#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]

source: the last of us (show)

pov you got rescued from grey guards en route to the shadow arena but youre not sure your saviours are much better

[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 😭

[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 🥺🥺👉👈

[meshimellow]

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

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

[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.

[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!!!

[kornblume814]

[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

[lampochkaart]

I also drew a fake book cover for Deltora with my vision of characters. Hope you like it!

[wizardlyghost]

[lindalofbroome]

never seen these guys before in my entire life

[sisterofthesouth]

good evening deltora quest enjoyers

[wickedcriminal]

I'm crying Lief LITERALLY told Barda and Jasmine "for the love of everything that is holy you guys keep me tied to you. I WILL Wander Away. I am going to try to convince you to untie me but you CANNOT let me convince you to untie me I am so serious right now" and the MINUTE they stop to rest they untie him

And then they GET MAD AT HIM FOR WANDERING AWAY!!! HE WARNED YOU!!! HE LITERALLY TOLD YOU NOT TO CUT HIM LOOSE