#no this was not gw2 inspired

[cuppajj]

The Menders are Thalamites who turn into flora, tasked with arguably the most important job in the entire colony: overseeing the development and care of Thalamite newsparks. They are a tightly-knit community who live in the Nursery, a massive grove full of trees with pods in which Thalamites are forged in. Menders always know when newsparks are set to emerge from their pods, and thus they are always there to welcome them into the world. They are peaceful and soft spoken, and they are devout to the titan. Their community operates completely separate from greater Thalamhan; Menders never leave the Nursery, so they farm their own food and make their own fabrics, all for themselves and the newborn Thalamites in their care. They never see the outside world, but they’re content with it, always dedicated to preparing the young to find their place in it. After a Thalamite leaves the Nursery, they can never go back, and the Mender never sees them ever again. It can be hard, since they can become attached to the little ones, but they know it’s all part of their role as the caretakers of new life.

[commanders-sole-braincell]

Do you think certain scented sylvari have to combat the pavlovian reaction to their scent?

Like lavender sylvari adapting shouting and wearing the most noisy, obnoxious jewellery cuz they walk into a room and half the people in there start to drift from using lavender sleep aids?

[rosewoodroad]

I had a HC that Aurene in Tyrian form would probably take after the Commander (+Caithe for sylvari), and I took it as an excuse to test out my new tablet--

But also, expanding on the HC with more Thoughts...

I imagine she would actually be hilariously bad at shapeshifting at first, like a slippery slope down uncanny valley.

She'd pass the "looks ok from across the room" test, but get too close and you notice all the little imperfections (or lack thereof). She never blinks, her skin is too flawless, she has too many teeth, her hair glows whenever she laughs??

Sometimes, she forgets that Asura only have 4 fingers, or that Sylvari aren't supposed to glow all the time, or that other races aren't supposed to glow at all.

[cait-sith]

Day 10: Petal

[starlightsuncrow]

Now that the @gw2-zine is done and free to see(please check it out!) I hope everyone can enjoy all the joy and love we all put into our pieces! Here's a small corner of serenity with Drasyil ( and my main sillies in bkg)

[missbadafker]

I just visited Whiskerbrew's homestead and was left in awe. They built a challenging jumping puzzle in this Alice in Wonderland feeling forest that takes you through the treetops along treehouses and it even features a plushy scavenger hunt. If you see their LFG up in EU I would definitely suggest seeing for yourself :)

[system-architect]

wanted to doodle and try to figure out the design of my new chara, inquisitor toza ^_^

[fleetingmirage]

I felt inspired and had to get this out of my system

Tiny crop from something I'll probably not finish, because the full composition is a bit of mess

[ashes-onthewind]

ya ever think about sylvari... how do they do deal with heat control?

do they run fevers? do they get heat stroke/heat exhaustion/hypothermia? if they do, how do they regulate their temperature? do they sweat? if they do, is it sap? do they have an internal heating system? are they warm or cold blooded?

i like to think they're like lizards. they're cold blooded, so they're fine in hot conditions, but the cold slows them down to sluggish levels.

[what-the-flux]

Another silly extra doodle from the Art Party with @golden-golem's babe Xixbin flustering Vir, haha

[lynxfrost13]

Rotating a potential new STAR unit oc… really old gal who lost her cadre in some horrible accident and she’s not the laidback suave girl she used to be but what can she do!

[otvian]

PFP cheap commissions

Haii, trying to get my legendary so Id love to make small commissions for gold or few bucks :3 Here are examples of what I mean, I love making these :3 5$ or 120 gold for one ^^

[wilsons-journey]

July Tinapple

Engineer • Iron Legion • She / Her • 18 years old.

Future Commander in an alternative AU in which my other Charr don't exist. An AU that is closer to the original Story, yet with a small twist: She is the daughter of Tybalt Leftpaw.

She is also my go to replay the whole Story of GW2 again. Its ages since I last did it.

So you might see her grow in her role as Commander.

More about her under the cut: (Beware of long text / brabble)

July is a temperamental Charr with a short fuse. She lives in the shadow of her sire - getting reminded of his disgrace all her life. That's why she got the name Tinapple in her warband - just to mock her. But also as a reminder of where their roots lie. For July its a fuel to prove everyone she is better than her Sire. That she will never be a disgrace and serve the legion well. She works hard - extremely hard.

Even more when her Warband nearly got wiped during the Ascalonian Ghost attack. Only Maverick remained - her best friend, but also mate for a short time. Their relationship won't last long - it just didn't work out - a recurring theme in her life. But they stay best friends - even later on. Maverick is a person she loves to return to, when she want's to forget the weight of the world. He will never be a friend to talk to about heavy topics, but at least someone who knows how to distract her.

"Looks like failure runs in the family" - a sentence that makes July blood boil. She gets to hear that often after loosing a huge chunk of her warband. It slowly fades, after she proves herself over and over again. Granting her soon the title of Centurion. Her constant need to prove herself lets her slip into something, she actually never wanted to sign on. And she will be too proud, to admit that this title might be to much for her. She will become the Commander - a huge and important figure in the history of Tyria.

And it starts with joining one of the three big orders. But instead of joining Vigil, the order she actually wanted to join. She ends up in the Order of Whispers, where she gets reunited with her Sire. All because of an sarcastic joke and false pride, to admit she wanted to join another Order.

At first she is not happy to see her Sire. He despises him for all the trouble he caused her, for just being related to him. But she will warm up to him. Even starting to see him as a father.

Only to have him ripped from her later on. She will grow so unbelievable angry at this. Hatred against her Sire,... her father will once again boil up. Only to cover how hurt she is, loosing him. July always had problems to express her true feelings. She hides these behind a loud and rude mouth. She will rather yell at you, then admit she is hurt. Its easier. It always was.

She will channel all the hatred for the fight against the Elder-Dragons. She wants them dead - each of them. This might change when she finds an egg - forming a huge crack in all this hatred has accumulated all these years.

Some loose bits: (that might change with replaying the story)

Trahearne, he will play a huge part in her development. He can't ease her pain and the hatred she feels for the world. But he will become someone she looks up to. Someone she feels first sees her worth. Who is truly proud of her. Who believes in her. Despise all her flaws. (Imagine the heartbreak during HoT)

She has terrible anger issues. Something she has to work on for many years.

She is an emotional mess. And she does her best to hide this ugly side. Just as the anger that boils in her.

She is incredible talented in her craft as Engineer. She will take huge part in crafting weapons against Dragons and their minions. They will be effective and absolutely deadly.

Later she will definitely pick up on Jade-Tech

Yet during all the years as Commander, she constantly doubts her abilities. She fears she is not strong enough - especially when Rytlock comes back as Revenant. He is so much more powerful than her. All she can do is craft stuff. Maybe hit hard with her Hammer,... but thats it. Without her Gadgets she is nothing. This gnaws on her a lot.

At one point she might ask Rytlock to take over as Commander - maybe after HoT. Of course he will refuse.

She is friend with Kairo Windshear (Belongs to @brightwingedbat) We still have to figure out a lot. But so far it looks like their relationship is messy. They hooked up for a while, but like with Mav, - it didn't worked out.

She will pickup the love / fixation for apples from her dad.

July desperately seeks for a meaningful something / relationship. Something to hold onto - something that won't leave her and maybe see her. Not the angry mess - but also the person behind all this. Just,... a constant in her life. An anchor, to make her feel safe.

At this point of her journey I'm not sure if she will find it or how this will look like. Will she find a soulmate - as a everlasting friendship or love? Will she make peace with her role as Commander and start to thrive in this role? Will the sudden motherhood for Aurene bring her that? Or with own Cubs?

Who knows. At this point her pages are still blank. Its on her to fill these.

(While writing this,... Gw2 Story has so many moments where they give the Commander something and then its taken away. Even in a way Aurene. Man,... you can fit so much trauma in the Commander. July,... I'm sure you will do your best, but I already see a lot of suffering for you ahead. Good thing she is stubborn,...)

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And bonus, some screens of her and Tybalt, shortly after their first meeting.

He tries hist best.

[rennekin]

she's not happy

[trashasaurusrex]

PINK!!!

[lady-quen]

More Art Party!! This time it's Mabaki for HMMM I totally have NO idea who this could be for 🤔 collect your man he's too thick for the cabbage patch

@mabaki !