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homebrew-and-heroism · 2 years

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Vespyr

“From the mouth of the cavern, one may have expected some angry bear, or a troll or giant of some kind enraged that our party had found its lair. Instead, there came the flapping of leathery wings, louder than any natural creature but far softer than those of a dragon or demon. As we raised our weapons, the flapping ceased, and a strange, furred creature alit upon the stone before us.

She was small, hunched over from the weight of the years on her back, but her blank eyes seemed to glint with excitement as her large ears flicked in our direction. A smile broke her broad face, showing off glinting fangs, and she spread her winged arms welcomingly.“

—Aban’zi, ‘The Caverns Below Karthe’

While many think of the Underdark as the only expansive spread of caves home to underground-dwelling races, the land of Karthe has its own network of ancient, abandoned mines and naturally-formed tunnels and caverns. This area is known as the Below, and many strange folk inhabit its recesses. The ones most commonly encountered, however, are those who emerge from the Below to hunt upon the surface.

The vespyrs are exactly that. Dwelling in dark caverns near the surface, they are the ones who venture out to gather anything they need upon the surface each night. They are humanoid, with black and grey skin, and have short brown or black fur covering much of their body, besides their hands, feet, and face. They have large ears and great, leathery wings that connect to their torso under their arms, from their wrists to their waists.

The vespyrs may have existed under Karthe for millenia, but their existence became commonly known near the end of the First Era, and their full integration into surface society only came about after the Second Era began.

Above and Below

Vespyrs have large wings with which to travel the skies of the surface, and keen ears so sensitive, they can use echolocation to track even the best-camouflaged prey. In addition, their favourite foods are found on the surface, from sweet fruits to delicious animals.

Vespyr society was quick to take advantage of their ability to thrive on the surface, and will often hunt or scavenge more than they need in order to trade with the other inhabitants of the Below. Some more greedy vespyrs will even descend on caravans in the night, spiriting away whatever supplies and trinkets they can get away with to trade with their eager customers.

Blood and Nectar

Vespyrs have a large variety of unique traits between colonies, but their diets are easily the most defining difference. While they are similar enough that they are technically omnivorous, most vespyrs have evolved to require nutrients from mostly herbivorous diets or carnivorous diets, and have taken to being called the nectyr vespyrs or hyma vespyrs, respectively.

In greener areas of Karthe, the nectyr vespyrs make their homes, enjoying a mostly plant-based diet. Any meal that does not include some type of berry as a main course is considered incomplete, and colonies will often set up an area with the express purpose of collecting the juices of berries to turn into drinks and quick snacks.

Where the fauna of the land is more appealing, the hyma vespyrs are eager to settle in. Blood is rich with the nutrients they need, but they see no need to waste the meat of their prey as well, bringing it home to snack on. They prefer rare meats, and if an outsider is treated to their cuisine, they may find that blood stew isn’t named such because of the colour alone.

Traders of the Caverns

When the surface dwellers sought community with them, the vespyrs once again demonstrated their opportunistic nature by providing the same services to their newest customers. As such, it is hard to tell if the vespyrs have any exports of their own, or if their entire economy is purely based on trading things for more value than they spent to acquire them.

Despite their shrewd business practices, vespyr traders are among the most trustworthy out there. If you feel that one had swindled you, then you usually have only yourself to blame. Nothing excites them more than someone willing to haggle, and so they will often set their prices loftily, but by and large they will never make false claims about their products, nor will they insist on an exorbitant price. If you can manage to track the same trader down, they will give you a full refund if you are not satisfied with the trade, but they are more than confident that their products are worth exactly what you were willing to spend on it.

Vespyr Names

One thing that vespyr society can hold as purely their own is their history. They are extremely proud of their family history, and parents will often name their children after renowned ancestors. Unfortunately, this does sometimes result in a line of vespyrs being named the same name as their parents, either inherited from the same ancestor or inherited from the sheer amount of ancestors that shared that name. As such, they differentiate themselves with the name of their colony, as well as incorporating their area of expertise into their identity.

Masculine Names: Alcard, Claude, Drach, Ferdinand, Louis, Vlane

Feminine Names: Ambrose, Arthene, Clauine, Drinne, Victra, Yvonne

Colony Names: Coal-dust, Gem-eyes, Sharp-talon, Blood-touched, Root-perch

Defining Names: of Harvests, the Miner, the Haggler, who Swoops in the Night, giving Magic, Dwarf-friend, with Swift Sword, the Warrior

Vespyr Traits

The unique living situations of vespyrs grant them an array of unique traits and abilities to give them an edge, both in the Below and on the Surface.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma and Wisdom scores each increase by 1.

Age. Vespyrs mature at a slightly faster rate than humans, being considered adults by the age of 15. Nectyr vespyrs will often live to the age of 100, whereas hyma vespyrs will usually only make it to 90.

Alignment. Vespyr society is built upon the honour system, and those that stray from it often find their communal ties strained at best. As such, they tend towards lawful alignments, but put little stock in ones’ morality so long as they follow the rules.

Size. Vespyrs stand about level with dwarves, if slightly taller on average. In contrast, however, they usually weigh 70-80 pounds. Your size is medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Flight. You have a flying speed of 40 feet. If you are wearing medium armour, this speed decreases to 30, and if you are wearing heavy armour, it decreases to 25. In addition, while flying, you cannot make complex hand movements, such as attacks or somatic elements for spells, and you cannot benefit from a shield.

Darkvision. You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Echolocation. You have blindsight up to 60 feet, and can extend this to 100 feet as an action. This effect does not go through solid material. You cannot use this trait while you are Deafened.

Fine-tuned ears. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. However, due to your overly sensitive hearing, you are vulnerable to thunder damage.

Market Tactics. You have proficiency with your choice of the Persuasion or Insight skills.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Undercommon, and one standard language of your choice. In addition, you can communicate simple messages to other vespyr using a series of ultrasonic squeaks and clicks.

Subrace. Two main subraces of vespyr populate the Below: Nectyr vespyrs and hyma vespyrs. Choose one of these subraces.

Nectyr

The nectyr vespyrs enjoy a diet of mostly fruits, and spend most of their time on the surface scavenging, rather than hunting. As such, they have a few unique traits to allow them to better forage in the forests.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Scavenger. You gain proficiency with the Investigation and Survival skills.

Fangs. Your fanged bite is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Hyma

The hyma vespyrs prefer blood, but enjoy rare meats as well. Far more territorial and physical than nectyr vespyrs, they possess abilities that give them a slight edge against their foes and their prey.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.

Frightful Shriek. As an action, you can emit a piercing shriek to stun your enemies. Choose a target that can hear you within 30 feet of you. That target must make a Constitution saving throw equal to 8 + your proficiency modifier + your Constitution modifier or be stunned until the end of its next turn.

Once you’ve used this trait, you cannot use it again until you have finished a long rest.

Fangs. Your fanged bite is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

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dreamterlude · 9 months

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You have bewitched me, body and soul

shepherd vespyr emroth having a quiet moment with her commander

characters based on/from @shepherds-of-haven !

#well. look who’s in SHOH hyperfixation hell.#blade route…. my god…. my god.#vespyr emroth #blade bronwyn #he’s so . he is so.#there are no words for the amount of repressed emotions this man has going on #my god #shoh #shepherds of haven #art #fanart #my art #Pau.txt

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punto-png · 5 months

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Oops! Got strawberry jam all over the campsite again

#baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 fanart #dark urge #bg3 #durge #tiefling #oc art #oc vespyr #I need to draw my dark urge properly at some point #like an actual portrait #he's so pretty i love him #just silly doodles and sketches until then

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vagevurig · 1 year

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Inkdriantober 2020, Day 13-15

Day 13: Vespyr the Inkdrian and Sven Legato (latter belongs to @darthsammi) Day 14: Jormyn the Inkdrian(/Snake Hybrid). Co-owned with ToxicBaka. Day 15: Neyo the Inkdrian

I am taking commissions! Check my pinned post.

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cellysub · 8 months

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I've always waited for someone to finally break me and claim me as their own. To lose myself in their Perfection and be Theirs.

I'm nothing but Yours. I Love You Miss Vespyr.

I lost. I was corrupted. I was captured. I was claimed. I couldn't help it. She broke me. I'm obsessed with Her. I love Her. Her words. Her voice. Her aura. Her flow. She's so seductive. So skilled. So Perfect. So Powerful. So Pretty.

Ever since I met Her, I knew it was inevitable. It was only a matter of time. I was about to crack. I was going to lose control. There was no turning back.

She held me in Her divine hands. She decided I was Hers. I became Hers.

I'm Owned by Her Perfection. I'm Claimed by Her Power. I'm Enthralled by Her Beauty.

I'm nothing but Hers. I Love Her so much.

I'm Yours. All Yours. Always Yours. @TheEldritchV

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asoiaf-fancasts · 2 years

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Ygritte - Fancasts

Age: 18 - 19

Appearance: She is small for her age and her legs are skinny but well muscled.She has a round face, crooked teeth, small hands, a pug nose.She has pretty blue eyes but they’re too far apart.She has a thick, shaggy, mop of curly bright red hair.

Character [s]: Marlena & Ruth & Vespyr & Isla

Actress: Annalise Basso

Movie [s]: Pretty Face [2016] & The Good Time Girls [2017] & Captain Fantastic [2016]

Show: Cold [2016]

[She was 17 - 18/19 during these movies and show. She is skinny but does not have a round face.Her teeth are slightly crooked and she has a pug nose. She has thick shaggy red curly/wavy and blue eyes that are slightly too far apart. She wears mainly modern or western clothes but they’re still good for close ups. The show Cold is the only one where she wears winter clothes.]

Character: The Plum Girl

Actress: Karoline Herfurth

Movie: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

[She was 21 ish during the filming of this movie two years too old for Ygritte.She is skinny with a slightly round face with a pug nose plus eyes that are slightly too far apart. She had shaggy, thin and curly red hair. She wears 18th century clothes.]

Character: Beth March

Actress: Eliza Scanlen

Movie: Little Women [2019]

[She was 19/20 during this movie is good for Ygritte. She is skinny with a round face and a pug nose.She does not have blue eyes but she had shaggy curly red hair although it is not thick.She does not fit Ygritte personality wise though. She wears 19th century ish clothes and has winter clothes which is great.]

Character: Isabelle

Actress: Eleanor Tomlinson

Movie: Jack The Giant Slayer [2013]

[She was 20 during filming so just a year too old for Ygritte . She is skinny and has a round face plus a big nose.She has blue eyes and red hair but it is but shaggy, thick or curly but is a bit messy. She wears fantasy clothes that look similar enough to the Free Folks clothes.]

Character : Ziggy Berman

Actress: Sadie Sink

Movie[s]: Fear Street Part 2: 1978 & Fear Street Part 3: 1666 [2021]

[She was 18/19 during these movies. She is skinny with a slight round face, she was crooked teeth and blue eyes. She has a pug nose and thick shaggy slight curly red hair. She wears 17th and 70’s clothes.]

Character [s]: Eponine & Enfys Nest

Actress: Erin Kelly

Show: Les Misérables BBC [2018]

Movie: Solo: A Star Wars Story [2018]

[She was 19 during Solo and 20 during Les Mis so around the right age for Ygritte. She is skinny and a slight round face despite it being long.Her teeth are slightly crooked and she has red curly hair. She wears 19th century peasant clothes in Les Mis and Si-fi clothes for Solo but close up the furs look like Free Folk furs.]

Character: Valentina

Actress: Lily Cole

Movie: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [2009]

[She’s a few years too old for Ygritte. She is small,skinny with a round face and a pug nose. She has blue ish grey wide-set eyes with shaggy curly red ish hair. She wears fantasy modern clothes but it’s still good for close ups.]

#please suggest other fancasts #ygritte #ygritte fancasts #asoiaf fancast #a song of ice and fire #asoiaf #fancast resource #game of thrones

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goddamnwebcomics · 1 year

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Nocturne

It was a vampire fantasy webcomic by Amber Avara (AKA ambattii or amberavara).

The comic follows Alexis Baine, an aggressive and practically apathetic granddaughter of the deceased world famous vampire huntress Anita Baine who wants nothing more than to live a normal life as a part-time bartender at her friend Brandi’s nighttime bar. Unfortunately, due to a number of murders caused by a rogue vampire serial killer that harms her friend, she ends up having to team up with a vampire glam rocker named Vespyr to explore Midnight City and investigate/talk to different straggling vampire citizens in hopes of uncovering the identity of the serial killer in question. An adventure that might end up revealing some hidden truths in the city’s past.

It’s just another sort of detective webcomic with a fantasy element attached to it that starts off pretty weak in the beginning and runs out of steam at the end. Art gradually gets better, but the story definitely needed some better retooling to actually pull in any interested reader towards the premise. Creator seems to be trying to change and adapt the comic into a fully animated pilot, so that’s something to look forward to if this version of the series sparks an interest in the creator’s work.

The comic’s hard to search for due to the generic name, so use this link here.

For some reason I think I’ve heard of this comic before and what the fuck is that. This looks like something that would air on modern Cartoon Network. I say if the author wants their work to succeed they should get an expert on the field to review their comic....or they can settle with me tearing this comic apart!

#weird webcomic #submission

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timby-turner · 1 year

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Question?

Should I start taking commissions?

✨rendered it✨

Genshin impact oc

Name: Vespyr (meaning- evening star 💫)

She’s blind but loves having people describe how the world looks. She then takes their story’s and makes songs out of them, adding to the preexisting beauty of the world she can only imagine. She travels the world spreading her beautiful music in hope to give people a new perspective of the world they’re slowly destroying. She’s very loving and motherly and leaves a lasting impression on almost everyone she meets.

#art #illustration #anime #Genshin #genshin oc #genshin impact #commissions #new character #blindness #guitar #nature #sketchbook #writers

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vespyrtine · 7 months

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They’re lesbians, your honor.

#vespyr #shadowheart #githyanki #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3

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katsbookcornerreads · 2 years

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Full review @ www.goodreads.com/review/list/24004193 I don't own the copyright to the song playing in the video😉 ⭐Review time ⭐ Infernium was.... Magnificent!!!! It left me raw and ripped my heart out!!!! Keri Lake has held nothing back in this second book of her Nightshade duology it was 668 pages of amazing storytelling! Usually I steer clear of these big reads but Keri not only kept it moving at a good pace, she knocked it out of the park with world building and back story that answered questions from Nightshade and told more of the story of the half angel half demon Jericho St. Croix. This book gave us not only a look into Jericho's past but let's us see what's going on in his head then and in the past. He is changing and becoming more of a demon everyday since Farryn brought him back from Ex Nihilo and without his wings he is weakened and he's afraid that his demon side and wanting to claim Farryn will hurt the woman he loves and the baby she's carrying. I don't want to say more about the book since it just came out so here's my gut reaction to the book as a whole. This is a dark and twisted tale. Yes their is love and sizzling passion but theirs also angst, betrayal and ultimate loss as well. This isn't for the faint of heart! Its a true gothic romance with a little horror thrown in. Infernium is hell where every doubt or fear you have comes to life and will break you mentally, emotionally and physically. This book is rollercoaster ride with many twists and turns where your emotions are all over the place! And a few scenes and especially the one's from Infernium had me crying like a baby weither from someone's loss or the evil that people can inflict on others who are different from them. I will be honest I put this book down a couple of times because I felt the characters pain as if it was my own! Keri Lake books always seem to push all the right buttons in getting you to become one with her characters. For me that character was Vespyr a human woman with the ability to kill demons because she was a Dra'Akon. Her backstory was heart wrenching and gave me more reason to hate the bastards of the Pentacrux church!!!!! Such sick twisted motherfuckers they https://www.instagram.com/p/CfubGLEjE7t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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