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I hate him
(lying)
DINNER W/ STRAHD: Everyone's little outfits under the cut!!!!!
Guys our next session is dinner w strahd im pissing my pants. Feel free to use any art of the NPCS for your campaign, please credit me though!!!
RAVENLOFT RESIDENTS:
STRAHD
RAHADIN <3
LUDMILLA
ESCHER
VOLENTA (She's Strahd's Surrogate daughter in our version)
ANASTRASYA
THE RAVEN CAVELCADE/ THE PARTY:
ISMARK
IREENA
THEODOSIA
YELAN (my pc hehehehehhehehe)
UNSTABLE HIGHER POWERS (not cannon to source material but I love them so):
DESADORA
VAASTUS
AAVARA
I've had these in the backburner for a bit while we've been waiting for dinner time, and it's really rewarding to see them all in one place.
Lets hope I actually survive dinner though....
Wip for @curseofsergei ‘s zine!!!!
Countess Strahd for @knightinkosherarmour !!!!!
She’s an icon and the moment (also guilty of a lot of crimes, probably)
I’ve really loved working on your NPC’s!! This was also technically my first foray into I,Strahd characters!
The amazingly talented @spicyspell has utterly captured my game's Alek Gwilym! I cannot overstate how pleased I am with this piece, how beautiful it is, and how excited I have been all day to unveil it to my players - especially my player whose cleric is Alek and Strahd's son.
In Blood Countess, Alek Gwilym has many titles. He is Commander Gwilym, Master at Arms of Ravenloft. He is the former squire and eldest scion of Lord Argynvost. He is the avatar of the Morning Lord. Most importantly, he is Ayah, or Father, to Godfrey and Alistor Gwilym.
Alek was the son of the dragon lord, Argynvost, and his human wife, Freya. He spent his youth at Argynvostholt, training to be a knight. He even became his father's squire. However, his mother was killed by the wizards of the Amber Temple and Alek abandoned the order. He became a mercenary sell-sword and traveled far and wide. He eventually returned to the Balinok Valley to serve as a bodyguard and guide for the princess-general, Strahd von Zarovich. He was a powerful fighter and asset to the Barovian forces. After saving Strahd's life, he was inducted into her army and he rose through the ranks quickly. They fell in love and carried on an illicit affair until Strahd fell pregnant with twins and defeated the Tergic army. The boys were sent to live at Argynvostholt but Strahd was never informed of their whereabouts. Alek remained a devoted father to Godfrey and Alistor and repaired his relationship with his father while maintaining his position at Ravenloft's court as Strahd's right hand. However, Strahd became mired in her grief and obsession with preserving her power. Alek ultimately lost her but remained dedicated to her even to his own demise in the Amber Temple, where she killed him as a sacrifice to Vampyre. Alek made a deal that day, too, with the Morning Lord and agreed to be his avatar. Unfortunately, he was magically sealed away by the Dark Powers and he awaits the day that he can reunite with his sons.
In the meantime, he's tried to exert his will on the valley with mixed success. Currently, he has one (1) warlock: a nun from Krezk who is more than the sum of her parts and has sent an angel to try to heal Strahd with unfavorable results. He's trying. He really, really is. It's tough to be a god!
Especially when all he wants is to see the people he loves one more time.
I absolutely adore Alek and I am so thrilled to have art of him! I am so happy! I love his dragon scales, which look a little like vitiligo. I love the curls of his hair and the sharpness of his nose. I love his smile and the fact that when I showed my cleric, she said that he is definitely Alistor's father.
(Also, his and Strahd's portraits face in opposite directions. I can make them face each other and he looks besotted while she's looking away or I can make them face away from each other, back to back, in comparison. Hell. Yes.)
the age-old tradition of hand-painting minis.
from left to right> Cave Bear, Alissa- Human Ranger, Thorgrim- Dwarf Cleric, Bruenor Battlehammer- Dwarf Fighter, Tarak- Half-Orc Rogue.
I plan on painting Cattie-brie, Regis, and Ashardalon next.
it's ok to keep secrets, everybody has some skeletons in the closet. Wraiths in the attic. Ghosts in the bedroom. Mummy in the kitchen. Enchanted armor on the stairs. Slimes in the basement. Maybe a giant spider in the backyard. Beholder or two in the garage. Vampires are also in the closet