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Soooo,,,, making and posting the Easter/Grenwog pin up during ACTUAL Easter was a bust thanks to the hot weather where I live making me lose spoons faster than normal, but this was already around 90% complete and it would have been a waste not to finish it asajdljadaj SO HERE YOU GO

OH WOW, SOUP! MY FAVORITE!!! :DD (Coincidentally I had soup earlier today, and now I'm tempted to make some more ASKDJASJD) Happy Heroes Heart Day to you too, Sky! Normally I'd make doodles with my responses, but I'm kinda tired lol Have this picture of my cat instead as thanks! :p

Finally, after so long. . . EZYRA HOLIDAY PIN UPS ARE BACK!!! AND JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINES DAY TOO!!!

I was originally planning on uploading some Herokath fanfics but ah,,,, let's just say I got distracted and couldn't finish them in time ALKDJASDSAD I'LL STILL TRY TO GET THEM OUT WITHIN THE MONTH THOUGH!

ASDJKLADAS HELLO HI MERRY FROSTVAL TO YOU TOO I can't throw snowballs at you in retaliation since you somehow buried me under a pile of snow while I was sleeping but you get a doodle for your efforts :D

(hey sorry I know you were probably referring to a previous main story release prior to the Shadowflame arc but I already played through the finale so that's what I'm gonna be focusing on for this post jaskldjsa I HAVEN'T PLAYED THROUGH THE NEXT ARC I'M SORRY I'M TOO UNDERPOWERED)

I'll admit, the Shadowflame arc didn't exactly appeal to me at first because of how weird Malgor's introduction felt, but as the story went on and we get more and more hints of what the story has in store, everything just clicked and I am HYPED to see how the next story arcs are gonna go :D

(Also it probably helped that Eclissy’s the one in charge with writing the finale and I’ve been a fan of her work since I was pretty new to the AE fandom so sdjlkasjd)

BUT YEAH, Malgor having a direct connection with the player is honestly predictable, and I can't ignore the whole 'QoM gets killed deus ex machina style' plot hole, which to be fair, our player character IS KIND OF A LIVING EMBODIMENT OF NGL

(plus I'm pretty sure they just did this because she was shown to be too OP at that point in the story and too many things are going around at the same time for them to come up with a cohesive narrative *ehem* CUT CONTENT *ehem*)

However, the execution made the reveal all the more worth it for me since the new writing style meant that there's less time to fuck around and more time to focus on the meatier parts of the story (something this saga DESPERATELY NEEDED after the whole cut content fiasco).

And the lore!!! THE GLORIOUS LORE!!! I knew there had to be a reason why the primordial gods of the in-game universe seem so distant when compared to the Avatars and the other members of Lore's pantheon! It also helped that the finale has strengthened a lot of the headcanons I had for my own fanfic + solidified a lot of Ezyra's backstory elements, so now I'm more comfortable tackling that aspect of the story lol

Like best boy sounds a bit too absolute with wanting Lords of Order to stop any form of rebellion in the desc of the quest (most likely from Mirror!Alteon usurping the throne), and I feel like that plays into the au too well

(Hey so I'm really sorry for delaying my answer for this, real life got in the way and I only had the time and energy to answer this now. Hope you understand ;;-;;)

The seeds of corruption have been there all along, we were just too blind to see it ;-;

BUT YEAH, his tonal shift always struck me as odd because something about the way he said it felt kind of. . . vitriolic? I think that's the right term for it?

Like, goddamn Drakath, that whole 'those who rule must not be opposed' speech feels like it comes from a pretty dark place, ya know? I know keeping Order is supposed to involve fighting against rising rebellions and all that but. . . Does it have to be all that black and white? Is there a fine line he might cross between order and tyranny in his quest to keep Order intact? CAN he even realize when he's gone too far?

Hmmmm

-Shroom

Hi! Sorry it took me a long, LONG while to answer you ;-; things have been. . . Hectic, to say the least. But I'm okay! Mostly ajskdjasd College does not mix well for my already abysmal social battery and mental health, so I kinda had to force myself to zero in on just getting through college in one piece. Had to take a break due to financial shit, and it took me like. . . A few more months to be well enough to go back here, regain any semblance of passion I had before and start drawing again askldjasd SO HERE I AM, 2 YEARS LATER

Ezyra rarely goes out of her way to celebrate Lorian holidays, but since Mogloween falls under her birth month and her favorite season, she's happy to make an exception!

Ooh, that's an interesting question! :D

From the get-go, I'd say that of all the AE games that I've played, Dragonfable is definitely the one I'd want to see the most be adapted into an animated series. I know based on majority of my posts that I'm clearly more of an AQW fan, but if I'm being honest, Dragonfable's storytelling potential is leagues better due to the fact that it’s not afraid to delve deeper into its characters and lore.

Classic AQ and Mechquest are close contenders due to the sheer amount of stories they have, but unfortunately I find it hard to keep up with their plots due to their game mechanics lol

In terms of art style, DF's art is already distinct on its own, so it would be interesting to see how animators could utilize this. Sure, it might end up looking more like an old-school anime, but I feel like simplifying it like they did with AQW's art style might hurt the overall impression since the game is a lot grittier in nature.

But can you imagine an anime based on Dragonfable??? That would be cool as hell ajsldjsaasd

Im tired

Creative brain juice runs low

Think our Dorks would help Hero if they were overworked?

-shroom. Very tired shroom

Oof, rough week for you too huh? I hope you can get some rest, and please remember to take care of yourself Shroom!

As for your question, oh man these two could not be any more different when it comes to dealing with an overworked Hero ASLKDJSAD

From the get-go, I can already tell that Chaos!Drakath is horrible in dealing with this situation XD that guy is infamous for not knowing when to quit once he sets his mind on things, so I have a feeling he'd probably be the type of person to tell the Hero to just suck it up and do better lmao

BUT PLOT TWIST, we all know he's not one to outwardly voice his concerns, so I'd imagine he'd indirectly try to help them (with a healthy dose of denial on his part). This could come in the form of him outright temporarily banning them from Crownsreach (if the Hero is actively working with Drakath), or ordering someone to keep an eye on them in case they attempt to do more work (so they could maybe knock the Hero out and put them on house arrest to force them to sleep askldsajd)

Basically he’d make no direct communication with the Hero, because he’d rather die than admit that he’s worried about them

Mirror!Drakath's reaction on the other hand is a lot more sympathetic to the Hero, since the guy is overworked to hell and back and he understands the Hero’s struggles so he’s more than willing to help.

Although I may not be in the fandom anymore, my heart goes out to all of you who are grieving the loss of this man. Mourn for as long as you need, as even though most of us never knew him that well, he was still important to many of us just the same.

Cus he gives me the "i wont ever buy you anything again *almost instantly buys a thing twins will like*" vibe

-shroom

Oh thank goodness I'm not the only one to get that vibe from him aklsdjas

LIKE, YOU KNOW HE'D BE THE TYPE OF GUY TO GIVE THE TWINS SOMETHING NICE UNDER THE GUISE OF 'I'm only doing this to keep those two from betraying me/wreaking havoc on Crownsreach' INSTEAD OF ADMITTING THAT HE CARES ABOUT THEM

Maybe around the beginning of the Lords of Chaos arc he didn't really spoil them that much? Like he'd give a few gifts here and there whenever they give him particularly good ideas or if they did a good job on something, and he treats it as more of an incentive so they'd stick around longer.