had the absolute best time playing @the-kingshound demo!! im a big fan of arthurian legend and i love how the author took it and made it better mhm; so i felt like drawing my new faves Gwyar and Morien
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๐๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฬ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐
โ๐๐ฐ๐๐งโ
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๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต & ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ๐: โ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ/๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ, ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ช๐น๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต & ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ดโ
๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ: ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐บ (๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต โ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅโ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ/๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ/๐ฆ๐ต๐ค...)
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โจ๐ณ๐๐๐โฉ
๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐: ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ & ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐: ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ณ๐บ/๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด/๐ฆ๐ต๐ค & ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ด
๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง: ๐๐ฑ, ๐ต๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต, & ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ
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แดสแดษดแดแดษด๊ฑโ She/They
สแดษชสแด
โ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ต
ษดแดแดแดสสแด ๊ฑแดแดสโ Across the eyebrow (which damaged the vision in her left eye)
แดแดแดแดแดแด๊ฑโ Body fully covered (สษชแดส๊ฑ/แดสแด
แดแดแดษด)
แดษชแดสแดษชษดษข๊ฑโ Ears (๐ท๐ธ) & Nape/Collarbone (๐ป)
แดแดสแดส แดแดแดกแดสสสโ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต, & knuckle rings (๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต/๐ด๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต her joints) + the pendant ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ made
๐๐ฐ๐๐ง is mute & communicates via sign language or written word (for times when she's around those who don't know sign, without a translator present) ๐
They often wear an โemotionless maskโ, preferring to keep their feelings fully hidden (internally they're โ ๐ผ๐ป% anxiety, ๐ธ๐ป% shame, & ๐ท๐ถ% overwhelming empathy)
Besides her facial ones; ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง has a lot of scars all over her body (she conceals them with clothing & HATES even glimpsing them while nude), she's extremely ashamed of them since they were all received during battle (except the scar through her eye ... that was received during the ๐ทหขแต, & ONLY TIME, ๐๐ฌ๐๐ข was allowed to โtrainโ her ๐ฉนโน๏ธ)
They continue to take cold baths & sleep on the floor (despite having the option not to ... they feel that comfort isn't something they can afford to get used to, or even really deserve in the end)
Because of her touch-aversion (which developed throughout her early childhood โtrainingโ), primarily with skin-to-skin contact, ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง wears ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด (despite her condition she's also extremely touch-starved & currently finds physical touch with her brother, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ก, comfortable ๐)
Despite their best efforts, they have a nervous habit of chewing their fingers (wearing gloves mostly helps alleviate this issue + they're unable to physically injure themself if they DO end up biting them)
๐๐ฐ๐๐ง'๐ฌ tattoos help her cope with the dysphoria + dysmorphia she experiences by covering her battle scars (she can focus on the beautiful Celtic art instead of her body ๐)
They keep trinkets gifted to them by most of their older siblings (& keeps most of them on hand whenever possible)
๐๐ฐ๐๐ง does NOT enjoy killing (it makes her sick to even think of those she's harmed ... meeting ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ & some of the other knights again is literally her worst nightmare made real) & would gladly avoid fighting entirely if possible (she does enjoy good-natured sparring though) ... unless, of course, anyone she loves is endangered (especially ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐) then she will NOT hesitate to incapacitate the aggressor๐ก๏ธ๐
While in real combat she enters into a dissociative state (namely: episodic depersonalization); once she comes back to herself she becomes violently physically ill & often loses consciousness when her adrenaline finally runs out
Because of their inconspicuous presence, ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง tends to accidentally scare people (despite being quite tall) ๐ถโ๐ซ๏ธ
She used to be fairly average in height during her early youth but had a HUGE growth spurt at ๐ท๐พ (which resulted in chronic pain in her legs, back, & joints)
Their hair is very long (๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ) so they mostly keep it tied back/up in, often elaborately braided, hairstyles
She's always had a soft spot for children & very much looks forward to getting to know ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ better (she made/gifted him a flower bracelet) ๐ฅบ
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๐ผ๐น: @the-kingshound
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The Kissing Handbook
Dating 101: The Great Ham Man
Hamish is a great kisser. Hamish knows as much, because who knows more about Hamish, than Hamish?
Apparently, Daisy does.
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hey kal!! want to start pff this by saying that im a big fan and i love your work. i was curious if you were aware of the discussion around giving poc unnatural eye and hair colors in fantasy settings. basically one of the criticisms most (particularly white) writers get with fantasy settings is giving poc different eye colors for no reason other than for it to look cool or make them seem different (while they don't always feel the need to do that with their white characters, this suggests that poc have to be made to look different to be cool, desirable or special, stuff like that) of course it's possible for poc to have any eye and hair color but it's also rare for there to just be good rep that looks like most people do. because good rep is already so rare especially in fantasy i think that it's a good idea to give underrepresented people characters they can see themselve in. i noticed it first with tkh especially with evaine and then noticed it again yesterday with rascia. just something to maybe keep an eye out for and have a conversation about.
Hi, dear! I think it's fair for you to bring this up and since I have too recently been reflecting on this I will share my thoughts on the matter.
Actually, I too saw the discussion about poc characters with unnatural eye/hair colors, and I have skimmed through some of the comments under one particular post that was addressing this. I wholeheartedly agree that there is a real issue that needs to be considered, and while some people explained the reasoning behind some of the characters taken as an example being not that problematic, the point still stands.
For my characters, I feel like Rascia is a separate case, if only because of the universe they live in. Most of their fellow kaehans share a similar skin tone as them (that is, coral, dark red or lighter red), while the hair and eye color vary from yellow to blue to green. In general, characters in TCO have predominantly unnatural hair/eye/skin colors, as does the MC themself (most of the choices are unnatural colors).
This is why I don't find Rascia problematic, though it should be noted that my perspective is that of a white person who grew up and is living in a predominantly white country. So if anyone has any kind of motivated criticism about them I will gladly hear and reflect on that.
Now, about Evaine. I'm going to agree with you that Evaine's character does indeed have unnatural eye color and eye color. And while they live in a somehow fantasy world, this argument does not completely justify them like it does Rascia because in the TKH universe there is a lot more realism in terms of appearance.
But also: I myself have been thinking over this for a while, and you're giving me the perfect opportunity to bring this up. In particular, I feel like Evaine's hair texture should be changed. (You might have seen that I've removed their hair texture from their description a wile back)
Evaine's (and Gwyar's as well) eye color may be in my opinion justified by the universe and the fact that unnatural eye colors are pretty common. Their hair is another matter, though. As a person with straight hair, sometimes I fall into the implicit assumption that my characters too reflect that while writing or coming up with ch. designs.
I'd like to say that I've been educating myself more and more since creating Evaine's character, especially about cultures and ethnicities different than my own. Lately I've been reflecting on this and I've come to the conclusion that Evaine's hair should be coily and maybe a bit darker (like dark auburn or dark brown).
I have postponed a definitive decision because I feel bad for changing things halfway but I also feel it's important to aknowledge our previous doings/mistakes and right them if it's possible.
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Face Model: Gwyar from The King's Hound
My take of Female Gwyar from Interactive Fiction called "The King's Hound" by @the-kingshound @kal-down.
Of all the cast, I imagine her features to be more on the cute and pretty side, sitting somewhere in the middle of 'soft' and 'sharp.' Intelligent hazel eyes, straight dark hair, guarded yet amiable face.
I like that she has both the (professional) friendliness to make people feel at ease, yet has the wits and snark to catch them off guard. Playing a cold, mute MC against Female Gwyar is very satisfying. And goodness, this is just the first few chapters... Can't wait for more to come.
[Edit: skin color, golden eyes]
(A big no no to fanwars over the ROs, but... Hmm, what shall we call it? The fand--I mean, cult? Gwyardians? Godwyars? Groars?)
(Ahem. Right. I will excuse myself before getting virtually smacked by the author).
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No thoughs head empty~
I just can get over TKH au lol look i love all the ros i would die for all of them okay?but Gwyar?they make weak on the knees like swoon~ my beloved๐๐๐
So in the modern au they are a CEO~ and there are endless posibilities but i am thinking of secretary mc cuz i can haha
So we got my beloved yes?and then there is a super hardworking, super professional mc yes? And fast forward gwyar just goes to eat to lovely places all the time cuz they kinda like mc and they know they(mc) is a super foodie beneath their stony and serious facade...
Kinda like this
G: mc please reserve a place for lunch in x(super expensive super good place)we will continue working there(no plans whatsoever to keep working~)
Mc:(profesional face) Right away Boss
Mc on the inside:
(Hell yea! I love my job!!!!๐ญ๐ญ๐ญtysm boss you are the best!!!i love y.... love working for you)
So like dumbass mc lmao
With made me wonder~ any of the Ros are "foodies"!? Like they enjoy food and make it and such?
@the-kingshound ??what are your thoughs Kal?no need to respond though~ ๐๐๐
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I'm a king, head of the body, leader of the teamโ .โ New mixtape coming soon #TKH ๐๐ถ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoB9_ZmOdBl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Putting the current angst aside for a second, I find it telling how the two major critiques to the game are that the characters are too nice to MC and that the ROs are too feminine (because they are nice. Because men aren't nice and don't say "dear" or "darling")
... I don't know
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๐ฃ๐๐๐ข ๐ป๐ฒ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ๐โจ
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My teacher thinks Iโm having fun doing English but Iโm really just giggling because YOU KEEP POSTING ABOUT MPREG
Keep it up ๐๐ฝ
IM NOT HAVING FFUN ANYMORE I HAUVR A TUMMY ACHE AND ALGEBRA II FIRST PERIOD ,โน๏ธโน๏ธ๐ญ๐ญ
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some people istg, they see one game catered specifically to queer people and go โWHY ARE YOU FORCING THIS DOWN MY THROAAAAAT I JUST WANNA BE STRAIGHTโ and like sure thatโs your prerogative; if you only wanna play straight cis characters in ifs thatโs fine. but like. you canโt be the main target audience all the time im sorry, and considering the overwhelming amount of ifs/vns that are made specifically for straight women (female mc + male ros OR gender selectable mc that very much reads/feels like a woman when you play), and the fact that they often scream โOH MY GOD ITS JUST A GAME THEYRE JUST CHARACTERS JUST PLAY THE GAME AND APPRECIATE THE STORY NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE GAYโ when people ask for any type of queer contentโฆ like dudes yโall can be quiet. let me and my gays enjoy the fab dragon story in all itโs extravagant and glittery glory.
anyway that was todayโs rant, thank u dear author for feeding the queers such delicious content we love u and ur doing amazing and i will personally fight all the homophobes for you; im a tiny noodle but im fuelled by pure rage so i feel like itโll go well
โคโคโค
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The Kissing Handbook
Dating 103: Kiss me slowly
โGood looks can only take you so far.โ
โAha! So you agree, Iโm good looking!โ
โObviously,โ she says plainly. โThatโs not your issue.โ
Tags: @alex-is-my-sexy-handyman ๐ฉถ
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Diiig through the ditches and buuurn through the witches I slam in the back of my DRAGULA
@lwcaexii
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Face Model: Morien from The King's Hound
My take of Male Morien from Interactive Fiction called "The King's Hound" by @the-kingshound @kal-down.
The unscarred version of M!Morien, with his hair loose.
From the first chapter alone, I imagine him to be someone whose default expression is set on scowling. The scars he has surely enhance the "if-looks-could-kill-you'd-be-dying-in-agony" face I imagine him to frequently make toward visitors of his ward.
@kal-down The author has likened him to a feral, grumpy cat before, and honestly that is where my inspiration came from :")
(I am so torn apart between playing a stubborn, unflinching MC and an obedient, clueless-kitten-for-personality MC against this brooding doctor.)
(Now, admission into the Moldien cult, please?)
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