#ESSEK THELYSS

[megzilla87]

Had some fun suggestions over on twitter to pick characters and enjoyed this little exercise!

[pocketgalaxies]

beau: can you like, sense dunamagic?

essek: it is referred to as dunamancy.

beau: yeah, dunamagic.

caleb: Oh Boy.

beau: i'm just shortening it.

fjord: he just turned someone into a pretzel with the "dunamagic," tone it down.

essek: it's fine, it's difficult for many to grasp its elaborate and esoteric depths.

beau: i'm making a pun, you don't have to be patronizing. >:(

[fragmentofpossibilitybeacon]

More pictures to come later; lo, I have a Luxon beacon.

[quietsphere]

✨Critical Role is a makeover show ✨

[pendragon-fruit]

you are coming down with me

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this will be available as a 6x10 print and foil sticker sheet after lightbox expo! :]

[yudol-skorbi]

worst tv marathon ever

[oddthesungod]

Essek: I want to study you Ashton: haha, like... carnally? ;)

[undead-knick-knack]

[edelgarfield]

i don't think essek ever actually decided to join the Cobalt Soul, I think Beau just dropped by Caleb's house unannounced to ask for a ride only to find Essek home alone and just went "eh, you'll do."

when someone asked who he was Beau is like "this is Seth, a new archivist" like what are they gonna do, tell her she's wrong? clearly you misplaced Seth's admission records. you should really be less sloppy, you're making us look bad.

& then it's a slippery slope to "hey essek I need you to stop by the archive in port damali to pick something up, I'm banned again" and then random archivists are asking him for favors bc he's smart and he's friends with expositor lionett and much like m9 accidentally stole a ship, Essek Thelyss accidentally becomes a Cobalt Soul Archivist.

[samijen]

essek ilysm

[pocketgalaxies]

"do you enjoy the idea of drawing the potential from discarded timelines?"

[arrdenthart]

Smoochin’ their way through Aeor

[fragmentofpossibilitybeacon]

“The dodecahedron of gray faintly glowing crystal is heavier than it appears. A set of handles are affixed to the sides and it undulates to the touch. If a hand is placed on the artifact and is concentrated on for one minute, the bearer is granted a Fragment of Possibility.”

Ever since I saw and heard this description of the Luxon beacon in Critical Role Season 2 Episode 16, the whole concept of an object containing the potential for possibility resonated with me. There’s a whole lot (and I mean LOT) more this beacon came to represent through the Mighty Nein. It felt right that representing this literal galaxy of potential be my first tattoo.

I can’t thank my amazing artist (and longtime friend after she was one of my students) Gaby (find her at gabymariatattoo on Instagram!) for taking my idea and running with it, Sweet Roll Tattoo for having the cutest shop ever, and to the whole cast of @criticalrole (especially Liam and Matt for giving us Caleb and Essek) for making a world that inspires creativity and community.

[quietsphere]

What's this? It's Essek Thelyss with a steel chair.

[twoshortswords]

Wizards✨️

[counterspelling]

Endless Bells Hells