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The post that nobody definitely hasn’t seen before ..

Happy to announce (for real this time lol) that our evil dragon mom, Avoryx the Wicked, has been plushified and will be wreaking havoc for 21 days on Makeship, after which she will take flight to conquer the next realm!

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She wouldn’t have been born without your love and enthusiasm you’ve shown for the character. Thank you! :) It’s a crazy privilege to be able to create plushies out of my beloved dragons and have them travel all over the world!

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Sooo I somehow managed to post the comic that was supposed to be scheduled for next week and the whole bunch of people who already saw it NO YOU DIDN’T

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Always a good time to burn down yet another village!

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This is the most "oh, how annoyingly endearing!" face Avoryx is capable of making. That, or she's about to crash out so hard

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Looks like a princess to me!

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Is there any lore about your dragons, either specific characters or dragons in general, that you haven't shared yet but want to? I would love to know more about your dragons but aren't sure which questions to ask. I guess one I'll start with is, how are breath weapons/elements decided? Is it genetic or a choice?

Gosh this ask is very old I apologise!

Honestly I’d love to expand the whole headworld my dragons are living in! There’s a crapton of different mythical beasts living beside them, and I’ve yet to depict them in my comics (well, until today - I uploaded one on Webtoon but it would be a spoiler). I’m also working on a kelpie character who happens to be a donkey, so hopefully we’ll see that soon. When I finish researching all the different donkey breeds!! So I guess that’s the lore I haven’t shared yet but want to!

For your second question: it’s genetic, but also sorta magically environmental? It’s common for a dragon to inherit the breath of one of its parents’, but if a fire dragon raises a hatchling in a particularly watery environment for some reason, the hatchling might breathe boiling water or steam as an adult. Or your traditional fire, but it’s colder and/or a different color. There are no real rules to it (except for the rule of cool)!

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what are Swordfish and Pondhoppers' pronouns? if you already said somewhere and I'm just dumb ignore this lol

I use he/him for Swordfish and she/her for Hopper, but I don’t mind if these are not followed! You may refer to my characters however you like.

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Everybody, this is Grym! He’s Hopper’s father and a traditionally evil dragon but with some extra razzle-dazzle added 🪩✨

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This is part 2 of the winter dragon’s comic! See part 1 here!

Wheeew I am NOT drawing backgrounds again for a while! I hope you enjoy this ending more than the first one’s! :D

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A type of hoard mom does NOT approve of!!

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Not everybody wants to be your friend, Swordfish 😬

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I couldn’t resist the art vs artist trend!!! What a whirlwind of a year 2024 has been!

So many moments of joy and excitement, challenges to face! I feel like I’ve grown so much, both artistically and as a person. To me, this year feels like a breakthrough!

Art-wise, I got more comfortable with backgrounds, and they started appearing so much more often in my comics. It’s wonderful to look back on them and still feel proud of those panels. This year also saw the introduction of new dragon characters with diverse personalities and shapes! We witnessed Hopper and Swordfish slowly growing into sliiiightly more regal-looking wyrms, both in appearance and personality. My style has definitely shifted to a more mature and refined place. This feels only natural, and I can’t wait to see how my art and dragons evolve in the year to come!

In 2024, I also launched my very own store, a pin pack of Swordfish and Hopper, and a dragon plushie! I posted more often than I did last year, but it’s my hope and goal for 2025 to share even more consistently.

Creativity isn’t something to force, so I won’t be too hard on myself if I fall short of this goal. Instead, I want to keep working on finding a balance between my art and life. It’s an ongoing journey, and while I know I’ll never achieve a perfect balance (because life ebbs and flows), I can keep moving closer to a version of it that feels right for me.

Here’s to 2025!! And lots more dragons!!! Thank you for sticking with me on this journey!

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She might be a tiny bit insecure about it.

It only recently started snowing here in my usually cold, baltic country lol! Winter was particulary late this year, so this comic was a coping mechanism because it has become one of my favourite seasons :D I'm just uncomfortably hot any other time!!

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First time Avoryx interacts with her hatchling directly :D

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Link to shop

A lot of love, time and effort went into this shop. And I will continue to add items there, so feel free to give me suggestions! Also, meet my representation of well, myself! It's a dragon based on a trout. So a trout dragon. If you catch this thing in a river that's me please release me 🥺

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Keep your windows closed people!

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A dragon sticks with his hoard no matter what! Not that Swordfish isn’t enjoying this. He’s having the time of his life there!

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Also, his and Hopper’s enamel pins are still here for 6 days, after which they will disappear permanently.

Here, if you’d like to check them out!