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When making this, my friend said "its giving female Loki" had she not said that i never would have seen it lol, but i do really love how she turned out! While my friend did give me creative liberty with this backstory a bit, the ideas gone into it was all her!

Meet Dahlia Fiore, Grandmaster of Nature and member of the Conclave of Magic. Her primary focus is, of course, nature magic, and can sometimes be found using other forms of magic when gardening. When she needs to get to a place quickly, she can transform into an ocelot.

Dahlia was born and raised in the Kingdom of Marvos where she lived with her parents and her two younger brothers. Her mother was a healer who dabbled in Holy magic to make healing herbs and medicine and her father and brothers were bounty hunters who sought out magical beasts to help earn money for the family and for their mother's medical supplies. Dahila stuck around to help her mother, learning how everything and everyone is connected through nature, in one way or another. However, tragedy struck not only to the Fiore Family, but all of southern Marvos as well. No one saw it coming, but one day, a powerful plague swept across the land. It started in the borderlands of Marvos and Shiraz before dispersing more into Marvos, killing all living things it touched. From plants to animals to even poeple. When people and animals were affected by this plague, they would show symptoms of coughing up and crying blood, taking a life within a week. Unfortunately, this plague took the lives of Dahlia's family. She tried to make medicine to heal them but since this was something no one had ever seen before, there was no cure. Overtime, the surviving people of this tragedy called this plague the Withering on account of how all life slowly withered away.

After this tragedy and being the only survior of her family, Dahlia sought out to become stronger so something like this never happens again to anyone or any other country. She traveled to Corvellia and applied at the academy. After she graduated at the top of her class, she was offered a position to sit on the council and become the Grandmaster of Nature, to which she humbly accepted.

Before the Withering, Dahlia was a kind and polite young woman. Like her mother, she was a healer who worked closely with plants and animals, and often times going with her father and brothers to hunt. As a result, Dahlia does have a savage side that only a few were able to witness. Because of underlying savage nature, she was given the nickname Mother Nature. After the Withering and Dahlia became a part of the Conclave of Magic, she is much more reserved and to herself. She tries not to get too attached to people because she's afraid that one day, she'll lose them to another great tragedy. However, when she joined the council, she started opening up a bit more, especially to Thrum. They have a strong bond with how lightning and storms all tie back to nature. When teaching her students at the academy, it is very evident that she loves her job and ensures the safety of all her students. With her apprentice, it's that but cranked to 11. She has a very older-sisterly aura to her that shows when teaching her apprentice.

I absolutely love this character and easily one of my favorite color palettes. Fun fact: my friend picked out her color palette and i really love how it turned out! More to come so stay tuned!

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aboslutely love this character, but not as much as the person who he belongs to. All information given about this guy was all provided by my good friend.

Meet Ivo, the Grandmaster of Evocation and a proud member of the Conclave of Magic. His primary focus is, of course, evocation, but he uses it along with other magic in a completely different way. When getting around and traveling far distances, he can transform into a brown bear.

Ivo was born unlike many heroes of legend. To a happy mother, father, and three older siblings, living on the borders of Marvos and Corvellia, his life was not one of strife nor decadence but a simple average life with ups and downs, joys and sorrows, and nothing to write home about. Yet Ivo himself was a bit strange, pragmatic to a fault. Ivo always found the quickest, most effective, and simplest solution to any issue he faced. Ivo was a farm boy the youngest of four who took every problem to the pragmatic extreme who learned and exceled at evocation magic because he saw it as more efficient. He cleaned the dishes in the flowing river near his house as the flowing water simply removed any residue as it moved past, same with his clothing. He would leave the chicken feed out in one large pile instead of throwing it around the enclosure. If anyone bullied him he simply hit them with rocks till they stopped. This pragmatic view followed Ivo to his study of magic taking up Evocation magic as to him it was the simplest, conjuring items and creatures that already existed rather than bending the laws of reality to conjure ice or darkness. His reasoning for improving his magic is likewise as the better he was at magic the easier it was to do and the more efficient it would allow him to be in his tasks.

In the Republic, many questioned how he became a member of the Conclave of Magic. The answer is simple, as is everything Ivo does. Because the better he got the more efficient using his magic would be. He became the grandmaster because he kept wanting to do magic easier and one day he just woke up the best at it.

Being the youngest of four in a farming family, Ivo has this home-grown kindness to him that is always wrapped up in his brand of bluntness. Whe teaching at the university, he'll tell his students to keep trying right after telling them that that was the worst casting of Shield he's ever seen. Ivo's the first to call out council's members bullshit while understanding why they did what they did. For his apprentice, he's much more of an older brother figure like his brothers were to him, having them learn what's best through action while keeping up the guard rails to make sure they don't get too hurt. In total, he's a kind simple farm boy who fixes every issue as quickly and efficiently as he can, along with a life long allergy to lying and bullshit.

When I asked my friend to provide a backstory for this character, while only giving him small details about him plus the world map, he gave me all this within the matter of minutes, and I absolutely love it! More to come so stay tuned!

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The art proces for this character was all over the place but it worked out great in the end. I say all over the place in a good way. The friend who made him likes this character a lot and provided me an awesome backstory.

Here is Thrum Anomalus, Grandmaster of Lightning and a proud member of the Conclave of Magic. He primarily focuses on lighting magic without dabbling into other forms of magic, but occassionly can be found practicing nature magic.

Thrum grew up in a farming community in Ziaza where he had much experience with the storms that plagued his community. Wanting to control that so that they could prosper, he began to observe the patterns of the storms and learned through his observations a bit of lightning magic. After getting a basic understanding of it, he travelled to the Republic of Corvellia to learn the more advanced techniques. After finally mastering this craft, he returned to his community and set up a powerful ongoing spell that would lessen the amount of lightning strikes (since the lightning rods of the village couldn't take it anymore). With this feat, he was seen by all as the Grandmaster of Lightning. He occasionally goes back to his village to check up on the spell and their safety; however, most of his days are spent developing the minds of new casters at the Republic's University. Thrum also sends money back to his village to help with repairs and such every month or so.

Thrum believes that he is very kind and gentle with his students. The students see him as a monster because he grades very quickly (and accurately) almost as if he is always under the effects of the charge spell. He is also a very harsh grader. So, when it comes to academics, his students fear him. Outside of class, he is very amiable and understanding. Talks a little too much but he makes sure to slow things down so that his students understand. Around the council members, he doesn't really talk much to them. Thrum would just be writing down notes and equations a lot during council meetings because he sees them as a waste of time when he could be doing research. Thrum has a nice bond with Ivo as the two are quite close as they grew up in similar envirnments. However, if it is someone he is not close with and they take an interest in his research, they will have his full attention.

He also has a solid relationship with Dahlia. Since storms all tie back to nature itself, they've established a nice friendship in regard to discussing the similarities between lightning magic and nature magic. When training his apprentice, Thrum will try to instill the idea of focusing on the signals you send from your head to your fingertips. Feel the rush when you cast a spell. Work to quicken it. More and more. Until he can get her to the point where she can easily be as fast as he is. He believes that if his apprentice can use it to speed through the battlefield while casting nature spells, they will be a force to be reckoned with Also, Thrum's apprentice being a nature caster will remind him of home, so he will be extra attentive.

When my friend told me his character came from a farming background, I knew I had to make him rather close to Ivo since they come from similar backgrounds, and I love it! More to come so stay tuned!

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it has been a minute, but I am back! wanted to take a break after doing the Pride Flags, which again, thank you for the all love and support on it! for the time being, i will uploading art for my minecraft series, mainly the characters of me and my friends in the series.

Meet Gwyneira Albatross, Grandmaster of Ice and member of the Conclave of Magic. Her primary focus is, of course, ice magic, but dabbles in other forms as well when it is most convenient. When needing to get to place to place, she can turn into a snowy owl.

Gwyneira was born and raised in the Kingdom of Winsteria with her mother and younger sister, Eira. Her small family, at the time, were comfortable thanks to her father being a member of the Frostborne, and thanks to him, Gwyneira and her sister learned ice magic. However, tragedy hit the smal family when their father was killed while fighting a small resistance in Coshen. Since their mother was up there in age, Gwyneira did everything she could to sustain them with what money they had, but her mother didn't want her to sacrifice her freedom and happiness. As they got older, Eira married a retired Frostborne soldier and Gwyneira continued her ice magic studies, becoming one of the most powerful ice mages in Winsteria. She got along well with her sister's husband, but she had a bad feeling about the husband's brother, and she only grew to resent him more as time ticked away. Years later, Gwyneira traveled to the Republic to contiune honing her skills, hoping to earn the title of Cryomancer after she graduated from the university. After she graduated, when she was offered a position to sit on the council and to teach at the university, to this day, she regrets saying yes, for if she didn't, she would've gone home to save Eira, her husband, and their son from the hands of the General of the Forstborne. However, being a Grandmaster and a member on the council has its perks, as she was able to work directly beside the rulers of Winsteria, meticulously watching the General's every move and taking into account everything he said and did to her nephew and his parents. She kept her cards close to her chest before waiting for the perfect time to play her hand. Needless to say, it paid off.

Gwyneira is a strong-willed woman who doesn't tolerate injustice. One would think that since she's an ice mage, she would be very chill and mellow, however, she is the exact opposite. Gwyneira has a short temper that has resulted in her dropping room temperatures below zero. When she's upset, she can exhale a chilly breath that feels like fire (in short, hot ice). She can be impatient at times, and doesn't like to be told things last minute. Underneath all that, though, Gwyneira is very kind and has a motherly aura about her. When teaching her students at the university, her exercises are challgening, but fair. Same goes for her apprentice. Her training exercises can be a bit extreme at times but they still provide a fair challenge that she knows her apprentice can handle. If it ever got too much, she would be quick to help.

Had a lot of fun drawing her and making her backstory. While I was still writing the first book, I never intended for her to be related to one of the main characters, but I like it this way. Stay tuned for more!

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No story is complete without the "outcast" character

Meet Keiran Sarkarv, a sophomore at Kayra's Magic Acacemy with a primary focus in Fire magic, but will later inherit a secondary focus in Blood magic.

Keiran was born and raised in Kayra with his parents. His father was a fire mage who was a weapon's smith and his mother ran a daycare. His love for Fire magic started when he was helping his father make a weapon, which lead him to using fire everyday when assisting his parents or the people in town. Keiran honored his mother like a saint as he loved her dearly. However, one day, she suddenly disappeared without a trace. The only one who knows why she left is his father, and after Keiran pressed him for answers with no result, their relationship strained. While his father still loves his son, Keiran resents him fot not talkng about his mother nor their family as a whole; he has no idea who he is or who his family is, and he intends to figure it out, even if his father objects.

When Keiran first started going to the academy, he was labeled as an outcast as he would always distance himself away from others and be on his own a lot. Because of this, he used to get into a lot of fights with other young mages, resulting in him going to the school's infirmary and his opponesnts to the hospital. There was a time other students suspected he practiced Blood magic, which is why he was so powerful and scary (Blood magic is not evil or bad, just labled as such because of its properties and what it can do). After Keiran met Sierra, Marria, and Edric, he opened his heart to them, and they learned that he is very intelligent and kind; he would often train with Marria and Sierra with their magic to hone their abilites. He views each of them as his siblings and loves them dearly.

Surprisingly, Keiran doesn't know what magic means to him. If he was asked this question when he was younger, he would say, "Magic is like my Momma. Beautiful and powerful. Like fire, it's a light that helps others find their way." After her disappearence, Keiran doesn't know what magic means to him anymore.

I have SO much planned for Keiran and I cannot wait to finally write it! The next few posts are going to be my character as well as my friends' characters in my story so stay tuned!

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Back with another Minecraft character!

⚠️TW: child abuse, attempted murder (will be structured differently than normal so his backstory will be under the cut)

Meet Edric Albatross, a sophomore at Kayra Magic Aacademy with a primary focus in Ice magic, who will later have a secondary focus in Holy magic.

When Edric first arrived, he was the typical high school flirt; every girl wanted to be with him and every guy wanted to be him. He is very bold and often stuck-up. He likes to entertain his fans with ice shows with a cocky grin on his face. However, after he met Sierra, who saw through this facade, she found out he is really sensitive and kind. He likes to crack jokes and hang out with his friends, and he will do anything and everything in his power to protect them, even if it means laying down his own life.

At first, to Edric, magic was about power and control. If you’re in a room full of people and you’re the only one who possesses magic, you are, by definition, the most powerful person in the room, and can command the respect of others. Now, to Edric, magic is what you make it. No magic in this world is inherently evil. How you use it will determine that. In Edric's words, "Magic is like free-will. It is neither good nor evil, but whatever you do with that power will determine that."

If you want to read his backstory, you may proceed, but heed the TW above. If you don't want to read his backstor, stay tuned for the next character!

Edric is from the frigid Kingdom of Winsteria far to the north, home of the great army the Frostborne. When Edric was around 10 years old, his uncle, Icarus Ventisca, School Head of Ice at the academy, enlisted him in the Frostborne's ranks against the wishes of his parents. Icarus is the general of the Frostborne and practically rules alongside Winsteria's rulers. The general is a very cold-hearted man who loathes his nephew and his parents. When Icarus was offered to teach at the academy, he gave Edric a choice: come to Kayra and be his apprentice or be put on the front lines to die. Edric's parents tried to go to Winsteria's rulers about this matter, Icarus threatened them to have them executed for insurrection, so Edric relucantly went with his uncle. Every day was a struggle for him as Icaurs would use him as his personal punching bag, saying that he would do this to his parents if he wasn't stuck teaching lowly mages. At one point, while Edric and Icarus were training, Edric's friends found him unconscious with stab wounds from icicles and parts of his body frozen; he was practiaclly dead if his friends haven't found him in time. Then, the mark of the Frostborne on Edric's wrist "activated," giving Edric frostbite that slowly creeps up his arm, causing him immense pain. Icaurs claims this is a teaching method, but everyone, even some of the other academy School Heads agree this is extreme. Even if Edric wanted to send a letter to his parents, he didn't want to risk Icarus finding out and potentially hurting them or worse, so whenever Icarus talks of wanting to hurt his parents, Edric steps in to take on that pain.

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The bean, the cinnamon roll, the baby of the story!

Meet Marria Kestrel, a freshman at Kayra's Magic Academy with a primary focus in Nature magic, who will soon pick up a secondary focus in Lightning magic.

Marria is from the Kingdom of Marvos, a nation that is heavily populated with Nature mages. Her mother and father are apothecarists who run a clinic together. Her father is a healer who worKs with different herbs to make medicine and her mother creates antidotes for different ailments and illnesses. As such, Marria learned a lot from her parents, and grew to love nature as a whole. Marria is the youngest of 5, having 3 older brothers and an older sister, and she used to work with her sister and cousin at a flower shop. She came to Kayra because of the diversity in culture and magic. She currently lives with her aunt who runs a flower shop on the edge of Kayra's captial city.

At first, Marria seems like the shy and quiet girl who always has her nose in a book. One of those statements is true. She could spend hours upon hours in the academy's library reading different books. She very energetic and bubbly, but it also leads her to being a klutz sometimes. She has a big sweet tooth and is always looking for a bakery or cafe to try their desserts. When it comes to fighting, she will lock in and do whatever it takes to keep her friends safe; she views Sierra a a big sister.

To Marria, magic is like nature itself. It's wild and out of control, but it can be tamed. To any new mage or wizard, magic starts out like a seed for them. Overtime, with enough care and attention, it will start to sprout and bloom into something beautiful. In Marria's words, "For me, I was what my father called a late bloomer. My magic didn't develop as fast as my brothers or sister, but he said that once my magic blooms, it would be the most beautiful form of magic of all."

Making this bean was so much fun! Stay tuned for more!

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And here we have one of the main characters for my minecraft series!

Meet Sierra Ilona, a freshman at Kayra's Magic Academy with Evocation magic as her primatry focus, who will soon have a secondary focus in Ender magic.

Sierra was born and raised in Kayra's captial city where the academy stands. She is an only child to her parents, but when she was young, her mother had passed away, leaving her with her father. Sierra's father taught her everything she knows about magic. The reason Sierra chose Evocation as her focus is because this school of magic is very versatile, themed around magical trickery and conjuration.

Sierra has "big sister" energy to many of her friends. She is very kind and often scatterbrained at times, but she is a very diligent worker who wants to know everything she can about magic. Sierra cares deeply for her friends and doesn't tolerate bullies. When in combat, she's calculates the situation at hand before making her next attack. While it does leave her open to incoming attacks, she learns from it to fuel her drive to persevere.

To Sierra, magic is limitless. Even though there are thousands upon thousands of textbooks and spellbooks about how to use a certain spell, she believes that we do not have to be pigeon-tied to that set narrative. Magic is supposed to make you feel free, not to be shackles to your potential. If a spell says to do one thing, Sierra will take that and make it her own. In her words, "If people say there is no limit to what you can do as a person, then there should be no limit to what you can do with magic."

With these, I don't want to give too much away about the character as some of the things may be spoilers for later stories and the sequel. Stay tuned for the next character!

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This one was kinda rushed, but my boyfriend pointed out to me that I have done every letter in LGBTQIA except for Queer, and so here is my take on the Queer flag! Once again, it was a bit rushed but it wouldn't be right to end this mini series without the iconic Pride Month Flag! Also for the previous post, his name is Caleb!

Pride Month ends tomorrow and I really loved doing this mini series! I might revisit this and add other flags I didn't do, but let me know what you think! Thank you to all who have suggested flags and names, this was really fun! Happy Pride everyone! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈

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Next up we have the Aromantic flag, another I had lined up. I really love how this turned out! He is such an adorable bean and I will protect him with my life! Ik there isn't any golden-yellow in the flag, but it is a really pretty accent/contrast. And for the previous post, their name is Jordan! A friend on Discord gave me the name suggestion and I love it!

Remember to comment a name for this bean! 💚🤍🩶🖤

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Another flag I did behind the scenes was the Non-Binary flag! I really love how these colors worked together, especially for the hair! And for the previous post, her name is Penelope, or Penny!

Remember to comment a name for lovely individual! Once again, this is like a lightning round of drawings that I did behind the scenes, flags that no one suggested, so get ready 💛🤍💜🖤

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Pride Month is a week away from being over and I really want to show off the flags I did behind the scenes, one of those being the Pansexual flag! I really love how these colors worked together and how with the gradient gives it a small rainbow effect! And for the previous post, his name is Austin!

I'm going to be posting these for the next few days before the 30th but still leave your name and flag suggestions in the comments below! I might still be making them and posting them after Pride Month 🩷💛🩵

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yall please pray for me

i'm job hunting rn in my boyfriend's area only so i can have a good excuse to move out of this prison hole i used to call home

i got into a major fight with my dad over the weekend and I genuinely don't feel safe or feel like myself anymore

even tho i'm an adult, he doesn't care and is damn ear forcing me to live under his roof since "i wouldn't have nothing without him" he took away my phone and car for a week, i can't make this shit up brooo

becuz of him i legit went over 26 hours without eating anything cuz he makes me want to do that kind of shit to myself and ik its not healthy but staying here isn't either

please pray that I can find a job near my boyfriend's so i can get out of here

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be sure to leave ur flag suggestion and name ideas!

Huge thank you to @hiraganasakura for the suggestion of the Aroace flag! I've been meaning to do this flag for a while, and I really love the colors for this flag. At first, the shirt just had the flag going across the chest, but I wanted a paint-splatter look and I love it! Once again, in my previous post, his name is Mitch!

Pride Month is almost over, so don't forget to leave a comment on what flag you want to see next as well as a name for this guy! I have a few flags ready and waiting, but I want to see what yall suggest! 🧡💛🤍🩵💙

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Huge thank you to @hiraganasakura for the suggestion of the Aroace flag! I've been meaning to do this flag for a while, and I really love the colors for this flag. At first, the shirt just had the flag going across the chest, but I wanted a paint-splatter look and I love it! Once again, in my previous post, his name is Mitch!

Pride Month is almost over, so don't forget to leave a comment on what flag you want to see next as well as a name for this guy! I have a few flags ready and waiting, but I want to see what yall suggest! 🧡💛🤍🩵💙

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Thanks to @hiraganasakura we have a name for this guy, and it is Mitch! Don't forget to leave a comment on which flag you want to see next!

well since no one suggested anything before, I thought I'd pull a suggestion from a close friend of mine, and she suggested the Gay male flag! I've been wanting to do a mlm flag, and I really love how it turned out! Also for the previous post, I've decided to name them Hayden!

To keep this little series going, don't forget to comment a name for this guy as well as the next pride flag you want to see! 💚🤍💙

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well since no one suggested anything before, I thought I'd pull a suggestion from a close friend of mine, and she suggested the Gay male flag! I've been wanting to do a mlm flag, and I really love how it turned out! Also for the previous post, I've decided to name them Hayden!

To keep this little series going, don't forget to comment a name for this guy as well as the next pride flag you want to see! 💚🤍💙