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[bantaro-bird]

A commission I drew for @altonious

It's from an Origins Mod server we're playing on where he's an inchling and I'm an avian. I ought to post commission art more often...

[randomwords247]

Commissions are now open!!!

If you want to commission me, please contact me and specify you're asking for a commission! Discord: Randomwords247 Email: Randomwords247@gmail.com

The prices are per character in British Pound Sterling BPS. Once we work out your commission, I'll draw a VERY rough thumbnail sketch which can be tweaked until you're happy with it. Once you are, I'll send you a Paypal invoice with the agreed upon price, and once I recieve your payment I'll start on your commission properly! I will also keep you updated along the process, particularly in the sketch phase where any changes can be ironed out.

Please make sure you ask for any changes during the sketch phase, as major changes cannot be made later in the process!

You can post the drawing to any social media sites I'm not on PROVIDED you credit me and preferably link to my commission sheet (for youtube thumbnails, just link in the description or @ my channel!)

Please also keep in mind that commissions, depending on complexity, may take upwards of a few weeks! I have a lot going on irl at the moment so I may not always have time, but I'll be sure to keep you updated on the progress of your commission as I work on it!

If you can't afford a commission but still want to support me, please consider checking out my [Youtube channel] or reblogging this commission sheet! Thank you :D!

[sakurakitsume-art]

Salem (taller witch) belongs to @altonious

Neera (shorter witch) is mine

[thenotebookwizard]

Book Review! From the Sundering Snows by TJ Klapprodt

Full honesty and disclaimer: I read the book of my own volition, because TJ is a great writer. TJ is also my friend, and she reminded me I was allowed to review this one, since I didn't edit it.

Given TJ has known me for [time span redacted] years, she knew what she was asking for. Brave, isn't she? (Then again, she also told the entire internet she wrote a book and agreed to let me tell tumblr about her book.) Review under the cut. TW on the book: violence, mental illness, grief, natural disasters. (Everything in there is really well written, well handled, and respectful.)

I was a kid when I heard James T. Kirk say: "How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life."

I didn't really get it until I was in my thirties.

It took Altonier a little longer. Just a few centuries. You know, finding maturity. Wherein, maturity is having your mate die and deciding to blame everything on humans, because your government had you move after a treaty.

Look,my commentary starts flippant here, and I know it, y'all. I get that way when something hits hard, and this From the Sundering Snows hits hard. I'm not a villain guy; I don't usually read stories about villains, especially when I know the outcome. I met Altonier in Messengers of Ilbeor, and he's a villain. Full on, conquer the world, villain. Classic fantasy (the good stuff!) and written with flair. Written with depth.

That's the trick, ain't it? Writing a villain with depth without making them a good guy in a black cloak. Thinking 'cool motive. still murder, but...ooh, backstory!'

Yeah, TJ Klapprodt looked at all of us and grinned from Texas. She gave us backstory. Flippantly disturbed me wants to say 'rich mage who sells jewelry on fantasy etsy goes on rampage when wife dies in avoidable natural disaster' but we get to much more depth than that.

It's hard to spoil this book, because we know the end. Altonier is the villain. It's hard not to spoil this book, because getting there, and all of the complexities of his situation can't be covered in a review. Maybe a book report or a paper on the nature of classic literary villains. (Because Altonier? He has class. He's a villain, and TJ Klapprodt doesn't stint on the delicious literary tropes that make epic fantasy so addictive.)

He damns himself. He damns himself because all his magic can't fix what complacency destroyed. He damns himself because he can't accept what's happened. He damns himself because having something - someone - to blame is easy. Seductive.

The depth is there. Even though we know the end, when we turn each page, we hope somehow she's going subvert her own story. Somehow, the end won't change. We follow Altonier through grief. Every stage. We watch him choose.

Again. And again.

And the most compelling part of the story is that, sometimes, Altonier wants to make a better decision more than we want him to. He doesn't know the end the way we do, and the tragedy of that isn't just his choices or the losses he endures or even the justifications he creates for himself.

Well - the real tragedy of it is something you should go read for yourself. Even I'm not going to spoil that.

[funkylilcowboy]

Altony and Chamomile!

[cawfiendtrolls]

Bringing back my very first fantroll

This is Altoni, he likes to cook and stay out of people's way!

[detournementsmineurs]

Street Art par les artistes A. L. Tony et Patrick Ender, Le Marais, Paris, juin 2020.

[pluckyredhead]

If work wasn’t eating me alive I have so many fics I’d be writing in addition to my paltry 3 active WIPS:

More JayRoy

More JonDamian

GarthKoryak from Koryak’s POV

The AlToni romcom of my heart

A year-long Superfamily epic genfic, updated monthly

Literally anything about Tim

Some absolutely filthy GuyKyle

Maybe...HankTodd...?

The goddamn art school AU

But alas. Brain empty. Try again later.

[pterminiello]

Altoni (c.1540) lists fully 9 ways of equipping a cape

Since we have begun to equip the hand and arm, not without reason, I will start to speak of defensive arms. I will commence with the cape, because it has many similarities in parrying with the dagger which was discussed earlier. Also, because it is a garment often worn these days, that can be employed by anyone.

I placed before the various types of arms that can be gripped or worn on the arm, in categorising the arms set out in Book One. Because in truth the cape can either be placed in the hand or on the arm, either alone or together, in one manner being held, in the other worn on the arm. This can be performed in various ways, which will be described with as much brevity as possible.

Wishing therefore to grip or wear the cape, you can employ several methods:

·         The first is to hold it in the middle, covering your fist, without otherwise wrapping it, allowing the hood to drape inside your arm, as a counterweight.

·         The second is to hold it by the point of the hood and to wrap it around your arm from the inside.

·         The third is, wearing the cape with it loose, to grab the top of it over your left shoulder with your first two fingers, letting it fall over your arm; or else to put both your arms behind your lower back, returning your left arm to its position having gathered all of the cape.

·         The fourth is, wearing the cape with it folded back over your left arm, to grab the hem from the inside, letting the part covering the top of your right arm fall, while keeping the left side close to your back, gathering it over your arm or in your fist as you prefer.

·         The fifth method is to grab the cape around the middle of the two front parts with each hand, before flipping your right hand, back and over your head, thereby doubling the cloak over your left hand, using this hand to wrap it around your arm and fist.

·         The sixth method is to grab the cape by the left hem from the front, with your left thumb on the outside, letting it fall to the side, gathering it with your left arm behind your back, while putting your hand to your sword.

·         The seventh method is, having it folded over at your left side (not over your arm as I said earlier but over your left shoulder), to let it fall from your right side. Placing your left arm along your lower back, not from the inside but from the outside, gathering it over your arm while putting your hand to your sword.

·         The eight method is similar to the seventh in wrapping it around the arm, different in the manner in which it is found. In that instance the cape was positioned forward. In this the right side is placed under your arm with your hand on your sword, while the left hem is over the left side of your right shoulder. From this position, the hem which is over your shoulder should be grasped with your left hand, pulling it down while drawing your sword, rotating your left arm up and to the inside behind your back, to wrap the cape around your arm.

·         All of the above methods can be performed quickly and suddenly. However if you have time, such as those who must fight on the duelling field, or someone who leaves the room in anger to undertake some matter, the following is a very fine and useful method.

You should fold the cape, several times depending on its size, so that it fits from your elbow to your wrist, leaving the hood out. Then place the cape over your arm, allowing the hood to hang to the inside with the top of the cape, before folding the hood over your left elbow, run it along the length of your arm, and the point of the hood with your left hand. This method is very useful and elegant, however as stated to employ it takes time.

[flomp-void]

Batter OCs!

I started playing Off and the idea of making my own Batter OC didn't leave my head. So I created one and also drew two OCs that belong to my friends.

Grace belongs to me, Dallas belongs to @shiftdrawwing and Dean belongs to @altonious

[scpstim]

you used treble clef not alto in your clef board

my dude … listen. this is a visual stim blog. i know nothing about music. one time i signed up for piano classes & failed my audition bc i mixed up my left and right hands. 

so until Mister Altony Clefferson himself breaks into my apartment & holds me at gun point with his special ukulele shaped sniper rifle im not changing shit

[bantaro-bird]

a bunch of recent commissions

[randomwords247]

Church doodles from last week (?) Or the week before, and also a drawing I did in the midst of exams I believe. I'm tryna get more expressive with poses but in doing so I think Altonious broke his arm cuz I don't know if it's otherwise possible

I have some other drawings to post later but they are lore related so I have to wait for Lore TM to be posted. Speaking of wish, expect a video by the end of this week 😉

[sakurakitsume-art]

Salem belongs to @altonious

Neera belongs to me

[thenotebookwizard]

Messengers of Illbeor

Fellow fantasy fanatics, I beseech thee!

No, really. Go read this book. I've linked it. Up on Amazon. On KU, for those of you who use it, but only about three bucks otherwise. Full disclosure, my friend wrote it. I edited it. Because honesty is the best policy.

But this is Ye Olde Hellsite, and what's a bit of shilling for your friends between mutuals (and anyone else I can get to read this book.)

Because really, y'all, I want everyone who loves fantasy, thinks they might like fantasy, or who hasn't liked fantasy in the past to go read this book.

I have known the writer a long time. She's an amazing lady, a great friend, and she has good ideas. (Those are easy to come by, but she gets more than most of us.)

You can't say any fantasy world is really 'unique,' because the elements that make fantasy into fantasy are pretty standard, right? Right! But TJ has put her own spin on this, and it's fun - it's about as unique as a western fantasy world gets, and in all the right ways. Her world is very synergistic, very lively, and full of different cultures and attitudes and ways of looking at the world. While 'culture clash' isn't probably a theme she's told me about (maybe she did? this has been years in the making), it's there. The worldbuilding is top notch, and the world is full and rich - something a lot of debut fantasy writers don't hit on.

Most of all, I love the characters. We follow two, for the most part - Alanda and Tostig - both messengers, helping keep Illbeor connected and communicating. Alanda is one of the best representations of a character with a disability I've read in a long time. As an albino, she burns easy, but works an outdoors job. The plot starts because she has to deal with being albino, and it never gets ignored or set to the side. But seeing how she overcomes it, how people help her - and how it doesn't stop her from being a strong person without it being disability porn.

Tostig's adventure is very much standard fantasy, but well-written and well-crafted. He's a great character who has to deal with an immense amount in a short time, and his voice is strong, clear, and shows a very masculine character written without being an asshole or a moron.

The plot is focused. Laser focused - the pace moves fast, and takes you on a tour of a corner of Illbeor. Beautiful places, scary places, desolate places, romantic places; it's all there. But that focused plot that carries our characters doesn't keep us from diving down some fun side trails and meeting characters.

Now this, my friends, is where I think this book rocks the world: secondary characters who aren't at all secondary, but pivotal. From mysterious wanderers who know more than they should to shamans with life debts and frustratingly vague visions to gay Elves who are gifted songs by magic, speak in musical whistles, and who flow through the world with ageless grace and a bit of racist politics.

No one is perfect in Illbeor, but no one is truly evil.

Okay. Except maybe him. Altonier. One of the more compelling 'mysterious villains' I've read in awhile (and I read a lot, y'all). You want your sexy anime villain tropes? Got 'em. Want a tragic backstory? Got it! Want twisted manipulations, gaslighting, underhanded scheming, and a completely unreliable villain POV? Check.

Altonier is the best kind of bad guy to love and the easiest villain to wonder if you shouldn't be rooting for.

Of course, the ending has revealed secrets, higher stakes, and a sequel in the works.

But please. Also. Support your indie writers who craft amazing tales. Support your indie writers who are bringing you stories trad pub won't touch with a ten foot pole.

Because diverse stories matter - we all know that. It's a theme of the fiction and fanfic fanatics of Ye Olde Hellsite. Been here awhile, and we've never stopped talking about. And this?

This is how we get them.

[evaroze]

How does Storm feels about the doctor and Violets relationship?

He doesn't mind it all! He makes her happy and that makes him happy! 😊💕💕 Also violet and Altony are just friends!😊