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Initial concept

honestly we miss out on tel’s obliques since i didn’t develop this idea

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They weren’t late for the TES Gala, Darra and Teldryn were there all this time in the Sovngarde event lingering in front of the buffet.

2025 @tes-gala : Daedra and Divines.

Darra is in theme as a dragon priest embodying a mortal form of Alduin as the Atmorans would have acknowledged them. Teldryn wears the snake of Boethiah (but it can also be interpreted as the symbol of Orkey. He doesn’t really care.)

They walk in among all the well-dressed people and look like cultists. This was clearly a mistake.

Teldryn has to leave his sword at the door, but he gets to keep his knife. Darra carried in an embroidered but completely empty bag that is waterproofed inside. (Red carpet? What red carpet? The only red that matters is the free flowing red wine.)

On the real-world equivalent for the clothing:

All woven patterns are (crudely) drawn from and inspired by T’nalak weaving, plus this sick dragon obi i saw on Yahoo auctions.

Darra’s garb is inspired by sarong. Teldryn’s is a mix of deel, salwar kameez, and keffiyeh.

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Is your profile name “A kingdom for a horse” named after a line in “Robin Hood: Men In Tights”?

it’s shakespeare’s richard iii but certainly, yes, it could be robin hood men in tights

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have a TES gala idea… it remains to be seen whether i can finish it before the 24th lol

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the AU where they are neighbors in the same inn and wear beautifully tailored clothes every day and teldryn asks for some advice on writing his st jiub fanfiction

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I wasn't really going anywhere with this sketch lol

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AAAAAAAAAAAAA

words cannot capture the joy i feel every time i see this image. Looking forward to how this goes!!!

And thank you also, the art and the chat reignited something that had gone missing for a long time :)

(anw for anyone interested, the commission process with igorlevchenko has been a ton of fun so far!)

Had a pleasantly productive drawing session with @choilacanth some weeks ago, brainstorming some anatomy in this here WIP of Darra Salvi. Still long way to go, but I'm happy with the direction. Darra came to Solstheim on a commission from College of Winterhold to obtain some stalhrim and to make contact with a certain Telvanni magister.

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a. she thought cliff racers got as big as horses (they were illustrated in perspective to make them look dramatic, to be fair)

b. she thought cheesy ash yam horker stew was a morrowind invention

c. she thought dunmer men were all [redacted] [who knows] [only teldryn heard what she said but he sure won’t let her forget it]

I know I posted this practically a year ago as a wip and it still hasn't moved but perhaps it deserves its own post

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sketchdump

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sing me a song... you're a singer

anyway this is Diorghh and she rolled her eyes up into her head one day and they froze that way like her mother warned. one gig she played sent two nobles to intensive care. her music would raise the dead and she would grab a beer with them. that is a face tattoo.

it can always get louder.

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i've been absent online for a while but i am very well, working hard and climbing plastic rocks.

temporarily asleep, but will wake up and return soon :) take care

mental wellness bataqq

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little comic about some big problems (shortened from this)

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little comic about some big problems (other version here)

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Hello <3 You don;t know me but I just wanted to drop in and say I love your art! Your Teldryn is always 10/10, love him <3 And your oc Darra is so fun! I love her fair, the short hair looks so gorgeous and I love how you convey her personality in your art <3

i do know and recognize your URL though :) you've been around a while and i appreciate it a lot!! thank you for your kind words!

fun facts darra has short hair because i personally can't stand having long hair lol

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Hijacking this train because I’m not surprised at all, very pleased actually

which ao3 tag are you?

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harrumph

wip

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i drew so many skinks today :) alas the pictures are all unedited but I’ll put them up soon

Also the skinks are me, but that’s not the point