#for the blood magic

[incendiorum]

a (mostly) sufficient list of visible io scars/past injuries/now including general wear and tear:

scar on left side of neck, ending in the middle of their throat - that one almost killed them. it was only because latona was there that they lived.

the whip scars on their back, from the tops of their shoulders to the base of their spine, with some that edge out over their ribs. most are jagged, raised lines, but there’s dips where skin was ripped/torn by the scourge (a whip not unlike a cat’o’nine tails). these are, by far, the worst of their scars and the harshest to lay eyes on. they really prefer to not talk about them and dislike their back being touched except by people they trust. it's not far-fetched to say that their back is completely marred beyond belief. they went through being lashed twice.

scars sprinkled across their forearms, hands, fingers, palms. dozens of fine, silver lines, for anytime that their blood was needed for their magic.

somewhat atrophied left shoulder, which gives their shoulders an asymmetrical appearance. they have limited range of motion in that arm, and they often wear a brace just to give themself some sort of relief. it varies from very stiff and painful to tolerable and flexible (to a point: they can't raise it above shoulder height even on a good day) depending on how much io used it the day before.

ring and middle finger on right hand are slightly crooked at the second knuckle. the ring finger no longer straightens out completely. the tip of their left pinky angles outwards, and their left ring finger mirrors the right one, although it has a tendency to lock up.

myriad of smaller, faded scars everywhere else, as is to be expected from a long, harder life: one in their hairline; some on their anterior chest, abdomen, stomach; several on legs, mostly on thighs and knees; a particularly stand-out one on the inside of their left knee; their only and ever bullet scars hidden in the hellebore tattoos on their hip (entry and ricochet exit); one nearly hidden on the underside of right eyebrow, quite faded but visible in the right light and angle; any on their back and shoulders end up blending into the lash scars already there.

lifelong wear-and-tear includes the fact that their back can hurt like an utter bitch sometimes (and seizes up on them on occasion), and an ache in their knees that they like to ignore for as long as possible because they'll be damned if they can't walk as much as they want to (a-fucking-lot).

[christadeguchi]

women………….. | DOROHEDORO

(by the way. this is noi.)

[ruporas]

dragon meat, you, and me

[albaharu]

did you know if you support merrill in her act 2 mission you get rivalry points with everyone except isabela and varric. anyway merrill support team no one is gonna be mean to her on my watch

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[nataliedecorsair]

If you are polite and courteous, the spirits will kindly agree to take a picture for you - and other spooky arts I drew this year >:) Most of the arts are taking place in Heather's world, including the gambling scene (don't look under the table...) INFO ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND SETTING IS HERE The last art is another awkward monster art and you can find the backstory here Previous spooky & Heather's world art post is here (you can see some recurring characters throughout the art) More Mari Lwyd (who is a Welsh spirit and is being a "crossover" in my art) is here P.S. - bonus points to you if you can find all the hidden frogs 🐸

[labannori]

Why is Ronan so hard to draw…..

[bigfatbreak]

Birds of a Feather previous / next

(tw blood)

[oggysonart]

Idk, I just wanted to see her with some nose bleed, I guess?

I practiced drawing people a lot lately because I wanted to draw more Utena and I can see a lot of growth already so that makes me really happy!

[sharpace]

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[j0celynh0rr0r]

Trying to get away?

[cookinguptales]

I MEAN but wouldn't that be an incredible isekai series??

a modern princess whose job is basically just being a beautiful figurehead

grows bored with her vapid role in life and withdraws from society, riddled with ennui

only to fall into a fantasy realm where princesses have real political power

as well as important responsibilities that her subjects depend upon

and at first it's a comedy of errors as she realizes that none of her training prepared her for this

but then she grows as a person and applies herself to learning how to guide and guard this kingdom

and becomes the powerful and just princess she was always meant to be

...so I guess apparently my new favorite conspiracy theory is that kate's shoujo manga just underwent a MASSIVE genre switch.

[mistress-light]

Ghost of Tsushima PC • (dev. Sucker Punch Productions)

[colorful-horses]

i need to see your take on the mlp infection au trend going around tiktok

infection

[the-northern-continent]

To me it 100% makes sense that the Inquisitor and Rook aren’t interested in blood magic.

When someone who grew up in Ferelden imagines a blood mage, they’re picturing their burnout cousin who brews moonshine and has punched a cop.

Northern Marchers, or anyone else who grew up within spitting distance of Tevinter, are picturing Mitch McConnell.

[visenyaism]

maegor had dragon dreams he was just too repressed to discuss them with anyone