#deltora quest barda

[axedogdraws]

is the deltora quest fandom alive on tumblr?

here's a lief and barda i drew a while back, based on their anime designs!

[wirtsauce4020]

someone take my free time away

[wizardlyghost]

thing about deltora quest that only occurred to me in hindsight is not only just how much jasmine carries the entire party on this quest but also how genre-defyingly brutal she is lol. like, this is a kid's series that hinges on riddles and puzzles far more heavily than combat - even when deaths occur, they're often the result of cleverness in some way rather than straight up combat ability. that said, let's look at the villain kill count at the end of book five of eight of the first series:

- lief: 1 - even there it's with a well-thrown bottle of cursed water rather than his sword.

- barda: 0 - i'm not counting that one unnamed sand beast, that's an animal not a villain.

- filli: 0 - he is a squirrel, this is unsurprising.

- kree: 1 - killed an invincible sorceress all by himself, good bird best friend.

- jasmine: 5 - dropped a tree branch on a mf, drowned two cannibals in quicksand, cut a giant snake's throat, shoved a dude down a pipe full of toxic mold (after having to be told not to cut his throat while he slept jfc).

idk it just suddenly struck me as really funny how this one character who isn't the protagonist is almost from a different, far more brutal story, and uses that fact to consistently be the mvp and save everyone else's asses. i need to read this series again it's been too long.

[lindalofbroome]

25 - Joy

And at last the dragons were so close together that the tips of their wings were touching. Together they roared, and the colours of their fires mingled in a rainbow blaze. And when that last, great fire had died, nothing remained of the Shadow Lord's terror but a vast circle of blackened ash. [...] And all who looked upon that scene were wept by a great wave of joy and wonder. For they saw that the shining wings of the dragons were like the gems of the Belt of Deltora, blazing in the sky. DELTORA QUEST 3 The Sister of the South Ch 20 Full Circle

bonus doodles:

can't not have barda and lindal in here you know me by now

gla-thon and gers lmao. can't remember if their friendship is canon or i was deflecting my ocs onto them but i stand by it

[hellleo]

> For Deltora!

hey have you guys ever read deltora quest . i think i have couvid

[theoakleafpancake]

I’m rereading DQ and sometimes I forget how wild Lief could be lmao. The scene where they’re about to fight the fear and Barda, Jasmine, and even Glock are collectively warning him to stay back—with Glock threatening to carry him and put him on a perch—and he straight up jumps past Barda to get to the cage 😭

[deltoravivisection]

I wrote a joke into the dream sequence of Shifting Sands where Lief hallucinates everyone with their anime designs... I don't like looking at this I feel queasy.

[wickedcriminal]

Jasmine: idk I'm just not feeling it here in the city, I'll probably go back to the forest

Lief (internally): okay Leif. Be smooth and subtle.

Lief: BUT WOULD YOU STAY,,, IF I SAID PLEASE 🥺🥺👉👈

[40lions]

I saw Deltora Quest made it on the Tor yearly book list for the first time and had to post a couple more sketches of the squad! DQ fandom rise up!!!

[meshimellow]

maybe the most niche media ive ever drawn something for. GUESS :)

designs in the first image belong to my friend miles @transhitman btw

[kornblume814]

[wizardlyghost]

[lindalofbroome]

01 - Introduction

what if anime but lyn designs what then

[clockwards]

one of the best things ive recently decided to do is read some chapters of a childrens book (the deltora quest series by emily rodda, currently) at night out loud to my girlfriend. Benefits include i get off my phone, i get to do silly voices, and i get the love of my life heavily invested in something i read when i was 6.

[unshatters-your-teacup]

I’m honestly so shocked that Deltora Quest just casually drops that during the Shadow Lord’s coup the king is wearing blue eyeshadow and black eyeliner because that’s the court style

[deltoravivisection]

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