Varaosus

fierce deity & song of soaring . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

might try to finish the sea salt trio today but for now will show off Axel and Roxas since these two already designed and even have lore

first up we have Axel, and uhhhh

you can see we're quite the maximalist kajshdkjashdkjashd

Axel's a Guardian, and if you're not familiar with FR lore one of the main thing about Guardians is that every single one has some kind of a charge. this could be any form of devout protection/service that they decide to dedicate their lives to, whether that's a general thing (like we used to have a Guardian whose charge was ensuring proper burial of dragons who didn't have anyone to take care of their body) or a more distinct person or thing

Axel here is broken, for he has no charge, and he is surely no Guardian without one. he struggles to spend time with other Guardians and has effectively given up on the idea of ever caring about anything, because if a Guardian isn't even looking for a charge then what's his claim to such a name?

it is absolutely not charge-related that he's devoted himself to protecting the two kids he's made friends with, and will do literally anything just to keep them safe. this is merely circumstantial and he does NOT have a charge, DON'T ask him about it, he's a BROKEN Guardian!

and then, of course, Roxas

moon fucking shine down upon whoever made the light and shadow swords work together SO PERFEFCTLY that we got to allude to oathkeeper and oblivion in this design!!!!

Roxas is a Pearlcatcher, who typically when they hatch they eat their entire shell and later regurgitate it into a shining pearl that is the physical embodiment of their soul, something to cherish and protect and stand as proof of the dragon that they are

Roxas doesn't get along well with other Pearlcatchers, because he doesn't have a physical pearl. instead he has a rotating cast of objects that feel like his pearl to him, which he will hold and cherish and protect because if a pearl is just an object, then why can't any object be a pearl?

other dragons rarely listen to him, they tell him he's hollow without his pearl, that he must be a terrible dragon to have lost or broken it, and they don't believe him when he says he's just never had one

plain dragon, then an outfit that's trying to be a more standard Vanitas energy, followed by the maximalist bullshit we always use on FR to make a very fruity Van which we adore aksjdhaksjhdaskdjh

because of constraints it was hard to get BOTH the striping and red horns/spikes going on, but decided the contour made for a more striking dragon, esp with the face shape on a ridgeback

anyways we should post about our other kh dragons because they're sick as hell, and we'll post this guy's lore if we end up making him real

Us no longer alone.

Parasite can sense when Kal is upset or grieving or scared, and it shuffles up to him and puts its head on his forehead. It soaks in his pain and grief and memories, and it knows Kal used to feel so safe inside Sol, and it grows bigger and bigger, enveloping him and holding him close in its warmth ;_;