𝑩𝑬𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑉𝐴𝑀𝑃𝑌𝑅

vannaspar kemetil niorun, war cleric and conduit of the divine. independent original character. a tale of faith and death, goodness as a practice &. what that means as a vessel for entities of war.

get a call from her later that day and she asks me if i'm serious about this position and if i would stay, i said "YES OF COURSE!" so she told me to spruce up my resume and resubmit it next week bc she's going to try real hard to get me into this position permanently 😱 i'm still SHOOK, gang.

Peaky Blinders Season 5 | Episode 5

I draw this while listening to Ziggy Stardust

Cazador was a disappointing Act III villain for me. He looked a little too much like a poor man's Strahd for my tastes, and I wanted to play around with a design that ran in the opposite direction. Although, that being said, in this reimagining he does take a page out of Strahd's book: I wanted him to be more suave, composed, and self-assured enough to be willing to chat, like a cat that wants to play with its scampering food.

astarion also doesn't get to weigh his choices as thoroughly bc while he does take the time to draft his contract to his advantage, he feels as though he's unstoppable once his power is gained. his misery entirely comes from the hollowness that his life is now bc yeah, he's free from cazador, but at what cost? his friends have totally abandoned him, and if coupled, it's a twisted sort of "love" where he treats his partner as a rival to his own ambitions, but latches himself to them bc who else does he have?? he genuinely has nothing of worth in his life and power alone isn't enough to fulfill him.

warlock astarion does realise this except it is far too late to back out of the contract he wrote himself and agreed to. he is forced to live with the choice he made, and forced to live the life he created for himself.