#ariossarts

To go into some lore for these two; they were married maybe a few months before the Sundering took place, and were both middle-class in regards to hierarchy in Zin-Ashari times. Nassiandor was going to school, learning Mage-Things and Viannorie was a herbalist that worked in the Royal Gardens. They most likely met, due to his father being an architect in the City, and when they joined as mates they made matching pendants of the moon.

Pregnant, Vianne had moved outside the City to her family in Hyjal for support when the Rebellion began, and thus the Sundering as well. She never found Nassiandor, and believed him dead - the stress of such a belief unfortunately swiftly ended the life she was carrying.

Years later under the Tutelage of Druidism, she was given the chance to train two young Kaldorei [Alyraei and Elyssaelora] who's Highborne parents had abandoned them. They were highly capable of Arcane magic which was forbidden now by their people; but Vianne could only see Nassiandor in their similar palettes and eyes, adopting them swiftly without question as she aided them to understand druidism; and in secret, the Arcane that had meant the world to her late husband.

With her children growing to be exceptional Balance-Druids, Vianne's life seemed fulfilled in most ways, but she still missed her counterpart, even all of these years later. She'd always waited for some sign that he was alive, but one never came -- until Bel'Ameth. Settling down with the rest of their people, Viannorie was introduced to some of the previously outcasted Demon Hunters, Fallen Dark Rangers, and other unwanted Kaldorei.

My last art of 2025, but I sadly didn't finish all the details until this morning because I worked the last several days, no holidays for me. 

I love our VRising characters but I def don't give them enough time in the sun, so I wanted my last art of the year to be from a comfort game and of a pairing that I think is neat and deserved some love; and I guess coincidentally will be the first post of 2026 LMAO. 

The depiction is the boss fight against “JADE” in the Dunley Farmlands area of the game. In the lore we've written, she resembles an old flame of Enoch’s from long ago, who was his human partner. She passed when he was sealed away to endure and survive, and over the centuries since, her lineage had devolved from Protectors of the Vampire Clans to Vampire Hunters. Enoch doesn't want to admit that's true, and has a momentary relapse of judgement due to the overwhelming appearance and similarity, which was maybe not the smartest idea against someone with a gun who has no hesitation when face to face with a “monster.” 

The daggers are Xander's preferred weaponry, he uses them to channel his Static and Phantasmal energies, and Enoch's twin-blade is sadly not thrumming with any Necromantic energy as he's basically slipping away at this moment. Xander and their ‘kinda-adopted-vampire’ son Ivy barely got him back to his coffin in time to rejuvenate and heal, which also marks this THE moment that Xander realizes that he actually maybe has feelings for once. “Don't know what you have till it's basically almost gone and bleeding all over your new shirt” – kinda deal. I never realized how blue this game was until I color picked from some Dunley screenshots. It’s very blue. Also I totally named this piece the ‘Battle Music’ from the game b/c I’m very creative.