She had been mortally wounded. And probably, no one expected the warlock to live for another day. But her patron refused to give up: Her badly injured body could still be saved, they could still fix this up. Hastily and with a lack of understanding on how mortal bodies work, they tried to patch things up, infusing her body with their own essence. Crystal corruption grew rampant and took over parts of the body, even growing a single wing in the process. And she was back. Wrong, deeply wrong, but she was back. Death would have deep consequences for Laestis, but here she was- still on this world. Still her. Mostly.
Hello! Long time no Lae! I wanted to draw her updated look SO bad. She's now got partially fused with her patron/quori (since she's a kalashtar) and is the living embodiment of "came back wrong". It's fine, though, she's got a crystal horn- What's not to love?
(She's the warlock/rogue kalashtar in my campaign! Now a reborn... partially fused with a tiefling? this is getting hard)
Satuj Toracsi's (she/they/he) end-of-the-campaign appearance at level 17 as a bladesinger wizard
I originally had planned for her to kick the bucket during the lab arc but I got attached, so then I had to think of an updated look for them that wasn't "unhinged scientist". He's no longer a kalashtar and thus, their pupils have returned to a normal black. They can dream normally now without witnessing eldritch nonsense 💭👁️
I have a weird homebrew thing for Kalashtar in my world setting, its on my world anvil lol
But!! I really wanted to see how my other ocs would translate into that, so some kalashtar race swaps uwu
My favourite flavour of warlock is that one that is deeply changed by their bond with the unnatural, shapen into an hybrid form- In her case, twisted crystals replacing flesh and a lone wing, as a reminder of a pact she's never coming back from~
(I was kinda nostalgic towards Laestis' classic look so I drew her again! She's my partner's rogue/warlock kalashtar. Now also undead)
Finally have been able to get back to comms! Here’s a piece I did for @leidensygdom of @//absent_lambeth ‘s (on Instagram) character Laestis for a high level look!! This was a real fun one to work on (i’ll resume comms in a week or so I have to catch up on other stuff first)❤️
Master Satuj Toracsi (she/they/he), archmage and perpetrator of the Severing in the Federation of Vay.
For context, the Myth is a blanket of energy that powers the mortal world's magic, as well as acting as a barrier that protects Aotra from the alien Otherworld. The Severing was a cataclysmic event in which the Myth was partially broken, allowing Other easier access to Aotra and wreck havoc.
What if,,, you were slow-dripped cognitive radiation as a kid from your Other as a kalashtar, who put the dream in your head to break the Myth and combine the mortal and Other worlds together as one? What if you found employment with a corrupt megacorporation, who had a project to find Other sources of magic by piercing through the Myth?
What if you nearly attained your dream, but your hesitation led to a tear instead of a complete severing of the Myth, resulting in the deaths of millions as the Myth tried to fix itself with mortal souls? What if you were the only survivor of the team of scientists that worked on the project, protected and saved by your Other?
What if you fixed everything with the help of the party, 3 years after the Severing? What if there was a lingering desire to break the Myth again, despite every piece of evidence telling you that'd be a bad idea? The sister worlds belong as one; why should they be separated?
What if you fought your ancient Other, your lifelong friend that kept you company in your darkest moments, because you finally realized what it was?
What if you nearly lost your mind doing so, witnessing truths unfit for mortal eyes?