#sphynx of black quartz judge my vow

[zerkwastaken]

No it isnt the only one, theres also

Sphynx of black quartz , judge my vow.

the quick brown fox jump over a silly dog

[spiritsys-arts]

'nother emotion idk how to articulate. in my mind its titled 'sphynx of black quartz judge my vow"

[starsweeping-dm]

“Sphynx of Black Quartz, Judge my Vow!”

Also known as the Paladin’s Bane, this variant on the sphynx is our 4th critter for the Monster-a-Day challenge. Obviously inspired by the Sphynx of Black Quartz, Judge my Vow post, which I cannot find for the life of me. I got carried away with the story below, but no edits we die like...something. Idk. 

A large, hulking statue looms over you as you walk through the temple, its twinkling red jewels of eyes shining in your torch light. You had heard that this was the place to restore a broken oath, and to talk to the Judge. You don’t know what the Judge is. You don’t see anything else in the temple other than overgrown plants, shining stone inlays, and several shrines to various gods, from all over. From the Raven Queen to Asmodeus, to Bahamut to some you don’t even recognize; some obscure Yuan-ti goddess you suppose. 

As you approach the statue of your god, you feel as if you’re being watched. A small flickering aura appears around you as you kneel and beg for forgiveness, finding yourself unable to lie.

You ignore the sound of crystal on stone as you pray. “A-and I’m...not sorry...I murdered those...people...I...I was greedy...I wanted their weapons...” you say, the words forced from your mouth as the flickering aura cuts out. You can see the statue of your god has become engulfed in the shadows of something...large...and winged.

You clasps your hands over your mouth as the statue with twinkling red eyes lays its paw on your back, claws out. “Do you wish for redemption?” it says in a monotone voice, of your native draconic tongue. 

“Yes...” you nervously say, glancing to look up at it. Its paw glows with energy.

“There are no place for liars in my court.”

When your party found your body, it had been mangled and thrown out of the temple. You had killed a farmer’s family when they refused to hand over a family heirloom, without a single thought about your Oath. And you enjoyed it. Your soul was claimed by the Judge, as many false redemption seekers had before you. 

The Judge of Black Quartz is the soul of a sphynx that had pursued an oath. An oath of balance, judgement, and redemption. In return, the Judge’s soul had been placed inside of a black quartz, onyx, and obsidian statue it kept in its home, which quickly became a temple dedicated to various gods. As it worships an old god of balance, its temple has become a sort of neutral ground for those of holy intents to pray.

Over time, they had forged bonds with the gods who’s shrines were placed in the temples. A true neutral party in combat with the gods. It’s new ‘body’ blessed to allow movement and new magic, magical resistance, and newfound strength. 

When someone who has broken a vow or oath, be it to a god, to a spouse, or to a stranger, comes into the temple, the Judge watches them closely. Depending on how truthful you are in your repentance, it may kill you, or it may push you on the path of redemption.

People argue about if it’s a monster likes it’s original sphynx body, or if it’s a celestial or elemental. All could be considered true, in honesty. 

You don’t have to be a good person. If someone with an evil heart comes into the temple seeking redemption for doing a good deed that was against their oath such as sparing an opponent, but truthfully seeks redemption, they will not be killed. 

I hope that makes sense.

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[21numerialxxi-blog]

New OC: Her name is Nxy! #sphynx #of #black #quartz #judge #my #vow #nyx #sphynxcat #originalcharacter #photoshop

[thatweezertexter]

"waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex. SPHYNX OF BLACK QUARTZ, JUDGE MY VOW!"

ROUND 1 - GREEN GROUP

Propaganda under the cut.

Arial: [default inclusion]

Desdemona: "bc I like it"

[foryouthegays]

["hi ris! I go to sleep at a decent time once and miss you :(. good sleep schedules are overrated I guess /j

anyways sphynx of black quartz judge my vow & the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

the words are written in pencil. some of the words are spelled wrong.]

Oooo pretty pretty

[professorsparklepants]

People: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

You: Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

Me: Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

[cozycreaturescorner]

Sphynx of black quartz, judge my vow

The length of you knowing, I know not how

But as sit one summer day

I sit and watch the children play

One boy named Tyler sat on the see saw

Going up and down with no grace at all

Until from his seat he was wrenched

"Not my fault!" I cry, "I was over on the bench"

i don't know how to respond to such a gift, thank you

[cheap-pack-of-cigarettes]

Handwritting Tag

Tagged by: @drowninginfeels87

To write:

The alphabet (capital & lower case)

The numbers 1 - 0

The phrase, “Sphynx of black quartz, judge my vow.”

Tagging: @maddiekira @ksmutaddict @selectivelysalty

[arctic-hands]

[Image Description: a series of practice writings with a chisel (flat) nib pen on top of grid paper. The first page is series of thin scratchy lines that gradually get thicker, followed by a series of circles, followed by a big zag, then followed by words in cursive like "Cade", a botched attempt at the word "minimum" followed by a properly spelled attempt, "Cade" with the last name redacted, "Sphynx of Black Quartz, Judge my vow" twice, and two more Cades with the last names redacted.

Second image: the English alphabet, first in printed capital letters, then lowercase print, then lowercase cursive, then a series of alternating M and N followed by two more minimums, alphabet in capital cursive, and then the names "Nerys Everest Mohsen Jake Pyewacket Robin Ivy Sisko Love" in cursive.

Third image: "Jazza's Incredible Inky Box" written three times in cursive (on the third time "box" is somehow misspelled B-O-C-K-S before being corrected next word), followed by two "Hello, welcome to Draw With Jazza, I'm Jazza"

Fourth: a drawing with the chisel tip pen, of a woman's head with a large bun on top, a high collar around her neck, and poofy shoulder sleeves. She's looking down in mild shock or disgust. The drawing looks very old timey.

Fifth: a botched attempt at another old timey drawing, crossed out with the proper drawing to the right of it. It's the head of an old fashioned man with a handle bar mustache, looking somewhat bemused.

Sixth image: numbers 1 through 9 with 0 at the end, writen twice and then counting backwards, then with the numbers spelled out twice, followed by a series of dashes--thin and uncertain at first but then thicker as they go in--and finally three Xs. End ID]

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Dicking around with my new Jazza set. I highly doubt I'll take up calligraphy because a) I'm impatient and 2 and more importantly) writing slow and writing in not-cursive like in the style of Blacklettering (Gothic style) is murder on my arthritic wrists. With my quick cursive my wrist rarely moves up and down like it does with printing, instead going smoothly from left to right, so it doesn't stress my joints. Just writing the printed alphabet made my wrist hurt, especially holding it at the angle I needed.

Still, I'd like to incorporate ink into my art. I've been nervous to use ink to draw until very recently (when I finally caved into the desire for alcohol markers) because I'm worried about making mistakes, but it's time to move past that. This is all just the chisel tip felt pens that came in the Incredible Inky Box, I'm too exhausted as of late to handle the dip pen and its bottled inks.

I'm gonna have to swatch it all at some point and see if it's all water proof, but it's not like I'll be watercoloring soon until this exhaustion lessens, and who knows when that will be

[rubashev]

Tagged by @kerouacian thank you!!

1. url

2. “once upon a time”

3. “sphynx of black quartz, judge my vow”

4. some character names

5. what you’re working on right now

I’ll tag uhhh @sternvonafrika @tom--schilling @vestriis @hootenannie if you guys want

[kerouacian]

tagged by @markwardo thank you!!

1. url

2. “once upon a time”

3. “Sphynx of black quartz, judge my vow”

4. some character names

5. what you’re working on right now

tagging @rubashev @ratdavies @darniellesbian @rope1948 if you want to!

[uberfluss]

Please write: Sphynx of black quartz judge my vow.

[lastroseofspring]

Sphynx of black quartz judge my fucking vow

[pixel-kingdom]

Reading Ella Minnow Pea when you've been an avid fan of pangrams for years is wild

[riacannafon]

Me: Sphynx of black quartz, judge my vow

Sphynx of black quartz: vow says ur gay