Starlit Serpent

For reference, this is the original:

*pre act 1, somewhere in the outerplanes or whatever* gods: what the hells are the dead 3 doing now?? what is that?? a netherbrain?? ugh right then, what are we gonna do about it shar: i have a plan SO EVIL AND PERFECT and a chosen locked and loaded she's already on her way to retrieve that stupid githyanki prince and then im going to fucking destroy that asshole ketheric

mystra: bitch please the only one around here with a shiny red fix it button is me. when i tell you my former chosen is obsessed with me. no way will he deny me, all i gotta do is ask and he'll detonate the problem in one go. ace in the hole.

Jergal [a big fan of the avengers]: i have a plan to bring together a group of of remarkable people to see if they could become something more. To see if they could work together when we need them to, to fight the battles that we never could.

gods: ugh shut the hell up jergal this is basically your fault

Jergal: im stealing all your feral chosen and you can't stop me

Magistarion fashion study

Another WIP 🦇 we love the vampire husband in this house

My approach to Keptolo is similar to the way I view Lolth: like an abusive parent. If Lolth is the all consuming mother who wants "what's best for you", then Keptolo (for me) is the neglectful or even absent father.

Keptolo is a god who wants to do Lolth's bidding. I 100% vibe with the (possible) lore where he was a mortal drow man who was just SO loyal to Lolth, that Lolth took notice and made him a god. (Vs he was always a part of the pantheon)

His powers aren't even really his own, they are siphoned off of Lolth. Which means if she gives, she can take away.

Keptolo wants what's best for Lolth (and Keptolo), even if it means going against his own interests (the sexism of it all as an example).

Hell yeah, that's my Republican Trad Malewife!!

In specifics of how I plan to angle him in Elendar's story, I want Keptolo to be attentive when things are new. And this is just my own flavor, but he loves to flourish and revel in giving his Chosen and members of his church his powers. He loves just casually flinging charm spells like some sort of perverse Cupid. (And Lolth of course can and will mess with him about his charms. I have plans for that one. ☺️)

But eventually that newness rubs off, the toy gets boring, so he starts neglecting it. He still gives them powers of course, but he visits less, he speaks less to them. And part of this for Elendar is due to the (unavoidable) Spellplague, and the rest is Keptolo simply lost interest. He got what he wanted, time to move on to the next hot young thing. Except he still wants and needs to control Elendar.

So when Elendar gets thoughts that maybe the surface isn't SO bad, when Elendar fucks up in his House that is absolutely a death sentence, he needs to get his less than charming little Chosen back in line.

Which is where Veldrin steps back in.

Ultimately, I want to explore what it feels like for Elendar to feel like he's on top of the world and then be completely isolated and abandoned partially through no fault of his own. I want Keptolo to butter him up and be so sweet to him, but when he acts out and breaks free, Keptolo has to be reminded that oh yeah, he had a Chosen. Shit better get that stupid little twink's ass back in line. Lol

Starlight Elves City

Key Art for The Legend of Drizzt - Animated Short

it's more than halfway through pride month and i realized i never shared these fun little galaxy flag edits i did!! i originally made the trans flag one to use as my icon, but then it didn't look as good at a small size (the white stripe blended too much with his hair. could've maybe added an outline around him or something but i didn't think about it) so i made the bi flag one to use instead. 💖