Knight of the Thorn, Shield of the Moon

The hero sought to save the world. "If I keep trying, I'll be able to win," the hero thought. But the harder the hero fought, the further the world seemed to tumble away. Drowning in doubt, the hero could not even save themselves. ✧･ﾟ: ★✧･ﾟ:★ ✧･ﾟ: ★✧･ﾟ:★ ✧･ﾟ: ★✧･ﾟ:★ [This blog is still under construction because the blog runner has poor time management skills]

[icebrooding]

Some pics taken the other day doing Dungeon Rush (or... attempting to without being distracted by breaking the game or investigating Things).

Even if his actual design isn't model-accurate, @thornandshield's Novus's in-game look is still extremely handsome =w=

[thornandshield]

Maybe someday the mossy long hair will be real! These are such beautiful shots! (Cracking up over the first one with Cadeyrn just "...why are you so TALL?!?")

It's nice to just stop and enjoy the scenery in these dungeons once they'e been cleared out (and breaking them is just as fun too!)

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Dug through some (really old now, oops) screenshots of characters I saw in the wilderness that I wanted to try drawing sometime, and finally got round to some of them! Entirely salads this time, but what can I say, the technicolour aspect of sylvari is just too enticing to me hahaha.

(And now I pray I didn't mess up details bc of how tiny my screenshots actually were LOL)

[icebrooding]

Recreation of a conversation I had with @thornandshield a long time ago when I was talking about my first time in Wing 7. We both learned things. Horrors, even.

[thornandshield]

I still want VERY choice words with that person AND the pylon kiters who never thought to speak up and correct them on such misinformation!

It is very much OUR job to heal OURSELVES unless it is an EMERGENCY!! It's like trying to heal the Hand Kiter at Deimos! You just end up complicating things!!!

You poor baby I must bring you to a proper W7 fight some time......

[thornandshield]

Marshal Trahearne is still getting used to his commander's sweet tooth.

[icebrooding]

HOT AS FUCK OFFICIAL TRAHEARNE ART IN 2026 MY CROPS ARE WATERED MY LIFESPAN IS EXTENDED

[icebrooding]

Backlog of a dumb thing I drew a while ago about my fic of Trahearne discovering Spicy Literature

yes I keep going back to this bc the premise never fails to crack me up

[thornandshield]

Undocumented Change (As far as I am aware)

Using the default sickle while harvesting finally has its own unique animation! Previously, it was the same interaction used across many purposes; such as reviving your fallen companions by kneeling and rubbing the ground (just with the sickle in hand). Now we have a full swipe with the sickle in hand!!

I know it's a tiny thing but seeing that made me so giddy!!

[icebrooding]

While @thornandshield's Commander Novus was busy being baffled at why he had to play baby games for something so important, the extremely impatient Commander Kaushue screwed up said baby game because someone started in the middle like an absolute gremlin and didn't realise there was a second or so delay between the 'rotate' input and it actually rotating

In his defense, man was stressed.

[thornandshield]

The NOISE I made when I realized much of these "tests" amounted to simple children's toys and trials. I get they have to make puzzles the common player can accomplish with little issue (I believe it was only the "philosophy" part I struggled with) but lore-wise it's funny.

I do like a good pipe puzzle though!

[icebrooding]

A gift I made for @thornandshield because she's had some bad luck lately, and what better a pick-up than some goofy nonsense involving three dorky salads?

Trahearne is going to be sending that little gremlin of a tomato back to the Dream.

[thornandshield]

How did we get here? Who knows! I'm still loving this delightful trioship so much and all the goofiness that comes with the internal conflict.

Thank you so much for this, my friend! It was fun watching the process and offering insight where I could!!

Bye bye, Cadeyrn!~

[thornandshield]

The Founder of the Nightmare Court gets Therapy

I've been rather obsessed with Cadeyrn for the last few months after @icebrooding reminded me he existed. I've re-read the short stories of his upbringing so many times and it pains me how badly his family failed him, primarily out of their own ignorance of how the world works, and their own sense of pride. It really messed up his world view.

It's okay, he's got Bo now to help sort things out.

Original Sketch by @icebrooding

Ink and Color by me!!

[icebrooding]

Collab between @thornandshield and I!

They lined and coloured my sketch (beautifully btw <3) of Trahearne needing his Commander Novus's... 'help' opening a jar.

Moment of silence for the jam, ruined forever.

[thornandshield]

It's always a delight to have a crack at your sketches with line and color! I want to do more of these in the future!!

[icebrooding]

I made a goofy 'Kralkatorrik' over at my good buddy @thornandshield's homestead today :p

[icebrooding]

Decided to line and colour this sketch I did for April Fools... LAST year [sweats]. Featuring overworked waiter Novus scolding his 'co-waiter' for eating the customer's food himself.

Kaushue, just because you are part cat, does not mean you are entitled to the cat's food!

Novus belongs to @thornandshield

[thornandshield]

"KAUSHUE! You're going to cost me my perfect five star rating!!"

[ampervadasz]

[mortimermcmirestinks]

via @p0tato-kn1shes

[april-december]

@bunjywunjy’s tags pass peer review too

[icebrooding]

I swear if she isn't causing someone's death she's leaving them with lifelong mental trauma. Foulain, am I right HAAHAAHA--

[icebrooding]

I'd been wanting to play Return of the Obra Dinn since it got mentioned in that one GW2 blogpost as partially inspiring the ride to Castora, and the other day my wonderful friend Foff gifted it to me! I've not finished it fully but have been having a lot of fun, and wanted to do something really quick and stupid to crossover the two.

Goodbye, Canach. Rest in pieces.

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Finally finished with this wonderful commission for my dearest friend over at @thornandshield!!

Trahearne is definitely going to think twice before asking his commander invasive questions about 'what' he is from now on!

Thank you so much for letting me draw your wonderful man again, always such a delight to draw Novus!! =w=

[thornandshield]

"Can you fly?" Trahearne had tried to make a habit to not pry too much into the matter of his trusted Commander being not a Sylvari, but a creature of a cosmic variety However, he couldn't help but to be so curious as to how a being such as Novus actually got around. How he'd arrived on Tyria. He'd expected a stern "yes" or "no", followed by an expression of bother. But no. not this time. The firstborn had faced all manner of horrors in the short decades of his existence. Even Zhaitan's forces, great and small, along with the very dragon itself couldn't compare to a newfound fear he'd unlocked by asking a simple question. A stoic man such as Novus sporting a cheeky grin should have been as blatant a warning as the bright yellow markings of a hornet. The second warning should have been the man, who valued his personal space, suddenly bringing the firstborn in for a very tight embrace. In mere seconds, without a single word exchanged, he got his answer.

Thank you SO much for taking on this comm! Behold: the comm that turned us into best friends this passed year!

The expressions, the strength of that squeezing embrace, the way you texture Novus's hair, how detailed Trahearne's armor is, the shading, the backdrop--all of it is absolutely gorgeous!!

Now...

Get some hecking REST after all of this!!