@giaofmanytrades the artist is well, updating more over on some other blogs, and very soft about this still being remembered. ;_;

This is still sort of an archive because I don’t play WoW anymore but I’m active on @quelfabulous

Seven illustrations I’ve done for the story of how Adrianal and Felo’thore’s relationship first developed. These have become really fantastic illustration exercises and I look forward to filling in the gaps with more in future installments and including these in an art book project later this year.

A collaboration with @ocarina-of-what

Of Faith & Will: 1

Of Faith & Will: 2

Of Faith & Will: 3

Of Faith & Will: 4

Of Faith & Will: 5

Of Faith & Will: 6

Of Faith & Will: 7

Could / Has it ever happened that Adrian had long hair meanwhile Felo had short?

That's actually how they are in the FFXIV universe!

@drumsofatelaer is my original queer historical fantasy IP I’m developing with @ocarina-of-what and this is a 2 page spread illustration for Episode 2 in the novel. This is a rework of the original illustration which I finished in 2018. I’m sharing this because I think its important for artists to feel like they can critique and improve upon their own work in a healthy way. I’ve learned so much in the last 3 years and it was time to give this piece a much needed facelift. I was able to do this by salvaging most of the original PSD (which… was a hot nightmare mess haha) and re-organizing layers. It did save me some time with foreground elements separated from each other and the background. I then proceeded to put another 14 hours into the repaint, which involved cleaning up all silhouette edges, redoing the ambient occlusion and key light layers, and repainting the background tree line and fort completely. The end result, I think, fits much better with the rest of Drums of Atelaer’s body of work! Included is the original from 2018, and an explain of all the changes I made to improve the painting. The new PSD is up on patreon for $5+ folks! Patreon  |  Read Drums of Atelaer |  My Discord Community

Shirt Cut meme… featuring Francis and his partner in horse crimes, Octavius. @drumsofatelaer

“The stars are bright tonight, mm?” Felore & Cassiopeia

Felore & Adrian having a sof moment with one another. @witchesandlotuses

Shadowlands got me thinking about where Adrian & Felo's souls would end up when they die.  Forsworn Adrianal fell from Bastion because he simply could not bear to lose the memory of his husband... who's soul he eventually finds off in another realm. : >

Felore, my silver fox of an elezen, made a great subject to practice some value composition in painting today.

PSD up on patreon.

A possible future scene in @drumsofatelaer with Adrian & Francis. The activities with your nonbinary partner that require multiple hands. I just wanted to draw something soft this weekend.

I drew Felvos in this shirt today during discord art jam because it perfectly describes his inner beast. Also, he does canonically wear toe rings.

Are all of the Emperor/Empress alchemists born into their status due to inherent talents present at birth? Or is it something one can go to school for/train for to one day become one? If it's the latter, what drove Adrian and his sister to become alchemists?

Having status certainly helps, but Pracis relies on intelligence more than power or status. You can have all the fancy jewelry in the world, but if you have no brains or originality then you are useless to the Empire. There is a school for alchemy that turns out general alchemists, scientists, engineers, etc every day. 

To become one of the Empress or Emperor’s Alchemists though one must attend a special training program for the Emperor and Empress Alchemists of Pracis. It’s a group where everyone knows everyone and what you make is measured every day by your colleagues. You don’t even have to be Pracian to join it! You just have to have the knowledge, the drive, and the pure moxy to stand up to some of the world’s best and brightest. 

Adrian and Valerie always knew they would be alchemists one day. Their mother Olleria herself is an alchemist and a close friend to the Empress herself. They were raised as playmates to the Heir-in-Right to Pracis and therefore were given access to some of the best tutors of the land. Valerie’s skills were always intense and single focused, bent purely on big-brain ideas and her own fascinations. Adrian, always being Valerie’s shadow, at first tried to follow her path. But soon enough he realized his fascinations weren’t focused upon his own ideas, but the ideas of the world. He wanted to help people and become a doctor and surgeon with mind to improve surgery so it was no longer a death sentence. How they got to be where they are and the things they did to get there, is to be discovered in the story. 

Thank you so much for the ask! - Nox

Urgent question! 😱 Does Felo'thore/Francis swear or curse a lot? Paranoid? Easy going? P.S: I LOVE Drums of Atelaer (Thanks for your time!)

Answering this for Francis since Felo’thore’s story is kind of retired.

Francis definitely has the capability of having an absolute sailor mouth, but he’s very serious about professionalism in the line of duty. As a commanding officer, he has to set an example. But when he does swear, it’s very obvious when he’s upset.

Paranoid? I would say he’s careful and thoughtful, and very tactical about who he trusts. He wishes he could be easy going. But in times of war, that’s a luxury few can afford.

Thanks @rheisa-midnightfury! :D

Captain Theodora Emberfell is a thorn in the Colonel’s side. Not just because she’s the commanding officer of the local militia, but she is in fact, his sister. All Drums of Atelaer Comics HERE

Since I haven't been around in WoW for a bit, I thought I'd make a little thingy for the Bonfire Bash tomorrow night. I tried my best to make his outfit match. If you see this golden boy as his lanky blonde self or his owl form, do say hi!

When you’re Ishgardian but you grew up in Ul’dah.

Chicken of the Sea My final piece for the Stranglethorn Vale Beach Bash Artfight.

Before the war, much of Francis’s time was spent in the coastal marshes and estuary behind the rugged coast of Swanford.  I did this as a fun little environment study. Testing some new brushes & just getting more cozy with settings.