Celestial Jubilee - a gate, a guard, and a key

Amanda the Adventurer AU by @SovereignFives

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Full Introduction Here

Cover Here

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I headcanon that the auditor in the security audit tape and the preacher are the same person

the auditor's job is to compartmentalize information and convey it so the intended audience can understand, which is pretty much what a preacher does with sermons.

and- this was just a random thought but I like it so I added him(as the archivist/virgo) to my celestial jubilee character roster

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actually gonna move some things around

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I headcanon that the auditor in the security audit tape and the preacher are the same person

the auditor's job is to compartmentalize information and convey it so the intended audience can understand, which is pretty much what a preacher does with sermons.

and- this was just a random thought but I like it so I added him(as the archivist/virgo) to my celestial jubilee character roster

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some concept art for a few Hameln/Curtain characters, had their designs floating in my head I figured I'd try to get some of it onto paper

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Little Girl and Her Lion

been thinking about associating Amanda/Rebecca with the Leo constellation, the Sun, and Lions

this idea came from another ATA drawing idea that I'll probably never draw involving constellations, Aries representing Wooly was an obvious pick but nothing immediately came to mind for Amanda. I love animal symbolism, the only two for Amanda that come to mind for me are dragons,,, and kittens! and my logic is oh kitten = feline = lion = leo bada bing bada boom.

and sun makes sense to me because the sun is a star, and Amanda is the star of the show, and our solar system revolves around the sun like the world of the tapes revolves around Amanda, and guess what stars create when they die! Black holes! which are basically the natural equivalent of a gateway to darkness which seems in line with Hamelns goals

This drawing is meant to be a lineart piece though I'll probably make a rendered illustration with it later, I'm quite happy with how it came out.

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some doodles and some early concepting for veil Rebecca or maybe Veilbecca as a shorthand. I'm thinking she likes to wear warm/winter clothing both because of this post and also as a sort of way to symbolize that she is willing to go outside under any conditions. like as a response to being told 'there's a blizzard outside, stay in here where it's "warm and safe". forever'

Rebecca's appearance is always changing in the veil, a mix of her grasping at her own consciousness and memories and the influence of surrounding soul fragments causes this. her visible age is constantly shifting and her hairstyle and clothes change around. I also want to portray this idea by changing how I render her between chapters or major moments, but that detail only works digitally

(I didn't have any references on hand when drawing these so some things will be off)

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Calling Rebecca in the veil's main hangout place Annwn(aka the otherworld) after the Celtic realm of deities and the dead, word of delights and eternal youth. Because I can :)

also discovered something VERY VERY interesting that I might incorporate while looking that up

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Some character exploration sketches for Balaamarcus

I decided the three heads only appear when he's intensely emotional like when wooly's 3 heads appear in the game.

Still figuring out how I want to attach the face to the body agh

Marcus is very unhinged in this AU btw

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the fact that the wizard in the pop-up book is depicted wielding lightning, and that I portray Hameln as the Jupiter, the god of thunder, is not last on me.

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In Celestial Jubilee

Yellow represents Jupiter, The Curtain/Hameln as a collective entity*

Purple represents Saturn, Individual members of the Curtain or Hameln employees

A combination of both, can mean a few things, but it mainly means either:

An individual member of The Curtain/Hameln going against the will of the collective

Or The Curtain/Hameln collective making a decision that individual members disapprove of

*Jupiter can also refer to a nebulous entity beyond, or perhaps even, behind the curtain.

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waittt Obsidian's canvas feature is literally perfect for creating outlines!!! I wish I started used it sooner. this program is just a gift that keeps on giving

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In Celestial Jubilee I like to use astronomical bodies as symbolism!

the sun/sunlight represents truth, awareness, and self

the moon represents lies, concealment, and denial

the earth represents reality and people seeking truth

and the light of the moon shining onto earth represents truth being distorted and subdued and wouldn't you know it, Amanda the Adventurer canonically takes place during a new moon! when the moon isn't reflecting any light onto the earth

also while checking to see if there was anything interesting happening in the sky on that day, I noticed these happen later in the week!(occulting in this context is when a celestial body covers another celestial body from view)

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Celestial Jubilee AU Introduction

keep in mind this AU is in the early stages of development and things are subject to change! also please disregard any typos- I didn't save the files for these and would have to remake the entire card from scratch to fix any T0T

The Light That Comes Through - Sparkbird

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I mostly finished writing the introduction :)

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it's a conspiracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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wip

why are bears so weird T0T specifically their hind legs which is the part I'm using- probably would have been easier if I started with the body first but eh

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mmm sharing this rough draft on a whim I might regret but-

calling this one Balaamarcus