#auragust

And yes. Stil with two promptslists. Because I can.

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Home #1 - Auraugust

Kugane, merchant hub of Hingashi a massive city filled to the brim with people from all walks of life. Going about their business as the sun shone down brightly upon them, a home to many.

However it was not home to the blue robed Au Ra that walked the streets of the Kogane Dori Marketplace. Her dark scales identifying her as a xaela, though her skin pale as the moon light marked her as a bit unusual even for them. Her walk was not one of confidence, moving slowly and shrinking away from any group she saw, unsure of how to interact with these people in this alien place.

Yesuntei's home was the Azime Steppe with the nocturnal Kagon Tribe, well it had been her home. For now she had no home exiled as she was from her tribe. Walking in the daylight like a sinner, though she wore a full length robe and wide brimmed hat to hide herself from the sun's light.

Although she had chosen to pursue life instead of wallowing in despair, she still didn't know how she should do that. Her wanderings of the roads along with a boat across the Ruby Sea had slowly but surely led her to Kugane. And she was all alone with no friends or family to help guide the young adult who had only ever known life on the Steppe.

Despite this, she did feel as if she was being drawn somewhere, where that was she didn't know. BUt every since she'd found the crystal. Yesuntei reached into a pouch and pulled a lightning aspected crystal from the leather. Gazing down at it she could still hear the words that'd resonated when she'd first discovered it, or it had discovered her.

"Hear. Feel. Think."

Ever since then Yesuntei had felt as if she was being tugged elsewhere, away from the steppe, into Kugane, but she still didn't feel like she belonged. and so she kept moving. She needed to go across the sea.

Despite how unsure she was about how she was going to get through life alone, no money, no tribe, she still felt hopeful. A small part of her wondered if maybe, Nhaama was leading her to a new Home. One where she could once again be a part of a family, that could help her understand how life worked beyond the Steppe.

Day 1: Portrait

Arannis, my precious himbo son, baby, what did you forget to pack on your trip home?

Day 2: Home

So first prompt! Scales

I’ve envisioned that the most visible scars Art’imis carried back from the First were on her scales. When the light poisoning started to become to much her scales began to turn into an organic gold. Which has never completely reversed.

I literally printed out a screenshot of the side of my lizard girl’s neck and then used carbon paper because I was more interested in doing a color study than drawing.

Watercolor pencils, acyrlic paint, and watercolor ink on paper

“i spent damn near the first 15 years of my life on that ship, watching the world i’d never be a part of pass by through a grate on the deck.”

AURAUGUST DAY 1: SCALES

au ra august day 5 ⋆ travel

Second day of Auragust 2025

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