#fanwalkers

[bace-jeleren]

i miss the fanwalker era of the mtg tumblr experience

I should pay them more attention, I fell off the wagon for real. I'm always open to and enjoy answering questions about them, it's how I usually get info about them out there, since I can never find the right time to info dump about them very much.

[reubenyeoart]

Speaking of your planeswalkers, how did you design them and theme them around their colors? If you haven't answered this before. I love the theory behind the colors and how planeswalkers are represented.

Ah; the colour connections my fanwalkers had are a bit looser than how the colour pie works, hahaha.

For Kanerva, my first planeswalker; he's simply based on my W/B enchantments EDH deck, led by Daxos, the Returned. It's also an allusion to his fur colours (since he's a panda).

For Tormund, he was designed for an idea I had for a piece I did for my Ko-Fi. I wanted to create a Kaldheim-based character and designed Tormund's outfit based on the Kannah, since I envisioned his magic being based on growing stronger the more he puts himself into danger (also the reason why he doesn't wear any topwear).

This piece was to highlight Tormund's character, showing Tormund wanting to flex his abilities and planeswalking to Amonkhet to complete the Trial of Strength.

[pikagatogirltits]

So fanwalker creators of Tumblr... anyone actually going to engage with the whole "lots of planeswalkers have lost their sparks" plot point for your fanwalkers, or are you gonna just ignore it?

[arvadthecursed]

IT'S DONE

Here's the final chapter of THR!!! Thanks for coming on this journey with me :)

[little-red-rabbit]

Think with all the invasion stuff you’ll compleat any of your characters? (I think I’m too attached/chicken to xD)

I'm kind of in the same boat as you @thetabbybadger I'm far to attached to my walker to complete any of them. Though I had considered have Niphorbis becoming complete do to his connection to nyx and have him pass away when the Phyrexians become inert.

But just because I have no plans to complete any of my oc dose not mean I have not put a lot of thought into what they would be like completed.

Marcel, Tender to Perfection

“I have surrendered the fleeting warming of flesh for the cold embrace of perfection.”

Not to long ago I sent you as message describing a completed Marcel well I have an update to that.

Marcel hair has become one sheet of flesh like silver fused to his lower back and around his ribs, it cloaks his upper body like a funeral lily. His upper body is now segments of perfectly smooth porcelain, jointed together like a great doll. As he moves you can see in the gaps of the joints brambles of copper, wound together in a mockery of muscle and sinew. His lower body though is now quadrupedal, green copper artistically sculpted into a mockery of a unicorn. An affront to everything Marcel ever believed in and the blessed of his home plane.

Marcel had become Elesh Norn's greatest weapon against the remains of the Mirrodin resistance, for against the cold artificialness of New Phyrexia their life force burns like a flare in the night.

When the invasion happened Marcel was tasked with brining perfection to his own home plane. Here he further proved his worth to the great work as he ability to manipulate life energies assisted in allowing the Phyrexian to overcome the Floramorians natural resistance to completion.

He would ultimately be put down by Duke Lyle, who in a brutal dragged out battle was finally able to avenge both his sons from what had happened to them. But this was not the end of Marcel's story for as he laid dying on warm stone of the castle he grew up in, the soul of Floramore heard the anguish of the soul trapped with in metal cage. She welcomed her lost child back into the embrace of the good earth, and somewhere far in the Fair Wilds a young dryad with silver hair would one day be born with a spark already ignited.

Segara, Avatar of Assimilation

"Here my journey has come to an end, I have found my place within the great work."

The breathtaking albino peacock feather of Segara's mighty wings have fused together into great sheets of chrome, tipped with the eyes of gitaxias. His head is now a chrome bird skull with interlocking metal spines flowing down from it to his chest. His body is now completely smooth chrome, with the symbol of Phyrexia carved into his chest. Behind him rages a living storm of black oil vapers, the Avatar of Assimilation. Born from Segara adsorbing the magic of glistening oil into his body and with the magic of his former goddess manifesting the very avatar of Phyrexia's will.

Molycap, Mycosynth Mutation

*horrifical oily gurgles*

Molycap has fused with mycosyth to become a horrific blighted mound of death and decay. A living rot farm of fused funguses and the undead from which Phyrexian saprolings burst from that quickly skitter into the dark of the undercity to spread more of the glistening oil into Ravnica water ways.

Serrabeth, Blazing Raider

"Come now child, no more tears, sometimes you got to know when to join the winning side."

Out of all my walker Serrabeth might have joined Urabrask willingly, trading in her aging body for one of immoral iron. Most of Serrabeth body is little more then an skeletal framework with a skull and crossbones making up her chest. The rest of her is the flames of Urabrask furnace given life, oh also her left arm is now a cannon because fuck ya.

Dillan, Yawgmoth's Dream

"Soon the nightmare of flesh will come to an end and all will share the dream of Phyrexia."

Dillan lower body if formed out of porcelain plates and has become more of a bipedal satyr then the sheep centaur he used to be. A sheet of white oil stained wool rapped around his waist like a child's security blanket. His chest is made entirely out of silver as he has been fused to mother moon. Who now oily sands now flow from the gap in his chest, spreading the dream of completion.

Nivel, Phyrexia's Harmony

"Soon we shall all sing in one voice"

Nivel has been fused with a number of other Phyrexias from all of the factions, their bodies forming a sort of twisted exoskeleton around is. They are his choirs and he is their conductor. Together they sing the hymn of the Phyrexia using Nivel animation magic to bring completion even to unliving stone.

Angelique, Angel of Elesh Norn

"In the light of the five suns I have foreseen Phyrexia's victory across countless worlds."

Angelique would be twisted into a mockery of an Elspeth, her body now little more then a set of living procaine pates interlocked into a set of armor. Behind her head is a halo shaped in of the New Phyreia's symbol. From her shoulders extend two great vents from which gouts of great flames burst forth giving the illusion of wings.

Valentino, Unseen Agent

"Promises where made to me that my love would be returned to me in perfection."

No one knows what Valentino's completed form looks like and that is the point. His mastery of illusion magic has made him invaluable in infiltration pockets of resistance and destroying them from within.

Ozmander, Porcelain Patriarch

"I have served many who only keep a veneer of faith, I find no such weakness here."

The left half of Ozmander body is formed from the white of the orthodoxies porcelain, the right the black iron of the steel thanes. He is draped his the robes of a holy man tattered and dripping with black oil, his sword having been fused with his right hand where it spins in it's socket.

Anise, Phyrexias Scripter

"The story has been written, the ending planed long in advance, all will be one."

Anise body now had the skeletal build of black iron, wing of folded porcelain plates and a cap of chrome covering her eyes. She now write in glistening oil a single word on everything she sees "Completion".

[niuttuc]

Tell me more about your ocs dealing with the Phyrexia invasion!

Dancing-Hands was on Amonkhet with his partners' family during the invasion, and unfortunately his particular skills were pretty well countered by the Phyrexians' nature. His telekinesis for the most part couldn't touch them as they were alive, and even enchanted, his paper constructs had a hard time cutting metal. He made himself useful in different ways, using his origami to lure enemies or carry messages, but he mostly stayed hidden in the back protecting Epnu and Tasaba's children while they worked at sapping and attacking the enemy more directly.

Arega used the invasion to their own end, taking advantage of the turmoil and fights to pull off a dangerous stunt to extract both their original and default body from the Simic facility where they were alternatively "secured". Their current whereabouts and status is unknown, and it's another thing the Combine is worried about now. Since Arega's whole thing was a secret, they're trying to figure out what they can do to contain the issue without revealing them.

Madaya was in Strixhaven during the invasion, after Iren pointed her in that direction, and she mostly tried to keep herself and some students alive, though to do that she had to resort to using spells on top of her usual tricks. Though her being as crafty as she is was more useful against professors who were well-versed in whatever spells their students knew, at some point she had to combine them with magical illusions to improve their effects. She might well come out of this disaster with having partly changed her mind about spellcasting.

Odomi definitely got more stories to tell during this. He was flitting about in between many different places in the Wilds, from the Alernis' castle to Nyrhen's sanctuary and more, bringing the story along with him, or maybe being brought alongside it. He didn't appear to actually do much himself but appearances can be deceiving.

Vaalin was a key asset of some New Coalition operations by providing invaluable logistic support and intel, all the while pursuing a research theory he had on a hypothetical way to apply his magic to potentially cripple the invasion. Unfortunately, that research eventually proved the opposite of what he wanted. So goes science sometimes.

Anedia tried her best to get the latest information on the situation as it developed without getting her eyes gouged out.

[tibalt-the-fineblooded]

So I saw a post about this concept and thought it would make for a interesting ask. Magical damage, like a necromancers fingers slowly turning black and losing sensation or a wizard with lighting bolt scares across their arms. What dose it look like when your oc's push their magic beyond what their bodies can handle?

Overcasting is a fun concept for me. I usually think of it in the terms of how much bang can the caster get for their buck if they pour too much or more than they really have into a spell. Though the side effects are neat to look at, but it does depend on whether or not they have a magic that can be overcast.

Ceral: The elemental magics that he wields; fire, ice and lightning, are all basic examples of overcastable. When this happens, it's less an issue for his actual body and more for the environment around him. A glass can only hold so much before it overflows and, as such, each of Ceral's elements will flow out as well. They tend to flow out of his eyes and hands which are focal points for his magic. Laan: Overcasting his geomancy, as his ability to grow in size has measured limits, is akin to overstraining the body during a workout. If he tries to move too much earth, it will result in pulled muscles, strained joints and potential dislocations. Except: Their shapeshifting doesn't have limits that can be considered overcasting. Y'lona: Her Heal/Harm curses are in a way always overcasted, as each is the consequence of the other. If she heals passed her limits, the feedback is that an equal amount of harm will be done, and vis versa. She is very aware that if she does too much of one, she needs to be ready to direct an equal amount of the other. Saving the lives of 4 people means inflicting 4 fatal injuries worth of suffering to potentially 1 person that can't take it. Zoya: Her magic is "Make things hard to break." Outside of applying the spell too much and getting general mana fatigue, there's not a downside for Zoya. Atlan: While being a martial artist, using his magic too much will result in minor burns turning into major burns along the limbs. The burns will start at the toes and fingers and slowly climb to the knees and elbows, with the potential to go higher up the limbs. Sturn: The necromanic nature of Sturn's magic has little effect on him, as he is undead already. What using too much will do instead is burn out any glamours he has, stripping back his appearance to his proper undead form as a lich. The more tired and out of magic Sturn is, the harder the facade is to maintain. Samuel: If he pushes passed his limits, any control he's exerting over any spirits will break. Luckily, for Samuel at least, he can overcome this limit by simply eating any spirits he looses control of. Kitai: As Kitai puts out more magic than she should, she goes through stages of output. At first, it looks like she's simply making her glass wings larger, but its actually the glass spreading apart as she loses control. Later the glass will be too spread for her to maintain flight, followed by the glass over taking Kitai's back and shoulders before movement becomes incredibly hindered. This effect also spreads to any other glass constructs that she is in contact with. Aseri: Overcasting for Aseri is mostly seen as trying to have more summons active than she can control. Once there are more than can be controlled the ink will revolt in a way. Her tattoos will squirm on her skin and the summons will sweat black ink before slowly melting. Cas: Being very aware of how little magic he has, Cas does not often go over his ability. Due to the low levels he's naturally at, Cas's overload looks more like someone casting a larger spell. His limited fire and reinforcement magics will burst in larger fashions when ending, but ultimately thats all.

[socialpoison]

Now that the Prerlease for M.O.M has come and gone and the story has been fully posted online I can finally ask this question that has been on my mind for so long! Which Legendary creature would your ocs team up with, hypothetically or otherwise, in defense of the multiverse. And if you feel like it what would their card be like?

Klaus, as a believer in nautical nonsense, would team up with Cosima maybe! When he drowned after his sparking, he was saved by a dolphin, and I always intended for that to be Cosima! If not her, then maybe Callaphe! Just a simple landfall into scry and draw probably! Traenor would team up with... Maybe Syr Gwyn! She was his idol when he was a squire, he'd be mildly fanboying it up the whole time. Probably an equipment matters card with indestructible!

[bace-jeleren]

Since you mentioned it (last week but procrastination), I am curious about what happened to your fanwalkers in the past couple years of events eventing, but to narrow it down a bit more, let's start with the family of Wren, Kuro and Megumi!

Ah, yes, of course, everyone's favorite little family! It's so difficult to juggle my fanwalker canon, since a lot of plot stuff happens like ten+ years in the future, so every time a major canon event takes place I have to male sweeping addendums to their lore.

For the uninitiated: Wren is a vampire from Innistrad who made a name for herself on Kylem in Valor's Reach. She doesn't have any standout qualities that aren't just "vampire traits, but juiced up", but she is especially charismatic and uses that to her advantage. In order to feed, without stooping to murder, Wren hosts orgies with her army of devoted fans, and drinks only small portions of participant's blood. Wten is genderfluid.

Kuro is a soratami necromancer from Kamigawa who met Wren shortly after the events of WAR, and the two of them immediately became entangled in a whirlwind romance. Kuro raises the dead by way of touching corpses, so she can actually use her necromancy unintentionally if she isn't careful. When she raises the dead, she is treated to the memories of their death, and sometimes even other details.

Megumi is their daughter, a soratami dhampir who winds up getting into trouble of her own much later down the line.

By the time the Phyrexian invasion was taking place, Megumi was an infant, which forced Wren and Kuro to remain on Kylem instead of going to the aid of their friends.

Kuro attempted to make use of Phyrexian corpses at her disposal, but getting treated to the memories of what they experienced during compleation made utilizing them impossible. Trying even once exposed her to the Phyrexian brainwashing that it nearly consumed her.

Due to "I already planned out their story way ahead of canon, so they have to keep their sparks" reasons, neither of them were victims to the Great Pruning, but they became automatic go-tos when it came to working with multiplanar travelers when the Omenpaths started opening up.

[dancing-sword]

"As a tree broke through the realms, so too did a girl's heart."

Out of all the images to do after not having the time and/or energy to do art for so long, this was a nice one to do.

I didn't talk with @moisellethefae about Moiselle's curse that kept her from planeswalking when I started this (and I still haven't ¯\_(ツ)_/¯), but once I got the idea I had to put it down. I've had a couple ideas of proxy/alt card art that I've been wanting to do, but it's taking me forever to pen the ideas (and also decide which are for what).

[gay-little-izzet]

I love making up guys

[hollownoire]

Lets turn up the heat~ Renna, Forge of Freedom! She bites and burns...

[first-interplanar-bank]

Just want to say hi and reintroduce my mtg OC to all the new MTG RPers on the scene. (Hope I tag this correctly)

This is the blog for Desz Qincyne, a member of the Azorius senate and, more importantly, a planeswalker who runs the First Interplanar Bank. The bank got its start providing service to Planeswalkers in need of currency on the plane they were visiting. These days, the clientele has expanded to anyone visiting an unfamiliar world in need of banking services. The bank is open for business to all in need of its services.

[arvadthecursed]

Meredith and Vronos are reunited.

Here's chapter 12! Thank you so much for 50 hits!

[shardssystem]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let's spread the self-love 💞

Luckily, I have written at least five things! <sigh of relief>

In no particular order:

Once Was Lost - The start of it all. I still “enjoy” the feeling that the inevitable approach to the gallows gives.

To Tame A Tiger - We are all miss Blaseball, RIV, and all that. I wasn’t as active as I would’ve liked, but I’m still proud of this piece, and how it gives a bit of character to an underrepresented player.

Future Past - While Once Was Lost is the start of things, this is where a little of the meat of the story starts coming into play.

Pulling Loose The Threads - Escalation is the name of the game here, and shows a solid link to the established canon, which I’m always wary about doing.

Holiday In Eorzea - Not just a Dead Kennedys reference! This is easily the most ambitious thing I’ve written to date, and it’s far from over. The sad thing in my mind is that it comes after a lot of other parts that are yet to be written. But sometimes, stories have their time and demand it.

Thanks for the ask, @brasideios! I’ll leave the floor open for anyone else who would like, but I’d like to hear from @kosmosxipo , @mossy-kit, and @cyndakip - Talk some Spit!

[niuttuc]

Updated this for 2024 info about them and including various art commissioned for the characters over the years for the main roster. Sorry for the long post, but putting this up here again as a result.

Niuttuc’s Fanwalker List

Art and short bios and description of my fanwalkers, since it was a little weird to refer to an ask every time. Occasionally updated (last update: November 2024.) Since my roster has expanded significantly since this post was first made, I’ll only put my “core” characters into a first “short” list, and the rest below the cut. Note that I do still occasionally develop and do appreciate questions beyond the core characters, I just decided to separate things for ease of read.

Feel free to inquire if you’re curious about any of them or any specific bit of the text here! There is much, much more than the little written here about each of them. Though do provide enough context for me to understand what you’re asking about.

None of the art featured here was made by me, though it was all commissioned from various artists. I’ll tag them when I know their current tumblr whereabouts, though many have moved on from it over the years, or changed their handles enough times I don’t know them anymore.

1) Anedia Kosel (UB)

She/her, Human, overt (former?) dimir reporter and covert (former?) dimir agent. Sleep mage. From Ravnica. After a successful column writing about other worlds and planeswalkers, and a failed attempt at a paper she ran herself, now has moved to Thunder Junction to try again, and trade interplanar information with interested parties.

2) Ivegard ( R )

She/Her, Flamekin empath from Lorwyn. She travels mostly for traveling’s sake, but takes on courier work across planes to find new places to go and meet new people. Omenpaths have brought both more competition and more parties interested in her services.

3) Nyrhen (G)

(Nyrhen doesn’t deserve art, plus he’d be annoying if not murderous to anyone he would deem representing him in less than perfect fashion)

He/Him, Elf from Lorwyn. Potential/true self magic. Seeks people who know who they are. Current home set up in the Wilds of Eldraine, but he doesn’t spend too much time there. He’s a terrible person who occasionally does good things for bad or weird reasons, but most often an unpredictable danger for others.

4) Vaalin (WUR)

(art by @reubenyeoart​ )

He/him, half-merfolk half-human, Tolarian scholar from Dominaria. Magic allowing manipulation of the perception of time, and for him to slip between moments. Generally a pacifist, he’s still not alright with the little fighting he found himself forced into during the recent phyrexian invasion, even though he mostly stuck to handling logistics for the new coalition.

5) Dancing-Hands (WU)

He/Him, Kitsune with origami-based animating magic and innate short range telekinesis on non-living objects. From Kamigawa. Former follower of an Ojutai dragon. Currently mostly based on Amonkhet in a relationship with a pair of Khenra twins, he’s also been exploring working with a branch of the Order of Heliud.

6) Dolores (BR)

(She has some gifted arts, but nothing “official” yet. Though that might change sooner than later)

She/Her, demon with pain-based magic. Resides and works on New Capenna as torturer, mainly for the Maestros. From the fan-plane of Ferely. She was born an Azra and ascended to demonhood in a process she doesn’t fully understand. Recently has been seen on Thunder Junction and a few other planes seeking some specific people for unknown reasons.

7) Arnoss (RGW)

He/Him, Ghavalek (Gharial-based person) with enhanced strength and protection based on others’ need for his help. From the fan-plane of Ocaelum. Fully amphibious. He’s recently spent more time on his home plane and was adopted into his culture’s wide pantheon, the Spirit Kindred. He’s big, over 3m (10′) tall at time of writing, but the gentlest of giant with most people, despite or maybe because of his appearance. Before his return home, he’s worked as a bodyguard to help people and his own purse before.

8) Lhur (B)

(No art for Lhur yet. Maybe someday!)

He/Him, Giant from Fiora. His magic is rooted in manifesting what people want or desire. Led a revolt against his own father’s rule of a small kingdom far away from Paliano. After his victory, he ruled for a few years and established a better system for his country and his people. And recently lost the first election with that new system.

9) Farell Bassola (U)

(No art for Farell yet, unless there is. It’s hard to tell with shapeshifters. Which would make a depiction pretty pointless.)

Most often uses He/They. Shapeshifting duelist from Fiora, copying their opponents’ appearance and skills. Doesn’t try nor like actually trying to impersonate others. Inspired by a character from tragedy, Farell has suffered his share of cruel twists of fate and impossible love.

10) Arega (GU)

(art by @poisonhemlocke​)

They/Them, Lorwyn Changeling modified with old Simic biomancy. They’re now encased in a hybrid body designed for the Guardian project, and slowly adapt to conditions they face. On the run from the actual Simic guild, though the Guild is not as interested in chasing Arega as they think.

11) Zarunpel (G(BW))

(No official art for Zarunpel yet, but she might be next on the list)

She/Her, Human Knight of Garenbrig, from Eldraine. Rapunzel-inspired, she has long, heavy and indestructible hair she uses as both weapon and protection. She’s stronger than she looks and has access to some protection magic. She doesn’t like the story a fae has tried to force her into since the day of her birth, and tries to be very different than what her looks of a dainty princess would have others expect. Also her shadow either is or contains a magical giant panther of Urborg she uses as a mount, bonded to her by the Soul of Windgrace after a service rendered.

12) Sezashi (UG)

(art by @reubenyeoart​ )

He/Him, Orochi from Kamigawa. His kami-granted magic allows him to manipulate life and objects by doubling or halving them or some of their characteristics. Trying to figure out what kind of world Kamigawa might one day become from the Merge and help steer it towards the better outcomes of it.

13) Jaspar Naelir (BG)

(No art for Jaspar yet)

He/Him, Shadow Elf from Skemfar (Kaldheim). His magic deals with evoking past life in previously living objects, somewhere between druidism and necromancy. It is empowered by a fang of Koma’s (coil) he carries made up to look like a sword. He looks for secrets of the Einir and how they came to be in “far realms”, other planes that the Skoti may not have purged like they did his own culture.

Link to a spreadsheet for easy reference

The rest of the cast under the cut, this post is already plenty long enough, you scrolled down plenty already.

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