never not thinking about aurene legendary weapon flavor texts

Art dump of human Mabaki and Caira

Cairadin @floral-necromaniac

more hala shots. im attempting to relearn guardian with her :)

she was a warmaster in the mistwar but after (involuntarily) reuiniting with her sister she joined her group of mercenaries and now jumps around the mists to help commanders from different timelines with raid and strike missions

I really want to draw my OCs more, I'm so bad at getting personal art done haha

hiii i would do like. a photoshoot for him if my brain wasn't made of soup this past week but Khozzak's looking much more black ice themed now and i love him uwu

I decided that I really wanted to revamp one of my old GW2 characters, Minardi, who has more or less been frozen in time for the past 6 years. And I decided that, to commemorate taking her off the shelf, I wanted to make art of her as well (and give myself a reason to do some art and fight the burnout). I don't really know where she belongs anymore, but at the very least I can say she belongs here.

I remember the minute It was like a switch was flipped I was just a kid who grew up strong enough To pick this armor up And suddenly it fit God, that was so long ago, long ago, long ago I was little, I was weak and perfectly naive And I grew up too quick

Qirri of Pazz, Qirri Tinkerfirst, krewe chief of the Dragonwatch krewe and honorary member of the First warband.

I had considered saving something like this for Qirri's in-game tenth birthday, since that's coming up fast at the end of April, but she's been on my mind a lot lately. From a scared little fifteen year old girl who wanted to see the world before she died to a tired but wiser 26 year old woman who's finally learning how to take care of herself and the people around her, Qirri's journey has been long and hard and scary at points.

She's more or less retired now, working with the Dragonwatch Krewe now that they've settled in Cantha. She's healing slowly from pushing herself so hard for eleven years. She has partners that love her and friends she can rely on. Her whole world feels safe, at last.

To say I'm emotional about her journey is an understatement. I've been with her for ten years, and I've held her in my hands as she developed, sometimes away from me.

And I'm so proud of where she's come out on the other side.

having collaborative ocs with friends will have you saying shit like "what if scimble was bumpus wouldnt that be funny" and then like two weeks later its one of the most important pieces of lore you have

Finally have a free momence, I was curious what your Starfall is generally about, and how it compares to your GW2 alt universe! And any character differences as well, since you mentioned a few different alts (sorry if you’ve explained this in a post before !)

- @magitechbatt

omg,,,, you want to know about Starfall? Buckle in!! It's gonna be long. I've never got the chance to explain so thank you!! Starfall is an original setting @cheddargoblin and I created, the story's premise is: "Long ago a star fell, and changed the world forever both physically and magically and even in it's current day societies across the world struggle to re-find their place in a world grown more wild and hostile around them."

Medieval-ish fantasy with themes of freedom, change, healing and bonds, a good story about found family and overcoming entirely different kinds of bias and classism.

Gw2 has some shared themes and the setting isn't too far off ! Starfall is darker,cruel though. One big difference tho is Starfall happens mainly in snowy regions! Now onto the characters!

I'll speak about my main two, since the rest are still a big WIP.

In Starfall Crow is an ex-mage hunter who escaped the Guild ( main place where hunters are trained and also big anti mage propaganda between all the things, even if they are mages themselves). In escaping he's constantly hunted, due to being an important figure and...a big weapon that was trained specifically for "purposes" by his mentor. The black arms are tattoos ! Cruel symbol of how many mages you captured/killed and so on. Has to learn to fight his own life of bias and brainwashing to live "outside". He's like a caged dog who finally tasted freedom and will fight for it to death if needed. Closed off with MANY issues, they haven't lost a small spark of naivety and hope though. Big part of the character is the revelation they're a fae ! No, they didn't know it. It's complicated. Hehe's also a "cursed" fae, courtesy of the mentor again. Describing the cursed fae as magical beings who have to survive on blood and magic, since they're made of magic. Without feeding they end being feral beasts who won't ever go back to being sane. They go through addiction and withdrawl usually. He's a fighter and adapts easily, someone give him a break please. He's the struggler but keeps going , a love for freedom keeps him going. Crow in Gw2 is a saltspray who fled from the Jade Wind, searching for a cure or something to help back home. After centuries of disguises he fell into the end of the Inquest and got basically " cursed". Vampirism about blood and magic, for a being like a lesser dragon it's...not fun i'd presume. Got saved by Dragora, lived and learned under Drago's wing and then joined the commander's gang in s2. Revealed their true identity much later during EoD<<< caused some drama. They're Starfall's Crow without the harsh environment they lived in, in gw2 he got a taste of it but not enough to compromise his whole life. Marked by it but doesn't let it control them. He's an exploration of who Crow would have been if he escaped sooner from the Guild.

So both keep that duality of self, same coin, just a little to the side in gw2. Neither of them are too different. Fun story about Cardamomo, he comes from gw2 actually! He's my commander and that's part of his core personality. Never make me think of jokes with characters and pairings because 90% of times they end up happening <<< Cromo happened this way. In Gw2 he's the sylvari commander, a naive and full of wonders sylvari who learnt fast war changes you. Forever.

Cute guy who sees the horrors and comes back angry, frustrated and not much hope and will to fight again, but that's all he knows how to do after all. That's why Gyala and part of Soto hit hard. They're tired, they don't know how to rest. Big trust issues? Or more about they can't let be seen weak and vulnereable. The important thing to know about Momo is that he wasn't Cardamomo at first. He starts as Caoimhe until the Departing. He dies, he comes back. He comes back different. I love the mirror theme so much he IS a mirror. A broken one. Caoimhe died, Cardamomo came back with less memories, some gone forever and a personality made to withstand the trauma just to fight Balthazar. Oops, Caoimhe took too much time to recover and now this commander has two pilots. They're the same guy still! Momo isn't a new different identity, he's more of...some aspects put together to give time to heal. Similar personalities to the point there's no much difference unless you know what to look for ( they have a slightly different behavior and manner of speech). It's like a fragment who learnt to be its own thing, while still following the main purpose of protector.

It's a toughie to describe I'll be honest, if I can finish that fanfic i'm writing maybe it helps understanding it (or i can simply ramble on another post <3) In Gw2 he's a dryad, beings born with a specific purpose ( in this case it's about balance). I'm still working on many details but he keeps the commmander "role" so to speak and absolutely gains the Caoimhe/Cardamomo duality again. Loss is part of his character in many ways too eheh. He's a bit more off putting and warms a bit slower than his gw2 alt though! Playing more on the fact this guy isn't human at all. I've been trying to keep both my ocs' cores for both settings with some modifications but more or less the alts end up being "what ifs" and explorations of a part of the main character that can't be explored easily in the main setting. They aren't as different as I make them sound probably.

Fun fact, dryads and fae are rivals, this didn't stop Cromo happening( one half didn't know, the other didn't care). The main alt i can explain is Dragonheart for Momo! Selkastra ( saltspray is just an appereance change and plays more on Crow being young but still... a dragon) Dragonheart is Momo's champion self? so to speak? That one transformation in EoD but what if we can access to it under circumstances and what if it follows the different aspects too? Otherwordly momo <3 Each aspect affects Momo differently and he acts as consequence too. Physically and mentally. If Aurene is the Prism Dragon, Cardamomo is the prism itself reflecting, each side something different. There's Fae Crow to explain too, but nothing too big changes apart from making him extremely ethereal and fey-like. Not to be mess with, fae are known to bend rules and twist them to their like. Even tho Starfall Fae are...a bit particular. I hope these are enough to answer your questions, which im so so happy u asked!! (it got so long he l p) I'm terrible at summaries but this made my whole day, thank you so much again !! <333

even more questionable rats

mini timeline for the inquest detritus. settled on a chestpiece i prefer over the aetherblade coat... my sibling described this look as "evil monk"

Reflecting a bit on why I always seem to come back to this game and I can't stop thinking or drawing my GW2 characters even though it's been actual years and it's not just because I love my own characters and other peoples' characters, it's being surrounded by so many artists that get me fired up to keep drawing them to get better, and rpers that motivate me to think, write and develop them. Even when I go through periods where I don't want to play the Game Grind itself, I'm still thinking about my characters. It's kind of a long, slow burn hyperfixation of a sort but I can definitely attribute it to being exposed to so many fantastic creatives in this fandom.

i made a quick firebrand she a war criminal and also soooo sweet

@manasurge 's Mourynn

Also another oldie, kind of want to do an updated version of this someday lol. Was mostly playing around with inking + pastel. My weirdass main Cuancath.

Don't think I'ma finish this but! Athinri at the beach!

Leg warmers ARE odd for the beach but IDC she's cutee

Heulwin, Myrra, & Procca expression sketch page commissions for my buddy @dalennaugw 🧡🧡

+ mini myrra just cuz

local demon freak gets a new outfit pt. 1