#odran

[foxdoodles]

a couple of recent oc refs!

[theoasiswinds]

Real quick I am going to be drawing friends character's for fun more often so starting of my buddy's OC Odran

He will be showing up a lot with my map maker~! for art in between projects I really enjoy having fun with my artist buddies

[misterparadigm]

Would you watch it?

[moonrosalie]

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Oddany sługa.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/376042522-maskarada-%C5%BCywio%C5%82%C3%B3w-carole-przesilenia

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K'yorl Odran

I googled this bitch and there was like 10 google image results but its okay. I will be the first Kyorl fan <3

[rukafais]

I always have a very specific image of K'yorl that none of the official art really matches....I should draw her more.

[cthulhu-cat]

[salivathehero]

throne room

[miniti8]

shows up to this fandom 15 yrs late with starbucks. hi

[dawnstarranger]

@eldritchmist here you go!

The first picture plus bios comes from the Readers Guide. It’s rough, not gonna lie. I do love the detail of him generating some kind of psionic energy in his hands? The pose is cool at least.

The second pic+ bios is from Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue. I like the art style a lot more and I love that Valas is included in the group photo! Sadly they still kind of all suffer from weird 80s-ish gremlin faces, but it was a step up from only having one singular piece of art for Kimmuriel lol. I was happy he got mentioned at all.

And I included K’yorls picture and bio from the Readers guide and the Oblodran family portrait from Menzo for good measure <3

Let me know if there’s anything else in the books you’re curious about! I’m not sure if there are any pdfs available online or if they are easy to find at all anymore.

[web-spinning]

Why is K'yorl an called Odran but Kimmuriel is called Oblodra if they're from the same household?? I don't get it??

[maypoleman1]

27th October

St Odran’s Day

Source: AnaStPaul website

Today is St Odran’s Day. Odran was a sixth century Irish bishop and missionary who was a close companion of St Columba. The legend surrounding his death is one of the most extraordinary of that of all the early Christian saints. Columba built a new church on the island of Iona, but its foundations would not take. The only remedy for the collapsing building Columba could come up with was human sacrifice. Odran, by now an elderly man and who had long debated the nature of the afterlife with his mentor, volunteered to be the sacrificial victim, reasoning that this way he would find out the truth about Heaven and Hell. Odran was duly buried alive in the church’s new foundations. Sure enough, afterwards, the building stayed intact, so Columba ordered that Odran be retrieved from the ground. The monks dug and revealed the saint’s head, which immediately began talking, giving the nuanced message that Heaven was not all that it was cracked up to be and that the denizens of Hell were not universally miserable. Columba immediately brought an end to this heretical revelation by ordering the monks to cover his friend’s head before he could say any more.

Hunan sacrifice was most definitely not part of Christian tradition, but pagan religion frequently ensured the safety of new buildings by the killing of animals (and presumably before that, of humans) and burying them in the foundations. One can only assume that the story of Odran’s death was a repurposed pagan Celtic tale, which makes it a genuine curiosity. The fact that the story has a philosophical aspect only makes more intriguing.

This month also saw the brewing of the mighty October Ale in households across the British Isles. Fabulously strong, it was only brought out rarely in the autumn and winter months to warm the bellies of its drinkers, being kept locked away for the rest of the time.

[lunastrophe]

Oh, and I had questions, likely unrelated to each other.

1) How do you think transgender Drow are viewed in their society (both transmen and trans women)?

2) Are there any other education paths available to noble women besides priestess/paladin?

These are very interesting questions! I will try to answer, making references both to Lolth-sworn drow culture and to drow societies that do not follow Lolth - because of some fundamental differences between them.

🕷️ Foundations of a Lolth-sworn drow society are heavily woven around male-female axis: drow who is born as a male will be raised as a male and expected to identify as one; drow who is born as a female will be raised as a female and expected to identify as one.

As far as I know, a typical Lolth-sworn drow culture does not really offer a person other options - and does not even allow them.

🕷️ Male-to-female transition (social, legal or physical) would probably be seen as an unthinkable sacrilege: an unworthy jaluk (male) trying to usurp the female's power and higher station. Female-to-male transition, on the other hand, could be perceived as a sacrilege of even worse kind - since it would be connected not to elevating, but to drastically lowering one's social status. For a typical Lolth-sworn drow, ambitious and constantly focused on "climbing the ladder", the very idea would be hard to understand.

In a Lolth-sworn drow society, a drow longing for transition of any kind would likely end up being punished, sacrificed or simply killed after being revealed. The same probably goes for drow who would be discovered using magic or magical items that alter their body and make it look like the one of the opposite sex.

The safest option would probably be to escape and start a new life away from Lolth's influence.

🕷️ Fel'rekt Lafeen is an example of a young male drow who was born female. We do not know much about his background, though - only that he was not happy with the treatment of males in his society (Lolth-sworn, most likely), so he decided to join Bregan D'aerthe and later became one of Jarlaxle's most loyal lieutenants operating in Waterdeep. He is mentioned in Waterdeep - Dragon Heist (5e).

🕷️ Corellon's blessing - according to Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (5e), some elves blessed by Corellon can assume whatever sex they like and this rare ability can sometimes also manifest among drow:

Dark elves find this ability to be terrifying and characterize it as a curse, for it could destabilize their entire society. If Corellon's blessing manifests in a drow, that elf usually flees to the surface world to seek shelter among those dedicated to Corellon.

🕷️ I imagine that in societies that do not follow Lolth - but Eilistraee, for example, or Vhaeraun, or Ghaunadaur - transgender drow need not fear persecution and are treated as equals.

In fact, Vhaeraunan societies often lean towards patriarchy and they oppose Lolth and everything she represents - so I suppose that among followers of Vhaeraun, especially female-to-male transition might be celebrated in some way. It might be perceived as a big f-you to Lolth, especially when concerning a former Lolth-sworn.

🕷️ Professions For Noble Females - in a Lolth-sworn drow society, noble females are typically priestesses.

There are rare cases of female drow wizards of noble houses, but a noble female practicing arcane magic instead of divine one is generally seen as an oddity. In Menzoberranzan, there was a whole noble house once that produced female wizards of considerable power (House Shobalar), but it was ultimately destroyed - as a punishment for teaching their females arcane magic instead of one given by Lolth.

Liriel, daughter of Gromph Baenre, was exceptionally skilled in arcane magic, but still, she was forced to enroll into Arach-Tinilith (academy for priestesses of Lolth).

In House Oblodra, some noble Lolth-sworn females were priestesses and psions, like Matron Mother K'yorl Odran - but in the end, this house was destroyed too.

Matron Mez'Barris Armgo of House Barrison del'Armgo loved battle and she was a formidable warrior... but still, she was also a priestess.

🕷️ So generally, in a Lolth-sworn drow society, the best (and the safest) option for a noble drow female is to finish her obligatory training as a priestess - and then pursue some other career, in addition.

🕷️ In drow societies that do not follow Lolth, no restrictions of such kind apply, most likely.

Among followers of Vhaeraun, almost entire clergy consists of male drow, so noble females are likely encouraged to choose a different career path.

Hope you will find this information useful in some way 🙂

[misterparadigm]

What? WHAT?! There's actually a NEW episode of Mallory on Tapas and Webtoon?!

I've literally had this thing on the shelf, nipping away at it for almost four years. I've been working on Mallory all this time, too--every week! Just not on the comic. Featured at the top of this episode is a friend of mine who has been a great supporter of all things Mallory; thanks, AyKay! Unfortunately, this is not a sign of more episodes to come in the near future, because I'm working on more pitch materials, film and television scripts, and a number of other things for the future of Mallory. But as always, I'll be giving you at least a little Mallory content with holiday postcards, so hang in there, and thank you SO MUCH for all your patience and support.

[guild-guardian]

Ok this Wizards castle can fit SO MUCH Arcane sigils from Lord Odran's map of the mists in it, you just know he probably founded that order and then just fell into a different dimension.

[jajna]

First of four art pieces this Mermay month. xD One each week! My pal @theoasiswinds are currently also doing mermay AND working on a comic involving The Phantom Of the opera...so.... Christine fell from a ship and things are not looking so good. 8l Meanwhile @murder-me-with-ink OC Odran are not helping any!!!