The Line Is Erased, Day 9: The Vengeance and the Northern Wastes - Mortality - The things we’ve lost and the things we’ve found.

or the lack thereof

Day 7. Rome - Sacrifice - Things hidden in history that will never come to light. the idea for this comic has been sitting in my head for a full six months and the tlie event gave me the motivation to finally finish it, so here we are! first time i listened to ar4 this line was the one fully break me, so of course i had to do art for it [ID: a five panel digitally-drawn comic on a pale orange background. the first panel stretches across the whole page and depicts a series of hills receding into the distance. far away, smoke rises, and on one of the nearer slopes, there are two figures–one kneeling, and one standing. in the bottom left corner of the panel is text that reads ‘You know what’s useful in times like these?’ the next three panels are level with each other and each take up a third of the width of the page. the first of these three shows two figures, one slightly shorter than the other, floating on the sea’s surface as a trident sinks below them. the second shows azu, a tall orc with a shaved head, standing by sasha, a human with short hair. both are depicted from the waist up. sasha is leaning into azu, who has one arm on sasha’s shoulder while the other helps sasha hold a floating clam shell–the heart of aphrodite. azu is wearing armour and sasha is wearing a jacket over a shirt. in the third of the three, a comparatively small figure is silhouetted by a blazing fire.  the final panel is the same size as the first, and shows a small figure–grizzop–reaching toward a taller figure, who is stumbling and clutching at her chest–sasha. both of them have a white line running diagonally through their chests. in the middle of the two figures is the word ‘Friends’. the first and last panels are done in reds and oranges, while the middle panels are coloured in blues. end ID]

a quick contribution to the @the-line-is-erased event which celebrates the finale of rqg, filling the day 1 prompt - "The time before our story began; the time after it ended."

I felt like this prompt was the perfect excuse to draw Sasha writing her letter, since this moment came simultaneously before and after her role in the story.

Sasha & Brock in Other London for @the-line-is-erased's fan event to celebrate RQG's finale! I'm pretty happy with it as it's the first time I've tried perspective in yeeeears

The Line Is Erased - Day 10

Free Day - Worldbuilding - Lost moments; unseen, forgotten or in a time that never was.

I love this show. I love this show and it's fanbase (that as I'm writing this is still 2nd on trending before the episode even drops). And to show that, I wanted to do a big group photo for today, but I realized I absolutely would not have time to do that before the episode dropped, unless I sacrificed a lot of sleep. And I didn't want to do that, because to me, this show has been a way to relax. There's something about the show and the fandom that tells me, "Hey, it's okay to take it easy. It's okay to take a break."

It's hard to put the reasons why this show means so much to me into words, but I'm trying anyway, because on top of having an amazing plotline and amazing characters and making me laugh a lot, this show has actually taught me a lot of english. For some reason, rusty quill gaming is a lot easier to understand than a lot of other english-speaking media. I've dropped a lot of podcasts and tv-shows because trying to follow what was going on was too confusing.

So I want to say thank you, for every person who worked on this show. I don't know if any of them will see this, (and I don't have a twitter so I could @ them) but somehow they have created a show that I've enjoyed so much, I don't have enough adjectives for it.

Thank you.

Day 8 of @the-line-is-erased: Japan - Reunions - Inventions, creations, and crossing the line.

Cel and Sassraa talk about gender

“Cel, I have a question.”

They leaned back from where they were installing part of the elemental engine that would power the airship. Cel’s draconic wasn’t great, but they were working on it constantly, so between that and Sassraa’s English they could get by easily enough.

“Sure, what is it?  If it’s about Skraak’s suggestion for the rudder, I told him already that it won’t work, and if he’s trying to get you to convince me, I’m-”

“No, no.”  Sassraa looked down sheepishly.  “It’s about your society.”

“Oh.  You mean, the society of the village I lived in just recently? Or half-elf society?  Oooh, is there an alchemist’s society you’ve heard of that I am somehow not a part of?”

“Maybe I said that wrong…”

“No, no, it’s all good.” Cel offered a supportive smile. “I got carried away.  Go ahead.”

Sassraa sat down next to Cel.  “Well, I was talking with Hamid, and I realized that much of his culture seems to revolve around two main genders.  Not that there aren’t others”- Sassraa gestured to Cel –“but they’re a rarity, and not always well regarded.  Among kobolds, we have… eight sort of ‘common’ genders, but there are way more than that and sometimes people have a mix or have multiple.  And nobody bothers you for your gender or makes you live and work in a different role because of it.  It’s just… very strange.”

“It absolutely is,” Cel replied, nodding and letting out a heavy breath.  “A lot of languages are very much not welcoming to a gender that isn’t male or female.  You have to make your own rules.  But, hey, if your gender doesn’t, I don’t know, translate across from your society, you don’t have to try and press yourself into one that people around here might know of.  Just be you.”

“It’s hard.”  Sassraa chuckled.  “I’m sure you know.”

“I’ve had a lot longer to figure it out, though.  You’ve just been thrown into this.”

“You and Hamid have been trying to teach me English, but pronouns… I don’t know which ones to use for me.  There are a few that could fit, I suppose-”

“You can use more than one set!”

Sassraa’s eyes grew wide. “I can?”

“Of course!  You can use as many pronouns as you want!  Or none, as the case may be, and we’ll just use your name.  And it can change day by day, whatever you’re feeling.  Or!  Or you can make your own pronouns!  Like I said, you get to make your own rules, which is scary, but also freeing.”

“Hm.”  Sassraa thought about it a long while.  “I think I’d like to try they and she?”

Cel smiled. “Absolutely.  Is there anything else I can try and help with?  Not sure I helped at all here or if I just rambled.”

Now it was Sassraa’s turn to smile, placing a hand on Cel’s arm.  “You helped a lot.  We make our own rules.  We don’t force ourselves to play by someone else’s.”

“Exactly.”

“Alright, now I should go tell Skraak how terrible an idea that rudder design is.”

Cel chuckled.  “Good luck; he’s real set on it.”

With a fond roll of her eyes, Sassraa stood and trotted away to continue their own construction work. Meanwhile, Hamid came over to Cel with an armful of equipment they had previously requested from the scrap of Earhart’s last ship.

“Is everything alright with Sassraa?”  He asked.

“Oh, yeah, she’s all good. I was just helping them out with some cultural things.”

Sassraa wasn’t quite out of earshot yet, and Cel swore they could see her smile as they heard both sets of pronouns used.  

"Um, who might you be?"

"Wilde. Good to meet you."

Day 1 of @the-line-is-erased prompt list

London - Seeds - The time before our story began; the time after it ends.

I have a brand and I need to stick to it.

The Line is Erased Day 4: Prague

The Line Is Erased - Day 1

London - The time before our story began

I have many Sasha and Brock feels alright

[ID: a digital drawing of a young Sasha and Brock from Rusty Quill Gaming. Both of them are very pale human children wearing slightly dirty clothes in dark grey and earth tones, Sasha has short black hair, Brock has short brown-ish curls. Three scenes set in Other London are depicted, to the upper left they are sitting on a roof with their legs dangling over the side, both smiling. To the right, Sasha is standing on Brock's shoulders holding a paint bucket, in the process of writing "Barret suck[s]" on the brick wall in the background. On the bottom, there are several crates and boxes, Brock and Sasha are hiding inside the biggest one that says 'Explosives' with only their hair, eyes and noses showing over the side of it. End ID]

A Pocket Full of Posies

Summary: During their rest day with the Ursans, Zolf and Wilde go for a walk and Wilde makes a flower crown.

Rating: G

Tags: Assumed knowledge through e179 Eat, Drink and Be Merry, References to past temporary character death, References to past character resurrection, References to airship crash, Early relationship, Flower crowns, Rest and relaxation, Compliments

Read it on AO3.

The Line is Erased: Days 4-8

Hello! I played catch up on all the TLiE days I missed! Mostly short little things but I’m proud of them so enjoy.

Day 4: Zolf leaving Prague

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35404819

Day 5: Sasha & Apophis in Cairo

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35405332

Day 6: Azu’s musing in Damascus

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35405779

Day 7: Grizzop’s POV in Rome

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35406736

Day 8: Cel’s POV in the beginning of Japan:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35407408

[ID: A banner with a light blue background. Just off center to the right is a five pointed blue flower with one of the points not showing. Coming out of the flower are dark blue viens that shoot down both sides of the image. In the center there is black text that reads: The line is erased with part of erased fading out into grey. Under that is text that reads: Day 1, London - Seeds - The time before our story began; the time after it ended.]

Our event has officially began, as we together count down the days to the finaly of this podcast!

We've already seen some incredible things, and are looking forward to seeing more!

day 2: The Channel  •  Travel  •  To catch a breath; to rest and relax. cel and azu’s conversations over the airship arc were just so lovely so i added to my hug collection with the one from 164 [ID: two black and white digital sketches of cel and azu on a light green background. the first is in the upper left corner and shows them reaching to each other for a hug in side profile. azu is an orc with a shaved head and a scar through her eyebrow; cel is a half-elf whose hair is quite vertical and cut in a mullet. they are both wearing thick fur coats and are shown from the waist up. the second sketch is in the bottom right corner and shows them hugging, again from the waist up. cel’s face is visible over azu’s shoulder. end ID]

another one for @the-line-is-erased event, filling the day 2 prompt - "To catch a breath; to rest and relax."

Azu and Kiko on their date on the bear.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Rusty Quill Gaming (Podcast) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Grizzop drik Acht Amsterdam Additional Tags: Minor Grizzop drik acht Amsterdam/Vesseek, Family, Letters, Prague Arc (Rusty Quill Gaming) Series: Part 3 of The Line is Erased Summary:

Grizzop sits down to read a letter from home before a fateful meeting in Prague.

The Line Is Erased: Day 1

London - Seeds - The time before our story began; the time after it ended.