#commander's gallery

Hello? *taps mic* Is this thing on?

I can finally officially announce I've been granted the honor of being an ArenaNet Partner! So, of course, I had to make a little debut post featuring my beautiful fangy man, Maelmordha. Thank you so much to the GW2 fandom for making this possible! I would not have gotten this far without you! 🫡

Got persuaded to do a quick MerMael. A Maeel, if you will.

He's a gulper eel lol

Without you I'll be heartless Oh, light can only shine in the darkness

I realized I have never drawn Mael with Aurene before, for how much I rant about them. They mean so much to me, especially their unlikely dynamic of opposites. A necromancer is probably the "worst" class to showcase the Champion of Aurene's connection to our dearest dragon daughter, but, by pure accident, their themes ended up working so well as the balance of light and dark. The Commander who taught the Scion how to love and treasure mortals, and the Scion who saved the Commander's soul from withering away into evil. Both doomed to die, but return for the sake of the other.

Even though Mael had lost his inner light, Aurene now shines in its place.

(Closeups below cut)

Would you ever love a man and also want to slap him with a frying pan

Maelmordha vs Myialaigh gw2cc attack for @tinkerclaw ! Fight scenes like this are super fun to make, thank you for the opportunity 💜 Have a lil closeup of Mael as well due to the tumblr crunchy.

Rytlock and Maelmordha are competitive about the stupidest things

"Well? What are you staring at? Do I have something in my teeth?"

Eyyy it's the long awaited Mael skeleton form ref! How many refs does he even need? Yes. The answer is yes. You can tell my main syndrome is terminal.

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Additional design notes ⬇️

Oops I Vloxxed (with bonus shitpost)