#I kinda lean into the idea of calling them kobolds

[kiruamon]

More of the critters

Me: I will probably not use those designs again. Also me one day later: *draws more of them*

They are back again. Leaving the bucket with blackberries outside unattended was a mistake. Next to it sat a little thief helping himself to the already picked berries instead of eating the ripe ones from the bramble itself.

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The darker one of the two creatures had cautiously sniffed the cap you had left outside while holding it in his tiny claw-like fingers. Inspecting it from every possible angle before slowly pulling it over his head.

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A try to approach one of them was met with hissing. The fur of the creature with the dark fur pattern bristled up in an attempt to make itself look bigger and scarier than it really was. Still you took a few steps back to give the little guy some space.

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The yellow one, you could find sometimes taking a sunbath on stones in the garden. His long body all stretched out as he was resting in a comfortable position and soaking in the warm, gentle beams of sunshine.

[kaleschmidt]

TKP Dungeon Meshi AU

okay so this started out as just me wanting to draw Kale + laios together but now. It's a whole damn au in my head and now i must make it everyone's problem forever. i'm keeping this relatively free of spoilers for both tkp + dunmeshi unless asked otherwise soo.. rambles under cut!

so first of all. um. i don't have all of the tkp chars. sorry guys. specifically, charon + percy are the ones i'm having the most trouble thinking of. they're supposed to be ANDROIDS... i can't figure what would be a good equivalent of that. otherwise if they had to be an actual species, i think they'd probably both be elves- maybe part of the canaries? i also like the thought of kobold percy

january. cmon. she's halfling. okay. half-stealing this from quentin but also it just makes sense. 🤏. i was thinking of tammi as a gnome at first but i can't lie. i think ogre tammi would be so wonderous and cool. or kobold... hm. hard choices

mena.. i think mena is just a normal tallman. "what's vinnie" don't worry about vinnie. okay. he's. normal. normal. (said unconvincingly). lulu i'm debating between full or half-elf because she MIGHT be of nobility

SHIT I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT SVEN??? SORRY KING. i think they would be a gnome though. i think he'd use a bit of magic to help him around but it's not something they use often i.e. in regards to the spirits being treated kindly with favor. you get it

some of these choices aren't really permanent choices so if i think about it more or get some input they might change in the future..

okay. now. the main guys. the main 6. so! for reasons i still have yet to come up with yet, the main 6 teamed up together as a dungeon-travelling team! i think they bump into the touden group at least once ^_^ . there's not an exact leader, but aster n naomi kinda co-lead! they fill in each others faults through their leadership (aster being too harsh with their leadership + naomi being too soft with hers). chazz volunteered for leadership and was prominently shut down </3. they hate a bitch.

now okay let me split the main 6 out.

aster

so first of all. their name in the au would be asterisk begonia! only friends can call them just by aster. they're an elf. They taught themself some magic, with the rest being from their school, before they dropped out for reasons they are NOT going into. they're pretty much the mage of the group, but they've been teaching the group some basic spells on the occassion that something happens to them because they'd rather DIE than have the whole team fucking flunk. chazz refuses. aster is going to kill it.

not a really important detail but also kinda is. ver staff has a big ass bow on it. this is important i lied. i think its sweets

naomi

i. have no idea where she comes from. i KNOW the kennedys would most likely come from the northern, but that's all. sorry naomi of ???. anyways she's half halfling + half-dwarf, leaning dwarf. Due to being half halfling she has some magic bone in her but she still gets mana sickness easily. she uses a big ass hammer tho so it's fine forever ^_^!! I feel like she'd be studying dwarf tech in order to modify the team's weapons somehow (not exactly blacksmithing but also kinda? the steampunkness of it all ig)

i havent really come up with all of how dayshift would go in this au so. Dont worry too much about it. also some stuff is spoilers. so. next ramble maybe.

chazz

ohhh god. who let that bitch be a halfling. god. fuck. shit. its full name is chazzsaw. no one knows its last name and NEVER WILL!!! yknow thinking about the hair colors n such in dunmeshi, most of them are pretty naturally colored arent they... minus some elves' white hair. so basically we're getting nongenta chazz. scary.

so chazz i've been vaguely bouncing around. first of all she's bunking with darrell! before the two of them joined the main 6, the two of them often went into dungeon parties together. not all of them were good, though- whether chazz was getting used as bait or people were ganging up on darrell. basically the main 6 is one of the best groups the two of them have ended up in. chazz, much like in canon, often conflicts with aster and although he jokes about using magic to be a funny little goofster, he has no interest in actually using magic. She'll do just fine with her halfling shenanigans!

chazz is one char i thought about interacting with the canon chars.. i feel conflicted about how she'd feel about laios. on one hand i can see her hearing about the touden group's monster grub shit and being like "shiiiit. we need that. aster what the fuck are you TEACHING us you should be teaching us HOW TO MAKE A GOOD ASS MEAL OUTTA THOSE MONSTERS" but at the same time . i think chazz would be reminded of phil in some capacity. DAMN YOU BLONDE MAphil isn't blonde in this au technically but he's still blonde in spirit so. yea. also he'd be half-tallman half-halfling i think. that's all the thought he's getting

FUCK I FORGOT CHAZZ'S ROLE. OOOOPPS. um. chazz is like? the thief? rogue? chazz has small daggers that it keeps on its person at least. its got no interest in helping with traps physically but sure lets throw this huge ass rock there <3. i think he'd find chilchuck funny and have like a little respect for him but if she had to be in a team with him she might bite his head off (exaggeration

darrell

DARRELL!!!! he's the resident normie of the group. the tallman. like i mentioned in chazz's section, he and chazz used to join random dungeon groups! his parents don't really approve of it and told him that he could always just come back home and work for them but!!!! he's very adamant that he can help make a living! also his parents don't like chazz and chazz would have nowhere to go if he were to leave :[... so darrell's really keen on making it big with the main 6

something i've been spinning around since i started writing this... hear me out. darrell with the bow and arrow. okay. I think he'd still have a melee weapon if he were to run out of ammo (good ol sword?) but otherwise vi's more comfortable with ranged combat. chazz likes to act like target practice and darrell's screaming and sobbing (EXAGGERATION.)

psike

psichael my best friend psichael my bff psichael. i miss nem. fuck. (NOT THE MAIN POINT OF THIS SECTION?????????) anyways. chazz still names nem but whether or not ne still ends up with the name "psike" is debatable. DON'T LET CHAZZ COOK 🔥🔥🔥🔥 anyways other than that. psike is half-elf half-tallman, with eir mom being a tallman! don't. worry about nis dad. okay. anyways! before the main 6, psike was often this mysterious, hooded figure that randomly appeared in dungeons. ne primarily appeared to groups/people that were in places where no one would be able to find them + were on the verge of death/dead. people would recall being revived/healed with no evidence of who did it, with some reporting catching a glimpse of their savior before the savior disappeared. sometimes psike would help via actively attacking, but this was very rare. tbh this might've been how ne and chazz met

anyways! psike is pretty good with magic- especially healing + resurrection magic. knows some ancient magic too... ofc, psike has nis limits, but it's pretty high. In combat, Psike tries to be quick on nis feet but sometimes just. shuts down, so ne's usually on the sidelines, where ne doesn't have to fully deal with the combat, but can still help. if there's someone who wouldn't be terribly picky about eating monsters, i think it would be psike

kale

KALE. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. (BEATING THE FLOOR SO INTENSELY IT CAVES IN) hmm yes. i'm normal now. (affirmation). i'd love to talk about him in detail but. he's so spoilerpilled. i hope he explodes into 5 million flames. SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. okay anyways. we'll settle for the nonspoilered version and if the people want the rampant spoilery ramble then they can ask...

so! kale! :)! kale! my friend kale. kale. my friend kale. i think about how he possibly ran into aster n naomi... maybe at a tavern or smth? i can see him being like "hoho ! i will gladly join anyone's dungeon group for free ^_^!!!! all these people are so nice and will not betray my trust in any way!" and naomi is like "aster we need to save that poor strange guy". then again maybe like in his debut, it's just naomi who's at the tavern and hears kale's thing and is like "oh they're not going to survive the winter......." and then convinces aster to let kale join permanently, after a few adventures??

oh something important. kale is ALWAYS clad in armor. never takes that shit off. he's sleeping oh so comfortably in his heavy ass armor <3! also the armor is wolf-themed it's important you guys know this until i get to draw him up. No one knows what race he is and kale tends to steer off the topic somehow. he's too tall to be an average tallman, but he couldn't be an ogre either... huh. not too related but his and psike's relationship is A Bit Abysmal. Psike tends to avoid dealing with him 1 on 1 a lot

kale's the other guy i think about regarding canon relationships! he'd find laios SUUUCCCHHH a joy. they're frolicking in the hills together. the thing is. kensuke doesn't seem to like kale... what a shame!

OH OH SOMETHING EXTRA IMPORTANT I FORGOT TO MENTION. part of me feels like kale's name wouldn't be kale in here. haven't decided what it would be, if that's the case tho.

anywyas. thats all. its almost 3 am rn enjoy + feel free to ask questions!

[lyra-dragonsoul-blog]

Scroll 14: Opening Day

The day was a buzz. As soon as she woke, Lyra was going through every moment of the day in her head. She was thinking about every possible outcome, everything that could go wrong or right, and was placing her bets on everything going right. She almost didn't believe that the day was here. She was opening her own business, run mostly by a goblin and a kobold. She never would have thought that possible.  

Lyra was still not expecting much. They were, after all, a simple flower shop, little else. Though she had also brought in some more of the rarer plants she could afford, trying to give her something of an edge and had them cultivating.  

The polished wood wrap around porch came into view, the sign hanging like a beacon. Lyra felt so lucky, more so than she could ever have thought. Her friends she had met here, the things they had done. She loved it all. It would all make great memories she would cherish. Now, though, there were bigger fish to fry.  

The day was decently busy. Apparently, people had noticed that Renning had been hanging around there, and the news of having a goblin and Kobold had spread. Apparently that was enough to drive some curious villagers into the shop. The herbs sold fast. They didn't need to be wizards to use them for whatever home remedies were needed. Clerics from the temple had even come in, looking around at the selection, taking flowers and herbs that would help.  

The rush was well received by the employees, Ina and Rover nearly running to assist people while Lyra operated the register, and assisted where she could. She hadn't expected this, but it beyond anything she could have imagined.  

Lyra leaned against the counter when it was done, many flowers gone, others still growing. She needed a druid, or at least someone who was good with plants. Sweat, now feeling cool, was still formed on her forehead. She wiped it on the back of her forearm. Rover and Ina were still working on closing things up, not stopping until it was done.  

Never would Lyra have thought that those two would work so hard. Even when she first picked up Rover, she never expected him to become so grand.  

A knock sounded at the door, and Lyra waved her hand at Ina who had turned to go get it. She had rigged up a contraption to open the door, since the two smaller creatures would possibly have a hard time. It was apparently a rough draft. A placeholder before she perfected it.  

Lyra almost skipped to the door, opening it with a large smile. "Hiya!"  

"Hi, Lyra. I just got off shift, and wanted to see how you were doing." Renning's voice caught her off guard. She had had her eyes closed when she opened the door to greet them.  

Lyra rushed forward, wrapping her arms around him. "Renning! You would never believe what just happened! We had such a good day. I didn't know it would go so well. I never would have thought..."  

Renning laughed, patting her head as Lyra was almost jumping with her arms around him. "I'm glad it went well."  

"Rover, Ina, how are the two of you doing?"

"We good." Rover said, nodding to Ina.

"You still need work, Rover." Ina sighed. "But, yes we are fine."  

"That's good. I'm glad the events of today didn't tire the two of you out too much."  

"It was something. Nothing the three of us couldn't handle."  

Lyra smiled down at Ina, her eyes shining with gratefulness. "It's great to have you." Lyra said, again grabbing the goblin and kobold into a hug. She turned to Renning who was shaking his head.  

"It seems that the Fire-Flower had a good opening day. I wonder how the rest of the time will be. "

"I think we can manage." Lyra said, looking down at her friends. "Whatever happens." Lyra put her hand out, the back of her hand facing up. The two creatures looked from her to Renning before putting their hands on top of hers. Renning walked over, finding an opening.  

"You know you won't be here long. I could always use something else to keep me entertained. So, I'll help where I can." he said, putting his hand on top of everyone's. "For when you leave."  

"Thank you, Renning."  

The four of them stood there for a second more before Lyra cleared her throat.  

"We can do this. The Fire-Flower will flourish with the two, err, three of you working! Whatever happens, whoever joins your ranks, I know you will make it work to keep the Fire-Flower in business with happy employees. I love you guys, all three of you. And I'll miss you when I leave."  

"We will miss you too, Lyra Dragonsoul." Ina nodded to Lyra as she spoke.  

"I'll come back anytime I can, I promise."  

"I count on it."  

The group stood there, hands on top of one another. Tears fell down Lyra's cheeks dripping onto her clothes. She sniffled. "Together, we will beat all odds. For the Fire-Flower!"  

"For the Fire-Flower!" The other three called out in unison. Their hands erupted upwards, as high as they could manage. They laughed after that. A happy sound, joyous almost. Goblin, Kobold, Human, and Elf, all standing around a shop in the middle of a small town. The journey that had lead them to this point opening up a new life for the kobold and goblin.  

Renning stood there, his eyes traveling between the girl he had met a few weeks ago, and the odd company she decided to keep. He had no idea why he decided to help her, or why her energetic, naïve personality had him under her spell, but he wanted to help her. Keeping an eye on Ina and Rover seemed like a good start to that.  

The next day, Lyra and her family sat at the inn, eating their breakfast. The half orc came over, looking down at her with a smile on his face. Shiny tusks jutted out of his mouth, making even the nicest of smiles somewhat menacing. Lyra didn't mind though. She smiled back. He was a good man, a nice man. There was no reason for her to be afraid. Not to mention she had talked to this one a few times.

"I heard opening day yesterday went well." he said.  

"Yes, yes it did. I'm hoping that we stay busy. Everything is paid off, but I still need to pay rent and utilities. What we got from yesterday will take care of it, and help get some more plants. I'm just happy everyone seemed to like it, and Ina and Rover have a place to go."

"Yeah, it's kinda nice to know someone is taking care of the little guys. I just wasn't expecting them to be goblins and kobolds."  

"I want to help anyone I can!" Lyra grinned.  

The half-orc turned to Zadicus. "You've raised a good family, Warrior. You've got a good girl here. You should be proud."  

"I am." Zadicus said, giving Lyra a smile, and then turning to Almon and Tarron, "I'm proud of all of my children."  

There was a moment of silence before the scrapping of a chairs erupted, and all three of his children found room to hug their father. The half-orc saw what the children could not, the pride, the excitement, the love as he tried to get his arms around the three of them.