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Soulsmake Schedule

Soulsmake is an event centered on working with someone new and enjoying the process of creation!

Sign up as a writer, an artist, or either, and be assigned a random soulmate, ideally in pairs or writer+artist. Once pairs are rolled, you’ll have about a month to talk to your soulmate, find some common ground, and make an AU!

What that creation process looks like is up to the two of you—you two can draw or write as much or as little as you’d like. You can make full color art or a simple sketch, and you can write a full fic or a simple outline. You don’t even have to make anything at all! All you have to do to “complete” this event is have a single conversation.

Soulsmake is about making a friend and making a story. It’s about the journey, not the destination. Simply have fun with this low stakes, low pressure creativity event!

Below is the planned schedule, and a small explanation as to how each phase will work.

Monday, July 7 - Signups open

Saturday, July 19 - Signups close

Sunday, July 20 - Pool limiting review opens

Wednesday, July 23 - Pool limiting deadline

Sunday, July 27 - Soulmates assigned

Friday, August 1 - Soulmate reroll request deadline

Sunday, August 3 - Rerolled soulmates assigned

Monday, Sept 1 - Official completion deadline

Below the cut will be more information on each step of the event process. If you have any questions not answered in this post, check the #soulsmake qna tag on this blog to see if your question has been answered already, and if it hasn’t, our ask box is open!

Sign ups:

There will be a little over two weeks to sign up for Soulsmake. We’ll be asking you for your name, your socials, and your discord—this is the information that will be available to the other participants of the event during the limiting process.

Next, we’ll ask if you’re signing up as an artist, a writer, or either. We’ll be trying to make pairs of artist+writer, though we don’t imagine an even amount of artists and writers will be signing up, so that isn’t guaranteed. Signing up as either will help with balancing these, so if you can do both, consider signing up as either!

After that, we’ll be asking you your age bracket, specifically whether you’re an adult or a minor, and then ask if you’re comfortable working with someone in the opposite age bracket. Your exact age is not necessary, and this information will not be public.

Finally, we’ll be asking whether you’re comfortable with working in a team of three instead of as a pair. This is in case of an odd number of sign ups. We may also consider using teams of three so all teams have at least one writer and one artist.

Once you hit submit on the sign up sheet, the confirmation page will have a link to the event’s discord server. Joining that is required, as we’ll be hosting much of the rest of the event through discord!

(If you forget to grab the link before closing the confirmation page, please send an ask off anon for the discord invite!)

Pool limiting:

The next phase of the event is pool limiting. Once sign ups are closed, participants will gain access to a spreadsheet of the names, socials, and discords of all the other participants. You will then be asked to fill out a second form with everyone you want removed from your roster of possible soulmates.

This serves two purposes. The first: if you have any usual creation partner(s) you tend to work with, we would like you to write them down. We want you to work with someone you’ve never worked with before, so note down your usual accomplices to ensure you don’t get them by chance!

Second, if you see someone on the list you don’t get along with, we’d also like you to note down their names and remove them from your pool. We don’t want anyone to be randomly paired with someone they already know they won’t work well with, so this step should help minimize those conflicts by preventing them from happening.

Who you put on your limits list will be completely private, and once the event has ended, the list will be deleted.

If you do not submit a limit form, we will assume you are open to anyone who fits within the criteria from the original signup form.

Soulmate Assignment and rerolls:

[Note: Rolling soulmates may end up taking an extra day or two depending on how many sign ups we receive! If this happens, the other dates will also be pushed back accordingly.]

Finally, the soulmates will be rolled! When pairs are finalized, we’ll announce them in the discord server by pinging users. The creation period can start here for most pairs as they DM their partners, as the creation period will be done one-on-one in private DMs between soulmates rather than in the server itself.

In the first week after soulmates are rolled, participants will be asked to chat with their soulmates and get to know each other. Find out what your soulmate is interested in and find common ground!

In this stage, we’ll ask you all to be flexible and respectful. It’s possible your soulmate doesn’t watch your favorite CC, or that you aren’t super interested in your soulmate’s top favorite type of AU. That’s okay! Try to be open-minded about what your soulmate is interested in, and be flexible with what you yourself are willing to create—you’ll likely have something to bond over!

Open, kind communication will be key, as will a willingness to branch out and explore new things! If you aren’t able to be respectful and flexible, this event may not be for you.

That said, if you find that you and your soulmate aren’t compatible for any reason (ie you can find no common ground, or you’re on opposite timezones, or you just don’t really click or get along), you can come to an amicable split. If you and your soulmate decide to split, one member should head to the discord and make a ticket with the mods and ask to reroll.

Fair warning: If you and your partner cannot be respectful of each other in your decision to split, one or both of you might be asked to bow out of the event.

How rerolls will be handled will depend on how many people need rerolls and how they want their rerolls handled. Options will include rerolling new random pairs, individuals joining existing pairs, or participants picking their own new soulmate.

Creation period:

Once the pairs are solidified, the creation period officially begins! Soulmates will have one month to make up an AU together, and once the month is up, you’ll be asked to share what you have.

Again, this is a low stakes, low pressure event. You can go all out and create full art or a completed fic, or you can do some simple sketches or a simple outline. The only thing you need to do to “complete” this event is have a conversation with your soulmate!

While this is a Life Series fandom event, if you and your soulmate feel inspired to make an AU for another fandom you both share, you can do so. You can also make an original story or work with your sonas/OCs. Shipping is allowed if both parties are comfortable with it, and while we do not care if adult pairs create NSFW, we will not be reblogging it to this blog. Absolutely no GenAI or C.AI will be allowed.

You can share your work by pinging this blog and using the #soulsmake tag! If you and your partner are inspired, you are more than welcome to continue creating for your AU after the event is over.

If you still have questions after this, please feel free to check the #soulsmake qna tag or send us an ask! Additionally, any other informational posts will go in the #soulsmake info tag.

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Thought I'd repost this on here too ( ๑>؂•̀๑)

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LIFE SERIES TEAM UPS IN HONOR OF TEASER AHHH OMG IM SO EXCITED!!!

alt name for top group: joel and his wives

LIFE SERIES TRAILER HERE

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s10 hermitcraft joel as a cookie from cookie run kingdom!?

he’s a pretty pink princess.

who should i draw as a cookie next?

also transparent version ^^

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me with etho and kakashi. give me more etho!!

sometimes i see some cool art of Blorbo but before i reblog it i peek in the notes and discover. it is not, in fact, art of Blorbo. it is art of Squub. i have no idea who Squub is.

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i think the “clothed eye” is an eye with glasses

Saying something is “invisible to the naked eye” implies the existence of an all seeing “Clothed eye”

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BAD BEACH BOYS !!!1!!1!

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ohhh it’s so cool. the bad boys have my heart and soul.

also… etho girl tattoo? is there a lore™️ reason for that? my boat boys heart go brrr.

Could you draw Jizzie in the Teen Beach Lifers AU you made? I know Liz wasn't technically in Limited Life (tho she did take place of Pearl for a bit) but I think it'd be cool, I'd also like to see if you could do something with Liz taking place of Pearl during Limited Life if you're able :D

I might have been to ambitious with this (and forgot to include pearl oops) but here u go <3

Bad boys and Lizzie at the diner (^∇^)

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more of fae misadventures joel. don’t tell him your name. he will take it.

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venti doodle and analysis to celebrate new mondstadt archon quest !!

essay on whether or not benti is the strongest archon below!

Why Venti Isn’t the Weakest Archon.

༘⋆༄.°⋆ ♫︎ ༢ུ࿓⋆ ࿔ ༄.°⋆

Venti, or Barbatos is the god of wind, freedom, and music. He is the protector of Mondstadt and has been watching them for over two thousand years. Despite his age, Venti is widely regarded as the weakest of the seven archons of Teyvat. The bard even said so himself. I disagree though, I believe that Venti isn’t as weak he seems.

act i. the words of wisdom ༢ུ࿓

In Sumeru’s archon quest Nahida, the youngest archon and the goddess of wisdom states that an Archon gets their strength from their peoples faith. Nahida says that she isn’t very strong because she isn’t as loved as the former Dendro Archon Rukkhadevata.

Nahida’s words directly contradict what Venti said earlier in the game: Archons get their power from ruling their nation. Since Venti doesn’t rule his nation, instead opting to let them rule themselves, he wouldn’t be as strong as an Archon who does lead their nation. This contradiction brings me to my next point. Venti cannot be trusted.

In two of Venti’s voice lines he says two things that directly oppose each other. Venti first states that he has not been to Celestia because his wings are too weak to fly him so high. A few voice lines later he says that he has been to Celestia, and that its water and food are dull. Venti, however lovable he might be, cannot be trusted. And so, we should not believe what he says. He could be lying about being the weakest Archon for people to underestimate him.

Back to Nahida’s statement about an Archon getting their power from their people’s faith. Barbatos is the only Archon to not only have the largest building in their city be built for them, but also have an enormous statue dedicated to them. Barbatos also has a group of loyal followers parallel to the nuns of our world.

“But Apples,” you might say, “At least one of Barbatos’s supposedly most loyal followers doesn’t believe in him! There could be many more than just Rosaria!!” That is a fair point. But not only people in Mondstadt worship Barbatos. To use a wind-glider, you have to pray to the god of the wind first. Who is the god of the wind again? Venti.

act ii. ancient powers ༢ུ࿓

Let’s go back to the past. Venti is one of the oldest Archons still alive, and one of the last two of the original Archons still alive. (Grandpa Venti and Zhongli real). With age comes experience after all.

Not only is Venti old, but his prime he did some crazy things. Venti chopped the top off of mountains to create better land for Mondstadt. If even just a bit of his former power is left (which i doubt “just a little” is left) Venti would still be crazy strong.

Along with Divinity: Prologue states that Barbatos guided warm monsoons to the region, changing Mondstadt from a snowy wasteland to a verdant and fertile land.

act iii. mark of the heavens ༢ུ࿓

Now, let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Venti’s lack of Gnosis. Venti might have had a reason to let La Signora take his Gnosis.

(Yes I said it, La Signora did not beat Venti. Only the top three Fatui Harbringers are said to have the power to rival the Archons, Signora is no where near top three. Another thing is Venti didn’t even try to defend himself. As you can see in their bursts, every time an Archon uses their powers, a part of their hair glows. In Venti’s case it’s his twin braids. Venti didn’t even try.)

(Speaking of which, even after Venti’s Gnosis is taken, his hair still glows meaning he is still an archon. Maybe the Gnosis was a fake..?)

(Remember when Venti made the fake Holy Lyre De Himmel in Mondstadt’s archon quest? It had glowing Anemo particles and dandelions showing it was made from Anemo. The Gnosis was also made of those Anemo particles, it could be a fake? That could be why La Signora went to Liyue for Morax’s Gnosis.)

Back to reasons Venti might have let La Signora take his Gnosis. Neuvillette says that a Gnosis brings bad luck. Perhaps Venti has a plan like Focalors. Maybe Venti wants Celestia off his back? Or maybe Venti just doesn’t want the bad luck…?

Another notable thing about the Gnosises (Gnosi? The plural form of Gnosis) Is that they are shaped like chess pieces. What is the strongest and most powerful chess piece? The queen. Can you guess what Gnosis Venti has? Yup. The queen. If you know anything about the Genshin writing, you know that this is not a coincidence. The writers of Genshin did not just randomly assign Gnosises to the Archons. I don’t know but maybe this symbolizes that Venti is powerful.

Even without his Gnosis, Venti is still an incredibly powerful being. Even before becoming a god he was strong. Would you believe me if I said that Venti a grandchild of the Primordial One?

Long ago, the Primordial One split into four shades. One of the shades’s names was Istaroth or “The Thousand Winds” Venti himself was a "single thread of the thousand winds that roared through the northern lands," So Venti is a part of Istaroth, who was a part of the Primordial One.

I believe that there is no way Venti is the weakest Archon, but feel free to disagree with me. Comments and criticisms always appreciated!!

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beta design of joel as a trickster fae who lives in a village of mushrooms. he steals and robs other misadventurers. he’s a silly guy.

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you look to your right, and there is a snail holding a knife. you start having flash backs. you run. it chases you. there’s not point. you die.

full- fully functional??? they can murder???

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this is awesome omg…

“so glad we almost made it” bamboozlers my beloved… so close to winning…

HERE IT IS

THE BIG 1000 SPECIAL

IM SO GLAD ITS FINALLY DONE

ITS KINDA LIKE A DRAMATIC TRAILER FOR WILD LIFE / RUN THROUGH OF ALL THE SEASONS IDK ITS CUTESY

IT GETS BETTER TOWARDS THE END SO STICK AROUND PLEAK

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"the shadow people come by every once in a while"

(my minecraft + mcyt tag)

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guess who was playing stardew again?

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grusha drawing from my sketchbook !

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THEM!! ::DDD

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