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- MTC: Reforging in Progress -

It's been a long while since I last updated anything but I figured I should throw a teaser.

Murder The Crow is getting Reforged! In other words, it's getting an official retcon. A total redo from all that you've seen so far.

So, here's a preview of all my characters with their respective Switch Blades and main STAB (Stan, Tide, Ange, Bolt)

This picture 👆 is drawn according to that order.

It's all doodles for now but I will get to work on the actual version with colors over on the @murderthecrowofficial page.

Does this mean it's all going there from here on out? Yes. All the official stuff will go there and become law. Including the main story in the near future.

Does it mean that, @caw4brandon is going to shut down? No. But it will go through a change. Perhaps back to creative writing again or that I'll have another character take over the page rather than the trio.

I feel like, for once. I am very proud of the progress I've made so far. All the required props are in place and it's ready for the next level. I'm excited to go forward and rekindle this world, once again.

Thanks for reading

faces 42 - 45 as part of the 100 faces challenge that I’m doing on instagram :D Honestly my favourite so far has to be Kakashi. I was just messing around and I ended up really liking how it turned out. It’s been really fun attempting this challenge! I feel like i’m getting a little better at drawing people now hahaaa.

- Just some of Sadie, Jamie and Hector -

I will be a little busy this coming week but I won't leave you in the dark. Here are some doodles of Sadie, Hector, and Jamie together.

So, I'm going full Totally Spies on this. These three are housemates. Hector takes the master bedroom while Sadie and Jamie populate the hall, kitchen, and public bathroom. I had this fun idea that Jamie is the new transfer and she is just settling in with Hector and Sadie.

Hector spends most of his time isolated but he comes out every once in a while to join them for meals and movie night. Sadie is the home keeper, ensuring they don't get kicked out. For those who are worried for the absence of Anis. Not to worry, she will be back.

Maybe as the mysterious next-door neighbor who has a thing for snakes and the swimming pool? Who knows?!

It's been a while since my last post and I would like to take this opportunity to show a fun bit of lore that will play an important role in the < Murder The Crow > series.

For a simple rundown. My characters; Sadie mac Lir, Jamie Ann Robyn, and Hector James Dagger don't look human at all. In fact, they always have one offset feature found on their head area.

These features are known as; The Three Conditions also known by its other name; Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil.

- Eyes, Ears, Mouth, and Nose? -

First, let's get down to the basic details.

How did the conditions come to be?

In the universe, the Conditions are an after-effect of being under the atmospheric influence of The Burning Core. Which mutated the said humans of this fictional world; Kingshaven developing highly sensitive conditions to aid them in this once hostile and dangerous world.

These conditions help increase a certain trait but also overamplified the individual to require external aids or accommodations to make their lives tolerable. As a quick rundown, here are the names of said conditions.

Elvenlead - Elf ears with the perk of heightened hearing, and temperature sensitivity. This Condition however comes at the cost of overstimulation to the slightest peak of sound and temperature.

Hollowaye - Darken eyes with the perk of night vision or being able to see through hidden things. This Condition comes with the drawback of light sensitivity.

Grimmjaw - A Venus Flytrap-like mouth with the perk of a strong grip and a uniquely sensitive tongue. This Condition removes the need for teeth and leaves the person vulnerable to all airborne bacteria.

With that said, there are ways to combat the discomfort respectively. Elvenleads found the solution of noise-canceling headphones or earbuds to lessen the stimulation and earmuffs on hand in case of terrible weather conditions. Hollowayes use special sunglasses to help adjust their eyes to light. Grimmjaws learned to use facemasks to cover their mouths thus, protecting themselves.

- The No-Evil Monkeys -

When I originally set out to design my characters, I made the mistake of giving Sadie elf ears but that mistake lead to this peculiar idea of making none of my characters look normal which re-ignited this memory of seeing the monkey statues on display.

My characters and this universe, in general, reflect the phrase; Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil. Which is indeed a part of the inspiration. In an ironic way, these Conditions ultimately reveal the evils found in each sense. Sadie hears all, Hector sees all and Jamie tastes all. (in some way, feels all)

Despite this, for the Conditions. Sadie, Hector, and Jamie are still human in a sense. Peculiar humans if you will but humans still. Said Conditions are categorized as a Dominant Mutation that is bound to appear as one or the other based on the child's gender.

For example, should an Elvenlead mother and Hollowaye father produce a child. The daughters will obtain Elvenlead traits while the sons will have Hollowaye conditions. Under another scenario, if a Havenite (resident of Kingshaven) reproduces with a Normie (human with no Condition) the mutation will follow based on the Havenite parent regardless of gender.

- Do You Know The Muffin Man? -

While I have talked about this very subject in the past, the intention of this post is to lay AN OFFICIAL RULE as to what the Conditions are and provide a colorized version of said subjects because the doodles in the past are all in black and white.

Something I hope to share more after this post is to share more about the respective character's profiles as I am in a bit of a joking mood recently. I've been hinting at the dynamics between these three and I feel confident that I can achieve a lot more for this coming month, despite the fact that it will be a very busy month this coming April.

While drawing this, I was suddenly reminded of the video of about three housemates asking about a certain [Muffin Man] because...I'm just kinda random like that. hahaha~ With that said, that is all for now about the Three Conditions. More to come surely.

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- Meet The Trio: OFFICIAL -

I'm feeling inspired and I hope to tackle more Digital stuff this year so, to kick off the development process. Here's an official version of all three of my characters.

From left to right: Jamie Ann Robyn (The People's OC), Sadie mac Lir (The One Who Started It All), and Hector James Dagger (The Bolt Wielder) It has been such a joy to bring Jamie back and its good to also do some corrections in terms of color.

This post uses: [Nova Baby]

This current shirt design is just a placeholder for now but, it's a good way to test out what color fits all three of the characters when I get to the Kingshaven Academy Shirt.

I am a little out of practice but I'm going to settle with this for now and, yes. It's definitely gonna end up as my phone wallpaper. My goal is really, to just get this off the ground and running because taking my time is not going too well for me. haha~

I also want to do more gifts this year because I kinda miss doing that. Lot's of chances this year but I'm going to do that while I practice drawing my characters more as well. Until next time~

Thanks for reading

I'm opening the floor for everyone here. Take your pick and if you need a refresher.

Good question, I was hoping you would notice. The faces don't look human but all my characters are still very much human with some quirks. The weird features are famously known as

- The Three Conditions -

One of the side effects of being under the Burning Core in Kingshaven. They are named as follows with their own unique abilities;

Elvenlead - pointed ears that is sensitive to sound and temperature changes. The quirk is useful for overhearing private conversations but highly sensitive to the cold.

Hollowaye - blacked out eyes with colored irises which helps it's user to see in the dark or find unseen things. However, these eyes are highly sensitive to light.

Grimmjaw - skinned fangs that is relatively sharp with a tightened grip. This toothless condition comes with a gland of acidic saliva. Which makes their sense of taste null to flavor.

These conditions is what makes each of my characters different but compared to the other Havenites (residents of Kingshaven) they're normal.

The conditions are inspired by the old saying; Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Speak No Evil. They're not very creative but, they suit my characters personally very well as it can sometimes cause a contrast.