Starlit Serpent

Thank you for the tag, @starlit-serpent! These were incredibly fun to make, and I definitely used yours for inspiration because they were so pretty 👀

Soft tags for @avaritia-bg3, @becfromthedead, @mid-evil-werewolf, and anyone else who is interested! Tag me if you partake because I wanna dote on your OCs!

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Thank you @optimisticgrey for the tag. Check out their oc, Celeste.

Basics

Name: Aunrae Aerelana Ancunín

Alias: The Bhaalspawn, The Chosen, Lady of Blood, Lady Ancunín

Background: Haunted One

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Polyamorous

Pronouns: she/her

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Other

Family: Aunrae is the Bhaalspawn, made from the god of murder, Bhaal. She was not born, she was made. Aunrae was found and fostered by a Drow family, who then abandoned her in the woods above ground. She was found by a human couple who adopted her, and eventually, Aunrae murdered them before Sceleritus Fel brought her to the Cult of Bhaal to continue her education and raise her.

She is now the Dark Consort / Spawn, bride of Lord Astarion Ancunín (Ship name is BloodSeeker).

Birthplace: Unknown

Job: Lady of Ancunín Palace and secret right hand and advisor of Lord Astarion.

Phobias/Fears: Aunrae has a deep fear that the Dark Urge was not removed or that it was just her all along - that there was never the influence of Bhaal within her. She is afraid that one day she will kill the one person she loves more than anything else in the world, and that rather than regret and mourning, she will be celebrate the bloodbath.

She also has difficulties reconciling the cruel violence and degenerate behavior she had once reveled in and deciphering what was her and what was the Dark Urge. It is like there were two lives, two parts of her, and Aunrae doesn't know how it all fits together anymore.

Hobbies: Reading books on history and strategy, playing strategy games (like chess) and blacksmithing. She also loves water - whether it is a river, a lake or an ocean.

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Morals

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Flaws: While Aunrae is an exceptionally cunning, intelligent and dangerous woman, she is not accustomed or gifted at social interactions. If the situation calls for charm or charisma, she is at a disadvantage. She can be very stubborn when she believes she is correct or her plan would be best. Aunrae also tends to not consider her own safety when it comes to dangerous situations.

Virtues: Aunrae is a fair person and is not cruel out of hand. She has a gift for strategy, both in short term and long term plans and can think around corners. She will defend what is hers and those she loves with her dying breath.

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This or That

Introvert/Ambivert/Extrovert, Organized/Disorganized, Closed-minded/Open-minded, Calm/Anxious/Restless, Disagreeable/In-Between/Agreeable, Patient/In-Between/Impatient, Outspoken/In-Between/Reserved, Leader/Follower/Flexible, Empathetic/In-Between/Apathetic, Optimist/Realist/Pessimist, Traditional/In-between/Modern, Hard-working/In-Between/Lazy

I loved your post, you make them so pretty, I had to give it a shot at least.

I feel like most of my mutuals that do this kind of thing have been tagged already, but hopefully you all haven't.

@beebookmagic @dastabby @dykestelmane @ratchsellsfornax @riddlerosehearts @bloodsol94 @fastsquirrel977 @knave3

And if I missed you, and you like to do templates, please have at it! Open tag as always!

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Unless your tablet or monitor has some kind of fancy "paper white" lighting option (is that even a thing?) I need you to STOP DRAWING ON A WHITE CANVAS. You are essentially STARING AT A LAMP FOR HOURS.

Save your eyes and use a middle grey canvas instead! My default is hex #8A909B, but you can find what works for you!

go to new canvas and swipe left on the canvas of your choice.

tap edit and go to canvas properties. there you will see background color and background hidden.

tap the white circle (assuming your default background color is white) and then you can change the background color for that canvas.

so now any time you use that canvas for your art, the background will automatically be set.

photo instructions below:

“After Akadi, Mother of Air, joined with Ubtao, Father of Earth and Beasts, beneath the roots of the world tree, she grew heavy with the burden of creation.”

If you see this, know that my spirit has been whisked away by the mysterious primordial of night:🦇 @cursed-nyxan🔮 and I have found peace in the fanfic afterlife 🖤

What do our mortal eyes see but the embodiment of a primordial storm, cradled by a forest god?

As if plucked from the pages of fate itself, we bear witness to Tempest retreating in fear of her own power, afraid to burn, to destroy - only to be swept into the bracing arms of the Oakenheart, the hierophant of Silvanus himself; the positioning, the environment, the softness of skin against unyielding stone and the rush of spring water - this is mythical-scale romance, captured in one breathtaking shot.

Halsin reminds her that she cannot hope to harm him. He is the ancient thunder; the earth grounds the howling tempest. To soothe and contain. To stoke and revive. And soon, Tempest will have no reason to think a single worrying thought at all, not when Halsin’s lips find hers, drawn by the call of the wild heart in his arms.

[A/N: And that is clearly a BRATTY POUT on Tempest’s face!! Which is so on-brand that I may need to take a walk outside to cool down. Friends, you know that one meme with the exploding ovaries? This is that, and more 🫠💥 What I love most about this shot is the energy of: “Hush, baby, don’t you fret none. I’ve got you, and you are mine.”]

The connection. The promise. The intensity.

Thank you so much, Nyxan! 🥹🤗❤️‍🔥I know it's not enough. You're an incredibly talented bean! 📸 I am speechless, floored, and utterly mesmerized; you've replenished my inspiration. What a wonderful muse, to see them like this - alive.

So, I hope you don’t mind terribly if I turn my blog into one giant ad complete with blinking arrow signs and Can-Can dancers pointing straight at you, @cursed-nyxan.

Unless your tablet or monitor has some kind of fancy "paper white" lighting option (is that even a thing?) I need you to STOP DRAWING ON A WHITE CANVAS. You are essentially STARING AT A LAMP FOR HOURS.

Save your eyes and use a middle grey canvas instead! My default is hex #8A909B, but you can find what works for you!

Thank you @cinder-rellish181 and @michanvalentine for the tags 🌟

Elf Girl Meiker

I had so much fun with this once, and once I realised I could actually drown Ellith in their own hair, I got overexcited ahaha. I might have exaggerated a little, but seriously, El is just a huge fluffy ball.

Gothic Heroine Meiker

Don't ask the Bhaalspawn to cover themself; their second name is indecency.

I loved playing with all the gory stuff to make Ellith creepy af 🤗