#essekthelyss

[evienchantress]

Stress & Relief✨

I so love doodling these brothers. I imagine Essek was often under pressure as a boy with his natural magical prowess and the impression from others that he needed to be exceptional. Verin, being a good brother, does his best to understand and support his older brother however he's able. Even with just a hug😌❤️

[coolluminaryphantom]

Finally started drawing again! Here's another Essek, in a bit more of a graphic style than I'm used to doing. Hope you all like it! #critical role #critical role fanart 

[solishniwa]

Foil print experiment

[lady-shikibu]

Beacon lore from way back: the first time Caduceus looked into the beacon, he asked if it felt uncomfortable and Matt replied that "it doesn't feel unnatural. It feels like a view behind the curtain."

Pretty interesting that that's the feeling of Caduceus, arguably the most divinely connected person of any of the campaigns and the one who serves the Wild Mother, who is herself most connected to Exandria of all the gods.

Obviously it's pushing a bit to say that the Wild Mother feels ok with the beacons because Cad does, but if she'd disliked it then I think he definitely would have picked up on that.

On top of that, the "peak behind the curtains" description is crazy interesting. Curtains of what? I assume that Cad would think that it's a peak behind divinity, but that's such an inexact phrase!

Is it the curtains of divinity? Which would mean that the beacons are tied to the gods either through shared origin or shared power. Power enough that it can see beyond what the gods hide, but not enough that it discomforts the gods.

Or is it the curtains of creation? The gods came to already-created Exandria and made life. It seems from Ashton's most recent vision that the Titans made or were at least significant to the creation of the physical object Exandria, considering they were a sort of vessel through which Exandria gave it's "the earth abides" message.

If they're not connected to the gods, could the beacons have some connection to the Titans? I doubt it, because Aeor had a beacon (probably), and yet the Titans were still hanging around getting ready to cause trouble when Avalir fell. If Aeor had a beacon and were studying it to develop the things like the purple gems... But, then again, Aeor was not known for making wise decisions about where they got their secret, scary projects from. If the beacons are connected to the Titans in some way, Aeor would be all up in that. Make an enemy of the gods, make an enemy of the Titans, make an enemy of everyone!

If not the Titans and not the gods, it could be that the beacons are connected to what made everything, before there was an Exandria for the Titans and the gods, what was there? The Luxon?

"Behind the curtain" also lends credence to another theory I've seen going around that the Luxon as a whole is a meta-narrative, self-insert sort of structure for the game itself. Peak behind the curtains, peak behind the screen.

Ugh, too many theories, not enough information! But the fact that the gods view the beacon as a non-threat null-entity is really interesting. They have some knowledge of it but don't seem bothered with it, even though the beacons are sources of great potential and power.

[savs-creates]

Happy Thursday!

Matt gave us some great wizard moments from the live show so enjoy Ludy and Essek

#critrolefanart #criticalrolefanart #criticalrole #ludinusdaleth #essek #essekthelyss

[bombdotcomshop]

have you considered doing ear cuffs? I can't really wear earrings but I love ear cuffs. It'd be really cool to have an esseck one (or two!)

Oh definitely, absolutely! I actually have materials, and showed a custom one I made here for a customer who wanted a dual piercing/cuff situation (excuse the tiktok video, it is what I have on hand right now to show!)

I am open for custom orders right now if you have something in mind :)

[dazeydyl]

I’m going feral over Shadowgast rn. So I couldn’t help but draw the kiss. I’ll finish it soon! #wip #shadowgast #MightyNeinReunited #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CalebWidogast #essekthelyss

[anilua-art]

It’s been a while ~ I haven’t published anything for a long time because after a week most of my drawling looks terible to me 😅😅 or i beginning projects way too big and they start to bore me😝 On the occasion that I have the last 20 episodes of Mighty Nein to watch, I drew our favorite Hot Boy - Essek Thelyss <3

[aquarisma]

"Growing pains" I drew this during the break in December and it has become relevant ever so often since then.

[linootte]

Here comes the (hot) boi!

[sketchylimp]

I added color to this Shadowgast outline I loved from @coolluminaryphantom

[evienchantress]

Two hands, one home✨⚔️

Been wanting to draw these boys older for a good while, this was a lot of fun! Miss this angsty mage, will definitely have to draw more of him and his brother soon

[coolluminaryphantom]

So, Matt Mercer says that Essek takes up knitting after CR2. Makes sense to me, wizards like to observe patterns and weave things together to make other things, right?

[archmage-misha]

Some Shadowgast for ya’ll this evening

[lynkhart]

As some of you may recall from my manic and sleep deprived stories on Instagram, the second campaign of Critical Role came to a close last week and honestly, I’m still coming to terms with it. The ragtag bunch of misfits that are the Mighty Nein have given me so much joy over the last three years and while I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next in C3, I’m really going to miss them. In the week before the final episode I went into a creative maelstrom like I haven’t experienced in a long time. I wrote an 11k fanfic, started what turned out to be a 4k essay on Caleb and Essek’s intertwining narratives, and began this bit of artwork. Then the finale happened and I just have so many feelings to process. 😩 My favourite ship went canon at last and everyone got their happy endings and just, ugh, I love them all so much.

Anyway, this little moment at the end of the penultimate episode stuck with me, so I just knew I had to draw it. Veth didn’t turn out quite as well as I hoped, but I’m pleased with everything else, especially Essek.

(I used Clip Studio Pro if anyone’s wondering)

So yeah, don’t mind me, just crying over fictional characters as usual 🙃

[curiousrei]

I had such a wonderful time at @sunnyconstagram this weekend and I was so deeply touched by the amount of love I got on Saturday as Essek. Over the last few years he has become my favourite character ever and there are aspects of his character I relate to on such a deeply personal level, so I was overjoyed to finally be able to put a cosplay for him together and bring him to a con. The reception he got made it so much better as well so I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who spoke to me about him or took pictures. Cannot wait for next year and hopefully it won't be too long before I get to bring this boy out again with a few improvements (namely a beacon that doesn't fall apart with a strong wind x'D) 💙 #EssekThelyss #Essek #CriticalRole #criticalrolecosplay #cosplay #sunnycon #sunnycon2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWF8-YLkw1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=