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All the forehead kissies for these two!

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The Shadowhand

Finally taking the leap and posting some of my cosplay photos for the first time! Essek’s character and story arc is one of my all-time favorites in any piece of media, and this cosplay was really a labor of love.

💜 Essek Thelyss created by Matthew Mercer for Critical Role 💜 Cosplay and Beacon prop made by me 💜 Photography by me

(additional notes below the fold)

In addition to making the actual cosplay, the beacon prop, and trying body-paint for the first time, I also fulfilled a long-time dream of trying short hair by getting a real-life Essek haircut (15 inches off).

I’ll probably post photos that show the actual outfit and makeup eventually (once I work up the nerve), but I also just love how these photos turned out! They are both single, long-exposure photographs, and are not edited beyond a slight contrast adjustment and removing a couple tiny artifacts caused by dust on the camera lens.

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Just a drawing of FCG, cause you know they're the bomb!

Though seriously, I haven't watched the episode proper yet. I just happened to wake up early enough to catch the end of it and had to draw them before I went work that morning. Got the sketch and line done first, then finished the colouring went I got back. Went with their original look, cause I like it more.

Also I don't think the hand gesture holding the coin, might not be, 100% in character but.... they have weird hands... yeah no other reason....

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Anyway the angsty wizards have taken over my brain

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It’s so important to me that the animated Mighty Nein shows Essek being uncool. Yes, I want to see him being the ice cold Shadowhand. Yes, I want to see him cast Dark Star. But I also want to see him trying to explain what soup is and anxiously chugging whiskey hot cocoa and making weird noises while being manhandled by Caleb polymorphed into a giant ape.

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What are Eesek and Caleb doing RIGHT NOW? (wrong answers only)

#having a thumb war

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In which Essek casts Dark Star to protect a friend, and the Mighty Nein are suddenly very glad he's not a bad guy anymore.

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it is very important that you give your newly adopted wizard many hugs so that he becomes accustomed to them. wizards are like cats that way.

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biggest fantasy in bg3 is the concept of a long rest. you just go to sleep on the ground & wake up feeling refreshed. can’t even do that in my own bed. i’d get 16 hours of sleep and be like damn guys yeah sorry. i still can’t do my spells. it’s a melee day. then again i slept on my arm weird too…….

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intimidation check

with advantage (Orym is on his tippy toes)

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Critical Role: The Mighty Nein

Well, 6 of them anyway.

Beauregard, Caleb, Fjord, Jester, Yasha, and Mollymauk.

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RE UPLOAD - POST ACCOUNT DELETION ERROR

Because Essek Mary Poppins Shadowhand is the best thing ever! Also because I wanted to draw something funny right now.

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hi i don't tumblr much anymore but i thought maybe now i'm painting again i should start. here's riz my beloved because his FHJY design is making me lose my mind

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Made this at some point last year, with plans to come up with more of Fearne’s wild shapes. It took waaaay too much effort, and I wasn’t thrilled with the finished product, so I scrapped the whole project 🤗

Also, why did I sign this one though? I never do that with digital work lol. Anyway, here’s Quokka Fearnie!!

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a very fast warm up of Jester.she really needs a pair of heart shaped glasses

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Don't take this lying down! Fuck Tumblr feeding AI our posts. Opt-out now! Leave them nothing to work with.

On mobile it's under visibility settings. On browser it's under blog settings. I opted out on browser and I had to do it for each side blog individually. I'm assuming it's the same on mobile.

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“I don’t care that he taunts me. You’re right. But he doesn’t need to be breathing anymore.“

- Caleb Widogast during The Mighty Nein Reunion