#ask avi

[ddd-avi]

Item: A Punching Bag Rarity: ✶ Rare

What game made you rage quit the hardest?

Feed your dashboard by answering my question, blogger.

im a paragon of patience & serenity, id never let my emotions get the better of me like that

[ddd-avi]

happy to help and dude awesome choice it really gave a really badass and divine feel. Really adds that Billness to the Mawile incredible work

thanks :] albeit rushed it was still pretty fun playing around w Mmawile & bills design haha

[ddd-avi]

Hey your arts awesome your style is sooooooooooooooooooooooo fucking cool!!! Love it do u do requests because I've got a idea I'm really passionate about you'd be perfect to take on! It's a fusion between 2 of my favorite character designs ever! Mega Mawile and Bill Cipher! Ik you'd make a amazing design for it!

Hello anon! and thank you sm for enjoying my art! 😊❤️ id say i dont usually take requests but it just heavily depends on what the request is about + if im feeling up to the task of drawing (i draw way less than i post but u didnt hear that from me 🤫)

but to honor ur request i did a few quick sketches of mega mawbille, i wanted to incorporate more of bills design but just a cane or a floating top hat felt a bit silly & out of place since i wanted to stick close to Mmawiles design and... pokemon-ness. so i tried incorporating some of his accessories into mega mawiles mega jawiles

another idea could be a triangle with a mawile superimposed on it, mega 180 degrees or something

[avidrawsthings]

Hey Avi, I was wondering if Magicality's story will be on Tumblr or somewhere else. I'm asking so I can keep an eye out for it because sometimes I see people don't specify where it'll be uploaded, and you know how it is.

Yeah it'll be here! Although I haven't been active in a while, Tumblr will remain my main place for posting work first before anywhere else. It will also have its own tag so it'll be easier to find.

[avidrawsthings]

Hi, it's been a long time, and I had a question about the new story, specifically Magicality. I was wondering what the lore or context of this new story is, as I'm interested in learning more.

Oh sure!

For the basic rundown, Magicality is based on the world I created for another story years back. I decided to make it Reina's origins after I stopped caring about HP canon, however thanks to my habit of yapping and not showing, I didn't have much to show for it.

The world, an alternate version of our Earth, is divided into three factions: the Archaics, the Vytarians, and the Terrans. It's set in the 1980s but skips throughout multiple time periods. For the time being, the story will wrap up in 2028.

The overall lore focuses on Reina and her friends, based on most of the HPHM characters, going through average school life while dealing with an unexpected threat going by the name of Paragon.

Incoming wall of text!

The Archaics: The practitioners of Old Magic. They're based on the flaws of the magic system in the Harry Potter universe. Humans are at the top of the hierarchy, and they use magic that can only be channeled through a wand, so no wand equals no magic. They believe their ways are superior to those of everyone else, despite being technologically stagnant (still using quills and unaware of TVs or phones as of the mid-1980s). Archaics look down on Vytarians, believing their Magic is wasted at best or chaotic and unreliable at worst. Archaics are hidden in plain sight.

Within their society, there are the Purists, who live by the core beliefs that only pureblood Mages deserve to rule the world. They believe in the subjugation of anyone they deem beneath them. Thanks to their influence, non-human beings such as Werewolves and Goblins are treated as second-class citizens, so most of them leave Archaic territory for justified reasons.

The Vytarians: Practitioners of Vytarian Magic, a type of power that existed when a Korvati named Vytaris mastered and broke the rules of Old Magic to create this current system. Vytarian Magic is fueled by one's Soul, allowing it to be learned by anyone regardless of heritage. Although they don't care for the ways of the Archaics, they remain respectful and leave their doors open for those who wish for a new lease on life (with limits).

Wands are mainly used by beginners, and access to higher levels of magic requires forming contracts with Divinates, higher beings worshipped as deities in ancient human societies.

Vytarians also have access to alternate dimensions through the use of portals, so hiding is a lot easier for them. They have numerous communities scattered across the world. The story follows one of the larger communities located in Crystal Beach (Playa de Cristal), a fictional location in the Dominican Republic.

The Terrans: The regular Human world, having the largest population of the factions. The vast majority remain unaware of the existence of Magic as a whole, believing it to be nothing more than childhood fairytales. A small percentage of the population is born with innate Magic regardless of their ancestry. They're known as Espers.

The Espers: Humans born with the ability to use Magic despite having little to no magical heritage (equivalent of Muggleborns). While the powers usually trigger during early childhood, they can also activate later in life in rare cases. They're required to attend the proper Magic schools to get their powers under control.

Since they're subjected to discrimination from Archaics, especially Purists, who view them as abominations, Espers often transfer to Vytarian territory since they have the freedom to choose who and what they wish to be without fear of persecution.

I could add more, but the post is long enough as it is, even at its most basic summary. So that's the gist of it.

[avidrawsthings]

I asked myself something and it's like what the voice actors for your ocs would be like, that is, Reina, Ricardo, you know.

To be completely honest, I've never thought of that before. While I do imagine them in voices that suit them best, as of now, I'm not sure which actors would be tied to them specifically. Does that make sense?

[avidrawsthings]

What would Violet's thoughts be on how the other Diamonds changed in Era 3? Also what caused their falling out in the first place?

She'd feel very confused and awkward. Imagine leaving a toxic household only to return years later and find out the relatives you had a falling out with had genuinely changed for the better. It'd take Violet a while to get used to it.

Their initial fallout was hinted at in the relationship chart:

White Diamond

White's need to have everything under her absolute control took a toll on Violet. As the second-oldest Diamond, she faced the brunt of those expectations until she burned out and began to question why things needed to be the way they were. White found amusement in Violet's "rebellious" behavior. Since she couldn't control her with her powers, White felt Violet would eventually snap out of her "phase", come back to her senses, and act like a proper Diamond.

Yellow Diamond

Violet had very little patience for Yellow's temper, and the two would clash due to their headstrong personalities. When Violet began to step out of the norm, Yellow didn't hesitate in questioning her capabilities as a leader, going as far as telling her she was acting off-color. Yellow was taken aback when Violet left with most of her Division. Next time they saw each other was after Pink's shattering. Violet's refusal to participate in the Gem War led to another argument that boiled over when Yellow said something she really shouldn't have.

"If anyone deserved to be shattered, it should have been YOU!" "...Heh. Finally said the quiet part out loud, huh?"

Blue Diamond

While they got along fine at first, Violet was put off by Blue shattering whatever gems in her court were out of line. Blue failed to understand why Violet found such a problem with it, so the two would often bicker. To her credit, Blue did try to stop Violet from leaving Homeworld by trying to ease things with Yellow, and was saddened when that failed. After Pink's shattering, Violet only saw Blue's grief as hypocrisy. She gets to grieve the loss of Pink, but the other gems couldn't grieve the ones she shattered herself? Violet's departure only saddened Blue even more.

"Violet, please don't go! We already lost Pink! We can't lose you, too!" "There's nothing for me here..."

Pink Diamond

The one she cared for the most. Violet was someone Pink could rely on, often venting her frustrations and just having someone she could talk to without worry. When Violet left Homeworld, she assured Pink that she had no fault for her decision and promised to rush to her aid if needed. The two kept in contact for years. Violet was aware of Pink's struggles, insecurities, and low self-esteem, and she did everything she could to help her overcome them, but it wasn't enough in the end. As thankful as she was to Violet, Pink also felt she was a burden to her, and gradually stopped contact. Although Violet felt Pink's shattering was off, it didn't change the fact that White, Blue, and Yellow were to blame for driving her away in the first place.

[avidrawsthings]

Hello, I was wondering about the gems that the Korvati have when they are born. I'm asking this because I'm interested in knowing more about the context of these gems.

It was a recent idea I began working on. All I have are these loose sketches explaining things a bit more. Hope this helps! If it helps, most of my inspiration came from Steven Universe, but with my own personal twist.

There are more gem shapes aside from the ones shown here. Another detail is that they're always at the center of the body.