The Battling Bard of Potedeia

Under the cut you'll see Mun's interpretation and speculation of what happens to Gabrielle after the ending of the series (Spoilers ahead, as with the entire journal, really).


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So, I wanted to talk about Gabrielle's relationship to Joxer and his status as a soulmate*.

*Note: this is a highly debated thing, but it's not necessarily canon unlike Xena and Gabrielle's status as SOULMATES. Him being a soulmate is more of a headcanon!

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TL;DR is Joxer is a soulmate but not really on the same level as Gabrielle and Xena. He's a loyal friend to them both, often set to remain as just a friend. It's not the usual definition of Soulmate, but rather a broader one.

This is a list of mostly canon (unless stated otherwise) places Gabrielle has travelled or passed by during the run of the show. Reminder that the Xena timeline in itself borrows and moves myths and legends about, so it's not an exact science in what specific era this show takes place. Note, this doesn't necessarily count Xena's own adventures, only places where Gabrielle has been in, with or without Xena.

Additionally, some names of countries and cities are completely different from their modern day counter parts and some names are practically made up by the show's canon. So this should explain why places like Nippon/Japan are referred to as Jappa/Land of The Rising Sun in the show. The reason for the name changes also seems to stem from production and other external decisions to allow the show on air. One could also argue it was to give more degree of separation from the Xenaverse to the real life parts, given that the show was put in a bit of a spot with religious groups in the past.

There's also made up places, locations that are not exact, and a lot of traveling. Here we go!


DIVIDED BY CONTINENT:

• EUROPE: Greece, Britannia, Italia, Norseland (Explained below), Macedonia (Only in reincarnation).

• ASIA: Turkey, Chin, Jappa, India, Syria, Siberia, Phoenicia (Lebanon), Palestine.

• AFRICA: Egypt, Morocco, Unspecified desert (Suspected to be Argelia - explained way below),

• AMERICA (NORTH, CENTRAL & SOUTH): United States (only visited in Reincarnations and in 'Send In The clones'), otherwise never visited in canon.

• ANTARTICA: Never visited in canon.

• OTHERWORDLY/FANTASY REALMS: Illusia, Aiden's Realm, Tartarus*, Hell*, Heaven*, Amazon Land of The Dead.


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PROMPT: Find a quote, and talk about it.

"Use no way as way; having no limitation as limitation." — Bruce Lee

"The rough roads of my journeys have taught me many things in my life. Things I can only thank Xena for teaching and showing me, things that -- without having gone through them -- I would have never known or worked out what my destiny and way truly is. The way of Love was not for me and it was never my destiny, and it probably isn't for everyone. Like Eve, some are destined to walk that path. Some have to walk another way. I strayed away from the way of Love to fight for my friend and to fight for good. I agreed and understood the way of love but when the moment came I could not turn my back away from a friend. When danger started to seep closer and closer to me, I could not turn away and avoid defending myself and protecting my friend. I am a pacifist, but... I understand that sometimes you have to grab a sword and fight. That was against the way of love.

Perhaps that is one thing Bruce Lee (whoever he is?) understands. A way implies following certain rules, restricting yourself to certain beliefs -- limitations. I was truly free when I didn't follow the way of love, or at least followed it in my own way. No limitations as limitation. My way bends to the circumstances, sways to the conditions, for no opportunity or event is the same. They may follow the same beat, but the outcome can be vastly different if there's so much of a pebble on the way. In my path and in my destiny, the way of love wasn't fitting.

I coined my own way, that is my path."