#oc: arzyna

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OC Update #1

Hey yall, awhile ago I said I was going to start actively posting about my OCs again. I've been doing a lot of thinking and I have some ideas for where I want/need to go. Today I'm focusing on backstory stuff.

Slava - Slava is going to get an overhaul that mostly comes with the fact that he is no longer a vampire. When he was a fanwalker, him being a vampire was justified (weakly, albeit, but justified nonetheless). His family structure and that piece of his history will remain the same, but I'm working on some new motivations for him that I think will work well.

Ollie - Ollie is also getting reworked slightly. She's a more somber character now, and her powers are actively killing her unless she uses them. Her backstory has been edited but largely remains the same.

Chiara - Chiara largely remains the same. Some aspects have been changed slightly but I think she still stands on her own two feet.

Ikal - In some aspects, Ikal is going to be tricky. When I first made him, I really messed up characterizing him, and I feel like I owe him an apology lol. I've worked hard to reimagine him and I'm happy with his personality and story. The hard part is his physical appearance. He was an Ixalan merfolk, which has a pretty specific look. I think, however, I have a decent idea for where I want to take him and I'm going to mess around in HeroForge to get a better idea. I want to make him (and his people) look a little more amphibian -- think Abe Sapien in Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy movies.

Sigurd - Sigurd is getting a backstory rework. I have a few ideas but nothing I'm too solid on yet.

Arzyna - Arzyna's backstory is going to mostly remain intact. Her relationship to Zalidia will change some just to fit better, but overall I'm pretty happy with her.

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OC Update: Chiara and Ikal

Redesigns for Chiara and Ikal! Overall, I'm happy with them.

Chiara's outfit is subject to change, but it has the general vibe I'm going with for her. The little ghost you see is because in her story, her electrical powers make any nearby spirits stronger, kind of how modern ghost hunters suspect electrical grids empower spirits. (Thanks, Ghost Adventures!) I have an idea for her late story outfit too that I might attempt to make.

I'm really pleased with Ikal. I think he has a unique look now, while still being recognizably himself in my head. I might adjust the colors of his side-head-fins but this feels like a great step forward. He was the character I was struggling the most to translate over to an original world but I think he's in a good spot right now.

I might try making Ollie and Slava soon, but the long hair options in Hero Forge... aren't my favorites. Arzyna and Sigurd will likely be receiving designs in HF soon, along with a few other OCs for a different story I've been kicking around.

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Happy Mother’s Day, what was your ocs mother like?

thank you for the ask, dear!

Slava's mother passed away when he was 10. Her death is a big driving factor for him; he keeps her final letter to him with him at all times.

His father remarried shortly after, and Slava was close to his stepmother, Darya.

Chiara never knew her mother. She was given over to her father right after her birth, and then handed to an orphanage bc of her status as a bastard of a nobleman.

Arzyna was orphaned as a child and taken in by Augustus Solomon.

Olympia had a rocky relationship with both her parents, and hasn't kept in contact with them following her being cursed and fleeing her post.

Ikal hasn't spoken to his parents since his brother's death, because he feels like it's his fault. His parents wish he'd come back home and see them again.

Sigurd had a good relationship with his mother, but she died shortly before the story began.

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The M.O.M commander product gave us a new cards related to planes walkers in expertise and paths. While the expertise cards are interesting but straight forward, the paths I think a low for more interesting creative with regards to fan walkers. So my question is, what is your ocs path?

Ahh... for my newer 'walkers I really can only think of one for Rhynne and Skadi!

Rhynne - Path of the Duskmage

Skadi - Path of the Shapeshifter (boring, I know lol)

As for the 'walkers I moved to an original story...

Olympia - Path of the Gravewaker

Chiara - Path of the Stormchild

Ikal - Path of the Worldshaper

Slava - Path of the Baneslayer

Sigurd - Path of the Redeemed (sorry his is lamer lol)

Arzyna - Path of the Shadewalker

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never posted these here so here's some Arzyna custom cards. my stupid idiot emo 30 yr old crybaby badass assassin wife.

I need to fix that first card's flavor text bc I moved her to an original project, so her/her father's surname is Solomon now, not Stromkirk.

Shadow of Redemption is one of my favorite cards I've designed! I'm still really proud of it