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Origin of Radan

As a young adult, Aldia joined a small band of brigands who also operated as an anti-Thalmor resistance group; their leader and his companions loathed the Aldmeri Dominion, and Aldia sought to avenge her family. She also met Sedyni, a Khajiit necromancer who suffered from a unique condition: she had no fur.

Sedyni also possessed an undead familiar—a raven she had named Hugin. One day, Sedyni gave Aldia a gift: the ritual to acquire a bound familiar. The process required Aldia to trap the soul of a skeever, cremate its carcass, and collect the ashes. Sedyni then mixed a portion of the ashes with ink to tattoo her apprentice’s neck, binding the soul gem to the tattoo.

This is how Aldia ended up with an undead skeever named Radan, a companion bound to her until death.

Here is an image where Oceanna has a nervous breakdown remembering the hurtful words she suffered in her youth, whether from her narcissistic parents, her toxic lovers, or the people she hurt.

She often plays and acts like a provocative bitch, always wanting the last word, also wanting to show no weakness and thus protecting herself by harboring no hopes.

But at times, when she makes mistakes she regrets, or when stress and anger take over, painful memories resurface: she recalls the insults she has endured and sees herself as an incompetent, immature person unable to manage her emotions.

So, to calm down, she heads to the tavern to drink until she can barely stay on her feet, finds a man for a good time in her bedroom, or goes outside and punches a wall or a tree.

tagged by @chiqita

For this Wednesday's WIP, I made one drawing.

For context, this is Oceana having a complete meltdown, remembering the hurtful words she's endured throughout her life, whether from her narcissistic parents, toxic relationships, or people she's hurt.

(I'll explain in more detail when the drawing is finished.)