#ragnar (ldb)

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Where do the characters fall for sexual and romantic attraction? If in a relationship, who has more experience?

Happily yoinking this question from @sulphuricgrin bc I want to yap about this lol <3

Ragnar

Ragnar is asexual and panromantic! Sex is honestly just of little interest to it, attraction aside. It could be fun every now and then but really, Ragnar could take it or leave it. He's a little bit of a romantic and experiences romantic attraction pretty easily, though it often fizzles out and fades after a couple of weeks or so. Ragnar has never been in a real romantic relationship, but every sexual encounter it's had has been with it being the less experienced one.

Jenais

Gay and aromantic. He experiences sexual attraction fairly often but almost never acts on it for a wide variety of reasons, most of which are related to the fact that he feels he's got something better to do (be a recluse and research necromancy by himself in a crypt). As for his aromanticism, he is very staunchly romance-repulsed and hates even the implication that he could be romantically involved with anyone. His relationship with Ragnar is different (queerplatonic); they don't even call what they have a relationship, and only refer to each other as companions.

Hadrevan

Queer, and most likely grayromantic. They were in fact a major slut before the events of Morrowind and had all sorts of sexual encounters with all sorts of people. They don't experience romantic attraction often and that is significant, because they hold on tight to whomever they do find themself falling for. With Varassa (someone I hardly talk about, but she is the Ohmes-raht Khajiit that they enter a relationship with early on in the plot of the game), they definitely had more sexual experience, but less genuine-romantic-relationship experience.

Mazourkh

Bisexual and demiromantic! And honestly a bit demisexual too. She is a simple girl and needs to feel close and appreciated by someone before she starts to Feel Things for them. With Martin, she is 10000% the less experienced one in more ways than one. Girl has probably only had like 1 or 2 partners prior to Martin and neither were serious.

Aureline

Pansexual, but honestly not interested in romance unless a person really catches her attention and respect.

Ionya

Big ol' lesbian. With Vex, she is less experienced, but honestly they're pretty evenly matched in general. Neither has vastly more relationship experience than the other, but Ionya just has had less serious partners.

Nemziyah

Bisexual, a little bit of a party girl so she has her fair share of experience and knows her way around.

The rest of my OCs haven't really been introduced so I'm gonna pass on talking about them for now but uhh yeag!

[yewphoric]

Updated reference sheet for my beloved LDB, Ragnar! (he/it)

I'm so fucking happy with how this turned out!! Ragnar hasn't had a reference (or frankly a design) I've ever been truly happy with, but now it does!

I lightened its color scheme and added a few more details that I'm happy with, properly plotted out scars (and made the burn scar much more accurate, and better positioned imo), and gave it a casual outfit heavily inspired by @/sothasil 's Khajit fashion concept art. Specific post I used as inspo is here!

I'm also happy with his new weapons. Previously I'd just been using ebony war axes for his weapons, but I really like the idea of him getting them custom made. In keeping with Ragnar's very heavy Kyne association (which I'll talk a bit more about here in a sec), they have a sapphire core that catches the light and appears quite blue, and are enchanted with lightning magic.

As for the casual outfit, I wanted him to wear something that's a mash of Khajiit and Nord culture. Growing up in a caravan, Ragnar would have dressed like most Elsweyr-born Khajiit, which, going by the linked post, is typically just a tunic with a scarf. However, all of that clothing and such was destroyed when Alduin attacked Ragnar's caravan, and so it had to get new clothes. So, everything it wears is sourced from Skyrim, but tailored (by our resident tailor's son and Ragnar's qpp, Jenais) to be worn by a Khajiit, with more Khajiiti influence.

The amulet of Kyne was also hand-crafted! I like to think Ragnar carved the token himself, and then scavenged dragon teeth and hawk feathers for it. There's no enchantment on it, but it's spiritually very important to him because it represents his connection to Kyne. Hell, maybe Kyne has blessed it in some Moon-and-Star-esque way so that it grants a boon to Ragnar and Ragnar only.

Oh, and his burn scar! I've done much more research on burns and burn scars since his last reference sheet (2023....) and I made it more realistic. This injury occurred when Alduin destroyed the caravan and left Ragnar with a scar to remember him by (didn't kill him outright because he wanted to have an honorable battle). It took months to recover from, and Ragnar was made to do stretches and have massages frequently so that he could keep his range of motion. Exercise was also important to avoid muscle atrophy in such an important area. Even still though, the restoration magic couldn't completely fix it, and he suffers chronic pain that fluctuates day by day. It also frequently itches, and on certain days he can hardly move. I'm thinking about giving him mobility aids for those days potentially?? If anyone is more knowledgeable on that and has ideas for what kind of aids he could use, let me know!!

But yeah um. I'm so normal about him. My dragon kitty thing. Not sure if any of this rambling makes much sense (I never remember how much I've already shared about him here) but uh yeah!! I'm always open to questions about it, if anyone wants to know more :>

Oh, and shoutout to @oblivions-dawn for the screenshot I used for the background!

[yewphoric]

WIP Whenever

ahaha i totally promised to do the wip wednesday yesterday, and then i fell asleep! woops!!

thank you for the tags, @pocket-vvardvark , @hircines-hunter , and @sulphuricgrin !! :D

no-pressure tagging you all back, as well as @oblivions-dawn , @acolyte-of-jhunal , @23daemon , @fliinnie , @boiledkwamaegg , @thequeenofthewinter , aaaaaand anyone else who wants a tag! and if y'all already did one for this week, take this tag as just... a high five or something :] oh or use it for next week!

this week i'm working on Ragnar's reference sheet for this year!! it's not gotten one since 2023, and i really really need a new one for art fight. it has received a slight redesign and color update, and i'm really happy with how he's turning out! :D

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big things happening....

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LAST ONE I SWEAR only because i don't have enough art of my other ocs BUT!! my first ever ragnar drawing (2020) and most recent (2025) <333

ragnar's personality has changed a lot and so have his pronouns and design. some parts i kept, but i've messed a lot with his colors and stuff to make him more distinct and not just a dark brown blobby mess.

but yeah as far as personality, if you can believe it, ragnar started as a cocky little bastard that fucked ulfric stormcloak for clout... so basically another joke oc that i got too attached to and changed into a respectable character lmao.

it was also my very first tes oc!!! in june i will have been developing my tes canon for 5 years! :'D

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Portrait of my LDB, Ragnar! (he/it)

[yewphoric]

- ragnar's eyes get shards of ice blue in them as it consumes more dragon souls. at first this trait is only seen when he's emotional or shouting, but after a while it becomes permanent

- he also grows small horns and his teeth get sharper; his eyes get more dragon-like

- he can speak dovahzul, but only when stressed. in high-stress situations, he dissociates and goes "dragon mode" to the point where it forgets who and where it is, only speaks dovahzul, and is much more violent and selfish

- as he learns from paarthurnax and personal meditations/conversations with kyne, he becomes more in-touch with his wild dragon soul and has less trouble managing it. also learns to manage stress better and harness the dovahkiin powers whenever he chooses. and learns to speak dovahzul whenever it feels like it

[yewphoric]

helo ... 4, 8, 15, 21 for any oc pairings of ur choosing :D

hi salem :3 sorry for taking so long to get to this skdjflskdf it's been a long week

going with my queerplatonic ship Lichdragon for this :]

4. How would they describe each other if asked? Physically? In personality?

Ragnar: "Jenais? Well, he's the Altmer over there. Tall as a giant and skinny as a twig. This one tries to get him to eat more, but he is stubborn. He's... a unique man. Not many are patient enough to get past his poisonous exterior. This one sees the good in him, though. It promises it's there. But, yes, he is not very approachable, and his necromancy deters many. Ah... this one promises he does like him. It is just... hard to explain why? Most do not understand... Jenais was this one's first friend. He helped this one through a very hard time. And he is the only one who genuinely appreciates Jenais for who he is, and sees who he is. Many do not understand or refuse to understand that about us, but it is true." Jenais: "Ragnar's a brown Khajiit. Too nice for his own good. And, uh, it's my best friend. That answer your damn question? Fuck off."

8. How do they communicate with each other? Are there any recurring phrases or gestures unique to their relationship?

OH WHERE IS IT I TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE... AHA! From an ask I answered a little while ago: "Jenais doesn't really love, not in the traditional sense, but he feels so so strongly for Ragnar that it scares him. At times when he stands his ground against his urge to curl back into himself and run away, he says that he's scared. And Ragnar knows what that means." So that's one thing about them that makes me so insane. They also communicate a lot nonverbally; they just... understand each other on such a deep level that words are not needed a lot of the time. Rolls over and dies

15. Do they trust each other? Why or why not?

Ragnar often feels like he might be an idiot for it (especially when they're just first getting to know each other and traveling together), but he does. It's not entirely misplaced, but he might have been a bit naive to trust him so quickly, especially after he betrayed him (it's a whole thing, but Jenais pretended to be Runil in Falkreath and took care of Ragnar after he was attacked by a dragon. Ragnar eventually finds out and is very pissed). But, Ragnar's unwavering trust in Jenais does pay off, as Jenais makes for a very devoted companion and powerful ally. It's hard for Jenais to trust, but he does come to trust Ragnar eventually. Only after he's 100% certain that its kindness is not a ruse to make him let his guard down and then attack him. Once he realizes Ragnar is genuine, he puts his full trust in it. Jenais would fight his way through Oblivion for Ragnar without question.

21. What is their worst memory together?

OH BOY. That's a tough one, actually. I'm probably gonna have to throw in some more angst for them (right now Ragnar's story is just a lose collection of plot points on an extremely rough timeline :'D), but right now I'll say it's when Ragnar tricked Jenais and left him behind when it went to Sovngarde to defeat Alduin. I have mentioned it before, but in my canon, time flows slower in Sovngarde, so Jenais is alone for a while. It was for Jenais' own good, in Ragnar's eyes, but Jenais was angry and devastated. They probably have a bit of a fight over it after the relief of Ragnar being back alive wears off. A runner-up is probably when they go to the College of Winterhold. I just know that's gonna be a bad time given Jenais' history there and that his estranged sister is the Arch-mage.