Sometimes I Do Art

Eternal/Smeet | She/Her | 20’s | Ace | Professional 3D artist. I draw and crochet sometimes too.

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Call me Smeet. Or Eternal. Or you can use my real name if you know it. Professionally, I work full-time as a 3D environment artist for video games, but you likely won’t see much of that kind of work here. This blog is an outlet for me to share my personal works, and discuss my OCs and the lore around them and the world they live in. One day I would really like to make a comic about them. Eventually.

I enjoy getting asks about my characters and stuff because it helps me flesh out my lore

Tag directory below the cut

I'm still working on my tag system so these might change but I am attempting to be consistent. Some of these tags might not have anything in them yet.

Norvath tags:

These are broadly dedicated to the lore and worldbuilding of Norvath

Norvath: Geography

Norvath: History

Norvath: Culture

Norvath: Magic

Norvath: Characters

Character tags:

Specific characters in Norvath

Eri

Okai

Nico

Markas

Gwilon

Bumper

Species tags:

Various races and creatures in Norvath

Humans

Elves

Orcs

Arags

Drachnids

Imps

Goblins

Wolfein

Aven

Dragons - this tag also contains stuff that's not Norvath-specific, I just really like dragons

Leviathans

Misc tags:

smeet speaks - my general rambling tag

sketchbook - pages from my sketchbook

Benji / Herman - cat tags

crochet - my crochet stuff

I like to think I'm funny - posts I’ve made specifically to amuse myself

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What exactly is the goal here

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Using Magic

Manipulating mana is like flexing a muscle, though it takes a bit more active concentration. The more you use magic, the stronger your casting ability becomes. Likewise, the less you use, the more your abilities will atrophy.

Just as different physical activities will strengthen different muscles, casting different types of spells will strengthen your ability to manipulate mana in that way. For example, a powerful magician who specializes in illusions my very well suck at casting elemental spells. Dragons and leviathans take this to the absolute extreme: both creatures are incredibly powerful spellcasters, but each individual typically specializes in one very specific type of spell, and are either incapable or unwilling to learn anything new.

Casting spells is dependent on two factors that every living thing possesses: Magical affinity and mana stores. Magical affinity is how easy magic is to use, and how much energy spells take to cast. Essentially, it is your baseline magical ability. Mana stores, sometimes called "magical stamina," is how much mana you have available for casting. As you cast spells, your stores will drain. Drain them too much and you can collapse from exhaustion. Both of these factors can be increased through training.

Different races have different baselines for their affinity and stores; elves usually find it very easy to cast and learn new spells, while arags rarely find any ease in magical endeavors. The magical abilities of most beastfolk are largely unknown as they are rarely seen by humankind.

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*writes two paragraphs after months of literally nothing and it took three hours*

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The Nature of Magic, and Magic in Nature

In it's most basic form, magic in Norvath exists as pure energy. This energy is often called "mana" or "arcana," among other names. It flows through every living thing, as naturally as the blood in your veins. When something dies, all the remaining mana slowly seeps out of its body as it decays. As such, the air of graveyards often feels thick with magic.

While mana is an energy, felt but unseen, under the right circumstances it can solidify into a crystalline form. The energy contained in these crystals, combined with their rarity, makes them incredibly valuable. When a powerfully magical creature dies, such as a dragon, the mana that is released from their copse my sometimes crystallize given enough time.

Many living things have inherent magical abilities. For example, frost wolves - with fur glittering like ice - stir up small snowstorms while they hunt to disorient their prey. While most "magical" creatures are technically manipulating mana and casting spells, they largely do so out of instinct. That being said it doesn't mean they're all completely incapable of learning a new trick every now and then.

It is unknown how this energy came to be, but it has existed in Norvath longer than life itself. Indeed, it is hotly debated in scientific communities whether mana was a catalyst for the beginning of life, or if it merely existed as a passive bystander to life's initiation. Regardless, it is generally accepted that mana sometimes hastened evolution, as "spontaneous evolution events" have been noted in fossil record.

Mana on it's down can be finnicky an unpredictable, leading some to believe that it has a mind of its own. Generations of researchers have done their damnedest to learn everything about mana and the power it holds, but the true nature of magic may never be fully understood.

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Once again I ask, which character would you like to hear about next?

A mercenary

A spellcaster

Mix it up. Talk about something else.

Voting ended onApr 8

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With the first two options tying for first place, I will instead do the third option. I hope you all like lore.

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Once again I ask, which character would you like to hear about next?

A mercenary

A spellcaster

Mix it up. Talk about something else.

Voting ended onApr 8

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Introductions: Markas

Markas is a moody orc who frequents the backstreets and alleys of Welwick. He has little money to his name, and is no stranger to the inside of a prison cell. His criminal record as has barred him from working with many of the guilds in the city.

Growing up, Markas was frequently left to care for his dying mother, while his father was rarely around. When she passed, he discovered that his father was an agent of the thief lord Sydna and had been working to pay off a debt he owed her.

When his father was killed on a job, that debt was passed onto Markas, who was made an agent of Sydna in his stead. He has been trying to work off the debt ever since, often taking odd jobs of dubious ethicality or doing Sydna's dirty work.

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Finished another sculpt, this time of my girl Mormaran! Her primary gene is Basic but it felt odd only have stripes on the wings so I embellished a little :3

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Cat Banishing Spell

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God forbid I bring Smells home with me

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Which of my guys do you wanna hear about next?

An elf

An orc

A human

Smeet button don't touch

Voting ended onDec 26, 2025

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Who is touching the smeet button

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Why did you touch the Smeet button?

Smeet is a funny name

It says “don’t touch” and I like to be contrarian

I misclicked/my finger slipped

My name is Smeet and I thought it was for me

I misunderstood/didn’t read the question

I didn’t touch the Smeet button

Other/I’m bald

Voting ended onDec 27, 2025

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Which of my guys do you wanna hear about next?

An elf

An orc

A human

Smeet button don't touch

Voting ended onDec 26, 2025

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Who is touching the smeet button

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Which of my guys do you wanna hear about next?

An elf

An orc

A human

Smeet button don't touch

Voting ended onDec 26, 2025

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Introductions: Okai

Okai was born and raised in a small town in the countryside. Her family ran a small inn, where she met many interesting people. Her favorite guests were the occasional adventurers, on daring quests for gold and glory.

For most of her childhood, Okai's life was peaceful and uneventful, until an arcane fissure opened up in the middle of the town. Having been sent out on an errand at the time, Okai returned and was devastated to discover her entire family and home had been enveloped by the fissure.

Afterward, Okai travelled to the city of Welwick with other survivors of the fissure. For a couple years she worked odd jobs for a few coins, and slept in a hovel with other refugees. When she was old enough, she joined the city guard. While the pay is not great, it is consistent and a bed to sleep on is provided.

In the present day, arcane fissures continue to destroy homes and livelihoods across the continent. Refugee camps surround Welwick, and the city guard has been "encouraged" to find any excuse to keep them from flooding the inner city. Okai struggles between wanting to be kind to these people, and needing to follow the rules in order to stay off the streets herself. Having been reported a few times for letting beggars steal food, she's already on thin ice.

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I see they’ve finally brought the terrible new UI to mobile

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color theory: theres a lot of them