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justarandomlambblog · 2 hours

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A Leshy.....

I like putting characters in pretty dresses and stuff......

#cult of the lamb #Cotl Leshy #This is a specific au but I wanna finish before saying which one #Anyway I liked how his antlers came out so yall get to see him in his pretty flowery dress robe thing #Sketch #Wip #Justa arts

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justarandomlambblog · 2 days

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Modern AU but the Lamb accidentally became the vessel to a forgotten death god

#reblog #hey op I am looking with all of my eyes 👀#lmao Shamura being the psych prof is perfect fr

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justarandomlambblog · 2 days

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guess who got another story idea. thats right this rando

I'm thinking of an AU where Lamb and a companion/friend/sibling perhaps figure out why exactly the sheep are being hunted down and have a "fuck it if we're gonna die for something we MIGHT do let's die actually doing it" and spend years researching magic and breaking into the old Realm of Death's (Sleeping Hollow), and eventually figure out a way to bypass the Bishops' chains through ritual, a lot of very daring theft (needing ichor from all four bishops so legit just stealing their bloodied and ichor-stained bandages after they've been changed) and finding like 100 people willing to give some of their blood to make the strongest ritual a sheep working with fate can create

So imagine you're Narinder, The One Who Waits, just chillin in the After waiting for the Liberator with your two bored guardians, and then the ground around you just lights up. Aym and Baal panic and rush over and then they're all three pulled through the summoning circle, the chains crashing to the ground.... alongside the red crown :)

And then three cats, all average looking except for Nari's third eye, just tumble into the old Temple of Death and. Well. They have no clue who they are, where they are, or anything.

And then Lamb (sans the friend/sibling who will likely die giving the three cats and Lamb a chance to escape being chased) goes on a journey to fight the Bishops with three amnesiac cats on their side, and the Bishops absolutely freak when they see Narinder-

But Narinder has no idea who they are at all.

Meanwhile the red crown is still in the After....

#cult of the lamb #I have too many ideas thanks #I'm just imagining Lamb getting caught and taken to the executioner's block so that the prophecy can be ended before it begins #and then Narinder + the twins swoop in to save them #anyway. I am thinking thoughts #Lamb and Narinder building the cult together with Lamb unsure which of the three cats is TOWW (all depictions of him have long been lost)#but with the Bishops already defeated they just want to live a peaceful life....... unaware that the After is going to shit #bc the crown doesn't have its god hfgjkd

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justarandomlambblog · 3 days

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actor au time

#cult of the lamb #This is part /silly but also part /srs lmao #I love actor aus #Me imagining the Bishops and Lamb one day super bored so they start a silly online thing #And it spirals into a whole webshow with a cult (hehe) following #'Whos gonna be the villain' 'ME ME I WANNA BE THE VILLAIN' 'what if it's all of us lol' 'can I be final villain :('#I love dad Narinder but I am definitely imagining them as like late teens/early mid twenties here so too young to have teen kits #So Maybe Aym and Baal are his bio brothers or cousins and Forneus is their mom/aunt #Or forneus is his much-older bio sister and the twins are his nephews that found him after he was adopted out #Bishops are still definitely siblings but like with maybe a 5 year age gap from Shamura to Leshy #Like if Leshy is 18 then Shamura is max 23 with the other Bishops and Lamb being between them in age #I'm mainly naming these ages bc this feels like college age tomfoolery to me bc if Shamura had a full time job they wouldn't do this lol #Yellow cat is Leshy's bestie/crush that ends up involved in the webshow bc they need extras for the cult members lol #A real proper actor au would be a television show with actual actors but I want my bishop family nonsense-

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justarandomlambblog · 3 days

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listening to music at work and Within Temptation's "Angels" is narilamb to me

"sparkling angel, I believe you wae my savior in my time of need / blinded by faith I couldn't hear all the whispers, the warning so clear"

"There's no escape now, no mercy no more / No remorse cuz I still remember the smile when you tore me apart / you took my heart, deceived me right from the start, you showed me dreams- I wish they'd turn into real. You broke the promise and made me realize it was all just a lie"

"Sparkling angel, I couldn't see your dark intentions, your feelings for me / fallen angel, tell me why, what is the reason, the thorn in your eye"

"This world may have failed you, it doesn't give you reason why / you could have chosen a different path in life"

"Could have been forever, now we have reached the end"

I mean with my brainrot rn how could I NOT think of them with this-

#cult of the lamb #It is. Very fitting #Narilamb #Mind you angsty narilamb but still narilamb #It reads to me like a world where Lamb doesn't spare Narinder bc the like “no mercy no more” line #By the way this is 100% how I come up with stories. A single line from a song can jnspire a universe for me

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justarandomlambblog · 3 days

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Hello and welcome to my Cult of the Lamb blog! The title of this blog might change, but you can call me Justa.

You can find me on AO3 under JustaWrites! I write pretty much just as much as I draw. Please don't mind the inconsistency in my art, I'm still trying to settle into an art style and figure out how to draw these mfers in a way that I'm happy with. I haven't drawn in YEARS and I was a traditional realism landscape artist when I did, so this is a learning curve for me. I am also still figuring out names for the Lamb and Yellow Cat so you'll see their names change between AUs as I look for names I like.

Now, I am not a One Story Gal. I get an idea and I play with it, which even tho I have been involved in Cult of the Lamb for like... less than a month, means I have a lot of AUs already. They're mostly canon-divergent or twisted in some way, but I build a lot on worldbuilding and culture.

Something to know for basically all canon-divergent/adjacent fics: Narinder's region, through the doorways behind the Gateway, is called Sleeping Hollow. It is blocked off from the rest of the world and has been isolated for a thousand years, so it has remained untouched by the Bishops' devolving madness.

Now for the part this post is for; the AUs.

Death's Beck and Call: The Lamb never killed Narinder, meaning Narinder did not lose his status as god of Death; instead, Lamb became a god of gods, the god of Life, when they chose to spare Narinder. Unfortunately, this also means Shamura's prophecy... was never completed. Five became four became three became two became one... and one still remains. The Lamb drags Narinder along on a journey to "reverse the prophecy"- to turn one into five again. This fic contains: Canon typical violence and death, OCs, Narilamb and Leshycat The Lamb: Their name is Azri and they use they/them pronouns Yellow Cat: Their name is Tati and they use they/them pronouns

Dreams of Absolution: Modern-ish AU mixing modern day culture with a more traditional religious culture found in-game. Narinder is a single dad to Aym and Baal, coparenting with Forneus, and Lamb is new in town, Aym and Baal's new teacher. Lamb is smitten with the cute barista at Mystic Coffee House, and Narinder is just trying to avoid his estranged family. This fic contains: Past violence and death, (fictional) religion, family drama, Narilamb and Leshycat, dad!Narinder, past Narinder/Forneus (Narineus? Forinder?), not-evil Bishops The Lamb: Simply goes by Lamb, their real name is unknown. They/Them Yellow Cat: Their name is Tati, they/them. Art: Narilamb, Single Dad Narinder, Lamb is Lost, Tati and Leshy, Narinder and Lamb

Second Chances [name will change when I think of something better]: In which Narinder wakes up after dying to find himself in the After again, and thinking it's Purgatory, just gives up. Then Aym and Baal arrive, and he decides- Purgatory or not, he'll play the game differently this time. Revenge didn't work and he will never be free, but... this time, these kits will be his children, not his guardians. Now, Vessels are not for wreaking havoc and seeking vengeance on his siblings, but for providing the twins with the mortal luxuries that he cannot. But... how, exactly, did time rewind itself? Well, the Lamb and the Bishops might have answers.... Or: Turns out in a world that relies on gods, killing them all is a bad idea. This story contains: this is a lighthearted AU, mostly, with mild angst, dad!Narinder, Bishops as a family, trying to undo damage, etc. There is definitely a pre-relationship Narilamb angle here, but it is not a core part of the story. Lamb: They are mostly just called Lamb, they/them Art: The First Vessel

Song of the Eternal: In which fallen gods will eventually hear a song beckoning them to the Eternal Land. Narinder and Leshy hear the song and know they have to leave, something they're torn about as their family is only still recovering. This fic includes: It's a heavy story, including themes of loss and regret, and what it means to find peace. Feelings-realized-too-late, Leshycat, onesided/requited-too-late Narilamb Lamb: Just called Lamb, they/them Yellow Cat: Called Mer, they/them Art: A Hard Conversation (wip)

Memories like a Photograph Faded: After saving the Bishops, Narinder is given to the Lamb... only, Narinder does not remember the last several thousand years. This fic contains: Amnesia, existentialism (to an extent), family bonding, hints of Narilamb and implied Leshycat Lamb: Just called Lamb, they/them Yellow Cat: Called Mer, they/them

Unnamed: In which no one realizes Narinder is immortal, so Lamb offers him a golden skull which he rejects, expressing a desire to live as mortals do- have a family and grow old and die, all the things he never could before. The Bishops protest this, as they've only just started healing, but ultimately let it be. Unfortunately for Narinder, he will never live this life. This story contains: Narinder/OC, Narinder offspring, pining Lamb, Leshycat, Bishops family, family bonding, angst Lamb: Just called Lamb, they/them Yellow Cat: Unnamed thus far, they/them

Okay for now this is all I have time for, I will add to this and make it better later when I don't need to go to work <3

#cult of the lamb #masterpost of a sort

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justarandomlambblog · 3 days

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Working on some concepts for Narinder's Living World realm, the forest beyond the Gateway. Sleeping Hollow won the poll which I am happy about bc that was my vote too

Totally not taking advantage of this to play around with building a unique culture <- anthropology major

Just a note that I don't think I made very clear in my notes on the page, Narinder was chained Below in his own temple, and it was witnessed in front of many of his most loyal followers. The Bishops blocked off the entire region, rather than trying to take it over as if they were heretics (call it sentimentality, call it not wanting to deal with it, whichever you prefer), and in doing so have isolated the region from the rest of the world. So while the rest of the world begins to fall apart bc the Bishops are kinda going mad at this point and are trying to hold onto their authority/the Old Faith so hard that they are actively driving it away from what it used to be- so ironically, Sleeping Hollow is the only region that truly remains as the Old Faith once was, having been untouched by outsiders for centuries.

I wanted to make a concept for the temple but I'm undecided on what it should look like. All I know is the people of Sleeping Hollow have left it be, being the place their master was betrayed. Narinder's scythe still lies on the floor where he was finally defeated :)

Transcription below the cut bc my handwriting is shit, numbered for your reading convenience. Anything in [brackets] are add-ons after the fact-

(1) Sleeping Hollow is primarily an oak forest, with large towering oak trees. They're ancient.

(2) Graveyards are surrounded by oaks, but only weeping willows grow inside the graveyard clearing

(3) A thousand years isolated from the rest of the world has allowed the people to build larger villages w/out fear of heretics destroying them [aka they're proper villages/towns rather than just camps]

(4) People of Sleeping Hollow build up a lot [multi-story homes], and live in communal homes [often multiple families will live in one large home]

(5) The graves [in the graveyards] are mannered, organized & sprawling, unlike other regions. They are well kept.

(6) The Hollow is surrounded by wrought-iron fences & it is forbidden to enter. The only way in or out is in the Gateway and the Temple Warp Pad

(7) The people of Sleeping Hollow, primarily felines and canines, are peaceful, but trained for hunting/defending.

They dress like people did in the height of the Old Faith [long robes, jewelry, etc], and are devoted to their chained master still

Ironically, due to the other four Bishops' cruelty and desperation to uphold the Old Faith & their rein, Sleeping Hollow now bears the most resemblance to the world that used to be

(7b) *Cats originate from this region. Cats found in other regions are the descendants of those who left before the Bishops blocked Sleeping Hollow off

(8) Makeup, usually black ink for the eyes [eyeliner yea] and lips, and random spots. [alternatives, mostly for dark-furred creatures, include white ink]

(9) Lantern Festival every year to honor the dead, Festival Outfits!! <3

(10) Crowns are not worn, but married folk wear forehead jewelry

Ears are pierced as a coming of age, and each piercing means something (usually for family) [i.e. they might get a piercing for their parents and siblings, a new piercing for each child they have, etc]

(11) Priests paint an eye on their foreheads & wear cloaks over their clothes. ONLY priests are permitted the painted eye. [exception: anyone declared a saint can, as well, but they're usually priests already so-]

(12) Every graveyard [and often the villages as well] has this statue for "protection" [the way many graveyards have angel statues], all [of the statues] in other regions were destroyed [it used to be all graveyards in the Old Faith had them, since all paths lead to Death].

#cult of the lamb #why am I making a concept for this? well see it will come into play in a few of my fics #the moment I noticed those doorways in the Gateway I have been thinking about this #ofc Narinder would have a realm for his living followers. you can't expect them to live in the Afterlife #and he must have had somewhere to go when he wasn't there #I like to think the warp stone could take them directly to the temple so they don't have to get into the Gateway the Mystic is blocking #but only the Bishops themselves and their Witnesses can activate a temple warp stone from outside #anyway adventure fic where Narinder rediscovers his ancient culture and Yellow Cat begins to learn theirs- cats are from Sleeping Hollow

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justarandomlambblog · 3 days

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Haha sequel to this :) wip nowhere near finished but eyy. how do you tell your siblings who you've only over the last decade or two begun mending your relationship with that you and y'all's baby brother are hearing the song that means you have to leave forever haha

They might not know what's going on but the other three know something is up.... also yes in this story I'm creating here the Bishops all live together (Narinder accidentally started living with them a while after they began to repair their relationship)

Au info under the cut

In this au Lamb is distant with the Bishops (Bishops includes Narinder ftr), as they haven't let go of the "murdered my entire species and me, used me and betrayed me" thing, but they still favor the Bishops bc they're the only people in the entire world who understand the position they're in now (aka godhood). They are cordial towards the Bishops but don't spend much personal time with them, but they show their favor in having a pretty large house (compared to other families in the cult) with its own kitchen and everything, a luxury most in the cult don't have, and individual bedrooms built for them.

The Bishops spend most of their freetime together, though Narinder (and Leshy, to a lesser degree) do try to engage with the Lamb after coming to terms with their new lives but before realizing the Lamb isn't ready to socialize with them. They know they will one day, when they grow tired of being an immortal among mortals (in this world all the Bishops are immortal, not just Narinder). Unfortunately that day doesn't get a chance to come.

After Narinder explains to Leshy just what the song is, and what it means, it only takes a few days for them to realize it won't be ignored, and after a talk with their siblings who, for some reason, are still unable to hear it, they decide to take their final pilgrimage.

Lamb comes back from a crusade to find two of the Bishops gone, and when the Yellow Cat confesses that Leshy told them that he and Narinder had to leave... well. This does not please them. They and the Bishops (and the Yellow Cat) have quite an adventure ahead of them... seeing as none of them know where this glass shore the song speaks of is.

How tragic, getting to know people only when it's too late...

#cult of the lamb #cotl au #justa arts #wip #is it technically a bad ending if there's an open ending note of hope #I mean Lamb is also a god who will one day go to the Eternal Land so they will see the Bishops again #but Yellow Cat...#the tragedy isn't the onesided/requited-too-late Narilamb it's the doomed-by-the-narrative leshycat #or... so it might seem... :)#Hi I actually love this au a lot sorry not sorry #I might call it Glass Shores idk yet #it is 230 am i have work tomorrow. is slep time

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justarandomlambblog · 4 days

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Imagine Narinder trying to raise Baal and Aym while he is Literally Chained In Place.

Especially when they're little toddlers wanting to explore everything

Imagine he literally uses unwanted offerings/weaponds/etc from old failed vessels to create "barriers" to prevent runaway kitten debacles

Imagine babies learning how to climb in desire to get OVER the kitten obstacles

Imagine Narinder LITERALLY SENDING old vessels on missions to get baby-appropriate things as offerings because someone (Shamura) presented Only Kittens and no Solutions

Heck, imagine him trying to explain to toddler kits what the "outside world" is because they sure as fuck don't have clear memories of it

Imagine him spending every day half-worried Shamura will appear with another child

#Reblog #This is Canon to me #In my heart #Love me some narindad #When I see narinder and aym & baal content i live for it

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justarandomlambblog · 4 days

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Anyway here are the wips put together and with the music so now you get some context, the timing is off on some of it but that'll be fixed later <3 It's been a long time since I've done any animatics so I'm trying to get back into the swing of it, but I'm having fun (and procreate's animation assist feature is wonderful, highly recommend-)

My hope is when I finish this there'll be proper bgs to fill the empty space, so anyway

#cult of the lamb #justa arts #wip #Narinder #The Lamb #Narilamb #song: A Thousand and One Nights from Twisted: The Untold Story

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justarandomlambblog · 4 days

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Another piece of the Wip from yesterday, again still rough

Narinder was a cute and sweet young god 😔 trying to find a way to translate The One Who Waits into my style lol. He’s a cat, let him be lounging-

#cult of the lamb #justa arts #Wip

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justarandomlambblog · 5 days

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Little wip I have going, super rough rn. I have a week off of work coming up tho so hopefully I'll at least finish the rough draft jfjsjfjsj

Wish I was at home working on this instead of at work

#cult of the lamb #justa arts #Wip #This is the first like 20 seconds of a thousand and one nights from twisted #I have the next few lines drafted as well but it's in a different file bc I'm too paranoid to have the whole thing in one file lol #It is a narilamb animatic ofc #I can't wait to finish the rough draft and start the more.... finished looking version

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justarandomlambblog · 6 days

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The young bishops before the crowns started twisting their forms

I have flip flopped on Kallamar’s design but I have decided that pathetic squid man was an absolute queen before the crown got to him 😌 Leshy looks so innocent hhhhh

Anyway they’re meant to all look young as this is like…. Right after they got their crowns. This is part of a bigger project I’m working on….

#cult of the lamb #justa arts #Wip #bishops of the old faith #sketch #this just in Justa has finally decided to try out procreate’s animation feature #this just in it has been 5+ years since justa animatic’s

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justarandomlambblog · 6 days

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me: wow I hate Kallamar's crown's shape it looks like a dunce cap... imma draw it differently