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happy cynder community day! to celebrate, here's my design for her in my TLoFaI AU!

just like with spyro, this design isn't necessarily final, and still has some changes to go through! in particular i'm going to be changing the color of the crystal she has, and possibly the collar she's carrying it with too.

cynder's design changed a LOT over the course of the three TLoS games, and within each individual game itself there are differences in her in-game vs. FMV models. however, i personally much prefer her look in TEN compared to anything else. i love the little white marking she has at the top of her underbelly, it adds such a nice flair to her design. her more dinosaur-like posture makes her really stand out compared to the other dragons too; i get the sense that her design was based heavily on a styracosaurus, especially with the way her head and snout are. so i decided to go more in that direction!

i know that she has these kind of spur-like claws coming out of her legs originally, but i kinda wanted to change it to giving her an extra toe on the back of each foot. she's got grabby hands! and it feels more bird-like to me, which connects back to the dinosaur stuff i was talking about. also, i brought back the tears in her wings from her corrupted form.

for her colors: cynder was originally intended to breathe green fire in ANB, but this was changed to bright red when they decided to make green terrador's main color. HOWEVER, in TEN, the villains are strongly tied to the colors green and purple - the mountain of malefor as a whole is swathed in both colors! honestly, i've always found the idea of her having green fire to be way cooler than the red they went with, so i brought it back!

as for the purple... in TLoFaI, instead of being corrupted, cynder's egg is enchanted with the spirit element, letting her use time (basically dragon time from TEN) but not magma (so no fireballs for her). although i don't have any rules in the AU saying that a creature's element color HAS to be on their design, i wanted it to be prominent on her because her being used as a weapon is a huge part of her character arc, and in the AU, is the entire reason her egg was enchanted. i'll be making something on how enchantment works... eventually. the element wheel has a brief explanation, though:

MORE TLOFAI: @thelegendoffireandice

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AUs

the legend of fire and ice AU: https://thelegendoffireandice.tumblr.com/

an AU/rewrite of the legend of spyro trilogy, with the most notable obvious change being a role swap of ignitus and cyril (named glacious in this AU). combines elements from beta/unused content and my own personal headcanons. i’m actively working on this but i don’t have a lot of non-spoilery stuff to show for it!

rairverse (co-owned with shadow): https://rairverse.tumblr.com/

an AU that i work on with shadow. combines a bunch of rareware and rareware-adjacent games into one universe/timeline. currently on hiatus.

lost factions AU: https://lostfactionsau.tumblr.com/

an AU combining many parts of the spyro franchise’s history with a fanfic idea i had when i was 14. except like, better than when i was a teenager. blog is blank ATM and work on it has paused in favor of TLoFaI.

“if you like it. thanks. if you don't don't. then screw you i spent my ass working on this”

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first draft of spyro's design in the TLoFaI AU!

more info:

it's been a while since i've publicly posted about this AU! over the past few months i've been trying to pin down how i want the major characters to look, and so i've been working on their designs and finding out what i like and don't like. of course spyro is a big priority in that, and a character that's been quite tricky to pin down.

recently i've made a big breakthrough, and this is what i've come up with! this is only a first rough pass at what i've decided on for him, so i still might adjust or change some things in the future. when he gets a more finished ref, it'll probably be in a similar style to what i've made for voltz, and will include a lengthy written bio with backstory and other such info :> but i figured i'd document the first major step in his development!

the elemental orbs on the right show the colors his elements will be, though they're not going to be those EXACT shades in the final and are probably the thing that will change the most. some of the shades are way too similar, so when you grayscale them, they blend in. i'm planning on having the elements be visually very different from each other, but still, i don't want him to use multiple elements in quick succession in a piece and have them all become mush!

More TLoFaI: https://www.deviantart.com/polarpace/gallery/86685877/tlofai

TLoFaI on Tumblr: https://thelegendoffireandice.tumblr.com/

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The Elements

(shoutout to @shiftingshade for helping me with certain aspects of this, like getting down the symbol for Spirit! They have a Spyro the Dragon AU of their own that I highly recommend checking out.)

After nearly a year of work, I would like to introduce you to the six elements of my Spyro AU, The Legend of Fire and Ice. Alongside the elements are their secondary abilities, which are extensions of the main elements that allow the user to utilize a wider range of abilities. There are also tertiary abilities, sometimes referred to as a fury, that combine their primary and secondary abilities into a powerful elemental attack.

Any element can be any color, including white and black. The culmination of every element is called Aether, a special ability that can only be controlled by special creatures who are born once every ten generations. However, Aether can also be created artificially via crystals, or if one user of each element were to combine their magic. Aether is a black and white beam that glows with every color of the rainbow.

None of the elements are inherently good, and none are inherently evil. Each have their own set of unique abilities that could be used for a variety of purposes. This concept is represented by the circular shape of the, well, wheel, speaking to the fact that no one element is superior to the others. Additionally, every creature is born with an element, whether they can wield it or not.

A process called enchantment causes a creature’s secondary ability to be different from their birth element, allowing them to use certain parts of a second element, but preventing them from using the secondary ability of their birth element. For example, a Fire creature enchanted with Ice would get Water as their secondary, but still primarily breathe Fire. Enchanted creatures have furies that combine both elements.

And now… onto the elements themselves!

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Fire is a combustive element, defined by its scorching heat. Creatures of this element can create and control flames, with the most advanced users able to engulf and shield themselves within the blaze. They are able to swim through lava or walk through a forest fire without being burned. It may also be used as a light source.

-SECONDARY: Magma manifests primarily in the form of fiery rocks that explode into a wave of lava. At its most powerful, these fireballs will create a shockwave that sprays bits of igneous rock and lava in a wide range.

-FURY: The user forces a strong burst of fire magic from within, creating a blazing inferno with flames that throw exploding fireballs in every direction.

Electricity is a wild and unpredictable element, quick and energetic. Those that wield this element can conduct bolts of electricity, with the most experienced and sharp users able to tame this fierce element into a controlled stream. This element can also speed up its caster, allowing them to zip around, though this is difficult to control. Electricity can also be used to power machinery and other inanimate objects.

-SECONDARY: Gravity casters can wield static electricity, swathing their bodies in it or shooting arcs of it to create charged tornadoes that can lift objects or creatures into the air.

-FURY: Zapping electricity surges from the user’s body, creating a shockwave that trails off into bolts of static that can trigger mini tornadoes. Anything caught within is often forced into the sky!

Earth is the ability to harness the earth itself, from the soil on the ground to currents in the air. Creatures of this element can fire shots of energy that call dirt and stone and wind to their aid. These energy shots can either be shot out directly, or manifest as a flail that can be thrown about. The caster can also use this energy to physically push things away, or to make a natural shield around themselves.

-SECONDARY: Wind users specialize in controlling the air, or even summoning powerful gusts of wind. These currents can be influenced more directly when high amounts of Earth energy are forced together. When this compressed energy is fired, it unleashes tornadoes filled with various debris, which can protect the user or keep foes trapped within.

-FURY: The caster calls to the earth itself, causing boulders to rain from the sky and summoning mighty whirlwinds that pick up as much debris as possible before flinging it in any direction. The power of the debris landing back onto the ground is said to feel almost like an earthquake.

Spirit is an energy that can revive the dead and influence the emotions of the living. This element manifests as a beam, and can easily be transferred into crystals. Creatures with Spirit can more easily soothe a sad friend, or compel their foes to hesitate before an attack. Those brought back to life by a Spirit caster can have their minds altered or controlled by the one who revived them. Spirit users also have a connection to dreams, with powerful ones being able to contact anyone – living or dead – through the use of visions.

-SECONDARY: Although those who have this secondary appear to control Time itself, it more specifically influences the perception of everything around them. While the user appears faster to others, the creature themselves sees everything around them moving slower.

-FURY: Beams refract from the body of the caster, affecting the emotions of anyone hit by them. Any emotion can be influenced by this fury, but it will manifest as overwhelmingly intense. Time also slows the closer someone is to the “heart” of the fury.

Shadow is a sticky element that can be used to slow down or stop creatures and objects. Those with this element can cover themselves and others with it, temporarily allowing them to take on a shadowy form. This offers them camouflage and allows them to “jump” into any shadows around them. Physical shade can also be influenced, with casters able to manifest tendrils that can keep anything rooted to the shadow. Creatures with this element specialize in stealth.

-SECONDARY: Poison users can inject anything with a venom that makes creatures sluggish or sleepy. This venom isn’t lethal and wears off after a short time, but can stop attackers in their tracks. Sometimes this toxin is given to insomniacs to aid in sleep.

-FURY: The caster covers everything in shadow, pulling anything caught in the blast into the shade and trapping them there. The outer edges of the fury are surrounded by tendrils that poison anyone who comes near.

Ice is a stinging cold element that can manifest in many forms, from the gentlest flurry to the sharpest icicle. Ice creatures can use streams of ice to freeze other creatures or objects, either using small bits of frost to temporarily stop them, or encasing them entirely in ice. They can also partially cover themselves in ice, functioning as either a shield or a weapon. This element can also be fired out in sharp but brittle icicles.

-SECONDARY: Creatures can pull moisture from around them or even from within their own bodies to use Water. It is able to be shot out as a pressurized surge, or compressed into explosive bubbles. Those with this secondary sometimes have gills to breathe underwater.

-FURY: Shards of ice explode from the caster and shatter, scattering bits of ice around them. A mini blizzard forms in the vicinity, making it difficult to escape. Water spurts up from the ground and is instantly frozen by the frigid conditions. Anyone or anything caught within is generally frozen, too!

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There are a couple of additional details that I want to elaborate on in the future (for example, trying to explain how furies work on enchanted creatures) but this is already getting long enough so I’ll leave it here! I eventually plan on drawing and writing in-depth posts for each individual element, as well as covering the concept of Enchantment. For now, these brief descriptions of each element’s abilities should at least give you a rough idea of their usage within the story.

I’ve had this AU in the works for a long time and I’m really excited to show off more in the future!

More TLoFaI: @thelegendoffireandice

TLoFaI on deviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/polarpace/gallery/86685877/tlofai

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i return to you all with some more of my legend of spyro AU, TLoFaI! (@thelegendoffireandice) this time, i have a fan character i made for the AU!

obviously the AU is still in progress, so i'm still trying to decide which characters i want to fill what roles. i keep going back and forth on if this kid should be a major character or a background one. i'm leaning more towards her being relevant though, because i've grown very attached XD

anyways, onto their bio!

Name: Voltz

Species: Dragon

Age: 12

Pronouns: they/she

Element: Electricity

Home: Arctic Stronghold (canon: Dante's Freezer)

Alignment: Good

Relatives: Shalen (mother), Rumblr (mother, status unknown)

Backstory:

As conflicts between the peaceful creatures of the world and the villainous Wraiths seemed to die down, a pair of dragons - an Electric dragon named Rumblr and a Shadow dragon named Shalen - decided to start a family together. The two were very loving and protective of their egg from the start, determined to give them the best life possible in Frostfall Forest. However, this joy and peace could not last, and the night before their egg was set to hatch, a massive raid was launched by the Wraiths. Shalen managed to make off with their egg, but amidst the chaos, she lost sight of Rumblr.

A small group of creatures displaced by the attack had formed a village deep within the forests surrounding what was now known as Arctic Stronghold, and this is where Shalen was forced to raise her and Rumblr’s child. It wasn’t ideal, but at least she wouldn’t be alone, surrounded by many friends who were more than happy to help… at first.

Shalen absolutely doted on her child, but Voltz was a handful from the start. Rambunctious, energetic, and scrappy, they could not seem to stay out of trouble. Even worse was that their element was Electricity, and without her Electric-wielding mother present, she was forced to teach herself. After years of practice, they can certainly hold their own in a fight. However, their electricity is quite strong, and since they've never been trained on restraint, it very easily falls out of their control, getting them into even more trouble.

She’s gained a reputation for being a destructive force of nature - something certainly not helped by the nearby Wraiths using Electricity to destroy every remnant of the village’s old home. Though she isn’t against being complimented on her strength, it does get under her skin how others seem to see her as violent. It’s unfair for her to be judged for her element! They’re determined to prove that they can get a hold of their element and keep their village safe.

Trivia:

Although dark sclera is typically only seen in Shadow creatures, Voltz inherited it from their Shadow mother despite their own element being Electricity

They love to play in the snow, and are typically unbothered by the cold

Voltz patrols around the village when she first wakes up, desperate to defeat some sort of threat and prove her worth

She dreams about finding her other mother while out exploring

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my 2023 summary of art!

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weirdly my thoughts on this year overall are pretty similar. had a lot of health problems but in the back half of the year rather than the beginning. however i think i've decided to embrace my overuse of pink and purple. MVP colors of the year every year. i didn't use them as much this year tho LOL

i spent a lot of time working on art that i can't post, at least not yet. in particular i've been working a lot of my OC stuff in the background, and i prefer surprises so i don't post anything that could potentially be spoilery. i would like to draw more of my OCs next year too, and hopefully i make some stuff that i feel comfortable sharing. there are a couple of misc sketches and other stuff i made this year tho that i just wasn't sure about posting alone, so maybe at some point next year i'll make a compilation of those and post them? no promises tho.

i started experimenting with my art a lot more around april, and so starting at that point things get a lil weird and inconsistent. i'm trying to figure out more and more what i want out of my art, and i feel like i'm getting closer to finding out what that is. i know i'd like to get weirder with it, though. here's to more experimentation in the new year!

LIST OF PICS

jan: The First Mission

feb: Yeehaw!

march: Trans Rights Mort the Chicken

april: Sheep Wizard

may: Sonic Boom

june: Catbat Icon

july: #10 - Antpelt

aug: Summer Sunset

sept: TLoFaI AU - Element Wheel

oct: MSPaint Tallbuster

nov: Warrior Cats A Starless Clan Protagonist Headshots

dec: Dustyn on the Rocks