#kirik

[anokibuu]

Zenos and the boys for a Gala on Twitter with the theme Fairy tales. Huntsman and his Hounds. 👀💦

Kirik is mine Tirnael is Necro's

[anoki]

Another ink experiment, this time with Kirik.

[arkus-rhapsode]

Manga Recommendation: Soara and the House of Monsters

So with the popularity of fantasy series that are actually pretty hard fantasy and not just isekai fantasy in manga and anime recently. Particularly, series like Dungeon Meshi, Frieren, and Witch Hat Atelier, I wanted to personally spotlight a lesser known series in that same high fantasy genre that gave me a similar vibe. Soara and the House of Monsters

So the premise: Soara is an orphan who was raised to do battle in a war between man and monsters, but never got the opportunity to before peace was declared. Without a purpose in life, she meets a dwarf, Kirik, who builds homes for monsters. Displaying the gorgeous/imaginative art of the series.

Each "arc," if you want to call it that, often involves Soara and Kirik's party coming across a stereotypical fantasy race and their often run down or depressing lair where they can live. Kirik resolving to then build that creature their dream home. This is because monster have been motivated to steal from humans because what they desire is a home. Comfortable accommodations instead of the squalor they're trapped in. Through building these homes, Kirik makes a place where they can be happy and avoid trying to take from humans.

Now if that sounds a little like discussing how people are inclined to do bad things when society may not allow them to have a comfortable place in life, that's because it is. Despite its comedic tone, a key component of the series is Soara herself coming the grips with the prejudice that was instilled into her as someone raised to fight against monsters. But also her own hang ups of not having a home to call her own.

While I won't say it pushes the envelop of fantasy manga like the artistic tour de force of Witch Hat Atelier or the melancholic beauty of Frieren, it's still a creative fantasy series with likable characters with some great art. Following a compelling protagonist as she both has her comedic moments, badass moments, and moments of decoupling the prejudices that were instilled into her. Soara and the House of Monsters is a great little series.

First volume has already been translated officially, so you can pick it up from any book store or site.

[mushroomwarning]

Ended up forgetting to share this on the day of Trans visibility but hey! Why not show it now eh? These are characters from the comic I’m working on called What Remains. You can find more info on the comic in my pinned

[writernopal]

"Battle is as battle does It brings out all that is best, and removes all that is best A coward is one who lets the fear overcome his sense of duty Duty is the essence of war"

Earl St. Clair, Beautiful War

“Do you recall the first time we met?”

“Why? Are you worried I’d forget you, Eiph’ck?” 

The serpent frowned at the iguana’s boyish form of address. “How old are you, Quye’ck?”

“Twenty and three.” He watched the red-stained bowl fall from his quivering hands. Spattering. A shower of rubies, quickly turning garnet. “Like you...”

“And where are we?”

He grunted and shivered as his neck and head tingled. A powerful rush thrust through his skull. Deafening. He raised his head. The image of his donor came dangerously in and out of focus��

“Son of Clan Lexlar.” The familiar voice floated from behind the serpent’s sealed lips, “Where are we?”

His tongue felt swollen. “So it’s you… son of Clan Hartim… I knew it was you...”

“Answer me.”

Steel slicing through the air. His shallow breaths and the calm ones of his feast. Lucidity raced to meet him as his grip molded to the pommel of his saber. “I need to ask you somethin'.”

The serpent waved him away with a grunt as he painted a stripe of red down his throat, fervently praying.

“How many are you sendin' to Ishva today?” Not that.

“All of them.”

They strode out into the arena. One freshly bled, the other freshly fed, both yearning for the glorious entanglement of iron, limbs, and death. The crowd roared to life—a beast of many heads and mouths. 

One sacrament done, another just begun. 

Speckled by patches of sun. 

Caged by trunks, leaves, and vines. 

Assaulted by jeering insects and birds. 

Ceremonious, beneath the stifling, moisture-laden air… 

They collided with the recognizable form of their foes. Kin. 

A flash of silver.

Welcome to the Heartlands!

A piercing cry. 

Welcome to the Heartlands!

A heinous squelch.

Welcome to the Heartlands!

"Man O' War", an As A Stranger Or A Friend? story, now drafting.

This episodic collection of works will chronicle the lives, misadventures, and layered relationship of the affectionately known Lizardfolk Boatswains of the Angel's Lyre, Hartim and Lexlar. Its release will be chapter by chapter, with installments posted to Wattpad as they become available!

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Characters: Lexlar, Hartim, Cassia, Kirik Genres: slice of life, fantasy, romance, adventure, soft magic, pirates, vampirism Tags: m.o.w, lexlar, hartim, kirik, cassia

Graphics made with license free images from Unsplash and formatted in Canva.

[gozleriminrengi]

Çok mu zor çok mu imkansız...

[gracelikeleaves]

by jaime.silva on Flickr.The towers of St. Casimir Church in Vilnius, Lithuania.

[prubun]

by jaime.silva on Flickr.The towers of St. Casimir Church in Vilnius, Lithuania.

[wynonasrider]

by jaime.silva on Flickr.The towers of St. Casimir Church in Vilnius, Lithuania.

[anokibuu]

Don't mind me, just manifesting a beautiful fae dance set that is sultry and rad for Kirik. <:3

[zeyliaa]

Kırılmış bir aynada kırılmış kalpler

[mushroomwarning]

Some animations from 2023! I’m most proud of the Kirik smiling cuz he’s my child

[writernopal]

Happy STS! Let's talk about secrets. Do your characters or world have them? Are they considered a good thing or bad? Who in your cast is most likely to spill one? ♥️

Happy STS, Tori!

Do your characters or world have them?

Oh gosh, yes. There are secrets EVERYWHERE in AASOAF. Even the people who seem like they wouldn't have any have at least one. As readers, we are privy to what those are as the story unfolds, though there are some that we'll never learn!

Are they considered a good thing or bad?

It depends on who you ask. Characters like Mariel and Lady Fisla will tell you they are bad to keep, but others like Fay and Wilkes will tell you they are necessary to survive. Some like Rapheus and Kirik will tell you that secrets are neither of those things and solely that person's business.

Who in your cast is most likely to spill one?

Anise lol. This girl is the world's biggest gossip and she LOVES making other people's business her business. She'd absolutely spill a secret once she had it.

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[pyre-the-ren]

I love you, media and music based on folklore, mythology, and old stories passed on from generation to generation. I love you, people who take these sorts of things “too seriously” and begin genuinely analysing what’s generally overlooked as a silly story. I love you, people who both romanticise these stories and point out the very real horror that lies in a lot of them. I love you, people who refuse to let the stories and folklore important to their culture fade away, even when for hundreds or even thousands of years people have attempted to erase their history and culture. I love you, people who reclaim their people’s stories and tell them from the mouths of those it originally belonged to. I love yo

[etruski]

Goncharov (1973) dir. Martin Scorsese (pseudonym)

Recovered shots from the original Goncharov made by Tallinnfilm, Estonia.

Sourced from National Archives of Estonia (NAE), additional credits to this post.