Aelius

@aelius.bsky.social

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Hi, I'm Aelius! Writer, artist, gamer, & librarian. He/Him. Been published in a few anthologies as well as numerous short works featured on the Voice of Dog podcast. 🦦🎨✍️🎲🎮 You can find other sites I'm on here: https://aelius24.carrd.co

Me, groggily waking up in Animal Crossing in as close to a "fursuit" as I can manage in the game with Halloween dress-up costume elements.
Shade the Bat's Awtter VR model, in Ael's colors and pattern!
Voltage, a lightning-powered superhero wolf, infusing electricity in a high kick.
Melon the rabbit, in her original drawing way back from 2003 when she was a modern-day photographer. She wasn't always a lop bunny, but her playful, mischievous nature is still going strong!
Melon the lop-eared rabbit, in her original iteration as a photographer in a modern-day, slice-of-life story.
The player-character designs for Pokémon Waves. It looks like they have hoverboards....?
Neon the otter and Orchid the rabbit are gathering apples in one of New Atlantis' horticultural districts. Neon playfully says, "If we eat these, will we get kicked out of here?" and Orchid replies, "Oh, don't be silly." Artwork by Jonas.
Aelius the leucistic otter... me... in a pose showing off his outfit and glow effects.
A concept sketch of me as a Solkai creature.
Ash, an equine Forge Cleric I play as in a furry Dungeons & Dragons campaign. He's armored up, brandishing his prize warhammer and shield, smiling at the viewer like the hero he is.
Archer, literally the name of my archery-themed deer superheroine, standing on a rooftop at night as she surveys the city. This is an OLD piece, drawn back in 2011!
A unique new species I created as part of a writing experiment, the Solkai. Scroll down just a little further on my BSKY page for find out more!
In this piece by Heather Bruton, we see Saturn elegantly dancing on water.
SOLKAI Bipedal semi-aquatic gazelloids, fur-covered with horns on their heads, plumes of vibrant feathers on their arms and tails, and chlorophyll in their blood. That's right... they're solar-powered.
My player-character in Pokémon Legends Z-A, posing in front of Prism Tower at night.
A ranked battle in Pokémon Legends: Z-A where my Mega Gardevoir took out all three of my opponents in one move, thanks to a combination of an attack boost and hitting at just the right moment.
A part of the cover for the next anthology for the Furry Historical Fixtion Society, hinting at what's to come...
A scene from the Jackenstein battle in Deltarune, "YOUR LONG"
Terarra the kangaroo leads Maple the deer into the ocean, surfboards at the ready, for a summer surfing lesson.
Concept sketch of an alien creature I've been designing.
My cell phone lock screen, showing a stylized background designed to look like a Sheikah Slate from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Azura the fox and Halcyon the stallion look out onto a beautiful day on the streets of New Atlantis. But how did this background get put together? Let's see...
Ellie the fennec fox, a.k.a. Dame Sahara, in a three-point superhero pose. A practice piece.
Maple the deer calmly meditating in an open field, surrounded by forests and distant mountains. Drawn by Brian Reynolds at Anthrocon 2025.
My new tail, from Fantastically Fluffy! Even though I'm an otter, this ferret tail not only matches my fur color but also had the fluffiness I wanted. And otters are basically water ferrets anyway :p
Maple the deer and Orchid the rabbit are resting in the grass in the shade of a tree. Orchid is planting a kiss on Maple's cheek as they hold hands.
Silver the whitetail deer Ranger, in three different references. On the left is his full armor outfit. In the middle is his cloak, weaponry, and gear for settings where clothing in optional. On the right is a reference for his front-facing fur pattern. Also displayed is his longbow and scimitar.
In the depths of the sea, a leucistic otter with glowing rune marks has apparently found a mystical scallop.... Or at least I figure this is how otters think of scallops and other delicious mollusks...
Azura the fox and Neon the otter dive down to scout a deep sea site for future research expeditions. Depicted tastefully nude, they only need body runes for protection from the elements and basic gear for now.
Silver the deer opens his cloak as an invitation to spend an otherwise cold, lonely night with someone who can provide warmth and comfort... as long as you're not too prideful to admit you need such things...
Maple the deer relaxes on a balcony, watching life go by in New Atlantis.
My all-Dragonborn party in Baldur's Gate 3. From left to right: Tekra the blue dragonborn wizard, Raizel the gold dragonborn cleric, Arjhan the black dragonborn fighter, Terokk the red dragonborn barbarian, Faelna the white dragonborn bard, and Korinn the silver dragonborn rogue. I've been getting story ideas with these characters lately...
Aelius as a fennec fox Jedi, holding a blue double-bladed lightsaber. Drawn by Clemikou.
Orchid the lop rabbit, enjoying a relaxing view of the night sky from a rooftop plaza.
Last year, Sandy Schreiber drew my D&D character, Sever the Harengon Ranger. This year, I commissioned her to draw another of my D&D characters, Raine the Fox Monk from The Delver's Guide to Beast World. Here we see an awesome action pose of the swift monk showing off his skill in combat. Coincidentally, he and Sever wound up crossing realms and fighting each other in one of our sessions since both are in games run by the same DM. It was rather surreal playing both my characters at once, rolling against myself :p
Some of the image ideas I'd had of Silver stemmed from my love of hiking and exploring woodlands, since I grew up surrounded by southern pine forests. Thus, early on I've always envisioned him as a Ranger type, so that was the theme here as I commissioned Diana Stein. Sure enough, in this beautiful piece we see our gray-furred cervine hero taking a morning walk in the wilderness, completely in his element.
My all-Dragonborn party in Baldur's Gate 3. In the lead is Arkhan, black dragonborn fighter. Behind him from left to right: Tekra the blue dragonborn wizard and Faelna the white dragonborn bard. In the back row, left to right: Korinn the silver dragonborn rogue, Terokk the red dragonborn barbarian, and Raizel the gold dragonborn cleric. Each one has a different face and horn variation. I'll probably use these characters as concepts for future in-person D&D games, or maybe even a fanfic...
Aelius, as a whitetail deer with decorated antlers.
"Evil Art Style Challenge: Ask your followers what are your art style traits and try to draw without them."
Dame Sahara, a fennec fox battlemage, charging her staff in an action pose. This commissioned artwork was drawn by AngryContra.
Venom, a skunk from my Auran Connection setting, is approaching the viewer clothed in naught but her lethal snake familiar.
A bingo table showing numerous bad artist habits I'm guilty of. It's.... a lot (but only one Bingo row!)
Maple the deer relaxes on a balcony, enjoying an urban sunset in New Atlantis.
Frisk, the curious Poon Mystic.
Sever the hunter, drawn by Sandy Schreiber.
Sketches of Sever the rabbit, shown with some of her preferred weapons.
My first attempt at drawing again after a decade-long hiatus brought on by low self-esteem and an obsession with comparing myself to my peers. This piece broke that obsession and got me to love drawing again.
Jolteon, surging with lightning.
Khalil the fennec fox, confronting the viewer
A sketch of Ael, tilting his head with a confused expression.
Sorry, too many words for alt text! Go to https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10997245/ for the full message. But to sum it all up: I don't know what the future holds. I don't know if what we're about to face will last four years, or longer, or even shorter. But one thing I'm confident about is that I'll make it through it. It'll probably suck, but that isn't a reason to give up already. I will carry on. I choose hope. I will smile. I will create. I will learn. I will support my friends and worthy causes to make life just a little better for those less fortunate than I. I will be a positive light. And I will continue to believe that circumstances like these can be temporary. I've got stories to tell, and I choose to make them to show you all. I've also still got things to look forward to, like a trip to Japan next month! And hey, the way things are shaping up, I'll have something new and exciting to experience next summer that I've never done before! More details on that next year ;) All that to say: Please don't give up. We all are here for one another. I choose not to fall in to despair again, remembering that I made it through before, and I will support you as we make it through this circumstance together. More than anything else, we all support each other.