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sidhedust · 1 year ago

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The only good thing about that old novel-turned-manga-turned-VN cover that's horribly off model and poor in anatomy is that I nailed the design for the three fairies/little people depicted. I can't wait to update them in a new piece. I don't think it would hurt to make a design sheet of them and post em later this week, True Names and all.

They're probably my favorite side characters in the prologue-I find the supernatural supporting cast very fun to write in all arcs I have planned.

They have little to no stakes in what happens to the mortals, their magic is more wild and limitless, and even when they do care, their approach to problems can lead to more chaos. And having a main character that can summon them and talk to them leads to more fun scenarios. Even the prologue has its moments of supernatural whimsy born from their meddling, both asked for and not on Luana's end.

#sidhedust rambles #I like the human cast a lot but a lot of them are not very comfortable with the non human cast #even the mages can be afriad or just want them to go away since the branch that deals with them is niche and requires a level of empathy #and understanding that's hard to extend to the neighbors #even the kind ones. to be fair to mages-one wrong move can lead to death or injury #and tbh to be a theurgist one does need a bit of alienation from fellow man to begin with #as in you need to be able to have the same compassion you have for man for these supernatural folk and creatures #which can often lead to alienation from humans since humans can treat anything that isn't human as worthless #lacking inner worlds and rich lives just because we can't access it #most people who can communicate with the other side tend to live in nature away from humans and among the animals and beings of the world #for this reason-having access to the inner worlds of supernatural beings and folk makes you dislike how easily your peers can discard-#and overlook the similarities all things that live have #grief and joy and longing and love etc etc #even other humans get discarded easily for things out of their control or for very silly things.#for this reason theurgists live 'alone' and are often ambiguously human by other mortal's standards #this has been worldbuilding and philosophy with Sidhedust

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