/winter 2012-2013

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Belgariad FancastLara Pulver and Katie McGrath as Polgara the Sorceress, Divine and Beloved Disciple of Aldur, the Bride of Torak, Duchess of Erat, Destroyer of Demons and Most Eminent Woman in the World.

The elder of twin daughters born to Belgarath the Sorcerer and Poledra five thousand years ago, Polgara is haunted  by millennia of tragedy and sacrifice, beginning with the death of her mortal sister. For centuries Polgara struggled to keep the Mimbrates and Asturians from exterminating each other, and her efforts to maintain the status quo in Arendia eventually resulted in the establishment of the kingdom of Sendaria. Following the murder of the Rivan King, Polgara took up the mantle of guardian and spent the next few centuries protecting the line of her sister’s descendants, holding onto hope that one day she would discover the savior of the world. Sharp, sarcastic and utterly intolerant when it comes to her father’s debauchery, Pol is a healer as well as a powerful sorceress and the only female disciple of the god Aldur.

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Belgariad FancastLiev Schreiber as Durnik, the Last Disciple of Aldur, the Smith and the Man who Lived Two Lives.

Durnik was perfectly content to live as the blacksmith on Faldor’s farm, happy to nurse his unrequited love for mistress Pol and to help her raise her orphaned nephew. Unfortunately for Durnik, fate had other plans. The smith crisscrosses the globe and assists his infamous assortment of companions in narrowly averting several apocalypses. Through all of his adventures, Durnik remains much the same, steady man he has always been, with the exception of his unrequited love for Polgara. In a dazzling twist of fate, their love turns out to be the only thing that ever really mattered.

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Belgariad Fancast- Tom Hiddleston as Torak, the Dragon God of Angarak, youngest and fairest of the Gods, Child of the Dark, Breaker of the World and Mad God.

Arrogent, greedy and cruel, Torak claimed a larger portion of the world than his more sensible brothers, chose a dragon as his totem and formed his religion based on the sacrifice of unwilling victims, slicing out their hearts to be burnt on his dark alters.  Jealous of his brother Aldur’s Orb, Torak stole it and it drove him mad, cracking the world in two and creating two new continents, killing millions as it permanently burnt his face. Felled at the battle of Vo Mimbre by the Rivan Warder, Torak lay in restless slumber beneath his crumbling temple at Cthol Mishrak until the day Garion was born. The dragon god stirred in his sleep, aware of the presence of his mortal enemy abroad in the world. Eventually the powers of Light and Dark met in Garion and Torak, and the fate of the world was decided. Or was it?

Phillip and Murphy: My favorite passage

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On a hillside some distance from the struggle taking place on the north bank, the simpleminded serf boy from the Arendish forest was playing his flute. His melody was mournful, but even in its sadness, it soared to the sky. The boy did not understand the fighting and had wandered away unnoticed….

OH MY JESUS YOU GUYS

princesskayceekayloves:

I didn’t know there even WAS A David Eddings fandom!

I JUST TOTALLY DIED AND WENT TO THE VALE OF ALDUR HOLY CRAP.

Oh man…

My whole life just got forty jillion times better.

Joyous Erastide, everyone!

I don’t believe in “Good” and “Evil”, I prefer to think of it as “Them” and “Us”…

—Belgarath the Sorcerer, David Eddings (via belovedfool)