#blight au

Creation questions

Is this the final piece?

No, this is just a work in progress I've been working on for quite some time. This is meant to be a reference sheet, But as someone who likes seeing the process of other artists when they do stuff I thought it would help my mental a little to just put something I'm working on out there.

Do you plan on creating a full Steven universe AU?

Yes, two actually! I know that seems like a lot of work if anyone has ever worked on an AU before, But most of what someone would worry about should be covered by now.

Will there be an ask blog?

Yes. Once I've completed enough pieces I feel necessary I will open asks for the blight AU temporarily, It will close after a period of time and a new blog will be open just for the AU.

What's with the get up and shield?

The outfit is heavily inspired by Buddhism as a whole, although not on a particular culture. Many of the outfits and architecture are inspired by countries where Buddhism is most practiced, except for Rome As I simply liked incorporating that aesthetic.

(Side note: What's Steven practices isn't meant to be any real life religion, Just his own ideology which takes from certain places.)

As for his shield, It just came out that way after the "incident"

What's the point of this AU?

To answer a few questions.

Is existence and happiness more valid when it comes from yourself or another place?

How much of your life is your own choices versus ones made from external factors?

at what point does it become someone's job to do something when they have a certain amount of power?

And finally, If you could erase all pain, would you?

This is an a where Steven got near to his peak of terribleness within future. But instead of it reaching its logical conclusion, His emotions were pacified and he was left aimless. Attempting to help others in need but no longer having the capacity to fully understand them on emotional level, He found suffering pointless and his efforts meaningless. So he turned his tactics more broadly

He still believes that life is precious needs to be protected (mostly), But as long as the world stays as is they will be another ending cycle of pain regardless of if he's helping or not. At least in his eyes anyway. Now he can erase their suffering and give everyone a happily ever after.

Lore questions

What the hell is in blight's eye?

white diamond-shard

What is Blight's goals?

-Creative a world in which pain as a concept ceases to exist, and establish a paradise where all can live in eternal Bliss.

-Locate the diamonds and "convince" them to help in the ushering of the new era

-Become a force of nature unbertened by outside distractions, to indiscriminately spread joy to all.

How old is Blight?

30

What are Blight's pronouns?

him/they/it

Any notable new powers or behaviors?

There's a lot that I could say here, but I'll just say the main two.

The diamond horn in his eye allows him to wipe memories (to a certain degree), Which he often uses to convince people to stay in his "paradise". no reason to leave when you can't remember any details of your past life after all.

He constantly generates spores that can cause some nasty side effects to those affected by them (hence the name Blight). They're quite tricky to deal with, even Blight has trouble controlling this power since He can't fully stop them from spawning.

As for his personality, He's extremely calm and nurturing, to the point where it can be off-putting. Since he doesn't really have emotions anymore, He has to try his best to act in a way he believes will resonate with people... Which can have mix results. He's also quite spiritual and extremely manipulative, as well as an enabler with God levels of patience.

That's it for now when it comes to questions