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all about fantasy, magic and mythology

[nataliedecorsair]

I found out about Mari Lwyd not so long time ago - and I fell in love with the concept. Here are some of my Lwyd arts I drew recently! The most recent art is here

[nataliedecorsair]

Enjoy seasonal Lwyds

[youvebeenlivingfictionalreplies]

@spiritspodcast

[vhagar-apologist-deactivated202]

♔ my skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.

[galedekarios]

I knew him as Solas, a thoughtful mage obsessed with dreams. But long ago, he had a different name. Fen’Harel, the Dread Wolf.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf – Who is the Dread Wolf?

[lionfloss]

by oxy.__

[uzlolzu]

Some time ago, I designed a dryad for every platycerium/staghorn fern species I have or have had (my grande died, but the rest lives). They are sorted here in the following order:

p. ridleyi

p. bifurcatum

p. superbum (+ grande)

p. elephantotis

p. veitchii lemoinei

p. cabbage

p. madagascar alcicorne

p. quadridichotomum

p. stemaria

p. coronarium

My collection has grown with two p. madagascariense and a p. mt. kitshakood since I made these, so I suppose I’ll do two more at some point. The line art, ink layers, my design thoughts and some plant talk is publicly posted on my Patreon.

[marlynnofmany]

A friend of mine had this idea, and I’d love to see it in an urban fantasy: magic is real and it stays secret because it looks like bad CGI. The fakest thing ever.

People who witness magic in person can always have their minds clouded, as they have been for most of human history, but all this newfangled technology has to be handled a different way. A video camera records exactly what it sees.

So, what it sees is … something that looks laughably fake. For any time period. The various secret magicians of the world make a point to keep their spells up to date with the current mundane trends — some of them even have running contests for who can make the most fake-looking spell.

I imagine they have a great time doing it. I sure would.

[deluxeloy]

Your fireball is clearly just a greenscreened gif, pixelly green artifacts around the edges and all. It even loops back to the first frame before it fully disappears.

The summoning circle seems to move every time you turn your head, as if it wasn’t properly tracked to the floor. The glow that comes off it does not at all interact with the lighting of the room or nearby objects.

The demon it summons looks like a paper cutout on a popsicle stick.

[marlynnofmany]

Just imagine some rookie fools summoning a demon for the first time, unaware of what “real” magic looks like. It’s hard to take a demon seriously when it looks like a paper cutout on a popsicle stick. Which could be a problem, if they get careless with the edges of the summoning circle.

Oh noooo, rampaging a paper cutout on a popsicle stick

Also, @jedi-valjean wondered what they did before cgi. I propose that there were a lot of invisible spells, and all those magic wands, wizard’s staffs, and flying broomsticks weren’t actually wooden sticks in reality. 

The witches were riding dragons all this time. That’s what the black cats were.

[frommybookbook]

@spiritspodcast

[thewindowofthesummerhouse]

Kasia Jasmina

[draconisxmalfoy]

Harry Potter and The Poisoner of Azkaban + Concept Art by Adam Brockbank [inspo]

[geritsel]

John Martin - Book illustrations for Paradise Lost by John Milton, etchings/aquatints

[apocalypse-polakiewicz]

anatofinnstark

[lpbestiary]

The Asanbosam is a vampire in the folklore of the Akan people of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. It is said to have pale skin, blood-shot eyes, fangs made of iron, and hooked feet that point both ways.

The Asanbosam uses its unique feet to hang upside down from branches, snatching up unwary passersby. It has also been said to sit in trees and attack people with its feet. There are even stories of the creature using its feet to drain its victim’s blood.

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[lpbestiary]

Cacus is a fire-breathing giant in Roman mythology. The son of Vulcan, the god of fire, he lived in a cave near the future site of Rome and devoured people who lived nearby, nailing their heads to the outside of his home.

The fearsome giant was eventually slain by Hercules, the Roman equivalent of the Greek Heracles. He later appeared in Dante Alighieri’s Inferno as a centaur with a dragon on his shoulders and snakes on his back.

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[ilusion-fantasia]

[detailedart]

Details, version II : Dancing Fairies, 1866, by August Malmström. Can you hear them whisper?

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Valkyrie painting + detail by Damjan Gjorgievski

[smolfrogi]

GUYS MY MOM SAID IF I GET 40, 000 NOTES SHE'LL GET ME SWORD

PLEASE

[starqueensterlexa]

[lpbestiary]

In Hinduism, the Asuras are a race of demigods, related to the benevolent Devas. There are good and bad Asuras, with the virtuous Asuras known as “Adityas” and the malevolent Asuras known as “Danavas.”

The Asuras are all said to come from the same father; the creator god Prajapati. Most Asuras are egotistical and have a thirst for power, seeking wealth and people to subjugate. However, if they can fight their nature, they may become Devas. The Asuras who fail to become Devas often war with their brethren who have managed to transform.

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