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Canwyll Corff

One of the most fascinating supernatural legends is that of the corpse candle. Originating in Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries, corpse candles are an omen of death, maintained over centuries of folklore. Otherwise known as the Canwyll Corph/Canwyllau Cyrff, corpse candles are neither made from corpses, or corpse wax* (which is a real, but unrelated thing), but are harbingers of death. Being a light that predicts the death of an individual, they are variations on the traditions of ‘spooklights’ and ‘earthlights’, being occasional, mythical or supernatural emissions of light. Corpse candles were mobile. They relate to corpse roads, which were in use for hundreds of years and are similarly self-explanatory, referring to the old roads used for taking bodies to the church or burial ground. In many instances, corpse candles were reported as small lights that lingered on these roads at night, signalling either souls that had already passed through the roads, or those about to travel down them.

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So... apparently the phenomenon of a ‘Corpse Candle’ and will-o-the-wisps don’t have the same folklore, and might not even be the same type of phenomenon.

Corpse Candles (which is a translation of one of the Welsh terms) are lights that appear in cemeteries, along what are called Corpse Roads (paths used to take the dead to cemeteries in the UK and other parts of Europe, and really not used for anything else), and sometimes around homes. Legends state they travel the path of an upcoming funeral procession. If they appear near a home or person, it’s an indication of an upcoming death in that family (color is important to determining who will be taken).

A man named James Motley wrote a description of the Corpse Candles in 1848 that describes them similarly to St. Elmo’s Fire, which is a corona discharge around certain objects caused by plasma creation from the electrical fields of impending thunder storms. Other than that, we have no real idea what these might or might not be especially as Corpse Candles were frequently reported in open areas.

WIll-o-the-wisps, on the other hand, are almost always described around boggy, marshy, or swampy areas. In the majority of European folklore, they’re believed to be tricksters, who will mislead travelers.

Will-o-the-wisps are described as being cool to the touch. Science believes they might be a spontaneous combustion of certain gases, some form of bioluminescence from a plant or fungus, or a barn owl... because owls are somehow the cause of all abnormal phenomenon in science.

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The Corpse Candle is the Welsh name for the flame-like phosphorescence seen over swampy areas, also called Will-o-the-Wisp, Sylham Lamp, Joan in the Wad, Weize, Friar’s Lanthorn, and Ingis Fatuus. It is the spontaneous combustion of gases released from decaying vegetable matter, one thought to be a portent of death. Corpse Candles come to fetch the souls of the dying.

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Corpse Candle! My very first OC, and the original ref shows..... No, I will not post it. He came about from the idea of a good aligned necromancer, which he basically is, but he makes his trade as an apothecary. He’s the one who resurrected Dead Beat, who he considers like a daughter.. So far, she is his only success.

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“It’s complicated.”

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Critique my first oc? Also, yes, this ref is old, but I’m too lazy to make a new one ffpbpfgbl.

Theres actually not a lot thats particularly in need of correction here!

To start with, the markings on their hooves. I’m not sure if thats dirt or actual markings, but the dark yellow you’ve used clashes horribly with that lovely shade of blue. A dark yellow is best used as an accent to imply green in an overwhelmingly red composition. Now otherwise the only thing i can really say is that markings shouldnt be too close in value or else they look quite odd, and your blue and yellow are nearly the same shade, just different colors.

Strong contrasts are easier on the eyes than weak contrasts! I’d suggest perhaps using one of the colors from the cutie mark instead.

On the shape of the markings, random squiggles dont look very good. If you make the curves deliberate and smooth instead of just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks, you’ll find it looks a lot cleaner and less cluttered.

When the shapes relate, it just feels better. Not to mention, its easier to replicate in drawings!

The last piece of advice I have is on the cutie mark. Rely more on negative space instead of lines, and I think you could play a lot more with the concept of a corpse candle and how to make it one cohesive piece! I drew something really quick to represent what I mean, and give you an idea of what I would suggest.