All they got is magic

this is just a tumblr I made to dump my world building and characters. feel free to ask questions!

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Hi! Welcome! I'm creating a magical world, and a magical little story about a mage named Chell.

it has no name, and is very bare bones right now but! maybe it'd be fun to record it on this little blog! if you're hanging around! feel free to ask stuff or whatever! I'm shaking for someone to talk to about this stuff! thank you! and hope you enjoy!

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hello yes hinur artstyle is so beautiful and crisp and perfect its like apple.pie and ice cream yum

thank youuuuu!!!

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Chell ran away when he was 15.

Too young to be on his own, but old enough to figure it out. At least he thought so. When he made that plan, he looked on a map and pointed to the furthest city he could get to and booked a train. He rummaged through every hiding spot in his room for hidden allowance, pooled it all up and counted every cent. He planned, and waited for the perfect night. His father away on business, his tutor gone home, his mother buried in a book in their big fancy library he always hated.

Grabbing the bag he stashed in the back of his closet filled with the bare necessities, some clothes, his meds, toiletries, anything he could think he’d need. He had tried to get his documents, like his birth certificate but his father kept it under lock and key.

He’d just have to make do without for now.

When the house was quiet he tiptoed down the grand stairs he grew up running up and down. His hand sliding down the old mahogany, polished to a smooth finish. He hadn’t expected to see his mother, standing there at the door with a glass of half drunken wine. Like she expected him to emerge, all packed and clothed.

She didn’t say much. just stood there with that same sadness in her eyes she always had. He expected her to stop him, even waited for the scolding. The questions, but she just watched him. So he slowly stepped down, till they were so close he could reach out and touch her.

“I’m sorry…” she muttered, her words ever slightly slurred. “I hope… you never return here.”

Chell hesitated before he opened the door, letting in the cool night air. He looked at her one last time, taking in the details of her face, how her years of frowning had etched themselves permanently in her skin. Her face is slender, almost gaunt in the harsh light.

She had none of the softness a mother should have. It felt like she had given all of it to Chell when he was born. given away all her sweetness in him. That’s what he told himself anyway, a way to imagine her sweet and kind. Maybe he took it all away from her, like a leech.

“Bye… mom.” is all he could say before he stepped out into the cold, closing that door behind him for the last time. Sunday snuggled closer to him, hidden around his neck. To preserve warmth and give him some comfort.

By morning he was in Strost.

And it was beautiful. Stepping off onto the platform, looking up at the city he’ll now call home, the warm orange and light shining down on the millions of buildings, homes. The city waking up together. He was no longer tired, all anxiety fleeing his body as he walked into the streets, looking around in awe, people all around him making their morning commutes. Families walking their children to school and businessmen bustling to their jobs. School girls meeting up, screeching in excitement to see each other. Boys running in the streets, chasing each other, teasing and joking around.

This was a new start. His new home.

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Chell hates getting angry, because he always sees the worst of himself come out, and acts just like his father.

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Frankie! A new edition to my ever growing world! She's 7 years old!

Adopted daughter of Chell when he gets a bit older, she isn't a mage, but that dont make her any less! She's a sweet chaotic kid who's loud and rambunctious.

Her backstory ain't complete yet but im thinking maybe abandoned as a baby and taken in by Chell.

First sketches:

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Frankie! A new edition to my ever growing world! She's 7 years old!

Adopted daughter of Chell when he gets a bit older, she isn't a mage, but that dont make her any less! She's a sweet chaotic kid who's loud and rambunctious.

Her backstory ain't complete yet but im thinking maybe abandoned as a baby and taken in by Chell.

First sketches:

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Edith.

Oh Edith my love, my sweet girl!!

Edith is very technical with her fighting, abd magic. She prefers long range fighting and focusing more on spells than actual combat. But she can fight if neccesary. When fighting she tends to lean towards spear, and with spells she sticks with the traditional staff.

Add in a scythe too honestly...

Lil Edith yearned for knowledge, she loved books and wanted to know everything about being a mage since she comes from a family of mostly normal folks

She's sweet and I Love her.

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I designed Edith soon after Chell, I wanted to expand the characters of my world a bit!

I imagine chell meets Edith with theyre both young, around 16? Shortly after chell runs from home.

Edith helped Chell with things when she could, and chell would rope her into mischief. Like stealing forbidden books from the library for Edith to study in her free time.

I think as adults they stay really close, become a duo known to get in trouble. Mostly for Edith sake. As she grows older her tastes in literature only gets darker, wanting to study all the forbidden magics out there. Chell is all too happy to supply her with the goods.

(Based on a smosh pic I found on pinterest)

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Chell and Edith stealing from a library at 15!! god i love them!

edith's familiar is named apollo!

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Chell made a friend!

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Some more lil outfit sketches.

Chell I think has an eclectic style, a sorts throw whatever on type of dude. Doesn't care if its a skirt or what.

Since he grew up with such strict perants who constantly told him how to dress, after he ran away he threw all caution to the wind snd started dressing however he liked.

He's also got a hurt knee! That never heeled from his childhood.

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Chell. My beloved. My sweetness. My beautiful, magnificent, punching bag.

A runaway from an affluent family making a living by being a mage for hire. Hes not particularly good but when mages are so rare, peopke csnt be too choosy can they? Always late, always a little bit unsure of what hes doing.

His family would be disappointed if they saw him now.

Bonus: 15 year old Chell after running away.

Short hair, baggy clothes, and running on empty. Honestly hes not sure how he survived considering he has no life skills and just winging everything.

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Familiars and what they are

With the bunny i drew, i knew i wanted to lock in and actually just RUN WITH THE IDEAS. i got brain blasted with ideas and i will not let that slip me by. so! for my show and tell, we will be using my only examples here!

this is our subject >:)

now, what is a familiar? what does it do?

Familiars are more than just there to look pretty and be obvious when your lying, they also serve as a mages weapons. they hope up and turn into whatever weapon their mage desires. if you have a good relationship obvi.

someone who hates themselves for instance can sometimes struggle to even summon their weapon. amongst other issues.

self love guys, super important. especially for mages!

i enjoy very much the concept of having tradition and non traditional practices of magic. sticking to the right way to do spells and right weapons, and i do love when people break those rules.

Now, thank you for reading so far! i will be back with more ideas and wips and whatever else!

if you have any questions, please ask!

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The beginning!

so, to start off this lil project thing! lets put down what i already have. i made Chell first, i wanted a magical goofball who's secretly a sad egg (my FAVOURITE archetype) and drew him up on the spot. He's inspired by Mikey from TMNT, along with probably a few other mental inspo's that i can't think of right now.

but he grew to be his own guy after just a few hours of his existence.

fun fact, his first name was Eli, but it just didn't SIT right with me.

i added the little bunny and thought, hell yeah, maybe that bun bun here could be his magical familiar or something! and everyone, that's the thought that started it all. but first, let's focus on Chell.

his original sad concept was a guy with a lot of magical potential, but he severely struggles at controlling it. messing up spells, having little control to how powerful they are. i envisioned someone who instead of trying to control his magic let it go WILD and just worked on how he responded to it. a good improve guy, but that made him a messy fighter, and someone with lack of forethought, especially if he's going with the flow. he had a brother Vinnie whom he respected, real nerd type, antisocial, and real strange. but he died, so Chell was grieving and trying to get his spark back.

a lot of this has been a little changed, i think the core is the same but Vinnie is no longer a character, and Chell has been worked on a bit. He's now a runaway from a pretty influential family.

i will go on more about him in a different post i think though, otherwise i will write till the limit and i doubt anyone will read this never mind so much stuff!