#curse of strahdanya

[jadecantcreate]

HAPPY SARNAX SUNDAY EVERYONE!!! he is my pride and joy

a little shep, as a treat

[luna-the-cretar]

Shep taking off his poncho and getting comfy the moment Escher made his appearance known?

Escher fucking KISSING Shepherd?

Sarnax getting PISSED THE FUCK OFF when Escher kissed Shep?

I love it. Love the drama.

[fuckitpossumorb]

Caved in and started COS and “Out of my way, this will hurt” has gotta be my favorite line so far. Sarnax the man that you are.

[jhonskii]

fellas, there is an impostor among us

⟨ « carrd ★ ko-fi » ⟩

[n0anix]

average Azran expedition experience

[sliqtril]

the lgbt expedition

[nuclearbleu]

A lonely rider stalks the hills of Barovia

Do not confront him, he is far past Redemption

[loa-bracket-battle]

CONGRATULATIONS TO VICTORIA!!

THE FIRST WINNER ON THIS BLOG, HUGE DAY FOR COS FANS, EVEN BIGGER DAY FOR SAPPHICS EVERYWHERE!!

[cuppa-noodle]

“Long rest”

(Click for better quality)

Got something for you COS fans, I’m a sucker for platonic group cuddles.

Shepherd has been used as a pillow on at least one occasion.

Whoever gets there first gets the best spot. (Sarnax was last this time)

Clayton was writing and then fell asleep.

Kana practically passed out.

Victoria would have slept on Kana but she fell asleep in full armour (ouch)

[unfortunatereader]

The lizards.

[itsguysnightitsironic]

Kith and kin.

Sometimes peace doesn't mean a lover's embrace, it means, well, peace.

Love loses! Happy aromantic week!! To me, to you and the whole cast of Avantris characters that have not shown any sign of romantic attraction, adore you.

EDIT: Since Richie asked for Art notes, here they are:

thanks for coming to my aro-talk.

[jadecantcreate]

shepherd!! 6/12 promised drawings for shepherd’s and victoria’s semifinal win

(a little more. yk. than intended skjkj its a little treat for the men lovers out there)

and shepnax doodles <3

thank you to szare (@/szaryherbatnik), @/emc2beans, and @/bakugo-th for the ideas <33

[luna-the-cretar]

I’m thinking about the Shepnax “confession” scene, and not to get all angsty here, BUT…the scene almost feels like a confession/breakup, but in like. Two different ways?

(Minor spoilers below)

I mean, think about it. When Sarnax tells Shepherd he cares deeply about him, Sarnax’s tone is almost…bashful? For him, at least. Like he’s forcing himself to admit it out loud. Like what he means is that he cares about Shepherd more than he thought he would, in more ways than one. That he’s not just a friend, but a companion, someone who he relies on. I get the sense that it’s beyond platonic—maybe not romantic, if you don’t want it to be perceived that way (I personally will), but definitely not platonic.

So when he then gets into the argument with Shepherd, about how Sarnax will die in their endeavors, you can almost hear what he’s not quite saying. You can almost hear him say “I love you so much and I’m trying to push you away because I don’t want you hurting because of me. I’d rather hurt you now in the short term, than hurt for years because you’re grieving my death”

And I’m not pulling the whole “Sarnax loves Shepherd” thing out of my ass here. Look how he interacts with Shep in the episodes before and after. Sure, part of it is because he’s THE shepherd, so there’s that whole scripture/prophecy thing, but also I think Sarnax GENUINELY cares about Shepherd in a deep spiritual level. He loves Shep so much that he doesn’t know how to handle it. He loves Shep so much that he’s pushing him away, just so Shep doesn’t get burned by the fire that will be his grief when Sarnax dies.

And then look at how Shepherd responds. “Aw, Sarnax, I care about you too”. It was lighter, airier, almost like it didn’t hold quite the same weight as Sarnax’s confession. Shepherd still cares about Sarnax, don’t get me wrong. But either Shepherd meant it in a “aw, buddy, you’re my best friend :)))” platonic way, or didn’t mind casually revealing just how deep his affections go. Or, perhaps he didn’t quite understand what Sarnax meant when he said “I care deeply about you”, especially after mentioning that he cares about the others as well.

Not that I don’t think Shepherd doesn’t love Sarnax in his own way (idk about you, but joining your bffs cult and giving yourself to his god to ensure he’s alive and okay doesn’t sound very platonic to me lol), but…idk. Sarnax’s love for Shepherd runs deeper, almost teetering on obsession at times. Shepherd was the first person Sarnax has ever cared about, platonically or otherwise (he says so himself in this conversation), so it runs deep.

Sarnax has felt the warmth of Shepherd’s fire, and yearns to engulf himself in the gunslinger’s flames. And he did, for a short while. He let himself be selfish, he let himself embrace the warmth of Shepherd’s fire. His passion. His protection. Just…him. And then everything in the Amber Temple happened, and Sarnax suddenly remembered that, if you play with fire, you get burned. And nothing burned him worse than seeing Shepherd betray him, while under the influence of the sarcophagus. So he pulls away. He pulls away, and ignores the warmth of Shepherds fire, no matter how much he yearns to drown himself in the flames.

[fuckitpossumorb]

Comprehensive diagram of Andy’s characters,,,

[s0m4-r03]

fun fact: legends of avantris were the ones who got me to actually start watching dnd.

imagine gideon going with kremy to get his new suit and hat because what’s a ring leader without his strong man.

i imagine kremy looking at himself in a mirror and then finally putting on his signature hat. all while looking at himself with newfound pride.

“what’d ya think gid?” as he turns around to fully face gideon while gesturing like in his character art.

cut to gideon who is just awestruck and completely speechless.

*i’m aware that when kremy and gideon met kremy already had his current look, but this is a cute thought. also for those who don’t know what kremy use to look like.

[n0anix]

something about love and worship