Reimagined Ikapati and Mapulon as Beloved Monarchs, powerful fae in the setting of urban fantasy ttrpg The Gloaming Diaries, specifically for its second homebrew jam. Hope you can check it out!
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Reimagined Ikapati and Mapulon as Beloved Monarchs, powerful fae in the setting of urban fantasy ttrpg The Gloaming Diaries, specifically for its second homebrew jam. Hope you can check it out!
Mapulon and Lakapati
Finally posting the Tagalog myth retelling I wrote for @withbarehands-zine! I still kinda get imposter syndrome sometimes when I write about Filipino stuff, so it feels really special to get this out there. Also my my first time trying to write anything arospec-related!! And @/tidalbronze on Twitter made AMAZING art to go with my story which I will add to the notes when they post.
Thanks for reading!
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Mapulon watched as the rain fell at his command.
Or rather, at his nudging, as he preferred to call it. He didn't like to think of himself as some demanding ruler over nature. Sure, as the god of seasons, he had his fair share of power over the weather, but it wasn't like him to summon harsh winds or call upon the heavens for a storm.
Instead, he coaxed the water down gently, so as not to deter the villagers from coming out to gather herbs. Medicinal plants seemed to love the way he arranged the skies.
But today, no human showed up from the village—not even after the soft patter of rain had ceased.
Hello from the random oc questions tabby kitten!!💙
How is your character wrong? What misconceptions about the world, others, and/or themselves do they have? Do they ever work past these misconceptions?
Hello! I’m going to answer this OOC, since I feel like a character answering would be airing out everyone else’s dirty laundry. Despite their squabbles and differences, the Twelve Guardians are one big family.
Tala: Thinks she's the center of the universe and that everything is about her. If she's not included in something, she gets angry.
Mayari: Way too single-minded in her goal to defeat the Bakunawa; this leads her to neglect spending time with the other Guardians or occupying herself with other things.
Oryol: Somewhat manipulative. Given her hypnosis powers, she sometimes charms people to get what she wants.
Lidagat: Super pessimistic. Fitting as the Guardian of heartache, but she just needs to lighten up sometimes.
Lihangin: Can't pay attention to a task to save his life. He's always switching from one thing to the next, rarely finishing anything.
Mariang Makiling: Set in her ways. She thinks everything can be solved by doing what was done before.
Anitan Tabu: Has loose morals. She'll stir up trouble if it means getting a good laugh out of it.
Mapulon: Laidback to the point of laziness. He'll let the other Guardians solve problems and rarely gets involved.
Ikapati: Excessively patient and forgiving. She believes in the good of people, to the point that she tolerates mortals taking advantage of her generosity.
Mariang Sinukuan: Doesn't really act on emotions - might not even have any? She operates on pure logic and empirical data, although she knows her limits.
Mariang Kakaw: Has a short fuse and a big mouth. If something displeases her, she'll say it even if it means the other person getting hurt.
Magwayen: Acts like her word is law when it comes to mortals. She's inflexible with her judgments on their morality and is a stickler for the rules of the afterlife.
On a whole, self-awareness isn't really their strong suit. They're gods, and don't really change or grow up the way mortals do. I want to explore these flaws in future stories, so thanks for prompting me to come up with them!
MAPULON "THE GOD OF SEASONS"
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Filipino Mythology Week → Day 1: Gods (of the Tagalogs)
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” ― Neil Gaiman
AFTER SO MANY YEARS
Actually its only been a year. Decided to try my hands on drawing again and ooh boi I’m hecka rusty. Have a Leif and Mapulon (cousin)being cute. Ref used
Early concepts for the other Guardians! Unlike Tala and Mayari, they didn't take as many iterations to finalize. As you can see, they resemble their final designs quite a lot. I am sad I had to sacrifice a lot of things in the revisions, such as Mariang Kakaw's halo, Magwayen's wings, Oryol's sea turtle shell and flippers, and Lidgat's more monstrous appearance.
Character Lineup
A full-body lineup of all twelve Guardians! Worked really hard on this, so I’m proud of how it turned out!
Some thoughts on their character designs under the cut: