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~I knew a female who died. Tragically. Whose lifeless body was sailed into the sky by the adoring beast at your back with my torn-out heart in her fucking fist,” he rasps, lifting his hand into a claw that he shakes in my face. “Her name was Elluin, and she laughed with the wind, cried with the rain. She angered with fire and bellowed with the ground.~ When the Moon Hatched credit/@adamszkiart

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Again, was not expecting much from Under Dragon’s Wing (1984), owing to the fact that TSR cared so much about the book they just slapped part of Elmore’s Basic Rules cover on it. Not inspiring much confidence there.

The book defies expectation though. The protagonist is a kid wizard and a prince of a kingdom that is currently being invaded. He wants to help with the fight and gets some dragon-related summoning/controlling magic items to do so. His companion isn’t an annoying talking animal, either. Rather, he’s got his badass elven tutor/bodyguard along for the ride.

The paths are interesting. I feel like many of the choices lead to unexpected consequences, which is especially good because a lot of them impact the war, and battle is unpredictable! There are some high stakes with the magic too — one path has you permanently transforming into a dragon, a prospect that the text treats as both thrilling and kind of terrible. Weirdly, though, I feel like you have to work to get a bad ending in this one. I am not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

I quite like Sam Grainger’s art. Really nice line work, this is the first EQ that has a whiff of Fighting Fantasy about its illustrations.

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Happy 10th anniversary, The Witcher 3!

This game is what inspired me to get into landscape painting more seriously. Here are the related landscapes I've painted throughout the years :)

all available as prints

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daily struggle...

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 Sarah J. Maas Characters→  Manon Blackbeak

“Witches didn’t need blood to survive, but humans didn’t need wine, either”

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A Court of Thorns and Roses ♛ Nessian

“I’m a warrior. I’ve walked beside Death my entire life. I would be more afraid for her, to have that power. But not afraid of her.” He considered, and added after a heartbeat, “Nothing about Nesta could frighten me.”

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The Feminine Urge to tame Dragons.

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GAME OF THRONES 1.08, The Pointy End

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Abdela Igmirien

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If I had to see this, y’all have to as well

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This kitty is so PRECIOUS. Even it’s tail has more personality than most people. ♡