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changeling-fae · 10 months

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To prepare for the release of Baldur’s Gate 3, here are all my EA ocs.

Nymurra Auvry’val - Drow’ri sorcerer/bard, she/her, age 26, romancing Astarion (and maybe Gale or Karlach).

Tilla - Half-elf cleric of Umberlee/aberrant sorcerer, she/her, age 23, romancing Astarion.

Jen - Half-drow barbarian/draconic sorcerer, he/him, age 37, romancing Astarion and SH.

Cillian Baker - Tiefling bard/fey warlock, he/him, age 35, romancing Astarion.

Ellywick Glitterfoot - Drow (but raised by gnomes) sorcerer, she/her, age 25, romancing Astarion.

Lavinia - Half-elf draconic sorcerer, she/her, age 25, romancing Astarion.

Whisp - Half-elf (but feylost) sorcerer, she/they, age 200+ but looks 20’s, romancing Astarion.

Mica Nylla Knackle - Deep gnome bard, she/her, age 24, romancing Astarion. (She’s @int9 Carnelian’s niece).

Victyrr - Half-drow gloom stalker, he/him, age 27, romancing Astarion. (He’s still new and I’m still developing him).

Little facts of each.

Nym loses control of her demonic blood rage when she’s pushed to her limits, struggles with wanting to be good but has a lot of rage.

Tilla was an acolyte of Umberlee but discovered an aboleth deep beneath the temple. It tried to use her to escape but died and an echo of it fused with her mind, changing her forever.

Jen was 13 when he was told by a prophecy that he would have to sacrifice himself to save the world. He ran away and got picked up by raiders where he’s tried to run from his date as a hero.

Cillian wanted to be a famous bard and made a pact with the feylord Oberon. Now he’s getting tired and is trying to escape the pact.

Ellywick was found abandoned in the underdark by a deep gnome from Baldur’s Gate making a mining expedition. He and his wife raised her on the surface and now she’s a well known cartographer of the underdark, paid to map it out for surface expeditions.

Lavinia is the daughter of cultists that worship a dracolich and was married to him as his next bride. There’s lore in the cult that the bride reincarnates every 100 years to be married and devoured by him. She managed to escape but he’s still hunting for her.

Whisp was kidnapped as a child by a member of the unseelie court and made a toy for them. She spent 200 years trapped and then one day found herself back in the MP, changed from her experience.

Mica is the daughter of deep gnome scholars of the Society of Brilliance who were studying a myconid colony and the spores when her mother was pregnant gave her some of their abilities.

Victyrr I’m still figuring out but I think one parent was an asmr race (can never spell it).

#bg3 #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 tav #nym the drow’ri #tilla the acolyte #jen the barbarian #cillian the warlock #ellywick the cartographer #lavina the mercenary #whisp the feylost #mica the bard #victyyr the ranger #so many

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xdraonarts · 11 months

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SaTBK PROMPT WEEK || DRAGON || DAY 8

[Prompt List] | [Day 1] | [Day 2] | [Day 3] | [Day 4] | [Day 5] | [Day 6] | [Day 7]

@satbkpromptweek @sonicstorybook

my entire body has unionized against me and sold me out to both OSHA and the IRS, but yknow what? I got a whole series of really cool art I am very proud of. So who’s the real winner here. That’s right. It’s ME.

Wanted to end everything off with a bang and I can NOT pass up the opportunity to draw a really cool dragon, so here’s the final boss fight of my (at least first) SaTBK au storyline. Against the Metal Overlord himself. One day I think I do want to do some in-between lore illustrations and finish out the visual story I was going for during this prompt week, but... thats a thing for future X to decide. Present X simply wishes to bask in these pretty pictures.

Lore below the cut so it can be seperate from the artist commentary

During Arthur’s party’s search for Atlas and a way to harness it’s powers to see if it could cure those corrupted by what’s known as the Phantom Ruby, Infinite had personally taken it upon himself to help the cursed Robotnik soldiers regain their old selves, horrified that their leader would not only kill his most loyal men, but rip them of everything that made them.. well. Them. While he fell mostly on deaf ears, he seemed to have the most reach with Prince Ferris.

Over the course of two groups’ bonds, Ferris grew increasingly angry with his father and, with the Jackal’s help, plotted revenge.

After finding Atlas, King Arthur and his adventuring crew make haste back towards Camelot, all the while allowing Francesca to test the sword’s properties on a recently captured Robotnik soldier, Termina the Goat (not pictured but one day I’ll have to draw her). Fortunately, Francesca’s studies have varying degrees of success in clearing the Robotnik Curse out of those it’s afflicted for a time.

Unfortunately, however, the adventuring party seemed to be late to save Camelot and the Robotnik Empire from harm. Finding the Camelot knights fighting a seemingly futile battle against the newly transformed, draconic body of Ferris.

Unwilling to let the Dracolich claim the lives of more of his men, Arthur rides into battle armed with Atlas. Francesca urges Exxie to follow, giving her as much of the elixir to ward off the Robotnik curse as she can muster. While Infinite was more than happy to sit back and let his new companion snuff out the lives of any knight dared cross the prince, the bandit interferes with his own attack on the kingdoms to try and keep the remains of the Jackal squad safe from the havok he’s helped to create.

And thus the climactic battle against the wrathful prince begins.

fades into the distance and leaves yall on a cliffhanger lmao

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palebloodcvrse · 2 months

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Heres my fuckin gremlin:

The main event

The creature

His name is Ae, he got turned into a weird demon dragon thing when he was a kid, also some weird shit happened that left him mildly silly shall we say

He isnt part of any particular fandom and is part of his own story :p

Btw his design includes a lot of black and red and lemme just say if youre a black/red hater leave that mentality on deviantart. Fuck that shit

Every day wear:

Monster form:

Armor his adoptive father gave him:

His dad is a giant dracolich man who adopted him when he was 7 and turned him (dont worry, it wasnt forced on him, ae didnt wanna be human anymore due to some bs that happened to him, ill get in depth in another post)

They have a very addams family esque father son dynamic

This is his dad, kvstrathos (he didnt start wearing metal merch til ae did lol)

Heres Ae when he was a kid, he had ultra long hair lmfao

His dad is a few thousand years older than him btw.

Youd think being adopted by a murderous dracolich warlord would mean they have a tumultous dynamic, but no. Kvstrathos loves and spoils Ae and has dad of the year award behavior, always cookin him stuff teachin him life lessons tutoring him going on hunting trips telling him stories, playing games with him etc

So, this gremlin is very skittish and really doesnt like interacting with people much having grown outside of human contact for 90% of his life

His disposition often switches from impish/happy to a complete stormcloud the next

He often has intense mood swings and flipflops from being silly goofy to being not so silly goofy and concerningly... unstable.

(other than the fucked up court wizard his dad has, and even then the dudes an insane warlock and ex surgeon who was made immortal by an evil deity, ill upload him later)

Its left ae pretty much ignorant of how the human world worked other than outdated shit (he still thinks humans have widespread villages and farms like in the middle ages, boy was he wrong) since all his dad had in the archives about human history are all outdated historical texts (oh but all the occult crap? That got saved.)

So he grew up learning how humans tried to bind demons but doesnt know what a stanley cup is.

His dad spent his days training ae in various combat arts, sometimes showing him some weaponry or old siege equipment/medieval torture devices, etc and mr insane warlock was there to tutor him on dark magic if his dad was busy, and also to act as some sort of babysitter

Ae grew up in a castle with nobody but his dad and the court wizard for company so he pretty much doesnt know how to socialize with like... normal people.

Ae likes a lot of things:

Morbid crap, gardening, the woods, (he has an obsession with farms and nature.) Medieval weaponry, the occult, FOOD and the baking and cooking/preparing of said food, animals. Especially cats. And metal. Holy shit he went to the human world very few times but he fucking found some metal records in an abandoned shed and couldnt stop listening to it after.

As a result his dad gave him an enchanted guitar that has destructive properties and now hes some fucked up heavy metal bard on top of being taught by a giant dark knight and warlock on various combat arts.

Gory descriptions under the cut

His body is heavily mutated from the amount of dark magic that seeped into him since the ritual™ and therefore it has weird traits like worsening his vision while increasing his other senses like hearing and smell, regenerating wounds but also randomly forming painful clusters of black nerves, mouths and eyes that sometimes dont go away on their own, sickening him or strengthening him randomly, etc this boy is not normal and doesnt function as such.

As a dracolich (not all undead dragons are azeratean dracoliches, more lore on that later) he consumes the flesh and souls of demons and corrupted humans.

He often needs said blood and flesh to stay and healthy and strong.

He and his father are children of a dark elder god but theyre not wholly evil, its a whole thing that I dont wanna type out in one post for now.

#oc #oc artwork #oc art #oc shit #monster oc #metalhead oc

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arrow90-art · 10 months

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9 Ship Songs

Thank you sm for the tag!! @dujour13

For Larksharius & Rimerock! Their love story and lore. :3

I don't have 9 songs yet, and some of these are their character theme songs. I will share the lore with the songs, here we go! ^^

Link to the Playlist (the order of songs follows their story timeline)

1. Lost at Sea - Rob Grant, Lana Del Rey

Pov Lark. Timeline before they met Ri in Lost Chaple again (their second encounter).

Once you told me Look for the North Star Then you'll see Heavenly, I hear Found my way to the beach There were waves over me I was lost at sea 'Til you found me, 'til you found me ... I was found lost at sea

As I mentioned before, Lark falls unconscious when they overused their power and exhaust their soul&body to an extreme. Their soul is forced out of their body to the bank of the River of Souls. They will perish if their soul can't wake up and get back to their body in time.

Lark carries a radiant scale (fallen from Ri when he rescued the sinking ship hundreds of years ago. Lark was a small boy on the boat. It's their first encounter). Whenever Lark is unconscious, the scale glow and radiant coldness to wake them up. It's a North Star, glowing even at the darkest part of the river, guiding the lonely soul back home.

(Their love story is a hundreds years long Lost & Found.)

*My art is still a wip! Lark's soul wanders on the bank of the River of Souls.*

2. Windswept - Crywolf

Pov Ri. Timeline before he met Lark in Lost Chaple.

Ri's gold dragon mentor Mirikshul was killed. He missed her too much, and suffered from severe corruption.

(I only love the loneliness and desperation in this song. Most of the lyrics don't mean anything. Ri never loved Mirik in a romantic way. )

But in my head I am still there I can still feel you Breathing slow I've known this dream for a long time In the air Suspended here With thousands of words we've spoken Can I soar Up through the clouds Leave all of this behind ... All alone I feel your breath I hear your whispers Dark like storms Telling me, "Dear, I'll never leave your mind."

3. The Beach - Wolf Alice

Pov Lark. Timeline when Lark (still a lich) visits the Osirian deity Set in its realm.

Imagine the song starts with the two bargaining.

(1: 55) is the time when Set's scythe cuts through Lark's body and soul. The blade cut off their 50+ years of existence as a lich. The process only took a second, but it feels like actual 50+ years because Lark has to experience these times again and made their way out.

Set and related lore here, for those who haven't seen my Egyptian deity with 2 dog heads. :3

Pressed in my palm Was a stone from the beach The perfect circle Gave a moment of peace Now I'm lying on the floor Like I'm not worth a chair I close my eyes and imagine I'm not there

4. Surrounding - CHPTRS

Pov Ri. Timeline after the two meet again. They built trust and love slowly kicks in.

Lark enchanted the radiant scale and return it back to Ri as a necklace. It helps him maintain a clear mind from corruption madness. (but nothing can cure the corruption, Ri is still dying.)

By now I'd be gone but You found me, you found me I now know the love that's Around me, Around me And the people surrounding me In the face of the worst in me Don't lose hold of me now I'm barely hanging on Don't go far from me now I'm barely holding on somehow

5. Obvious - CHPTRS

Pov Ri. Timeline after the two meet again, Chapter 5. Right before Ri's ritual to become a dracolich (hopefully an arch dracolich, the ritual is special, reinvented by Set).

The two now accepted the fact they love each other. If Ri can make it through the ritual, they will officially be lovers. Lark feeds the Potions of Dracolich Transformation to Ri in a long kiss. This is their first kiss too, Lark is saying please come back to me, don't die, I love you.

If I'm not swinging, then the war is won Caught beforehand Falling forward All in front of us Light bestowed The heavens open Was it obvious? Isn't it obvious? You were right in front of me With the answer

At the end of Windswept, the lyrics are "Are you still my answer/To the question I've asked since I was born". Ri was seeking his answer, and now he found it.

6. End of the Earth - MARINA

Pov, Ri & Lark. Timeline after Ri's successful ritual and the crusade ended. Now the two stick together forever, planar travel everywhere.

(also thanks to Blackstar, Ri ascended. The divine power let his body capable to run almost in the same way as a living dragon. He can eat, sleep, and do whatever he wishes to.)

Lark:

Do you ever think how this life could've been? If you never took the chance A leap of faith and danced with losing it all

Both:

But I'll give my love, I don't care if it hurts 'Cause I'll love you 'til the end If we're torn apart then I won't let go 'Cause wherever we are it feels like home ... 'Cause I'll love you 'til the end of the earth

Anyone who'd like to do this plz consider yourself tagged! ^^

#arrow answers #oc: rimerock #oc: larksharius #pwotr pals #my wip #tag game

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elphael · 1 year

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ARTY. SPILL PLEASE

ARTY my dear tardigrade man. my barbarian wizard (fighter).

so. he's for a dread metrol two shot that we're in the middle of! his entire deal is that he grew up really wanting to fight for metrol and cyre and as soon as he could joined the military but specifically he signed up for Let Lady Seryan experiment on you in her attempts to make indestructible soldiers. He also got free top surgery and HRT out of it. good for him. But he's a smart guy! so he ends up being her lab assistant in EXPERIMENTING ON HIMSELF. making a human as unkillable as possible and he starts picking up a lot of knowledge of chemistry etc.

this guy is captain america. that's what he was. he was an indestructible soldier who was impossible to kill. he's had a vermishard dropped on his head by a dracolich and walked it off.

the mourning happened and things started getting #BAD he met his future will-they-won't-they unspoken love girlfriend because she was fighting AGAINST cyre and he Pushed her out of the way of getting petrified and becoming part of the bridge of the dead with the rest of her family.

he's still fighting for the military trying to take care of the people, genuinely believing in the people but becoming a bit disillusioned by what the fuck is happening since metrol became a dread domain and shut in by the mourning. then he gets asked by lady seryan essentially. He's OUtdated. Her science has gotten better and she wants to Scrap Him For Parts.

of course arty is like. hey absolutely not i do in fact living. and lady seryan was like. k lol. get him boys. arty booked it. he ran, he jumped off a vermishard and quite literally fell out of the sky in front of his love interest, barlowe and they ended up starting the rebellion in dread metrol called the unbroken : )

he mixes his own supersoldier serum & testosterone in the sewers <3

so that's his lore. he's captain america except if captain america was trans and got radicalized. also he has a cool sword whose hilt extends to make it a lance : ) and his familiar is a wolfhound named (Goldi)locke(s) and last session he spent his downtime making five shattersticks <3

#asks #arty #i love this guy.#🚇

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voidbuggg · 4 months

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🍕💼🎯🥊❤️✂️🧊🍀🌂🙌🍎💎🍩 gib me scrunkly lore plz 🥺

yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaa thank you so many aahh, once again since this is a Big One I am gonna throw these under the cut/zaza pic :3

🍕 - What is their favourite food? Since we’ve established the gas station snack food thing I’ll make another addition that isn’t dependent on a modern setting: jerky, generally anything crunchy. Any setting in which chips (or even crackers) exist you can bet he’s gonna be scarfing those fuckers down.

💼 - What do they do for a living? Ok so this is funny; in everywhere except the very scuffed ass modern/fc5 AU he mainly just steals shit. If asked why he’s always very ideological about why he does it, very particular about his targets but ultimately yeah. Whatever he can’t obtain via his weirdo hermit ass lifestyle he just forages in other peoples’ homes and businesses for. He could probably make some bank selling the shit he makes if he had any tolerance for the prospective buyers but that is not going to happen because stealing is less annoying.

🎯 -What do they do best? Answered HERE

🥊 -What do they love to do? What do they hate to do? Loves to fucking chill idk. If left to his own devices he would probably just roam around, climb some mountains, build some dumb shit, make a campfire, play guitar, who knows. As for hate. uhm. I don't think there's any day-to-day activity that he genuinely cant stand. Like he doesn't particularly like going to pick up the mail or answering the door but like it's not the end of the world. He definitely hates when things are done TO him though lmao- he hates being touched except by a VERY specific few people, otherwise expect to lose an arm.

❤️ - What is one of your OC’s best memories? Answered HERE <3

✂️ - What is one of your OC’s worst memories? There was a prominent antagonist in the main RP I did with him, a dracolich who managed to push his buttons like no one else could and more or less took away everything that he held dear. Needless to say Eran went full murder mode, forgot how to be human for a few years, the whole nine yards. I could gush about that RP for hours it is my favourite thing I’ve done with Eran like ever

🧊 - Is their current design the first one? I went and tracked down a specil [ EXCLUSIVE !! ] piece of sprinkle history: behold scrackle circa 2009.

Needless to say the current design is slightly different. Having said that I think I had the basics of his design dialed in within the first few years.

🍀 - What originally inspired the OC? I can’t explain this without sounding like an insane person, but it involves a fixation that 13yo bug had with a popular Canadian country-rock band. It’s all completely irrelevant now but it is funny to think about. There were comics.

🌂 - What genre do they belong in? For a long time I had him really locked in to fantasy stuff but I am less and less enamoured with that genre as time goes on for a few different reasons. It’s familiar and comfortable for me certainly, and Eran has BY FAR the most ‘lore’ in his original, fantasy-ish canon. So I’m not sure if that counts as belonging but it’s certainly his origin. Even then that's more of a setting than a genre so I'll expand on that- I think there are certain elements that make an Eran story successful in my eyes, that aren't limited to fantasy. I need him to be able to do crimes, be a Wild Boy and generally be more of a freak than a modern setting would typically allow (not to 100% trash the FC5 au but it definitely needs…something). I think it would be funny to put him in a heist movie. I’ve always liked him best when leaning heavily into the drama, character study sort of shit.

🙌 - How many sibling does your OC have? One brother, Ash, whom he hates.

🍎 - What is the OC’s relationship w/their parents like? Bad! His whole family is a cult in its own right more or less and Eran really doesn’t want anything to do with them. It's admittedly something I haven't fleshed out toooooo much. E's very much a 'keep moving forward' type of guy so naturally his family past stuff has not had too much attention.

💎 - Do you ever see yourself killing off the OC? I have had him beef it before- obviously it’s been in self contained storylines. As for anything more permanent- hard to say. I never want to rule out the possibility entirely. I definitely feel like I’ve exhausted my writing options for him at the moment so that seems close to death in a way. I can draw the little bastard until the end of days but coherent story content has been…. Lacking. :|

🍩 -Who is your OC’s arch-nemesis or rival? I don’t feel like he’s had a ‘nemesis’ really in any of the main stories. His scraps tend to be against larger organisations, the world around him or his own dumb ass decisions. I think his most persistent ‘enemy’ has been a Mages’ Guild (also from ‘The RP’ I keep blabbing on about) which he angered on many different occasions though not without good reason. ;)

#thank you for all of these twas fun #post office #eran #scrunkly lore

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damn-seven · 9 months

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I present to you, Ruthos, the OC I made for my Summer animation class!✨

He/She/They, she is an extremely sad and shy Goblin who’s whole family was murdered by a Dracolich :(

I will make their actual ref later, and put actual lore in there too :p

Oh and yeah I changed brushes mid month/assignment. And for disclosure, I sorta traced off real badger and cave/forest pictures to save up time (teacher was fine with it). I also hate the side view but oh well lol, and I also simplified the clothing way too much….. 😔

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thebeardiswriting · 2 years

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How about a Dracolich for todays dragon @crazyonmain?

Because Wizards of the Coast has codified their media guidelines for art into the lore I can tell you that in life this extremely powerful undead creature was a black dragon(or at least the skeleton it is currently inhabiting was) from the shape of the horns.

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recordstellar-official · 6 months

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Arkhaster Nights

Scene 3: Intermission and a Bar

"Who the %#c* is this supposed to be!?"

The human's face was scrunched in fury at the sight of the half-drow. He was a stocky man, beard well trimmed but bushy all the same.

"I asked for the foremost expert on Eilonhir lore and relics, not some little freshman floozy! Are you both stupid! What on Feygard possessed you to let her here!"

"Told ya," Sherezin told Kellerin.

Kellerin was too busy enjoying the beer. Kip might have a temper, but he was very generous to his hires.

"Here, I read the invitation just to understand what you're after. He also left a note strangely enough," Dulni said, handing Kip the envelope. He took the letters out and read Daniel's note.

"So the dog believes this a mission purely for scouts. He's skeptical of my claim."

"It is pretty unlikely that the lost shard of Ardun could be on the moon. And even if it was, how are we going to get there?" Dulni asked.

"Don't worry about the moon. I'm not paying you to get there. I'm paying you morons to get to Chianglong. I have an Airboat that can get you there from here. An airship would sink in the storms of Tropia."

"And you're convinced that this can help with the current state of the tetrums. With the Greater Tear."

"No, I just want Ardun back. I'm sure he'd be a great help with that. I couldn't care less if the Greater Tear consumed up all," Kip replied.

He took one of Kellarin's many mugs and chugged it. The elf shrugged in response as he ordered another beer.

"Why are you ordering so many?" Sherezin asked.

"There's a reason that you're here buddy. And I'm steeling myself in case that reason shows itself after we head out," Kellarin replied. He sipped his beers, playing with the varying flavors.

"In that case I'll have a wine," Sherezin told one of the tiefling waitresses serving the team. She nodded and sauntered off to the tavern's kitchen.

"They may be half Arnd'thuul, but man they move like something crafted by Abreol," Sherezin commented.

"So most of this trip is going to be done by sea," Dulni said, continuing the conversation she was having with Kip Aramisso.

"It has to be. I have no intention of going to Davin's port. Or risking getting ripped apart by the winds of the sea. The safest way is to fly over Dragon's Spire, and sail a few miles off it's coast making sure to sail through Abymalm's Tears and keep east until we hit the Ashen coast. We'll have to make our way on foot from there to avoid attracting the attention of the dracolich that soars above the skies."

"We're facing a dracolich!?" Dulni exclaimed.

The noise in the tavern died down as eyes focused on the group.

"Sorry," Dulni mumbled to the people.

"Your wine sir," the tiefling said as she approached Sherezin. She gave a wink as she set a bottle and glass next to him.

"Ah, good wine, a good view," he said as he eyed her buttocks," and a good show. Perhaps I was wrong to assume the half-drow would be of no use to us," Sherezin said as he took a long sip from his glass.

Actual wine, not that elven excuse for weak whiskey.

#dark fantasy #fantasy #cosmic horror #pathfinder #anime art #rpg #romance #steampunk #anime style #dieselpunk #comedy

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nkromancer · 11 months

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What sort of familiars would a dragon have?

So, I’m watching a video on Brown dragons in D&D lore and history, and it being an ambush predator using tremor sense got me on a train of thought:

What would happen if a dragon casts the Find Familiar spell? I know that in a lot of lore, Dragons have MASSIVE potential for magic if they put in the effort. Heck, that’s why Dracoliches are so feared. So, I got to thinking: If a dragon (lets assume an adult for being the standard of discussion) were to cast Find Familiar? Would they be limited to the same restrictions as a PC, or could they go bigger? More complex? And by how much?

I imagine one could summon a wolf very easily, but what about something like a bear? Owlbear? Elephant?

What about a Kobold? Most familiars seem to have magical sapience and are spawned from thin-air. What would stop a creature with an incredible amount of magical energy from summoning something that was already sapient, like a Kobold? Maybe even a Human.

Could it have multiple familiars? Maybe a swarm stat block? I’ll concede that it probably wouldn’t have multiple animals or people, but a swarm creature would be neat.

#d&d #dnd #dnd questions #dungeons and dragons #dragons

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cobalt-the-kobold · 2 years

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The Dragons of Vera Thune.

In Vera Thune, Dragons were originally created by The God of Memory. their purpose was to be living, immortal records of History, living libraries of legend and fact. the Dragons, though most embrace this purpose, have had a few Darker minds In their long history, as well as One Major Event that they never speak of to this day.

the Event.

The Creation of the Unclaimed Lands was a forgotten tragedy that rendered three quarters of Vera Thune’s central continent an uninhabitable, living wasteland, one hostile to any species not mutated by The Cause. At this point, there is no surviving record of what caused the Unclaimed Lands to become this way, except, of course, with the Dragons.

however, the Dragons refuse to speak of the Creation of the Unclaimed Lands, and actively discourage any expedition into this area.

the Dark Minds

The First Dracolich, the Nameless One, The Center of the Necrostorm.

these names strike fear into the hearts of every civilization on Vera Thune, and for good reason. The First Dracolich is a being so old, that It’s true name Is forgotten, even by the Dragons it Betrayed. however, It’s biggest mark on the world Isn’ the creation of the process of becoming a Lich, but the Creation of the Necrostorm. the result of corrupting a stolen Relic of the Storm God into a Weapon. This storm would rage over entire cities, killing everyone below, and raising them as Sorrowsworn, powerful undead that acted as lenses to the Necrostorm’s magic. It took an army of Storm Paladins fighting alongside the God that the Dracolich Weakened to imprison it and it’s Storm.

#Vera Thune #Lore #Legends #Dragon #Dracolich

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critical-catastrophe · 2 years

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Character Concept (1 / ?)

was reading up on lore about dragons and associated creatures, and i would love to see a character that uses the fact dracoliches can possess any dead reptilian body... what if a mighty, powerful and ancient evil dracolich somehow got stuck in the body of a dragonborn, or a kobold, or just a normal lizard? dracolich: i am the mighty destroyer of worlds, killer of kings, and you will fear me, puny mortal companion: *picks them up and puts them in their bag for time out*

#d&d #dungeons and dragons #crit ramblings #character concepts #i just think d&d needs more hammy and absurd evil characters to be honest #and this one would have great comedy potential #i may or may not already be making a sheet for them #(ranger with the secret identity background)

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hdawg1995 · 2 years

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you ever get the itch to make another dragonfable AU so you ramble about Fusion and how it could be used in dragonfable and then write it from the perspective of a random nameless citizen OC?

well thats what this DragonFable Fusion AU is, enjoy.

Fusion is… fusion is… well, to many it’s a weapon. Combining the powers and skills of multiple entities to create a powerful weapon or solider. To others it’s a form of intimacy, a bond shared between two or more people that allows for perfect communication and understanding. Others see it as a form of teaching, allowing the student to use the skills of the teacher and vice versa so that when they are individuals, they know the limits of the student and the expectations of the teacher. There are many forms of fusion and many ways to use it. So long as the individual has the energy to fuse and there is a strong enough bond a fusion can occur. Fusions typically last so long as the coupling is desired. Visually a fusion can be a mixture of those involved or even a “true fusion” in that there are only subtle hints at those involved. Powers and skills of the individuals are combined in this new form, resulting in devastating power and awe-inspiring abilities. Most fusion happens though dance, but there are other methods.

The pactonigal knights are famous for their fusion: a multiarmed knight that towers as high as oaklore’s grand tree with swords and shields at hand known as Pac Knight. It was the largest known fusion on Lore until the Super Mega Ultra Darkness Dracolich was born. Other known fusions are that of King Alteon and an unknown warrior (A knight known as Altchure) and The Hero (they seem to fuse regularly with their dragon, a form that strikes fear and awe in the hearts of many). In truth fusion is common place in the land of dragons: Greenguard encourages it in times of need and as a way for it’s citizens to protect themselves from the average monster or beast. In other parts of Lore fusion is scene as something only between lovers and is tabu, while still others see that only certain individuals can fuse (a common one is that in the shapeless empire weavers are forbidden from fusing with anyone other than their soul ally).

Back to Greenguard and the land of dragons. Dragonlords fuse with their dragons via a dance that was taught to them by dragons, passed down from the great wyrms. Typically, the fusions are the humanoid dragons with wings and armor that blends with scales. Due to a dragon’s pride the fusion doesn’t last long but is just like any other form of fusion. Once the dragonlord and dragon have mastered their dance its rumored that if the bond is strong enough just making contact with the dragon can cause a fusion.

Mages, before the age of The Rose, were show offs when it came to fusion. Mages had developed a ritual designed to bypass the extended bond and trust that is needed for typical fusion, allowing spontaneous fusion for the sake of education and combat. A teacher has only so few years to teach their students, so this ritual lets them get to know their students right away. The goal is that the ritual is needed less and less. Unfortunately, because the caster does not need to be the one fusing, there are people who take advantage of this ritual to force fusions between themselves and unwilling individuals. In the age of The Rose, the fusion ritual has been banned outright along with magic in general.

Warriors of Greenguard form bonds easily and quickly as combat can be as intimate as a dance. Because of this, fusion comes easiest to them. There have been several incidents of warriors accidently fusing with their enemies due to the connection they share. To prevent this many warriors train themselves to associate fusion with a battle cry or specific move sets.

Rouges also fuse easily and often abuse fusion. Similar to warriors, they form bonds easily due to combat but because of their stealthy they can sneak up on their intended partner and startle them into a fusion. These fusions are always slapdash visuals with a single “burst” of power before the fusion ends. There have been accounts of rouges causing spontaneous fusions with one another and devastating armies. Ninjas have a similar fusion method.

Ninjas fuse via hand signs that must be performed with the partners involved. Entire clans can form a single fusion that has the wisdom and skill of each individual shinobi, creating the ultimate survivor. Depending on the hand signs the fusion can be the average size of all those involved or tower over the shadow of the wind village. Due to ninja fusions being so deadly they are only used in emergencies (such as when a dragonlord is needed but unavailable).

Pirates fuse the traditional way with dance. A proper square dance or line dance can get a whole crew fused together. This isn’t very viable out at sea due to the size of the fusion however, so most of the time it happens on accident. On land however fused pirates are dangerous- a pirate with missing limbs obtaining new ones via fusion and providing their partner with skills and wisdom can result in looting and general high seas shenanigans.

Technomancers are odd balls in the world of fusion. Due to the tech they wear it makes fusion difficult as gnometech doesn’t agree with organics too often. The suit has to be completely powered down for a fusion to happen, but when the armor is powered down it is difficult to move. Individuals with slow, intimate dance styles find fusing with technomancers easy. However, the fusion itself seems to limit what the partner can contribute. The fusion is often a mechanical version of what the fusion would look like if the individuals involved had fused without the armor. Due to overheating the fusion can fall apart if the heat level isn’t carefully watched.

Soulweavers are barred from fusion in their home of origin. A weaver is only allowed to fuse with their soul ally there. in the land of dragons however weavers may fuse with whoever they please. It is awkward for most weavers to fuse since they only know how to synchronize. Additionally, when weavers fuse their soul ally joins the fusion. Its unsure why, since for all our understanding of fusion, the non-weaver shouldn’t be able to fuse with the spirit. It’s theorized that the weaver being in the equation is overriding this, but we still aren’t sure since it’s only been recently studied. Perhaps in the future we will see what happens with two weavers fuse, but until we do this is all we know. This also applies to the sub classes of weavers (chaos, flesh, master, and soulsmiths as well).

Similar to weavers, necromancers can fuse with spirits but only those still alive. A necromancer’s connection with death allows them to make contact with souls, which they use to fuse. A necromancer touches a soul and the individual fuses instantly. The Paladin Order claims this is forced fusion, but many necromancers insist they can only fuse with willing souls. Two necromancers fusing can occasionally cause their individual minions to fuse as well. There are studies being done into this but due to the Paladin Order and destruction of the various necromancy schools there is very little available to learn from.

Paladins fuse with the power of Light. It founds very silly, but when a paladin’s heart is pure light they expose themselves to the concept of fusion. Again, a little silly, but a paladin in this state will fuse with anyone and anything- there has even been accidental fusions of paladins and necromancers. This light consumes the paladin entirely and only fades after fusion or if the paladin comes down. Paladins fuse in moments of dire need against great odds, their bright light a beacon of hope. Their fusions tend to be very showy and eye catching- not to show off, but to get the attention of enemies and those they need to defend, like putting a target on a shield. “come hit me and not them!”

Rangers have figured out (probably on accident and with similar energy to rouges’ and their “tackle something and hope for the best” fusion method) how to fuse at a distance. Using an arrow charged with some form of energy (not actual energy but it can manifest as such) they fire it at their intended fusion partner. The arrow doesn’t do damage but causes the ranger and target to fuse. If the partner is unwilling the arrow bounces off harmlessly. Ranger fusions are startling for those witnessing since it is literally someone being shot with an arrow and then transforming on the spot. This is practical with rouges, ninja, and other combat focused classes that wish to remain hidden or act as a decoy. Surprise attacks are common with rangers and the odds are if you are aware of one ranger there is most likely a second hidden away somewhere.

Obviously fusion in combat is best utilized by individuals with different technics and skills. The more variety, the stronger the fusion… however, as mentioned with technomancers, certain combinations are too outrageous and only last due to the bonds between individuals -which is something to always remember when it comes to fusions. The individuals involved are the important part-. Necromancers and paladins, close combat warriors and long-range rangers, any of the dragon classes and dragonslayer- which, as you may have noticed, was not touched on. As you might have figured out Deathknights can’t fuse due to being undead, but dragonslayers don’t fuse as some strange rebellion against dragonlords. In truth dragonslayers don’t have a specific fusion method because of this.

Normally this would be where I give me own experiences with fusion, but sadly I have none to report. Fusion was banned sometime into The Rose’s reign, around year two of their influence. Supposedly Jaania of The Rose and many of the Arch Magus are allowed to utilize fusion is extreme cases, but if you are a citizen of Swordhaven fusion is a private affair and any fusions need to be documented. As I write this there is currently 50 fusions registered in Swordhaven by The Rose- all citizens. I saw the inequality in this registry and moved away. As I write this, I am on my way to Falconreach. It is said Falconreach (as well as being the last haven for magic) embraces fusion more than most cities and towns outside of Swordhaven. The registry is exclusive to Swordhaven but many settlements influenced by The Rose have their own registry. Amityvale and The Sandsea are examples of places that also have a registry, while Ravenloss, Dragsvard, and Osprey Cove do not. Oaklore also has a registry, but it is rarely updated and out of all the registries have fusions of Rose soldiers. Rumor has it the pactongal knights fused with various Rose members to get them into the registry, but with how strict conditions have become there the rumor has yet to be confirmed or denied.

Like I said, Falconreach doesn’t have a registry and embraces fusion. There are a handful of known fusions many see from time to time for no reason other than the individuals just wished to fuse. Ash Dragonblade is one who fuses often, and the man of SCIENCE Lim will occasionally fuse with his lab assistant Lime during experiments. It seems the only individual in Falconreach who doesn’t fuse is the inn keeper- or should I say inn keeper*s*. The previous inn keeper, Serenity, didn’t fuse for unknown reasons, while the current inn keeper hasn’t fused due to a stigma they brought with them from their homeland. I hope to speak with them more about this once I arrive- we don’t know much about the magisterium’s view on fusion and with how much effort it is taking this documenter to travel from Swordhaven to Falconreach, there is no way on Lore I can travel all the way to the shapeless empire.

This concludes today’s entry.

#dragonfable #ramble #fusion AU #fusion #listen when DBZ did it i was hooked #and then SU happened #yall don't know this but fusion is my FAVORITE concept #and now i've made rambles about it #do with this information as you wish #all my AUs are open to the fandom #go effing feral

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1n50m4n14c · 3 years

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This is the party of the adventure I’m currently DMing for.

Bahn O’so is a human Swashbuckler Rogue. He has a small smuggling ship called “The Constantinapple,” which he uses to smuggle stolen goods. His cover is that he’s an exotic fruit trader. He arrived at Neverwinter after being hired by Gundren Rockseeker to steal/smuggle mining equipment from Baldur’s Gate.

Varrethir Alagondar is a wood elf Hunter Ranger. He comes from a commune deep in Neverwinter Wood, and led a fight against hill giants in an earlier adventure to protect Neverwinter. He’s a respected traveler in and around Phandalin, and often finds himself tracking dangerous creatures or providing escort to travelers.

Mino is a minotaur Wild Magic Barbarian. She doesn’t remember much of her past, but she used to be human...until the half-orcs raided her village and Melora true polymorphed her into a powerful monster to defend her home. She’s now alone and living in Neverwinter Wood.

Dru-akul Pulgoruz Cragmaw is a bugbear Lore Bard. He is the runt of the Cragmaw goblin clan, and so he left them behind to search for knowledge and enlightenment. He learned his initial skills from spellbooks that the Cragmaw Goblin would steal from travelers along the Tribor Trail.

Together, they are working on bringing peace the the increasingly instable Sword Coast, in the Neverwinter region. A wizard named Black Spider threatens to resurrect an ancient black dracolich, Ebondeath, and far traveling half-orcs seek to bring their god Talos to the material plane. Can they become strong enough to defeat these threats, or will they fall prey to one of the groups of cultists as they fight to defend their lives?

#dnd #dnd campaign #critical role #dungeons and dragons #rogue #cr #d&d

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theloverofdragons · 3 years

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The forests that bordered the regions of Fairglade and Greenguard were lush and abundant with life. The trees swayed gently in the breeze, the river bubbled and the plants bloomed under the sun. Everything was quiet and peaceful, save for a soft rustling sound that heralded the arrival of Quenelda as she emerged from the bushes, brushing some stray leaves off her white and gold hooded cloak.

“Well, this is the place,” she mused aloud (a habit she had gotten into, having been so used to having Two Gulps by her side), surveying the surroundings. “The plant Celestia wants should be around here somewhere.”

“You can find it by the blossoms on the ends of the vines growing out of the bush,” Lady Celestia had told her before she departed Sunbreeze Grove. “The petals are reddish-pink with white streaks, and it’s said to produce the most delicious tea in the Land of Dragons, if not the whole of Lore, and I would very much like to have one of these plants to grow in my garden in the Grove. Think of this as good practice for honing your senses.”

Inhaling deeply, the breeze ruffling her hair, Quenelda set off along the river bank, eyes glinting gold every so often as she examined the nearby bushes to see if the one Celestia was after was there, both from afar and leaning down to get a closer look.

For a while, she hadn’t much luck until her sharp eyesight caught a glimpse of reddish-pink petals. Crouching down, she carefully moved some other plants out the way to examine the petals and a slow grin spread across her face at the sight of the white streaks. “There you are…” Flexing her fingers slowly and concentrating the way Celestia and Elysia had taught her until her claws appeared, she used the tip of one to carefully draw a Nature rune into the ground in front of the plant, one which would protect it and allow her to lead Celestia or Elysia back to the spot.

It was fortunate that Quenelda was using her dragon senses as it meant that she wasn’t surprised when a voice spoke up, having heard the soft crunch of the grass. “You should be careful, my lady.”

Quenelda’s eyes slowly flicked up from the plant to the owner of the voice, who was revealed to be a dryad, standing in front of her in the shadows of the nearby trees. “Is there danger in this area?”

“Perhaps not this area specifically,” the dryad answered, their voice rasping slightly like leaves rustling in the wind. “But there are dark tidings on the horizon, bringing whispers of Doom.”

“Thank you for the warning,” Quenelda answered, calmly rising to her feet and brushing her cloak to get rid of the loose soil and leaves. “However, at this time I think it should be fine. After all, it’s not like I’m going to turn around and Seppy is going to be standing right there.”

An unexpected strangled noise came from behind her, sounding like a mixture of a choke, a splutter and a snarl of rage. The dryad squeaked with fear and vanished back into the trees as Quenelda slowly turned around, her eyes widening as the source of the noise was revealed; standing by the river, clenching his sword in his armoured fist was Sepulchure himself.

Sepulchure stared at Quenelda.

Quenelda stared back at Sepulchure.

The increasingly awkward silence was eventually broken by Sepulchure, face darkening under his helm. “Y–”

Before he could finish, however, Quenelda raised her hand and flipped up her index and middle fingers sideways before vanishing in a flash of light, leaving behind a bewildered and more than a little enraged DoomKnight, and reappearing on the sofa in the penthouse of the Primary Dragons’ lair, where Orion, Solaria and Spikey were currently lounging.

“I need to stay here for a little while,” she announced. “Don’t ask why.”

****

Sepulchure stormed into his throne room, teeth bared in a snarl as his undead minions scrambled to get out of his way. Stalking up to his throne, he settled down in it, fists clenched over the armrests. A while back, he (and doubtless others who were magically attuned) had sensed the arrival of something…new in Sunbreeze Grove. What it was exactly was hard to tell; it didn’t seem like any magic elsewhere in Lore, bar that of the dragons, and the Priestess’ magic did well to hide the details. For a while, that front was quiet while other parts of his plans progressed, despite the interference from the Hero, but when he had sensed it leaving the Grove, but staying within Fairglade, it was decided that it was worth investigating. After all, it could prove beneficial to his Master’s schemes to turn whoever, or whatever, Celestia was working with against her, further damaging the Light in its futile battle with the Darkness.

Sepulchure had gone himself; he wasn’t busy, undead could be sensed easily and he didn’t trust Drakath not to mess it up, only to find a woman just a few years younger than Luna, whose unfamiliar magic radiated off her, bringing with it a sense of partial control and devastating capabilities, who had…who had dared…dared to…!

“SHE CALLED ME ‘SEPPY’!” the DoomKnight roared, smashing his fist into the armrest of his throne, cracking it, and releasing a wave of Darkness that disintegrated any minions who had dared to remain in the throne room with their Master and his fury.

Such fury, that he didn’t notice one of the smaller doors to the throne room slowly closing.

****

For her part, Quenelda had been relaxing on the sofa, enjoying a warm cup of tea courtesy of Orion, and using Two Gulps as an armrest while chatting with the Primary Dragons, the rest of whom had joined them when Spikey yelled to Two Gulps that his human was there, and who had so far not asked her why she had suddenly appeared in their lair.

(“Why couldn’t you have gotten up and gone to see him?” Orion asked, raising an eyebrow. “Can’t be bothered,” Spikey replied cheerfully.)

Rolling her neck, she casually perused the room – Solaria curled up with a book, Abyss dozing by the window, Spikey working with her latest gadget, Orion pruning a small bonsai tree, Neptune and Glacier playing cards, Cyclona dusting her freshly baked cookies with icing sugar, Blue Horn sharpening the kitchen knives, and Two Gulps acting as Quenelda’s armrest – before blinking.

“Wait…where’s Fluffy?”

“Oh did we not tell you?” Two Gulps raised his head. “Fluffy had to nip back to her old place to grab something…again. Turns out when you rob a guy and then bail, you tend to leave some stuff behind.”

Quenelda’s eyes slowly widened, a sinking feeling in her stomach as she remembered just who the dracolich used to live with, and she bit her lip. “Oh no…”

There was a faint thundering sound, as if someone was running up the stairs, before the doors to the penthouse flew open to reveal Fluffy, wings out and a huge grin on her face. “Guys, you will not believe what I’ve just heard!”

#dragonfable #quenelda #sepulchure #the primary dragons #i had a lot of fun writing this sdfghjk #sorry not sorry seppy #btw there's a reference in here regarding the plant so internet cookies if you get it #my writing

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