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What if experimentation with different techniques

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Okay it took me forever to actually do the damn thing but outlaw cowboy Rex situation based on the music ask game Misery did

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The Arcana Theory I

The Lazaret is visible from Vesuvia, which means...

It was mentioned several times throughout different routes that the Lazaret could clearly be seen in the distance from the docks (and possibly other places, I'm not sure without doing another playthrough).

But... if the Lazaret is visible from Vesuvia, that means Vesuvia is visible from the Lazaret.

What actually happened at the Lazaret isn't entirely clear, but we do know that it was where the plague victims were sent to die and get cremated. But it didn't seem that particular care was taken in the crematorium to be sure that all patients were dead.

Assuming that they weren't deliberately sent to the incinerator alive (unless maybe Valdemar visited at times?), then it was only those who were nearly dead. Beds were mentioned in the ruins in at least two routes if not three or more. So most likely the rest waited to die or get close enough to be mistaken as such. Which proves what one would expect, that the patients were in all different stages of the plague.

Which brings us to the theory. Those who were sent to the Lazaret in the early stages where they didn't feel particularly sick yet, but were showing signs enough to be sent (red scleras, etc.), might have wanted to escape the horrors for a little while to walk around for a bit. Whether it would be allowed or not is up for debate, but they couldn't go far. It was an island, after all. But those who did feel up to walking around the island and either were allowed to or went unnoticed found a different horror that no one talks about.

A moment of silence for the plague victims who could see Vesuvia from the Lazaret, knowing that they would never go home... 🥺

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I drew my bbygirl and then didn’t post it anywhere but discord

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55 for Rex plz 🥺

I LOVE REX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO MUUUUCCCCHHHHHH

Some kind of southern Gothic haunted by the past cowboy type Ig??!! *Yeehaws ominously*

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H- hap- hh- haphap- happy- ha- ah- hah- ha- hh- p- hp- happy-

happy spooky season

God gave me creative free will and that was his first mistake /j

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I hate having to make posts like this. But, right now things aren't looking good for my spouse, my brother, myself and our cats.

We are a queer and disabled household and need all the help we can get.

I can't get into detail, but due to powers beyond our control, we may be homeless very soon. We probably have a month to get this fixed. Our justice system is broken that's all I can say. (We are being punished for something my aunt did.)

We need to raise a minimum of $50,000 to be able to keep our house. That's how much is left on the mortgage. Or at the very least raise that money get a new place to live.

We have picked up applications for housing, but we're advised to raise funds as well since we may not qualify for a mortgage or loan.

I'm offering what services I can. But, at the moment that's not much.

You can find the links to donate here.

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Am I allowed to put that song to translate how I feel about Valdemar yes ok goodbye have a good day

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anyway here's what I headcanon their hair to look like (explanations below)

ok so for Vulgora I kind of just did the medieval bob thing that you seem to see on paintings a lot, except Yassified. because "historical but yassified" seems to be the general vibe of The Arcana anyway /affectionate

also please note I was originally going to give them a monastary haircut and decided against it, the reason I was going to go with this originally is because of their card actually, and because of Volta. I'm pretty sure Volta is modeled after a nun because Temperance (her patron Arcana) is one of the Heavenly Virtues (and the corresponding Deadly Sin is Gluttony so that's neat) and anyway with that in mind I wanted them to have vaguely catholic imagery to match since their card (The Tower) is associated with the Tower of Babel (and also their title Pontifex is usually used in reference to priests)

anyway for Valdemar I was kind of like. what if it was just stupidly long because they haven't cut it in thousands of years. really long flowy hair like this also reminds me of horses (which their patron, Death, is associated with, and it also cements their inspiration as a horseman of the apocalypse) I think it also cements them as kind of like, ethereal. like Nadia. mysterious. you can tell just by looking at the length of their hair that they've been here a long ass time you know (and it kind of reminds me of some fae imagery which, the courtiers remind me of the fae, which, fae is such a vague term that actually includes demons but I specifically mean the courtiers remind me of those really mischievous fairies what with their deals and complicated rules about lying and obsession with politeness and also Vlastomil saying you're not supposed to give them your real name. they remind me of those kind of fae and I think it's notable that in Muriels route Volta just kind of becomes a guardian of the forest. anyway I'm getting way off track here)

also I gave them both pointy ears because Vlastomil has pointy ears but loses them as a human, implying perhaps they all might have pointy ears

as for the colors I just used their eyebrow colors lmao

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It's very low quality and I apologize for that

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It’s been 3 years since I last drew arcana. Guess my hands did not forget:DD so here u go a small sketch of Quaestor Valdemar

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It's 2024 I fear I may never be over them

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picture a cat that has eaten something they shouldnt and theyre just looking at u like :3

release them! theyre innocent!!

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It’s been a while since I’ve had time to draw anything

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So I tried gathering Valdemar content on Dorian and found this

https://dorian.app.link/GwUrew0hHJb

^THEY ACCEPT OUR FIRST LITTLE GIFT IN THIS ONE and there are edited sprites ; for our greatest pleasure IT ENDS WELL

Look. At. Them. MWUAH.

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Pov : you confiscated their scalpel and didn't let them vivisect you

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Hello people of tumbler, I’ve decided to make a mini series where I draw the courtiers from the arcana as their respected patron, starting off with my second favorite, Vulgora, aka the angry one, featuring a really ugly sketch, like jeez dude get it together