Mistrall Art

—The Basics

1. How did you choose their name and nickname and why? Was it based on vibes, or does it have a greater meaning? 2. Which ancestry and origin did you select for them and why? Does where they came from inform their current worldviews? 3. What do they look like? What was the thought process behind their appearance and design? 4. What does their voice sound like? Do they have a voice claim? 5. Do they have any tattoos? Which ones and why? If they have tattoos, do they want more? 6. Do they have any scars? Which ones and why? How likely are they to get more scars? 7. What are their skill strengths and weaknesses? Do their stats influence their personality? 8. What type of clothing do they like to wear? Describe their style!

—Personal History & Beliefs

9. Which season and month were they born in? Do they celebrate their birthday? 10. What’s their relationship with their family? Were they shunned for not having magic? 11. How did they feel about leaving their home as a child? 12. Who was their mentor? How did they feel about them when they began their training, and has it changed at all? 13. What were they doing during the Vestran Civil War? Why were they in Vestra in the first place? 14. How do they feel about the fall of the Spire? How did the loss of the Wayfarer Order impact them? 15. Are they religious? How do they feel about the Meissandium and the Hexatheon? Which god would you associate them with? 16. How do they feel about magic? If they were magical, which sphere would they most likely be attuned to? 17. Do they like being a Wayfarer? 18. What did they name their alassar sword and why? What is its history? How do they feel about wielding such a weapon? 19. How is their physical health? Do they take care of themself? 20. What hobbies do they have? What do they do to unwind? 21. Can they play a musical instrument? 22. Do they enjoy theatre? Or do they consider it something not for them? 23. What are their vices? Do they drink, smoke, or gamble? 24. What would they be doing if they had never joined the Wayfarer Order? 25. What are their hopes and dreams for the future? Do they want to retire?

The Horseshoe Crab pattern is now available!

Available on ko-fi for $35 USD or pay-what-you-want!

I’ve been completely blown away by the response to my horseshoe crab! Since a bunch of people have expressed interest in making their own, I've put together a pattern and instructions so anyone who wants to can make their very own sea puppy to love and to hold. 

This is a digital download which includes instructions and the pattern, printable either on a standard home printer or on a wide-format architectural printer. 

The instructions are for leather; however, the pattern pieces should work in other materials as well– you may just have to adjust slightly for any different medium you use. (For example, for fabric, you would need to add seam allowance.) Stiff, non-stretch materials are recommended for the best results.

If you make a horseshoe crab of your own, please tag me in any photos you post– I’d love to see them! I’m excited to see different takes on it. 

Go forth and make a creature!

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⟡ Gets pulled into conversations, situations, and adventures by simple proximity

⟡ Has been a witness, a participant, and occasionally the cause of memorable public events

⟡ Goes on a walk and returns with information that no one expected

⟡ Is at the center of things that cannot be planned without having planned any of them

⟡ Has a travel record that reads like fiction because something always happens

⟡ Gets the stranger's life story on every flight without asking a single question

⟡ Has accidentally started three traditions, one local legend, and a minor debate

⟡ Goes somewhere ordinary and finds out it is not ordinary on that particular day

⟡ Has been the subject of a stranger's story that the stranger is still telling

⟡ Finds money, messages, and meaningful things in places that have no business having them

⟡ Gets upgraded, redirected, and rerouted into better situations than the ones they planned

⟡ Walks into things that are already in progress and becomes a key participant immediately

⟡ Has met the same stranger twice in two different countries and has stopped being surprised

⟡ Gets put in situations that cannot be repeated because they required too many specific conditions

⟡ Is the person in the group that things happen to and everyone else gets the story

⟡ Has been told 'this never happens' by professionals in several different fields

A friend of mine was having trouble making reference sheets for her characters, so I made quite a few!

I figure these could be really useful if anyone else was struggling too, so these are all F2U