But as I grew into an artist, the difference became apparent.
There was your art-
Watercolors on fine paper, poetry about sunsets, high fashion and violins.
Art that won acclaim and note, celebrated as masterpieces.
Then there was my art.
Paintings on barn walls. Rhymes about hard times. Quilt squares and fiddles.
Art that is seen as the backdrop of
"Illeterates".
And for so long, I tried to be your artist.
I tried to write poems about sunsets with dirt covered hands.
Do you know the guilt of watercolors when clean water is this expensive?
When I make it and am famous I will be praised for "humble beginnings"
Because my art as it is
Poor and from the mountains
Will never be good enough
For you.
-Lilac, 2025. Dedicated to that one art teacher I had at 13 who said Iād die broke and alone with no real art to speak of if I kept using words like āyāallā.
I think when I say I want poet and artist friends people assume I mean like. The super refined people in movies who know all about wine and can recite the classics in Greek while wearing a $10,000 dress. (Which would be cool, donāt get me wrong.)
But idk thereās just something about sitting with someone else who is a mess who loves just a little too much and because of that their thoughts are so all over the place that they pour them into art to communicate. Something about connecting through art thatās chaotic and messy and oh so loving and full of life.
Anywho Iām looking for poet and artist friends if anyone is interested lol.
I ask myselfĀ
Did Isaac tell himself, laying in his tentĀ
The night of the day he came down the mountainĀ
Aching from the long walk
My father fears heaven. So my father must be goodĀ
I ask myselfĀ
Did he try to justify being tied downĀ
On cold stoneĀ
Crying out until his voice was raw
Watching as his father turned his face towards heaven-
Heaven.
Is it biblical, I ask myself
To sit on my bed and try
to justify what my parents did.
Figured it was time to make one. I will be adding things to this post as we go and inevitably make OCs! These are mostly all for TTRPGs.
Characters below the cut!
Vampire the Masquerade OCs
Scarlett (Toreador)
Scarlett (born Anna, changed her name when embraced) is a Toreador for my current chronicle. She was turned by a music producer who was looking for talent- but only to feed his own image. He did not treat the artists he worked with or his childers well, causing Scarlett and Alex (a ghoul sheād created a blood bond with) to run away and hide in a different part of California. Scarlettās parents are Moldovan who moved to the U.S. and she has a little sister named Irena.
Scarlett currently runs a very 18+ cult. Sheās learned her entire life that everyone needs something, so sheās trying to provide a place where people can seek out those needs. She firmly believes the concept of āEveryone needs something I can be, but no one is ever going to need me.ā And sheās semi content with this idea.
Her touchstones are a guitar, Alex, and a necklace with a moonstone pendant that was a gift from Irena.
Cordie-Mae (Brujah)
Born Cordelia Mae Cadle, Cordie-Mae was born in 1900 in West Virginia. She was turned during the labor uprisings that would become the battle of Blair Mountain. She agreed to be embraced by a Brujah when offered the chance to go and fight, and her brother Clarke was turned by a Ventrue on the side of the authorities when offered the chance to settle things āpeacefullyā. After the battle she hopped trains for a few decades to see the rest of the country and laid low for a while. Sheāll meet up with Clarke every now and again, but as time has worn on so has the divide between them.
She currently runs a small scale brewery and bar, which is almost fully run by women. She is fiercely protective of the girls she works with and of any regulars. Thereās always live music.
Her touchstones are a pair of old boots that have long since given out, and a red bandana she wears all the time either in her hair, around her neck, or on her belt.
Felicity (Nosferatu)
(This one is still a WIP) Felicity was a ballet dancer who was on the fast track to become a principal dancer with a prestigious ballet company. The only child of a single father who worked extremely hard to get her into lessons, she put every ounce of herself into her art and it paid off. Until her embrace. I havenāt gotten all the details hammered out for her sire yet, but when she was turned her bones became like fragile glass and her hair also became like long feathers. Her face also took on an almost bird like appearance. Where she has feathers (most places hair grows) the skin is also very thin like tissue paper, so she bleeds fairly easily and often is covered in bandages. She also sheds feathers a lot due to this.
I want at least one of her touch stones to be her first pair of pointe shoes. Not sure about her having any more.
DND OCs
Leil
A bard/cleric. The grandson of a lord who trekked out into the world to make his way. Sings for his supper and makes friends very easily. Heās half elf who is very intelligent and plays multiple instruments. He has 4 siblings, all adopted, and he is very much the devoted big brother whenever he is home. He learned to play instruments originally to please his mother who was often ill and in bed, but fell in love with music when he realized how happy it made people.
Aithne
A wizard/bard who is always drunk as a skunk. She plays lute well enough but her real passion is painting. Often seen with her husband Faelorn, the two of them travel around together. He does odd jobs and she covers the mistakes with paint. Theyāre poor, but theyāre in love and have one another and thatās all that matters. Aithne doesnāt remember her family as she was abandoned and was raised by squirrels in the forest. But that doesnāt stop her from making friends along the way.
More OCs to be added when I have the time/remember them/make more. These are all my main ones Iāve been focusing on recently! Any questions feel free to ask them. I love talking about my guys. I will be adding more info as things develop as well!
I need to make a master post for my OCs but every time I sit down to do it I just end up scrolling Pinterest for hours and end up making another one š
Sheās attracted to all genders and has a very flirtatious way of talking. Tbh talking and flirting are probably synonymous to her. She runs a cult that on the surface is very self serving and all about her, but in reality sheās just trying to be something people can believe in and be the thing that they need. Iād describe her personality as: she puts on a mask of flirtatious and teasing indifference, but she notices a lot of things people donāt and is very tender towards those she perceives as struggling. Sheās a sweetheart but would not allow herself to be described like that.
Sheās a singer and likes metal music, playing guitar, and talking about classic literature. Sheās also a bit of a shopaholic but sheās trying to cut back on that. She dislikes bad smells and people interrupting her. She tries to put on a āI donāt care about anyoneā act but she very much cares and has very high humanity. Her predator style is Osiris.
Art by my amazing friend who is in our chronicle š
(Her hair is currently a bit longer, it goes to her hips at the moment)
(Ohh these are fun! Thank you for asking!! She would straight up lie about the first one and the second one sheād probably dance around so Iāll answer them more directly in parentheses.)
7. What would make you frenzy instantly?
āI donāt think anything could. Iāve always been able to control myself- a rare skill to be sure these days but one Iāve mastered quite well.ā
(Sheās a liar. Sheās frenzied before and if anything bad happened to her ghoul Alex, that would probably be enough to immediately send her into one. She pretends she doesnāt care about him but she does.)
41. Describe your haven.
āI run aā¦ special sort of gathering place. People look for something to worship, something to fulfill their needs. I give that to them in the form of a benevolent goddess. Itās a nice, multi room and multi story sort of compound. Stylish, sensual, the perfect sort of place to come andā¦ relaxā¦ after a long day.ā
(Thank you for asking about her, I love her so much and will always take any excuse to talk about her š Apologies if anything sounds/reads weird, I typed this out on mobile where I didnāt have my notes)
8. Who would you diablerise if you could get away with it, no strings attached?
āWhat a question, lovely~ thatās an interesting thoughtā¦ being fully honest? Probably my sire. If weāre being completely truthful I think heād be horrified just from the thought of me taking his soul and that thrills me. I know thereās a very strong ārespect your eldersā sort of expectation in kindred society, but frankly he doesnāt deserve my respect. He has spent years terrorizing not only kine but also those he embraced, not to mention his ghouls. If I could take his power, I would. Power should go to the deserving, and I am far more deserving than he is.ā
21. How did you die?
āMy sire killed me. Slammed me into the floor so hard my head spun and then embraced me. Though in truth I asked him to do it, so maybe it isnāt entirely his fault. Looking back maybe I shouldnāt have been so eager. It was such a sad thing in the end, but as we all know, darling, we donāt always know what weāre asking for until we get it.ā
48. What animal do you resemble most?
āMost days I like to think I look like a cat. One of those pretty aesthetic ones with the sleek coat that you see riding around with witches. Balanced and pretty things that could claw your eyes out. But perhaps Iām more like a butterfly, one of the ones you see fluttering around dead animals. I look beautiful, but I am the first to admit I donāt always behave so. But then again, arenāt dangerous women all the more appealing?ā
Hello Vamily!
It's been a hot minute since I last created an ask game, and since we all love getting to know each other's creations and enjoy talking about them, I present to you:
The rules are simple!
Rebloggers:
Reblog this post and tag the names of the characters youāre offering up for questions. Once you receive asks, answer them in character as if that character has taken the wheel.
If the person who sent the ask has also reblogged, feel free to send a question back their way!
Askers:
Send an ask to someone who has reblogged this with the number of the question AND the name of the character youāre asking.
Sounds good? Let's go!
General
Who was the last person you fed from? Was it anything special or just someone to eat.
What does your hunger feel like right now?
Have you ever killed while feeding? Was it accidental or not?
Who do you trust the most and why is that a mistake?
What's something that you're Sire never told you that probably should have told you from the get go?
Describe your Beast in one sentence.
What would make you frenzy instantly?
Who would you Diablerise if you could get away with it, no strings attached?
What's the worst thing you have done to survive?
Who or what still holds onto your heart, if anything does?
Social Web
Who in your coterie would betray you first?
Who are you secretly jealous of?
What's your reputation in your domain?
Who wants your final death right now?
Who do you pretend to like?
Who knows your biggest secret?
Who do you owe a boon to?
Who owes you a boon? Will you collect it?
Who do you miss from your mortal life?
Who do you watch when you think no-one notices?
Past
How did you die?
What was your mortal life like in one image?
What part of yourself did you lose after the Embrace?
What's a memory you wish you could forget?
Who was the first mortal you hurt as Kindred?
What would your mortal self think of you now?
What lie do you still tell yourself?
What's something that you'll never forgive?
When did you last feel human?
What's your breaking point?
Humanity
What anchors you to your Humanity?
How low have you fallen? (OOC Humanity scale check!)
What line will you never cross?
What line did you cross and can't take back?
Do you think you deserve redemption?
What would make you give up Humanity entirely?
Who would you protect, no matter the cost?
What scares you more than final death?
Do you still believe in anything?
If you could be human again, would you?
Aesthetics
Running my first VTM game as a storyteller tonight! Nervous but excited āŗļø
Do any others storytellers or players have any tips? Iāve DMād for DnD before but this is my first time running a WOD game. I have played VTM so Iām not starting totally from scratch though.
Thank you!!
(Posting with permission) Guys my friend did amazing art of our VTM characters š behold, my toreador Scarlett riding her bestie Nosferatuās shoulders as they had to travel through the sewers. Theyāre besties because of cats (see other posts for full story)
