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You are an absolute mad lad
I remember when Trollhunters part 1 came out and I watched it backwards. Anfd now that's how I like to watch any new show to test if I like it. To see if I like the characters and story before knowing any of them and forming an emotional connection.
Asks are ALWAYS open btw!
Anyone can ask me anything and I'll eventually answer. Sometimes I might have to set boundaries or reject a request, but I will answer.
I'll do all kinds of stuff for anyone who requests something specific. Fics, drabbles, art, lore explanation for my Trollhunters AU, etc.
Ask away, jokers :) I'm always happy to answer.
Skræl's design is final, so I decided to finally start the work on Concepts for Nari, the eldest of the Arcane Order.
I'm still not completely happy with any of these, and none have made the cut to be finalized.
I want Nari to have way more Troll features. Maybe a Dryad or Spriggan can act as a very, very faint inspiration, but I'm mostly going to start referencing Medieval paintings of animals like lions or dragons from now on.
Still, I did art relating to Trollhunters, so it's getting posted.
Individual close-ups.
I was poking around in the Rise of the Titans tag to find a specific prediction for the film when I stumbled upon this.
Jim could have been a Changeling???
And they scrapped it?????
Oh, this is definitely going into my Au.
Everyone could have had it all. Claire's magic was meant to make him a new type of changeling that did not have/need a familiar...
I remember this movie. Every single part. I was younger when I watched it and absolutely cried my eyes out.
Hey to all the wolf song nostalgics I redesigned wolf song characters in my image after what 7-8 years? This movie is ANCIENT but it’s a big part of my childhood and I miss it a lot sometimes :(
Same, girl. Same.
Finally some art I actually completed, This is really cute and I hope y'all like it😣
Digitalized and colored version of my version of Skræl! I started him a while back and finally finished coloring this idiot.
I still haven’t watched the Dragon Prince, but I’ve been seeing a lot about this Aaravos character. Got spoiled and learned his backstory + Leola’s backstory and I gotta say, I’m going to use that “ocean of tears” plot point for Skræl after he’s released from his eternal crystal imprisonment.
Hello. I'm really sorry I haven't updated here, I really don't know how many people are going to see this. The place in the photo above is called Catia, it is a popular lower-middle class area close to where I live.
Currently in Venezuela the largest electoral fraud in its history is occurring. Thousands of people around the country are protesting against A DICTATORSHIP that has left the minimum wage in misery, economic support for elderly adults in almost nothing, and universities in ruins thanks to the fact that the governors steal the money. money that is destined to fix them. There are few artists or public figures in my country who say anything about it, since many of them have bought their silence. Please, many in our peaceful protests have been kidnapped by the national guard, and they are minors. They are transferred to El Helicoide, the largest torture center in the country.
I am currently serving first aid during the protests, but I also fear for my life. There are seniors and many young people with us. Today a guard almost stole my cell phone.
You would help us a lot as a nation by reblogging this and spreading it, thank you very much. May the virgin bless you.
Epic art time!
Just like I am doing with Trollhunters, I'm going to do a lil rewrite/rework of the world for Epic. Plotlines and all kinds of stuff is going to change.
Anyways, not much to show, but I thought I'd share anyways.
Art below the cut.
First things first, my friend---who is also working on this au with me---didn't really like the helmets the Leafmen wear in the movie, so I just did a little redesign.
Not really needed and probably not going to stick, but it's Epic related, so it's included.
A random arch fae I sketched out.
I want to lean farther into the fantasy aspect of Epic, while still keeping it semi-grounded in the premise of life vs decay.
Solution? Dark fantasy with random other fantasy creatures sprinkled all around.
There's going to be nymphs (The flower people and the mimics of the story), Dryads (very few still around. They're saplings that faeries enchanted to come to life), and Naga (a lot of different reptiles and such). And of course Boggans and Leafmen/Jinn.
And finally, we have Dagda, Mandrake's head general and the heir to Wrathwood's throne!
Boggans are way more creepy and bug-looking in my redesigns so far. Dagda's mother is still a WIP but I'm pretty sure she's gonna be some type of spider Boggan. Dagda inherited her mandibles, and the extra eyes.
I didn't really manage to capture his canon personality very well in this headshot, but I like the outcome anyway. The skull needs a little bit of work, though. A little wonky looking.
Also, Dagda could totally rock the snakebites piercing.
That's all, hope you enjoyed 😁
Hello, 🌹🇵🇸🍉
I hope you are well.
Could you please help me reblog the post on my account to save my family from the war in Gaza? 🙏
I am new to Tumblr and also to GoFundMe.🙏
I hope you can support and stand by me at the beginning .
"Note: My old account has been deactivated, and this is my new tumblr
Thank you ♥️ .
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I know I reblogged your post, but apparently I never answered this. Very very sorry for the very very late reply. Anyways I pray your family and yourself can get out safe. Good luck on reaching your goal. 🍉🍉❤️❤️
Your profile pic makes me cry of laughter-just the expression 😭
Thanks lol, I took it off of @fangirlingatstuff's reblog.
Also your fic, Blood upon the Snow?
Loved it, read all three parts a few days ago at ~3 AM.
Ayana has my whole heart, I'm sure she can find a use for an extra organ. I was absolutely devastated when the Mother 'killed' her.
Y'know how I said I was taking a break from Trollhunters?
I lied.
Anyways send asks about anything you want to know about my Au for the Arcane Order. I need to get back into their lore and answering questions seems fun.
Asks are almost always open to things about my various interests.
Taking a wee break from Trollhunters to instead hyper focus on the extremely dead Epic 2013 fandom.
I'm still learning Procreate, but I'm happy enough with this little goober to share him.
His name is Toad and he's a five striped skink. Apparently the only native lizard in Connecticut, which is where the movie takes place. He'll be a pet to one of my other OCS if I ever get around to drawing her.
Surprisingly, 3Below is my least favorite in the trilogy (The Movie doesn't exist 😁). I don't know why, but the whole "aliens being new to Earth" plot has never worked for me.
However, I still love the Akiridions dearly. Every one of them.
The art is lovely, I like seeing it on my dash. keep up the pretty work, OP! 😄
(All credit to @gaylobsterxd)
guys 3below fucking slaps
UBISOFT why are you so disappointing.. please give me my ikran skins that I bought over a month ago. They were $20.
I think this is one of the first Scarecrow designs I would actually be afraid of. Good job OP, idk if it's your design or from a comic but DAYUM I love this.
(All credit to @xeaiheai )
I love seeing Arcane Order content on my For You tab.
Keep up the fine work, soldier 🫡
(Obviously not my art, all credit to @di-devil xoxo)
It's late at night, and I got an idea while watching Tik Tok, this is my first time creating something like this, I hope it's not too bad...
But I still find it funny hahahaha
"Help me and my family escape this raging war in order to survive."
My name is Eyad Sami.
I have been married to Amal Mahmoud for thirteen years, and we have four children: Sami, Mohammad, Sarah, and Saad. We are from Palestine, specifically the Gaza Strip, which has been under siege for over eighteen years.
Now, we no longer have a home, and my family lives in a refugee school in the Al-Zaytoun area of northern Gaza, while I live in a tent in Deir al-Balah. I haven't seen my children or my wife for over eight months. My children and wife are suffering from continuous bombing, lack of resources to live in peace, and a shortage of food and water. Here, I am enduring severe psychological and physical pressures due to my inability to be with them and meet their needs.
I ask anyone who reads my story to look upon us with compassion and help me raise even a small amount of money so that we can leave this country and find a safe place to live. We seek a country that offers us safety and a decent life, far from wars, genocide, and lack of security. We need shelter, food, water, education, and healthcare for me and my family.
My previous account was verified by many people, but unfortunately, it was banned, and I had to create a new account. Please share my new account and help my family reach a larger audience for support and assistance.
🙏🙏
Thank you
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My account vetted by @90-ghost
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The more and more I rewatch Wizards I just keep noticing how much more screen time Skræl gets in the series rather than the movie where he's one of the two antagonists, the same goes for Bellroc and Nari. They all get more time to be a bit more expressive then they do in Rise of Titans.
Yes, we get to see Nari angry and being badass in the Earth vs Ice Titan fight, but we see the same thing (less of a focus) in the Killahead battle when she's kicking the Camelot Knights asses.
I will never be able to stop rambling about how much missed potential the Arcane Order had, they were so cool for what? 😭
Adding on to the original post, another moment where Skræl is featured by the camera is when Claire enters the Shadow realm and he looks straight ahead before the camera cuts back to show the main three.
Something random I've noticed during my rewatch of Wizards:
There's quite a few cutaways that feature little scenes with Skræl.
At the battle of Killahead when Morgana appears, the scene cuts to Skræl for a split second before returning to the fight.
When the Arcane Order attacks Camelot in the first episode, during the little "introduction" to Bellroc and Skræl, the camera focuses on Skræl before returning to the attack.
In the final episode, when the Arcane Order discards Arthur's helmet, the camera focuses on Skræl before cutting away again.
There's probably more but these are the three I remember clearly.
If only Wizards had the same run-time as 3below 😭 We could have had so much more content and character development with another season
Personal opinion: Wizards had one of the best intros out of all three shows, and certainly better than the movie.
Something random I've noticed during my rewatch of Wizards:
There's quite a few cutaways that feature little scenes with Skræl.
At the battle of Killahead when Morgana appears, the scene cuts to Skræl for a split second before returning to the fight.
When the Arcane Order attacks Camelot in the first episode, during the little "introduction" to Bellroc and Skræl, the camera focuses on Skræl before returning to the attack.
In the final episode, when the Arcane Order discards Arthur's helmet, the camera focuses on Skræl before cutting away again.
There's probably more but these are the three I remember clearly.
If only Wizards had the same run-time as 3below 😭 We could have had so much more content and character development with another season
Something random I've noticed during my rewatch of Wizards:
There's quite a few cutaways that feature little scenes with Skræl.
At the battle of Killahead when Morgana appears, the scene cuts to Skræl for a split second before returning to the fight.
When the Arcane Order attacks Camelot in the first episode, during the little "introduction" to Bellroc and Skræl, the camera focuses on Skræl before returning to the attack.
In the final episode, when the Arcane Order discards Arthur's helmet, the camera focuses on Skræl before cutting away again.
There's probably more but these are the three I remember clearly.
If only Wizards had the same run-time as 3below 😭 We could have had so much more content and character development with another season
Get suspended in a stasis crystal, loser
i've been thinking, if claire is ~5'5"
and douxie is a head taller than her making him ~6'0"
then how fucking tall IS THIS MF MEANT TO BE????
HE’S BENDING DOWN!! YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME MERLIN IS OVER 6'5"??? MERLIN????
"why do you bully skrael so hard :((( you are so mean to him" have. have you seen him
Alright alright!, here we go!
(Long, long text post after the cut)
First things first, lore time!!
All of this may change overtime as I make adjustments and figure out finer plot details, so don't take everything for being set in stone.
Anyways, my story for the Arcane Order is WAY different than the canon version we were given.
Beginnings
Starting with the main cast, Skrael, Bellroc, and Nari are given a bit of a different dynamic than shown in the show. Instead of just being a vague group of primordial wizards, they were born from the earth itself. Evolution plays out as it does in the modern science books, with the different eras and ice ages. The earliest plant life began about 460 million years ago, that is when Nari first appeared. Nari created new forms of life over a very long stretch of time, including the earliest forms of dinosaurs, and watching those dinosaurs evolve on their own. When they are wiped out by an asteroid, however...
That is when the second Arcane Order member would appear, around the end of the Cretaceous period about 66 million years ago. The recovery period afterwards is when Bellroc comes into the picture for the Arcane Order. They appear while the smaller mammals and rodents are running around and scavenging, trying to survive. (This is where they get their skull headpiece---It's a runt giganotosaurus skull! ((might change to be a juvenile allosaurus skull as well, or a Utah raptor))). From here on Bellroc is just kind of... there. They live throughout history until we get to about... 2 billion years ago.
2 billion years ago is when the first Ice Age began! Which means, you guessed it, Skræl appears! Before this time, however, Bellroc and Nari had grown into a siblings-like bond, with Nari guiding and helping Bellroc around the powers they now wielded.
They hadn't really been meddling in creation very much up to the point that Skræl appears, but afterwards, they start steering the course of the Earth, which includes the beginning of the human race. This is a post for another day, so let's just skip to the part that focuses the most on Skræl!
Skræl's lore / his role in humanity
From here, the timeline can get a bit muddy, since the Inuit and Norse and Norwegien groups of humans I have inspired his looks and lore from appear at about the 13th century, meanwhile toa Wizards dates the Killahead War at the late 12th century. I ask you ignore this hiccup in my storyline, please and thank you!
Anyway, Skræl had taken a liking to the humans who were choosing to live in his harsh arctic environment, specifically the several different Eskimo peoples, which include but are not limited to the eight Inuit groups (credit to this site for the information): The Labradormiut (Labrador), Nunavimmiut (Ungava), Baffin Island, Iglulingmuit (Iglulik), Kivallirmiut (Caribou), Netsilingmiut (Netsilik), Inuinnait (Copper) and Inuvialuit or Western Arctic Inuit (who replaced the Mackenzie Inuit).
Starting with his name, Skræl took his name off of the term that the Old Norse and Icelandic people had for the Inuit tribes, skrælingi or plural skrælingjar. From before this point, Skræl had just been referred to as North Wind by the other members of the Arcane Order and by any mortal/magical creature who knew of him. He chose to be referred to as a male a long time ago as well, simply to ensure that there wasn't much confusion amongst the humans whom he was spending more and more time watching and messing with.
Skræl had been meddling with humans for a very long time, since the first Ice age, and all of the time afterwards that there were ever any humans in his Arctic environment. He had taught the humans many different skills, and was sometimes worshipped alongside other deities by the Old Norse.
He often met with at least one or two elders of an Inuit group every few generations simply to talk and see them off into the next life. (Energy and souls can be reincarnated in my version of Trollhunters, which will leave interesting story options open for future use).
Because of Skræl's open enjoyment of the human race, you can see how I'm setting up the Killahead battle and the way he will react to being asked to meddle with such an important and fragile battle for balance. But that's for later.
Skræl's design inspiration
There are several different observable things to talk about in his design, so lets start with his head dress: the walrus skull.
The reason I decided upon a walrus skull rather than one of a caribou or mammoth or any other great beast is because of the Inuit legend of Sedna, the sea goddess. In the legend, Sedna has her fingers cut off, which then become all of the sea creatures of the oceans, which include things like whales, seals, and walruses. Before this legend came around, though, Skræl had been wearing a scimitar cat skull instead. He switched to a walrus to be more connected to the Inuit.
The second part of his design is his "cloak", which is really just a standard Inuit fur coat that has been cut down the middle like a jacket, and thrown over his shoulders like a cloak. He doesn't wear it like the mortals would because he, as a god, doesn't need to worry about freezing to death. I also just wanted an excuse to show off his tattoos, which may or may not be added. (I still have to find some good and credible resources and references to the meanings behind chest and arm tattoos for the Inuit, so only his face has any right now in the final art I've done for him. the only reason he's kept the two lines across the face is because they **allegedly** mean that he has killed a rather large or memorable whale).
The third part is his pants, which are the common pants of a Norwegian / Viking trousers. They are tied at the waist with rope and wooden/bone beads, because Skræl is just extra like that. The shoes/'shin guards' are also typical boots for Viking age Norwegians *according to my sources*, but I cut them off at the ankle so that he can be bare foot in the snow like the little maniac he is.
Speaking of little, I made him so much larger than he is in the cannon. Skræl stands at about 5'6" when standing up straight, and he's bigger physically, but still extremely lean. He has more of the native features of an Inuit (referenced from old photos off Google).
In a previous ask I sent to @ssiggss, I said that he has braids beneath the hood and skull, but now I'm not sure if I want him to be bald or not. Probably not, just to go the easy route, since I can barely draw loose hair as it is.
He has those little itsy bitsy horns on his head still, too. No lore reason, I just liked them in his canon design.
Skræl (and Bellroc's role) in the battle of Killahead, and a tease at the rest of the story!
Nari is the one who calls the Arcane Order together to discuss the issue of the balance within her domain, and urges them for help. Bellroc and Skræl are don't really agree with the idea of meddling in such a big event, considering they didn't help any of the other previous civilizations during things like the Ice Ages, Aztec empires, or natural disasters like Pompei.
They decline her request, and leave the Wild Wood.
Immediately, Nari is pissed off and tells them to help, but they still decline. Nari gives Morgana her power to be the Mother of Monsters, and meddles in the battle herself.
And then Skræ; and Bellroc disappear...
...until the time of Merlin's death.
Someone ask me about my version of Skrael PLEASE 🙏 I WANT TO RAMBLE ABOUT THIS LOSER
Someone ask me about my version of Skrael PLEASE 🙏 I WANT TO RAMBLE ABOUT THIS LOSER
Yeah sex is cool I guess
But have you ever sat back and just listened to Edward Nigma insult you for hours on end