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@hisstrangeness.bsky.social

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he/him, 25 oc brain unlimited

artfight user Renlaste's profile card for team tragedy. at the top right is a greyscale self-portrait depicting a pale, smug persona with a veil and formal attire. the "I attack" section reads: "horror, fantasy, TTRPG, freaks, whatever!". the check boxes for friendly fire and revenge are marked. at the bottom of the card are five greyscale character portraits with red accents, labeled in order: Sanguine, Vesper, Basil & Eoin, Alix, and Loose Screw. Sanguine shows a character with an open shirt and half-closed eyes covered in blood. Vesper shows a hand holding wilted rose petals. Basil & Eoin are two men posed as the figures on the album cover for My Chemical Romance's album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Alix shows a character in armor, looking alarmed, blood on their scarred face. Loose Screw shows a dramatic close-up on a My Little Pony-style unicorn with shattered goggles. The "characters I have" section is marked with: "human* (followed by an asterisk), fantasy humanoid, ponies"
portrait of Mallory vant Passand from The Works of Vermin in profile, looking mischievous in a top hat and a bird-wing boutonnière.
drawing of harrowhark nonagesimus from the locked tomb clutching an abstracted longsword. she wears a hospital gown, iridescent shroud, and blood-facepaint as in early chapters of Harrow the Ninth.
color sketch of coronabeth tridentarius from The Locked Tomb, as she appears in Nona the Ninth. wearing tactical pants and a rapier at her hip, corona is visible down to the knees and is putting her masses of golden hair into an updo somehow.
black and white sketch of coronabeth tridentarius biting someone's forearm, as in a scene in gideon the ninth. she looks incredibly upset. being bitten is a loose implication of naberius tern, lacking drawn detail, but visibly unaffected.
color sketches of palamedes sextus, camilla hect, and coronabeth tridentarius from The Locked Tomb. palamedes appears as in gideon the ninth, a pale, gawky guy with glasses and grey robes. camilla and coronabeth appear as in Nona the Ninth, camilla (bust) in dark sunglasses and Corona wearing tactical pants and a rapier. corona is visible down to the knees and is putting her masses of golden hair into an updo somehow.
surreal landscape illustration. swirling white clouds emanate from the dark silhouette of a distant fortress, lightly glowing beyond bleak flats of black sand and sulfur pools.
sequence of two drawings of heavily scarred, very tired human with short hair and armor, on a light blue background, with screenshots from a tumblr post by nymphoutofwater. the first drawing is accompanied by a screenshot reading "fuuuuck that is my circus. are those...? yep...". the character is watching something out of frame with crossed arms. the second drawing is accompanied by the second half of the post, reading "those are my monkeys..... goddammit." the character is looking down with a hand over their face, eyes closed.
a template with the heading "meet my ocs!" with the additional text "dragon age edition," filled out with portraits, notes, and information for six characters, as follows: first character: name: basil age: 27 gender: male* race/species: human* *abomination fun facts: never set foot in a circle b/c family tried to hide he was a mage; an ~*ARTIST*~, messy as hell family + romantic history icon next to portrait indicates basil as a mage. second character: name: eoin age: 24 gender: m race/species: human/dwarf fun facts: former tournament fighter; mother was ex-carta, father grey warden deserter; polyglot; i got like halfway through making an art doll of him at one point icon next to portrait indicates eoin as a sword and shield warrior. note with arrows pointing to basil and eoin reads "these bitches gay." third character: name: alix age: 4[blank, implying ambiguously in their 40s] gender: no race/species: human fun facts: mercenary of some renown, war criminal (less so than many Orlesian ex-military), eoin's mentor, built & tall as hell, quite soft-spoken icon next to portrait identifies alix as a sword and shield warrior. a note with an arrow pointing to them reads "asymmetrical jaw from ye olde injury" fourth character: name: octavius/vellas age: 25 gender: m race/species: dalish elf fun facts: was my first inq/DA oc in 2019!; takes the name octavius if he leaves the clan—scout @ the conclave, investigating the inquisition, etc icon next to portrait indicates octavius as a ranged rogue. fifth character: name: marin age: 37 gender: ~masc race/species: dalish elf fun facts: spends >/= half his time as a bird; was lavellan's first, left after a disagreement w/ the keeper icon next to portrait identifies marin as a mage. sixth character: name: bell age: 29 gender: F race/species: human fun facts: old friend of basil's he super ghosted, amateur entomologist (univ. of orlais, call her back) at the bottom of the page is a note saying "(ages as of 9:41 dragon)"
colored digital portrait sketch of a man with light brown skin, short brown hair, gold jewelry, and fancy dark purple getup. he's looking to the side with a smile.
screenshot of a partially filled out shipping meme, with character portraits sketched in
stylized sketch of a young man with messy, greying short hair, freckles, a prominent nose, and high collar. he looks exhausted, and is giving the (theoretical) camera a side-eye
Portrait on a pink background of a tiefling man with four horns, empty eye sockets, and facial scarring
A redraw of a screenshot from the Eric Andre Show where a character sits at a desk with a microphone and notecards, looking into and addressing the camera, overlaid with the text "1. The Tits" The character in this drawing is a blue tiefling with four horns, extensive scarring on his body, hands, and face, and an elaborately decorated navy blue overcoat. There's a fruity little purple drink in a glass on the desk.
Drawings of three characters in blue pencil: a teenage girl with shoulder length hair and dark clothes (no expression), a young adult with choppy dyed hair and punk accessories (shouting), and a teenage boy in a hoodie (looking to the side with wide eyes).
a portrait of a man with long, grey hair, dark makeup, and purple fantasy attire with gold accents and jewelry.
a sketched black and white bust of a man with long hair and fantasy attire.
portrait of a sneering elf with purple skin, short white hair, a tiny mustache, and a prominent facial scar against a dark background. he wears aristocratic clothing.
high angle sketch of an elf with very long hair, no visible eyes, and a very wide, toothy grin, doing the archetypal gyaru peace sign pose. he wears a leather harness. there are sparkles drawn around the character.
a grey-skinned elf with very long dark hair partially covering their face. they have an unsettling grin and their eyes are not visible, except for a dull gleam where the right eye should be. they're heavily tattooed and wear a loose leather harness.
stylized drawing of a human man with heavy eye makeup, dark lipstick, bangs covering one eye, and a prominent nose. his expression is neutral, eyebrows raised. he wears a black shirt with a high collar.
a man in fantasy rogue-adjacent getup, standing with one hand behind his back and one elbow up on a surface, face leaning into the hand. his palm glows green.
full color digital sketch of two men having a conversation in a diner booth with red benches. the man on the left is pale and lanky with a sharp face, crooked nose, and scars on his hands and arms. he's speaking, gesticulating vaguely with one hand while stacking coffee creamer cups with his other. he wears an olive green dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves and has dark blue hair, blonde roots showing, pulled back into a sloppy ponytail. the man on the right has medium brown skin, a more muscular build, a hooked nose, facial piercings, and is heavily tattooed, a tired expression on their face while they stare at the table, face resting on one of their hands. their other hand is hidden, as their arms are partially crossed. they have long, dark brown hair with shaved sides, partially in their face, sunglasses pushed up onto the top of their head, and are wearing a sheer dark purple shirt rolled up to their elbows. the visible tattoos are loosely rendered, featuring suggestions of botanical illustrations and animal bones. the window behind them is lit sunset orange, providing a backlight. on the table between the two characters are standard condiments provided at a diner, more coffee creamer cups, and a tube of lipstick and lip gloss.
two colored and shaded, digitally sketched busts of human characters. on the left is a pale, lanky man in profile. his expression is flat, tired, and potentially irritable. he has sharp features, glasses, a crooked nose, and a prominent scar through his upper lip that reaches past his nose and exposes one of his front teeth. he has dark blue, shoulder length hair, blonde roots showing, messily pushed back from his face, and wears an olive green dress shirt. the top few buttons are undone, a dark undershirt visible. on the right is a front-facing masculine person with medium brown skin, a hooked nose, and long, dark hair with shaved sides. some strands fall over their face, and their hair is pulled into an unkempt braid over one shoulder. their expression looks uncomfortable and concerned. they wear opaque, purple-tinted sunglasses, dark purple lipstick, a sheer purple shirt that's open over their chest, and a black leather jacket with fringe on the front. they have facial piercings with gold jewelry and wear two gold necklaces.
colored digital sketch in medium brown on a warm grey background. the character depicted is a human man with an alarmed? expression, light brown skin, and choppy brown hair partially pulled back into a bun. he appears to be mid-sentence, mouth open, gesturing with both hands. he has a hooked nose, gaunt features, and wears a leather band around his forehead with lenses on hinged arms attached to it. the lenses are currently not over or near his eyes, instead skewed at odd angles. he wears a white shirt, greyish cape, and brown fingerless gloves.
Two loose, stylized waist-up sketches of an unkempt, tired human man with short greying hair. Left: Seated at a desk covered in documents, in front of a shelf of books and various objects including a skull, several bottles, and the suggestion of a taxidermied crow. Speech bubbles read: "sweet Fucking Andraste I am so tired + miserable + lonely." Right: closer, no background. His sleeves are rolled up and his left wrist is wrapped. He now looks to the side, into the middle distance. A speech bubble reads: "Who's even still here?"
A very loose, stylized pencil drawing of an elven man with dark hair and a smug expression, hands clasped at chest-level. There is the loose suggestion of facial tattoos resembling Ghilan'nain vallaslin. A speech bubble reads: "And yet you participate in society. Curious."
Pencil sketch portrait at a three quarter angle of an adult human with close-cropped hair, heavy facial scarring, and a misshapen jawline on the side visible. Their eyebrows are furrowed, expression close to a glare. They wear a loose scarf and armor.
digital sketch of a muscular elf with their back turned to the camera, hand on hip, hips cocked, looking back over their shoulder. their eyes are covered by a black mask with no eyeholes. they have a hooked nose and slight smirk, adorned with black lipstick. they wear a transparent shirt that falls off one shoulder, multiple belts, gloves, and pants that lace up the side of the leg. on their arms and back is the sketchy suggestion of extensive tattoos. they hold an ornate battleaxe over one shoulder.
Digital drawing of a purple-skinned elf with an agonized grimace on a dark red background, textured to emulate splattered blood. The flesh around their eyes is rotted and their eyelids droop. Tears of blood run down their face, and blood covers a decent part of their exposed chest, black coat, and gold necklace. Fresh wounds are gouged into their right shoulder, cutting through abstract tattoos, and their clothes, a black coat and transparent, open black shirt, are shredded. They grip a golden battleaxe, also covered in blood.
Digital drawing of a purple-skinned elf with a black mask covering their eyes and an agonized grimace on a dull, dark red background. Blood runs down their face from under the mask and is on a decent part of their exposed chest, black coat, and gold necklace. Fresh wounds are gouged into their right shoulder and their clothes, a black coat and transparent, open black shirt, are shredded. They grip a golden battleaxe, also covered in blood.
drawing of spy from team fortress two on a pink background, wearing his standard balaclava and a pink minidress with a large heart shaped cutout on the lower back. he's facing away, looking back over his shoulder with a hand on his hip, and smoking a cigarette, the smoke from which is stylized to form a heart shape.