In which I have reworked the Muckess from that She-Ra episode into a Ringbearer whose claim to fame was the first Sorcerer’s Quest, the first official Mage Emblem, and stopping the Trollan Civil Wars. On that last one, long story short, in this AU Gorpo killed the other Overlords, and after he was banished (in this version by He-Ro, the Elders, and the Oracle) and the Oracle was trapped on Preternia, factions rose up on Trolla and started fighting for power (among them a certain cult that’ll be mentioned below). 

She’s the only Ringbearer to ever have been an Overlord, mainly because the citizens asked her to be. After her passing, her successors in both roles realized that the jobs should be kept separate. 

As for her husband, Blim, he still exists but he’s a toymaker that just wants to spread joy. The two loved each other very much and had a set of twins. 

Anyway, on to the next Ringbearer:

And then there’s the song mage of the Ringbearers, Ero-Dee! 

Normally song mages don’t do Sorcerer’s Quests, but Ero-Dee did one for kicks and ended up with the Oracle Ring. Naturally, the Unnamed Order (first formed at the beginning of the Civil Wars, was well on its way to taking over until Foosabella came along, and then went on to cause trouble for her and her crew) decided he was a threat and started gunning for him. 

Anyway, he was the first Ringbearer to actually kill a Destroying Angel (Foosabella had driven her off before, but hadn’t figured out a way to get rid of her for good). This is the origin story of the Horn of Evil and the Ringbearer-Destroying Angel rivalry, and he’d end up fighting a few more DAs before his passing. 

He was also interested in enriching and protecting traditional Trollan culture, and passing things down to the next generation. Trollan artists of all kinds (art, music, dance, etc.) found him an inspiration.

Anyway, coloring these things was a pain and a half, but I have two more Ringbearers to cover, so this’ll be continued in the next post. 

And so, I design the Ringbearers! 

Basically, they’re the rare few Trollans who earned the Oracle Ring mage emblem, becoming some of the most powerful wizards of their world, and are basically Trolla’s “Champions”. They all had the potential to become “Oracle”, but only two of them here ever become that (the staff holders). 

Arzon is based on the Oracle of Zalesia from the 200x cartoon (which, funny, a bunch of us decided that some Trollan in the woods that gave advice to King Grayskull was Important), and Foosabella is a reworking of a character that appeared in the She-Ra episode on Trolla, who was basically the queen (with a different name for the title that I really don’t care for) and the smarter one between her and her husband. Honestly, I prefer the Overlords of Trolla ruling the planet, but for my AU I decided to have fun with her and make her the only Ringbearer who was an Overlord.

Was taking a trip down memory lane on DeviantArt and found the first pic I ever posted on the site (after a few short fanfics because computer issues and drawing pictures on my dad's laptop was a no-no).

So, here's a Mr. Men and Little Miss OC I drew as a young teen (her name's Miss Destructive and she's a mischievous little bugger with a penchant for breaking things big and small).

For comparison, here's a Masters of the Universe OC I drew last summer (Ero-Dee, a powerful Trollan song mage of the past, and of a rare and respected class of archmages, as well as a keeper of culture).