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im back >:0)

Have not posted here in so long!!! I am just so tired and busy with classes!!!! But i am very much still doing minecraft work and thinking about my little guys, Ace and Dio have received new designs/ references and all the main fellas have new very detailed toyhouse pages!! Link is here :

and here are the references with notes!!!

Ace got a redone design in the more obvious ways, I already loved her colors a whole lot, but I hated how bland and clunky her old design was. very ugly. but now she looks a bit more unique and streamlined, very easy to draw and looks very nice!!! The leaves on her head were the biggest problem, but they're very small now and her apron is optional and her arms are out!! She is big and strong and i need to show arms to show that!!!!!!! as well as an Allium pin on her head, it's not real, its made out of wood but she really loves it, only thing she has left from her mom

Nothing too crazy with Dio tho!!! just hated again, how bland and boring her design was, but now she has a bit more easy to draw details that make her cuter!!! The pearls are from her friend Aries <3 Dio's colors were like a big mess last time that I struggled with, but with the addition of white and some dark blues I managed to make her a cool colored character with her skin tone even being slightly more cold, but still the gold and her skin are the warmest tones!! Overall, much happier with this!!

I am HOPING!!! to get Briar and Daggar new references, and a small addition to Rose's ref but over all her and Delta can remain unchanged bc they dont need much updated!!!!

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New height chart of all of the main/secondary characters!!

From left to right : Midnight, Briar, Lionel, Dagger, Rose, Ace, Dionysus, and Delta!

From tallest to shortest though;

Midnight (12' 3"), Delta (9' 10"), Rose (7' 1"), Dionysus (6' 5"), Ace (5' 9"), Lionel (5' 8"), Briar (5' 5") and Dagger (5' 1")

But yes!!! Please ignore Midnight's design, I haven't been able to get a good design for him yet, but surely I will soon :0)

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[figured ill post some art of my ocs to this blog too, when i can't work on questions or don't have any!

heres a little doodle of Ace and Delta!!]

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Dionysus and Apollo Thoughts (MC ocs)

This is a continuation of my V/Illager talk. This pertains to my ocs :0)

Now, onto my ocs n such bc i am thinking abt them. I have two that are an Evoker and a Witch. Evoker is named Apollo (early 30s|he/him) and the Witch is named Dionysus (mid 30s|she/her). Dio runs a small tavern/inn on land she owns, she's made it a very clear safe space for all non-human mobs. Any mob, peaceful, neutral and hostile may come and stay, no fighting though.

A simple witch brought up in a somewhat well off family. They lived humbly and dedicated their lives to an Illager cult that granted them protection if any monsters were to approach them. However, as time grew on and Witches began to get hated more and more in some circles, a massacre took place, Ancient Builders destroyed the landscape of Dio's home and she was left orphaned from a very early age. Illagers quickly came by and brought her to a woodland mansion where she struggled greatly to interact with the other children, making her an outcast. Although she felt alone, she used her emotions as a starting point to learn magic and witchcraft. By the time she was older, she had become the most powerful witch on Raid Divisions. Dio had even made an Evoker friend, Apollo. He struggled much like her, so as thanks for the friendship and to help someone who was suffering the same fate as her, she helped teach him magic. Eventually they had enough of the cult-like living spaces in the Woodland mansion and escaped, being exiled by the Illagers. They were hunted down for a while afterwards, but knowing that Dio had her own private land that was cursed to tread upon (witch superstitions exist in this world too. Witches are said to be blessed by all 3 divine spirits [knowledge/action/foresight], making their land [passed down by family] incredibly valuable, but dangerous to those that are unwelcome) they decided to give it up and let them go free, but they were both banned from ever joining or making deals with Illager kind, and that Apollo (an evoker) was essentially dead to them.

Dio is an incredibly powerful witch too, but chooses to keep things low key unless trouble is rising. She's happy and bubbly and tends to talk everyone's ear off, loves performing magic acts and singing and dancing at the tavern too!!! She struggles a bit with dealing with angry customers or those that come to cause trouble, though she can usually see right through them and cast a spell so they can just chill. She is in LOVE with the Nether and loves the wildlife in that dimension, but struggles with the heat a fair amount so she can never stay too long.

Apollo is Dio's bestest friend in the whole world. They were both assigned to Raids when they met, and Apollo was already disliked amongst Illager kind. His mother was a Pillager, but his father was a Villager, and that set many of his group against him. Even so, he was blessed with very good skills as an Evoker. He struggled to gain the same respect as one though, and Dio offered to teach him different ways of using his magic, but Witches weren't permitted to talk to Evokers unless given an order to. So they met every night and trained in the Dark Oak Forests that surrounded the Mansion Apollo lived in. After a long while Dio brought up the idea to escape from that way of life, however, Apollo only would agree if he was allowed to make the plan. They talked for weeks but it was all for nothing as their captain, a Vindicator, had seen them meet before. Seeing no other means of escape other than their plan, they decided to just go for it and see what would happen!! They would up being free from the cult-like Mansion they once lived in, free from all the turmoil and harassment.

Even so, they were hunted down for a good while, they were traveling constantly to get back to the safe land Dio's family once owned. A beautiful swamp/mangrove biome. With them both settled and excited to build a new life for themselves, they were officially exiled from their former lives. Content with their new ventures ahead of them.

That's all for these guys right now!!! if you have any questions please ask :0) meant to post this last week but i didn't finish their refs until this week so yeah :0