#este

Manwë & Varda┃Aulë & Yavanna┃Oromë & Vána┃Námo & Vairë

Irmo is inspired by multiple different butterflies put together. His body is wings wrapped around wings, in contrasting colours. Estë is lavender inspired, as I find them calming, and I am sure I am not the only one who does that. I like the idea of her wearing something below her grey robes, a shout of colourful life, so I chose blue and orange.

hello!!!! thank you so much for your kind words! first off, it's such high praise to hear that...! i started drawing this stuff mostly out of a silly love for long haired elf dudes, so it's always very humbling to hear that other people enjoy what i make 🙇 i'm really happy you were able to read the Silmarillion!! it's truly a testament to professor tolkien's amazing work that there is a community invested in his work that's been so consistently active and thriving for decades now :D

now on to your question! i do indeed have designs for the valar -- the first renditions i ever did of them when i was a baby silm fan can be found here, but it's from 2021 so it's very outdated and frankly my old art makes me shrivel up a little ahjsdhj 🫣 then in 2023, i did some rough redesigns of them as chibi heads, but for some reason i never got around to posting it ^^;;; it's just been gathering dust in my gallery, but i suppose this is the perfect time to prove they do in fact exist...!

but this was in 2023, so ive had a few changes ive wanted to make in the time since-- i also never formally drew their fullbody designs, so ive been meaning to getting around that sometime this year :D im not sure when but hopefully before december, fingers crossed! since you asked specifically about irmo and nessa, the most i can say for now is that i think i'll keep irmo's design roughly the same from his 2021 version (though maybe with a more detailed outfit?), and nessa will get a total rehaul to follow her 2023 redesign! im so sorry that this is all i have to offer as of now though 😭

the most i have now are some very tentative manwe sketches from january i havent finished since then hahaha.... i have dubbed him 'biblically accurate manwe' ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Eru Ilúvatar, the Father of All, is the supreme being of Eä and sole keeper of Airefëa (the Secret Fire or Flame Imperishable). The Ainur (besides Melkor) were subject to the will of Eru and participated in the creation of Arda through the Music of the Ainur. Eru, the All-Powerful, alone could bring independent life into existence using the Secret Fire, a power Melkor sought for himself.

This pin is an original heraldic device designed to represent Eru Ilúvatar. An element from each Valar heraldic device has been used to create this design. This was done as a way to convey how all the Valar and their power originate from Tolkien's omnipotent creator. In the center of Eru's device is a ring of fire, which is meant to represent the Secret Fire.

This is a limited edition version with unique coloring and glows in the dark. I'm so thrilled with how these turned out! Definitely one of my absolute favorites!

Villa Albrizzi's Garden Pavilion, Este, Italy,

Imagine, after so many ages, he comes back to valinor. His family is ofc overjoyed and wants him home, completely blowing past both ulmo and este's warnings that he's delicate—far more delicate than even they expected. He's just spent a millenia alone and hurt, ofc he is delicate! And anyways he doesn't seem to be improving in the gardens! Let him come home and try! And well, they have a point. And maglor does seem to improve when they come to visit. Este doesn't like it but eventually she relents with careful intructions and the agreement of scheduled visits.

Finarfin is the only one to note that the valar don't seem terribly concerned with punishing maglor. Feanor ofc takes it the wrong way, but maedhros sees what he means. It does seem strange. Even after the halls, there had been stipulations to maedhros's release. There was service he had to perform and rules he had to strictly follow for a good few centuries before people became comfortable enough with his presence. It does seem... odd that none of that appears to be applied to maglor. Though he hates to look a gift horse in the mouth. He tells himself that maybe the valar are feeling generous and have decided that maglor has suffered enough

Turns out, maglor had been wondering the same thing.

"We count your years spent unhealed as penance enough—though perhaps, if you should improve in health, you will eventually be called upon to truly prove yourself changed and pay back whatever you can of the damage you wrought. I do not believe more stress on your body or soul is... currently advisable. And as far as stipulations, I think none are necessary. I doubt you can cause trouble as you are, little one," is the response Este gives. Maedhros doesn't like the sound of that one bit, but maglor only nods slowly and thanks her for her help so far.

It's fine, maedhros tells himself. Maglor had been seen as frail in the past and he has proven that perception wrong at every turn, even when he might not have wanted to. And as for the scars—these long gauges along the right side of his body, seemingly originating from his still-burnt hand as if something was clawed from him—who amongst them doesn't have any? Maglor has always been stronger than his melancholia and his build implies, he will persevere and recover much faster now that he's home!

It starts with the cold. Maglor is always cold. Physically, his temperature fluctuates—going rapidly between normal temperatures and frigid. But he himself seems to always feel cold no matter what. Then, there's the coughing. At first, it's just a horrid, wet cough that comes to him in spells. Then, he starts to cough something up. Seawater. He waves them off and tries to dispose of it as fast as possible but there is no hiding the smell of the ocean as he hacks up what appears to be a whole chamberpot of seawater. He is tired, all the time. He cannot stand direct sunlight for too long or else he gets horrible migraines. He is thirsty all the time. Maedhros once finds him, head underwater, sleeping in the saltwater bath that feanor set up (the only thing that brings him some relief on bad days). He panics and drags maglor out but notices afterwards that maglor appears better rested than he has in days. The last straw is when he stops being able to sing. Or, well, he can sing but it comes out... odd. As if his voice were muffled and distorted, as if he were singing underwater. At this change, the feanorians finally relent and go back to este, seeking answers.

Put him in the ocean, is her response.

She gives them some pills and tinctures for the aches, but stresses that they put him in the ocean.

"He will fight," she warns them, "His resistance will only last until you get him in the water, but he will fight. A part of him still fears to be near it, as much as the proximity will help."

"Near... the ocean?"

"No, dear. Near the Silmaril. Near what remains of his oath. But he needs it, after all the missing parts of his fea are there too. I had hoped he would recover with his loved ones, and he has held out far longer than I expected outside of my care, but it seems we have hit a limit. Now hurry and do as I say, I will be along shortly and explain all then."

They do as she says even though maglor fights, just as she warned them. It helps immensely.

After a few days, maglor emerges. Este is waiting. Quietly, he relents to going back to the gardens.