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[postmortemlividity]

some villains + the animals I associate with them

[postmortemlividity]

some thoughts on Rorek and the Big Question (ramblings + bonus storyboards for a tiktok audio under the cut)

Consider: Malchior kept his face covered because HE doesn't know what's under there either

@shadowy-dumbo-octopus the more I chewed on Rorek and the Fae thing (which i still really like) the more I realized it wouldn't actually affect his design a whole lot since he already has a lot of mainstream fae characteristics (uncannily 'perfect' features, pale skin and hair, weird unsettling eyes, magic).

However it WOULDDD add a whole lot of depth to his potential backstory, which is the main reason I liked the idea in the first place. There's a LOT of potential especially paired with the whole 'prophesied chosen one' schtick.

I'm personally biased toward the changeling idea. Rorek's already got the weight of the world on his shoulders, and he also figures out pretty early on that he was a fae child switched at birth. This opens doors anywhere from 'the prophecy is not actually Rorek's, because he's not really Rorek, or is he, does it even matter, Rorek HAS to do this or everything will come crashing down' to 'Rorek's ears are permanently slanted a little downward because he spent his childhood pinning them back in sometimes painful ways to cover them up'. It also adds a new layer to his relationships to other people and to himself in the present day- does he still do things like try to cover up his ears and not look people in the eye? Or is there a horrifying kind of relief that came with outliving everyone he ever knew besides the person he had to lock away in a book? This way no one he loved has to look at him too hard ever again.

Anyway bonus storyboards for a tiktok I may or may not finish for listening to me ramble (while I try to learn how to draw dragonborn heads at ANY kind of angle)