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Roddacember Day 15: Playful
Imagine you're a teenager, out of the house for the first time, and you've just spent the last few months on the road having really traumatic adventures, up to and including actually dying and suddenly a life-size, flesh-and-blood version of your favorite stuffed animal walks up and asks you if you wanna play hide and seek. Of course you wanna play hide and seek.
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Roddacember Day ??? Year ???
Was reminded of the originals existence recently and thought it could be fun to redraw and see how much I've improved!!! Aware that it's vaguely Roddacember at the moment so gonna cross me fingers and hope it aligns well with todays prompt haha ๐ enjoy!!
Roddacember 2023 Day 12 | Memorable Deception Moment
Deception is either making you go 0.0 or >:O, there is no inbetween
Roddacember day 10: Epic
*rubs hands* ooh boy, time to get out all my Deltora Quest memes. How am I supposed to choose just ONE meme? Or at least, that's what I WOULD say were it not for book 8's ending. So here is that meme, recycled for you in all its glory. Lief at the end of Book 8:
I dare you to find a Really Royalty Reveal as epic as that.
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Roddacember - Day 11
Courage
And in the next instant Sharn had crouched behind him, thrown her arms around his knees, jerked his legs back and upwards, and tipped him over the sill. Jarred and Endon, frozen with shock, listened to their enemyโs screams as he plunged to the hard earth far below. They both stared, astounded, at the small figure turning from the window to face them. โOften, in the great hall, I have watched little clowns upset big ones from below,โ Sharn said calmly. โI did not see why the trick should not work for me.โ โWhat โ what did you see from the window?โ Jarred stammered. โNothing. As I told him. But I knew he would not trust my word.โ Sharn tossed her head. โAnd I knew he would lean out. Why should he fear a little painted doll like me?โ
Sorry for the poor image quality, Procreate despises my laptop, I believe.
We see a lot of brave characters during the quest, but Sharn is one of those where you don't see it coming at first. I actually wanted to do three different pictures, another one where she chokes Fallow with her chains and then one where she steps on the evil ear worm, but there is no time for that (that's why the quality sucks so much - the picture was supposed to be bigger). Anyway, Sharn has an amazing record of destroying the Shadow Lord's servants xD
Roddacember Day 1: Your favorite Character
I suspect Barda first caught my attention out of a childish habit of deliberately favoring the overlooked. But his role is a lot more important than the generic sidekick, not least because of his age. Deltora Quest sticks pretty closely to the tropetastic fantasy quest against evil, which means there are a lot of aspects which, I believe, could have brought the entire series down a caliber if they weren't handled so well. E.g. if Dain were genuinely the heir, or if they had had a swordfight and straight-up killed the Shadow Lord on the steps of the palace, or... if Barda had not been there. See, Deltora Quest is grounded. And Barda is the one that grounds the main party. He remembers some of what things were like before the occupation. He offers an extremely important third wheel to support Lief and Jasmine's interactions. And most importantly, he's the *adult* in the group. Realistically - a word I love using in analyses of magical fantasy worlds - of course they wouldn't send out a 16-year-old alone to roam Australia 2 during a military occupation by the forces of metaphysical evil. Barda's inclusion makes it perfectly clear that the stakes are serious, and this is not going to be a Pokemon-esque romp. And yet, we don't have the opposite, more real-world stereotype to this, where the adult sees the kids as too immature to be real people. This dynamic is touched on very early in the books, and Barda quickly learns to treat Lief and Jasmine as comrades in arms. I like this. It's not too often you see characters in anything being treated as human beings first and teenagers second. I also loved that scene where Barda almost dies. Less for nuanced structural reasons, and more because I love a good resurrection.
Roddacember Day 9: Symbols and Signs. Or, my thoughts and headcanons on piercings in different Deltoran cultures:
del: it's very common to see people with pierced ears or noses, given that del is a diverse city full of sailors and trade and people from all over. but while nearly every career sailor from anywhere in the world has some kind of piercing, the popularity of piercings in del cannot be chalked up simply to the impact of sailors and trade. many del tribesmembers wear ear piercings proudly because adin himself had his ears pierced during his time with the mere, and earlobe piercings came to be seen as a celebration of del pride and deltoran unification. it later became part of the Rule that the monarch and their immediate family also have one set of earlobe piercings to emulate the first king.
ralads: while it is not unheard of for ralads to wear ear or nose piercings, it is far more common for their clothes to be pierced. sashes, purses, capes, pockets, shirts and tunics will often be pierced with decorative hoops and jeweled studs to accent their embroidery and show off the riches or skill of the wearer.
broome: citizens of broome never wore jewelry during dragon times, especially not women, but as dragon populations waned, non-metallic jewelry (made from bone, shell, wood, etc) became more fashionable. after the total disappearance of the dragons, piercings and jewelry made of gold and other precious metals exploded in popularity and youโd be hard-pressed to find any broome resident without at least one piercing.
opal territory: ear piercings may have been somewhat common centuries ago, but fell entirely out of fashion after the hira rat plague began. because of sanitary taboos, hirans (and noradz residents) never wear piercings. among opal residents outside of hira and noradz, especially those in the more rural areas near the lapis border, occasional ear or nose piercings may be seen due to cultural exchange with the mere, but they hold no significant meaning to those of the opal tribe.
the mere: in the mere if you don't have piercings you're literally cursed lmaooooo. everyone has some combination of ear, nose, or facial piercings, and non-standard piercings like tongue, belly button, and nipple piercings are extremely common as well. piercings may be worn simply for aesthetic reasons, but it is far more common for each piercing and piece of jewelry to have a deep symbolic meaning to itโs wearer. as with mere charm culture, there is a deep history of fortunetelling and superstition within mere piercing culture. many mere will consult a piercing expert or soothsayer to determine what piercing placement, metal, and charm combination will bring them the best fortune. after the unification of the tribes, it became popular for many mere to wear an array of 7 piercings on one (or both) of their ears.
dread gnomes: dread gnomes may sometimes wear piercings, but they do not deal in metallurgy and do not wear piercings for fashion. spikes of wood or bone in the ears or nose are worn to as markers of membership to certain clans or families.
torans: torans do not wear piercings.
jalis: while tattoos are standard jalis practice, piercings among the jalis are uncommon because they are such easy targets to tear out in a brawl. however, it is extremely common for the very old who have grown past their fighting years to wear ear piercings as a rite of passage into elderhood. if you do happen to see a young jalis with piercings, they are either someone very foolhardy and stupid, or perhaps a tenna birdsong storyteller who is not likely to see combat.
