In case you don't know, the Sun Princess is Princess Cruises' latest behemoth ship, carrying around 3,000 guests and 1,000 crew at full capacity. I just got back from a 2-week sailing and took meticulous notes on this epic new vessel. Here's my extremely detailed, no-BS review:

The Sheer Size is Nuts

When I say this ship is massive, I mean it's absolutely nuts how big this floating city is. Especially when you get off in ports and have to walk back down the dock to reboard - that's when the sheer scale of the Sun Princess really hits you. Even though it carries a ton of people, the only time it really felt crowded was during breakfast. The Eatery fills up quick and the International Cafe, which sits outside The Eatery doesn't lend itself well for crowds of people wiaint for their coffees. You kind of end up waiting in the middle of where the walking traffic moves.

The Medallion Life

Your entire cruise experience revolves around the new Medallion wearable device and app, for better or worse. I'll admit it has some creepy "Big Brother" vibes with how much it tracks your every movement and purchase. But the convenience it provides is undeniable.
The medallion is your modern day "cruise card" that you tap everywhere to make payments, order drinks, unlock your stateroom, get on/off the ship, and more. But what's crazy is the app can use the medallion to detect your location anywhere on board. Order a drink or meal through the app and the server will manage to find you anywhere on the ship to deliver it, usually within 15 minutes. Caveat: there were times when it took longer and other times when our order was marked "delivered" and it never arrived.
The medallion definitely feels like getting on/off the ship is way faster. The only time we ever waiting in line was for the few minutes it took people to run through security.
This made getting food/drinks almost too easy. On port days when we needed to get off the ship early for excursions, setting up a scheduled delivery of my Egg McMuffin, fruit plate in coffee was really convenient.
Fair warning though - if you're anti-tracking and value privacy over convenience, the ubiquitous Medallion system may not be for you.
Story: we were sitting by the Crooners bar having our nightly pre-dinner cocktail. The bar was packed on this night for some reason. A staff member in a suit started wandering the room, made eye contact with me from 40-feet away and then made a b-line for us. He wanted to sign us up for a wine/food pairing event they were having. I have to believe this is because of the tracking being done via the meddalion. They could see we drink our share of wine. It definitely felt like targeted marketing.

Premium Package Was Best for Us

We opted for the Premium beverage package at $80 per day and I'm glad we did for a few reasons:

1. If you need to have more than one device connected to the internet at a time, Premium makes sense just based on that (you can have four devices). The cheaper Plus package only allows one device, which was a non-starter for me needing both my phone and laptop to be online. I'm unfortunately not able to just live off the grid for almost three weeks and need to periodically check in with my clients.
2. The wine selection is way better with Premium vs Plus. As a wine drinker, the upgrade was 100% worth it.
3. Two free speciality dining meals are included, which was clutch on our 2-week cruise to break up the repetition of the main dining rotation.
4. Unlimited premium desserts and ice creams - a nice perk for those with a sweet tooth.

Basically, Premium removed almost any need to think about or worry over costs on board. For $80 per day, the premium drinks, speciality dining, better wines, desserts and internet made it an easy choice for our group's needs.
And for those wondering about the 15 drink per day limit (since there's almost a weekly post asking about it) - it was never an issue for me. I'm a scrotch drinker and to get a decent pour, you basically have to order a double. Even drinking doubles, I never got to 15 drinks/day. This even includes sea days where we'd typically have a mimosa or two with breakfast, a few cocktails/beers at the pool, an cocktail or two before dinner and then wine at dinner.

Staff & Service

I can't say enough about how incredible and friendly the service was across the board on the Sun Princess. Our room steward, waiters, bartenders - everyone went so above and beyond daily, it really elevated the experience. I'm always amazed how they remember everyone's names.
However, we did notice a clear slip in the quality of service in the second week compared to the first, likely due to a crew changeover partway through our sailing. Simple things like forgetting drink orders or getting meals wrong became more frequent from our new set of MDR servers.

Suites & Staterooms

We originally booked a balcony room. When the bid offer came in I followed some old advice and just placed bids on upgrades because "you don't have to take the offer if you don't like it." Well guess what, that's not the case anymore. My offer was accepted and we automatically became the proud recipients of a Reserve Mini-Suite for an additional $500. In hindsight, I'm glad it worked out. The room has noticably more space than a standard balcony room. These mini-suites are spacious, basically a separate living room and bedroom divided by a curtain you can close off. Having two TVs and an extra closet was great.
As mini-suite guests we also received a nice amenity of free premium wines in our room - on the second week they even topped us up with two more complementary bottles! I guess each week is looked at as a new sailing -- so you get two more bottles! Some older posts complained about the wine quality. It looks like it's been upgraded because we received a Pinot Noir and Chard from La Crema. Being California wine people, La Crema works great for us. If you can swing it, I'd highly recommend going for a mini-suite over a regular balcony.
That being said, I'd avoid the "Cabana" balcony suites. The layout is really bizarre and in my opinion a downgrade. When you walk out onto your balcony, it's not really a balcony. There's another area in front of your balcony that connects a few other cabana suites. The idea is that a few rooms share a private balcony with jacuzzi. However, it also means that walking out onto your balcony doesn't give you a private ocean view because there's this 20-30 feet of additional patio in front of you and everyone above you just looks down into your balcony area.

Dining Highs & Lows

Main Dining Rooms

It can be confusing because there are three floors (Decks 6, 7 and 8). We reserved dining in the MDR prior to the trip via the app for the first few days just so we knew there was a guaranteed place to eat. On night one, the dining room manager introduced himself to us and said he went ahead and booked our table for us every night of the trip. If we didn't show, it was fine.
Food quality in the main dining rooms (MDRs) was consistently good across breakfast and dinner. On port days, it's an "express breakfast" which just means a shorter list of options. Nothing mind-blowing, but solid and tasty. My biggest gripe here is the operating hours. On sea days, the MDR closes for breakfast at 9:00am. You basically have to choose between sleeping in a little, hitting the gym, or getting a decent breakfast.
Pro-Tip: Biggest breakfast tip is stay away from the scrammbled eggs -- they're gross. We figured out that the scrambled eggs come from a bag. If you want real, cracked eggs, either get an omelett or over easy/medium/hard/etc.

Reserve Suite Dining Access

The Reserve mini-suite gives you access to the Reserve Restaurant. It's a little bit more elevated of a dining experience and reservations aren't needed -- you just show up. We dined her a few times and it did feel more elevated. Unlike the MDR, the server in the Reserve Restaurant feels more personal because they're handling smaller groups.

Lido Deck

For more casual fare, the Lido deck had some surprises like an awesome made-to-order salad bar station that became my go-to for healthier meals between all the indulgent dining. The burger grill, taco station and pizza areas were pretty standard, but that salad bar slapped.

Lackluster Buffet

On the flip side, The Eatery buffet left a lot to be desired. Despite different themed stations, the quality was mid at best. We largely avoided eating at the buffet outside of quick breakfast grabs. The Eatery closes for breakfast around 10:00 AM. At which point if you move further into the ship, the restaurants that are normall Catch and Butcherblock become a buffet extension that's opened later -- it's kind of funky.
The layout of the buffet is weird and leaves people wondering if they're cutting in line especially when you go to the extended buffet at Catch/Butcherblock.
What's odd to me is you can go grab a million cheese plates, fruit plates or hummus/veggie plates at the buffet. But if you order those things through the Medallion app, it's not "complimentary." You have to pay like $4.99-$5.99 for those items. We still can't figure out why it costs $5 to order a tiny cheese plate but ordering a cheeseburger is free.

Specialty Dining Winners

We used our two speciality dining credits at Crown Grill and Butcher's Block. I was a little worried because I had read mixed reviews on here about both of these restaurants. However, both meals were really good and before you come at me, I'm a foodie guy -- I'd tell you if they sucked.
We chose Crown for my parent's anniversay dinner. The service was awesome and they made us all feel really special. The setup here is like a steakhouse, where you order your beef and then the sides are a la carte family style. We had a group of seven -- the manager just said "we'll bring you out all the sides, enough for your whole party" which was great.
The next week, we hit up Butcher's Block by Dario. I've never left a meal more full on a cruise ship than at this place. It's family style dining and they just bring out everything for you -- almost like a brazilian barbecue place. We started with a bread appetizer and a glass of wine while you wait for them to get the dining room setup. Then there's more bread on the table + veggies. Then the food starts coming out: beef tartar; beef carpaccio; etc. The main event is the massive tomahawks and porterhouse steaks they carve up tableside. They'll just keep putting beef on your plate until you beg them to stop. Finally, there's desert and a grappa digestif.
Both restaurants were great experiences and a very welcomed change from the MDR after a week of repetition. The food, service and overall vibe were a noticeable step up.

Spellbound

We also splurged one night for the Spellbound immersive magic/dinner experience and it was easily a cruise highlight despite the $150/pp price tag. After an elevated multi-course meal, you get ushered by a guy in a top hat into an exclusive hidden club. While waiting for the magic show, you hang out in their bar which is reminiscent of the Dinseyland Haunted Mansion. While enjoying your drink, there's a magician perorming more intement magic for everyone at the bar. Once they're ready for the show, you're brought into the room where the actual magic show takes place. Afterwards, you're welcome to hang out in the Spellbound bar and continue drinking.
If you're from LA, you probably know about the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Spellbound is an extension of the Magic Castle. Just like with the Magic Castle, you show up in formal wear. This means a coat and tie for the men and an evening gown/dress for the woman.
Overall, we really enjoyed it.

Room Service

This was hit or miss for us. You fill out the paper door hangar and place it on your doorknob before heading to bed. Then you hope and pray that it will actually arrive -- which in two of our instances, it never did. Your options are also super limited. You also may or may not receive what you actually ordered. With coffee for instance, you have a choice of ordering it to-go (paper cup) or stay (actual coffe cup). We always seemed to get the opposite of what we ordered to the point where it became a running joke for us.

International Cafe

This became our goto for a lot of things: coffee, snacks, quick breakfast food (pastries, coffee cake, avodcado toast, Egg McMuffins). Werid fact though: if you order the Egg McMuffin through the app, it comes as an egg patty just like McDonalds and with cheese. When you get the one at International Cafe, it's just an over easy egg and no cheese. Why they can't just be the same is odd.

Night Owl Needs

My main dining gripe was the lack of solid late night food options for us night owls. The Eatery buffet closed at an absurd 10:30pm, leaving only spotty room service or mobile ordering as the choices if you worked up an appetite after evening activities. More robust late-night casual dining would be appreciated.

Bars & Alcohol

Overall, great selection of cocktails. All of the bars have their own little theme and different menus. The ladies I was with were consitently impressed at the quality and thought of the cocktails at each bar. They were also super impressed with the quality of the glassware being used. I must admit, everything from the rocks glasses to the martini glasses really were beautiful.
If you just want straight spirits, you have to order a double to get a normal pour (they're actually measuring out the pours). That being said, with either Plus or Premium, you'll get a good selection of top quality booze.
You gotta try really hard to hit the 15-drink max. Some days I had drinks at breakfast, during the day, lunch, before dinner, during dinner and after dinner. I never hit my max.
One thing that impressed me was staff actually being concerned about drink quality. We were having drinks at one of the bars on the Lido deck. The supervisor was upset with the bartenders because they ran out of premium liquor and hadn't requested more. He made sure to remind them that when someone orders a premium drink they get a premium liquor -- no exceptions.
You also must checkout the Good Spirits bar. There's a few times throughout the night where you watch a live cocktail demonstration. The bartenders at GS are so fun and playful -- really makes for a great vibe.

Amenities - Hits & Misses

The gym facilities on board were a bit of a disappointment, especially for a new ship. While they had a nice assortment of cardio machines, the actual weight room was laughably small with only a few pieces of strength equipment that were always monopolized. Not a deal-breaker, but an area that could be improved.
The pool areas were nicely spread out across different sections of the Lido deck. On sailing days, there was typically a band, the DJ and then a random movie on the jumbotron. The random blasting of action movies at 3pm really ruined the pool vibe and it's typically when the deck would thin out. One minute you're relaxing in the jacuzzi, the next an action movie with explosions is shaking the pool area. It made no sense and seemed tailored for a much younger crowd despite this sailing's passengers being mostly older adults.

Technology & Support

In addition to the Medallion app, the overall internet speeds on board were fast and reliable enough for me to easily stay connected for basic work needs.
The technology support via the app's live chat feature, however, was utterly useless. Any time we had issues properly being charged for drink packages or had to modify reservations, the live chat was a time-wasting nightmare. You're clearly just talking to an outsourced rep with zero actual knowledge of Princess' systems or operations. Your best bet is to go in-person to the guest services desk.

Other Notes & Quibbles

• Dress codes weren't enforced at all. We did the whole suite/gown routine for formal nights only to see plenty of people still rocking jeans and t-shirts in the MDR. Same lack of enforcement for the "formal attire required" Spellbound event. Either lose the formal nights or enforce them.
• Our drink package tallies often had errors, with our group's drinks randomly getting combined onto one person's account. Always double check and ask for corrections.
• The "Cabana" balcony suite layout is bizarre - your balcony is just a shared landing in front of other suites, rather than a private space. We avoided these after hearing the lack of privacy.

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I’ve been up for a few days to find flats over the last few weeks and I’m happy to say I’ve found a nice place over the river from the Calls and from my short time traveling up I am already falling in love with Leeds.
Just wondering for the best places to meet new people as I will be leaving all my close friends behind. I’ve already joined a few events on Meetup/eventbrite as I’ve seen those being suggested a lot here. Also seeing if anyone is interested in reaching out if they are in a similar situation to me.
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According to many posts and interviews by Ava Max, she has identified herself with the Aquarius personality type, now while I do not personally believe in Astrology (as i see it used wayyy to often for discrimination plus its problematic with the concept of freewill) I thought it would be fun to give you all a snapshot into what it would be like to date Ava according to the typical personality traits associated with an Aquarius (with bonus facts about Ava)! Sound fun? I thought so!

1. An Aquarius will be loyal unto the end and does not love just anyone! As such they expect complete loyalty, mutual respect and honesty in return. If you are looking for a casual hookup, fling, or an open-relationship an Aquarius will drop you in an instant! A downside to an Aquarius is they can be very trusting, believing others to be as honest and good as they are, and as such tend to be taken advantage of.

Fun fact: Ava Max was in a SEVEN-YEAR relationship. She also broke up with two partners for gaslighting and cheating on her, something which broke her heart. (Viall Files and Rolling Stones Interviews)

1. An Aquarius is passionate and fun! If you are looking for someone romantic, spontaneous, dominant, charming and unpredictable an Aquarius is right for you!

Fun Fact: Ava Max prefers to date the quiet, introverted and nerdy type of personality - and as such looks for someone whose nature contrasts and compliments her own. (Viall Files Interview)

1. An Aquarius is attentive to their lovepartner, however in return they also require a partner who they can not only trust, but someone they are safe to express anything and everything in their soul. To date an Aquarius means to be their friend first.

Fun Fact: Ava Max and Cirkut dated shortly after meeting, and though they broke off the relationship they have remained friends and close collaborators ever since. (AmoMama website - interview)

1. An Aquarius is drawn to vulnerability and deep-feeling/emotionally intelligent and mature people. An emotional connection is the most important thing to them. Alongside this they are analytical, clever and smart - and thus make for great communicators (honesty, smart, and deep feeling).

Fun Fact: Ava Max LOVES interior design and it is her favorite hobby besides singing/dancing - if you want something to talk to her about, this is a great place to start! (Maxwell Zoom and Viall Files interviews)

1. While an Aquarius is a passionate and loyal lover, they need their space and freedom, as this is a very free-spirited type of personality. If you are a controlling, clingy, or dominant person this relationship will not work out at all.

Fun Fact: Ava Max is a prominent advocate of the duality in us all and is a huge believer in embracing ones dualistic nature and identity - something very prevalent in her lyrics especially in her Heaven and Hell album. (Multiple interviews including Genius)

1. While an Aquarius is deep feeling and passionate, they can be aloof and have the ability to retreat into themselves and disconnect - especially during tension. As such, while highly emotional people, they do not prefer drama and may be emotionally detached at times.

Fun Fact: Ava Max is not this way at all actually (at least most of the time), and is very deep-feeling, outspoken, filled with many different sides and dualism within her feelings. (Idolator interview)

1. An Aquarius is an easy-going, creative, quirky, open-minded inspiring, wild, out-of the box, crazy and eccentric. If you are looking for someone plain and stable this relationship is not right for you. Their nature is very artistic, adventurous, and action focused. As such they tend to be unpredictable and inconsistent - so be prepared for that.

Fun Fact: When Amanda Koci (Ava) was young she catfished her brother as a prank (she loves pranks). So she came up with the name Ava and messaged her brother online for a month pretending to be some girl dating him online (putting an image of some model as her online picture). She then invited brother outside, revealing the truth that he had gotten pranked (he was pissed). That is how she came up with the name Ava and has used it ever since. True story! (Apple podcast - link below in comments)

1. An Aquarius is all about honesty, sincerity, and will always show their real-self. As such they cannot stand dishonest people. Their love language can vary by person but generally they value honesty and respect - when they say something, they mean it.

Fun Fact: Ava Max's love language is quality time as such touring can be hard on her as she is taken away from her partner. She will not go over two weeks without spending quality time with the person she is with. (Viall Files Interview)

1. An Aquarius is a friendly and bold personality. One will most likely will make the first move and can be very flirtatious. However this makes them impulsive - which can cause problems.

Fun Fact: Ava Max has never been in a relationship or hookup where she didnt make the first move! (Viall Files Interview)

1. While an Aquarius can be fun, spontaneous and wild - they are also very private and can even be solitary. As such to win their heart a person truly has to click with them.

Fun Fact: While Ava Max has a very public, bold and extroverted persona she is internally very shy, private and prefers to separate her Ava Max persona from her true Amanda Koci self - hence the difficulties finding information on her private life. (Multiple interviews including the Rolling Stone and Viall Files)

1. An Aquarius is a caring, loyal, and honest personality. As such they tend to be humanitarian and altruistic.

Fun Fact: Ava Max has a very caring heart, major issues for her include LGBTQIA+ rights (with her preforming at the human rights campaign in 2023), personal identity, empowerment and women's rights. She wants to inspire, uplift and empower people. (Bandwagon interview)

1. An Aquarius is DOMINANT and fiercely independent. As such they are uncompromising in who they are (hence the traits of being spontaneous, honest, wild, and free-spirited). As such they work best with either a submissive type of person or a person who is similarly confident in who they are but will not try to control or cage them. If you are dating an Aquarius they need a partner to support them in life, not a dominant person to try to control their nature.

Fun Fact: Ava Max's song Not Your Barbie Girl is the perfect example showing what type of woman she is.

1. Finally, The heart of an Aquarius is freedom of self and expression, they each are truly a UNIQUE soul. As such they are bold, determined and ambitious and have their bar set high for both life and relationships!

Fun Fact: Ava Max has been competing in music competitions since she was 8 years old and worked non-stop at trying to become a singer, even moving to LA when she was only 14, and returning there when she was 17. She has gone through extreme bullying, rejection, sexual harassment, poverty, betrayal and emotional hardship to achieve her dreams.
I hope you all enjoyed learning about Ava Max's personality type. As far her personality type according to 16 personalities she seems to be an ambivert with her Ava persona being extroverted and her Amanda persona being introverted. She also also extremely feeling (something prevalent in her music) alongside being very intuitive, being able to sense the nature of a person from their eyes (the widows to the soul) as she shared in her vial files interview. Finally she appears to be a mix between judging and perceiving - as she has signs of both traits. As such she is an (E/I NF J/P) - with the first and forth factors being pretty balanced.

Hello, I never do anything on my Cake Day. I thought that this time, I would go to the subreddits of one of my favorite bands and just ask others what they love the most about Coldplay!
However, I'll open this up a little more. Do you have a favorite lyric? A favorite solo by Jonny? A favorite harmony by Will or a bass line from guy? A favorite song or era? A favorite collaboration? I just want to hear anything at all that you love about this band!
I'll start very briefly: I love the backing instrumental track to Viva La Vida. The lyrics are amazing, but the backing track is so unique and uplifting. If you're able to isolate the guitar part or find a video that does this, it is really interesting how it contributes to the song even though it's hard to hear in the actual song. And I love that about Coldplay: their musical choices, even the smallest blemishes, wonderfully contribute to all their songs. Guy's bass in the bridge in Clocks may seem simple, but in the song it's necessary to elevate Chris' vocals and Jonny's riff.
Lastly, my favorite songs are Lost!, Lovers in Japan, Coloratura, Swallowed in the Sea, and Prospekt's March.
So what do you like about Coldplay? It can be about anything at all!

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As one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Qatar’s economy is driven by its abundant natural resources, particularly natural gas. The country has leveraged its strategic location and economic diversification efforts to become a global hub for trade, finance, and investment. Visitors can witness the towering skyscrapers of West Bay, a testament to Qatar’s rapid urbanization and economic growth, or explore the cutting-edge facilities of Education City, fostering innovation and knowledge exchange.
Discovering Tourist Attractions
Qatar’s natural beauty is as captivating as its urban landscape, with pristine beaches, majestic sand dunes, and lush mangrove forests waiting to be explored. Visitors can embark on a desert safari adventure, traversing the golden sands of the Inland Sea and experiencing the thrill of dune bashing, or indulge in water sports along the scenic coastline of Katara Beach. For history enthusiasts, a visit to the UNESCO-listed site of Al Zubarah offers a glimpse into Qatar’s storied past as a trading hub.
Embracing Hospitality and Cuisine
Qatari hospitality is renowned for its warmth and generosity, with locals welcoming visitors with open arms and inviting them to partake in traditional rituals and customs. Food lovers can tantalize their taste buds with an array of culinary delights, from savory shawarma and fragrant biryani to delectable desserts such as kunafa and luqaimat. Qatar’s dining scene is a reflection of its diverse population, offering a melting pot of flavors from around the world.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Qatar is a destination that captivates the senses and leaves a lasting impression on all who visit. Whether you’re drawn to its cultural heritage, economic dynamism, or natural wonders, Qatar offers a multitude of experiences waiting to be discovered. So, pack your bags and embark on an unforgettable journey to Qatar, where tradition meets innovation, and adventure awaits around every corner.
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Spreadsheet

	HOUSE	FRAGRANCE	SIZE	REMAINING	Notes/Condition	Price	Type
1	Amouage	Amber Sogara	12mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$335	Niche
2	Amouage	Incense Rori Attar	12mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$299	Niche
3	Amouage	Orris Wakan Attar	12mL	99% Full	Full Presentation	$299	Niche
4	Amouage	Rose Aqor Attar	12mL	99% Full	Full Presentation	$299	Niche
5	Amouage	Saffron Hamra Attar	12mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$299	Niche
6	Andy Tauer	Cologne du Maghreb	50mL	99% Full	First Release, Rectangular Clear Bottle; With box	$95	Niche
7	Bond No. 9	Central Park West	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$149	Niche
8	Bond No. 9	Dubai Jade	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$200	Niche
9	Bond No. 9	Hamptons	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$149	Niche
10	Bond No. 9	Madison Square Park	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$149	Niche
11	Bond No. 9	NOMAD	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$169	Niche
12	Bond No. 9	Riverside Drive	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$149	Niche
13	Bond No. 9	So New York	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$149	Niche
14	Bond No. 9	Sutton Place	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$149	Niche
15	Bond No. 9	Wall Street	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$149	Niche
16	By Kilian	Bamboo Harmony	100mL	100% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
17	By Kilian	Black Phantom	100mL	100% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
18	By Kilian	Can't Stop Loving You	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$185	Niche
19	By Kilian	Forbidden Games	50mL	98% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$125	Niche
20	By Kilian	Gold Knight	100mL	100% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
21	By Kilian	Gold Knight	50mL	98% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$145	Niche
22	By Kilian	Good Girl Gone Bad	250mL	99% Full	Decanter; No Box	$650	Niche
23	By Kilian	Good Girl Gone Bad	50mL	98% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$135	Niche
24	By Kilian	Good Girl Gone Bad Eau Fraiche	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$180	Niche
25	By Kilian	Intoxicated	100mL	100% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
26	By Kilian	L'Heure Verte	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
27	By Kilian	Moonlight In Heaven	100mL	99% Full	Tester Refill (No Spray, No Box)	$199	Niche
28	By Kilian	Roses on Ice	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
29	Byredo	Eyes Closed	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
30	Byredo	Infloresence	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Niche
31	Byredo	Lil Fleur	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Niche
32	Byredo	Sunday Cologne	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Niche
33	Chanel / Chanel Exclusif	Beige Parfum	15mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$180	Niche
34	Chanel / Chanel Exclusif	Misia EdT	200mL	90% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$325	Niche
35	Chanel / Chanel Exclusif	No. 22 EdT	200mL	95% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$325	Niche
36	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	7 Mini Set as Pictured	7x 5mL	100% Full	7 Official Minis from 2010-2011... Mitzah, Milly-A-La-Foret, Granville, Cologne Royale, Eau Noire, New Look 1947	$180	Niche
37	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Bois D'Argent	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 0V01 (2010 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$35	Niche
38	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Cologne Royale	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 1X01 (2011 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
39	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Diorissima	7.5mL	100% Full	Official Mini; No Cannister - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
40	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Eau Noire	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 1R01 (2011 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$35	Niche
41	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Eden Roc	7.5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
42	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Granville	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 0V01 (2010 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$35	Niche
43	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	Milly-La-Foret	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 0W01 (2010 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
44	Christian Dior / Dior Privee	New Look 1947	5mL	100% Full	Official Mini - Batch Code 1R01 (2011 Production Date) - Price includes shipping	$30	Niche
45	Clive Christian	C for Men	50mL	95% Full	Tester (No Box)	$169	Niche
46	Clive Christian	I Pour Femme (Woody Floral with Vintage Rose)	50mL	99% Full	Tester (No Box)	$169	Niche
47	Clive Christian	Rock Rose	50mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$229	Niche
48	Clive Christian	X Pour Femme	50mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$169	Niche
49	Creed	Aventus - 19P21 (Decant)	50mL	100% Full	Magnetic Cap Decant	$169	Niche
50	Creed	Aventus - F1396	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$209	Niche
51	Creed	Aventus for Her - F Batch	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$175	Niche
52	Creed	Bois du Portugal	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$185	Niche
53	Creed	Carmina - F1449	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Cap or Box)	$199	Niche
54	Creed	Erolfa	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap	$185	Niche
55	Creed	Green Irish Tweed	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$195	Niche
56	Creed	Himalaya - F Batch	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
57	Creed	Jardin D'Amalfi	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box, No Cap)	$199	Niche
58	Creed	Millesime Imperial	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
59	Creed	Original Santal	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
60	Creed	Original Vetiver	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$185	Niche
61	Creed	Queen of Silk	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Metal Cap	$275	Niche
62	Creed	Refillable Atomizer (5mL Leather Wrapped) Blue	5mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$85	Niche
63	Creed	Refillable Atomizer (5mL Leather Wrapped) Grey	5mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$85	Niche
64	Creed	Royal Oud - F Batch	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$260	Niche
65	Creed	Royal Water - F238	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$180	Niche
66	Creed	Silver Mountain Water - 21V01A	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$180	Niche
67	Creed	Spice and Wood	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$219	Niche
68	Creed	Viking - F BATCH	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$190	Niche
69	Creed	Viking Cologne	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap	$185	Niche
70	Creed	Virgin Island Water	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Plastic Cap (No Box)	$195	Niche
71	Creed	White Amber - 17R01	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$155	Niche
72	Diptyque	Eau de Papier EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap	$100	Niche
73	Diptyque	Ombre Dans L'eau EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap	$100	Niche
74	Diptyque	Oyedo EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$100	Niche
75	Diptyque	Philosykos EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$100	Niche
76	Fragrance Du Bois	Brume du Matin	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
77	Fragrance Du Bois	Cannabis Blue	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
78	Fragrance Du Bois	Cannabis Intense	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
79	Fragrance Du Bois	HERITAGE	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$330	Niche
80	Fragrance du Bois	Lovers	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$325	Niche
81	Fragrance Du Bois	New York Fifth Avenue	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
82	Fragrance Du Bois	SAHRAA	100mL	99% Full	Full presentation with Box	$399	Niche
83	Fragrance Du Bois	Siberian Rose	100mL	100% Full	New, No Box	$180	Niche
84	Frederic Malle	Cologne Indellible	100mL	85% Full	Full presentation with Box	$175	Niche
85	Frederic Malle	Eau de Magnolia	10mL	100% Full	Official Travel Spray	$55	Niche
86	Frederic Malle	Monsieur	10mL	95% Full	Official Travel Spray	$55	Niche
87	Frederic Malle	Promise	100mL	100% Full	Brand New (Not Sealed)	$315	Niche
88	Gallagher	Bergamot Silk	100mL	99% Full	No Box	$79	Niche
89	Giorgio Armani / Armani Prive	Pierre de Lune	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$155	Niche
90	Giorgio Armani / Armani Prive	Rose Alexandrie	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$155	Niche
91	Guerlain	Angelique Noire	30mL	100% Full	Mini Bee Bottle Decant	$215	Niche
92	Guerlain	Angelique Noire	10mL	100% Full	Tall Glass Decant	$55	Niche
93	Guerlain	French Kiss	75mL	98% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$450	Niche
94	Guerlain	Frenchy Lavende	200mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$399	Niche
95	Guerlain	Herbes Troublantes	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$339	Niche
96	Guerlain	Jasmin Bonheur	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$369	Niche
97	Guerlain	Neroli Outrenoir	200mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$339	Niche
98	Guerlain	Spiriteuse Double Vanille	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap	$399	Niche
99	Guerlain	Tobacco Honey	200mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$399	Niche
100	Hermes / Hermessence	Agar Ebene	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$150	Niche
101	Hermes / Hermessence	Ambre Narguile	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$175	Niche
102	Hermes / Hermessence	Cedre Sambac	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$165	Niche
103	Hermes / Hermessence	Epice Marine	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$170	Niche
104	Hermes / Hermessence	Myrrhe Eglantine	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$185	Niche
105	Hermes / Hermessence	Poivre Samarcade	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$170	Niche
106	Hermes / Hermessence	Santal Massoia	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$170	Niche
107	Hermes / Hermessence	Vetiver Tonka	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$175	Niche
108	House of Sillage	Nouez Moi	75mL	99% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$120	Niche
109	I Profumi di Firenze	Caterina De Medici	50mL	99% Full	No Box	$35	Niche
110	Initio	High Frequency	90mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$180	Niche
111	Initio	Oud for Happiness	90mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$189	Niche
112	Jo Malone	English Pear & Freesia	30mL	100% Full	No Box	$50	Niche
113	Le Labo	Bigarade 18 - Hong Kong Exclusive	50mL	100% Full	Full Bottle, Retail Label	$299	Niche
114	Le Labo	Mousse de Chene 30 - Amsterdam City Exclusive	50mL	99% Full	Sprayed Once to Test / Brand New; No Box	$259	Niche
115	Le Labo	Oud 27	50mL	99% Full	Full presentation with Box	$169	Niche
116	Le Labo	Santal 33	50mL	100% Full	Full Bottle, Retail Label	$135	Niche
117	Liquides Imaginaires	Bloody Wood	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
118	Liquides Imaginaires	Desert Sauve	100mL	99% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
119	Liquides Imaginaires	Fleur de Sable	100mL	99% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
120	Liquides Imaginaires	Fleuve Tendre	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
121	Liquides Imaginaires	Sancti	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box, No Cap	$85	Niche
122	Loewe	7 EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$90	Niche
123	Loewe	Aire Anthesis	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$100	Niche
124	Loewe	Esencia EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$120	Niche
125	Loewe	Esencia Elixir	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$200	Niche
126	Loewe	Man 001 EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$120	Niche
127	Louis Vuitton	Contre Moi	100mL	99% Full	Tester (Bottle may show some damage, Cap has no paint/is peeling)	$385	Niche
128	Louis Vuitton	Sun Song	100mL	98% Full	Tester (Bottle is scratched, may have an engraving, and Cap has no paint/is peeling)	$425	Niche
129	Louis Vuitton	Sun Song	200mL	98% Full	Dummy Bottle, filled with real juice. I don't think it's refillable.	$750	Niche
130	Maison Crivelli	Bois Datchai	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$169	Niche
131	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	724	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$355	Niche
132	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	724	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$165	Niche
133	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	A la Rose	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$315	Niche
134	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Amyris Femme EdP	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$150	Niche
135	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Amyris Femme Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
136	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Amyris Homme EdT	70mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$160	Niche
137	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Celestia	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$135	Niche
138	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Celestia Cologne Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$145	Niche
139	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Celestia Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
140	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Media Cologne Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$150	Niche
141	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$135	Niche
142	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Cologne Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$125	Niche
143	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Cologne Forte	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$225	Niche
144	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Cologne Forte	35mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$90	Niche
145	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Universalis Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
146	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$215	Niche
147	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$135	Niche
148	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae Cologne Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$125	Niche
149	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Aqua Vitae Forte	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$160	Niche
150	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Baccarat Rouge 540 EdP	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$209	Niche
151	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$300	Niche
152	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Feminine Pluriel	200mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$335	Niche
153	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Feminine Pluriel Special Edition Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Full Presentation With Mirror Display	$499	Niche
154	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Gentle Fluidity Gold	200mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$365	Niche
155	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Gentle Fluidity Gold	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$165	Niche
156	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	L'eau a La Rose	35mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$90	Niche
157	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	L'Homme a la Rose	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$165	Niche
158	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Masculin Pluriel	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$165	Niche
159	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud EdP	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$170	Niche
160	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$190	Niche
161	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud Silk Mood EdP	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$170	Niche
162	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Oud Silk Mood Extrait	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$190	Niche
163	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Petit Matin	70mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$145	Niche
164	Maison Lancome	Orange Bigarades	100mL	100% Full	Full presentation with Box	$229	Niche
165	Mark Birley	Charles Street	75mL	97% Full	Travel Version	$90	Niche
166	Memo Paris	French Leather	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
167	Memo Paris	Italian Leather	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
168	Memo Paris	Lailabella	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
169	Memo Paris	Marfa	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
170	Memo Paris	Moon Fever	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
171	Memo Paris	Oriental Leather	75mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box or Cap)	$115	Niche
172	Mind Games	As-Suli's Diamond	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$249	Niche
173	Mind Games	Gardez	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$249	Niche
174	Mind Games	Vieri	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$249	Niche
175	Mizensir	Bois de Mysore	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
176	Mizensir	Cologne de Matte	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
177	Mizensir	Ideal Oud	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
178	Mizensir	Rose Exaltante	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
179	Mizensir	Tonic Water	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
180	Mizensir	Vert Empire	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$155	Niche
181	Oh Mon Dieu!	L'objet	100mL	100% Full	Full presentation with Box	$125	Niche
182	Oliver and Co.	M.O.U.S.S.E.	50mL	99% Full	Limited Edition 87/133	$110	Niche
183	Parfums de Marley	Valaya	75mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap (No Box)	$175	Niche
184	Penhaligon's	Elixir	100mL	90% Full	No Box	$250	Niche
185	Penhaligon's	Petra	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$200	Niche
186	Penhaligon's	Cairo	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$220	Niche
187	Pomare's Stolen Perfume	Angel's Share	9mL	70% Full	No Box	$40	Niche
188	Precious Liquid	Iced Juniper	75mL	95% Full	Full presentation with Box (Limited Edition)	$135	Niche
189	Roja Dove	Creation-E Essence de Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$165	Niche
190	Roja Dove	Danger Pour Femme	50mL	100% Full	99% Full with Box	$275	Niche
191	Roja Dove	Elixir	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$175	Niche
192	Roja Dove	Elixir Essence Pour Femme	100mL	100% Full	No Box	$175	Niche
193	Roja Dove	Qatar	50mL	99% Full	Full Presentation	$339	Niche
194	Roja Dove	Scandal Essence de Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$165	Niche
195	Roja Dove	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$300	Niche
196	Roman Monegal	L'eau de Rose	50mL	97% Full		$70	Niche
197	Santa Maria Novella	Sandalo	100mL	95% Full	No Box	$80	Niche
198	Sospiro	Deep Amber Ocean	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, No Box	$170	Niche
199	Sospiro	Deep Amber Ocean	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$180	Niche
200	Spirit of Dubai	Bahar	50mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap and Travel Case	$175	Niche
201	Spirit of Dubai	Rimal	50mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap and Travel Case	$175	Niche
202	Tiziana Terenzi	Attar Cas	13mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$225	Niche
203	Tiziana Terenzi	Chiron	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$165	Niche
204	Tiziana Terenzi	Draconis	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$135	Niche
205	Tom Ford	Azure Lime - A71	50mL	99% Full	Original Formula	$349	Niche
206	Tom Ford	Beau de Jour	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
207	Tom Ford	Ebene Fume	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$165	Niche
208	Tom Ford	Electric Cherry	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$200	Niche
209	Tom Ford	Fleur de Portofino	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
210	Tom Ford	Fougere Platine	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
211	Tom Ford	Neroli Portofino	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$140	Niche
212	Tom Ford	Plum Japonais	50mL	100% Full	Decant (No Box)	$215	Niche
213	Tom Ford	Rive Ambre - A63	50mL	99% Full	Original Formula	$225	Niche
214	Tom Ford	Rose de Amalfi	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$135	Niche
215	Tom Ford	Santal Blush	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$140	Niche
216	Tom Ford	Soleil Neige	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
217	Tom Ford	Tobacco Vanille	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$245	Niche
218	Tom Ford	Tubereuse Nue	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$150	Niche
219	Tom Ford	Vanille Fatale	50mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$180	Niche
220	Tom Ford	White Suede	1000mL	100% Full	Sealed Dramming Bottle	$700	Niche
221	Washington Tremlett	Black Tie	100mL	95% Full		$125	Niche
222	Widian	II Black	50mL	99% Full	Tester (No Box)	$149	Niche
223	Yves Saint Laurent	Babycat	125mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$300	Niche
224	Acqua di Parma	Magnolia Nobile	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$95	Designer
225	Brunello Cucinelli	Pour Homme	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$90	Designer
226	Caron	Pour un Homme de Caron Le Matin	125mL	100% Full	Opened to test, sprayed once	$69	Designer
227	Caron	Pour un Homme de Caron Le Soir	125mL	100% Full	Opened to test, sprayed once	$69	Designer
228	Caron	Pour Un Homme Impact Parfum	75mL	97% Full	No Box	$175	Designer
229	Chanel	Allure Homme Sport - Aftershave Balm	100mL	99% Full	No Box	$65	Designer
230	Chanel	Allure Pour Femme EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$65	Designer
231	Chanel	Bleu de Chanel - Aftershave Balm	100mL	99% Full	No Box, Minor Cosmetic Damage	$55	Designer
232	Chanel	Bleu de Chanel - Aftershave Lotion	100mL	99% Full	No Box, Minor Cosmetic Damage	$55	Designer
233	Chanel	Coco EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$85	Designer
234	Chanel	Coco Mademoiselle - Moisturizing Body Lotion	200mL	99% Full	No Box	$55	Designer
235	Chanel	Coco Noir	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$100	Designer
236	Chanel	Cristalle Eau Vert EdT Concentree	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Designer
237	Chanel	Cristalle EdP	50mL	95% Full	Tester; No Box	$135	Designer
238	Chanel	Gabrielle Essence	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$100	Designer
239	Chanel	No. 19	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$115	Designer
240	Chanel	No. 5 Eau Premiere	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$85	Designer
241	Chanel	No. 5 EdP	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$95	Designer
242	Chanel	Platinum Egoiste	75mL	99% Full	SPLASH, NOT SPRAY Older Formulation	$125	Designer
243	Christian Dior	Dior Homme Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed (Packaging may be slightly damaged)	$175	Designer
244	Christian Dior	J'adore in Joy EdT	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap, No Box	$60	Designer
245	Floris	Cefiro	100mL	100% Full	Tester with Cap, No Box	$59	Designer
246	Gucci	Gucci Guilty Absolute	90mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$70	Designer
247	Guerlain	Habit Rouge Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$130	Designer
248	Guerlain	L'Homme Ideal Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$130	Designer
249	Guerlain	L'instant de Guerlain Pour Homme EXTREME	10mL	100% Full	VINTAGE BLACK RIM - DECANT	$50	Designer
250	Guerlain	Vetiver Parfum	100mL	100% Full	Brand New, Sealed	$130	Designer
251	Hermes	Twilly	80mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$65	Designer
252	Jo Malone	Amber & Lavender	30mL	90% Full	No Box	$52	Designer
253	Jo Malone	English Oak & Redcurrant	30mL	80% Full	No Box	$49	Designer
254	Jo Malone	English Pear & Freesia	100mL	100% Full	Brand New with Gift Box and Gift Set (Body Wash, Body Lotion)	$180	Designer
255	Jo Malone	Rose & White Musk Absolu	100mL	100% Full	No Box	$180	Designer
256	Jo Malone	Scarlett Poppy Cologne Intense	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Box	$130	Designer
257	Lalique	Ombre Noire	100mL	100% Full	Sealed	$100	Designer
258	Maison Martin Margiela	Replica - Jazz Club	100mL	100% Full	Tester (No Box)	$80	Designer
259	Thierry Mugler	A*MEN	100mL	99% Full	Rubber Flask; No Box	$75	Designer
260	Amouage	Cristal and Gold Ladies	50mL	95% Full	Vintage, Incredibly hard to find. Full presentation in nice condition	$399	Vintage
261	Cartier	Santos EdT	100mL	100% Full	Spray; Refill.	$299	Vintage
262	Chanel	Gardenia EdT	100mL	100% Full	Vintage; Sealed	$350	Vintage
263	Crabtree & Evelyn	Crabtree & Evelyn Extract of West Indian and Sicilian Limes	125mL	100% Full	Full presentation with Box	$209	Vintage
264	Dunhill	Cologne	125mL	99% Full	Vintage; Splash	$100	Vintage
265	Ermenegildo Zegna	Haitian Vetiver	125mL	99% Full	No Box	$300	Vintage
266	Escada	Pour Homme Aftershave	75mL	100% Full	BNIB Sealed	$165	Vintage
267	Escada	Pour Homme Aftershave	125mL	100% Full	BNIB Sealed	$240	Vintage
268	Floris	Special 127	100mL	98% Full	Vintage; Dark Blue Box., 2 Royal Warrants, Vintage Version	$70	Vintage
269	Fragonard	Zizanie	240mL	80% Full	Shaker bottle (Splash, not spray) no box. At least 80% Full.	$240	Vintage
270	Geo F Trumper	Ajaccio Violets	100mL	99% Full		$40	Vintage
271	Gucci	Envy Aftershave	50mL	100% Full	BNIB Sealed	$140	Vintage
272	Gucci	Envy Aftershave	100mL	100% Full	BNIB Sealed	$215	Vintage
273	Gucci	Rush for Men	50mL	100% Full	Full Presentation; These do not come fully filled	$190	Vintage
274	Gucci	Rush for Men Aftershave	100mL	100% Full	BNIB Sealed	$140	Vintage
275	Guerlain	Heritage EdT	200mL	100% Full	New; Vintage; Splash. 1991 Bottle.	$225	Vintage
276	Guerlain	Samrasa EdP	50mL	100% Full	No Box	$109	Vintage
277	Guerlain	Samsara EdT 1992-1993 Formulation	100mL	100% Full	Tester; No Cap; No Box	$109	Vintage
278	Jean Desprez	Bal a Versailles	9 Oz	70% Full	Vintage; Splash; No Box Open to offers on this enormous bottle.	$135	Vintage
279	Lacoste	Eau de Sport Vivifiante	100mL	99% Full	No Box	$110	Vintage
280	Lacoste	Land	100mL	99% Full		$130	Vintage
281	Nino Cerruti	Fair Play Pour Homme	100mL	99% Full	Full presentation with Box	$275	Vintage
282	Paco Rabanne	Eau de Metal	20mL	100% Full	Vintage; Mini	$15	Vintage
283	Revillon	Pour Homme Eau de Toilette Super Concentrate	60mL	99% Full	Atomizer	$190	Vintage
284	Revillon	Pour Homme Eau de Toilette Super Concentrate	90mL	99% Full	Atomizer	$290	Vintage​

⚠️ WARNING: Maasverse Spoilers—Proceed with Caution ⚠️

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Part 1: Characters and Courts - YOU ARE HERE
Part 2: World Map, Items, Terms & Other
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Well, here we go. A master list of all things ACOTAR + the "real" world.

Now, do I believe every single name and location on this list was chosen by SJM with a specific real-world allusion in mind? Of course not. But when you look at the similarities, you'd be hard pressed to deny some of their very probable relations.
As far as this list goes, I've provided what was within my ability to find—coupling each with that which made the most sense relationally—though several definitions would appear to have zero connection to the story at large.
I can't promise perfection. Heck, I can't even promise 100% accuracy (though I did cross-reference the more obscure sources). And I will gladly welcome any missing pieces and/or additional insight you may have.
\Note: If a character or place/item is minor enough, I've included a reminder of their book roles.*

So come on, friends. Let's dive on in.

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UK + IRELAND

PRYTHIAN

A combination of Prydain, the old Welsh name for Britain, and Brython, which translates to “Ancient Britons” from Welsh.

HYBERN

A riff of Hibernia, the Classical Latin name for Ireland.

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Artist of Prythian map: P-dulcis on redbubble

*A continuing list of world map related locations is provided in Part 2 of this post (see link above)

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MAIN CHARACTERS

RHYSAND

Rhys (also Rhŷs) is Welsh in origin and means "ardent, enthusiasm." It has deep roots in Welsh culture and is the name of several famous Welsh kings and noblemen, including Rhys ap Thomas, a solider who rose to prominence during the Wars of the Roses.

FEYRE ARCHERON

Feyre is a variant of Feyre and is Old English in origin. It means "fair, beautiful." A similar name in Old Norse is Freyja (also spelled Freya), meaning "Lady," denotes a woman of nobility. In Norse mythology, Freyja is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, and war.
In Greek mythology, the Archeron is one of the five rivers of the Underworld and is often the principal river through which the ferryman Charon transports the dead. It said to be the River of Woe or the River of Misery.

CASSIAN

Cassian is Latin in origin, means "son of Cassius," and denotes one of the oldest families in Rome. Arguably the most well known Cassius was one of the leading instigators of Julius Caesar's assassination plot.

AZRIEL

Azriel is Hebrew in origin meaning "God is my help." In some religions, Azrael is the benevolent angel of death who carries souls of the deceased to the afterlife.

MORRIGAN

The Morrígan is a Celtic goddess associated with war and fate and is seen as a guardian of the earth and its people. Her name means "great queen" or "phantom queen."

AMREN

Amram is of Hebrew origin and means "exalted people." It is the Biblical name of Moses' father.
Note: This tracks with Amren being able to interpret The Book of Breathings which is a play on the very real The Books of Breathing, a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts.

NESTA

Nesta is the Welsh version of Agnes meaning "pure, holy." May also have potential connections to Nestor, a legendary Greek king who was known as a great warrior and for the sage advice he offered younger soldiers.

ELAIN

Elain is Welsh in origin and means "fawn." Elaine is associated with the Greek name Helen meaning "light, bright one."
Fun fact: Elain is an anagram of Aelin.

NYX

Nyx is the Greek mythological goddess and personification of the Night. She is the mother of Day (Hemera) and Darkness (Erebus). She often appears alongside other celestial deities such as Selene, Helios, and Eos.

ILLYRIANS

EMERIE

Emerie has Old German origins and means "home strength, brave, powerful."

ENALIUS

In Greek mythology Enyalius is a son of Ares but is also a byname for the god of war. He is often seen as the god of soldiers and warriors from the Ares cult.

DEVLON

Devlon is Gaelic in origin and related to the name Devlin meaning "fierce courage."

BALTHAZAR

Balthazar is Akkadian in origin meaning "God protects the King." It is a name commonly attributed to the wise man who gifted myrrh to the Christ child (the myrrh symbolizing the future death of a king). It is an alternate form of King Belshazzar who played a pivotal role in a coup d'état that overthrew a Neo-Babylonian king.
ACOTAR role: Balthazar helped Nesta during the Blood Rite.

PROTEUS

Proteus is a prophetic sea god in Greek mythology and means "versatile, mutable, capable of assuming many forms."
ACOTAR role: Proteus is Emerie's father and was killed in the war with Hybern.

BELLIUS

May refer to Belus, the Babylonian god of war.
ACOTAR role: Bellius is Emerie's cousin and was slain by Cassian during the Blood Rite.

KALLON

No clear references found, but kalon in Ancient Greek translates to "ideal perfect beauty."
ACOTAR role: Kallon incited the Illyrians against the Night Court leaders and was ultimately slain during the Blood Rite.

HEWN CITY

KEIR

Keir is Gaelic, meaning "dark," and is related to the Irish name Ciarán. In Greek mythology, the Keres (singular being Ker) were female death spirits who personified violent death. There is a suggested connection between the Keres and the Valkyries of Norse mythology, each representing opposite ideals; the Valkyries being benevolent deities in death, versus the Keres representing feasting destruction.

THANATOS

In Greek mythology, Thanatos is the personification of death. He is a minor figure, often referred to but rarely appearing in person (I see what you did there, SJM).
ACOTAR role: Thanatos is mentioned briefly by Keir during the alliance meeting with Eris.

THE LIBRARY

CLOTHO

In ancient Greek mythology, Clotho is the youngest goddess of the Three Fates and spins the thread of human life. Her name means "spinner."

MERRILL

Merrill is of British origin meaning "sparkling sea, sea-bright."

GWYNETH BERDARA

Gwyneth is Welsh in origin and means "blessed, happiness." In Irish mythology, the Lady Gwyn is a headless woman (cough, Catrin, cough) who chases wanderers at night. In Arthurian mythology, Guinevere has an evil half-sister—"False" Guinevere—who bewitches Arthur.

ANANKE

Ananke means "necessity, fate personified." In Greek mythology she is one of the primordial deities and is the personification of necessity and inevitability.
ACOTAR role: A Priestess who joins in the training to become a Valkyrie.

DEIRDRE

Deirdre is Gaelic in origin and means "broken-hearted, wanderer." The name is associated with a tragic heroine in Irish mythology.
ACOTAR role: A Priestess who joins in the training to become a Valkyrie.

ILANA

Illana is Hebrew in origin nd means "tree, bright light." It stems from the name Elena and is potentially related to the name Ileana, a beautiful young female fairy in various myths.
ACOTAR role: A Priestess who joins in the training to become a Valkyrie.

LORELEI

Lorelei in German in origin and means "alluring, temptress." In German folklore, she is a siren-like seductress.
ACOTAR role: A Priestess who joins in the training to become a Valkyrie.

ROSLIN

Roslin is Scottish in origin and means "rose, red-haired."
ACOTAR role: A Priestess who joins in the training to become a Valkyrie.

RIVEN

Riven derives from Old Norse meaning "to split, tear asunder."
ACOTAR role: A Priestess who avoids contact with strangers and whose background is unknown.

SIDE CHARACTERS

MADJA

Madja is Slavic in origin and may mean "splendid, noble one." In Arabic it means "the women with glory." It is related to the name Madeleine meaning "from Magdala."

NUALA

Nuala is Irish in origin and means "fair shouldered one." In modern Irish storytelling it means "born of the sea." It is considered a diminutive form of the name Fionnuala, a mythological figure who was the daughter of a sea god.

CERRIDWEN

Cerridwen is an enchantress in Welsh mythology. She is said to possess the cauldron of poetic inspiration and is regarded by many as the Celtic goddess of rebirth, transformation, and inspiration.

RITA

Rita stems from the name Margarita and comes from the Greek word meaning "pearl." The Greeks promoted pearls as a symbol of honesty and integrity.
ACOTAR role: Rita owns the "how does the IC not know the clientele is gay" bar.

SEVENDA

No clear connection found, though venda in Latin means "sell" while sev means "strew, spread" and enda means "end." Could also potentially be related to the number seven.
ACOTAR role: Owns a restaurant the IC frequents.

NEVE

Neve is of Latin origin and means "snow."
ACOTAR role: The jeweler from whom Rhys buys jewelry for Amren in ACOFAS.

POLINA

Polina has Latin origins and derives from Apollo, though it could also be seen as a variant of Paulina/Paul meaning "little, the younger."
ACOTAR role: The faerie who owned Feyre's art studio before her untimely death.

RESSINA

Resina means "resin of the pine." Plants secret resin as a protective response, guarding them from insects and pathogens.
ACOTAR role: Ressina opens the art studio with Feyre. She has green skin and stood outside her shop in response to Hybern's attack on Velaris, protecting the terrified faeries inside.

ARANEA

Aranea is Greek in origin and denotes a genus of orb-weaving spiders.
ACOTAR role: Aranea is the weaver who created the Void cloth.

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MAIN CHARACTERS

TAMLIN

From the "Ballad of Tam Lin," a legendary ballad from the borderlands of Scotland. Reminiscent of the fairytale Beauty & the Beast where a mortal woman plucks a rose and encounters a man in the forest, later learning he is captive to faeries. She must hold onto him as he is transformed into various beasts and upon his rescue, the faerie Queen muses that she should have taken out his eyes (Lucien, anyone?) or capture his heart (Tamlin's stone heart) to prevent his escape.

LUCIEN

Lucien is French in origin and means "light." Lucian was also the name of a Hellenized Syrian satirist who was known for his tongue-in-cheek style is said to be the inventor of comic dialogue.

ALIS

Alis is a variant of Alice and translates to "noble, exalted."

SIDE CHARACTERS

IANTHE

Ianthe is Greek in origin and means "she who delights." In Greek mythology she is a water-nymph daughter of Oceanus and a companion to Persephone when she was abducted by Hades.

ANDRAS

Andras has Welsh origins and means "manly, brave."

BRON

Bron is Old English and means "brown."

HART

Hart has Irish origins and means "hero, brave, firm." A hart is also the term for a male deer and in Celtic mythology, the white hart is said to appear when one is transgressing a taboo (Tamlin's whipping of his other sentry comes to mind).

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MAIN CHARACTERS

BERON VANSERRA

Beron is French in origin and is a pet form of the name Bero meaning "bear."
Vanserra is a combination of the prefix van meaning "from, of" and serra meaning "saw, view from a high place" or "mountain range." Vanserra can be said to mean "of the mountains."

ERIS

In ancient Greek mythology, Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent, Discord, is the goddess of chaos. She is associated with the war goddess Enyo who is frequently associated with the war god Ares.

SIDE CHARACTERS

JESMINDA

Jesminder is Indian in origin meaning "flower queen."

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MAIN CHARACTERS

TARQUIN

Tarquin is of Latin origin and means "ruler, strong soldier." Two of the seven kings of Rome bore the name.

VARIAN

Varian is of Latin origin and means "variable."

CRESSEIDA

Cressida derives from Chryseis and means "golden." She is a character associated with the Trojan War and is the archetype of a faithless lover.

SIDE CHARACTERS

NOSTRUS

Nostrum comes from the Latin noster meaning "our, ours." Nostos is an Ancient Greek literary theme concerning an epic hero returning home, often by sea. It is deemed a high level of heroism or greatness and focuses on the hero retaining or elevating their identity while often resisting temptation.
ACOTAR role: The High Lord prior to Tarquin who was slain by Amarantha after participating in a rebellion Under the Mountain.

BRUTIUS

May refer to the Latin name Brutus meaning "heavy, dull."
ACOTAR role: Mercifully slain by Rhys Under the Mountain after his attempted escape.

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MAIN CHARACTERS

HELION

Helios is the Ancient Greek god personifying the sun. He is often depicted with a solar crown and drives a horse-drawn chariot through the sky. He played a significant role in ancient magic and spells and is the son of the Titan Theia and brother to Selene.

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MAIN CHARACTERS

KALLIAS

Callias is Greek in origin and means "beauty, beautiful voice." He is a diplomatic and wealthy figure in Ancient Greece.

VIVIANNE

From the Latin word vivianus meaning "alive." Commonly associated with the Irish name Bébinn meaning "beautiful, fair one" and is the name of an underworld goddess in both Irish and Welsh mythology.

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THESAN

Thesan is the Etruscan goddess of the dawn. Greeks identified her with Eos, the goddess and personification of the dawn. She is sometimes depicted with wings.

NUAN

Nuan is Mandarin and means "warm, genial."

THE PEREGRYN

The peregrine is a falcon renowned for its speed.
Fun fact: The peregrine is the fastest member of the animal kingdom and can reach speeds of over 200mph.

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AMARANTHA

Amaranths is Greek in origin and means "unfading." The amaranthus flower, often deep red in color, is said to symbolize immortality as it blooms for so long.

BRANNAGH

Brannagh is of Irish origin and denotes a "beautiful female with hair dark as a raven."

DAGDAN

In Irish mythology, the Dagda is considered the chief god of the Tuatha Dé Danaan. His name means "the good god, the great god."

CLYTHIA

In Greek mythology, Clytia is a water nymph who loved the sun god Helios. Helios left her for another woman after coming under the influence of Aphrodite. Clytia exposed the affair to the other woman's father, but eventually lost herself in mourning for Helios's love. Her name means "glorious, renowned."
ACOTAR role: Amarantha's sister.

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HISTORICAL FIGURES

THEIA

Theia is a Titan and is the Ancient Greek goddess of sight and vision. She is the parent of Helios, Selene, and Eos. She is most known not for her own role, but for that of her childrens'. Her name means "goddess, godly."

SILENE

Selene is the Ancient Greek goddess and personification of the moon. She is the daughter of Hyperion and Theia and sister to Helios and Eos.

HELENA

Comes from the Green name Helen meaning "shining light." There are various Helens in Greek mythology: Helen of Troy, Helen a friend to Aphrodite, and Helene the Amazonian who fought Achilles.

FIONN

Fionn is of Irish origin and means "fair-haired." In Irish folklore, Fionn Mac Cumhaill was a leader of a band of young hunter-warriors.

PELIAS

Pelias is Greek in origin and means "rock pigeon." Pelias was the king of Ioclus while Peleus was the king of Phthia. Peleus was husband to Thetis, father to Achilles, and left several (men and women) dead in his wake, both through means of accident and betrayal, fleeing more than once to escape punishment.

OLEANNA

Oleanna derives from the Greek name Helene meaning "sun ray, shining light."
ACOTAR role: The High Priestess who dipped Gwydion in the Cauldron.

REPORTED DECEASED

CATRIN BERDARA

Catrin is Greek in origin and means "clear, pure." It's commonly used in Wales and is connected with the ancient goddess Hecate, who is the goddess of witchcraft, sorcery, and necromancy.

MINOR CHARACTERS

TANWYN

Tanwan is of Welsh origin and means "white fire."
ACOTAR role: Tanwyn was a Valkyrie and Cassian's former lover.

OSIAN

Osian is Welsh meaning "young deer" and derives from the Irish legendary poet and warrior Oisín, who was regarded as the greatest poet of Ireland and a warrior of the Fianna (small warrior-hunter bands). He was a demigod son of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and Sadhbh.
ACOTAR role: The author of A Brief History of the Great Sieges

RABATH

Rabath is an anagram of Bharat, one of the names of India. Derived from the Sanskrit word bharata, meaning "to bear, be maintained" it can also mean "one who is engaged in search of knowledge."
ACOTAR role: Lord of the Western Wind and ancestor to Merrill.

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JURIAN

Jurian is Greek in origin and means "farmer, earthworker."

GRAYSEN

Graysen is of English origin and translates to "son of the steward/gray-haired man."

NOLAN

Nolan is Irish in origin and denotes a "child of nobility, champion."
ACOTAR role: Nolan is Graysen's father.

ISAAC HALE

Isaac is Hebrew in origin and means "one who laughs or rejoices." Hale is Old English in origin and means "nook, recess" and denoted someone who lived in a nook or hollow.

TOMAS MANDRAY

Thomas is Hebrew in origin and means "twin." No clear reference to Mandray, though Mandrew is Greek and means "man, warrior."
ACOTAR role: Tomas was Nesta's former betrothed.

CLARE BEDDOR

Clare is French in origin and means "bright, clear." No reference found for Beddor.

AUNT RIPLEIGH

Ripleigh is Old English and means "shouting man's meadow." It is connected to the name Ripley meaning "strip of clearing in the woods."
ACOTAR role: Aunt Ripleigh is the feigned aunt Feyre takes care of.

Ms. Laurent

Laurent is French in origin and means "from Laurentum" and "bay laurel."
ACOTAR role: Ms. Laurent is the mortal caretaker of the Archeron estate.

BRIAR

Briar is of British origin and means "thorny bush of wild roses, brambles."
ACOTAR role: Briar is the mortal woman rescued by Feyre and Azriel.

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HUMAN QUEENS

VASSA

Vasilissa is Greek in origin and means "queen, empress." It is also the name of a Christian child martyr who was left unharmed during her capture, but after her release was slain in a field as she prayed.

BRIALLYN

Briallen is a Welsh name meaning "primrose." Primrose comes from the Latin word meaning "first" and the primrose flower often represents youth and renewal (SJM, you dog—this may be my favorite tongue-in-cheek naming thing you did).
ACOTAR role: Briallyn is the first queen who enters the Cauldron and is rewarded with immortality as a withered old hag.

DEMETRA

Demeter was the mother of Persephone, an Ancient Greek goddess of the harvest and an emblem of growth.
ACOTAR role: Demetra was the golden queen who provided the mortal half of The Book of Breathings to the Night Court and was subsequently slain by the Attor.

ANDROMACHE

Andromache means "fighter of men." In Greek mythology, she was representative of the suffering of Trojan women during the war and was famous for her virtue and fidelity. Andromache was also the name of a famous Greek Amazonian who fell at Troy.
ACOTAR role: Andromache was the former mortal lover of Mor.

FAE CHARACTERS

DRAKON

Drakon is of Greek origin and means "dragon."

NEPHELLE

In Greek mythology Nephele, meaning "cloud," is a cloud nymph who is considered the goddess of loyalty, generosity, peace, and shyness.

THE SERAPHIM

A seraph is a celestial being regarded as belonging to the highest order of angels in Christian angelology.

HUMAN CHARACTERS

MIRYAM

Miriam of of Hebrew origin and means "sea of sorrow." She is the Biblical daughter of Amram and Jochebed and sister to Aaron and Moses.

URSTIN

No plausible connections found. Potentially an anagram for Rustin, an English name meaning "Rust's estate" or Surtin, a Middle English name meaning "reliable, trustworthy."
ACOTAR role: Urstin is a cousin of the Archerons via their mother.

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MAIN CHARACTERS

THE SURIEL

Suriel is a Hebrew name meaning "God's prince, divine authority." May also reference Sariel, an angel from Judais tradition, one of the seven holy angels. He is considered to be a primordial power invoked for his protective powers.

ATTOR

Possibly an altered form of the German tatter meaning "goblin, puppet." Likely inspired by the Ahool, a bat or primate-like winged cryptid said to live in the jungles of Indonesia.

DEATH GODS

THE BONE CARVER

Self-explanatory.

STRYGA AKA THE WEAVER

Stryzga is a female demon in Slavic mythology similar to a vampire. Stryzga stems from the mythological Strix of Ancient Greece, referring to birds of ill omen (and also witches) who fed on human flesh and blood.

KOSCHEI

Koschei is a common villain in East Slavic tales. He is often given the epithet of "the Immortal, the Deathless" and is said to hide his death inside nested objects for protection. He often takes the role of a malevolent rival figure who competes or entraps a male hero's love interest.
Fun note: The love interest trapping tidbit has interesting connotations for both Lucien (regarding Vassa) and Azriel (regarding Eris). For a breakdown of the Azriel x Koschei scene in ACOSF, see HERE.

PRISON INMATES

BRYAXIS

Bryaxis was a famous Ancient Greek sculptor. His name may mean "delight, lust."

LANTHYS

No information or connections found (and it is KILLING me).

LUBIA

In Albanian mythology, the lubia is a multi-headed, serpentine-like, female watestorm demon-dragon. Her irresistible taste of flesh leans toward that of young girls.
ACOTAR role: Also called Seven-Headed Lubia, imprisoned for preying on girls on the western coast of Prythian.

ANNIS

The Black Annis is a bogeyman in English folklore, depicted as a blue-faced witch with iron claws who has a taste for human flesh, especially that of children.
ACOTAR role: Also called Blue Annis, imprisoned for her craving of female flesh.

VESPERUS

In Greek mythology, Hesperus is the Evening Star. Her Roman equivalent is named Vesper.
ACOTAR role: Vesperus is the Asteri found beneath the Prison.

MINOR CHARACTERS

MIDDENGARD WYRM

Midgard is the realm of human beings in Norse mythology, ie Earth. Wrym is an Old Norse word and refers to a wingless and limbless dragon.

THE BOGGE

Bogge is a Middle English word meaning "frightening specter" from which the term bogeyman originated. Bogeyman have no specific appearance and conceptions vary drastically by culture.
Fun fact: A boggart is a supernatural being from English folklore and also derives from the term bogge (Harry Potter facts, yo).

NAGA

Throughout various Asian religious traditions, Angus are a divine or semi-divine race of half-human, half-serpent beings residing in the netherworld.
Fun fact: A female naga is called a Nagi or a Nagini (more HP facts, yo).

MARTAX

A manticore is a Persian mythological creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx. The martax describe in ACOTAR has a head like a lion's and three rows of teeth. A manticore has the body of a lion and eats its victims whole with its three rows of teeth. The term manticore stems from Latin and Ancient Greek.

PUCA

Púca is Irish for "spirit, ghost" while puca is Old English for "goblin." They were said to be shape-changers.

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MEALLAN

Meallán is Irish in origin meaning "small pleasant one."
ACOTAR role: Helion's pegasus.

ELLIA

Ellia is of various origins and can translate to "beautiful fairy maiden" with hints to the "Otherworld."
ACOTAR role: Mor's horse.

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For Part 2: World Map, Items, Terms & Other, click HERE

Every year when I see the Westminster Dog Show is happening I think about the time I went and checked it out and had a pretty amusing experience.
Before that day the closest I had ever been to a dog show was the 4H barn at my county fair, but by the time I left several hours later I had been entrusted with the supervision of a giant Leonberger, who I casually passed off as my own to the unwitting public.
About 12 years ago I was living in NYC, in Hell's Kitchen, and one morning went for a run that took me down along the Hudson River where I happened to see some signage announcing that the Westminster KC Dog Show was taking place on one of the piers there a few blocks from my apartment. I thought that sounded like an interesting thing to check out, being a dog lover who had never been to a dog show, and not having anything else on the agenda that day. So after my run I checked out the particulars online, failed to round up anyone who wanted to join me, and headed back down to the venue to check it out.
I walked in with no particular expectations. I had caught a few snippets of the best in show rounds over the years, but the only moment I can think of that ever really stuck with me was year Josh the Newfoundland won, and thinking he was the the best dog I'd ever seen. I had, however, seen the documentary 'Best in Show' so I had a pretty good handle on what dog show people were like.
This many years later I can't tell you everything I saw that day. I know I was amazed at the Dobermans, and hugely let down by the Golden Retrievers. My childhood had been greatly informed by two wonderful Goldens who were big, shaggy, had a gregariousness somewhere between a local politician and a door-to-door salesman, and a perpetual residual aroma of low tide. Show Goldens it turns out are way, way, way too pretty.
What I was most surprised by was the fact that, in addition to the formal showing and judging and all, you could also see all the off-duty dogs up close in another area. A 'benched' show I believe they called it. They basically had a warehouse of amazing dogs you could peruse, mostly at arm's length, at your leisure. Certainly lots of dogs were sleeping in crates, with owners engrossed in their books with obvious 'don't pester me' vibes, but lots of people were very willing to chat about dogs who were reassuringly eager to have their ears scratched by total strangers.
I'm pretty sure I gave every dog there at least a cursory once-over, but I just kept coming back to this one Leonberger, whose name, sadly, I do not recall. I had never heard of a Leonberger before that day, and if you haven't either you should google it. He, despite having been eliminated earlier in the breed stage, was an incredibly handsome, friendly, curious, patient, charming animal. His owner was a woman, maybe 60 years old, possibly from upstate NY, and she was equally tolerant of me asking her dozens of questions I know she had answered hundreds of times before.
I probably spent a good 20 minutes with her and that dog. I asked all the obvious stuff about him, and Leonbergers, and then about dog shows, and Westminster, etc, etc. I ended up sitting on the floor with 150+ lbs of shaggy dog parked in my lap while we chatted. Eventually she asked me if I was going to be there for a while longer, I pointed out that at that point it wasn't really up to me but I had nowhere I needed to be, so she asked if I would mind watching her dog while she made the rounds to visit some friends for a bit. Of course I did what anyone would do when asked by a complete stranger if you will look after their prized show dog, and said sure.
So there I was for probably the next half hour, sitting with this amazing dog I had only just met while scores of people wandered up and asked me all the same sorts of questions I had just been asking her. At least a good 90% of them left none the wiser that I had no connection to this dog, and literally everything I knew about him, the breed, the show, and indeed this whole slightly strange world I had learned since lunch that day. The other 10% left probably pretty confused when I answered their simple question with the admission that I had no idea because this wasn't actually my dog and I didn't in fact even know the owner. It was honestly kind of a surreal experience.
Anyway, before long she came back, said she was ready to pack it in for the day, and asked if I'd help her get all her stuff to her car. So I found a cart, loaded it with her folding table, camp chair, giant kennel, bed, food, toys, etc and got it all into her minivan, said goodbye to the epic fuzzball, and she asked if I was going to the finals at Madison Square Garden the next day. I told her I hadn't planned on it, and she asked if I'd like her owner's tickets, since she was going home and wasn't going to use them. I of course said yes, so I got to go to that for free the next day. After that show I happened to stumble into what would become my go-to dive bar, but that's another (several) story(s)...
It's a funny world sometimes.

In the shadowed corners of a heart once ablaze, There lies a man, lost in the tempest's haze. Once, he danced in the moonlight's gentle embrace, But now, he wanders, a ghost in love's forsaken space.
Beneath the stars, where promises were sworn, He learned the bitter truth, a love betrayed and torn. Her laughter, once the melody of his soul's delight, Now echoes hollowly in the silence of the night.
He built his dreams upon her whispered lies, Only to find betrayal behind her smiling eyes. In the wreckage of his hopes, he stands alone, A broken vessel upon love's merciless stone.
No longer does he seek the solace of a lover's touch, For in the ashes of passion, he found little but dust. His heart, once open, now shields itself in stone, Guarding against the wounds that love has shown.
The stars above him weep for his shattered grace, As he wanders through the ruins of a forgotten place. Lost in the labyrinth of his own despair, He turns away from love's tender snare.
But deep within the darkness, a flicker still remains, A whisper of a longing, buried beneath the pain. For even in the depths of his desolate despair, A spark of hope lingers, fragile yet aware.
Though love may wound and betray with cruel disdain, It cannot extinguish the flame that still remains. And so, the man who swore he'd never love again, Finds himself yearning for the light amidst the rain.
Though scars may mar his weary heart's terrain, He knows that love, in time, may yet sustain. For even in the darkest night, there lies a distant shore, Where healing waits, and love blooms once more.

Ruby groaned as the alarm went off signaling that one of her charges had arrived back from their mission. While troublesome in its own right, what really got under her skin was that she only had one charge at the moment, and that edge lord piece of shit wasn’t supposed to complete his task for AT LEAST another 4 deca-cycles according to the prediction algorithm. Grumbling to herself, she rolled out of bed and poured herself a glass of water to offset the hangover she was trying to recover from.

A few moments later she was gliding down the hall to the meeting room. She knew Jason was going to pitch a fit that she had left him waiting, the self-entitled brat always did think the world revolved around him; but perhaps he should have thought about that before freaking dying so early. If he wanted her to be there to meet him upon death, he could at least have the decency to not die the morning after one of her binges.

Other staff members gave her a wide berth, even if it was a hollow title, she was still technically far above basically anyone else in the pecking order, at least those who had a physical presence within the Agency. She knew they all mocked her behind her back, even divine beings were sadly prone towards gossip. She put the anger at her subordinates/coworkers out of her mind for now; even if she didn’t particularly LIKE Jason, he still didn’t deserve her coming in with baggage.

Lost in her thoughts, she hadn’t noticed that she’d arrived in front of the conference room door. She had been mulling over her thoughts, just staring into nothingness, for several minutes before she finally snapped back to the present. With a soft rap on the door, she opened it and floated inside. Jason was lounging, sprawled out on the regally padded chair throne he so fancied.

They exchanged pleasantries before she sat down to go over the mission summary. Upon seeing the cause of death, she had regrettably lost her composure and started to laugh uncontrollably. Her mighty subordinate had been felled by a goblin?! The mighty Jason Alexander Coyle, “mercenary extraordinaire”, had gotten his shit kicked in by a lowly goblin using what looked like a shiny butter knife. Oh, it was just too rich to not laugh at the absurdity.

It took her much longer than she would like to admit, to stop laughing. Jason of course wore a sour look through the entire endeavor. She shrugged it off, she had little doubt that if the same thing had happened to someone else, he would have been right beside her doubled over in laughter. Hell, once he was in a less pissy mood, she might even be able to get him to laugh about it later.

As luck would have it, it appeared that Jason’s actions had been enough to alter the tides of the war. The kingdom, and its divinity, would still lose many to the battles ahead, but Jason had done enough that the Agency could still bill the client for services rendered. As she spoke, she could see the disdain the man had for her, he always complained that she was drunk and reeked of liquor. Sure, that was often true, but he didn’t need to be such a stick in the mud about it all.

She went ahead and authorized the transfer of credits to Jason’s account. As soon as she did so, he opened up the store page and tuned her out. She watched him open up the back-channel site and purchase something, a small part of her wondered who was going to get roasted over the coals this time for allowing their admin privileges to be hacked. She toyed with the idea of bringing up his illegal actions, but truth be told she didn’t really give a shit. The other divinities were far too lax with their security, it had been child's play for one of her previous wards to hack into the Agency’s system and build the black site.

She’d ask him once about the whole thing, didn’t really grasp as much as she would have liked, but basically it functioned by spoofing a handler's credentials. This allowed the user to gain access to encrypted parts of the network, specifically access to certain privileged services that handlers enjoyed and most importantly, access to the mission assignment database. Users could buy and sell restricted or banned goods, and a part of the profits would be siphoned off to her ward’s personal account.

With Jason’s attention otherwise occupied, Ruby went ahead and reviewed the logs for his previous mission. Something about it was nagging at her. She couldn’t put it into words; however, the whole series of events just didn’t feel like ‘bad luck’. Using her divine authority, she rewound events, watching Jason’s lungs unfill with blood and refill with air.

The goblin skulked back to its den of corpses, resheathing the dagger at its hips, and reburied itself underneath the bodies. She let it rewind another few moments before stopping the feed and letting it run at normal time. She watched the goblin, slowly shifting the bodies out of the way, making sure they made no noise when it moved them. Slowly, carefully, it began to creep towards Jason’s exposed back. It drew the blade, again slowly and quietly. It closed the distance making sure to never let Jason see it or to give him any reason to think someone was behind him. Then in a flash of movement it leapt, burying the dagger right into a joint in Jason’s armor. The placement was perfect, no resistance, so the blade sank to the hilt. Allowing it to puncture Jason’s right lung.

Ruby rewound the log once more. This was wrong, very wrong. The goblin was way too good to just be some random grunt. Its movements were too smooth, its aim too precise. No, she was sure of it now, this was not a normal goblin. She focused her attention on the thing, aiming to scan the goblin for abnormalities, the dust covering it offering a surprising level of resistance to her scan. Not enough to stop her from doing what she wanted, but more resistance than she felt was reasonable for the anti-magic powder.

When she finally gained access to the monster’s stat block, her suspicions were proven correct. That was no normal goblin, that was a Redcap, a Redcap assassin no less. What in the dozen hells was a Redcap assassin doing in the middle of a freaking battlefield?! Such a valuable unit wouldn’t be used on the front lines, their skill set was terribly suited for the chaos that was an active battle. No, something was very wrong here and Ruby was going to figure out what.

As her mind raced trying to puzzle out what the actual fuck was going on, something else about the goblin flagged in her mind. It had come out of the corpse pile with the dagger already in its possession. She highlighted the various bodies that had made up the goblin's hidey hole, and then rewound the scene back. Every time one of the highlighted bodies met their fate, she froze the moment and pulled the scene into a separate window. It took a few minutes, but she eventually had all of the corpses frozen in the heartbeat before their deaths. She went through and scanned every single individual. Not a single one had been equipped with a magic disruptor blade. “So, where the fuck did the Redcap get a kingdom issued disruptor?”

Looking up, she saw that Jason was still fiddling with whatever it was that he bought. She tried to make idle conversation with the man, but he had gone full auto pilot, giving curt one-to-two word answers when asked a question or having to respond to a comment. She rolled her eyes, as much as she and him butted heads, she did have to admit that she did kind of like the guy. He had been going a little too hard into the whole dark and brooding edge lord thing recently, but that was hardly his fault. The human soul was ill suited to withstand the trauma of death, much less multiple deaths. The Agency usually did a memory scrub every couple missions, to prevent that kind of issue, but Jason had been dodging the screenings. For a moment she considered just letting sleeping dogs lie. Jason was dead and the mission was over regardless of what she might find, but the whole thing just rubbed her the wrong way.

Taking a little nip from her pocket flask, she once more focuses her attention on the Redcap. After scrubbing through the last several months of the creature’s life, she finally finds what she was looking for. The blade had come from one of Jason’s personal guards.

Ruby did a deep dive on the guard, and what came back made her blood run cold. The man had recently lost his lover. Jason had ordered a company to mop up a fleeing enemy force, before it could regroup and cause more issues. The entire thing had been a ruse and the company had been slaughtered to the last. The guard's lover had been part of that company. The loss had hit the man hard, driving him to the only rock left in his life. His deep belief in the kingdom’s divinity.

And wouldn’t you know it, apparently the kingdom’s divinity had some issues with Jason that it couldn’t be bothered to address through the proper channels. So instead of letting Ruby handle the trainwreck that was Jason’s social skills, this little scum lord of a God, had taken upon themself to deal with the issue. Several months of holy visions were enough to convince the grieving widow to betray everyone and everything he had ever known.

Once the guard had been properly brainwashed into turning his coat, it had been a simple matter to worm his way on to all of Jason’s post-fight surveys of the battlefield. The magic scanners that were exclusive to Jason’s retinue, had allowed him to see that Jason’s inhuman ability to avoid taking damage was really just a creative use of high-level magic. High-level magic that could have easily been used to save many of the kingdom’s soldiers. But of course, Jason believed himself too good to give the common man a means to protect themselves and those they loved. All this knowledge was of course worthless to the guard, he was nowhere near skilled enough to actually challenge Jason. But wouldn’t you know it, the divinity had thought of that too.

The podunk worm had brokered a secret deal with the enemy he’d contracted the Agency to deal with. In exchange for getting rid of a thorn in the God’s side, it would use its powers to scale back the war. Instead of facing a war of eradication, the enemy would be allowed to keep some of the land it had conquered.

At the urging of his God, the guard held a series of clandestine meetings with the Redcap. Imparting all the information he had learned in the months of shadowing Jason. He also gave the beast two gifts, the first was a Disruptor blade the guard had swiped from a fellow honor guard; when Jason’s corpse was found the blade would be traced back to the unfortunate guard instead of the traitor. The second was a satchel of Grarothian powder that had been blessed by the divinity, to ensure that Jason wouldn’t see the attack coming. It had worked of course; Jason hadn’t even known he was in danger till the blade was already buried in his lung. Oh, she was going to have the wannabe God’s head on a pike after this.

It pained her to admit it, but Jason deserved the final say in how this was all going to go down. She attempted to grab his attention, but the man was lost in his own little world. She tried waving her hands, ignored. She tried snapping her fingers in his ears, ignored. She even went so far as to beat her wings, blasting his face with the wind force of just under a category 1 hurricane; again ignored. Her rage was starting to reach fever pitch. So, she defaulted to the most tried and true method of stress reduction she had in her arsenal. She decided the only way for herself and Jason, once he knew the truth, to calm down would be to relax with a drink of the finest Earth treats.

With a heavy heart she opened up her most beloved extra planer storage space. This place was used for the only two things Ruby really cared about anymore. It was where she kept her most prized and coveted liquor, and where she kept the last few mementos, she possessed of her fallen wards. Her eyes scanned the room, she needed to pick the right apology gift. As she carefully made her way towards the back, she saw it. Tucked in about two thirds of the way to the back wall, stood a single hogshead of ancient scotch whiskey. The second to last gift she had received from one of her dearest friends, all those years ago.

Yes, this was the correct one. She felt it deep within her chest, a proper atonement requires a proper level of sacrifice. With a heavy heart she lifted the barrel over her head and began to stride out of the extra dimensional space. As she neared the opening, the soft clink of something falling and a flash of gold caught her eye. Sitting on a tiny end table was a small pouch of coins, one of which had somehow gotten loose and tumbled face up onto the polished table face.

For a moment she hesitated, she knew exactly what those coins were; and knew how much trouble she would get into if upper management found out she had them. That said, she also knew a sign when she saw one. The artifacts that she held within this place were the last remnants of those she had failed most of all. She pondered the meaning behind the fact that two of her previous charges seemed to have taken a shine to Jason, offering up to him their most precious of gifts. With a heavy heart and a plea to those long lost, she grabbed the coin before closing the pocket dimension.

With a loud *CLUNK* She set the hogshead down. Apparently, the sound of the barrel had finally made enough noise to draw Jason’s attention away from his screen. From a much smaller storage pocket she produced two crystal glasses. Pouring a hefty serving into each glass, she set one down in front of herself and the other in front of Jason. Locking eyes with the man, she said a single word.

“Drink”

The man twisted his face up in disgust at the sight of the liquor.

“Thanks, but no thanks, I’m not inclined to degr...”

“I said, DRINK!” Ruby growl bellows, casting the Command spell on the last word. Jason, despite his best efforts to ignore the compulsion, is forced to do as he is told, and takes a hearty swig of his hundred-year-old Scotch. With a smile on her lips, Ruby takes the opportunity to sip the illustrious gift. The hours melt away as they both sip and savor the deep complex flavors of this legendary brew.

As the drink flows her recollection of events becomes just a tad bit hazy. She can’t really remember how long it takes, but she does eventually come clean about the reason for this impromptu bout of drinking. It comes as little shock that Jason is... less than pleased to learn about the events that led to his death. He downs the rest of his drink in a single gulp, a waste of grand booze in Ruby’s opinion, and demands she fill his next one to the brim. For the first time in FAR too long, Ruby gets to see the Jason she had known all those years ago was still in there.

As the festivities carried on, she would occasionally catch him fiddling with the token he had bought. Curiosity finally getting the better of her, she decided to ask him about it, deciding to NOT mention that she knew it was illicitly purchased. He was cagey about it at first, but eventually loosened up and told her the truth.

He had grown bored with the usual missions that he had been assigned. He was sick of always having to play support, always cleaning up someone else’s messes, always laying the groundwork for someone else’s story. So, he had decided to cash in his points, and finally make use of the vacation time he had accrued. He had picked out what looked to be a pretty basic Isekai mission. Ruby suggested not mentioning his luck to anyone else, even she was aware how rare and coveted those missions were.

As the night wound to a close, they said their goodbyes. Before taking her leave, Ruby remembered the other present she had for Jason. A sharp whistle was the only warning she gave him before flicking the coin at his head. Even drunk, the man’s senses were still a thing to marvel at as he caught it in midair .

“The fuck is this?”

“Think of it as a gift.” She snorts.

“Oh, how generous of you. A whole gold coin, whatever will I spend it on.” Jason responds as he jangles the large coin pouch at his hip.

“Oh, fuck off. I’ll take it back if you’re going to be a brat about it.”

Jason drops the coin into his wallet and shakes it again for good measure. “Oops, too late now. Guess you’ll just have to let me keep it.” He gives her a smug grin.

She scoffed before turning around and making for the door. She could hear him activate the token as she closed the door behind her. As she wandered down the hallways back to her room, she pondered the events of the day. The rogue client would need to be dealt with, but she still wasn’t sure if burying him in legal paperwork for the next millennia or two, or just giving him a good old fashion human curb stomping, was the better punishment for his actions.

The choices bounced around in her head till she finally reached her residence. Having made no real progress in deciding her actions, she elected to just table the decision till she woke up next. The God was small time, so it wasn’t like it was going anywhere.

She took her time getting ready to sleep. Being a divine being herself, she didn’t actually NEED to sleep, but she did so enjoy the human customs surrounding the whole process. She took a long hot bath to unwind, before summoning a pair of adorable pajamas. Her body clean, and her mind at peace she laid down in her oversized excessively fluffy bed.

She had barely closed her eyes and began to drift off to blissful sleep, before she was awoken once again by the sound of her alarm going off.

“You have got to be shitting me. HOW?!?!”

Trades only - no sales.
I have a huge wanted list below but will look at offers/lists. I'm also interested in merch/magazines/books from Castlevania, Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands, Earthbound/Mother, PacMan series.
I'm would also trade for LEGO sets.
Have Consoles/Handhelds (photos of handhelds):

• Sega Saturn Console (Black, Model 1, VA0)
  • w/ Fenrir ODE (CD drive has been removed but can be included - but it doesn't work)
  • SD Card with Fenrir software, some games included
  • Action Replay
  • Retrovision YPbPr Component Cable
  • RGB Scart Cable
  • 3D Control Pad
  • Wireless Bluetooth Controller + Receiver
• Nintendo DS Lite (Black)

Have Misc:

• Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Model 3000 (Limited Edition with carrying case) & Game (PS4)

Have Games:

Game	System	Condition
A Robot Named Fight	Switch	New
A Magical High-School Girl	Switch	New
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case	Switch	New
Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed [10th Anniversary Edition]	Switch	CIB
American Hero	Switch	New
Astro Aqua Kitty Pawsome Collection	Switch	New
Battle Axe	Switch	CIB
Button Button Up!	Switch	New
Carrion	Switch	New
Cotton REBOOT	Switch	New
Cotton Rock N Roll [Japan]	Switch	CIB
Dead Cells	Switch	Case + Cart (No art-book)
Dead Cells [Prisoners Edition]	Switch	New
Demon Throttle	Switch	CIB
DoDonPachi Resurrection	Switch	CIB
Elliot Quest	Switch	CIB
Fresh Start	Switch	SIB
For the King (PEGI)	Switch	CIB
Koumajou Remilia Scarlet Symphony [Japan]	Switch	CIB
My Time at Sandrock	Switch	SIB
Minenko's Night Market	Switch	SIB
Narita Boy	Switch	CIB
Ninja Jajamaru Collection [Japan]	Switch	CIB
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD	Switch	New
Our World is Ended [Day 1 Edition]	Switch	CIB
RPGolf Legends	Switch	CIB
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator	Switch	CIB
Stellar Interface	Switch	New
Train Valley Collection	Switch	New
Where the Water Tastes like Wine [Collector's Edition]	Switch	New
Zengeon	Switch	New
Flashback (Steelbook only)	Switch	Steelbook Only - No game

Game	System	Condition
Cosmic Star Heroine	Vita	New
Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition	Vita	New
Aqua Kitty DX	Vita	New
Atari Flashback Classics	Vita	CIB
Axiom Verge Multiverse Edition	Vita	New
Guacamelee	Vita	CIB
Iconoclasts	Vita	CIB
La-Mulana EX	Vita	New
Mutant Mudds Deluxe	Vita	New
Mutant Mudds Super Challenge	Vita	New
NeuroVoider	Vita	New
Oceanhorn	Vita	New
Penny Punching Princess	Vita	CIB
Risk of Rain	Vita	New
Shakedown Hawaii	Vita	New
Skullgirls 2nd Encore	Vita	New

Game	System	Condition
8 Doors Arium's Afterlife Adventure	PS4	New
Afterimage: Deluxe Edition	PS4	New
Afterparty	PS4	New
Aggelos	PS4	New
Airoheart	PS4	CIB
Akai Katana Shin	PS4	New
Alchemic Cutie	PS4	New
Aliens Dark Descent	PS4	New
American Hero	PS4	New
Ambition Record	PS4	New
Another Crusade	PS4	New
Arcade Paradise	PS4	New
Armello Special Edition	PS4	New
Atari Recharged Collection 1	PS4	New
Atari Recharged Collection 2	PS4	New
Atari Mania	PS4	New
Beholder 3	PS4	New
Bill & Ted's Excellent Retro Collection	PS4	New
Bit.Trip Presents Runner2	PS4	CIB
Blade Assault	PS4	New
Crash Team Rumble	PS4	New
Crisis Wing	PS4	New
Church in the Darkness	PS4	New
Danmaku Unlimited 3	PS4	New
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT: SteelBook Brawler Edition	PS4	New
Don't Starve Mega Pack	PS4	CIB
Dragon Prana	PS4	New
Dragon Sinker Descendents of Legend	PS4	CIB
Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset	PS4	CIB
Embers of Mirrim	PS4	New
Ender Lilies Quietus Of The Knights	PS4	New
Evernights	PS4	New
Exoprimal	PS4	New
Fallout 4	PS4	CIB
Flashback	PS4	CIB
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge	PS4	New
Ghost Song	PS4	New
Gimmick Special Edition	PS4	New
Gleylancer & Gynoug Combo Pack	PS4	New
God of Rock	PS4	New
Grim Fandango Remastered	PS4	CIB
GrimGrimoire OnceMore [Deluxe Edition]	PS4	New
Island Flight Simulator	PS4	New
Just Dance 2019	PS4	New
Just Deal with It	PS4	CIB
Kero Blaster	PS4	New
La Mulana 2 [Hidden Treasures Edition]	PS4	New
Lord Of The Rings: Gollum	PS4	New
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries	PS4	New
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection	PS4	New
Mercanaries Blaze Dawn of the Twin Dragons	PS4	New
Metal Tales Overkill	PS4	New
Minecraft Legends [Deluxe Edition]	PS4	New
Minoria	PS4	New
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae	PS4	CIB
Moonlighter	PS4	New
Narcosis	PS4	CIB
Noob The Factionless	PS4	New
Overrogue	PS4	New
ONI: Road To Be The Mightiest Oni	PS4	New
Paradise Killer	PS4	New
Pong Quest	PS4	New
Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 1	PS4	New
PsychoNauts 2 [Motherlobe Edition]	PS4	New
Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX	PS4	New
Rainbow Billy - The Curse Of The Leviathan	PS4	New
Rock Band 4	PS4	CIB
Roller Coaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe	PS4	New
Saturnalia	PS4	New
Shadow Warrior [Definitve Edition]	PS4	New
Shantae	PS4	New
Siralim 2	PS4	New
Skelattack	PS4	New
SOL CRESTA Dramatic Edition	PS4	CIB
Song of Memories	PS4	CIB
Star Ocean The Second Story R	PS4	New
Tchia: Oleti Edition	PS4	New
The Last Spell	PS4	New
The Sorrowvirus	PS4	New
The Witch Knight [Deluxe Edition]	PS4	New
Tiger Heli Toaplan Arcade Garage	PS4	New
To The Top	PS4	CIB
Trek to Yoki	PS4	New
Trip World DX	PS4	New
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion	PS4	New
Under The Waves	PS4	New
Vengeful Guardian Moonrider	PS4	New
Wanted: Dead	PS4	New
Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor - Martyr	PS4	New
Wordhunters	PS4	CIB
Wytchwood	PS4	New
Ys: Memories of Celceta	PS4	New

Game	System	Condition
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure	PS5	New
A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection	PS5	New
Afterimage [Deluxe Edition]	PS5	New
Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot	PS5	New
Alex Kidd In Miracle World DX	PS5	New
Anodyne 2 Return to Dust	PS5	New
Astro Aqua Kitty	PS5	New
Atari Recharged Collection 3	PS5	New
Buddy Simulator 1984	PS5	New
Dead Island 2 [Day One Edition]	PS5	New
Demon Gaze Extra [Day One Edition]	PS5	New
Eiyuden Chronicle Rising	PS5	New
Fantavision 202X	PS5	New
Gale of Windoria	PS5	New
God Of Rock	PS5	New
Goodbye World	PS5	New
Granblue Fantasy Relink Deluxe Edition	PS5	New
Greyhill Incident [Abducted Edition]	PS5	New
HITMAN: World of Assassination	PS5	New
Killer Frequency	PS5	New
LEGO 2K Drive	PS5	New
Mon-Yu	PS5	New
My Time at Sandrock	PS5	New
Noob The Factionless	PS5	New
Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX	PS5	New
Shadowrun Trilogy	PS5	New
Shantae	PS5	New
Song In The Smoke Rekindled	PS5	New
Sonic Frontiers	PS5	New
Spells and Secrets	PS5	New
Starsand	PS5	New
Super Bomberman R 2	PS5	New
Synth Riders [Remastered Edition]	PS5	New
The Artful Escape	PS5	New
The Forest Cathedral	PS5	New
The Invincible	PS5	New
The Last Worker	PS5	New
The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered - Deluxe Edition	PS5	New
The Talos Principle 2	PS5	New
This Way Madness Lies	PS5	New
Tiny Troopers Global Ops	PS5	New
TOEM	PS5	New
Transport Fever 2 Console Edition	PS5	New

Game	System	Condition
Fragrant Story	3DS	CIB
Cartoon Network Battle Crashers	3DS	CIB

Game	System	Condition
Street Combat	SNES	Loose

Wanted:

Airoheart	Switch
Afterimage	Switch
Aeterna Noctis	Switch
Castle Crashers	Switch
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX	Switch
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2	Switch
Cult of the Lamb	Switch
Dredge	Switch
Pikmin 1 + 2	Switch
Pikmin 4	Switch
Return to Monkey Island	Switch
Star Ocean The Second Story R	Switch
Sea of Stars	Switch
Neon Abyss	Switch
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown	Switch
Stellar Wanderer DX	Switch
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land™ Deluxe	Switch
Sonic Origins	Switch
Sonic Superstars	Switch
TMNT Shredder's Revenge Anniversary Edition	Switch
The Legend of Steel Empire
Switch
Trouble Witches Final! Episode 01	Switch
Vagante	Switch
Overdriven Evolution	Switch
Revita	Switch
INSCRYPTION	Switch
Retro City Rampage DX	Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles 2	Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Switch
Wytchwood	Switch

Lumines Electronic Symphony	Vita
Knytt Underground	Vita

Nanostray	DS
Nanostray 2	DS
Etrian Odyssey	DS
River King Mystic Valley	DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (BOX ONLY)	DS
Final Fantasy IV	DS
Ys 1 & II	DS

Famicom Disk System (Drive and cartridge adapter)	Famicom
Rainbow Islands	NES
Bubble Bobble Part 2	NES
Over Horizon	NES
Little Samson	NES
Fester's Quest [PAL]	NES
Guardian Legend	NES
Chack'n Pop	NES
Sqoon	NES
Castlevania 3	Famicom
Insector X	Famicom

Dig Dug	Game Boy
Aerostar	Game Boy
Atomic Punk	Game Boy
Gradius Interstellar Assault	Game Boy
Bonk's Revenge	Game Boy
GB Gengin Land [Japan]	Game Boy
Genjin Collection [Japan]	Game Boy
Blaster Master Boy	Game Boy
Parasol Stars	Game Boy
Felix the Cat	Game Boy
Trax	Game Boy
Mega Man 4	Game Boy
Mega Man 5	Game Boy
Momotarou Dengeki Thunderbolt [Japan]	Game Boy
Momotarou Dengeki Thunderbolt 2 [Japan]	Game Boy
Parodius Da! [Japan]	Game Boy
Pokemon Silver	Game Boy
Mole Mania	Game Boy
Operation C	Game Boy
Snow Brothers	Game Boy
Sneaky Snakes	Game Boy
Great Greed	Game Boy
Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break	Game Boy
Rescue Of Princess Blobette	Game Boy
The Battle of Olympus	Game Boy
Sagaia [Japan]	Game Boy
Rod Land	Game Boy
Bubble Bobble Part 2	Game Boy
Knight's Quest	Game Boy
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon	Game Boy
Sword of Hope	Game Boy
Sword of Hope II	Game Boy
Tetris Plus	Game Boy

Dragon Warrior Monsters II: Tara's Adventure	Game Boy Color
Lufia: The Legend Returns	Game Boy Color
MegaMan Xtreme 2	Game Boy Color
Revelations: The Demon Slayer	Game Boy Color

Bubble Bobble Old and New	Game Boy Advance
Fire Emblem	Game Boy Advance
Shining Soul	Game Boy Advance
Shining Soul 2	Game Boy Advance
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore	Game Boy Advance
Klonoa	Game Boy Advance
Summon Night Swordcraft Story	Game Boy Advance
Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2	Game Boy Advance
Ninja Five-O	Game Boy Advance
Sigma Star Saga	Game Boy Advance
Shaman King - Master of Spirits	Game Boy Advance
Shaman King - Master of Spirit 2	Game Boy Advance
Advance Wars	Game Boy Advance

The Adventure of Little Ralph [Japan]	PS1
Wonder Trek [Japan]	PS1
Harmful Park [Japan]	PS1
Tomba	PS1
Final Fantasy 9	PS1
Wild Arms	PS1
Dragon Quest VII	PS1
SaGa Frontier II	PS1
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete	PS1
Mega Man Legends	PS1
Mega Man Legends 2	PS1
R-type Delta	PS1
Thunder Force V - Perfect System	PS1
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne	PS1
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile	PS1
Parrapa The Rapper	PS1
Darius Gaiden	PS1

Taito Legends	PS2
Taito Legends 2	PS2

Alexay	SNES
Brandish	SNES
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja	SNES
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom	SNES
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals	SNES
Dracula X	SNES
The Firemen [PAL]	SNES
Kirby Superstar	SNES
Kirby's Dreamcourse	SNES
Kirby's Dreamland 3	SNES
Brainlord	SNES
Parodius [PAL]	SNES
Skyblazer	SNES
R-Type III	SNES
Soul blazer	SNES
Star fox	SNES
The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang	SNES
Terranigma	SNES
Dragon View	SNES
EVO Search for Eden	SNES
Super Aleste (Space MegaForce)	SNES

Dragon Crystal	Game Gear
Aerial Assault	Game Gear
Aleste	Game Gear
Aleste 2 (Power Strike II)	Game Gear

Golvellius	Master System
Aerial Assault	Master System
Bubble Bobble	Master System
Rainbow Islands	Master System
Sagaia	Master System
Gulkave	Master System
Transbot	Master System
Psychic World	Master System

Sagaia	Genesis/Mega Drive
Rainbow Islands Extra	Genesis/Mega Drive
Bio-Hazard Battle	Genesis/Mega Drive
Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar	Genesis/Mega Drive
Thunder Force 2	Genesis/Mega Drive
Thunder Force 3	Genesis/Mega Drive
Hellfire	Genesis/Mega Drive
Zero Wing	Genesis/Mega Drive
Gaiares	Genesis/Mega Drive
Chiki Chiki Boys	Genesis/Mega Drive
Operation Code:Vapor Trail	Genesis/Mega Drive
Fatal Labrynth	Genesis/Mega Drive

Aldynes	TG16
Air Zonk	TG16
Neutopia	TG16
Neutopia 2	TG16
Dead Moon	TG16
1941	TG16
Momotaro Katsugeki	TG16
Download	TG16
Final Soldier	TG16
Aero Blasters	TG16
Hana Taaka Daka	TG16
Truxton (Tatsujin)	TG16
Salamander	TG16
Override	TG16
R-Type [HuCard]	TG16
Raiden	TG16
Cloud Master	TG16
Burning Angels	TG16
Coryoon	TG16
Magical Chase	TG16
Mr Heli	TG16
Bouken Danshaku Dan The Lost Sunheart	TG16
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood	TG16 CD
Rainbow Islands	TG16 CD
Super Darius II	TG16 CD
Psychic Storm	TG16 CD
Download 2	TG16 CD
Gradius 2	TG16 CD
Terraforming	TG16 CD
Star Parodia	TG16 CD
Rayxanber II	TG16 CD
Rayxanber III	TG16 CD
Legion	TG16 CD
Super Raiden	TG16 CD
Metamor Jupiter	TG16 CD
Sylphia	TG16 CD
Sapphire	TG16 CD
Nexzr	TG16 CD
Cho Aniki	TG16 CD
Zero Wing	TG16 CD
Hellfire	TG16 CD

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Hey guys! Sorry, I had to take a little break for a bit. But I'm back, and that's what matters! Now, It's time for our next category: Most Charismatic! The rules are below:
You can comment a Eurovision song from 1957 - 2024 you think fits the category of the day best (for example, Albania 2012). If a song is already nominated for another category, you can put it up for consideration in another category also. If somebody has already posted a song you wanted to post, DO NOT post that song. If you are going to comment, do it in this format: Song Name + Artist - Country + Year. It should look like this: Suus by Rona Nishliu - Albania 2012. You can also upvote the posts that you think should be part of this category. At the end of two days, the four songs with the most upvotes will be nominees for the categories we have, which we will eventually vote on. Have fun!You can comment a Eurovision song from 1957 - 2024 you think fits the category of the day best (for example, Albania 2012). If a song is already nominated for another category, you can put it up for consideration in another category also. If somebody has already posted a song you wanted to post, DO NOT post that song. If you are going to comment, do it in this format: Song Name + Artist - Country + Year. It should look like this: Suus by Rona Nishliu - Albania 2012. You can also upvote the posts that you think should be part of this category. At the end of two days, the four songs with the most upvotes will be nominees for the categories we have, which we will eventually vote on. Have fun!
Categories So Far:
Best Vocals

• 🇪🇪 La Forza by Elina Necheyeva - Estonia 2018 🇪🇪
• 🇨🇭 Tout L'univers by Gjon's Tears - Switzerland 2021 🇨🇭
• 🇪🇪 Bridges by Alika - Estonia 2023 🇪🇪
• 🇳🇴 Ulveham by Gåte - Norway 2024 🇳🇴

Best Staging

• 🇲🇩 My Lucky Day by DoReDoS - Moldova 2018 🇲🇩
• 🇦🇺 Zero Gravity by Kate Miller-Heidke - Australia 2019 🇦🇺
• 🇷🇸 In Corpore Sano by Konstrata - Serbia 2022 🇷🇸
• 🇫🇮 Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä - Finland 2023 🇫🇮

Best Choreography

• 🇧🇪 Rhythm Inside by Loïc Nottet - Belgium 2015 🇧🇪
• 🇨🇾 Fuego by Eleni Foureira - Cyprus 2018 🇨🇾
• 🇪🇸 SloMo by Chanel - Spain 2022 🇪🇸
• 🇲🇩 Soarele şi Luna by Pasha Parfeni - Moldova 2023 🇲🇩

Best Costume

• 🇫🇮 Hard Rock Hallelujah by Lordi - Finland 2006 🇫🇮
• 🇺🇦 Dancing Lasha Tumbai by Verka Serduchka - Ukraine 2007 🇺🇦
• 🇮🇸 Hatrið mun sigra by Hatari - Iceland 2019 🇮🇸
• 🇫🇮 Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä - Finland 2023 🇫🇮

Best Hair

• 🇲🇪 Space by Slavko Kalezić - Montenegro 2017 🇲🇪
• 🇬🇧 Space Man by Sam Ryder - United Kingdom 2022 🇬🇧
• 🇨🇿 My Sister's Crown by Vesna - Czechia 2023 🇨🇿
• 🇱🇻 Hollow by Dons - Latvia 2024 🇱🇻

Best Prop

• 🇷🇺 Party for Everybody by Buranovskiye Babushki - Russia 2012 - Oven 🇷🇺
• 🇷🇺 RUSSIAN WOMAN by Manizha - Russia 2021 - Moving Dress 🇷🇺
• 🇦🇺 Promise by Voyager - Australia 2023 - Car 🇦🇺
• 🇫🇮 No Rules! by Windows95man - Finland 2024 - Jegg and Jorts 🇫🇮

Best High/Long Note

• 🇪🇸 Do It For Your Lover by Manuel Navarro - Spain 2017 🇪🇸
• 🇮🇱 Set Me Free by Eden Alene - Israel 2021 🇮🇱
• 🇨🇭 Tout L'univers by Gjon's Tears - Switzerland 2021🇨🇭
• 🇵🇹 Ai Coração by Mimicat - Portugal 2023 🇵🇹

Catchiest Song

• 🇺🇦 Dancing Lasha Tumbai by Verka Serduchka - Ukraine 2007 🇺🇦
• 🇷🇺 Uno by Little Big - Russia 2020 🇷🇺
• 🇲🇩 Trenulețul by Advahov Brothers and Zdob și Zdub - Moldova 2022 🇲🇩
• 🇳🇱 Europapa by Joost Klein - Netherlands 2024 🇳🇱

Best Lyrics

• 🇲🇪 Euro Neuro by Rambo Amadeus - Montenegro 2012 🇲🇪
• 🇷🇸 In Corpore Sano by Konstrakta - Serbia 2022 🇷🇸
• 🇸🇪 Hold Me Closer by Cornelia Jakobs - Sweden 2022 🇸🇪
• 🇪🇸 ZORRA by Nebulossa - Spain 2024 🇪🇸

Best Rapping

• 🇷🇺 RUSSIAN WOMAN by Manizha - Russia 2021 🇷🇺
• 🇺🇦 Stefania by Kalush Orchestra - Ukraine 2022 🇺🇦
• 🇫🇮 Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä - Finland 2023 🇫🇮
• 🇺🇦 Maria & Teresa by alyona alyona and Jerry Heil - Ukraine 2024 🇺🇦

Best Party Song

• 🇺🇦 Dancing Lasha Tumbai by Verka Serduchka - Ukraine 2007 🇺🇦
• 🇺🇦 SHUM by Go_A - Ukraine 2021 🇺🇦
• 🇲🇩 Trenulețul by Advahov Brothers and Zdob și Zdub - Moldova 2022 🇲🇩
• 🇪🇪 (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi by 5miinust and Puuluup - Estonia 2024 🇪🇪

Best Use of Instruments

• 🇧🇬 Water by Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankulov - Drums - Bulgaria 2007 🇧🇬
• 🇲🇩 Runaway by Sunstroke Project and Olia Tira - Saxophone - Moldova 2010 🇲🇩
• 🇮🇸 10 years by Daði og Gagnamagnið - Keytar - Iceland 2021 🇮🇸
• 🇪🇪 (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi by 5miinust and Puuluup - Talharpa - Estonia 2024 🇪🇪

Preamble

This is going to be a bit of a lengthy post so bear with me. I am going to get into boons, arcana cards, vows, and weapon/equipment choice in this post and how I eventually was able to clear the underworld at 32 fear. All of this is in context of the build I am going for and the weapon I am using. Different vows, cards, etc. may be better for different weapons and playstyles. This is not a definitive guide and I have only beaten it once so far and by sticking to one weapon during my attempts. I enjoy writing about stuff like this and hope that this can possibly help y'all.
I finished the surface on my 24th run and then the underworld on the next for reference. I just now cleared the underworld at 32 fear on my 143rd run. Of those between were me completing testaments, trying out weapons/aspects, and chaos trials. I attempted 32 fear a total of 36 times before I finally got it. Total in game time according to steam is 74 hours lol (I had a four day weekend and my gf is out of town so this is pretty much all I did).
Proof of run

Weapon/Aspect: Momus Staff

Firstly you want to get enough resources to unlock and fully upgrade the aspect, I think 10 total nightmare? Giving your special +30 power. I wouldn't bother 32 fear until you can get it all the way up.
For a few runs while I was using the skull with Melinoe/Persephone aspect, as I was trying to complete the 20 fear testament simultaneously. Stopped since I decided I wasn't really comfortable with the skull and switched to Melinoe's staff. Did that for a while and then saw this video and decided to give the Momus staff a shot, where I then won in 7 runs after switching. It also probably helped that I changed around some vows around this time, more on that later.
Watch the video for a breakdown but essentially you want Poseidon special + legendary boon, and ideally the double moonshot hammer that gives your special 2 more projectiles that seek. He switches his binds for left and right click but I did not, up to you.
Took a minute to get used to but essentially I just spammed special the entire time in fights, kiting enemies when necessary. I used my cast defensively to root enemies and create space mostly until I got a 3 specific boons, more later. Did not really use omegas at all, as I turned off the magick regen card and turned on the vow that removes your magick at the start of each encounter. If I did gain some magick, I would only use it for the omega special to regain some health when it was safe in fights (5 healing if you are near it when it explodes).

Arcana Cards

This is what I used but some may find other ones more to their liking. I will explain my choices below. Be sure to upgrade these to their max potential. The descriptions that I give are referencing their maxed out bonus. I almost exclusively used my Charon cards (obol points) to order 8 moon dust in the camp to upgrade faster. Also having 30 grasp is required so be sure to get that maxed out too. Just playing the game should get you there. Gathering bones and completing minor prophecies are helpful in getting more moondust and nightmare faster to upgrade your cards and aspects. I have starred the one's that I think are almost absolutely necessary.
Arcana card choices
I. The Sorceress: Not using omega moves with this build for the most part, mainly chosen to just fill out the top row to awaken the divinity card.
II. The Wayward Son: +2 health (with 50% healing reduction from a vow) is definitely helpful, some much needed passive healing.
* III. The Huntress: +50% attack and special damage when you have less than 100 magick is probably a must have. Especially in my vows set up where I pretty much never have any magick.
IV. Death: Also to just fill out the row for divinity, not really using omega moves.
* V. The Messenger: +10% dodge chance is a lifesaver.
VII. The Titan: More health (and magick) is helpful for the early game before you get any centaur hearts.
* X. The Lovers: 0 damage from bosses for 3 hits is absolutely nuts, this was a whole keepsake in the last game. Attacks that miss you from dodge or daze from Apollo don't count towards a hit as well.
XI. The Swift Runner: Just generally helpful for kiting and running around, especially with increased enemy movement from a vow.
* XII. Eternity: 3 death defiances are absolutely essential probably in any playthrough unless you are a god at not getting hit ever.
* XVIII. Origination: Enemies with 2 curses take +50% damage is fantastic and helps to absolutely shred through them
* XXII. The Champions: 3 chances to reroll boon choices among other things is pretty much a must for run consistency. I would mainly use it on my first Poseidon boon to get the special. Would also use again to try and get slip or blast damage one or legendary from him, also on Hestia to get her cast or the one that allows you to aim the cast (both possible prerequisites for their duo boon, more later).
XXIII. The Artificer: I slept on this one big time at first until I saw someone using it in a 32 heat run on youtube. Change a minor reward into a major one 3 times is fantastic and really helps in the early game. I would use all 3 in the first region for a chance to get a pom, heart, gold, boon, or hammer. I would almost put this one as a must but you do you.
XXIV. Divinity: 20% extra chance to get an epic boon. Activated by the full top row, its just nice to have to possibly get some more benefits out of boons.
Alternatives: Like I mentioned before I only activate I and IV mainly to activate divinity. You could lose them and go for IX Night (automatic charging for your hex) or XVI The Fates (+3 rolls to change location rewards). I feel like hexes are not all that impactful personally (except for a couple). Also changing location rewards is a toss up, meh. You could also lose XI extra sprint speed to open up 5 grasp and go for XV Strength (take and deal more damage at low hp), XVII The Boatman (get more gold at the start of the run), or XIX Excellence (higher % for rare boons offered), which all have valid arguments. In hindsight I think giving up those 3 for Stregnth or Excellence might be worth it, might try in future runs.

Oath of the Unseen Vows

Throughout my runs I experimented a lot with the various choices and found that the ones I chose are best for how I play. It is really up to you, this is just how I did it. I mostly messed around with damage taken, enemy spawns, and health, the rest pretty much stayed constant. I originally was using the 9 minute time limit per region for a majority of my runs until I switched aspects (and the 7 minute several times). I eventually decided that I was playing too aggressively to beat the clock and would lose most of, if not all my death defiances by Tartarus/Chronos, or earlier. I did still have decent amount of time to beat Chronos if I got there with the time limit, just the health and death defiance loss was too much. Here is what I went with and explanations for each, I starred the ones I think should be kept on and are relatively easy to deal with.
Vows Used
Vow of Blood (+3): Just don't get hit duh. No but seriously +60% damage to you hurts, a lot. I really wish I did not have to use this, but the alternatives I think are worse. As you play more you'll get better and learn attack patterns and how to kite effectively.
Vow of Dominance (+3): Enemies now have +30% health which is rough, but with no time limit, just take your time in killing enemies off safely.
Vow of Rebuke (+2): Enemies have 2 barriers before they can take damage, not too bad. Makes clearing enemies a bit harder, but with the Poseidon boon, you apply two instances of damage with each hit. So only one special shot with the boon will clear the barrier, also the wave the shoots out of them helps to clear barriers of the other enemies.
Vow of Fury (+3): Enemies are 20% faster (and their projectiles too?! I'm pretty sure this is the case, I haven't played without it in a while so I'm not exactly sure). This one took some getting used to, not much I can say except just keep trying. Another +3 makes them 40% faster which I do not recommend. The screaming shades, wolves and their heads, thorny spinny guys in Oceanus, rats, and Chronos are all insane with 40% extra speed.
Vow of Suffering (+2): +100% for the first hit you take in each encounter. Same as Vow of Blood, its rough, wish I could go without it as well.
Vow of Commotion (+3): 60% more foes in encounters (does not affect the boss summons). Had this one a tier or two lower, or not at all, when I was experimenting with the time limit. The AOE from Poseidon definitely helps here, just take your time to clear out enemies. It can get pretty bad in tartarus with the bags and skulls everywhere though so just be careful.
Vow of Haunting (+2): Enemies have 50% of spawning a revenant when killed which if left alone long enough will respawn them. These are annoying as hell but not terrible once you get used to it. On death a flaming green skull thing launches out of them and travels a bit of a distance, just run ovecollect them and they are negated, don't need to damage or whatever. Can sometimes be hard to spot if behind a wall or obstacle. Overall not that bad, it's not the end of the world if you let them respawn. Definitely though go for the ones that would respawn an enemy that are hard/annoying to deal with ASAP e.g. rat spawning satyrs, wolves, any projectile shooting enemy. Sometimes I feel like rats almost always spawn a revenant which is annoying. I honestly think they should also rework this so that if an enemy respawns it can't have another revenant spawn.
* Vow of Wandering (+3): 25% chance for enemies to be from the next region. Really not that bad at all, just have to deal with some more annoying enemies with larger health pools.
Vow of Scars (+2): Healing is only 50% effective is not that bad. You only get +2 healing passively from the card now and a lot less from fountains and such, goes hand in hand with blood and suffering, you'll get better at not getting hit.
* Vow of Destitution (+2): Charon's shop (and wells) are 80% more expensive. You'll miss out some boons, healing, poms, hearts, etc. but it's not awful, you will still gain a good amount of gold to usually buy a boon or something at the end of each region except Oceanus I found. Also with Poseidon in your god pool, he has some boons that can help with getting more gold like minor find doubling up, increased value of minor finds, and sunken treasure.
* Vow of Panic (+1): No more magick at the start of each encounter. In this build you don't really need it anyways so this is a freebie point of fear pretty much. Also if you decide to have the card that regens magick on it pretty much negates it after a little while.
** Vow of Forsaking (+2): This one might actually be beneficial. The two boon options you don't pick will no longer show up in your run. This is why I have the boon rerolls on, so I can guarantee to get Poseidon special on my first boon. Otherwise this helps to increase your chances of getting legendary or duo boons (if you have the prerequisites) since the boon choice pool is lowered after each pick. It is unfortunate though if both prereqs for Poseidon's legendary are in the given choices and you are out of rolls though.
* Vow of Arrogance (+4): Prime 10 magick for each level of rarity above common that you pick. Again, not using magick hardly in this build so doesn't really matter. Also in lower fear runs I have used this, it does not really matter all that much even when you are using omega moves.
Unused:

• Vow of Bitterness: Replace the first boon reward of each region with an onion (does not affect shop boons or trial of the gods rooms if they are the first ones you encounter). I tried this many times but it really just worsened run consistency. Also w a keepsake equipped after Erebus to guarantee a certain god's boon, that would become an onion if it was the first one I found, and then would not encounter that god again in that region.
• Vow of Desperation: Time limits for regions: 9, 7, then 5 minutes with increased fear for each increase in tier. Like I said, I stopped playing with this so I could play more carefully.
• Vow of Abandon: Negate all your arcana cards. Insane. Tried it once, it is just too much, the arcana cards are absolutely necessary I feel to clear 32 fear.

Boons/Hammers/Keepsakes/Familiar

Poseidon: Equip his keepsake at start, reroll for wave flourish (special) if needed and rarify. Afterwards look for slippery slope then crashing wave ideally. This primes you to get his legendary which gives +150% damage from splash effects to bosses. Other great ones are double up which is nuts that it can possibly double your hearts, gold, and poms you pick up. Ocean's bounty is nice to increase gold. Water fitness is pretty good if you can get 4 water elements to give you +100 health. Flood control is also nice for damage reduction.
Hestia: Equip her keepsake after Erebus if you did not already get her in your god pool (you get up to 4 gods like in Hades I). Ideally you want both her cast and glowing coal, which lets you aim your cast. Either of which in combination with slippery slope gets you access to Poseidon/Hestia duo boon scalding vapor which does insane damage over time. I'm not sure if you should prioritize glowing coal over her cast honestly, both have their upsides alone, but you do want both hopefully. With glowing coal so you can aim your cast since you will be fighting from a distance mostly (not always but in how I played this build I did for the most part), which can activate the steam cloud on foes with slip. Hestia cast is less safe and you need to be closer to enemies to get the steam cloud to activate, but it does more damage, continuously applying steam on the enemy. Other boons like soot sprint are nice, almost like Athena's dash in the first game. Slow cooker infusion is alright but you may not get many fire elements to increase your base damage power. Flammable coating is great and helps to melt through armored enemies. Burnt offering is pretty nice to increase your health (and magick) pool if you happen to get offered to sacrifice a useless boon.
Other helpful god boons: Pretty much anything that can help apply another curse to enemies. Demeter and Aphrodite are probably the best since theirs are easy to apply without much effort like frigid sprint, gale force, glamour gain, and passion dash. The other gods require secondary boons to get a curse or your attack/special needs to give the curse, you won't really ever be using your attack and your special is reserved for Poseidon.
Hammers: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like I remember in Hades I if you chose a specific hammer you would be locked out of other hammer choices that affect the benefitting move. If the same applies to this game avoid picking a hammer that affects your special for your first hammer if it is not double moonshot, and hope for it on your second hammer. The DPS from Momus staff is still great with spamming special without it (I won my run without it). You could also go ahead and pick up rapid moonfire or shimmering moonshot on your first one because they are pretty powerful too, and I also may be wrong about the hammer exclusion thing. Yeah I was wrong lol, just get the ones that benefit you the most, there is no exclusion mechanic. Double moonshot is the best for this build and then either rapid moonfire or shimmering moonshot ideally.
Keepsakes: So of course Poseidon first, always. Hestia second if you don't get her in your god pool Erebus. Up to you and what you like for Oceanus, maybe choose Demeter or Aphrodite. If I got Hestia I would generally use any one of the following:

• Engraved pin
• Gold Purse
• White Antler
• Crystal Figurine
• Silken Sash
• Aromatic Phial (be sure to pick it up before using the fountain)
• Experimental Hammer
• Transcendent Embryo

Once in the mourning fields I would typically go with the Lion Fang, or possibly one of the above maybe. Lastly in Tartarus I would either use Knuckle Bones (if I felt comfortable with my health and death defiances), Luckier Tooth, or Evil Eye (if Chronos killed me last).
Sidenote: Is Echo bugged? Or is my game just messed up? I was never given the chance to give her a gift so I've never gotten her keepsake :(
* Ok apparently you might have to do some specific things after talking to her in order to give her nectar, this comment explains it. *
Familiar Toula: Sorry Frinos, but Toula is just superior. She gives you an extra death defiance which when upgraded fully gives you 40 health on death. Also upgrading her attack lets her attack more times before she takes a little catnap (cute). She does 99 damage with each strike which is not insignificant. You don't need to go out of your way to sprint over her whenever she is resting to activate her, if she happens to be where you are running it is just some nice extra little bit of DPS. She has actually killed a few bosses for me in my runs lol.
Shovel: Use the shovel as your equipment if you are not hunting for specific resources. In the case you get Demeter, you may end up picking her boon that gives you extra hp whenever you dig for seeds or pick up a flower. Also just generally good for accumulating more bones since you can sell the plants once they're grown.

The Winning Run

So all of this information is from finally beating 32 fear. I followed this strategy in my head for the most part. I ended up not getting double moonshot, but did get rapid moonfire. Poseidon offered me both prereqs for his legendary in the same choice without any rerolls left unfortunately, chose slip of course. I did get the duo boon and both of Hestia's cast boons which was nuts. Also I got rare crop right after I got Poseidon's special so it became heroic by the end. I also got offered to sacrifice rare crop, after it made my spceial heroic, by Hestia to get more health, and I was then offered rare crop again at epic rarity which increased 3 other of my boons which happened to hit Hestia's cast boons. I did not get any other way to apply another curse other than slip unfortunately as well. Started Tartarus with 2 or 3 death defiances + luckier tooth and beat Chronos on my last life. Overall though, not a perfect run but it still worked. Would have been even more nuts if I got the right hammer, legendary, and another curse effect

TL;DR

Momus Staff good. More special projectiles hammer + Poseidon special + legendary + Poseidon/Hestia duo = nuts DPS. Arcana cards important, vows are tough.
***EDIT: Updated hammer section, added short shovel section, grammar and spelling fixes.

Today's anniversaries are:
1985

• Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound (Rock)

1991

• Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese (funk metal)

2001

• Tool - Lateralus (Rock, Hard Rock, Metal)

2008

• ミドリ (Midori) - あらためまして、はじめまして、ミドリです。 (Aratamemashite, hajimemashite, Midoridesu.) ()

2009

• Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second (avant goth, experimental, experimental black metal, modern composition, progressive doom, psychedelic, Brooklyn)

2011

• Mombu - Mombu (experimental, metal, african music, doom, grind, jazz core, Roma)

2012

• Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Piñata (black, death, doom, extreme, metal, thrash, Wallingford)

2013

• Hybrid - Angst (death metal, experimental, extreme metal, mathcore, metal, progressive metal, Spain)
  
• Les Mouvements - Les Mouvements (progressive rock) Read our review.
  
• Mestís - Basal Ganglia (Rock)
  
• The Dillinger Escape Plan - One of Us Is the Killer (Rock)
  

2014

• Pasteur - Tetrachromacy (Rock)

2015

• Start the Reactor - Demo 2015 (experimental, grind, hardcore, metal, New York)

2016

• Daxma - The Nowhere of Shangri-La (metal, post-rock, atmospheric post-metal, doom metal, metal, post-metal, post-rock, Oakland)
  
• Gnarwolf - Abandon (metal, chaos, hardcore, noise, thrash, Austin)
  
• Syncatto - A Place to Dream (progressive rock, progressive rock, rock, syncatto, Fresno)
  
• Гравицапа (Hravycapa / Gravitsapa) - Demo-2 (experimental, avant-garde, math rock, minimal math, post-sludge, Lviv)
  

2017

• Baldvin Snær Hlynsson - Renewal (jazz, renewal, valdi kolli, flugelhorn, instrumental, modern jazz, modernjazz, piano, Iceland)
  
• Lūmen et tenebrae - Eternal Love (atmospheric black metal)
  
• Thicket of Antlers - Black Dogs (death metal, metal, metalcore, thrash metal, death metal, hardcore, heavy metal, metal, metalcore, ukmetal, underground, United Kingdom)
  

2018

• Bret Higgins's Atlas Revolt - Illusion Machine (jazz, juan carlos medrano, tzadik records, free jazz, latin jazz, modern jazz, nu-jazz, spiritual jazz, Toronto)
  
• Comatone & Foley - Trigger Happy 2 (electronic, electronic, electronica, experimental, idm, Sydney)
  
• Condone - No Room / No Place (metal, metalcore, Nashville)
  
• Miniatures - Trazos inexactos por un cuerpo gris buscando la excelencia (metal, Aguascalientes)
  
• Quasi-Stellar Radio Source - Ⅰ (experimental, metal, progressive rock, avant-garde, progressive metal, Milan)
  
• Sam Weinberg, Teté Leguía, and Weasel Walter - Weinberg / Leguía / Walter (experimental, new york, ambient, free jazz, improv, psych, Lima)
  

2020

• Amouth - Amouth (post-metal)
  
• Selfish Lover - Voluntary Human Extinction (grindcore, powerviolence)
  

2021

• 30 Immolated; 16 Returned - The Burial of the Dead: Excerpts from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (1913) (avant-garde metal)
  
• Altered Animal - To Walk amongst Gods (nu prog)
  
• Canvas sōlāris - Chromosphere (progressive metal)
  
• Chris Potter - Sunrise Reprise (modern jazz)
  
• Cordâme - Da Vinci Inventions (modern jazz)
  
• Crossing the Rubicon - Anthologies, Volume Ⅰ (nu prog)
  
• Dordeduh - Har (progressive black metal)
  
• Ensemble 1 - Guitar, Bass, and Drums (experimental metal) Read our review.
  
• Francisco del Pino - Decir (indie classical)
  
• Frost - Day and Age (progressive rock)
  
• Giant Claw - Mirror Guide (experimental electro) Read our review.
  
• Luminism - East Coast Emo (nu prog, pop)
  
• Mammal Hands - Oni & Lantern (nu jazz)
  
• María Grand - Reciprocity (avant-garde jazz)
  
• Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall - Shadows of Tomorrow & the Brain Produces Electrical Waves (free improvisation)
  
• Psychonaut & Sâver - Emerald (post-metal)
  
• Rhododendron - Protozoan Battle Hymns (avant-prog)
  
• Robert Gross - Chronicles (contemporary classical, electroacoustic)
  
• Sam Birchall - Cosmos and Disaster (math rock) Read our review.
  
• Sarah Neufeld - Detritus (soundtrack)
  
• See You Space Cowboy & If I Die First - A Sure Disaster (mathgrind)
  
• Sons of Kemet - Black to the Future (nu jazz)
  
• Subterranean Masquerade - Mountain Fever (progressive metal)
  
• Tàlveg - As It Fades (avant-garde jazz)
  
• The Monolith Deathcult - V3 : Vernedering (Connect the Goddamn Dots) (death metal)
  
• Vinícius Chagas - Chagas Changes (modern jazz)
  
• Wreche - All My Dreams Came True (experimental black metal)
  

2022

• Betriastellar - Cosmic Fertilization (progressive metal)
  
• Sophie Min Orchestra - Your Wings (modern jazz)
  
• Σέραπις (Serapis) - Vīta et mors (progressive death metal)
  

2023

• Vantana Row - Homelist (crustwave)

“Wait” it was the last thing Juno Guliman said to her Centurion lover before she went to face the Heretic Fullia. So that is what her Centurion did they waited on Ultramar, and when she returned critically wounded they waited as she was ushered onto the stasis throne. And then they waited even longer, they sat on the steps sword in hand and waited.
The Centurion waited a day, a month, a year, a decade. Sometimes they would leave the step to perform their necessary human functions or to train but whenever they had a moment they waited.
When the Imperium decayed around them falling into fear and ignorance they waited by now they were more skilled than any scout.
Some on Ultramar attempted to convince them to do something to lead them as the one who knew her will most. Some proclaimed them a saint and said it was their holy duty to lead a crusade in her name. Darker voices would also occasionally appear whispering promises to revive her all with a simple price of a few thousand planets. But no voice was heard by the Centurion they waited on those steps sword in hand because she said to wait. How long had it been since they even last spoke what was their name?
When the Tyranids invaded Ultramar. It was perhaps the first time the Centurion truly fought in the past centuries the occasional foolish assassin attempting to kill Juno not counting. The horde was endless but the Centurion did not allow a single one close to her. By the end of the invasion a score of Carnifex and a pair of lords along with an uncountable small bio forms falling to their blade Juno’s chamber did not have a single chitinous hide step on it. And once finished the blood washed off their body and the task of rebuilding begun, the Centurion continued to wait. By now their skill surpassed even veteran marines.
And then the day came Ultramar under attack again, by Chaos this time the Centurion waited by her side sitting in the same step, when the trio of Cawl, Yvraine, and Cally entered and at least two of them offered the chance to revive her. If the Centurion was going to speak the opportunity was stolen when the warriors of chaos invaded attempting to truly kill Juno. The Centurion would not allow these raptors and terminators to even glance at her. They moved like a tempest destruction in their path but there were just too many. And then they saw it and even worse heard it. When the cables were severed and the last breath Juno had left her body the Centurions spirit shattered for a single moment. Until she returned alive angry and ready for war.
If the Centurion was the tempest then Juno was the category 10 hurricane, despite the millennia they moved in perfect sync any enemy that tried to get behind her found the Centurion’s own blade and any who focused on the Centurion found a messy end at the Hands of Juno.
After the battle Juno set out to purge Ultramar the Centurion not at their side, after all they had been told to wait and they would not break their word. But they did wander the city slaying cultist demon and traitor alike, while stunned survivors kneeled and prayed whispering the name Centurion. It would be months till they saw each other again, Juno was busy with so much and the Centurion was still wandering the city. But it’s not like either forgot the other.
It was the night before she departed for Tera a short ten minutes between the two of them, a kiss and their hands held was all there was time for along with one final instruction. “Wait, please.” The Centurion smiled something they hadn’t done since Juno almost died. Of course they would wait it was no issue 10000 years was nothing what would be a paltry handful of years?
But now it was different, no longer at her side the Centurion took the opportunity to defend her work on Ultramar as best as they could they would nurture it, and protect it as if it was their own child. And they would continue to wait, until they could have another quiet ten minutes with her again or however long the universe deemed to give them. It did not matter because here on Ultramar until she returned, they would wait.