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A selection of characters from the western portion of the Barovian map. The module doesn’t involve the Krezkov family without an inventive DM, but Curse of Strahd: Reloaded resurrects (!) a few in order to plant a few seeds for later. Really fun doing these portraits - I was inspired by the facial features of the “There’s no such thing as a conspiracy” guy on TikTok. But then again, who isn’t?
most dateable npc curse of strahd edition
Ezmerelda d’Avenir (hot. probably too hot to be seen with you)
Ireena Kolyana (hot but dies mid date)
Ismark Kolyanovich (shoegaze enjoyer)
Godfrey Gwilym (has a picture of his ex in his wallet. also his nose falls off)
Vladimir Horngaard (forgets your name. also his nose falls off too.)
Fiona Wachter (sends you Nancy Pelosi style emails)
Victor Vallakovich (injects how much he hates his dad into every conversation)
Stella Wachter (meows at you?)
The Abbot (gregorian chant ringtone/keeps asking if he can put you in a cage)
Van Richten (cracker barrel date bc discount)
Zuleika (hates you a little bit)
Izek (brutalizes your waiter. eats a whole egg. shell n all. just..swallows it.)
Happy Valentine’s Day.
The Bride of Abydos (Selim and Zuleika)
Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)
Date: 1857
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Description
The Bride of Abydos is a poem written by Lord Byron in 1813. One of his earlier works, The Bride of Abydos is considered to be one of his "Heroic Poems", along with The Giaour, Lara, The Siege of Corinth, The Corsair and Parisina. These poems contributed to his poetic fame at the time in England.
Set in the Dardanelles of Turkey, Byron’s poem relates the tragic fate of Zuleika, the daughter of the Pasha Giaffir, and her lover, the pirate Selim. In order to avoid a loveless marriage arranged by her father, Zuleika escapes at night from the harem tower in which she has been held. In the scene shown in Delacroix’s painting the lovers await rescue in a grotto by the sea, pursued by Giaffir and his men, armed and bearing torches. When Selim fires his pistol to summon the aid of his comrades, who are waiting offshore, the shot signals their position to Giaffir. Sensing the approach of her pursuers, Zuleika tries to restrain Selim. In the tragic climax of the tale, Selim is shot dead by Giaffir, and his body washed out to sea. Zuleika dies of grief.
Halloween art challenge thing I made up for the syoc I write. I had so much fun!! Ocs and themes and credits are listed below:
Adieu to striking Dietrich-cheekboned veteran fashion model and muse to Thierry Mugler and Azzedine Alaïa, Zuleika Ponsen, whose death on 10 April 2024 has been announced. (Haven’t found any online obituaries). Ponsen features prominently in some of French pop art duo Pierre et Gilles’ most iconic work – including this one: Méduse (1990).
My players are going feral over the werewolf half-orc they found in the Abbot's madhouse/prison. His name is Brandywine Toranescu and he is the son of Emil and Zuleika and needless to say they were very eager to free him
Azzedine Alaïa, Zuleika and Christoph von Weyhe
“Privilège”, 1982
📸 Jean-Luce Huré
