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Some clips of Tali I got last night since I started playing Skyrim again. I was going to wait to replay him when the re-voice dropped but really missed having him in my party. We were on the way to picking up Willow from Riften so curious to try his mod out!

#quality got absolutely chopped when I tried sending from my phone #hope its better from my pc #nythireth #skyrim taliesin #taliesin mod #tes skyrim #skyrim #tesblr

Old drawings I have of Taliesin and my Dragonborn. First one was a sketch I just now coloured for fun, second one was one I lost the original file for so now it’s only the sketch and rough colouring leftover 💔

I’m debating on redownloading Skyrim but I know that’s gonna be hours of recompiling mods so I’m using old drawings and sketching these two in the meantime to see if that fixation dies out or if I should go for it.

#think I was experimenting with tali having his hair down looser in these #my last modlist was prob 60+ GB of mods I added over the year. not sure I can get all of those set up in one sitting #cynicatalyst #my art #nythireth #tes skyrim #skyrim taliesin #taliesin mod #skyrim oc #dragonborn oc

Meant to post this for pride month but I’m gonna be gay all year round so no harm dropping them now.

Bigender blanket under the stars with bisexual themes

#cynicatalyst #my art #happy pride 🌈#late pride month #bigender #bisexual

cynicatalyst

Hello yes, may I ask about Ce’sei? Second pair of arms? Is that a mutation? Something I didn't know was possible? Very interested to learn, because it's very cool!!

You may! It’s not a mutation, Ce’sei is actually a predalien queen which is why he has those second pair of arms. He’s also equipped with a tail, dorsal spines, an echolocation node on his crest, and almost half of his body is comprised of the naturally armoured skin xenomorphs have. Unlike xenomorphs though, he doesn’t have acidic blood or a pharyngeal jaw(that he can use at least). As of right now the second jaw is underdeveloped and tucked away inside the flesh of his upper mouth but could develop after a couple of more molts.

annwayne

That is so cool! I didn't even think about predalien possibilities. Oh!!! Ohh!!!! Your mind is huge. Massive. Gigantic. Also-molts, does that mean he can grow more???

How do the yautja and xenomorphs feel about Ce'sei? I guess, xenomorphs likely wouldn't care, but yautja could have more extreme reactions depending on what lore you like to follow. How does he feel about other yautja and xenomorphs??

cynicatalyst

Yup the big boy gets bigger! I actually have a little doodle kinda portraying how his crest will grow and his eyesight diminishes, relying solely on the echolocation node on his head for “seeing” and navigation.

Ce’sei currently stands at 11’8” but I’m thinking he might max out at 13 feet.

As for how other yautjas and xenomorphs feel about him it depends. Most yautjas he’s known were workers under his captor Maul who only carried out his orders when it came to the bare minimum of care while he put up with physical and mental tortures for years and years from Maul. If he were to cross xenomorphs I’d imagine they’d follow him as any might unless he were in the presence of another Queen. In which they might just duke it out like some bees. Lmao.

Once he’s escaped his captor though, he meets other yautjas who are more welcoming to him and find friendship in each other. But predalians are still seen as abominations to many honourable yautjas so he still has to be careful who he puts his trust into and where he goes in life.

He hasn’t really had encounters with other xenomorphs as far as his story goes but if he did he’d probably like them and feel more familiar with them, especially if they treat him like their mother or family. He’s very wary of other yautjas since he is aware of what he is and can never tell if someone is here to kill him because of what he is, or try to capture him for Maul once more. He would rather the first option then be taken again.

I did actually have a story of this on AO3 with only like one chapter though- it’s been on hiatus for months and I only took it down yesterday because I’m considering rewriting it since his story is a bit of a mess right now but everything I’ve said is more concrete and heavily summarized points lore wise.

annwayne

!! That's so good!! And so tall! Love that for him.

Btw, how would you pronounce Ce'sei? I've been reading it as "Say-see" but I doubt I've got it right lol.

Oooh, this is such interesting lore! Also opens up so many more questions. Who is Maul, and why did he capture Ce'sei? (I mean, I think it might be related to the whole predalien thing, but I could be wrong, and no matter what, I'm curious!) Maul also sounds like he has a lot of power, being able to send people after Ce'sei. Keeping Ce'sei alive makes me wonder what Maul was using him for/planned to use him for? Like, idk, was it experiments or twisted entertainment?

How tragic he has to be on guard so much :( But I'm glad he finds a place where he's accepted.

Duke it out like bees lol xD Yeah, I can see why he'd feel more at home with xenomorphs. Though, would Ce'sei have any particular feelings about their "kill everything and grow numbers" mindset?

Could I ask for your ao3 user and follow you there? I'd love to read Ce'sei's story whenever you publish it again :D

cynicatalyst

I pronounce his name as “seh-say” or I think the proper phonetic writing is [sɛ sei].

Maul goes by his own code of taking live trophies and breaking their mind by any cruel means until they follow his every command to show the capabilities and strength of yautja through far more than just hunting and killing. And yep, as of right now Maul is a warlord with many following his code and word.

At first Ce’sei was nothing but genetic memory and instinct, so in a way he did feel something of the sorts as “kill everything and grow” but he had already been a bit more yautja than xenomorph when it came to how his noggin worked. Maul’s work only tamed the predalien part way down.

And my user is nyctohylophobia on AO3! It was meant to be a placeholder since it’s such a mouthful but I think I might keep it for now. But still giving a head ups in case that changes.

#cynicatalyst #ce’sei

Another Nythireth for the road

#cynicatalyst #nythireth #my art #skyrim #tes #tes skyrim #skyrim oc #dovahkiin

cynicatalyst

Hello yes, may I ask about Ce’sei? Second pair of arms? Is that a mutation? Something I didn't know was possible? Very interested to learn, because it's very cool!!

You may! It’s not a mutation, Ce’sei is actually a predalien queen which is why he has those second pair of arms. He’s also equipped with a tail, dorsal spines, an echolocation node on his crest, and almost half of his body is comprised of the naturally armoured skin xenomorphs have. Unlike xenomorphs though, he doesn’t have acidic blood or a pharyngeal jaw(that he can use at least). As of right now the second jaw is underdeveloped and tucked away inside the flesh of his upper mouth but could develop after a couple of more molts.

annwayne

That is so cool! I didn't even think about predalien possibilities. Oh!!! Ohh!!!! Your mind is huge. Massive. Gigantic. Also-molts, does that mean he can grow more???

How do the yautja and xenomorphs feel about Ce'sei? I guess, xenomorphs likely wouldn't care, but yautja could have more extreme reactions depending on what lore you like to follow. How does he feel about other yautja and xenomorphs??

cynicatalyst

Yup the big boy gets bigger! I actually have a little doodle kinda portraying how his crest will grow and his eyesight diminishes, relying solely on the echolocation node on his head for “seeing” and navigation.

Ce’sei currently stands at 11’8” but I’m thinking he might max out at 13 feet.

As for how other yautjas and xenomorphs feel about him it depends. Most yautjas he’s known were workers under his captor Maul who only carried out his orders when it came to the bare minimum of care while he put up with physical and mental tortures for years and years from Maul. If he were to cross xenomorphs I’d imagine they’d follow him as any might unless he were in the presence of another Queen. In which they might just duke it out like some bees. Lmao.

Once he’s escaped his captor though, he meets other yautjas who are more welcoming to him and find friendship in each other. But predalians are still seen as abominations to many honourable yautjas so he still has to be careful who he puts his trust into and where he goes in life.

He hasn’t really had encounters with other xenomorphs as far as his story goes but if he did he’d probably like them and feel more familiar with them, especially if they treat him like their mother or family. He’s very wary of other yautjas since he is aware of what he is and can never tell if someone is here to kill him because of what he is, or try to capture him for Maul once more. He would rather the first option then be taken again.

I did actually have a story of this on AO3 with only like one chapter though- it’s been on hiatus for months and I only took it down yesterday because I’m considering rewriting it since his story is a bit of a mess right now but everything I’ve said is more concrete and heavily summarized points lore wise.

#don’t apologize for the questions I love talking about this boiyo #ce’sei

Hello yes, may I ask about Ce’sei? Second pair of arms? Is that a mutation? Something I didn't know was possible? Very interested to learn, because it's very cool!!

You may! It’s not a mutation, Ce’sei is actually a predalien queen which is why he has those second pair of arms. He’s also equipped with a tail, dorsal spines, an echolocation node on his crest, and almost half of his body is comprised of the naturally armoured skin xenomorphs have. Unlike xenomorphs though, he doesn’t have acidic blood or a pharyngeal jaw(that he can use at least). As of right now the second jaw is underdeveloped and tucked away inside the flesh of his upper mouth but could develop after a couple of more molts.

#cynicatalyst #ce’sei #predalien oc #predator franchise #predator vs alien

This was suppose to just be a sketch to get back into drawing Ce’sei but I just kept adding to it until it was suddenly 1 am.

Totally didn’t forget his second pair of arms and scars here

#cynicatalyst #ce’sei #my art #yautja #yautja art #yautja oc #yautja predator #predator franchise #alien vs predator #predalien oc #predalien

Some game clips I decided to edit a bit

Not the content I usually put out but had nothing better to do tonight so I just looked through old and new game clips and edited them for fun. These are a few I liked the most. Ofc more Taliesin stuff cause I’m still fixated on this mer.

#cynicatalyst #also yes I’m a dirty little cheater with my chest daedric arrows #I’ve played the game hundreds of times I’m not raw dogging every single dungeon now #short king Nyth canonically made that man short and stout #still working on some drawings of these dudes #nythireth #tesblr #tes #skyrim taliesin #tes skyrim

kazukiquartz

The concept of Yautjas having “breeding season” while humans are fucking each other all year round is so fucking funny

#canon #W Ahab and Galgo content

Taliesin and my Dragonborn Nythireth

Eyyyy brought my old dovahkiin back for another play through of Skyrim. Haven’t touched the game in years and went to revisit old follower mods that got updated, ones that have sadly been abandoned or on hiatus it seems, and NEW ONES!!! Among them I found Taliesin and I am absolutely in love. I love how he brings a whole new perspective to a Dragonborn play through and how he can be a bit more on the morally questionable side of things, leaving more freedom to those who don’t play all too kind and pure characters. I am so glad that he even has a romance and more (I believe) quest driven lore coming in the future and I can’t wait to see what they make for this guy. Love him to bits and will likely be making more art of these two in the future.

#credit to SerketHetyt and AnnAccident on Nexus since I drew Tali based on their replacer for him #cynicatalyst #nythireth #my art #tes skyrim #skyrim #skyrim oc #dovakhiin #skyrim taliesin

Hi, kinda forgot how to draw for a bit after school knocked me out but think I found my mojo again. Using it to doodle Bolith currently.

#cynicatalyst #bolith bone shard #predator franchise #yautja #yautja art #my art #yautja oc

cynicatalyst

Giving yautjas a lemon

Pick the victim

Gave it to Bolith so the victim is now YOU

xeno-buggy-deactivated20260323

NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

#LMFAO

Giving yautjas a lemon

Pick the victim

Gave it to Bolith so the victim is now YOU

#cynicatalyst #zeno-buggy #this is so late i meant to answer this before i went on my trip 😭#bolith bone shard

tattoosforpigeons

Hilson truly only works bc it’s subtext tbh if at any point they had actually made it canon the audience would’ve wanted House to completely change and start treating Wilson differently which would’ve completely ruined what makes their relationship special. House engaged in self harm by pushing away the people he loves so he can feel emotional pain and Wilson has a pathological need to fix broken people and that’s why he always comes back to House no matter what. Because he’s the one person that Wilson can never completely fix so he’ll always need him. And at the end of the day that’s what they both need isn’t it? Wilson needs to be needed and House needs someone that always comes back no matter how hard he pushes

#this this this