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@enbymagicianweek Day 4 : Magician’s Best Friend

“Late bloomer, huh?  That’s okay.”

Arsenal met Moa about a decade before the start of the game while searching for natural ink supplies with their aunt.  They stumbled upon a lone egg, with no sign of life around it but much within.  They took the egg home, it hatched into the cutest/ugliest creature they’d ever seen, and the duo were inseparable–except for when Moa is hunting/that terrible first year after the Plague.

(Disclaimer: Real-world Andean condors, on which Moa is based, are actually great parents who lay only a single egg at a time, don’t build nests(?!), and stay with their babies for about two years after they’re born.)

Time for Day 4 of @enbymagicianweek​, Magician’s Best Friend!

Yes, Fish is a bird. More specifically, Fish is a female bearded vulture.

Her full name is Fiasharya, but she likes her nickname a lot! Leon gave it to her when he was young and she loves him, so it’s perfect!

Very tall, she stands at about 4ft tall (which is taller than Ravah) and has a wingspan of over 9ft

Like all bearded vultures, she eats bones, so finding food while on the road with the band is extremely easy for her

She met Leon when he was a child on the streets, and now sees him as her own baby

When he first unlocked his magic it sent a burst of energy into the world that she was able to pick up on and follow to the town he lived in. She mostly went because she was curious, but quickly took a liking to Leon and branded herself as his familiar

He doesn’t have any idea how scary she looks, and gets offended if others don’t like her, but in the same vein, understands that she is intimidating and will use her to his advantage when dealing with rude or mean people

Fish and Ravah do not get along, but she adores Alec!

She thinks Ravah is a stubborn, stuck-up old dog and he thinks she’s a reckless, air-headed chicken and they have said as such to each other

She likes to preen Leon, and occasionally Alec and Jamil. She’s tried to preen Camia before but ripped one of her favorite scarves so she’s not allowed to anymore

Unlike Ravah, she loves to be around people and she loves attention, frequently flying into cities with the band, though she’s not always allowed to stay in the same places they do

Surprisingly very affectionate, loves to have her chin scratched, and will let anyone (as long as Leon approves of them) pet her

When Leon was younger, she served as a channel for him to harness his magic, but now that it’s so strong she is more of a buffer or a “storage unit” of magic to help him keep control

She’s joined the band during a few fights on the road. There aren’t many things scarier than seeing a flash of red and sharp talons dive-bombing towards your face, so most people end up turning tail before she can land any lethal blows

During the game timeline, she stays with Leon in Camia’s hut in the Catclaw desert, but she frequently leaves to go scout out Jamil and check up on him, at Leon’s request. She also checks up on Alec in Vesuvia, but she’s unable to get too close to the city

The only time her and Ravah are ever able to get along is during Muriel’s route, when they both follow Alec and Muriel from Vesuvia to the Scourgelands—they put aside their differences to make sure Alec is protected as she rides back with Muriel after their encounter with Lucio, still making sure to stay out of sight

She’ll speak to anyone who’ll listen, which is anyone with an ounce of magic, and her voice is very soothing (Jamil can hear her only sometimes, and it’s only because of Leon’s tether that he can hear anything at all)

main LI clothes swap? main LI clothes swap

i can sit here forever pretending to be whole and it’s holy, holy, holy

The stove salamander that lives in the shop is her familiar—she left it behind when she ran away from Vesuvia and was surprised to see it still living at the shop when the band came back, but she had it stay behind to look after Asra and Alec after the plague

I’ve been busy crafting new OCs, and what better time to reveal them but during @enbymagicianweek ! Here is the first of two twins

Name: Talis Pronouns: They/Them Sexuality: Demisexual  Favorite Food: Cinnamon cakes Favorite Drink: Soda water Favorite Flower: Baby’s breath Birthday: February 8 Zodiac: Aquarius  Patron Arcana: Strength  Picrew used to make image here (I’m too lazy to draw them out myself)

Day 1: Gifted Child

September 7th: Nonbinary Refinery

Nonbinary Refinery: Apprentice’s Clothes, Appearance, and Gender Affirming Choices

Threw this mood board together for Leon for Day 2 of @enbymagicianweek​ Nonbinary Refinery: Apprentice’s Clothes, Appearance, and Gender Affirming Choices! (All pictures from Pinterest)

Leon uses he/they pronouns

They prefer loose, flowy clothing that generally sits off of their shoulders. Though, there are a few exceptions, like the strawberry dress (which they would totally rock, thank you very much). Lots of tulle and chiffon materials, as they like to run their hands over their clothes and rub the fabric between their fingers. While on the road, they forego the textured materials for more practical ones. Not a big fan of pants, but skirts are great! They navigate towards red clothes, though they’re not sure how that happens, since they can’t see the colors.

Leon has their ears pierced, just one lobe piercing, and they like finding fun and unique earrings to wear. They don’t like ones that jangle and otherwise make noise though, as it can be distracting. In the same vein, they don’t wear any arm or hand jewelry, as it just gets in the way. They like to keep their hands unobstructed.

The one piece of jewelry that they always wear is the vial necklace that always sits around their neck. It’s a magical artifact that Camia helped them create, that keeps a lid on their magic to keep it from getting out of control. It has a piece of all their friends inside, like a lock of hair from Jamil, and a scrap of Camia’s favorite scarf. It used to have a strand of Alec’s hair, but then after she died, was replaced with a shard from one of the bones Asra found at the Lazaret.

Day two of Kimoni week and he gets to show off his powers!! Also I'm a sucker for the glowing eyes and floating hair trope. I loved messing around with the rim lighting and the background and I am immensely proud of this.