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You've got a storm coming...

#the way I gasped #gorgeous

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MIST MERCH. TRADING - THE BLACK LION'S NEW CONTENDER?

"FOR brilliant-minded individuals, BY brilliant-minded individuals."

Within the last recent months you may or may not have noticed the debut of a new, up-and-coming, self-proclaimed "rival" enterprise to the Black Lion Trading Company. But who is heading this new, mysterious mercantile? To the surprise of many, it's the renowned Ex-Councillor Phlunk of Divinity's Reach, former member of Rata Sum's own Arcane Council, and twin brother to the Councillor Phlunt, (still in office).

"No more blitzing your raptor to the nearest trading agent to receive your parcels -- now your items arrive directly on your doorstep for no extra charge!"

Following the Ex-Councillor's own success with his small wizardry services in Divinity's Reach, he believed it was high time to ascend to even greater heights.

"With the dragon crisis finally dealt with, the economy on the rise, and new trade deals arriving from Cantha, what better time for some new, improved organizations to dig their heels in against the longstanding oppression? It's time to break the monopoly. The Black Lion Trading Company is old news. Our trading company is a vision of a bright and golden tomorrow," Ex-Councillor Phlunk said confidently during an interview.

"What exactly will become of your 'wizardry' business now that you've started this new venture?" Asked Reporter Trekt.

"My business will remain active, although through select appointments by way of my apprentice, who will be handling the simpler affairs."

"Some have made claims that this new enterprise of yours is all just a far-reaching attempt to fund your own independent research in Divinity's Reach," said Reporter Trekt. "What's your response to these rumors?"

"All conjecture formed from envy," replied the Ex-Councillor, shaking his head. "My question is this: is it wrong to succeed? Is it wrong to rise beyond conceivable thought? Did our own Commander not vanquish the dragons by being better at it than everyone else? My enterprise was made by and for such brilliantly-minded individuals."

Further attempts at receiving a response to the aforementioned claims went unanswered.

(interview continued & concluded on pg. 8)

The newly established mercantile's routes and sources are currently unknown, but their lightning-fast deliveries and the unique quality of their goods speak for themselves. However, considering the Ex-Councillor's own proficiency with magic, could this indicate some form of sorcery being used?

Attempts at reaching Evon Gnashblade, head of the Black Lion Trading Company, to hear his opinion regarding the emergence of this new enterprise have had no luck.

Will this new Mist Merch. Trading stand the test of time in such a competitive arena? Or will the proud, black lion stamp yet another opponent under its heel?

It seems we'll all have to wait and see.

- excerpt by Journalist Rittz, writer for the Arch's Accounts.

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Slightly delayed post compared to usual, but hi hello and happy Spring, everyone! I hope the past month has treated you well, because the first Saturday of a new month is coming up real fast, meaning it's time for another art party hosted by my guild, [VS] Verdant Shield!

For those who aren’t familiar with art parties, they’re a concept carried over from Final Fantasy XIV - in-game get-togethers for artists/writers/creatives of all types to hang out, chat, and create together! Get your favorite character/look together, head to the location, find someone that catches your eye, and create! Afterwards, everyone posts their creations in a shared tag (ours is #VSArtParty) so others can see, interact, and share! Tl;dr: the ‘goal’ of an art party isn’t to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community!

Time and /squadjoin information is under the cut, but will also be posted again via reblogs as the squads go up on the day of the party!

Location Information:

While scouting out more Ascalon-aligned locations to even out the spread, I remembered this little corner of Fields of Ruin. It houses a grave of one of the characters from the Ghosts of Ascalon novel - and for trivia purposes, everyone who's done Icebrood Saga has met another character from that novel: Ember Doomforge! But this isn't about Ember, it's about Killeen, and her lovely little resting place protected from the Brand. It's very easily accessible just by scooting up the marked path from Tenaebron Waypoint, which is in itself up in the Northwest corner of Fields of Ruin!

Time & Squad Details:

As we always do, we’ll be having two parties - one on EU servers and one on NA ones - with an hour break in between. People tend to arrive early and/or jump between accounts as soon as the break comes up, so don’t be surprised to see tags and announcements going up ahead of schedule!

The first party will be on EU servers and begin at 9pm Central European Summer Time (aka 3pm Eastern Daylight Time or 5 hours before in-game reset). I’ll be hosting on my EU alt account, so to join either /squadjoin or whisper Ashelin Falstaff for an invite.

The second party will be on NA servers and begin at 7pm Eastern Daylight Time (aka 1am Central European Summer Time or an hour before in-game reset). I’ll be hosting this one on my main account, so to join either /squadjoin or whisper Beldahvia for an invite.

Closing Words:

My apologies yet again for a) being delayed in posting this, but also b) posting this in the dead of (NA) night - I've been a bit sick the past week and lost track of time, but we're here now! I do feel like a broke record every time I say this, but thank you to everyone who turns out to these events - you guys are what make everything so memorable and fun! Have a good rest of your week, and I hope to see you all there on Saturday! ♥

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I'm still working on the artifact krewe additional story, but it'll take time. Do not expect it to be ready for this year.

To wait, here is a WIP (because tumblr does not allow multiple videos) of music that I made to describe this new explorable area.

#please listen to my talented friends music #so good

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even more questionable rats

mini timeline for the inquest detritus. settled on a chestpiece i prefer over the aetherblade coat... my sibling described this look as "evil monk"

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i took. so long to post this

but hiiii i finally made it to a vs art party! (even made it to both the eu and na times!) using traditional media might have been a little ambitious, since i'm less familiar with it than digital, but i had fun anyway

featuring:

Nightwalker Ayre @flower-crow

Mineralogist Cosh @ecunderbase

Tabby Phaestus @continuitymess

Panya King @brahamapologist

Qirri Tinkerfist @ratasum

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Reflecting a bit on why I always seem to come back to this game and I can't stop thinking or drawing my GW2 characters even though it's been actual years and it's not just because I love my own characters and other peoples' characters, it's being surrounded by so many artists that get me fired up to keep drawing them to get better, and rpers that motivate me to think, write and develop them. Even when I go through periods where I don't want to play the Game Grind itself, I'm still thinking about my characters. It's kind of a long, slow burn hyperfixation of a sort but I can definitely attribute it to being exposed to so many fantastic creatives in this fandom.

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Strange things happen when the Mists are involved; fractals can splinter off from other worlds. Worlds where one little thing went different and changed the thread of fate.

Take, for example, Tyria's heroes. What would the consequences be if the beloved Commander made a different choice so many years ago?

What would be the fallout of a meeting between the two?

[Image ID:

A digital painting of two Glaws standing opposed to one another with arms raised and weapons aimed at one another. The Glaw (Stormcaller) on the left is dressed in dark blues, grays, and bright yellows in full-coverage cloth and armor. Their hair is shoulder-length and braided. Their right arm is covered in an intricate golden-armored sleeve, and they hold a slim dagger. A bolt of lightning runs down this arm. The Glaw (Spiritsfire) on the right is dressed in rich browns and reds with pops of light blue gemstones in a revealing corset. Their hair is chin-length and tied up in a ponytail. Their right arm is bare and tattooed in white ink, and they hold a gray-green gun. A streak of fire runs down this arm. Behind the two is a smoky, dark background.

/ end ID]

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hiii i would do like. a photoshoot for him if my brain wasn't made of soup this past week but Khozzak's looking much more black ice themed now and i love him uwu

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silliest movement bug ever. not sure what even happened or what may have affected it lol. but my controls were all messed up, my character was slip sliding around in a very strange fashion, and was completely unresponsive to slopes and drops in terrain... instead I would just run straight off the surface and end up floating in the air in the same fashion as a cartoon character would after running off a cliff.

It did allow me to get some cool screenshots though. I'm not sure if this pose is just a frame from the basic jumping animation but it looks neat!

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Also another oldie, kind of want to do an updated version of this someday lol. Was mostly playing around with inking + pastel. My weirdass main Cuancath.

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Heulwin, Myrra, & Procca expression sketch page commissions for my buddy @dalennaugw 🧡🧡

+ mini myrra just cuz

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local demon freak gets a new outfit pt. 1

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Ace facing the Manticore. Perhaps a re-draw from a work I did about 6 months ago featuring the same subject. They are perhaps my fav Skyscale skins. <3 Sponsored by ArenaNet

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Enlightenment always comes at a price. Now you must pay for what you've learned.

i was both shocked by the lack of kudu fanart and the fact that i had never drawn him before ssoooo.... yknow 💃

#he is beauty he is grace #the best goggles are on his face

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Asura are cool

#the holy truth

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having an oc you havent drawn / written about publicly yet that only exist as a concept is so funny. i have special access to this limited edition guy from my brain