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portmanteu · 2 years

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Drew this in a 2 hour possessed fit

#I was like #COMPELLED to draw this for some reason #doodles #blood

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

I couldn’t get all my concept details onto the skirt panel (ಥ﹏ಥ)

Here is Tuk, Oanartchai Huhyç (Door God of Death). Tuk would use he/him but (like the other Door Gods) is referred to as It / Its.

The fun thing about the Door Gods is prior to becoming one they’re just Some Guy. The gods are, generally, just people who’ve been passed a massive well of power. The younger ones have (the equivalent of) a social security number. They do taxes. Etc.

Tuk is on the younger end of the spectrum at only 34 years old. Prior to becoming a God, Tuk was a (funerary priest). They carve the death masks, wrap the bodies, and say the prayers before the body is sent down river. Being so close to Death, it was a simple leap to being chosen by the prior God. And Tuk still does Funerary Rites. It still owns the shop. Pays taxes, etc. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

Tuk’s powers are very similar to Ami’s (Door God of Life) in that It’s able to manipulate spiritual energy. While Ami tends to give Life, Tuk tends to send life on its way. But growth and decay are two sides of the same coin, and ultimately they do the same things.

Tchama Tuk (It / Its, 5’6”, 34)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Oanartchai #Tchama Tuk

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Wow had a lot of fun with the hat :) It’s a wide brim fringed hat, but the brim is a disk set on top of a sort of pillbox hat, rather than at the base. (Imagine a round mortarboard). The jacket was the hard part bc of the high side slit and the split front 😔

So, I had to actually rename this character just bc some points didn’t line up. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Essentially, Ijanemanj (chaos) is actually supposed to be a fusion of two other doors: fear and wrath. BUT. The names listed (Ijan and Manj respectively) are their names and not their actual Door, and merging the names felt weird so behold:

Ah’ho: Oanartchai Koayç (Ah’ho,: Door God of Chaos). Ah’ho would use she/her referring to themselves but like all gods, is referred to by others as It.

Ah’ho is about a hundred years old. At first It was servant to Ijan (God of Fear) and later became servant to Manj (God of Wrath). With their combined powers Ah’ho sought to make Its own door and make their fear everyone else’s problem.

While in excess fear and wrath are bad things, in moderation they are important driving forces and a normal part of existence. Both Ijan and Manj were content to live relatively passive lives, as Gods are wont to do. But Ah’ho has bigger ideas. It has schemes and plans laid out over the decades and seeks to make the world feel the same pain It once felt.

Ah’ho is the surname, no first name. (It / Its, 121, 5’8”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Oanartchai #Ah’ho

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

After a month off to vibe and do some world building I’m back on my shit. Here’s the first of the Gods 💪

Ami is the Oanartchai Upaizhyç (Door God of Life). As the cultural motifs for life were water and hair, I tried to include that in the revamp with the color scheme, the silhouette, and ofc the very long hair.

While Ami would use she/her pronouns, everyone else would refer to Ami as It. Culturally, the gods are less human and “more in tune with nature” and so are considered things and not necessarily people. (Though they are still treated with respect).

Ami is one of the older Oanartchai, at over 250 years old. While the Door Gods do tend to live very long lives, Ami is still one of the longer lived. This may stem from the ability granted by Its door. The Door of Life allows Ami to manipulate soul energy, even the microscopic energy of rocks.

Having been alive so long, however, Ami is a bit out of touch with Its “humanity” and can be cruel or kind seemingly at random. Ami is also blind. While It can sense soul energy, It isn’t capable of actually seeing it.

Ami is It’s surname, the first name was lost to time. (It / Its, 263, 5’7”)

#my ocs #original ocs #art improvement #Ami #Oanartchai

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Final one: Rey! Off duty soldier who hasn’t had the time to change out their uniform before shit starts getting weird.

Trying to adapt the layout of their clothes to a “tactical” style was an adventure.

Rey Tamp (they/them, 26, 5’9”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Rey Tamp

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Syll! So Syll was already a revamp that combined two older characters (Syll 1.0 and Jase in green) so I figured I’d bring back the green for Syll 3.0! And they’re a florist, obviously.

Syll Manniçi (They/Them, 26, 5’6”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Syll Manniçi

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Wow excuse the hair,, the markers are leaking and leaving this,,, shiny texture behind 😔 Anyway: Chani! They’re a railway technician and apprenticing to move up the ranks to manager

Chani Mimm (they/them, 19, 5’8”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Chani Mimm

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Reginald, Now Echaqai! (The ch is pronounced like the ch in Chanukah).

Echa lives in a Home (orphanage) with their younger brother Mikk. Echa’s in the last year of (their country’s equivalent of) high school and is studying to become an architect

Echaqai Cashal (they/them, 17, 5’8)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Echaqai Cashal

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011/12->2021

Two for the price of one! Finni and their court servant / guard Drosscen! Finni is the only non-magical monarch in the region and so acquired Drosscen, a Puyuvi (manufactured soul) similar to Russ’ki.

Finni is the monarch of Yukado. The country has been influenced in recent years by western styles and media.

Finni Adevi (they/them, 37, 5’4”)

Dross’cen Jiyokar (She/her, 26, 5’7”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #finni adevi #dross’cen jiyokar

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

I actually sketched Nat yesterday but after work and physio I was just too tired to do a full drawing 😔.

Nat’s a phone farmer and had also been actively going through gender and pronoun things before settling into a non-binary identity (MtFtNB)

Nat Maikal (They/them, 5’11”, 25)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Here’s Gack’et!

They’re the leader of a traveling troupe (a bit like a circus but not quite) and I thought, once again, they should look the part. Big elaborate dances is one of their main selling points, so ofc he needed a more flowy costume.

Gak’et Malahvi (They/Him, 37, 5’11”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Gak’et Malahvi

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Here’s Ai!!

So I wound up changing the color of the corset bit like 3 times. Originally it was gonna be white, then I thought it’d be good as red, but realized the jacket would look way better red. So I had to white it out, then I tried doing purple which just didn’t look right. And then I had to wipe off all the white out and re-do it again😔

Ai Œn (They/Them, 18, 5’5.5”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Ai Œn

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

,,, I was ,, possessed. Please swipe to see the detail shots for Cari’s outfit + concept sketches (ಥ﹏ಥ). This is SUCH a flex on my younger self bc I apparently could barely color inside the lines?

Not sure what the story is gonna be just yet but Cari was the Servant to the God of Fear (Ijan) .

Cari Saxan (They/Her, 17, 5’6”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Cari Saxan

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

I really just??? Hid their hands under the scarf that first time huh??

Anyway: here’s Nois! They’re actually Strennish and not Harish and I figured Stren would have had a different, if not related, fashion evolution and cultural norms. For them the hair doesn’t get cut for the first 7 years, rather than the first 14. The outerwear still has clasps over the shoulders like in Airan, but is more of a jumper than a full sleeved dress.

Nois Leçer (They/them, 14, 5’5”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Nois Leçer

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2011->2021

Here’s Cooke 2.0 ! Haven’t quite worked out what the new story is but I like the terrible haircut I gave them. I Absolutely intended to show off that much forehead ☺️

Cooke Tomsov (They/Them, 19, 5’8”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Cooke Tomsov

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2010->2021

First up from the third set is Russ’ki! Decided that if the first set was fantasy and white, and the second was reality and black, that the third set, perspective, would be the grey spaces in between. Hence all the new set are gonna have the same grey eyes Sarkil and Nic had ∠(ᴗ⌄ ᴗ )ノ ALso they’re all gonna be they/them.

Anyway: Russ’ki is the ruler of Barran with the same sort of reforged soul Azayla has (only a bit higher quality worksmanship)

Russ’ki Çircusi (They/Them, 30, 5’10)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Russ’ki Çircusi

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portmanteu · 3 years

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2012->2021

Final Boy from the second set! It’s Stark (now Sarkil). He’s really just had one of the most days of his life, but like daily. Sarkill is the one who rescues Nic from the,, experimental facility.

First image is from 2012, second is his first revamp from 2013.

Sarkil Sœiish (He/him, 27, 5’11”)

#art improvement #my ocs #original ocs #Sarkil Sœiish

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