I'm an animator and Storyboard artist who likes to draw their OCs and tell stories. My ongoing main project is known as "Immortal Promises", which you might have seen on YouTube Shorts, TikTok or Instagram!
I'm very slow with asks! Just bear with me! ❤️ I always read and appreciate all the questions regardless of me answering them or not!!
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🔻 FAQ BELOW 🔻
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERS' PRONOUNS?
╰┈➤ Please check this post for their pronouns list! And here is a post about their sexual orientations, too!
DO YOU PLAN ON MAKING SOMETHING BIGGER FOR "IMMORTAL PROMISES" IN THE FUTURE? WHERE CAN I READ IT OR FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTERS?
╰┈➤ Unfortunately I haven't put out anything "official" for them yet! They're more like a tag along and find out kind of thing. You'll find information by scrambling through my social media and posts (I know, it's not optimal, but it's all I have for now). 💔
My biggest dream would be to create a narrative-driven/visual novel game for them.
In my heart, I'm aiming for something like Slay The Princess, or Detroit: Become Human (narrative-wise). But for that, I need a lot of money and time, so it's still a long-term goal.
In the meantime, my goal is to create animations, comics, and engage people into knowing more about these characters, and I would love if you accompanied me in this journey!! ❤️
WHAT PROGRAM DO YOU USE FOR ANIMATING?
╰┈➤ I use Storyboard Pro 24 for most of my animated shorts! Recently I started using Harmony for more elaborated animation (if you see shorts with multiple layers that move, I probably used Harmony.
I animate 24fps, on 2s and 1s most of the time!
WHAT TABLET DO YOU USE?
╰┈➤ A second hand XP Pen Artist 22 (2nd Generation) 21.5-inch
DO YOU DO COMMISSIONS?
╰┈➤ Not regularly. I might open commission from time to time, but it's a once-a-year kind of thing. You can check my comm prices and status here: https://arkquackie-comms.carrd.co/
(And no, I don't make animation commissions!)
CAN I MAKE FANART/WRITE FANFIC OF YOUR CHARACTERS?
╰┈➤ Yes of course you can! ✅ I'd actually be honored! You can create OCs for Immortal Promises, ship your own characters with mine, create scenarios, write fanfic, self-ship, etc.
As long as it's legal and morally acceptable, I'm probably okay with anything you do! Thank you for the love you show them!! 😭❤️
CAN I MAKE COSPLAY OF YOUR CHARACTERS?
╰┈➤ YES YOU CAN! ✅ Please tag me on your cosplays because I'd love to see it and share!! Thank you so much for considering cosplaying my OCs!! ❤️
CAN I VOICE OVER YOUR CHARACTERS?
╰┈➤ YES YOU CAN! ✅ As long as you properly credit me for the animation, that's totally fine! Please feel free to tag me in it as well, because I'd love to see it and share!
WHAT FANDOMS ARE YOU IN?
╰┈➤ I LOVE (and sometimes I make art) the following fandoms:
Yu-gi-Oh, Metal Gear Solid, Sonic, Motionless in White, House MD, BBC Merlin, Saint Seiya, Batman, TF2, Skyrim, Bleach, Death Note, Jekyll & Hyde and Frankenstein. LOL
One day my friend showed me @arkquackie and my life has never been the same
I absolutely love your characters, their dynamics, and their stories. Most of all, I really enjoy your art style! The way you draw and animate is stunning. It has me staring at every piece like it's a work of art in a museum
So I just had to draw your ocs!!
I really love Rica, Akimon and Memori, they're actually my favorites! 😭
And I adore Onorio and his story. I'm obsessed with the whole doomed sibling trope between him and Suwan
I also have an older-younger brother beef with my own characters so I did a little interaction with my oc Argon and Onorio 😣
The difference is that Argon actually became king instead of his older brother, unlike Onorio who was supposed to take Suwan's place🫢
I absolutely love Immortal Promises and I can't wait to see more of your story!!
May I ask, what are the rules of succession in this world? I mean, did the old king name Koronis as his heir? Is there the input of the queen? Is it age-based?
If the rules are anything like European middle-ages ones (which does look similar to your kingdom) it would be Suwan, who was the rightful ruler, being the older and male. Despite being genderfluid, they'd still be considered a prince afteral. Koronis would have been considered a younger princess (damn, calling him a "princess" sounds wrong). Not saying middle-ages made any sense with how sexist it was, but that's how it was supposed to work.
I'm asking because Suwan is considered an usurper. It's Onorio, who's supposed to be the one on the throne. Why?
You see, Suwan is not officially considered an usurper!
He is, from the omniscient eyes of the audience, an usurper, yes; but if you're living as a commoner, you and most people would assume Suwan to be deserving of the throne. You wouldn't be aware of the intricacies that were happening inside the castle's closed doors, and that Suwan was, in fact, ALMOST considered unfit to rule before Conrado and Koronis were murdered.
As for succession rules, I'm glad you asked!
In Lummomaven, progeniture is nice, but not required. You actually only need to have one specific trait to be considered for the position, and that trait is: blue blood.
Unfortunately, the chances of having a blue blooded heir were of 50/50 per pregnancy, which put a lot of pressure on the Queen to birth a blue blooded heir as soon as possible.
So, if the first-born is a red-blooded boy, and the younger sibling is a blue-blooded girl, that automatically puts the girl FIRST in the line of succession.
While is important to note that being male is NOT nearly as important as having blue blood.... This universe IS misogynistic, so, if the first-born turns out to be MALE AND BLUE BLOODED, that is the BEST possible scenario you could ask for.
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BUT Even if you check all the boxes, you can still be considered unfit to rule (which was Suwan's case.)
You see, Suwan had a lot of problems upon birth LOL. He was a fragile and sick kid, and doctors had to work hard to keep him alive.
At 15 years old, shortly after his mother's passing, Suwan started suffering from night terrors, and was misdiagnosed with several debilitating, unexistent mental illnesses, that led his father to believe Suwan was uncapable of ruling.
(Not to mention that Suwan argued with Conrado multiple times, and they verbally and physically abused each other after the Queen's passing. Their relationship was extremely toxic. Conrado didn't like Suwan at all, always deemed him weak, and multiple times showed favoritism towards Koronis. The wrongful diagnosis was exactly what he needed to prove Suwan to be a dangerous individual and revoke his right to the throne.)
Although not common, Kings in Lummomaven are allowed to appoint an alternative heir (with the Council's approval). The alternative in this case was obviously Koronis. Who, despite being 2 years old and assigned female at birth, was blue blooded.
...Well, the council was corrupt, and it wouldn't take much money to convince them to favor Koronis over Suwan.
The decision had not yet been made public nor official, as the plan was to send Suwan away to an asylum before they officialized the new succession line.
Turns out, that never happened.
TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE: After Conrado and Koronis' murder, the Council couldn't find any official documents to prove Suwan's inability to rule.
The kingdom was lost. The Council, desperate.
The doctor who ran the misleading diagnosis was nowhere to be found, and Suwan, who was 17 at the time, was able to halt the decision with promises to reward the council members with favors and land if they allowed Suwan to bear the crown.
Some Council members really took a liking to Suwan and were surprised upon finding out she was incredibly eloquent and visibly capable of ruling.
Without the King to make a decision, the Council discussed and voted through several days, and reached the decision that allowing Suwan to rule would be best option for the kingdom for now.
Suwan was crowned a few weeks after.
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Jesus that was long- I hope this answered your question! Lots of people ask me WHY would Koronis be considered the heir, and the answer is simple, like in most inheritance battles, the problem is always: personal beef LOL
You probably know that a lot of people here simp for Nassor. Is that canon, too? Are there many girls (or boys) who simp for him as well? And if so, is he aware of it?
Haha! 🤣❤️ Oh yeah, Nassor is a fan favorite in their world too! XDD
Young soldiers DREAM of fighting alongside him! (But he's very intimidating and rude... Dont meet your idols LOL)
He's a perfectionist and a workaholic, and doesn't really care for how others perceive him. In other words, no one puts more pressure on him more tham himself.
Losing for Falko made a hole in his reputation. He still has a lot of supporters and people cheering for him, but he struggles a lot in recognizing that.
As for people SIMPING for him- LOL Nassor receives a lot of letters and proposals, but he avoids those conversations at all costs. He feels like romance is not for him, and he's not confident in his own hability to mantain a relationship. He's not capable of the vulnerability that is necessary for a romantic relationship, and he's extremely awkward whenever someone compliments him... He barely acknowledges any of it.
Oh yeah he's canonically a virgin too, so there's that LOL
Psspsst! Another question/I alr had a silly one I did.
How would Suwan react if Onorio/Koronis/kornchips(mb I’m pushing it don’t eat me) DIEEEEDDD!
Along with that, how would the others react to the tragic death..hahah..hehehee..
LMAOOO I LOVE HOW EXCITED YOU ARE ABOUT THIS TRAGIC TAKE (kornchips is perfect btw) 🤣🤣🤣
ALRIGHT!! I was going to draw this out but I feel like it wouldn't cover all the bases, and to be honest, Suwan's reaction depends ENTIRELY on HOW Onorio died. This can play out in so so many ways, I can't just choose ONE route for this question!
I'LL NEED MORE SPECIFICS TO BUILD AN ACCURATE SCENARIO, so I have a few questions for YOU before I draw this out:
- Did he die as Koronis or as Onorio? If he died under his jester disguise, Suwan would eventually find out he was actually Koronis and her feelings would be, at the very least, COMPLICATED-
- Did he die trying to kill Suwan? Was he almost successful? Or he gave up just before the final blow?
- Was his death accidental? Or was it self-inflicted? Did Onorio leave any notes?
Either way, at this point Suwan would've already considered Onorio a trusted friend, so him dying (physically or metaphorically) would be catastrophic for her. Suwan already got trust issues, she doesn't need more of this LMAO
ANYWAYS lemme know how you'd like this to play out 👹
I’ve been super into @arkquackie’s immortal promises series so I had to draw Nassor he’s just so girly pop I love him. Then I tried a similar art style with my own OCs
Anyways the immortal promises series has been giving me life thank you @arkquackie for the amazing art and animations
Why do you always use an image of Rica as your profile pic? Any specific reason or do you just like his vibe?
OHHH IT'S because he's the only character who interacts/is connected directly with everyone in the cast, one way or another.
Rica is not a hero. He is not the protagonist, and he has MANY flaws, but he's the closest I have to a mentor character archetype (which I love lol)
I like his objectivity: he's rational and neutral (which I find important), and lives in isolation. He's a good judge of character, and just wants to have a good time.
He reaches immortality at some point, and is his duty to tell the story of Immortal Promises to newer generations.
In other words, he is the narrator. An unreliable one, but still, lol, which is why I've always kept him as my pfp! Here's a screenshot from an old ask from Instagram that might be relevant for this convo LOL:
(BUT YEAH LMAO I LIKE HIS AESTHETIC TOO XDD He's my oldest OC and also kind of a "websona" if you will.)
hii I want to say I love your oc word building. im not sure if this has been asked before but what does suwan thinks of other characters besides falko? (Nassor, akimon, rica, etc). Thank youu
I hope you know I can never hear the song Ruby with the Sharpest Lies without seeing your OcelHira animation in my mind. Literally my reason for loving that song. I really love your animation ive watched it like 80 times 🥹‼️
AHHH OMG THANK YOU SO MUCHH!!!! I personally love that song too and I'm so glad you liked that the animatic went with it!! AAAAA THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE!!😭❤️Ocelhira still lives in my mind rent-free even though I don't draw them as much as I used to!! XD Have an ocelot sketch!
if Rica wears glasses in the modern au, does he have bad eyesight in the canon universe too?
OH YEAH HE DOES LOL!! In canon, he's got low astigmatism and myopia, but it's a bit more manageable than in the AU. LOL
Though, fun fact! His magic messes a lot with his eyesight and hair (his hair wasn't always white!), so whenever he uses magic, his vision distorts temporarily, and his depth perception gets messed, as if you put a white, low opacity layer in front of his face. This condition can last for a few days, depending on the scale of the power used, which is why using magic is his last resort in life-or-death situations!
(Young Rica didn't have this problem, but as he got older, the consequences of over-casting started showing. LOL)
