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[thiefseeker]

toshiro my lupin boye

when i was drawing him for the very first time, i just kinda sketched some shit out without looking at any refs. it looked okay, but it didnt look like a lupin

so i went and actually reffed lupins to get the hang of their weird (and stupid as hell) face proportions

and then i determined that i definitely didnt want toshiro to be styled 100% in the lupin style, so i went and did some studies of real wolves to determine which features i wanted to make natural and which i wanted to stylise, so that i could find a middle ground for toshiro

so he definitely has the long mouth & long ears of a stylised lupin, but more wolfish in other features

[winterdeepelegy]

Prompt #2: A Songstress’ Fear

Ciel fought to breathe and clawed at her throat while writhing on the trampled earth. She could neither get air into her lungs, nor let it escape, and uttered no sound other than the futile sputtering and choking she managed to force. The Amalj’aa chieftain still have an iron-ringed stave in his hand, the very same which struck the bard in such a way that panicked surety had her believing her airway had collapsed.  Her mission to stop the summoning was a failure this time, someone had discovered the plan and identified her to the lizard men, and they prepared accordingly.  Her world blurred and dimmed, until the last thing she felt was the dust after she fell forward. She awoke with her hands bound and her bow and arrows missing, but she was alive, and amazingly enough she was breathing after how her capture unfolded.  Looking around the chamber, she knew what to expect next. She had freed captives intended for Tempering before and knew this was but a temporary holding area.  More likely than not, the Amalj’aa were out seeking more minds to enslave, and all she could do was wait until they had a number of potential slaves to satisfy their infernal master’s whims.  Her Echo was such that it didn’t afford her much in the way of strength, and her nimbleness could only serve her just so far. They must know what happened by now. Her partner, a former Walker of the Path, was waiting to lend his aid in case anything went amiss but had arrived too late to prevent her from being hauled off.  But then again, “Big Jerk”, as she had affectionately dubbed him for his gruff behavior, had seldom been the most reliable of partners, and she almost never looked forward to working with him again.  And yet, there they were... Ciel tried not to move lest the pounding in her head and the ache around her neck become any worse, and she dared not force her voice until she could see a healer.  The very thought of losing her voice was more terrifying to her than being Tempered.  One who built her life around music and singing would surely cease to exist. Beyond the tunnels and to the north, she heard a commotion.  The few guards who remained in chamber rushed out to join the sudden battle, and Ciel smiled after them.  Her comrades had arrived to search for her and finish what she started.

[thiefseeker]

grandpa cruor

[thiefseeker]

in ff14rp johnny is adopting giant whittrets instead of going to therapy

[thiefseeker]

cruor bein cruor

[thiefseeker]

some visualisations of my kodan's celestial magic! she uses water reflections to talk to them

ill ramble in the read more

that water ripple drawing is kinda dogshit but whatever ill just redraw it one day ((WHEN I LEARN HOW 2 DRAW)), it shows how she interacts with the water

Her Backstory: Moonlit Water hails from a kodan sanctuary called the Song of the Stars, situated on the western side of the Anvil Rock Mountain. their sister sanctuary was called Song of the Sun, on the eastern slope. Together the two sanctuaries collaborated to document and monitor the movement of the sky, both astrological bodies and celestial spirits that inhabit it. Both sanctuaries were destroyed in the Dragonstorm of 1334, most of the extensive records were destroyed, and Moonlit Water had to flee. Now she wanders Tyria, hoping to find somewhere she can continue fulfilling the sanctuaries' purpose. (the astralarium in istan, gurl!!! the desert is too hot for her though)

Her Magic: A bit of headcanon: celestials have names, but a lot of the time, there is no spoken language equivalent. They are the embodiments of the stars, and each twinkling of a star is unique: that is like their name being broadcasted. Using a large, reflective body of water during a clear full moon night, Moony can coordinate intercepting ripples on the surface to match the unique twinkle of a distant celestial body, magnifying the reflected light and essentially calling its name. She can draw down curious celestials that otherwise might be very hard to contact, her magic is an act of propitiation in itself. So when people require the consultation of a particular celestial, whether to beseech a blessing or pursue information, she can help them out.

Moony is also trained and sensitive to the inward moods and motives of celestials, like an animal behaviorist but for spirits lol. Since she has gained the goodwill of many celestials with her magic, she can utilise their presence in combat, basically the same as druid celestial form: lots of healing, lots of CC, shielding. Not a lot of damage though, unless she uses a lot of energy to call upon powerful spirits to aid in combat.

[thiefseeker]

was putting skimpy armor on nera (*raises wineglass*) and i realised she has a whole subtle fur pattern i was always too lazy to notice

[thiefseeker]

hiiii neraaaa