uhm... Kormak Though we haven't seen him much. But I like what I've seen.

Haha other than that... hmm, I also like young Sigefrith Also Beddie looks like he will grow up to be a pretty man, but I guess it'll be some years before we see what he'll look like then.

Oh, I forgot about Lar...I have a total sim-crush on Lar. His profile is amazing. And I think Cubby is going to be totally gorgeous.
I see what you mean about Malo, though. I guess he's not really "hot" so much as "lovely to gaze upon." Still, he has such an expressive face with such sadness in the eyes...

Will no one put in a good word for Alred? I know he's been a total (!@&# up this past while, but I remember way back when I was soooo jealous of Matilda. Even now... of all the Lothere men, he's probably the one I'd go for.
Though I'm also really partial to Ethelwyn, and Paul. Guess I'm the lone voice in favor of the good guys. Lar though...

Phwoar definition - [pronounced f-wor] Expression of appreciation, usually in a sexual manner - eg "Phwoar!

I just looked up a definition for you... I hadn't seen it before but I guess it is fairly apt (although now I feel rather dodgy as it seems I have been appreciating sims in a sexual manner ). I don't know where I got it from but it seems to have been around my whole life since we were saying phwoar at Elijah Wood back when he was in Flipper! Goodness me. I had a bet with my friend for $1 as to who would be the first one to marry him. And now he is Frodo. Wonders will never cease.

I had forgotten Young Malcom. If I was going to fall in love with anyone in Lothere it would be him, though I don't know whether he would want me. He has almost all the sexiness and phwoarness off Malcom the elder but he is actually a good guy and you know he would go to the ends of the earth for you.

If Leofric decided he was my one man though I really don't think I could refuse

And lets just say if I had a Brude/Bastien/Araphel angel fathering my children I would not be listening to Osh with his pretty words and paintings.

If it weren't for the fact that he will never ever get over Matilda, I'd marry Alred in a heartbeat. Even with his recent actions. So he's 42 and I'm 18? Don't care, I'd still marry him. But then if it weren't for his great love, I don't know if he'd seem so wonderful.

Hmmmm I'd have to say I'm totally google eyed about Kiv/Paul, he is soooooo hot. I dunno, I guess its that smoldering blonde hair/blue eye look he has going for him. I've always been a sucker for blue eyes, odd that my hubby actually has brown eye's. If I could get him to do eye surgery I probably would, but I love him all the same.

Second up though has to be Dunstan, he's got that dark sexy look about him. Even though at one stage I found him to be highly irritating coz of his attitude, but we've long since passed that stage. Yip, I'd about say those two are my top most Phwoar-worthy men in Lothere. Ahhhh to be a pixel in Lothere, stand back Cat - you'd have some compitition

There I must approve. For now, my favorite is Murchad because he has some simple and enigmatic beauty. He's shy so we doesn't know a lot about him. On the contrary, we now read in Leofric minds like in a book (and this is a creepy book then). And I like Paul too, but he seems week with his fine fair hair and I prefer the dark ones. First time I saw Murchad I said Phwoar so it's him. Go Murchad !

(I also think Malcolm and Vash are quite cute too)

*I* mentioned Dunstan's cuteness! It's true that he is more handsome than Alred, though I feel like a total traitor saying that. He certainly was so recently silly that that affects his phwoar-ness now...maybe in a couple of years!
I agree with you on the blonde thing, I think it's tough to pull off - particularly for men.

I think Araphel is going to shave off some or all of that beard in an attempt to look less like the Old Devil, so I am curious to see how that will turn out. He seems to have his father's chin.

Another vote for Malo! My stars! Malo would never make me sit up say PHWOAR! but I admit I could stare into his eyes for a while. In fact, I admit I do stare into his eyes... every time I take pictures for a chapter with Malo in it, I end up with all these useless close-ups of Malo's face!

Young Malcolm hands down. I love the older Malcolm, too, but, like many of you have mentioned, he wouldn't stick around. I don't think that he'd ever love me enough. For that matter, I don't see young Malcolm loving anyone but Iylaine. Which is why I'm Team Malcolm; if he can't be with Iylaine, the only person I want him getting with is a Sim Me!

That avatar of snarly Vash is quite something. I agree Vash has his sexy moments.

And Imin! Can I hear a PHWOAR for Imin, people? I think I need to do an Imin: Perv or Hottie poll, just to compare with Leofric.

This picture remains one of my top favorite pictures of the entire story.

Sorry, I usually try to link back to the sources of pictures. That one is from "Egelric leans the difference between dogs and wolves":

“I swear to you,” the elf snarled through clenched teeth, and his face was indeed as menacing as that of a wolf.  “If any harm comes to me in this house, this Sela creature shall be dead before the first drop of my blood touches the earth—and that drop shall soon be washed away in a flood of the blood of men!”

Egelric stumbled back and crossed himself, but the evil passed from the elf’s face as quickly as if it had been a trick of the firelight.

“I try to help you, and you try to attack me.  Very gentlemanly of you, Squire.”

Vash has certainly had his moments.

Oh, am I still keeping you from your homework even after you finished the story?

I like "Iylaine meets another cousin" too... nice to see Vash looking rumpled with a bit of stubble. Kiv was cute, too, but it still annoys me that I was not able to keep his hair the same color when I "upgraded" him in more recent times. I love his new hair so much though, it was worth it.

I'm just noticing this post! And I haven't read all of the comments but I suspect that my choice for hottest guy is probably not a popular one- Osh. Obviously he doesn't have the looks of an Ethelwyn or a Cearball but that personality! He's gentle, silly, pensive, sensitive and loyal but hard and cold when he needs to be. He always knows what to say. He's passionate but in control of his emotions. He takes action whenever he is needed. He's great. I could marry a guy like that.

1. Young Malcolm... but the nose makes him Malcolm! I wouldn't change a thing on him, except give him his chest hair back after I changed his skin. But then I guess we have already determined I have a thing for men with big noses. (And body hair.)
2. Eirik... funny, I am not too much into Eirik. I love him as a character but he doesn't seem like my type. Still it must be awesome to be loved the way Sigi is loved. He has kind of a horsey face too.
3. Duncan... you mean Dunstan? Young Mr. Clean-Cut. Yeah he's cute. A little silly though. Again not my type.

1. The Old Man ... I love that you thought of him. He is the most adorable creature ever, I just wonder how he'll be when he gets older. Sadly he really is the spitting image of his father, though I suppose with a different hairstyle and different beard he might be something different. (Alred is kind of cute though.) He'll also be taller, which gains him points with me. He seems like he will have kissable lips someday, and OH! those curls. I do not think he will ever be a bastard, even if he becomes an alcoholic. But there is plenty of room for him to become a tragic figure.
2. Harald... horse-face again. I have seen him grown up, and he is a lot more Eirik than Sigi. He has nice coloring though.
3. Finn... OK I can swoon with you there. He's like Egelric, except a bit more gracefully built, and maybe nicer and friendlier too. He is Egelric refined. And he has THE NOSE. With FRECKLES. And he has the Vash hair too, which would be fun to sweep out of his eyes.

I never really saw the big attraction in Brude. He was a warm on the scale of hotness. I thought Sebastien was going to be super-sexy but he ended up being rather frail and cranky. I loved him anyway though. Fergus totally blows Brude away though. THE NOSE! THE ATTITUDE! He is like Egelric... in a perpetually good humor.

I guess I can understand why you don't like Egelric, Leofric, and Imin... if you don't like one, you probably won't like any. (In increasing order of not-liking-ness.) Obviously some girls find bad boys attractive. And I think, all three of them, there is a real primal sexuality to them that is so seductive, especially after one has had a beer or three. They all have that swaggering self-confidence, and give you the impression that they could take you or leave you, and if they do take you, it's something of an honor. I don't really know how to explain it better than that. Obviously your rational self may wake up next to them in the morning and wonder WHAT HAVE I DONE???? (In increasing order of WHAT-HAVE-I-DONE-liness.) But -- I'm sure -- WHAT A NIGHT!

However, if the Bad Boy angle doesn't turn you on, then you're wise to stay away. We should probably add Magog to that list, too. Somewhere between Egelric and Leofric in terms of Badness. Or maybe before Egelric, since Egelric has his sick and twisted moments, except that Egelric has also proven that he is capable of loving a woman and committing to a relationship. Magog is just a heart-breaker with a fine butt and a ginormous nose.

Yeh know... Of Lothere's bad boys, I only find Egelric attractive. I love Leofric and Magog but they just don't do it for me. Leof is too much of a brute and Magog is too flighty. Magog is the kind of guy that stands on street corners smelling of motor oil, holding a beer and a cigarette in the same hand, wearing a sleeveless shirt that shows off his tats and trying to chat up underaged girls.

And am I the only one who likes Sir Sigefrith? I know that he's sorta intellectually bankrupt but he's so good-looking and so sweet.

Dunstan, of course.. typo..

Obviously some girls find bad boys attractive. And I think, all three of them, there is a real primal sexuality to them that is so seductive, especially after one has had a beer or three. They all have that swaggering self-confidence, and give you the impression that they could take you or leave you, and if they do take you, it's something of an honor.

But that's sort of what I like about Eirik. And the fact that he's a big boy (and I don't see anything horsey in his face). But there's just something different with him. He's got the funnies. Humor and intelligence are deal breakers for me. I'm not saying Egelric doesn't, and I'd probably like him more if he looked better, and I did like him around the time of the Egelric/Gunnie drama, but it's been downhill since then.

I wouldn't put Magog with the other three either. Somehow, though I can't explain why, he and Eirik just seem more loving and caring and less.. violent.

Cassie I think Sir Sigefrith may be developing just a bit of sharpness. Last time we saw him, in "Caedwulf takes his first steps", he stared down Whitehand. He'll never be brilliant, and you'll never find him shut up in his study reading books as his father occasionally does, but especially considering the uneducated times, he still has the potential to be a worthy Leofricsson. There is no doubt he is Phwoar-worthy though. With looks like that he doesn't need to make interesting conversation.

Sofie, Eirik seems to have that swaggering self-confidence, but I think we've seen into his insecurities a little too much. Or at least I have... I believe the extent to which Eirik's swagger is an act will become more and more apparent to us. But he is so damned convincing to anyone who can't see inside his head. He does strike fear into the hearts of mortal men. But the primal sexuality is missing, if you ask me. Anyway, he is so perfectly matched to Sigi... their relationship is so brilliant I don't even want to imagine myself interposing. But I do agree, Eirik is seriously awesome. I have a lot of interesting plans involving that tall horse.

So funny that you notice Egelric's ugliness though. He must have a lot of inner phwoar, because I don't even notice the ugliness at all. He just blows me away with his charisma. But obviously, if you are immune to that...

I agree there's nothing violent or twisted about Magog, which Egelric and Imin and Leofric all have. I guess I would rather be Magog's flavor of the week than Egelric's filthy slut. (Or Imin's rape victim. Or Leof's punching bag.) But if you can crack through Egelric's shell and install yourself in his heart, that's a pretty safe place to be. I wouldn't trust Magog in that way. Flighty doesn't begin to describe him.

Now that I think about it, both Eirik and Alred are the kind of guys I would like to be married to, assuming I got to be their Sigi or Matilda of course. Very passionate with the right woman, which sort of makes up for the fact that I don't find them extraordinarily attractive. But "I guess I would like to be married to them" is not the definition of PHWOAR!

Also, I would like to belatedly second Penelope's Osh phwoar. I know he is not the most popular fellow around here, especially seeing how he treated Aia, but there is something about him. He seems so harmless and mild, telling his little jokes, putzing around in his garden or painting little birds and flowers on the walls, but it seems like if you are unfortunate enough to make Osh mad it is going to be like holy shit sackcloth and ashes Armageddon time. That is pretty sexy in an "I want him on my team" way. He is so badass he can permit himself to paint flowers on his furniture.

Also, I don't know why, but from what we've seen of him with Flann, I suspect mild-mannered, joke-telling, eyebrow-wiggling, flower-painting, garden-putzing Osh is actually very good in bed. So let's hear a little phwoar for Osh while we're on the subject. And for Paul, too, since it seems like 97 percent of you are using Paul as your avatar.

No need to justify yourself, Penelope. Paul is awesome enough to justify himself. I just get so confused sometimes with all the Pauls around here!

Poor Devin! Well I will join you in picking out pretty ladies.

I think the most beautiful creature in Lothere right now is Kraaia. Seriously. She has been a bitch lately, but oh my God that perfect hair and perfect lips and little freckles and luminous eyes. She's exquisite. Connie is also very pretty, with her mysterious greenish eyes, but mostly she's scrumptiously adorable with her "good sirs" and her "hippo-copamus" and her charming gravity and self-consciousness.

Lena is also very beautiful in her slanted-faced Siamese-cat-like way. And such a lovely person.

I have always loved Flann's looks with her very prominent, pointed chin and full lips and dark eyes, but it may be partly due to the gorgeousness of the Pixie Rust skin. The new Mouse is quite pretty for the same reason.

And Hetty. What can I say? She is so sadly beautiful, and no one seems to notice, starting with herself. All silvery and pale. So pretty.

And I really like Sigi too, I don't know why, since she's not really beautiful, is she? Something about the solidity of her small body, and her curves, and her lips, and her big manly eyebrows. She does seem like the perfect wife for making strong sons.

It's hard for me to work up a phwoar though, being a woman myself. Sorry!

How could I forget Matilda??? If ever a Lotherian lady deserved a PHWOAR! it was she.

I think Sophie is of the same sort as Egelric -- not really all that physically attractive, but you don't notice because of their persona. As she said to Stein:

“Ach, Lili!” she sighed.  “We were so alike.  She said it herself.  And yet everyone loved her, and no one loved me.  Do you think so many people will cry at my funeral?”

“Sophie…  Sophie… don’t even think of it…”

“You know why, Stein?  It’s because she was pretty and clever, and I am only clever.  And nobody likes a clever woman, but they can forgive her for it if she’s pretty enough.”

Actually, not many characters do like Sophie... she is a little too brash. As she said in the same chapter: "That Sophie!  Glad to see her come, and glad to see her go!" But we love her.

I forgot to mention, while we were on the subject of male phwoariness, that Leofric's nephews are both pretty hot.

Again... how could I forget Iylaine? I was just taking pictures with her the other day, and I was constantly being stunned by how beautiful her face is. So unique among the others. Such a queen she would have made. And she and Vash do make such beautiful babies.

I agree that Hetty is more beautiful than Lili. That's the thing with Lili... her personality was so brilliant and captivating that everyone thought she was the prettiest one. Alred did sort of notice it too, in the end, when he thought pale, perfect Hetty was the one who ought to have been named "Lily", while Lili could have been any pink and flashy flower.

And of course leave it to Leof to notice it as well. He was never fooled by Lili any more than Lili was fooled by him. Oh, Leof, Leof, what to do with you? *sigh*

Rua can be absolutely stunning from certain angles, but from others she has too pointy a chin I think. I can see Malcolm falling for a look like that though. I wonder what she will look like when she's grown.

Mine too, Penelope. (My two favorite ladies are both gone...now I know how Devin feels!) There are others I love too - Egelric & Alred, obviously, and Iylaine is far up there too, and Eirik and Siri. Also, as someone who has felt fragile and ill for quite a bit of her life, I relate to Wynflaed a lot, and really love her and sweet soulfulness.
Really, Matilda is seriously the female PHWOAR! She's just got it all.
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I'm romantic, literary, cynical, and a diehard Alred Sebright groupie.

Oh How could I forget Sigi? She's like an action hero!

I also forgot Gunnilda, who was my favorite female character for a while.

If we're just talking about ladies we like, I could add a few more, but I was looking for that mysterious PHWOAR! quality. If Matilda is the definition of female PHWOAR! then I think we can agree that charming as they are, ladies like Wynflaed do not have much of it. (And that Margaret is probably going to be the phwoar of her age.)

I do think Action Hero Sigi has phwoar. That scene with her and the sword? Maybe if Aia turns out to be an Action Hero she will have it as well.

I always thought Affrais was perfection too -- as a teen. Somehow she seems to have gotten a little frumpy lately. That's OK though... married life agrees with her obviously. And she does have an awful lot of young kids to raise, since she has her husband's nieces and nephews.

Quoted!

It was fun to revisit this thread and see how my opinions have changed in the last year-and-a-half. This thread was started BEFORE Egelric's first sexual encounter with Maire. Even so, not much Lothere time has passed since then, but still... I feel quite silly now for saying that Margaret will be the PHWOAR-lady of her age. Not to say she won't be phwoary, but Gwynn is just busting out with phwoar lately. She'll be the one to inherit Matilda's crown of phwoar, I think, even if Britamund ends up with the ruby headdress.

Shus has gone way up on the PHWOAR-o-meter since we saw him shirtless in "Shosudin declares an end to the tyranny of tears."

Osh has gone up; Vash has stayed the same, with the sweetness of his interactions with Kraaia being balanced out by their creepiness.

Finn has gone UP UP UP and would probably be at the top of my list by now if he weren't still below the age of consent. Egelric has gone down a wee bit because he was just so awful, and then so pitifully resigned to his fate. But still, he's EGELRIC and you know the phwoar that inhabits him will never truly leave (unless he dies).

But like Gwynn for Matilda, Finn is already picking up the torch nicely.

I would like to add a PHWOAR! for Estrid, which I wouldn't have expected when this thread began.

Magog gets lots of points for being so obviously in love, even if he was sort of pathetic (in a lovable way) with his half-hearted attempt at offering pity sex, and his stressing over his potbelly and his gray chest hairs. Any man whose heart can SCREAM with longing obviously deserves a phwoar.

Yusuf gets some phwoar too lately.

AND YOUNG AED! Holy crap, how could I forget him.

Okay, okay, I stop now...