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I guess this is my way of giving Messmer a kinder ending. I really wanted him to make it back to the Lands Between…so I made it happen, if only this once.

There is so much meaning in Messmer's character, not only in his past but in the motivations behind his actions. Anger, self-hatred, and the suppression of the part of himself that is perceived as wrong are probably the most evident of all. But if I had to choose the theme that I think feels the most powerful, I would say it is acceptance.

Acceptance of his nature when he shatters his eye-seal and releases the Abyssal Serpent. Acceptance of his own doom, and of the fact that his mother truly abandoned him when he realizes the end is near.

I started with a small project: wearable Elden Ring seals ✨✨

I chose the Finger Seal first, since it was literally the first item I got at the start of my second run (in my first run I don’t think I even touched a seal lol). And because I love a good challenge, I also added physics to the necklace 😂

Anyway, it turned out pretty cool, and I think I’ve found a new hobby (as if I didn’t already have too many). I’ll probably end up making all the seals into necklaces and if I get good at this asset-porting thing, I might branch out into other stuff like weapons and full outfits as I really want to bring over my character’s cool drip haha

I tried my best to make my tarnished in Skyrim but even with mods it's just so hard to get the face and skin color right! I've to stick to her early look before she got Frenzy Flame eyes and scars, at least till I figure out how to get those in Skyrim 😂

I know I said I wouldn’t do anything serious for Messmer until I figured out a definitive style for him, but I had to get this one out of my system, else I was gonna explode 😅

It’s not perfect, his face or hair might change next week, the snake placement’s probably off, but I don’t care. This wasn’t about looking pretty. It was about letting out a feeling that hit me while sketching a sleeping Messmer with the snake wrapped around him (the helmet description really got me 😭).... It’s wild how just a few lines of text can carry so much sorrow! I’ve never cried over a piece of fiction, but reading the heartbreaking lines right after his death almost made me

Here’s my silly sketch if you're curious how it started 😆

Turns out I've a weakness for red-haired, troubled men of twisted morals who have symbiotic relationships with eldritch entities (Anders from DA2 was my first and strongest video game crush, I guess some things never change) Messmer completely wrecked me...I never thought I’d end up thirsting over a Soulsborne boss... and yet, here we are 😆

So yes, apart from the usual stuff you can expect a LOT of Messmer content coming 🐍🐍🐍

Still in the process of figuring out a style for him (and his snake friends) before doing any big piece, but have some Messmer expressions in the meantime! plus a silly smile one because cursed snake prince really deserves some happiness 😔