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This year, I'm appeasing the Halloween Spirit, unhallowed be thy name, by using dark, lesser-known folklore as inspiration. Please enjoy my attempts at giving my children new appreciation through some of vile loving.

This is Althea's entry. Daemon's is here.

Baobhan sith - A female fairy in the folklore of the Scottish Highlands, though they also share certain characteristics with the succubus/vampire. The baobhan sith usually appears as a beautiful young woman wearing a long green dress that conceals the deer hooves she has instead of feet. She may also take the form of a wolf, or a hooded crow or raven. Their prey of choice are wandering men, particularly hunters, drawn by the smell of blood or a man’s wish for female company in the night. Typically appearing in groups (tales usually reference four), they dance and seduce their victims before killing and drinking their blood by slicing open the victims’ throats and/or chests with their long, sharp nails.

This year, I'm appeasing the Halloween Spirit, unhallowed be thy name, by using dark, lesser-known folklore as inspiration. Please enjoy my attempts at giving my children new appreciation through some of vile loving.

This is Daemon's entry. Althea's is here.

Chindi (Navajo: chʼį́įdii) - The ghost of a deceased person in Navajo myth that is supposed to leave the body with the person’s last breath. The Navajo believe that one’s final breath contains all of the sins of that person’s life. A mini-whirlwind of dust/dirt is said to represent a chindi. The Navajo call these ‘dust devils’ and believe that a clockwise dust devil is a good spirit and the counter clockwise is an evil entity.

GOOD EVENING AND A MOST GLORIOUS HALLOWEEN!

My, what sharp teeth we all have here!

This year, my nutcracker babes are turning up as some of the most classic myths and legends that frequently frequent the Halloween season, but with a twist!

Since I've been indulging in a lot of grade-A webcomics over the past year or so, I've decided to have my boys and girl featured after a few of my favorite Webtoons!

Daemon is a pureblood vampire from 'Unholy Blood' / 'White Blood'. For him and his brother, I tried to mix the style of this webcomic with my own (whatever that style may be). And don't worry, no one was harmed in the making of this scene! It's all just harvested ox blood from Dae's interrupted dinner! (most likely)

Draven is a werewolf (or maybe a wizard possessed by an evil spirit? who knows?) from 'Lumine', an 'innocent' yet violent comic that I adore! Full of magic, the power of friendship, and bloody fangs. Ah, yes.

Althea is a mermaid from 'Fins', a lovely, little romance with some unique-looking merfolk and traces of blood in the water, but it's not the sharks (or eels) you have to worry about . . .

Please enjoy this Spooktober and take a look at these three, fantastic comics on your way out! I highly recommend!

Webtoons:

Lumine by Emma Krogell

Unholy Blood by Lina Im, Jeonghyeon Kim

Nutcracker Season 2022 - Dec. 22th - AU

"What's wrong with him? He sick?"

"Let the runt be, son. He's jus' tired. Dae's got 'em."

Happy Nutcracker Month/Season!

Today's prompt is Nutcrackers in any AU. Now, Daemon has been in a lot of AUs, let me tell ya, but I wanted to do one that I've never drawn anything for. So, I went over past convos and ideas, and rediscovered a long-dead AU from years ago, one where monsters are raised/enslaved for spectacle fighting. My main man wasn't in that one long at all (he died very early on, because ANGST, of course he does), but any AU where Dae gets to be some sort of parent is a favorite in my book, especially towards someone like @shinyzango's Hans (in kid/baby form no less).

Enjoy!

Nutcracker Season 2022 - Nov. 14th - Role Reversal

Rolling back the clock for this one! I wasn't able to get any of the November prompts for this year done on time, so I'm doing them now. And I had to go with the Role Reversal one, just too fun to draw!

Althea takes over Daemon's role as a knightly nutcracker of the Doll Kingdom, but unlike her counterpart, while she does have a standard sword, she is far more skilled at knife-play, being bonded to a pair of dual daggers. This is sort of in reference to the canon vision of herself who learned a few knife tricks in order to protect herself during her travels in search of Daemon and the nutcrackers.

Daemon, of course, takes the role of humble artist who also apprentices under his father to become a medical healer as well. He's never left his home village, but finds himself longing to, to see the kingdom in its fullest and maybe even beyond. Then everything changes when a new doll arrived in his teenaged years, looking nothing like he'd ever seen before.

EEEEEnnnjoy!