Dream Arkanum

Hi! I am Dream Arkanum, formerly fadeddreamss!! This Tumblr will show some of my personality: Art, Games, Ball Jointed Dolls, Final Fantasy XIV, cats and inspiration. If you like my work, please consider buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/dream_arkanum

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Hetero-cro-phob-… THAT???

[mollybeenoel]

Rare albino puma

[dreamarkanum]

The prayers of his civilization echoed in his mind, enveloping his soul in hope and tears. Hythlodaeus felt his body stir, except it did not exist anymore, reduced to pure aether in order to fulfill its purpose in the summoning.

In the darkness, his thoughts were allowed to wander, and he slowly regained memories of what happened before. The planet in turmoil, the sky on fire. Meteor raining down with violence, while the worst nightmares took form before his eyes, devouring everything with abandon. After everything, a plan -- to save their planet and what remained of their people, they would have to sacrifice a percentage of survivors to summon a god. And so, Hythlodaeus found his final purpose. He would abandon his flesh to make it possible. His friends would survive, and that was all that mattered.

Fear was not absent in his heart during the proceedings. After all, no one ever did such a sizeable ritual before. They had no way to know what would happen to their souls, or if the plan would work at all. Still, they had to keep going, for it was their only hope. The lavender haired man looked into the eyes of their main sacrifice, Themis, and saw him steeling his will. The young man was shaking, however, somehow managed to make it unnoticeable for anyone who couldn't peer into his soul. Hythlodaeus gave him one of his reassuring smiles, hoping it would give the youth the courage he needed for his journey.

Time was not real after one's soul had been absorbed by a primal, and yet, the former Architect felt like it was dragging in the moments after the summoning, a paradox he perhaps will never be able to explain. When he finally opened his eyes for the first time, he found himself in the moon and knew not how or what happened to take him there. Still, the single purpose of his sacrifice had control over his soul, and he found himself staring at the image that mattered the most: Etheirys. What once was a planet on fire, now was a placid blue dot in the night sky, as beautiful and hopeful as it once was before the Final Days. Hythlodaeus knew his body was no more, and perhaps, his soul would be forever stranded on the moon now, yet his eyes glistened and hopeful tears glided on his cheeks, and he smiled one last time and thought to himself. "Worry not, my friends. All is well."

[dreamarkanum]

The prayers of his civilization echoed in his mind, enveloping his soul in hope and tears. Hythlodaeus felt his body stir, except it did not exist anymore, reduced to pure aether in order to fulfill its purpose in the summoning.

In the darkness, his thoughts were allowed to wander, and he slowly regained memories of what happened before. The planet in turmoil, the sky on fire. Meteor raining down with violence, while the worst nightmares took form before his eyes, devouring everything with abandon. After everything, a plan -- to save their planet and what remained of their people, they would have to sacrifice a percentage of survivors to summon a god. And so, Hythlodaeus found his final purpose. He would abandon his flesh to make it possible. His friends would survive, and that was all that mattered.

Fear was not absent in his heart during the proceedings. After all, no one ever did such a sizeable ritual before. They had no way to know what would happen to their souls, or if the plan would work at all. Still, they had to keep going, for it was their only hope. The lavender haired man looked into the eyes of their main sacrifice, Themis, and saw him steeling his will. The young man was shaking, however, somehow managed to make it unnoticeable for anyone who couldn't peer into his soul. Hythlodaeus gave him one of his reassuring smiles, hoping it would give the youth the courage he needed for his journey.

Time was not real after one's soul had been absorbed by a primal, and yet, the former Architect felt like it was dragging in the moments after the summoning, a paradox he perhaps will never be able to explain. When he finally opened his eyes for the first time, he found himself in the moon and knew not how or what happened to take him there. Still, the single purpose of his sacrifice had control over his soul, and he found himself staring at the image that mattered the most: Etheirys. What once was a planet on fire, now was a placid blue dot in the night sky, as beautiful and hopeful as it once was before the Final Days. Hythlodaeus knew his body was no more, and perhaps, his soul would be forever stranded on the moon now, yet his eyes glistened and hopeful tears glided on his cheeks, and he smiled one last time and thought to himself. "Worry not, my friends. All is well."

[nokomento]

man i love drawing

just a smol clip of me explaining how i usually do final rendering

[an0neemouse]

It's okay to want people to engage with your art. People act like it's shameful to want engagement, but it really isn't. We are social creatures who crave connection. It makes sense that we would want that with the things we create as well.

Our world is no longer built for community. We are isolated and lonely and tired. Make art anyway. Find a community. Engage and be engaged with. Find your people.

[edgebug]

you'd think that "inhuman thing that isn't a person but speaks like a person and talking to it will slowly drive you mad" would only be found in folktales and fables and so on. but no. chatgpt

[shiximi]

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[geologyin-blog]

Rare Alien Eye Mica Specimen From Pakistan.

Video: hamza_minerals_collection

[dreamarkanum]

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[grungenova]

Father ❤️‍🔥

[dreamarkanum]

2 Character sketch art done for Cakey.

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[targetedknowledge]

[cryoverkiltmilk]

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You too can get the satisfaction of maiming or killing a spy embedded in your organization.

[z-nth]

heart of zodiark

[naelmasn]

⛎✨ daylight shooting star

[dreamarkanum]

Needing help with vet expenses

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I really don't like doing this, but this month has been particularly tough because of how little work I got from my main job. My cat, Sushi, got severely constipated last week and we tried everything at home to make him poop, but the thing was packed too densely the medications didn't work. We took him to the vet for 3 consultations + 3 different exams (blood test, ultrasound and x-ray) and he had to be taken in for a couple days to do a colon cleansing. They managed to remove all the gunk, and he was sent home with another bunch of meds to keep his gut working and for the other issues we discovered in the exams. These meds are quite expensive so the expenses climbed up really fast. I'm accepting donations on my ko-fi, any value is super welcome! If you can't donate, please reblod just in case this reaches someone who can help! Thank you very much for your attention and help ♥

[aotopmha-deactivated20260101]

I just finished it and I think the entire sequence of the Endwalker lvl 83 quest In From the Cold is kind of amazing.

I've been wanting to talk about it since I saw it happen in a playthrough.

It brings together the soul research lore, Zenos and Garlemald in general in such a cool way.

Your friends could've been dead here.

You could have been forever stuck in that soldier's body.

It's absolutely fantastic gameplay/story integration. Endlessly frustrating and annoying, but absolutely awesome thematically.

And it's not just about understanding the situation of the regular Garlean soldier, but also how powerful you actually are.

And how much the Warrior of Light cares for their friends and people.

You are crawling forward by the end to get to the camp.

That duty said so much more by having no quest markers and just throwing you into the chaos than any line of dialog ever could, even if it took me like more than an hour to beat.

(Varis' fate is disgusting and meaningful in just the right way, too. What else would be controlling Garlemald?)

Thancred's duty earlier in the story was equally cool because of thematic and gameplay reasons, but served a much different, chiller purpose.

This game has grown to be so ridiculously good at making thematic encounters.

And I hope we will continue to see it in Dawntrail. I still remember so many solo duties in ARR being so generic. But then gradually it just got better and better.

I really, really hope they won't shy away from it even if it is "frustrating". Not all of the solo duties need to be like this, but I hope they continue sneaking in stuff like this.

[dreamarkanum]

Honestly, once I did this duty I actually had a very strong feeling that the collaboration with Yoko Taro had left more lasting effects in the dev team of XIV than we expected. This duty was a delicious surprise because they evolved so much in the "show don't tell" aspect and Yoko Taro's games are full of this kind of gameplay! I hope they give us more things like this too. It involves the players in a deeply emotional level and it hits even harder in XIV because most of the player base has a deep connection with their character.