#Shadowmagic

[drksanctuary]

NICOBASTER: Parallels

Another collaboration with @thomas-life. I hope you enjoy:

@them-awesome-rarepairs please accept yet another late one 😅 this is for Day 3.

[thomas-life]

Just guys being punks. Racing grocery carts... making Alabaster fear for his life. 😈

[darkenaz-art]

For @brnd.l 💜

Commissions: Open

[madlabgames]

The Witch Class for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition: Unleash Ancient Power!

Step into the shadowed groves and forgotten libraries with the Witch, a new arcane spellcaster class for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition! If you crave magic rooted in ancient pacts, unsettling rituals, and the raw, untamed forces of nature, the Witch class offers a unique and thematic take on spellcasting.

What is a Witch?

Witches are arcane spellcasters who draw their power from eldritch forces, forgotten pacts, and the very essence of the natural world. They are figures of mystery, known for their eerie presence and affinity for curses, hexes, and strange trinkets. Whether solitary hermits or protectors of hidden wilderness, Witches weave complex webs of magic to influence the world around them.

Key Features:

Intelligence-Based Spellcasting: Your intellect is the conduit for your power, allowing you to master a blend of arcane and nature-based magic focused on curses, enchantments, and hexes.

Dual Spellcasting System: Beyond your main Spell Slots, gain Pact Magic slots that recover on a Short Rest, giving you sustained magical influence throughout your adventures.

Hex Casting: At 2nd level, subtly undermine your foes with powerful Hexes, imposing disadvantage on their attacks, saving throws, or ability checks.

Unique Witch's Paths: Choose your tradition at 3rd level, specializing in distinct forms of witchcraft:

Coven of the Crone: Bond with your allies to share and amplify magical power, bolstering their spells and sharing the burden of concentration. Perfect for witches who thrive in a communal, supportive role.

Wildwood Whisperer: Forge an unbreakable connection with nature, gaining resilience, the ability to commune with the wild, and mastering spells that reflect growth and primal force. Ideal for those who wish to embody the untamed spirit of the forest.

Shadow Weaver: Manipulate darkness, fear, and illusions to confound enemies. Become a master of stealth, terror, and misdirection, dominating the battlefield with unsettling presence.

New Thematic Spells: Discover five brand-new spells designed specifically for the Witch, including the psychic cantrip Agonizing Whisper, the sickening Blighted Touch, and the disruptive Creeping Vines.

The Witch is designed for players who want to explore a darker, more unconventional magical archetype, offering versatile control, potent debuffs, and strong thematic ties to ancient lore and the wild.

Download the Witch Class today and begin your journey into the forbidden arts!

[keeperofwisdom]

🕯 If Your Shadow Doesn’t Show Your Head, It’s a Sign of Spiritual Imbalance 🖤

You step into the light… But something’s wrong. Your shadow is there— but your head is missing.

Old folks whisper: It’s not the light that’s broken. It’s you.

Across cultures, the shadow is more than just a shape— It’s your soul’s silhouette, your spiritual echo.

So when the head vanishes, they say your spirit is detached, disturbed, or under attack.

Is it bad energy? 🕯 A warning from the ancestors? 👁 A rift between body and soul?

🎥 Watch the full video breakdown—deep, chilling, and unforgettable

Your shadow tells stories your body won’t. Pay attention… before it disappears completely.

#superstition #spiritualimbalance #folklore #mystictruths #shadowmagic #oldbeliefs #spiritualhealth #ancestralwisdom #darkfolklore #youtubevideo #africansuperstitions #mystery #soulwarning #watchyourshadow

[ardiziya]

Серебряная эльфийка – жуткое сочетание красоты и ужаса, созданное нейросетью Midjourney. Существо с обсидиановой кожей и серебристыми волосами окутано таинственной аурой. Удлиненные уши украшены серебром, а взгляд призрачно-зеленых глаз полон древних секретов. Эфирное платье из теней и старинный посох с кристалом завершают образ воплощения потустороннего мира, сочетающего тьму и свет…

[princessasirka]

Portfolio Incantesimo per l’Ombra Stregata Nel riflesso danzo senza corpo, lingua di luna, strega di vetro. Chi osa guardarmi, sentirà il sortilegio: non servo volti, ma visioni. Io sono l’ombra che gioca con la luce, l’incanto che ride di chi teme l’anima. Offri alla strega, e la strega ti benedirà. ⋆.˚🦋༘⋆

In reflection I dance without a body, moon-tongue, glass witch. Who dares to look at me, will feel the spell: I serve not faces, but visions. I am the shadow that plays with light, the enchantment that laughs at those who fear the soul. Offer to the witch, and the witch will bless you.

[vielle-art]

Atlas ft. one of those silly meme tops!! comm for Maxy. c:

[selkie-tea-tin]

Me: omg Kyou Kara Maou is so Shadowmagic coded haha I could talk about this all day

Me realizing just about no one’s read KKM or Shadowmagic, let alone both:

[drksanctuary]

Ummm not sure why it’s so fun to draw them injured…but here you go!

[thomas-life]

I wrote and @drksanctuary drew the chapter image for my Fluffy Coffee Shop AU Oneshot. its just short and cute. i hope you enjoy!

 A Nicobaster Coffee Shop AU with notes of ReyRae.

Hazel opens up a coffee shop and Nico is helping her out by working at it while she is still hiring staff. He meets the local union rep Alabaster Torrington...

Hidden Gem Cafe

“Well don’t you look chipper.”

Nico huffs and glares in the direction of one Rachel Elizabeth Dare.  She looks entirely too well put together with her red curls in a pony tail and black apron around her waist. The coffee shop door clinks closed behind him and he locks it. They don’t open for another 30 minutes.

“Some of us,” Nico replies, “aren’t born to be Baristas.”

Rachel snorts at his attempt at insulting her. “You’re just grumpy because you’re used to waking up at noon, and we both know it.” She pats his shoulder sympathetically as he passes. “You really will do anything for your sisters.”

Nico grunts. The clock on the break room wall reads 4:30 a.m.

Who in their right mind would ever willingly be up this early in the morning for coffee?  He emerges with his apron tied around his hips and eyeliner applied in hopes that the bags under his eyes don’t show too starkly. Rachel is preparing the drip coffee canisters and Nico starts on the pastry display case.  He’s a little surprised that Hazel hasn’t show up, but according to his text string she had barely managed to get to bed around 2 am, anxious as she was for the Hidden Gem Café’s Grand Opening. 

Nico opens the doors right on time, Rachel humming behind the counter. He can’t help but yawn. “Why are you like this.” He deadpans. He has no energy in his entire body and she laughs at him.

“The trick,” she side whispers like it’s some big secret, “ –is that I never went to sleep in the first place!” She sing songs the rest, and Nico can’t help but realize…Rachel is delusional.

He groans and makes a cup of coffee with creamer and four sugars. He might as well take advantage, and coffee really is mostly a way he uses to get sugar into his system. He takes a large swig as the door chimes and Hazel’s first ever customer enters.

The man that enters is tall and looks a little frantic. Nico tries to smile but it doesn’t come naturally, so he settles on a bemused expression as the man approaches the counter, his dress shoes clicking along the vinyl flooring. “Hey,” Nico wonders if that was too casual of a greeting but proceeds, as it’s too early to be self-conscious. “What can I get you?” The man’s squinting at the menu on the wall behind the counter, freckles scrunching on his nose; He seems almost startled to be addressed at all.

“Oh- ah,” He clears his throat looking vaguely apologetic and he ruffles his light brown hair. “Do you sell large travel containers of coffee?”

Nico nods, “We’re not busy, so we can make you one, but it will take some time. It’s $30 plus tax.”

The man brightens, “Perfect. I’ll also get a small coffee and…” he looks at the pastry display case, “One of those lemon poppy seed muffins.” A smile flashes across his face and Nico can’t help but think the man is handsome.

“You got it.” Nico winks at him, and blames it on how sleep deprived he is; he can feel the sugar and caffeine starting to work through his blood stream,  “Name for the order?”

“Alabaster.”

Alabaster sounds a little strained…Maybe I shouldn’t have winked at him. Nico thinks as he writes the name on a small cup. He looks up to see Alabaster blushing and holding his hand against the bottom half of his face. Or maybe I should do it again… Nico reconsiders, his mood sufficiently boosted. He fills the small cup himself since Rachel is working on the traveler and grabs the muffin as Alabaster inserts his credit card to pay. He looks at the other pastries in the case and grabs a cookie.

He hands both over to Alabaster. “Here’s something sweet... For being our first customer at our Grand Opening.”

Alabaster flushes again and takes them. “Thank you. I do appreciate you accommodating me.”

“Anytime.” Nico responds; This time the smile comes easily. “Enjoy your coffee. You’re traveler will be ready in a couple minutes.”

Alabaster nods and settles down at a table, taking his traveler when it’s finished, waving at Nico as he leaves.

Nico hopes he comes again.

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“You’re telling me you fell in love at first sight with a barista, and now you go two cities over every Monday morning just to see him?” Reyna sounds incredulous and when she says it like that, Alabaster can’t help but agree. It does sound ridiculous.

“-And the Coffee!” he rushes to justify. “Not just the Barista, Reyna. The coffee too. There’s a reason it’s called Hidden Gem- And it wasn’t at first sight!” he defends himself.

Reyna scoffs at him as they get out of the car. It’s a rare Friday off and he had insisted they come to this location for coffee. Reyna won’t deny she’s intrigued, and she’s not actually all that bothered. It’s not every day she gets to tease Alabaster C. Torrington about having a crush.

It didn't hurt that and he’d brought her some of their coffee a couple weeks ago. It really was much better than any of the popular chains they had around the office. She can’t help but tease a little more. “So when are you going to actually ask him on a date?”

Alabaster looks at her, a scandalized expression on his face. “Ask him out? While he’s at work??” His tone drips with derision, “ oh yes, that what everyone wants. For some random customer to ask them out on a date while their just working their shift.”

Reyna laughs and elbows him. “I thought you said he was flirting with you .”

Alabaster puffs out one cheek, “I believe I said I wasn’t sure if he was flirting with me. And I don’t want to be a creep. Or make him feel uncomfortable. Or ruin everything. What if I can never come back to his place because I fucked it all up?! That would be the absolute worst…” He looks regretful, “I’d have to go back to regular coffee and we both know that would be awful. I’m too pampered now.”

Reyna opens the door to Hidden Gem Café. The place is nice; plenty of space seating with personal touches that make the space welcoming and homey. There’s a mural on the wall next to the seating area she can’t help but admire. It really would be a terrible loss if Alabaster could never come here again.

A man’s voice greets them as they approach the counter, and Reyna can see why Alabaster, their number one union organizer, who has nerves of steel when negotiating with greedy executives, has been acting like a teenager: Dark hair and eyes, muscled forearms, eyeliner and earrings…just Alabaster’s type.  He keeps glancing at her with a subtly perturbed expression, and it takes her a moment to realize- she smirks. That is crestfallen expression someone that thinks we are dating.

She nudges Alabaster, hoping he will take her hint, but he’s too engrossed in chatting with Nico to notice to subtle signs of distress. She’s almost worried Nico will get the wrong idea.

Nico gestures to her, looking at Alabaster with intensity. “Is she you’re girlfriend?”

Alabaster almost chokes on his own saliva as he’s in such a rush to say ‘No’.  “Absolutely. Not.” Alabaster confirms.

Reyna likes straightforward people, and she likes Nico even more for his blunt attitude. That will save them a lot of drama down the road.  “We’re just friends.” She seconds, “And besides, you’re co-worker is more my type anyway.” She smiles winningly at the red-head behind the counter who grins back at her and gestures to Nico and Alabaster with a shrug that communicated “what can you do?”

Reyna moves to the side, waiting at the pickup counter for their coffee order. Rachel approaches with two drinks and hands them to her. “Were you serious about me being your type?” she asks, looking honestly curious, “-because I’m available.”

Alabaster chuckles nervously as Reyna walks away and looks back at Nico who appears relieved. He hopes he isn’t reading too much into that. “Honestly. She’s just a good friend.”

Nico nods, and rings up their order, debating if he should ask… more. It’s been a while since they first met, and Nico always gets butterflies on the days when Alabaster comes in. “You know,” he starts, and decides to barrel on with it, “I get off shift today in an hour … are you free after that? I know a good Italian place that serves a really good lunch menu.” He hears Alabaster audibly take a breath. “Yes!” Alabaster’s voice can be heard very clearly over the background noise of people and music. “ah- I mean. Yes.” He returns to a normal volume, “I would love…that.” He can’t stop grinning from ear to ear. “I would really really like that.”

The End

@them-awesome-rarepairs

[shadowwingtronix]

"Yesterday's" Comic> The Solution #2

BW's "Yesterday's" Comic> The Solution #2

“Quick, we must help that woman with her crossword puzzle!” I’m not promising that every cover caption gag isn’t making fun of their name…at least unless the comic gets more interesting before I’m out of “essential” issues according to my list. The S0lution #2 Malibu Comics/Ultraverse (October, 1993) “Showdown” WRITER: James Hudnall PENCILER: Darick Robertson INKER: Mike Miller COLORING: Tim…

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[abysswalkersknight]

Found this old WIP which I had apparently somewhat finished and forgot about until I was scrolling for inspiration.

Pretty much this is one of a few drabbles based from a book called Shadowmagic because I adore the giant bat war mount it has!

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Come on, say ahh!

Of course he couldn’t say it verbally in his current form but it said the same thing as the giant bat carefully brings the meaty hind leg closer to his sleepy child’s face, chittering encouragingly for him to eat. Once again the newly named Silver’s nose cutely scrunched up and swiftly turned away from the proffered feast.

The old general wanted to sigh, this was the fifth time today Silver refused to eat. He couldn’t tell what was wrong, Silver had been fine at breakfast, heartedly wolfing down the small basket of fruit Lilia had bought at the markets, although he had to cut up some of the harder fruits to make it easier for the child to eat, it filled him with a strange pride he’d never thought to feel as he watched this terribly sick human he’s nursed behave so lively whereas before it took all Silver’s energy to drink a single bowl of thin broth, though presently the fact remained that Silver was eating before so what had changed that now?

Perhaps the leg is too big? 

What an idiot he was. Of course, unlike Lilia a human child could never handle an entire cow’s leg, their poor stomachs were much too little! 

With this in mind, the bat gently set the leg down and sank his fangs into the soft flesh to tear off the tiniest of morsels still dripping with fresh blood. Pleased with the sizes Lilia attempted to feed these to Silver but still the boy turned his nose up at them, what?

Silly child, you can’t regain your full strength if you won’t eat! While he was certainly much better, the child was still in the midst of fighting a warm fever. Still, Lilia wasn’t one to give up. Nudging at the boy Lilia dipped his head to try and slip the meat in his mouth to hopefully encourage him some more but instead Silver whines and fiercely swats at the bat’s face, had Lilia not learnt the pinnacle of patience from Malleus he would have surely snapped at the boy by now. Though despite the short time the child has been in his care, Lilia’s figured out by now that Silver would not be so disagreeable were it not for good reason, the only problem is that Lilia’s not sure what that reason was.

Perhaps I should consult the human book again. Shifting back to his fae form, he held his arms out and immediately gathered up his boy and the blanket he had been resting on outside. Previous ire now blown over Silver quickly snuggled under his new father’s chin as they made their way back to their cabin, Lilia gently touched his fingers across the boy’s forehead, still slightly warm but nothing to worry about unlike the subtlest flush to those naturally pale cheeks ‘lets get some medicine in you, child, then I believe we still have some juice leftover hmm?’ said child nodded sleepily, taking the chance he began slowly chewing on a lock of Lilia’s long, silky hair, hmpf, you wouldn’t be doing that if you just ate the delicious meat I caught.Once they were inside and happily reclining on the soft red sofa that Lilia had kindly liberated (stole) from some humans a while ago, he gave Silver the last of the medicine the Zigvolts had graciously given them, thankfully that went fairly easier then the cow leg, then carefully rebandaged the boy’s own wounded leg ‘my, seems like this is healing rather nicely! I see no more infection so you should be walking right again in no time!”

[arach-tinilith]

Cauldron's Curse Session 3

Okay another Naady DND recap for those interested!

The last one is here!

Okay! So for background info, the noble kids that were kidnapped were from this family called the Kaylix's and I'm just now realizing i never mentioned their names lol.

Obviously the group was pretty distracted at the galaKaylizhe Kaylix's were SURROUNDED by other nobles at the time so it was impossible to warn them about the druids who had kidnapped their children and held them for ransom. So the next day, the party decided to show up to their house with the ransom note!

It went poorly.

Naadja set the tone by immediately accosting the butler for daring to look her in the eyes as he was a “slave” and it was disrespectful for a male of his place. When the nobles rushed in to see what was happening, Sevas handed them the ransom note with no other explanation.

So to them it looked like we just walked in, called their skilled worker a slave, and threatened them.

Sevas, charmer that he is, hammers it is by saying “if you ever want your kids back you'll pay them” 💀 which like. Whas never part of the plan😭

So we of course are very very close to getting arrested here, the guards have us restrained (Naadja is STILL flirting somehow) and Melody says that the Sunraes will vouch for us!!

Now, Vila's mom is obviously not a huge fan of ANYONE in the party at this point. Naadja made a huge scene embarrassing her, Melody later chewed her out for being a terrible mother, and lady Sunrae's son, Etmin (previously mentioned to have the affliction 💅) publicly flirted with Sevas. So we're all not on great terms here.

Luckily though, Vila is the one who comes through and lets the group explain what's actually going on.

The Kaylix's immediately call their guards to raid the den of the druids and the party tags along to free the mole as well (because another reward was promised for it🫶)

The Kaylix's rewards the party for telling them where their kids were and the leader of the artisans guilds gives the party a deed to a tavern for tge mole which was NOT the agreed upon reward btw and Naadja was PISSED but whatever 😒

Captain Eska also arrived to the raid and arrested the archdruid teehee. Apparently he was an ecoterrorist using shadowmagic in the name of the nature mother and was robbing people to fund his plot which still hasn't really been revealed to us!

But hey, job well done! They did save those kids which is huge and the mole and took down a shadowdruid circle!

So a local journalist pulled up to the scene and asked them to recount what happened and the group basically gave no answers, Naadja going by the name Janice again since her face was obviously going to be plastered on the news.

But afterwards the gang decides they've all got things to take care of and splits off.

Sevas says he's gotta take care of something alone and Melody wants to explore the arts guild.

So a throwback to this post where Naadja found a chalice with the insignia of house Baenre, right? In the meantime, Naadja's been doing a couple blood rituals and making this chalice into a candle for summoning at night while the others were asleep. But she really wants to know how it even got here.

Naadja finds the source of the chalice- Thalia

So Thalia, we saw in session one. She was the drow in the richest sector. Naadja seeks her out and has a conversation with her about leaving Arbella's (equivalent of Lolth) clutches and starting a new life

Naadja's hesitant about it but Thalia hands her a letter from her mother that states she commissioned a potion from Thalia to make Naadja infertile which prevented her from succeeding her graduation ceremony. At this exact moment, Naadja realizes that Thalia is a hypocrite for telling Naadja to leave Arbella when she's obviously still serving her, and that Thalia has wronged her. So she's planning to kill Thalia.

But first, she agrees to join her assassins guild to get close to her but in order to do so, she has to survive being hunted by the guild

Naadja runs to Vila, asking for her help saying she needs to go somewhere no one will find her. Vila takes her to a magic shop run by a cult called the Seekers. They agree, taking her into a pocket dimension where reality is very thin. She figures she might as well kill some time lighting that candle.

A vision of Sol'axle, her dead consort, appears. He's in the deepest pits of the hells, suffering and writhing in agony. He begs Naadja to rescue him (😬) and says Arazai, Naadja's brother murdered him by poisoning him. He said Arbella, their goddess, feeds on her followers' soul's agony while she traps them in the hells and it keeps her alive.

Then, she had a nightmare hallucination when the Seeker's cumulitive knowledge played chess with her. All I'll say about that is she had a massive breakdown that ended with her sobbing and bursting into the tavern, throwing herself on the table to throw a tantrum.

Meanwhile Melody ran into a couple drow while Naadja was losing her mind. They recognized her as she and Naadja were spotted saving the noble children together. They um. Might be notable Baenre's… you might've heard of them 👉👈

But wait! It gets worse! Naadja realizes she's up against A LOT RIGHT NOW and needs extra support so after resting, she goes back to Thalia to join the vipers and they say “good job but you didnt need to go so hard” and show a decapitated head that looks like Naadja's if you squint. She sorta shrugs it off but realizes that someone outside of the guild was trying to kill /her/ and mistook this assassin as her.

Naadja books it to Karsia, the devil she met earlier.

They make a partial pact- Naadja gets a boost in her magic and immunity to all poison and Karsia orders her to take out hits for her at the cost of a sliver of her magic if she fails

(And of course to celebrate this deal they of course fucknasty which is rudely interrupted when Karsia touches the scar on Naadja's leg. Not happy about that btw)

So anyway! Her first hit is Thalia

Lets cut to Sevas shall we? So a little background on what's been happening with Sevas, he's slowly been making his way up the organized crime circle taking jobs with crime lords. One in particular, Tsarin. She works for Karsia. And Sevas has a new job from Tsarin, protecting Thalia.

[rainworld-name-verifier]

here's some DELTARUNE-themed names in celebration of the official release and chapters 3 + 4 coming out on june 4th/5th!

An Enigma Made Null and Void (gaster, supposed to be an iterator name but could also be an echo i guess)

The Surveyor (also gaster, reference to the original "SURVEY_PROGRAM" from 2018)

The Vessel/The Discarded (the player customized "goner" from the very beginning of chapter 1)

Seven Colored Threads, Countless Puppeteers (the players and fandom as a whole)

The Unwilling/The Commander (kris, in the light and dark world respectively)

The Delinquent/The Bruiser (susie, ditto)

The Dark Prince/The Shadowmage (ralsei)

The Lancer (lancer, because i couldnt think of a better bame for him. yes i know it's already taken ;v;)

A King of Spades, One Broken Heart/The Patriarch (king)

A Vast Database, 17 Glasses of Wine/The Matriarch (queen)

Unorthodox Approach (noelle)

The Festive/The Bugtester/The Cryomancer (noelle alt names)

The Gamer/The Intellect (berdly)

A Grave of Snow, Untimely Demise (berdly after not surviving)

A Old Plush, Too Many Stitches/The Shopkeep (seam)

A Canvas, Three Primary Colors/The Painter (swatch)

Ceaseless Chaos, Endless Mirth/The Jester (jevil)

A Disconnected Phone, Deals Gone Wrong/The Salesman (spamton)

A Repurposed Form, Reaching for Heaven/The Dealmaker (spamton neo)

and finally...

FRIEND INSIDE ME

sorry for making this so long, i got excited ;v;

Deltarune tomorrow

Except by the time this makes it through the post queue deltarune will already be out

I hope it’s as good as these names these are all great