"Nerissa, Initial Concepts" by Dezy Delaceur
Digital Art on Clip Studio Paint, 2024
In little moments between packing, moving, unpacking, working, and the general holiday hustle and bustle, I've been playing/reading The Arcana. I've fallen hopelessly in love with this little story, the lore surrounding it, and the playable character I've crafted in my head. As a result, I've used my warm-up time recently to do a little drawing of her. Meet my amnesiac apprentice, Nerissa Helias. 💚
Her design is inspired by Megara from Disney's Hercules, and here are several fun facts about her that I've come up with as I've played:
Nerissa's favorite ice cream flavor is cafe anise.
Nerissa's favorite fruits are pomegranates.
Nerissa's favorite season is autumn.
Nerissa's favorite color is a jewel tone purple.
Her birthday is December 24th, and her MBTI is INFJ-T.
She had taken classes on traditional Vesuvian belly dance.
Besides divination, she is also skilled with painting and gardening.
She is optimistic and lives perpetually with rose-tinted glasses.
She is deeply romantic and submerges herself fully in experiences.
Community and hospitality are very important to her.
Her grace diminishes greatly with heightened emotions.
She is quick to tear up (or sob) over just about anything.
Her familiar is a violet-backed starling named Eros.
Her patroness is The Fool, but her favorite card is the VI of Cups.
Though native to Vesuvia, her parents are nomadic and write often.
She began falling for Julian's smile dedication during the Plague.
(Though, at the time, she had been in a relationship with Asra.)
Currently, she aspires to become a respected local alchemist.
I have this mental room full of characters I've created that hold an extremely special place in my heart - such as Ravani, Olwyn, Ceridwen, and others that you will see very soon around here - and Nerissa has been quick to join them. I love love love her. Sharing her here also gives me an opportunity to continue optimizing my social media workflow, as I keep ending up with duplicate posts. 😑
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