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Ahhh! She's so pretty!

Thank you for bringing her to life again for me!! ♡♡♡

I saw the ask box is open for apprentice doodles! Zofia is my second generation OC, but she's also mt favorite (don't tell her mother). She's the daughter of my OC, Lydia, and Julian. She's quiet, shy, smart, very blushy, and really enjoys reading books. She's the true love of another second generation OC, Theo Alnazar. The one good reference I have has them together (a commission). She does love to meet new people, but understands her shyness can get the best of her.

Once I read about darling Zofia, Sèbastien immediately made grabby hands, and there was no changing his mind.

He has an eye for design, and although fashion isn’t his main passion in the Arcanaverse, he dabbles in it when he can. And making a beautiful gown for Zofia was an absolute must, so that he did!! He hoped to help her break out of her shell by making her a gown she would feel confident in, so that was the main inspiration for this piece!!

Thank you oh so much for letting me draw such a babe!!! I had so much fun doing it!! I hope I did your precious angel justice!!

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Ope. Adult time with my babies.

Zofia and Theo having a lovely time. See the full image on my Twitter (link is very nsfw)

Zofia belongs to @arelbarrel and Theo belongs to @xxhoodieninjaxx12

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ART THEFT

Hello, sorry for bringing this rather unpleasant matter into light but this is a Callout Post for @apprentice-chris or https://apprentice-chris.tumblr.com/ For quite a while this person has been stealing from me my edits and after altering them further, publishing.  Now, I am very chill about editing, templates and such. But I don’t consent to people taking my edits and using as own. Usually I can be contacted and asked whether I allow to use something I made or not. If the need arises I make free templates for you to use because I like everyone joining in on the fun. What hurts me, is when someone steals my content, presents it as their own and even with being BLOCKED and being forbidden from using my art they keeps doing so. It’s like spitting in my face.

This is exactly the case with @apprentice-chris account who was contacted, I told them to remove my content and stop stealing from me. They of course agreed to my terms… only they didn’t delete a thing. They lied. So I blocked them. On ALL accounts. Unfortunately they KEEP STEALING FROM ME. And it’s not only edits but also ALL KIND OF OTHER WORK:

- Template I made for my OC exclusively (I gave away template with different one) - MY edits (Lucio Painting outfit and Lucio Wedding Outfit) - Lucio edited Happy face - Lucio DRAWN and SHADED BY ME regular prosthetics - They even TRACED my own APPRENTICE HAND and used the bacground from 3D arcana shop I made

I was never contacted and asked if they can use it, they know I blocked them they also KNOW they are forbidden from using my edits because I PERSONALLY CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THAT. Still it keeps happening. AND IF IT WAS NOT INSULTING ENOUGH. They also steal my ideas. They deliberately plagiarized scenes I posted for my ship. Interactions, poses, themes.

UPDATE: So they’ve been contacted OVER AND OVER AGAIN and it was explained to them NOT TO STEAL FROM ANY OF MY ACCOUNTS. This post has been in my draft for few weeks now because i really DIDN’T WANT TO BE PETTY AND MAKE A CALL OUT. By this time they’ve been contacted by me and my friends 3 times and this now is the last straw. THEIR TODAY’S POST:

They erased my watermark, traced over my apprentice, REPLACED her with own apprentice and have the AUDACITY to CLAIM: 

NO IT’S NOT YOU LYING THIEF. I’VE BEEN CHILL ABOUT ALL THIS SHIT FOR MONTHS NOW. YOU DISGUSTING THIEF STOP TRACING AND STEALING MY ART!!!! You’ve been warned! You’ve been told you will be called out if you don’t stop. IM DONE. SOMEONE LIKE YOU SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE FANDOM. PERMANENTLY.

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Artist: @miel-1411

They were phenomenally wonderful to work with, and so incredibly talented!

Julian and his Daughter, Fast Asleep ❤️

***Please do not repost without permission, Reblogs welcomed***

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Yessss

500 Follower Raffle~!

I just wanted to start off saying, thank all you lovelies for tolerating my sporadic art ♥

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 1st winner:

1 Fullbody sprite or a shipping piece of your MC and the L/I or your choosing!

2nd & 3rd winner: A bust sketch of your MC/OC, again with an L/I of your choice.

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• Some basic rules! Must follow and rb to enter! (You’re not required to stay, but if you leave I won’t be mad, just disappointed.) Multiple rbs/entries are allowed, just be considerate please! No NS/FW, or anything obscure, be reasonable. Must have your DMs open around the time of the drawing, and you must respond in 24 hours or another winner will be drawn!

Raffle ends 11:59 pm [est] on May 28th!

GL dolls! ♥♥

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Aaaaaa!!

Tysm, you guys!!! I'm so happy I reached 400 followers! I might do a fic giveaway, but only if at least 15 people reblog this! If you reblog, I'll enter you into it, and on Monday, I'll choose the three winners who can pick a fic prompt and ship for me to write!

Again, thank you all so, so incredibly much!

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I - OMG

The brothel fic is something I did not know I needed and I want more. Your writing is amazing and so appreciated. Please continue, and bring on the rowdy!

Again, part two has been published! Here’s a link to it: https://coffee-and-wolfsbane.tumblr.com/post/615884444099870720/anon-ask-the-brothel-fic-is-something-i-did-not

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Lookit little Luka!

I guess this Child belongs to @xxhoodieninjaxx12 and @arelbarrel Luke Alexander Alnazar

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This is my Discord mommy. <3 She made an amazing Julian one for me.

You can contact me here in DMs or on Discord, where I usually am, at Aisling Rosach#0715

If you can’t commission, please help boost this.

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Please! I have Lydia (and her and Julian’s daughter, Zofia). I love it. Draw them, all the time.

“May I please draw your OC?”

Reblog this message if you encourage anyone that wants to draw your OC to do so.  No need to ask for permission in advance.

Go for it.  Draw my OC.  If you want, I’ll even give you reference posts.  Go to town on it.

You are welcome to draw my OC and surprise me with the result.  Seriously.  In fact, I encourage it.  I will proudly display whatever it is you submit to me regarding my OC.  There is a chance that I will squeal about it for several days.

Even if you feel you aren’t good at whatever artistic adventure it is you do, please feel free to submit it to me.  I want to see what you have done.

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Ask me anything! I’d love to get my first ask.

music asks!

hozier- a song to fall in love to?

arctic monkeys- do you like when you can hear the singer’s accent?

catfish and the bottlemen- favorite male singing voice?

the smiths- a song that makes you contemplative?

kim petras- feeling girly anthem?

marina and the diamonds- an album that shaped your personality?

duran duran- most attractive music artist in your opinion?

childish gambino- a song to jam to in the car?

mitski- a song to cry happy tears to?

lady gaga- best performer of your generation?

the national- do you prefer deep voices or tenor voices?

the strokes- favorite frontman from the 2000’s?

led zeppelin- favorite song released before 1980?

the vaccines- favorite song by an indie artist?

fun.- favorite song from the 2000’s?

fleetwood mac- a song to cast a spell to?

car seat headrest- favorite relatively unknown artist?

vampire weekend- a song for a fresh start?

houndmouth- a song to listen to as the sun sets?

the 1975- ballads or upbeat?

jain- favorite foreign artist?

cigarettes after sex- best song to set a sexy mood?

orchestral manoeuvers in the dark- favorite movie soundtrack from the 80’s?

radiohead- best band of the 90’s?

the kooks- song to dance to in your room?

bastille- top 10 songs ever?

the beatles- most essential ‘must listen’ album?

jack white- best rock guitarist in your opinion?

joni mitchell- favorite song to cover?

susanne sundfør- favorite pop song by a female artist?

the beach boys- favorite song released before 1970?

brand new- best early 2000’s punk band?

sufjan stevens- favorite indie movie soundtrack?

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I’m a Pisces, and my new Quarantine Sleep Schedule is 4:30am to 10:00am.

2 am to 10:30 am is prime sleep schedule

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#SavePortia PSA

(Apologies in advance for how this is written, I'm very emotional about it)

For those of you both in and out of the Arcana Fandom who are up to date, you'll all have seen the announcement from Lynne, the writer at Nix Hydra behind Portia's route, that because it's not even breaking even, there is a real possibility that they will have to cancel it entirely from here on.

As soon as this announcement came out, I began to see some very troubling rhetoric spread across my social media. "They should have planned better financially" "They could take money from the other routes" "Portia's route is bad so I don't care", et cetera et cetera. While this is normally a Lucio-centric blog, I thought that I'd clear up a few misconceptions regarding these things, as well as encourage you to play it and give hopefully-compelling reasons why.

First and Foremost

Nix Hydra is, first and foremost a business, a company that the creators of The Arcana are subcontracted to to make their game. The original pitch for the game, if you didn't know, was made in an independent Kickstarter, as the brainchild of several individuals who felt that their characters and story would reach a lot of people. Nix Hydra took them on once they'd made enough money to get in the door. That can easily change.

How subcontracting works is that the main company gets a flat percentage of the income from the contracted party. In my mom's business, for example, the business giving them office space gets 10% of every dollar my mom's company makes. My mother is still solely responsible for paying all of the employees under her, and if she doesn't make enough money to pay to the main business, she not only loses her employees, but her position as subcontractee.

Regarding the Financial Aspect

Now here comes the bit about finances. It does not matter what The Arcana team made after producing Julian, Asra, and Nadia's routes. That money, apart from going as a percentage to Nix Hydra, collectively went to everyone on the team, as when these routes were being produced, everyone worked on every route. With Muriel, Lucio, and Portia, they are split into different teams that solely focus on one route at a time.

This is a double-edged sword. While it does mean that each team gets roughly a month to work on each chapter that comes out, it also means that that entire team can be dropped if it isn't making enough money. Sometimes these decisions are what big businesses have to make, and like I said, Nix Hydra is, first and foremost, a business.

There is no money to "take" from the other routes. That money belongs to Nix Hydra and the individual teams. If a main business feels like a smaller, subcontracted business isn't making enough money, they will give them ultimatums - in this case, sacrificing the least popular route so that people are more likely to spend cash on more popular ones, in this case, unfortunately, Portia.

Regarding the Story/Design Aspect

As I mentioned before, Portia (and all of the other characters in the game) were the brainchildren of just a few people, people who were so passionate (and remain passionate) about them and the story they take part in that they pitched to a big business, which takes more guts than I think any of you realize. They don't make bank by any means doing this. It's one of those jobs where you have to love what you do and the mission behind it. It's something they truly believe in, and as so many people have seen themselves in this unique and compelling cast and tale, there's plenty of evidence to that fact in and of itself.

While Portia isn't the most "attractive" romance candidate given that the majority of the fandom is more into the men (after all, most of the people who play dating sims are afab), Portia is a super compelling - and relatable - woman who I've found to resonate with the most people in the fandom that I've talked to. Whether you're plus-sized, stuck in an older sibling's shadow, or are in a position where you question your importance and can't find your true voice, while she's not the most forward about her insecurities in her route, Portia has come into her own by leaps and bounds, and in turn has inspired countless people to take steps to forge their own destiny and start their own adventure under their own power.

Portia's route is by no means less important than any of the others - in fact, it's arguably moreso, because of its unique structure and future unveiling of lore that the rest of the routes don't touch on in the slightest. Portia as a person prides herself on her ability to learn behind the scenes, and that's exactly the adventure that we're going to go on with her. Lynne has confided that in her route, we get to see what's under the City. It's such important lore that the development team even made those Vesuvia Daily News articles to drive up the hype. If you don't care if her route continues, that's your perogative, but in my opinion, you'd be a bigger fool than Lucio if you purposefully squandered an opportunity so vital to how we view the game universe as a whole.

Okay, so, now what?

We've discussed the financial reasons and story reasons for helping #SavePortia, but that begs the question. What can we all do? What if you don't have any coins, or already played her route, or aren't really even that invested in her story?

First and foremost, while being able to pay for the bonus content does help, that's not what Nix Hydra is looking for right now. What they're looking for is interest in this particular route - because that means more money potentially coming in, and more word of mouth to secure it - and that means physically playing that route.

Nix Hydra tracks what parts you play (it's how they know where you left off, for starters, as well as why your most recent choices matter). Playing though Portia's route, even if you've already played it and even if you just fast-tap your phone screen the entire way through, generates an activity log that shows people are interested. It doesn't matter if you get anything from it, and it doesn't matter if you pay for anything; they're looking for activity, particularly right now, which is why they've given us an infinity key weekend at such a crucial point. Everyone can play the entirety in one go, for free.

I don't think I need to mention again that there are things contained in her route alone that will benefit the entire fandom. I don't think I need to mention again that the team behind Portia and @thearcanagame are driven not by money but by their compassion for their story, characters, and the affect both have on the community. I don't think I need to mention again that right now is the most important time to play her route.

It's up to us to #SavePortia, and I know if we come together as a team, anything is possible.

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Reblog if it's okay for people to come into your askbox and ask about your OCs

Even if I’ve never spoken to them, even if I don’t know them from a hole in the wall, even if they’re on anon, people asking questions about my OCs make my day.

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I’ve only known Arell for a few days, but if anything happened to him, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself! Just a drawing of me and @arell-the-apprentice.  Thank you, my dear~ Also, not too terribly bad for my second digital drawing, huh?

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SAVE PORTIA

Hey Arcana fans, we need your help. #SavePortia

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Sappy little comic I had in mind