#gaeril

As the bandages come off, Gaeril can do nothing but stare at his reflection in shock. The red gnarled marks covering his face now a prominent feature. A eternal reminder.

The pain is only a dull ache, but the panic grips him tight as tears flood his eyes. This is him... A foolish boy acting before thinking.

"These scars... I think you should carry them with pride rather than shame. What you did for Fang was a selfless act, brave even. My brave druid." 

That was all it took. For one person, just a single one to say against all his destructive thoughts. He could be brave. He knew it, but yet he so often denied it. Was it so much easier to blame the fear and guilt that he could never afford to call himself brave? 

Watching her comb away his hair, he felt naked at first. But as his eyes met those of the reflection, listening to her soft humming as dilligent hands braided the leaves into his hair... he felt at ease. 

"Thank you." 

"What for?"

"For making me brave enough to admit to myself that... I am brave." 

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Alusys the halfling belongs to my dear friend @vesprynna 🌷

Timelapse and a proper backstory for Gaeril and how he got those scars are available for supporters on my ko-fi ☕

These are illustrations for a druid subclass my boyfriend and I have been working on for a while! It is also the one I use for my dnd character Gaeril. I was also very happy to draw him with his wolf companion Fang to showcase the Wild Soul druid! The three animals represent the worlds. The Land (Faerun), the Fey Wild and Shadowfell.

The subclass is available as a pay what you want downloadable PDF here:

There will also be a blog post this sunday for subscribers on my ko-fi page where I talk about the process behind this subclass.

After traveling for days the group reached Everlund where they could rest easy. Alusys fell asleep after trying to get through all her notes about the mysterious life her grandmother lived. Hopefully answers could come the next morning, but as the candle burned low, sleep finally caught up with her excitement.

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I always try to doodle some DnD stuff after sessions but this one turned out so nice! I had to complete it ❤️

Sometimes you just need to draw your soft and gentle druid being a total badass using his powers 🐺🌿

Just turned 29 and to celebrate I drew something for myself! And Gaeril is always easy and fun to draw so here we are!

After traveling for days the group reached Everlund where they could rest easy. Alusys fell asleep after trying to get through all her notes about the mysterious life her grandmother lived. Hopefully answers could come the next morning, but as the candle burned low, sleep finally caught up with her excitement.

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I always try to doodle some DnD stuff after sessions but this one turned out so nice! I had to complete it ❤️

From a young age Gaeril always had a knack for learning new things rather quickly. When he chose to leave home to pursue the path of druids, the Goddess of the forest Mielikki chose to watch him.

As he grew, she would aid him on his journey. Guide him, shape him. She knew that there would be a time she would need him to fight for her. And when that time comes, she will grant him powers beyond what he ever imagined.

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Got myself addicted to doodle and ink it with my fine tipped pen! So here's a teenage Gaeril (my DnD druid) flexing his magic since I also got addicted to inking trees, roots and vines. It’s a nice wind down.