#merilwen

[oxventurequotes]

oxventure-as-troubled-birds the sequel!

[sierradee]

Merilwen outlives her friends.

So before my hands took me out of the picture and before the last season of the Oxventurers' Guild, this is what I was working on!

In my mind, I was caught up on how much longer elves live, and how Merilwen being a true neutral has led to her making some pretty bloodthirsty decisions. What kind of person could that develop into, if left all alone for centuries, I wonder?

[octochan]

I have a terrible habit of putting projects on hold at 85% - 90% completion, but this being the last season of Oxventure with this particular group of doofi lit a fire under my ass to finish my cross stitch and get it sent. I still need to mount and frame this so hopefully I don't choke and stop doing anything for another 8 months

[randomthunk]

MERRY CHRISTMAS ONCE AGAIN! The idea of "Oxventure greeting cards" came into my mind at D&D, and so the marathon sprint began. Thanks a million to @the-last-teabender for helping me come up with captions for these.

[blocksventure]

The Oxventure - How It Started Vs How It Ended

Just had to celebrate the journey of the Oxventurers through the handy-dandy medium of Lego bricks.

Dob

The Spicy Rat Caper

Portal Combat

Merilwen

The Spicy Rat Caper

Portal Combat

Corazon

The Spicy Rat Caper

Portal Combat

Prudence

The Spicy Rat Caper

Portal Combat

Egbert

A Spot Of Bother

Portal Combat

[lux-bee]

wyd when my squad pull up? /ref

i finished the bigger thing those cute little pictures of merilwen and egbert were for! surprise, they're bookmarks!!

(i made these as a gift but now i want to make a set for myself too...)

i tried to make them scale properly but didn't realise i made dob too tall until it was too late lmao

close-ups of each character hanging from paper beneath the cut! :)

[oxventure-text-posts]

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

2024 Preliminaries — Oxventure

Propaganda

Corazón de Ballena:

Overconfident pirate who is actually kinda insecure but hides it behind a façade of smugness and carelessness. Kinda trans coded (he had a name that he doesn't use anymore and a shitty father who refuses to use the new name), went from being pretty selfish and egoistic to [SPOILER] literally sacrificing himself to save his friend's life

Dob:

Dob enjoys throwing all his gold (and that of his party) into lakes - fuck capitalism, am i right?? he has a thing for evil women that want to (and easily could) kill him and often comes up with less than perfect plans (his party member have made t-shirts that say: "Don't be a Dob!")

Egbert:

Most of his ideas involve bombs (and are fitting for a character with -1 Wisdom). He is constantly trying to convert people to his faith (purple sky cow god) and doesn't believe in ghosts even though they are demonstrably real in his world. He also has a pet seal called Seal Gaiman

Merilwen:

Even though she's nominally True Neutral, she has committed if not the most, then certainly the most memorable war crimes compared to the rest of her party. To this day, we remember Merilwen's Meatgrinder and Merilwen's Microwave. Also, she loves animals, puns, and is often the most sensible person around

Prudence:

She's kinda evil in a fun way, very confident, such a good character <3

[oxventurestuff]

Prudence - "Tell them we're gonna burn their homes, Merilwen, tell them we're burning their homes. We crave the flame!"

Episode: Bone to Pick

[francoulduseaplan]

Here's a health to the pirates, the druids, the bards, and to all the companions who make hard times less hard. To warlocks and paladins and all of our pets, and to all of the friends we haven't yet met. A health to Friendship and Adventure we share, and to all of our loved ones who show us they care.

going to miss these guys so much i actually bought a canvas and painted for the first time in years (TヮT)

i tried my hand at a Claire Keane-esque art style, 'cause i felt the whimsy and joyfulness of it fit the oxventurers really well (o˘◡˘o) hope you all like it! (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡ (also, this scan doesn't capture it, but this piece is so sparkly irl!!! i mixed glittery gold/silver paint in basically every colour and it looks so magical!!!)

[morkses-awful-house]

Finally watched the Oxventure finale (depression was acting up so i kept putting it off) and wow what an ending! Really like how much everyone got to flex throughout the adventure, everyone got a load of funny moments that really landed well. Immensely satisfied with the weird place that everyone ended on, just love it all the way through. Here's to the next thing!

Side note: I watched Oxventure sort of at random after having been recommended all sorts of DnD actual plays I never clicked with. I had been subscribed to the OX folks and I knew that I found them funny so I figured maybe this would be the one I would wind up liking. Incredibly I was right, somehow this was the first, and kind of only one that actually stuck with me (except maybe Drawga and Drawtectives but I sort of don't count those in the same vein as like, critical role). The breathless pace of each episode having to begin and end in such a short amount of time and the baffling comedic nonsense of it all resonated with me in a way a lot of the more 'structured' stuff never really did, I guess. I quote so much of its ridiculous lines so regularly I almost forget where I even got them from.

I understand on some level why it never took off in the way that other DnD actual plays do; it's a bizarre, often consequence-free, comedy focused gore-fest that regularly disregards the rules and has characters who routinely ruin everything for everyone. If you aren't prepared to match its pace then it will just read as strange and nonsensical, but I for one wouldn't change any aspect of it for the world. It occupies a weird little niche that I happen to sit in, and for as much as I see people suggest it change into a more traditional actual-play, I really don't think I would have appreciated it as much if it had. I mean, a more traditional actual play wouldn't have ended with the world eating big boss being torn to pieces by 18 level 6 moonbeams that they only got because of a years old stupid running joke. Or have a long aside where the dragon man accidentally generates the Mushroom queen who he just kind of... doesn't really give a shit about and then turns into a koala. You just don't get stuff like that from other actual plays. There's nothing else like it and i'm sad to wave it goodbye.

[oxventurequotes]

IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE OXVENTURERS GUILD???

OMFG On My Flat Geth

SMH Seal Man Happy

TLDR Tasty Long Dog Roll

LMAO Liliana, My Awesome Overlord

IMHO Incredibly Messy Historic Order

IDC I Dig Cthulhu

STFU Spikes! That Fun Undertaking!

WTF Wet Treasure Fiend

BRB Beeples Recording Bangers

GL Grease Lover

[noumios]

If you're still doing the doodle thing I have some oxventure requests you can choose to take or not, demonwoods, Lilith and her snakes, trans Edie, and Billie and Dob together (bc I think they'd get along)

they're talking about murder ^_^

[serene-faerie]

Silm OC: Merilwen of Doriath

After reading about the OCs of @cilil and @fishing4stars I finally decided to create a Silm OC, so here she is! I hope you all like her!

Name: Merilwen

Gender: Female

Group: Sindarin, some Nandorin heritage from her paternal side

Affiliation: Doriath, Elwing

Birthplace/Dwelling: Menegroth

Face-claim: Rose Byrne, circa 2000's

Merilwen is a Sindarin elf maiden, medicinal lore-master, and a perfume-maker who lives in Menegroth. Her mother is a handmaiden to Queen Melian, and her father is one of the march-wardens of Doriath. Merilwen's interest in perfume-making started when she began venturing into the many forests of Doriath to experiment with different perfume ingredients. Her greatest accomplishment as a perfume-maker is the perfume she made as a gift for Princess Lúthien's adolescent begetting day.

When she's not making perfumes, she's a lore-master and herbalist who specializes in the study of Sindarin medicine. She has great knowledge about medicinal plants and remedies, and it served her well when she was treating wounded soldiers during the First Battle of Beleriand.

Merilwen is very patient and conscientious. She works hard, always gives her best effort, and always strives to improve her skills. Though she may be shy and quiet, Merilwen is warm and caring, and she cherishes both family and friends deeply. She's also very proud of her Sindarin heritage, and she takes pride in being one of the Iathrim as well. Merilwen shows her pride in upholding Sindarin cultural traditions in many ways, like using Sindarin runes in her writing, wearing Sindarin gowns, and taking part in festivals and other ceremonies.

Like most of the Iathrim, Merilwen has very mixed feelings about most of the Noldor. She respects Finrod Felagund for his diplomacy and his sincere efforts to connect with the Sindar. She also admires his sister Artanis; enough to teach her about Sindarin medicine and support her budding romance with Celeborn. However, much like Thingol and the rest of the Sindar, Merilwen is deeply hurt and betrayed when the news of the First Kinslaying comes out. And like the rest of her kindred, Merilwen harbors a grudge against the Fëanorians for the kinslaying, and for their continued lack of respect towards Thingol and the Sindar as a whole.

In terms of people she likes, Merilwen deeply admires Lúthien. It helps that Lúthien had shown compassion to Merilwen and helped her grieve when her father had been killed during the First Battle. In addition, Merilwen has nothing but undying respect for King Thingol and Queen Melian, as they treated her grieving mother with kindness and compassion, and they even made sure that Merilwen was faring well in the wake of her father's death.

Merilwen has a very deep bond with Elwing, ever since the Second Kinslaying. Merilwen was part of the survivors who helped the young princess escape to the Havens of Sirion, and she was a primary mother figure for Elwing during childhood. As such, they've developed a mother-daughter bond, and are very close to each other. Merilwen wants nothing more than to see Elwing happy, and she's long since given up on finding love for herself. Instead, her main priority is raising Elwing and helping her grow up.

But then she catches the eye of Voronwë, one of the survivors of Gondolin, and the honorary uncle of the young Eärendil, son of Tuor and Princess Idril. And when Elwing and Eärendil befriend each other, Merilwen finds herself spending more time with Voronwë, who always accompanies Eärendil during playdates. Soon, after finding common ground with each other, Merilwen and Voronwë develop a close friendship with each other. Eventually, their bond blossoms into something much deeper with every moment they spend together. It doesn't take much for Voronwë to fall in love with Merilwen, and Merilwen very much feels the same way for him. However, Merilwen is afraid of confessing her feelings. She's lost too many loved ones in her life, and she can't bear to lose another person she loves.

But perhaps little Elwing can give Merilwen the push she needs to confess her feelings to Voronwë...

[randomthunk]

Everyone pose nice for Grandma!

Last art of 32, onwards to year 33!

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Yesterday's post was actually meant for another blog (egads, rookie mistake eh?). So for the inconvenience, please enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at an alternate Merilwen design I considered, featuring pronounced elf ears and a hair design reminiscent of Ellen's stage appearance.