#Enki Valkrum

[bread-squid-uwu]

I like that MyStreet CREATED a father for Travis, he needed one of those.

Terry is a good dad, and a good character. Honestly I'm sad we never see him and his wife, it would have been sweet to see Enki actually in a series - especially a flashback scene, since shes.. yknow, dead.

The Valkrum family is so tragic, and seeing Michael possess both father and son, twice according to the WAF scene where we learn Michael used Terrys own body and hands to kill Terrys father? that's so haunting, that is such a sad fate of a family.

Its really nice to know theres a chance it wasn't all bad for them. There may have been a time where Terry, Enki, and Travis were a happy family together until Michael came into the picture.

The tragic characters hopefully had a happy time in the past, and thats supported by the balcony scene in WAF - where Travis talks about his childhood.

I like that MyStreet created a happy family for a character that didn't previously have that life, even if it's not forever.

[the-martyrfication-of-the-matron]

I want to draw Enki (Travis’ mother) but I’m scared to mess her up.

So.

Some HCs instead:

-I will probably change her name. Not a major thing . But. Noteable. Because it’s confusing. That or I’ll change the divine warriors name. Or make her the divine warrior reincarnated. That might be fun. But eh I’ll decide when I get to it.

-Her hair is black. Travis’ hair being white is a half-demon thing so it doesn’t make sense for hers to be white too. So she has black hair like the rest of the warrior tribe.

-Buff. Muscle. Because Valkrum men have a type

-Her eyes are white and pupil-less. Because I want to give her some funk

-despite being a Hunter, she loved animals, and would ensure to kill them in the most efficient, quick ways possible, and not waste a single part of their corpses. She’d find a use for everything.

-She was a little freaked out when she first gave birth to a tiny, grey, goat-hoofed, horned, tailed, white-haired baby, but she grew to love him after a while. He was kinda cute.

-literally no one could have killed her aside from herself. She was way too smart for that, not to mention a fucking tank. If the crew snagged her whilst she was still alive, they’d never have to worry about anything ever. Except maybe her trying to kill them. In which case. Run.

-Travis looks almost exactly like her. That said, he can’t even remember what she looks like, so he doesn’t see it in himself. He only sees his father, and he hates that. But she would have loved him regardless of what face he grew into.

[gumbootillustrations]

UGH I FUCKING FINALLY FINISHED THIS

so yeah, have the divine warriors of the second war of the magi!!

more deets n closeups under the cut :3

aph!! i like to think that although the incarnations of the divine warriors r generally pretty similar, they do have some minor differences. for example, whereas the matron of the first war of the magi (irene) had one of the sets of wings on her head covering her eyes, the matron of the second war (mcd!aphmau) has both of them held back. this is bc whereas irene had lost her humanity (and therefore the ability to connect with mortals), aph hasn't - and, therefore, her eyes are open to the struggles of humanity. additionally, i took a lot of inspiration from honkai impact 3rd for these designs - in aph's case, i was inspired by elysia's herrscher of human: ego battlesuit and how it looks like a wedding dress (which a lot of folks have interpreted as an expression of her love for humanity, which is smth i want to convey w aph).

i think my favourite part of aaron's destroyer form is his seal (the thingy behind his head like a halo). i wanted to rlly play into the whole destroyer/devourer aspect of his abilities and domains, and i thought a black hole would fit perfectly! it also sort of (unintentionally) plays into how i see the dynamic between the matron and the destroyer and how they're both mirrors of each other; whereas the destroyer, well, destroys (and his black hole devours everything in sight), the matron creates and nurtures (seen in how aph's seal is almost like a white hole). i also wanted his armour to look a lot like the armour that shadow knights wear, albeit without all the spikes and spines and whatnot given that he isn't a shadow knight himself (shad's destroyer form from the first war probably looks a lot more similar to traditional shadow knight armour).

i'm lowkey suuper proud of how travis's keeper form turned out (even if i had to go back right at the end n fix it bc i forgot to add his tail 😭). i wanted this form to sort of be a mix between a high mage and a rogue: whereas the keeper embodies knowledge and magick, travis himself is a prankster who relies on cunning and trickery to gain the upper hand on his opponents. as a result, he's the only one who doesn't automatically manifest a weapon when he shifts into this form - instead, i feel like he chooses to rely more on magicks and witchcraft during combat.

katelyn's design was lowkey the hardest to pin down. originally, i wanted to go for something that was suuuper inspired by roman armour and had a copper and teal/turquoise colour scheme, but it wound up feeling too magical girl-ish and i scrapped it. i've retained the roman inspirations, but i headcanon that her flames are so hot they burn blue, so i settled on a blue-and-white colour scheme w some purple elements. i think my favourite part is her gauntlets! i feel like she uses them as an extension of herself/another pair of hands to punch with. the blue elements also lean into menphia's association with the moon - in ashes, ashes, tu'la is based on the roman empire and, as a result, is where werewolves originate from, and with werewolves having such close ties to the moon.... yeah. i'll probably do a post on tu'la later on at some point.

my blorbo

garroth's design is probably the one that's changed the least, but i'll still need to update his ref sheet anyway. i don't know if i conveyed it very well but the sort-of wing-things on his back are slabs of earth that can be shaped into a shield - originally i had him holding a shield but i wanted him to look a bit more divine warrior-ish so i retooled his design.

the boy! i was tossing up between having vylad or dante fill the role of the wanderer, but i settled on dante as i feel like vylad fits better as a sort of weird guide sort of figure within the narrative. plus, i have a real soft spot for dante and wanted him to remain in the limelight a little bit - i love his dynamic with garroth and laurance and i wanted to explore that further. i sort of wanted to play into his whole red-and-blue colour scheme that we see in canon diaries, but bc kul'zak is a nature deity (specifically of the wilderness), i wanted to incorporate some greenery into his design. i hope i've done an okay-ish job here - overall i'm pretty happy tho, but i can't promise that there won't be any tweaks in the future.

this is a redhead laurance propaganda spreading blog and i Refuse to apologise for it. i'd like to think that laurance's original colour scheme is similar to his justiciar form - lots of beautiful reds and golds and oranges to match the flames of his father's forge - but after he comes back from the nether with a Severe fear of fire he switches to the greens and browns that he's known for in canon. eventually he slowly begins to reclaim his fire and returns to the golds and oranges that he's introduced with (haha colour symbolism go brrrrrr).

but yeah. the special interest is special interesting. let me know if u have any questions!

[sunnymarbles]

aphmau dump hi guys ^_^ ignore the gross disgusting old 2016-2019 time period art in the corner of redraws

[joy-fires]

Who doesn't love some good ol relic angst

This piece is for a DTIYS I'm hosting over on Instagram, (@/joyfires) and I'm so happy with how it turned out hhrg

[xielianslver]

Divine Warriors

Here is some info dump about MCD's Divine Warriors in my rewrite, not all of this is known to the public of the mortal realm (especially the stuff about Shad.)

Irene the Matron: There isn't much known about Lady Irene's past, the only evidence they have are the scriptures Enki had written. Though most were burned. It is a common concept that she grew up in a small village (later Scaleswind) in Ru'aun. born from the ash of a god they say. She is incredibly strong, having healing magicks and the ability to bring those back from the dead as well as other abilities (mainly dimensional), Irene did not have a weapon. She can also change her form into a man but she rarely ever did this and it's said that she hated the form. After her disappearance (presumed death) which was 40 or so years after the fight with Shad. She was worshipped more commonly, which her worship later became widespread. Irene is worshipped as the god of medicine/health, the afterlife, agriculture and hope. She is associated with doves (because of her wings) and lavender, around churches and royalty/nobles homes, you will see statues of doves and fields of lavender. It's said that natural forming fields of lavender are places blessed by Irene. Although mainly worshipped in Ru'aun she is seen and heard all over the world.

Menphia the Fury: She grew up in Tu'la near the capital, one of the very few in Tu'la who was human. Menphia came from a well off noble family, she was a strong girl who could wield almost any close combat weapon. She became one of the princesses' guards at the age of 19. There was a rumor that Menphia and the princess were having an affair but it was never denied nor confirmed. She became a protector of Irene and later one of the Divine Warriors, she also had a pet tiger. Her magicks are very limited but they consist of strength and speed. Menphia used multiple different close combat weapons (swords, maces, battle axes, etc). She died during the fight with Shad to save Enki. She is worshipped mainly in Gal'ruk and Tu'la and usually by guards or soldiers. She is worshipped as the god of rage, strength, war, and courage. She is associated with tigers and fire. Her statues always have a tiger at her legs.

Shad the Destroyer: Not much is known about Shad at all, Enki himself destroyed practically everything that he had written about Shad. Them and Irene were close, the common conception was that they were lovers. Irene and Shad had a fight because he was a danger to mortals. Irene sealed Shad deep inside a mountain for 10 years, he later escaped and caused havoc. Although Irene and many of the other warriors had pushed her to their breaking point it was Shad himself who decided to be spiteful and become the Shadow Lord. Xavier was the first ever shadow knight. Their magicks consist of strength, telekinesis, and break dimension barriers. She can change their form much like Irene, to a woman, man, or a form of neither. He seems to enjoy this unlike Irene. Many depictions of Shad are different in gender because of this. Very few mortals worship him but she is seen as the god of deception, chaos, death, and tragedy. He is commonly associated with crows and lily of the valleys.

Enki the Keeper: Enki had many journals detailing both his and the other warriors lives yet he either burned most or hid them away, very few were actually found. He grew up in a home of warriors in Gal'ruk but despite this he became a scholar. He is known to have been in love with many, Menphia, Irene, Esmund's brother. Likely Xavier too. He was born without any magicks but he did know a bit of witchcraft. His abilities after getting a relic were; un-human observation, speed, and levitation. Enki barely fought but when he did he used an ink brush (much like Qiu Yongsi from Tianbao Fuyao lu). Enki died 5 or so years after the battle with Shad. He is worshipped in Gal'ruk and is a common figure head for literature. He is the god of; ink and paper, literature, language, and love. Enki is commonly associated with owls and snow.

Esmund the Protector: Much is known about him as he was the eldest son of one of the most well known historians, Ruthin Ro'meave. He grew up in Ru'aun, he became a guard and later became a Divine Warrior. Esmund was commonly known for his beauty that rivaled Irene's. He was deeply in love with Irene which caused a strain between Irene, Shad and Esmund. His younger brother was horrifically injured during a battle while under Shad's watch which caused Esmund to become even more resentful of Shad. Despite wanting to help defeat Shad he decided to stay behind and protect. He died 30 years before Irene's disappearance. He is worshipped in Ru'aun usually by Lords of villages seeking protection. He is the god of; protection, safety, loyalty, victory, and family. Esmund is associated with shields and jewlary.

Kul'zak the Wanderer: They grew up near the docks of Tu'la, they were a meif'wa. They helped with travel when ships docked on Tu'la. Kul'zak was the first Divine Warrior after Irene, and a nomad. They were a very good bard and a little mischievous. They were the oldest of the Divine Warriors and the one to have kept them all together. After the Divine Warriors split they traveled and spoke of legends for 10 years before dying. Unlike the other Divine Warriors they aren't worshipped in one place, they are worshipped as the god of; travel. merchants, alcohol and music. Kul'zak is associated with intoxication and the flute.

[immortal-archives]

Aphtober day 20: Parent and child

“Hold on— I’ll get you some help! We can still save you, Father!”

“Don’t, Travis. It’s alright. Just… for my last moments of lucidity… allow me to spend it with my son.”

Aphmau and Travis free the Demon Warlock from the Relic of the Keeper, turning him back to Enki

[goat-guy-tm]

I find that it's weird to try and explain how the Enki Stronghold within my rewrite works, so give me an ear and let me try to explain it;

Enki's thirst for knowledge, to become all knowing in every way possible, came to consume him. His last few years of a mortal life left him withered and old, being taken care of by his children and grandchildren, but still, his hunger to be the true 'Keeper' plagued him day and night.

Finding a way to keep himself alive forever was difficult, but with the use of his own magics he created a statis chamber of sorts that forze time in a small, concentrated area, where he kept his mortal form, seperating his soul from the body it once controlled. As long as his body was safe, he could seemingly live forever. Only flaw was he was unable to leave the vacinity of his own body, being stuck now in his own strong hold for the rest of eternity.

Because of his children and grandchildren's devotion to him, it became tradition amongst the Valkrum bloodline for Enki to own part of your mind. That he would always be there, observing what you see and knowing what you know.

Any soul born to or connected to the Valkrum blood belonged to Enki. He was the Keeper, he was the family patriarch.

Or course, the only one who didn't give him perfect and total respect was the Demon Warlock, a man tied for eternity to the Enki Stronghold, originally to pay for the havoc he caused amongst Gal'Ruk, but eventually tied for his marrige to Enki's at the time current successor, a woman funnily enough named after her own ancestor.

The stronghold's library is described as endless, the knowledge of centaries of generations filling the shelves. The souls of past successors and connected family roam the stronghold, a large family that keep each other close no matter what.

While Enki had originally built the stronghold as a place to keep the knowledge he held safe, upon Enki jr.'s exile from the tribe they called home for a near millenia, it now became the center for a new village, lead by Enki jr. herself. A home for fhe unwanted and lost, who were sadly drawn to the island as Enki's own hunger for knowledge beckoned those with it to come, even if against their best will.

Jr. was the first of the Valkrums to ever go against Enki's wishes, to ever spit in his face (literally) and doing whatever she so pleased.

Yet even so, upon her ascension to that of 'Realm Protector', some said they swore they could see their ancestor shed a tear.

When Travis asked to leave the island, it was actually his father who was against it. He told Travis it wouldn't be safe out there for him, not with his demon genes, and with how seperated they were from places like Ru'aun. Yet, even so, Enki encouraged him. It seemed Jr.'s rebelious nature against him made him soften a little. Enki eould claim it would help their mission, to gain more knowledge, to learn all the world had to offer.

So, Travis left. For a time, at least. For about 5 years, until he came home, saying he felt horrible for not being there to help take care of his mother's comatose body, that he felt a obligation to help the people of their village in her absence.

Even if Travis would not talk about his time away from Gal'Ruk, Enki knew. Enki had seen all of it through Travis's eyes after all.

Yet the fasination, when around 10 years later, a group of individuals housing his old friend's souls show up before him, asking for his help.

If Enki had been a colder man, if Jr. had never been the rebelious soul she was, if Travis was never his favorite, he may had turned them away at the shore, but this time, he would be willing to make an exception, for some old friends, whether they knew it or not.

[minafeu]

Fuck it. I'm doing a rewrite of Travlyn. I have school again in 4 days... Fuck.

[pheonixdrop]

📁 travis?

he was never Enki’s incarnation.

[zanes-pet-catfish]

I gave them a cat, her name is Enki

[bread-squid-uwu]

Enki Valkrum.

A beloved mother, and wife.

Some love for my version of Momma Valkrum, with so much lore and plot hidden in here!! This was the first one of these aesthetic boards I made 🩵

[the-martyrfication-of-the-matron]

Hear me out:

Travis’ mother… but buff

[warlocks-and-phoenixes]

So! Because I did a fic for the Transformation prompt last year, and I can’t really think of another idea for it I wanna write, I’m instead going to use today to get back on track for the rest of the month by working on tomorrow’s prompt, and in the meantime, I shall instead plug last year’s fic:

Already read it? No you didn’t. Read it again.

[forestcat000]

aphmau got au

families in the aphmau game of thrones competeing for the iron throne

(for now i will be using the got kingdoms instead of the aphmau kingdoms)

-the Ro'meave's are the current rulers of the seven kingdoms and reside in kings landing. the family consists of Garte Ro'meave, Zianna Ro'meave, Garroth Ro'meave, Zane Ro'meave and Vylad Waters . garte is king and garroth is his heir.

-the Velkrums are the lords of the iron isles. the family consists of Enki Velkrum Terry Velkrum and Travis Velkrum. Enki is lady of the iron isles and Travis is her heir.

-the Lycans are lords of the north. the family consists of Dereck Lycan, Racheal Lycan, Melissa lycan and Aaron Lycan .Dereck is lord of the north and Aaron is his heir

-the Shalashaska family rule the vale of the arryn. the family consists of Zack Shalashaska, Sylvanna Shalashaska, Akemi Shalashaska and Ein Stone. Zack is lord of the vale and since Ein is a bastard Akemi is his heir

-the Firefists are lords of Dorne. the family consists of Eric Firefist, Elizabeth Firefist, Katelyn Firefist, Aeros Firefist, Ein Stone and Kacey Firefist, eric firefist is lord and katelyn firefist is his heir

-the Zvahls are lords of the Riverlands. the family consists of Hayden Zvahl, Laurence Zvahl and Cadenza Zvahl. Hayden is lord and Cadenza is heir

-the Silverdeaths are lords of the stormlands. the family consists of Caelus Silverdeath, Terra Silverdeath, Opis Silverdeath, Janus Storm and Saturn Silverdeath. Caelus is lord and Saturn is heir

hey @shadmau-enthusiast i hope you dont mind if i @ you since you said you were interested

[laurancezvahlslefteyebrow]

TRAVIS TIME TRAVIS TIME

i had such a hard time drawing him i was so scared i wasn’t doing him justice 😭

headcanon time babeyy

His natural form is a cross between human and demon, naturally. he only allows himself to be like this when he’s alone or with Eseryt. He’s at his most powerful like this (not including demon form), as shapeshifting causes strain if he holds it for too long.

He can shape shift into any living creature, but he cannot turn into specific people.

His father has the ability to enter his mind and puppet him around if his defenses are down. In order for Travis to be weak enough for this, he must have put some strain on his power, like holding his human form for too long *wink wink*

When his father is in control of his body, his eyes turn from green to purple.

Transforming into his demon form puts a great strain on his body, and can be very painful. He only willingly does it if he absolutely needs a power boost.

His mother, Olle Valkrum, was trained her whole life to fight the Demon Warlock. He had been feuding with her family and their island since Enki’s time. Olle, being a descendant of Enki himself.

The Demon Warlock one day disguised himself as a man named Micheal and whooed Olle. He spent months gaining her trust as Micheal, while simultaneously fighting her as the Demon Warlock as to not draw attention. Eventually Olle became pregnant and gave birth to Travis. Appalled at this inhuman creature she created, this is when Micheal revealed himself to be the Demon Warlock all along. Olle raised Travis to the best of her abilities, training him the same way she herself had been trained, until one fateful day when she lost her life.

Shortly after everyone returned from the Irene Realm (which he of course had no idea about), he started having dreams of a girl with red hair and a scarred face. He could interact with her, but he could not touch, speak to, or hear her.

A while after the dreams began, he came across this very girl in the woods one day. Assuming it was a trick by his father, he rushed her. Though later she revealed herself to be Eseryt Yrva, a girl who’s group crashed on Enki Island and were just looking for a way out.

He and Eseryt eventually became very close and romantically involved. No Travlyn doesn’t happen (sorry guys). It never felt right to me. Not only was Katelyn always mean to Travis, but I’ve always thought she was a lesbian. (She is in my rewrite)

Travis is NOT a creepy perv!!! He’s just socially awkward and doesn’t understand social norms or ques. He doesn’t have much of a filter and will often unintentionally make people uncomfortable or offend them, though he always means well.

His lack of filter is part of why Es likes him. He’s honest, which is rare.

He’s a lot smarter than he lets on, or that people give him credit for. He has a lot of time to himself, which he spends reading and researching. He also is an incredibly skilled fighter and survivalist.

He’s never been fond of fighting. Much more preferring things like reading, writing, and painting. He’ll paint or write about whatever he sees around him.

Once he learns certain social norms and ques, he sticks to them religiously. He only wants to make people feel ok and safe around him.

He’d sacrifice himself for the people he cares about in a heartbeat a thousand times over and over again. trait he gained from his mother.

Travis was born female but shortly after he was born, he physically shifted to male and stayed that way. He can shift between male and female (or neither/both) at will, but prefers to present as male.

He generally uses he/him but doesn’t mind they/them. But please not It. That makes him feel more disconnected from his human side.