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Orym of the Air Ashari linoprints

(First time I've ever posted any non-digital art here. They're far from perfect but I liked the concept.)

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My D&D character, Ormond, just got a massive tattoo so here we are, making art about it ✨

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Found out in our most recent session that this tree may hold the key to reuniting his estranged goddesses between the realms once more.

Try as he might, Ormond just can’t seem to escape the calling placed upon him by his Druidic order. He just wants to be young and free from “destiny” 😭

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Lol, I woke up this morning with M9 cocktails on the brain (I'd been dreaming about it) and my brain was insistent I write them out. (More specifically that I use fireball whiskey for Caleb which, yes, thanks brain, we all know this.)

So I spent more time researching and thinking about it this morning while I'm snowed in at home. Here you go, M9 cocktails.

Includes some non-alcoholic mocktails! (For Jester and Caduceus!)

Caleb – Apple Fireball! For our favorite fiery wizard. It has apple juice, ginger beer (obviously) and fireball whiskey. Based on his favorite dessert – apple tarts. Cinnamon stick garnish! Very spicy and sweet! 1 cup apple juice (optionally heated) 2 oz. fireball whiskey splash of ginger beer cinnamon sticks

Fjord – Classic Dark and Stormy. For our oceanic, seafaring warlock! Rum (Kraken spiced rum, to stay with the sea monster theme) ginger beer, lime and lime garnish. 2 oz. rum 3-4 oz. ginger beer the juice of half a lime lime wedge garnish

Jester – Cotton Candy Mocktail. A sickeningly sweet cocktail for our sweets-loving cleric! Cranberry juice, non-alcoholic blue Curaçao syrup, cotton candy for garnish, along with sprinkles and gummy candies. 2 oz. cranberry juice 1 oz. non-alcoholic blue Curaçao syrup ice cubes splash of lemon juice whipped cream pink or blue cotton candy (for topping) blue and pink sugar and sprinkles for topping blue and pink gummy candies for topping (Shake with whipped cream? and ice cubes, strain - so it looks pale pink and creamy, add toppings and serve chilled, be creative with it! Honestly, this cocktail is a little terrifying, there are so many things, just have fun with it, be messy. If you can't find cotton candy, use more whipped cream as a topping in whichever color you'd prefer.)

Essek – Butterfly Effect. For our time and space wizard. Gin, lemon juice, butterfly pea syrup for the purple color, orgeat syrup, lavender bitters and lavender sprig for garnish. (Lots of variations on this cocktail, so I've combined some things that would work well.) Deep herbal and floral notes. 1½ oz. gin 1 oz. fresh lemon juice .75 oz. butterfly pea syrup .25 oz. orgeat syrup 2 dashes lavender bitters fresh lavender sprig for garnish

Alternately: Whiskey Hot Cocoa, for colder days or for staving off some anxiety. Bourbon, cocoa powder, milk, and some marshmallows for garnish. Very cozy – what’s not to love? 1 cup milk (heated) 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder mix ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 2 oz. melted semi-sweet chocolate 1½ oz. bourbon marshmallows

Veth – Sazerac, for our sharp-shooting rogue. A sharp and very boozy cocktail (fitting) and uses Peychaud’s bitters, whiskey, absinthe or other anise liqueur, lemon for garnish! 1.5 oz. Sazerac rye whiskey 1 sugar cube 3 dashes of Peychaud's bitters ½ teaspoon cold water splash of absinthe lemon for garnish

Beau – Classic Sangria, for our punchy and badass monk! Obviously had to be a wine-based cocktail punch, given Beau’s wine snobbery thanks to growing up on a vineyard. Red wine, brandy, orange juice, sliced and seeded oranges and apples. 1 whole red wine bottle 1 orange, sliced and seeded 1 apple, sliced and seeded ½ cup brandy ½ cup orange juice 2 tablespoons of sugar

Yasha – Flower Drop, for our sweet and strong, flower-loving barbarian. St. Germain elderflower liqueur, vodka, lemon and simple syrup. 1 oz. St. Germain 1½ oz. vodka ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice ½ oz. simple syrup elderflower garnish (optional)

Caduceus – Pink Oolong Highball (non-alcoholic), for our tea-loving grave cleric. Oolong tea, Fever Tree (preferably) sparkling pink grapefruit juice. Simple and flavorful! 6 parts oolong tea (little more than half) 4 parts sparkling pink grapefruit juice (little less than half) serve with ice (optional splash of beet juice for more pinkening)

Molly – Blood Martini, for our favorite, sword-wielding blood-hunter. Citrus vodka, ginger liqueur, dark grape juice, blackberry syrup and blackberries and raspberries for garnish. A lovely purple-red color as well! 1½ oz. citrus vodka 1 oz. ginger liqueur 1 oz. dark grape juice (purple grape juice rather than white grape juice) ½ oz. blackberry syrup blackberries and raspberries for garnish

BONUS: Artie's Mai Tai - rum, Grand Marnier orange liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. ice juice from 1 medium lime 1 oz. white rum 1 oz. dark rum ¾ oz. orgeat syrup ½ oz. Grand Marnier lime wedge for garnish

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"The Traveler"

Basically just another ink sketch because I kinda fell in love with this style and also got frustrated with anything more complicated.

So...Traveler be upon ye!

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Join their polycule

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Through Lieve'tel, you instinctually draw their hands together and place them into each other's within your hands. As you withdraw your grasp on theirs, a sourceless golden thread now binds its way through their hands and fingers, both of them held together, wrapped.

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Something's definitely amiss with these critters! Such a treat to have Matt as a player :D

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“You were not born with venom in your veins.”

Art by me, based off of a cosplay by steelseamstress_cosplay (IG) and nerdishcosplay (IG)

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I am at work and cannot concentrate and started thinking about CR, as one does, and while I do understand the cast wanting to wrap everything up with a happy ending after the trilogy like campaigns, I do feel bothered by how Orym's fey pact got handled.

I've already talked a bit about how I feel about the vaxleth happy ending and might talk about it more at a later time, maybe also in connection to the Imogen and Laudna happy ending.

But the happy Orym pact ending bothers me, because it got wrapped up very weirdly, seemingly to have no consequences and to make it happy, while that was not necessary?

When I first watched it I didn't think much about it. Mostly that for Nana Morri watching it like this was an easy way out. Helping Fearne's friend, giving him more power could only help bring back Fearne safely and probably makes Fearne happy. And we know Nana Morri cares a lot about Fearne and her being happy. If they all come back alive, good and Nana Morri can see what she does with the pact. If not well she did what she could and move on. Easy as that.

But Nana Morri in the finally said she had no power on Ruidus, which fair but also not necessary. Her part of the pact was helping Orym, and she did, she gave him some spells. That is her influence and control on Rudius in making Orym stronger.

And it wasn't enough, they didn’t all come back, FCG died. You want to wrap it up happily with no consequences? The pact is broken, Orym loses his fey pact powers (or maybe not), Nana Morri couldn't help enough and Orym doesn't need to follow up his end of the deal.

Want to make it more challenging (which they could) there could be some rolls or persuasion attached to getting out of the pact. Pointing out that FCG died on Rudius. Pointing out that the first time they went noone died (cause they were there for like 5 hot seconds?).

But ultimately it bothered me that they handled it so weirdly because as I pointed out above, they didn’t need to, FCG dying could have resolved the fey pact without further consequences. And they also could have had consequences and still made it a happy ending. Orym could help Nana Morri, serve her in a way without necessarily being trapped in the feywild. As said before, Nana Morri cares about Fearne and what she wants too, there could have been a different resolution that has more consequences of a fey pact and handled the fact that Nana Morri couldn't protect everyone.

So yeah, in conclusion, why the weirdness?

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the 
M • I • G • H • T • Y 
N • E • I • N

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"For the longest time I walked under the light of the moons... but I think it's time I spent some time under the sun, with a clear blue sky."

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ashton, the whole campaign: no one left behind!!!

ashton when the rest of bells hells refuse to leave them behind, too:

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"I don't know what next week holds for us or this group, but if you'll allow it, I would love it-"

"okay"

DORIAN BEING SO NERVOUS AND WILLING TO DO WHATEVER FOR ORYM THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN LET ORYM FINISH THE QUESTION BEFORE HE'S AGREEING

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Dorian Storm, the bard that you are 🩵

Digital art by me