#oc: norn

[polkamokachika]

Zodiacs of Gjöll Guild

[douradart]

Diplomacy has been going well It is not the first time she's done this

[therealpactcommander]

[chicinlicin]

radiance ☀️

[yamikuruku]

drawing the waifus kissing 🥰 remembering their height difference 😳😤 just ignoring it and drawing them smooching anyways 😎❤️

Happy pride month to them 👀🏳️‍🌈

[mistfallengw2]

Once again, I was at the VSArtParty (with Adamas) and didn't really say much because I was too focused on drawing! :D

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Tag time!

Adamas Crystalsoul - me! Big Women Big Fun - @hurricanenights Small Woman Big Fun / Skrool - @the-skrool Cylene Shadowleaf - @gw2-khalni Niiysha - @bluebudgie Ferosia Pierceclaw - @tinkerclaw

[lady-quen]

"I'll go where you go In parallel or somewhere else My non-euclidean heart Makes no sense"

Elder Dragon Numen with their Champion, Stig ( @mithosis ). (This has been a perpetual WIP since December, but it's out of jail now.)

Though they are unable to continue their mortal existence as Arnfinn due to the draconic compulsion to slumber, as the Elder Dragon responsible for the Mists, Numen makes sure to remain close by in spirit - just as they have done for countless millenia under the guise of Cuckoo.

Though their cycle of reincarnation and amnesia is finally broken, the Dragon of Ice and Love has come to appreciate living as a person, in all its wonderful brevity. As such, despite the newfound burden of memories, one day they will walk Tyria alongside their Champion once again; As two different people experiencing the world anew.

[sniffin-the-infusion]

Anet give me more body types please please please please pl

[bloodstone-dust-soup]

Heeeeey! Here we gooooo! My first ArtParty! :D I think next time I'll just let the dice choose one random person and then I'll do it a colored portrait of them lol

I don't know many people here yet, so tag yourself! Tags under the cut.

Alex, the Avenger - @ginger-commander-is-tired

Zafira Al Rajihd - @moth-tea-merchant

Tailis - @vert-of-the-wood

Fisherman Rod - @signifiedsatyr

Wallmart Joko - @otvian

Artemis Bladespark - ???

Khina Al Amiri - ???

Rizley - ???

Tachymancer Sonic - ???

Duilliche - @nicnevans

Evva of Quora Sum - @ratasum

Ancient Choya - ???

Loretta Ashheart - @guildtree

[mithosis]

"Do you know what lies on the path before you? I do."

Meet Stig, my little blind norn seer with his flock of bird friends :) A Herald with a twist. Eventually a Wayfinder, separate from the Commander!

Sooooo I've already had this character for a while, (both in gw2 and out). I have a sylvari version of him — and he will still be existing and thriving as a separate character! However, I wanted to bring the original version of him to life as well. He always had Nordic themes, so making this version of him a norn was an obvious choice

Anyway, there is lore and a funny sketch under the cut for those who'd want to look at them!! (a huge chunk of text again, yeah, I'm sorry. It's featuring @lady-quen's Numen, though!! *wink wink*)

Maybe the weakest, skinniest little norn with nothing much behind his name, Stig was somewhat of an outcast from the moment he was born. Blind since birth, he was "blessed" by an elusive Cuckoo Spirit to help him on his life's journey, yet unable to shapeshift into their form or communicate with them, no matter how hard he tried. He was considered unworthy of norns' boastful lifestyle by some, and pitied for his misfortunes by others, although nobody could ever compare to how he looked upon himself for the happenstance of his birth. Was he "defective" in some way, not worth the effort to lift him up and let him live a life, try to reach for something more?

Still staying loyal to Cuckoo even without their support, Stig turned to Raven after being noticed by him for the cleverness with which the little norn tried to overcome the burdens of his own existence — there, at a young age, was discovered his gift of foresight, an explanation to all the weird sensory visions he would receive; some of them even looked as if he could actually see. Different kinds, both cryptic and mundane. Finally, something he could do and help others with, right? It was probably nice for a time, until enough commotions or unfortunate events were caused, maybe even blamed on him for doing his job wrong, causing Stig to be ever more cautious with sharing what he had gleaned.

Two ravens he rescued were his main company, aside from occasionally the kid of the famous Eir Stegalkin and his little brother with a strange affinity for ice magic. One day, however, the scenery changed into a strange landscape, an echo of the real world, as Stig stumbled through a wayward portal into the Mists. He had to survive there for a time all alone, not even his feathery friends to accompany him, communing with Spirits — then anyone, who'd listen — and desperately trying to get back home. A subtle whisper in his head grew louder the more time he spent essentially meditating, a voice of a person, until it formed and presented itself as none other than Asgeir Dragonrender. With his, rather frustrated at first, help, the little norn managed to get back to the world of the living, though not before getting injured on the way home — a weird, potent surge of lightning struck him. He awoke back home already tended to.

Other norn don't believe him at first when he claims Asgeir was the one to help and guide him — it takes a bit of convincing, talking with the legendary hero's echo and showing Stig's newfound strengths. He can channel the power of the Mists through their connection now, something only havrouns of the Spirits of the Wild can typically do. This earns him the respect of his peers — after all, he is aided by Dragonrender himself. People around him wonder: this must mean he could be the one to crack the Tooth, the Norn of Prophecy, right? Someone Stig never even dared to believe he could be.

However, it was never meant to be. After all the extra training and tireless nights of adapting the chosen combat style to his needs, the one to challange the Tooth wasn't him — instead, it was the hot-headed son of Eir, his friend Braham, who's been adventuring with the famous Pact Commander away from Hoelbrak. One arrow was fired — and as the icy exterior of the trophy crumbled, so did Stig's hopes of proving himself worthy to these people. He became an outcast again. At least his birds and Asgeir were still with him. It didn't matter that Braham supposedly failed his mission to kill the Ice Dragon afterwards: the damage was already done.

Then everything started to go downhill once Kralkatorrik was slain. Unexplainable mysteries, strange fog, disappearances. His friend becoming more and more distant and physically cold until one day he was gone as well. One of the only people who showed Stig what kindness looked like, aside from his mother. It was distressing, scary, none of his visions showing him the way — so he had to find his own, once again. This was the decision that led him to join the Commander and Braham in their venture to the Far Shiverpeaks, and discover the true nature of the little elementalist he called a friend — a scion and champion of Jormag, Numen, who's been the mysterious Cuckoo "Spirit" this whole time.

The team has to confront this dragon on the surface of a cold, frozen Lake Doric — and Asgeir recognizes it. Every norn knows the story of the legendary slayer of Frostfang — Dragonrender killed Jormag's greatest champion in one blow with the help of the Spirits. It was a clear victory, the thing falling off a cliff from the sheer force of the blow, mortally wounded. So how could the very same creature stand before him once again?

The question was answered when the dragon showed the large scar on their neck; they didn't quite remember the fight, but the old wound spoke for itself. A surprise for everyone involved — the greatest kill of Asgeir turned out to be a failure. Remains of the beast were confused with those of Claws of Jormag. And maybe a fact worst of all for the echo of a fallen hero — the frigid monster he was sure he had slain turned out to be one of the very Spirits that helped guide his people to the new home.

(Cue the funny sketch I promised)

Even after that, the team managed to save Numen and end the terror of both Dragons of Fire and Ice.

Eventually, Stig would become Numen's Champion, wanting to be there for them like the dragon was for him. Maybe he had finally found a place he was meant to be in, beside this creature of ice — lonely, yet so full of love for the world. Asgeir wasn't too amused, but what is one more voice in Stig's head, right?

This would mean he'd continue to help the Commander further down the line, and maybe even meet the elusive wizards in their glittering towers — who might have a hand in him meeting Asgeir in the first place.

Woah, if you got to this part, thank you for reading!! I love you <3

[polkamokachika]

(For the recent oc ask meme) 7 & 17/18 for Puru & Minette

7 & 27 for Norn

3 & 4 for Sif

E for Qualia

:3c feel free to only do a few as always !

Puru / Minette

7. Cannot speak for Minette in this case, but Puru is nostalgic when she's by the sea. Her and Minette only existed for a short while, but when they get older Puru thinks fondly of the ocean... But it's also bittersweet for her because it reminds her of how she hurt a lot of people.

17. Nope! They're pretty shameless I would say! Comes with being 12 years old.... I'd imagine Minette would be more prone to it than Puru though.

Norn

7. The smell of books, and also mud! Both are bittersweet, especially as she gets older. She used to read a lot, but books also make her think of her parents... and for mud. Well, she would play with Sif and Kujura outside a lot! And then they grew up.

27. People arguing... She also doesn't like cold weather. Generally when people start to get tense w eachother she catches on quickly and immediately goes "oh no something is going to happen." (Ironically meaning she predicted that they would be forced to pick a side ahead of some of her guildmates)

Sif

3. Thinking, normally. He drinks tea and locks his door, and then eventually falls asleep. Sometimes he ends up sharing a bed with Norn when they're both in the Deep City, and that helps him sleep better than the aforementioned.

4. Pretty hard. Not to mention he loses trust quickly. Notably the only people he especially /trusts/ are Seyfried and well. Norn. But Norn is his specialest girl and childhood friend.

Seyfried he actually came to trust and belief in uncharacteristically fast, probably due to being offered something he couldn't refuse... (Dramatic cliffhanger.)

Qualia

E. It depends on which Qualia! I think the more cynical ones (NG- Qualia, Protomen Qualia) would conflict with me a lot. But I think I could bond with Etrian Qualia over our love of Food. Campanula and MMZ Qualia are complicated because they're more withdrawn... so I don't know if we would even talk much.

Bonus Qualia Identification Key

[bhuerracus]

GW2 [VS] NA Art Party June 2025

Cyrius Riftwalker - @cyrisusriftwalker Tine of Nice Dreams - @balladofchefsalad Aeris Windkin - @sylvaridreams Shadow of the Dragon - @red-wood-reaper Kaine Prismaris - @feathered-dino Thorne Vaetkisson - @thornethenorn Alba Moonseeker - @sylvaridreams Kara Jorgendottir - @violentnornography Cool ass Dark Sylvari - I don't know :( please let me know if you want tagged

my first one, had so much fun :>

[i-mybrunettelady]

Hello, gw2blr!

As you might know, Janthir Wilds is dropping soon (20th of August to be precise), so I wanted to "steal" an idea for an event that ffxiv side of things did before the release of Dawntrail, (Count) Down to Dawntrail. I did not want to do it by expac, and we haven't had a Commander Week community event in forever, so here it is! Commander Week 2024 (24th of July - 31st of July), hosted by yours truly!

Who can participate? Anyone who's ever played gw2 in their life. Bonus points if you're all caught up on the story! What kind of content is allowed? Writing, art, screenshots, edits, any creative outlet you want! Even poems are allowed. It doesn't have to be new writing either, as long as it fits the prompts :) Is it a nsfw event? Please refrain from any spicy/nsfw stuff. This is a strictly non-spicy event. Will there be spoilers? Yeah! Please tag them accordingly if they're newer content (EoD and SotO primarily) but this isn't a spoiler free event by any means. Is shipping allowed? Full speed ahead, my good Commander. Full speed ahead, if that floats your skiff. Are Wayfinders included? As long as they're the same as your Commander, sure! This event assumes that Wayfinder = Commander, so if they are separate characters for you, please focus on the Commander.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to shoot me an ask, but these are general guidelines! Go forth and create, gw2blr, and let's celebrate the Commander for being the most Protagonist of All Time!

[chicinlicin]

happy new year~🌌🎇💫

[yamikuruku]

it's been 84years that i wanted to redraw this meme and then finally did it a few months ago

[muzarry]

Ulfhild Runedottir and Trygve Birgerson

Ezekiel's parents in guild wars 2! Unfortunately, they're missing and dead, respectively.