#plasticdingus

[fishadee]

monthly patreon reward sketch for @plasticdingus of @problemofgoblins‘ Rimun’arn Rimunarn on Wyrmrest Accord https://www.patreon.com/fishadee check out my patreon for early access on art and for how to get free sketches every month!

[wyrmguardsecrets]

Goblins rule this isn't a secret by the way it's just fact.

[shithowdy]

Wait, I dunno if I read that Drabble right. Norb found a portal, saved Maul, but sacrificed himself to the void to do so?

haha no it probably makes 0 sense out of context from the rp

they all went through a one-way portal to a legion world except maul, who was back in UC for official stuff, and they got trapped there. norb needed to make a portal out but since they were literally across the entire universe it was a huge mental strain to actually find azeroth’s arcane signature so he kind of had a “gaze into the abyss and it gazes back” moment trying to find it before managing to use the connection from their shared runes to close the gap, open a successful portal, and then black out in catatonia from seeing too much shit all at once

tl;dr the power of love is canon and also space is terrifying

[fishadee]

Miridianna Mosshoof belongs to @plasticdingus Miridianna on Wyrmrest Accord

she definitely knows how to hoof it up there and moove to the music.  this gal doesn’t just get people to make it rain, she causes a tauren-tial downpour of gold when she gets on stage.  udderly irresistible.

...yes, the puns are terrible, i’m not sorry

[shithowdy]

Gosh I was so excited to see you opened commissions but then my wallet cried out in agony. Any idea if you'll open them up later on?

Possibly! This is a test run to see how I handle smaller workloads rather than large batches like I had been doing. I’ll definitely at some point open for smaller things like just bust shots.

[shithowdy]

Is Maul your character? I see him in your stuff but i'm confused as to who he is.

Maul belongs to @tawtopia but I’m married to him IRL

[shithowdy]

Ok so, I guess first I wanna ask: I know the Light is a force in the universe like Fel or Shadow is. What I'm curious about is whether there are like, races that aren't able to use the light. Like if someone is sensitive to shamanic magics they train to become one. Would let's say Orcs who historically have no history with the Light, still be sensitive to or able to use the Light?

There are absolutely no known cases of an orc light-wielder (at least in mainstream lore, idk about shit like obscure hearthstone/TCG cards), but there isn’t anything particularly barring them from being so. Because of the antagonistic nature of fel and the Light, it’s possible that a fel-tainted orc may have a difficult time of channeling it but if a being powered by Shadow magic like an undead (or a goddamn demon, by current lore) can do it, I don’t think it would be impossible.

The Light is primarily based on faith and willpower rather then an objective sense of “goodness”. If you personally believe that you can call on the Light, and are doing so for the right reasons, it will come to you– this is why they were not able to strip Tirion Fordring of his Light-wielding when he befriended Eitrigg, and also why Scarlets can freely call upon it.

There is one interesting connection though!

The old Draenei ship Genedar crashed into Nagrand and became known to orcs as Oshu’gun the sacred mountain, where shamans would commune with spirits that were drawn there. The orcs did not realize that what drew them there was the Naaru residing within the “mountain”, and they were unwittingly communing with these energies.

So I guess to answer your question, it’s not common, but the Light is as pervasive as any other primal energy in the universe. Since their exposure to Azeroth’s cultures and even alliances with some heavily Light-based factions (there are Orcish argents!), there are probably a small chunk of converts out there.

[shithowdy]

Light asks, part 2: Having established the mysterious ways the light works, would inability to use the light prevent one from fully becoming a servant of it? Say for instance you have oh, I dunno, an Orc who takes up the cause, but no affinity to the Light does this prevent them from becoming a Priest/Paladin/Anchorite/etc...? And moreover, what kind of social and societal barriers might there be? Thank you again for shedding some light on the Light for me.

Sorry for the late reply, saw this before bed last night and forgot.

Question one: Not at all! The Light is a core religion in a few cultures (particularly humans, Dwarves, High Elves, and Draenei) and certainly not every member of those races is capable of calling on it (with the exception of Draenei, I suppose, who are blessed by the Naaru and can at least call on it for assistance if they can’t outright wield it). They remain faithful and abide by the tenets regardless of their place in the clergy.

If you for some reason just absolutely can’t call on the Light no matter how hard you try, you can’t be a priest or paladin in the definitive class sense. You could still be a warrior who serves the Light, or a member of the clergy, or associate with Light-affiliated organizations (like the orcish Argents). Despite what the Scarlets do, its tenets are respect, tenacity, and compassion-- they’re not going to turn away someone wanting to do the Light’s work just because they can’t call on it.

There may still be some societal barriers. Respect and compassion or not, there are still the wounds of war and humans/etc. of neutral organizations could possibly still harbor bitterness and racism toward orcs. And likewise, “Old Horde” Orc society might shun somebody who has chosen to serve the Light instead of the elements. They might find a few closed doors in their face from both sides, but... that’s why one of the tenets is Tenacity.