Ask the Vassals of Lady Kay

Set Post-Camelot, the vassals of the late King Arthur's childhood friend, Kay, crack the fourth wall in order to answer some questions. For more details on the setting, please see the "About" section!

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I’ve always wanted to make one of these. Here’s my first expression meme!

Feel free to use this! If you’re using it on tumblr please reblog and do NOT repost it. Feel free to repost it to any other social media platform however, if you’re using it; but give me CREDIT (if you for some reason crop out my Tumblr in the corner).

[askarmyk]

(for those who can’t read my really messy ms paint hand writing i’m so sorry):

Theo: Nightmares again? Help yourself to some tea.

Caraway has pretty frequent, pretty horrifying nightmares. Comes from living a cursed immortal life, you know how it is.

Theo always has some tea prepared for Caraway and him every night in the medical wing to help Caraway calm down. 

Theo (almost) never sleeps, ‘cause he’s always working. He lives a pretty unhealthy life despite being a doctor. Help him

[askarmyk]

i wanna do a full comic for the “The One Thing You Can’t Replace” bit eventually (starring the full cast+), but for now enjoy these sketchy mspaint doodles

Both Mugi and Reyna are former criminals, and Dillan is a fey, so this is 100% in character for their drunken selves

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10 Facts About My Characters

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[askarmyk]

thyme what's ur favorite color

Thyme: Blue… The big open sky holds a lot of cherished memories for me

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for some reason my tablet and/or usb port aren’t working, so for now please bear with the traditional art

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I found a cool alignment chart

Not everyone’s here, because there’s just Not Enough Room, but most of them are!

[askarmyk]

hope it's not rude to ask but what does Thyme look like under that mask?

Mugi: an excellent canvas if I do say so myself

(OOC: thanks so much!!!! for the ask!!!!)

[tinydragondreamer]

This is not the first time something like this had happened, nor would it be the last

[askarmyk]

Portraits of “the vassals” from left to right:

1. Reyna(maid):

One of Kay’s most trusted servants, Reyna is a former-assassin-turned-”maid” with a great admiration for Lady Kay. Her many hidden weapons infuriate Theo, the resident doctor, who has to take care of all the cuts they cause.

Skills: Grisly Wound, Live to Serve, Death Blow, Lethality, Renewal

Personal: (Supportive, as she’s the player character)

2.  Brunn(sorcerer):

Fenn’s older brother, his lack of talent regarding wyverns caused him to turn to books and magic instead. He emits drowsiness, and is unable to keep a healthy sleep schedule, making him prone to falling asleep on the very books he’s reading. Is a self-admitted fashion disaster.

Skills: Renewal, Nohrian Trust, Heartseeker, Malefic Aura, Vengeance

Personal: Tome Breaker

3. Fenn(malig knight):

Brunn’s younger brother, and the heir to their family name, as he’s the one with the talent for handling wyverns, something their family takes great pride in. Great with animals of all kinds, he’s often found relaxing outside alone with nature. He looks up to both his older brother, Brunn, and his mentor, Otto. A sweet boy.

Skills: Resistance +2, Renewal, Dragon Fang, Strength +2, Savage Blow

Personal: Tome Breaker

4. Theo(Strategist):

The exasperated doctor of the group, Theo never seems to catch a break. He constantly seen with bags under his eyes and scolding somebody for doing something stupid. A proud man, he takes great pride in his family’s noble title. Despite the constant internal screaming, he’ll privately admit to “not actually hating all these stupid morons.” Not that he’d ever say so aloud.

Skills: Resistance +2, Renewal, Lucky Seven, Gentilhomme, Rally Resistance

Personal: Nobility

5. Kelle(Paladin):

An honest knight with a gentle demeanor, Kelle holds strongly the ideal that the strong are to protect the weak. Often considered a “lucky charm” by the others. One of the only vassals with common sense, but it’s dropped completely when her hero complex kicks in.

Skills: Defender, Renewal, Draconic Hex, Elbow Room, Shelter

Personal: Fortunate Daughter

6. Mint(Dark Knight):

Theo’s changeling sister. A fae of the Winter Court, she takes debts and payments very seriously, and as such is often consulted when it comes to finance. She idolizes her brother’s work ethic, despite her own inherent laziness. Thanks to her brother’s influence, she’s much less of a trickster compared to most fae. Has a soft spot for sweets, which gets her into trouble more than once.

Skills: Heartseeker, Aptitude, Renewal, Malefic Aura, Seal Magic

Personal: Icy Blood

7. Caraway(Nohr Noble):

Long, long ago, when the Red and White dragons still rampaged across the earth to fight, Caraway had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some might call it luck that he survived being in the vicinity of one of the two dragons’ battles, however the residual magic has left him with a terrible curse, in addition to stopping his time and thus making him immortal. The wild draconic magic that surges within him can cause him to transform into a berserk dragon-like monster, unable to control his own actions. Over his many years, he has gained ways to prevent himself from going berserk, but he still surrounds himself with “strong warriors,” despite despising violence, in hopes that they may be able to stop him. Due to his age and the fact that he has been serving Lady Kay’s family line for generations, everyone sort of regards him as their grandpa. He’s easily worried.

Skills: Hoshido Unity, Renewal, Sol, Dragon Fang, Draconic Hex

Personal: In Extremis

8. Valkyrie(Spear Master):

One of Kay’s elite fighters, Valkyrie is known for her incredible strength and loyalty. She’s also known for spacing out randomly, and her inattentiveness to her own surroundings. Reyna put a bow on her in her sleep just to see how long it would take for her to notice it. She still hasn’t noticed it. Her own lack of focus towards anything else has lead her to fixate herself on improving her strength because “she’s not good at anything else.”

Skills: Renewal, Pavise, Seal Defense, Rend Heaven, Quixotic

Personal: Daydream

9. Peter(Lodestar):

A wandering knight with nowhere else to go, their quest to become stronger led them to Kay’s army, where there were plenty of strong people to train with. They do their very best to try and act cool, but in the end nothing can hide what a giant nerd they are. A very laid-back person, they seem just about chill with everything, maybe too much so.

Skills: Charm, Renewal, Dancing Blade, Dual Guardsman, Speedtaker

Personal: Darting Blow

10: Dillan(Dark Knight):

A fae of the Autumn Court, his interest in the legendary Cursed Warrior, Caraway,  has led him to Kay’s army. As long as his interest remains, so does he, and there are quite a number of interesting things in Kay’s army. In accordance to his fae nature, he piles rewards on to those who help him and harsh punishments to those who insult him.

Skills: Renewal, Aptitude, Heartseeker, Malefic Aura, Vengeance

Personal: Good Fortune

11. Otto(Malig Knight):

A young prodigy who mastered the way of the wyvern as a child. Despite technically being Fenn’s mentor, Otto treats Fenn more as an older brother. A few years ago, an accident had left everyone to believe that Otto was dead, but it was soon revealed that he did, in fact, survive. And everyone rejoiced. Since the event, Otto is uncomfortable with the thought of taking his armor off, for fear of encountering death’s door a second time. A boy with a gentle demeanor.  

Skills: Strength +2, Lunge, Savage Blow

Personal: N/A

12. Gerald(Paladin):

A living statue that Brunn found while looking for a place to nap, he wishes to serve in order to explore the outside and hopefully remember his purpose. Spending years collecting dust is an easy way to forget things. Because he’s attached to his horse, as it’s part of the statue, he finds moving around indoors awkward, so special accommodations are usually made for him. Before he was found, he passed the time by making jewelry, which has since become a fond hobby for him. He generally gets along with everyone, but hates Mugi with a burning passion.

Skills: Elbow Room, Shelter, Defender

Personal: N/A

13. Thyme(Hero):

A nomad who enjoys adventure. She wore the mask to intimidate opponents, but she eventually just got used to having it on all the time and has since never removed it except at mealtimes. Most of the time she’s out collecting rare herbs for Theo, on the off chance that a grand adventure will occur while she’s doing so. Also mostly because she hates being cooped up indoors. She’s best friends with Kelle, who has the unfortunate job of keeping Thyme from getting into trouble.

Skills: Resistance +2, Renewal, Hoshidan Unity, Strong Riposte, Sol

Personal: Elbow Room

14. Ringo(Nohr Noble):

A young Summer Court fae that tagged along with Dillan to learn more about the living legend. She uses her young age to get what she wants; which is pretty easy because Everyone’s Grandpa Caraway is always spoiling everyone anyways. Everyone else is worried that she’s well on her way to becoming an insufferable spoiled brat. A trickster fae, she and Mugi have a heated prank war against each other.

Skills: Resistance+2, Renewal, Dragon Fang, Nobility, Draconic Hex

Personal: Fiery Blood

15. Mugi(Basara):

A little shit who used to be a highway robber, but after an unsuccessful robbery against a powerful Lady Kay (he claims it wasn’t his idea, he’s not that stupid), he was “convinced” by Reyna to lead a better life in service of Kay, in order to make up for his crimes. He amuses himself by getting on everyone’s nerves, particularly Gerald, from whom he steals handcrafted jewelry from. He is unafraid of the consequences of messing with fae folk, earning him a heated prank war between him and Ringo.

Skills: Seal Defence, Renewal, Aptitude, Swap, Rend Heaven

Personal: Plaything

There’s more, but that’s it for now!

[askarmyk]

hope it's not rude to ask but what does Thyme look like under that mask?

Mugi: an excellent canvas if I do say so myself

(OOC: thanks so much!!!! for the ask!!!!)

[askarmyk]

Hello, hawke here, just visiting

OOC: Hello! Thank you so much for the bond units!

[askarmyk]

Which of the characters is your favorite? <3

OOC: Hmm, that’s a tough one… Brunn’s the most fun to draw, Valkyrie is the most fun to play with in-game, but I’d have to go with Reyna haha. 

[askarmyk]

peter why are you such a giant nerd

It’s them, the giant nerd Peter. They’re just a Goofy Boy who wishes they were the ~cool and mysterious~ boy. They really like flowers because before their home burned down, they hung out with the gardeners a lot to get away from all the stuffy lessons.

[askarmyk]

Hi please ask questions I wanna draw more of these dorks

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A dumb lil comic about brothers!!!

Fenn’s constantly worried about his big bro Brunn’s health, it’s not good to sleep all the time!

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not a question, but i feel like Brunn and Theo should take a nap. these sleepy boys need some sleep

What are robes for other than travel blankets?

Alas, poor Theo. It takes a lot of work to keep this group of reckless morons from dying. He survives through a daily intake of approximately 5 million gallons of tea.

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Can i see some of the jewelry Gerald makes?

The one he’s showing is one of his favorites, he really likes a sort of gear/time motif! Also he generally likes colorful things, he enjoys working with shards of stained glass windows for example.

He doesn’t really wear them though, they’re mostly just for decoration

and for stealing