#[this is also the last of the updated refs!]

[habijob]

Soooo, Sebastian’s marriage lore has been ping ponging in my head like the pecking DVD logo for the last week.

And the reason being that when looking at it, it does not come with any explanation whatsoever. Which seemed to have resulted in many people getting... let’s call it “overworked” over it.

Including me.

But not because of the related discourse... drama(?) on the official pressure discord.

No, it’s been on my mind for the last week, because the inclusion of this lore doesn’t make sense... yet.

Pressure is stated to be in alpha. And the devs are working on adding more content to it; so any new lore surrounding our favorite pool noodle fish can happen to come across as “incomplete”.

Because it is *incomplete*.

And the marriage lore is this exact thing. It was added for reasons during the friendly fire update I don't want to pin point down, because I want to avoid talking about the drama itself and just want to talk about the ring and the photo.

So, what do I mean by it feels "incomplete". Well, it lacks an explanation how Sebastian got into the possession of these *personal items*.

"But Habi, why aren't you questioning then anything else on his design? From where did he got his clothes?"

I dunno. Maybe these clothes are his personal belongings. Maybe Urbanshade had allowed him to have "free time clothes". Or maybe these clothes were something he found within Urbanshade after he caused the lockdown. Idk, maybe there an entire pecking area for prisoner theater and he got the outfit from a chest with costumes in it. Maybe his pecking jabat shirt thing was part of a pirate costume. Or that green dude that is apparently part of the canon narrative gave him these clothes. Who knows, but it doesn't matter, because these clothes can be seen as not personal belongings.

However a wedding ring and a photo of his wife are personal belongings. And considering Urbanshade seems to be a horrible, horrible company according to the "discord lore", so I have to wonder how Sebastian was able to get these two items (back?) during the lockdown.

And because this bugs me so much, my brain has spent the last couple of days figuring out ideas, on how to answer these questions. So that this marriage lore doesn't feel "weirdly ducttaped on" anymore.

Question 1: "How did the photo and the wedding ring end up in Urbanshade in the first place?"

-> Well, according to a (rather sparingly) google search, death row inmates are allowed to have small amounts of personal belongings.

So, Sebastian could have possessed the photo and ring since he was sentenced to death. And then when Urbanshade scooped him up, he simply took these two items with him.

Like, here's an idea, this guy maybe didn't even know he was getting declared dead by Urbanshade, after he was tranfered over to Hadal Blacksite. So, he always believed that his family and his wife think he's still alive, but well, somewhere else entirely. Not knowing, that they got told he was dead.

Only later learning that he was declared dead by Urbanshade BUT also declared innocent by the authorities, once he had gotten his file into his fingers uh claws?

Question 1.5: "Wait, but isn't his wife also in Hadal Blacksite, if we consider that in that one ref sheet she seems to have void mass tentacles?"

-> She is currently not in the game as an entity or NPC or whatever. Therefore, we are gonna ignore her existence for the sake of keeping this simpler.

Question 2: "What happened to the ring and photo when they were in Urbanshade? Did Sebastian have them the entire time or not?? Because he didn't have the ring and photo before the Friendly Fire update"

-> Well, there are multiple possibilties to this one. The first idea is yes, Sebastian was able to have them the entire time, and that he didn't wear the ring or have the photo with him can simply be explained as "game's still in development".

Another possibility is that some asshole working at Urbanshade took these two things from him. Maybe a guard or a scientist, because they saw Sebastian with these items, and thought that this death-sentenced, 9-people-murderer LR-P doesn't deserve these items.

And so they disappeared.

Question 2.5: "If someone took them, then how did Sebastian find them??"

-> He simply stumbled upon them during his scavanging through the facility. Like, he probably didn't even actively look for them, because he was just trying to find useful stuff, but then he found these very important items to him.

Question 3: "The ring doesn't make sense. His hands and therefore fingers are larger than normal, how can he have such a large ring."

-> I actually attempted to explain this (and the previous question) with a comic of mine. The simple answer is, he probably made himself a new ring, so that he can wear this symbol of his marriage and find comfort in thinking about his wife.

Question 4: "But shouldn't Sebastian maybe realize that his wife could have moved on? It's been 12 years."

-> This man is running on various things like stress, anxiety, adrenaline, low sleep, and what else you can slap into this poor man during a lockdown that he caused, because he wants to break out. So him being very hopeful about his wife is probably one of the only comforts he currently is able to have. Let him have that.

-> Second answer though, now not ignoring his wife anymore. She is probably just somewhere around in the facility, working together with Sebastian, or Sebastian is working on getting her free from wherever she is contained. Who knows? (Well actually, Zerum does, but we don't. Which is why everything here is my speculations.)

But anyway, now the ring and the photo can make sense, and I can hopefully move to being crazy about other stuff related to him.

Late edit; bonus question:

Question 5: "Okay, let's pretend Zerum is in the facility. How the peck did she end up in the facility too?"

-> Perhaps the photo was the reason. Urbanshade knew this is his wife, and when Sebastian became more hard to deal with, they would threaten him with his wife. Eventuall leading to them bringing her down to Hadal Blacksite (somehow).

And then experiments on her ensued ú_ù

[askamnesiamoonjumper]

WOAHHHH NEW VEN REF REAL 🤯⁉️NO WAYYYYYY

[puppyeared]

twins

[triangle-strategy-notes]

Giovanna Concept Art

Giovanna's concept art! Translation notes and image ids below the cut.

Translation Notes:

"Mineral Maniac" could also have been "Mineral Mania".

"Pre-game, fatigued" was a little ambiguous because the kanji at the end wasn't really a word, but the character had a potential meaning of "to become fatigued", so I just went with that.

"100% bedhead" was literally "all bedhead" or "complete bedhead."

All the sound effects were swapped out for more English-sounding ones. The "YAAAWN" was "Fwahh", the "SHING" was "PAAA", and the "Mnn" was "Naa".

"For the sake of research, the chosen dyes were applied..." was a little hard to parse and I feel like I might have missed some of the meaning. Literally it seemed something more like "for the good of research, the right/right-hand dyes were used on..."

"Boots from school for ease of mining" was also kind of weird, might have been saying something more like "cheap school mining boots [to be used for mining]"

The "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field" heading was literally something like "Game-Board Studying Guy [gender neutral]".

The "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field" heading and the same heading but with "Alternate" attached seem to kind of be swapped, but that was how it was on the original page, so I left it.

Image Id:

[id: Two pages of concept art from the Triangle Strategy artbook centered around Giovanna. The first page has a colored and uncolored version of her canon portrait, as well as a designer's note that reads, "The contrast between Giovanna's soft, fluffy design and the sharpness of the rock is really an appealing point of contrast, isn't it? (Rina Yoshiura)".

The second page has several drawings of Giovanna, most of which highlight her sleepiness or her messy outfit. She's labeled "Mineral Maniac", and her necklace has a note that reads, "The stone around her neck is the first one she ever found." She holds a shining gem with a "SHING…" sound effect. One sleepy drawing is labeled "Pre-game, fatigued". By her hair on another drawing is a note that says, "True color is blonde, messy parts are dyed sections." A note pointing to her lab coat reads, "For the sake of research, the chosen dyes are applied to the clothes and hair". She is noted to have large gloves and large boots as well as a pair of magnifying glasses with lenses that can be lifted and lowered. Another note explains that she "wears a lab coat over her underclothes". Next to a sleepy and disgruntled drawing there is some dialogue that reads, "Mnn… What a hassle… I'll just put off whatever I don't want to do". Another drawing of her yawning has the caption "Always sleeping" and "100% bedhead".

The second half of the page is labeled "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field (Geologist?)" and "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field (Geologist) Alternate". There is a drawing of a much more severe version of Giovanna with dark hair and a scholar's outfit. Some details are pointed out, including some suspenders on the back of the outfit and a small ice axe and case of mining accessories that she wears on her hip. There is also a caption that reads, "Uses the first gemstone she found on her own as a brooch." Another note points to her boots and reads, "Boots from school for ease of mining". An illustrator's note at the bottom of the page reads, "Using the uptight-looking young woman on the lower half as a springboard, she eventually became an eccentric character who's completely absorbed in researching stones and wears a lab coat over her underthings. The colorful paints on her clothes are pigments extracted from the stones. (Urushihara Tatsuaki) /end id]

[themissingnumbers]

"GLITCHY" RED TAJIRI

Height: 6'2 Pronouns: He/It Home Region: Kanto Team: ????????, ??????, ?????????, ??????, ???????, ?????????

A disheveled man in a twisted realm who claims to be Red- yes, THE Red, despite bearing no resemblance in appearance or personality. He somehow seems to possess knowledge of things he shouldn't know, and an unnerving ability to do that which should be impossible. His body appears unstable, and though the same could be said of his behaviors... the odd man acts and talks as if he's an old friend of yours, and always seems relaxed around you- showing off his loud and passionate personality, and always bearing a Cheshire grin.

[Transcription of design notes and color hex values under the cut.]

Hair: #181418

Skin: #fbf3ef (main) + #c6b7d2 (veins/eyebags, multiply) + #76658c (blush) + #4291fe (airbrush overlay)

Neck bruised and veiny.

Eyes: #ffffff (sclera) + #ffffff, #ff0d00 (iris, red and SMALL amount of white)

NO SHADING. Don't outline iris!

Bluish mouth natural. (#605173, #3b3049)

Alt: red (#ff0d00)

Glitches (red/yellow/white) always visible on body, NOT CLOTHES. (Hidden for body ref)

How I do his glitches:

Use any method to make basic glitch effects of any color.

New clipping layer over glitches, set color layer effect. (Fill: #ff0d00)

Merge.

New clipping layer again, layer effect Hard Mix OR Color Burn Layer. Whichever looks best. (Fill: #ff0d00)

(If there's no #ffffff or #fff800, manually add lines and boxes to base layer of these colors.)

This should result in his distinct glitch colors of red/white/yellow/black.

Merge again

Clip onto glitched area (optional)

Set glitch layer as Glow Dodge-- or whatever gives the best looking effect. Pick with your heart!

Note for outfits:

If details like the back of a shirt or underside of shoes aren't specified, they're plain and colored like the front/top.

Shirt: #3c3942

Belt: #0e0e10 + #ecedf1

Pants: #687998, #9fabc2 (airbrush for fade)

Shoes: #8e4a4f + #ffffff, #ebecf0, #d1d2d6, #8a8b90

Shoes are in AWFUL condition. In the image RED is where holes are- you'd normally see through them, done like this for contrast in reference.

Shirt, jacket: #3c3942, #25222b

Belt: #0e0e10 + #ecedf1

Vest, shoes, gloves: #8e4a4f + #ffffff, #ebecf0, #d1d2d6, #8a8b90

Stains: #634145 (multiply, 60%)

Back of Jacket + Patches: #e5e5a2 + #ffffff, #25222b + #8e4a4f, #521d21 + #d1d2d6, #8a8b90

ALT PALETTE (only for this outfit)

Yo.

Look, I'm not here to dick around with a buncha cryptic bullshit. I'd like to think I'm a pretty open book, yknow-

I just think that hiding this one would be really fucking funny. Trust me- you'll find out soon.

A lot sooner than you'd think.

General Note:

Details of these forms can vary based on circumstance. This is more like examples and a style guides than a concrete reference- I've tried to note every key part for each.

Hue over Red's body, not over amalgam: #ff0d00

Skin: #fbf3ef (main) + #c6b7d2 (veins/eyebags, multiply) + #76658c (blush) + #4291fe (airbrush overlay)

Hair: #181418

Eyes: #ffffff, #ff0d00

NO Shading!

Don't outline iris! "Animalistic" look in eyes.

Blood stains, multiply #900700

Mouth: #ff0d00

Amalgamated parts can be parts of anything summonable with the Old Man Glitch, use one of these palettes:

1: #76658c, #181418, #c6b7d2, #c8afa3

2: #ff0d00, #181418, #ffffff, #ffff00

Glitching is far more extreme in this form.

Unobscured gore for reference:

Bones, Flesh: #ffffff, #ff0d00, #a50800 Heart: #bd1a2a Liver: #5c1612 Spleen: #942f53 Intestines: #C6a88f, #d4ac96, #dabdac Pancreas: #c8b26c Diaphragm: #efdcdc Throat: #efdcdc, #c2a5b0 Lungs: #dc9ea3, #b16c72 Stomach: #d4ac96

Hey. That's private. :/

[lulu-draws-stuff]

Here's these 3 also :]

[silvesi]

Fedsy alert! Magic-consuming vampire, whispers slayer, Potion n Plant Dude. Impulsive and emotionally driven but it's ok bc it's usually (??) for the right reasons.

Thought his wyld hunt was over after Zhaitan because said vampirism severed his connection to the dream, proceeded to get a baby dragon thrown at him. Shockingly good father figure to said dragon, likely as they both Eat People. Does NOT consider his boyfriend said dragons stepfather, as he was busy being dead for two years and it's honestly just not ideal :/

[kirisclangen]

Sunnystar

she/her, 69 moons, butch (her gender is just "lesbian")

[hobgobbin]

FINALLY got to updating Verusa's ref, after [checks my files] almost 5 years. And we're still goin strong with his campaign babey !!!!!!

[pandoraarti]

name/alias : Philip Wise, the finger Snatcher, the vile Lord of the Wraiths, the god of torment and despair, King of the new gods/Pantheon.

gender : Male, he/him pronouns.

species : human ( former)  ghost/spirit (former) Wraith (former ) god (current)

age : 34 at time of death ( executed 1342) 715 (now)

sexuality : Aromantic/lithromantic (idk) (but in a relationship with Auryn , god of the coin flip)

birthday :6 /25 /1308

height : 6.1 (20.4 feet in god form)

weight : 167 lbs (55 tons in god form)

personality : a almost charming sadistic loving sociopath. animalistic stalking behavior.

Story : once a mortal man executed for heinous crimes. Philip wise's story did not end.  Regaining form in the afterlife as a spirit and occasionally going back to the world of living as a ghost, he continued to make a name for himself for 40 years. Until he eventually became a Wraith ( to be explained and talked about a different time), but instead of ending there... came back... but no longer as a being of the Mortal plane or even a descendant of it.

No, Philip wise was Reborn into a being of a higher status, a god. But not a pure one of heart... but one of torment and despair. He has somehow started a new reign of Gods but for now he keeps his status a secret settling only for Lord for now.

extra : collects the fingers of his victims and hangs them on key loops around his waist. Philip actually has a third form that he attained after ascendance into godhead, a female form with white hair that he uses to lead others astray. His sacred animal is a goat as well as it being his favorite meat to eat.

Out of all the things he have done to others to bring them closer to despair, he did not mean to curse the new reign of gods with the desire to bite ( leaving this generation to be called the red teeth gods ) (meaning their more likely to take a more destructive path)

[erveinangel]

// Divergent Universe thoughts in tags.

[homosexualcitron]

I barely talk about oc lore but if anyone is interested i wrote a lot about Ambrose on Artfight.. way too much nobody's gonna read that but </3 if anyone wants https://artfight.net/character/3028314.ambrose

[arolesbianism]

I'm starting to see ppl talk abt updating their artfight pages and at first I was like what why it's still months away and then it hit me that by months it was two months and now I'm just silently sweating as my anual side project to remake the eternal gales refs and give them all icons comes back to haunt me

[crossbowtrades]

FREE INTERACTION LIST

I am currently opening up ALL of my Cast for asks!

Story Centric asks will have the normal story ask tags I put ( #route(number)Chapter(number) )

Asks with characters not in the main part of the story will be tagged with #Side Road : (Character name) !

AVAILABLE CHARACTERS

Catilia Bloodheart - F, 39, Creeper Matriarch (Dire), Warrior

Muteve Muteve - F, 35, Dire Rascal, Rogue

Karliah Grimshaw - F, ~ 2000's, Dire Ghast, Disney Princess Summoner

Rhys Aster - F, 1500, Blaze, Mage

Royah - F, Unknown age, Warden [?] , Dark Knight

Swindle Radic - F, 23, Illager, Scholar

Noella Garland - F, 50, Snow Golem, Christmas Mage (it's on her Resume)

Duccio Costo - M, 300, Builder/Skeleton, Doctor and Mage

Dova Endari - F, Unknown Age, Enderman [?] , Gloom Mage

Vector Tudor - M, ~ 2000's, Villager/Builder, Ranger/Bowlord

Viselle Tydan - F, 45, Illager/Villager, Wandering Trader [?]

Errapel Soothes - F, 45, Illager/Villager, Priest/Local Israphel Reincarnation

Aetius Corvinus - M, 2000's, Builder/Skeleton, Warrior

Haerwyb Wastmerlyn - F, 66, Glowsquid, Warrior

Kupfgeim Blauankawyn - F, 300, Dire Elder Guardian, Thoughtsinger

Adelaide Voidhammer - F, Unknown, Arch-Illager, Paladin

[kellystar321]

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[crow-with-a-pencil]

Do you have an artfight?

Technically yes, but I haven't uploaded any characters yet :'D

It could change, but I am planning to participate this year, so uh. Here ya go for now