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The trees made an assassination attempt upon me. They failed, but the intent was still there.

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yes, hello, i am the manager. Oh yeah, my employee over here? you struggle to see them half of the time, as if they're flickering in and out of existence? yeah, you see, they are a half-baked concept of person, a shadow that someone barely awake confused for a living being, it's really hard to find a job in such state. I suggest you try being more open-minded next time, and work around the idea of them actually being there, it gets easier with practice. Have a good one.

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i dont think its a good idea to buy the books in this day and age, just pirate them or whatever if you can't help yourself. ive heard the author is a weird person. unfortunately i read the stories 7 years ago and have been sick in the head and longing for mystery ever since.

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i need to be put down like a dog

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sir max would make a great tma avatar. like we got the dark (? the dark side of the world. theres a connection there). we got the spider (the ability to control people). we got the stranger (his face being so unremarkable regular people can't recognize him in the streets). idk what category would being technically a walking corpse fall under, cause he's not like a zombie or anything, so not corruption. probably not the end either, since he's like, functionally immortal and a demiurge, and i dont remember the books dealing with the fact that he'll outlive his friends either.

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at your job you're often dealing with all kinds of weird magical occurrences. as you grow familiar with the routine over the years and closer to the unknown, your own face is now unrecognizable to those who haven't met you before. despite you often being the talk of the town and newspapers, anyone who meets you on the streets walks past you, your face not registering in their minds as anything worth paying attention to, and if asked, they wouldn't be able to describe your appearance a second later. you have to approach your friends in the streets yourself, because they don't notice you in the crowd. despite originally not being from this town, you know that it is your home now, and in a way you're always dissolving in the reality around you.

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Here's a series of sketches I've done several Octobers back.

The sketches are dedicated to my favorite Russian urban fantasy series "Labyrinths of Echo". I was using Inktober prompts at the time, with a twist where each prompt has something to do with "Labyrinths"'s world and/or characters. Here's the list in order:

Mindless. The main character of the book series, sir Max, had an uncanny ability to bend the wills of other people using his "Deathly Orbs", which in normal mage's hands are meant to kill, but sir Max's non-violent nature distorted the effect to subjugate, rather than kill. Those hit by the Orbs are absolutely obedient, which is demonstrated when sir Max begged an affected person to be okay after what amounts to a car crash, and the person immediately recovered to full health.

Ring. The golden target-like ring pattern on sir Max's draped dress (called loohi [loh-OH-hee] in universe) is actually a mark bestowed upon him by the king, and means that he is a "Death in the Royal Service", which is supposed to intimidate the citizens of Echo more than anything else.

Freeze. One of sir Max's colleagues and closest friend, sir Shurf Lonli-Lokli, is using in his day to day work two enchanted gloves. The right one inflicts paralysis, while the left one disintegrates. Both are so powerful that Shurf is forced to wear magical containment mitts when not in combat.

Frail. Sir Nuflin Moni-Mah, the Arch-magister of the Order of Seven-Leaf Clover, was a pretty old and powerful mage, but his physique left much to be desired.

Enchated. As at the time of the events of early "Labyrinths" novellas the high-level magic was strictly prohibited in Echo, the fabled old-school cuisine was all but forgotten. However, through sir Max's participation, a new legislation was released that allowed the chefs and cooks to use a slightly higher than allowed level of kitchen magic. The Okholla Earrings were introduced to make sure their conjuring does not affect the gentle magical equilibrium.

Husky. Echo's venerable General of the Police, sir Booboota Boh, is just that, with booming voice and a potty mouth to match.

Swing. Booboota is a veteran soldier and knows little of more delicate police work. However, he's always the first to unsheathe his saber.

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че-то подумал недавно, в первых книгах у макса из под ног выдернули привычную (хоть и нелюбимую) реальность его мира, потом затянули через портал в какое-то странное сновидение, дали привыкнуть к новой реальности, а потом научили открывать порталы в другие сновидения самому.

типо, эпизодически получается - явь, сон, явь, сон. забавно

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I just think he's neat

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- Kofa, I've never noticed how beautiful your eyes were

- They were changed by my father's magic as he was trying to make me a worthy son

- Well, he picked pretty ones

And some boring speedpaint tee-hee

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есть кто из фанатов на этом сайте кто мне может объяснить тему со вторыми и тенями. смысл добавлять по сюжету людям вторых, если тени по сути выполняют ту же роль

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- Вообще-то я выгляжу, как нормальный человек. Только здесь… - виновато сказал Гленке, прикрывая темноту, которая была его лицом, длинными тонкими кистями рук. - Тебе неприятно, да? (с) “Темные вассалы Гленке Тавала”

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I found an oldie and I love these characters, so deal with me posting them when literally noone asked for it. Ser Shurf and Ser Max from Max Frei’s book series. I’d fanart the sh*t out of her (and other) books, but I fell like there’s no audience for that.

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I like this book so much. My sketch of the main character and his cats.

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Окей, время запостить тут

"Путешествие в Кеттари" книжка-игрушка по одноименной повести из "Лабиринтов Ехо" для WTF Max Frei

Okay, time to this thing here, too

"A Trip to Kettary", based on story from "Labyrinths of Echo" books series for WTF Max Frei