#secrets of the obscure

[lady-quen]

Isgarren's architectural choices

Featuring @shroomlet 's beautiful art with permission ¬‿¬

[rosewoodroad]

demon gf demon gf demon gf--

[anzalias]

mental image of a ranger commander trying to keep the kryptis secret with their new pet

[ilona-art]

Enya facing one her of her "brainworms": The Avatar of Envy. The kryptis are really fun to draw. Especially since they are so complex yet perfect for my way of texturing.

Artwork sponsored by ArenaNet

[blufox3542]

Alright, I’ve personally been wondering what other people’s opinions on this would be, so

*I know IBS isn’t a true expansion but it’s got its own mastery line so I’m counting it

[achromant]

only a few days left until he gets a gun.

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[grasping-earth]

For the record, I'm walking the rare and unusual path of not hating Guild Wars forever because I didn't like their last releases but also not getting hyped for the next thing as if it will fix everything. I'm cautiously optimistic that the next thing will be better, but still not expecting it to be what it was at the peak of living story.

To be fair, I think one of the most important things they slipped into the retrospective post was including in their reasons for changing the content model, "enabling ArenaNet employees to have a better work-life balance."

Certainly making money for parent company shareholders will have a role in it too, and I'd personally rather have less frequent new content that was higher quality, BUT, having the company run sustainably and the people who do the work able to have their own lives and remain happy to be doing it is important too. We should all be in favour of getting less if it means the people making things we love have better work lives. So I'm definitely going to let ANet experiment and hopefully improve on a model that might not be the best model for me, but might be the right compromise overall.

[diesvitae]

"Hush now, Wayfinder..." Had to paint the waifu supreme. Peitha my beloved. Sponsored by ArenaNet

[icebrooding]

Some improptu pics of everyone's favourite unfavourite of the Nephus house, Cerus!

[commander-henrietta]

Hm

[lady-quen]

Always wanted to do a what-if fully corrupted Mael, and what better opportunity to do so than Isgarren's shady little experiments? Introducing codename "Harbinger", also known as Sun Eater, Fenrir, Shadowlord, Bleak Raven.

As a failsafe in case of the Commander ever losing himself to the demon magic he wields, the Wizards ran a simulation of the worst possible future - orchestrating the deaths of all his loved ones, to the point he finally lost himself to madness. All in all, standard fractal business - except, whoops, the real Mael was never supposed to learn of Sun Eater's existence! And Sun Eater was never supposed to learn it wasn't in the real Tyria! Oh no... what's this about scientific hubris...? A little fucking around and finding out, perhaps?

And oh no! Is the former Pact Commander (the real deal) now plotting to assassinate Isgarren as well as trick the Wayfinder, Maolmuire, into slaying him in turn to prevent the possibility of a very dark future? Maybe.

His mental state hasn't been the best in quite some time and this is the straw that broke the camel's back. Except it was several bricks thrown at his head.

[rosewoodroad]

Times have changed, and so have we.

[guardian-instincts-bad]

start of soto like

[ilona-art]

The Demon Siblings: Deimos, Peitha and Cerus

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[milkratz]

Peitha being consistently referred to as a child really changes the context. At the beginning, at least, I thought she was like a beguiled old noble who finally saw a chance to seize power. Now, she's apparently more like a revolutionary child? She speaks so refined and clearly is well aware of war tactics and etc. but ultimately she's a child.

Peitha to me is like.. a young commander just starting out. But demonic.

[zlideart]

Is this still considered a spoiler at this point? I'll just refrain from using names. Loved her visuals, had to include her in my drawing experiments :)