Tes - Blog Posts
Look at these darlings!!! There's an even littler one!!!! Need more scribs!!
hi :3
There's bugs everywhere!
made some morrowind tweets + text posts ♡
Hell yeah! Fargoth! A fellow Bosmer!
@tes-summer-fest Day 4: Thief/Enamoured: I think you're a thief because you stole my heart!
[IMAGE ID An animated gif of Fargoth from Morrowind waggling his eyebrows seductively. He is a Bosmer with completely black eyes, blonde hair and elven ears. A pink and red heart is behind him.]
Hello my Elder Scrolls tarot deck is tangible now !!
If you want to help fund the project and get a deck (22 cards), come visit the kickstarter page !
Here are all the cards that are in the deck !
(you might see some little differences between these and the ones I had originally posted here. I changed some colors that would have looked horrible once printed, I 'cleaned' them up a bit and modified some details I was not happy with :)
I've been working on this for a long time, and it's finally here ! Unfortunately, printing cards is *expensive*, and I can't drop that much money from my pocket (and not being certain I'll ever see them back-)... So that's why I have set up a kickstarter to cover the printing expenses. It will be up for 40 days (until the 2 april 2024), and I'll need 1200€ to fund the project.
More details about the box, the reward tiers and what countries are available for shipping below vvv
details for the box and personalized 'thank you' card
And here are all the reward tiers !
Shipping is available in all the EU (+switzerland), US and Canada. (Sorry for the uk, but the post brexit shipping paperwork was too difficult for me-)
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via dm or ask :)
PS : sorry for the tags omfg so many characters
A new take on colors of this guar rider :3 Old version:
https://vidvana.tumblr.com/post/707162477046251520/this-journey-will-be-long-and-tedious
I played around the colors of my old Windstard Manor drawing :3
Swampy Home my beloved <3
agree or not but this is how I imagine Brelyna
Brelyna art dump for Brelyna appreciators
[yeah, i'm putting the sketch there bc it imo came out much bettern than the artwork]
[I want a cartoon with Brelyna but i'm way too scatterbrainish to finish even the first drawing lol]
Scars and being a vindictive psychotic undead dunmer looking good on Ildari Sarothril 😌
I've made this illustration to give vent to my hype over @greyborn2's fanfic - about the early history of Tel Mithryn and... goblins.
Check this fragment out:
As such places generally were, the slave markets of Dagon Fel were a sad little affair. Only the Dres tried to hide the misery places like that held. With mixed success. Mostly this one wasn’t even run by distinguished traders; it was just unfortunates trying to sell themselves or a family member off for some hope of escaping this ashen rock. Quality was an assurance that could not be relied upon without knowing what to look for. It took Neloth a good hour of questioning, and shooing away hopefuls, before he even started to find some that knew the first thing about brewing tea. Even fewer seemed to have the skill… the basic decencies and decorum… he expected of a potential steward.
Isn't it the Dunmer literature in its purest form? Here's the entire work, have fun reading as I did :D
Khajro being given a moon amulet by his mum. So that he can always remember his home and the warm sands.
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Why so few arts of this adorable khajiit follower?
"Mr. Kwama, wouldn't you like some more of my delicious mud tea?"
That's what I imagine Dunmer kids are doing in their free time - throwing tea parties for all of Morrowind's eldricht horrors!
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Art featuring Rheavie, the adorable OC of @katastronoot.
I got the inspiration from one reblog tag of @downontheupside #Ahhgudhdud i love how the kid looks like they just want to go back to playing with bugs outside instead of seeing dessicated ghostly grandpa
And obviously this iconic photo:
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This was gonna be my ArtFight submission but I got a huge art block and ghfdjhjhfahgfafgthfjgerdrfgdsa
"Holy shit, I'm gonna be the main course..."
I know that nobody asked, but here's some Telvanni lore for all the foodies.
Before you begin this culinary journey, check out this post about ash yams it's essential.
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Telvanni Cuisine
It’s obvious that Telvanni have an extensive knowledge of fungi. After all, they live in huge mushrooms and collect and plant numerous species from all across the Tamriel to use them in their potions. It goes without saying that their cuisine is also quite fungal. The commonfolk at Telvanni settlements as most of the Dunmer source their protein both from fungi* and insect meat. But Telvanni nobles love nurturing peculiar worldviews and traditions that differentiate them from other races - or even other Dunmer. One of them is their distaste for anything that doesn’t grow in soil. They frown upon hunter traditions of Ashlanders and stock-raising of house Redoran and regard them as “primitive” in contrast to the delicate art of growing fungi. The alchemy ingredients are an obvious exception from this rule, but in general as their occupations don’t usually include menial work, their light and low-calorie cuisine perfectly matches their lifestyle. This resulted in traditional cuisine of the nobility being solely plant-, or more specifically, mushroom-based**, that contrasts sharply with the cuisine of Skyrim that is rich in venison and other animal-based foods***. Noble Telvanni shun debilitating ingredients such as alcohol and moon sugar in their everyday cuisine, as keeping their minds sharp is their main priority. In order to get an indulgent sweet taste marshmerrow is used instead. Telvanni rarely import vast quantities of vegetables from other provinces as house Hlaalu does. They use commonly grown foods like saltrice, ash yams or mushrooms as the base ingredients of the dishes. In some aspects they prefer to stick to the Dunmer traditions. The nobles, though, indulge themselves in expensive imported berries - not only because of their magic-enhancing abilities but also because of their extravagant taste. As the Telvanni ranks feature numerous alchemists the import of alchemical ingredients is obviously very common. Telvanni chefs gradually incorporated some of the exotic spices into traditional cuisine. Especially valued are the most characterful of them that fancy up the bland taste of mushrooms, such as juniper, ginseng or garlic****. * In real life mushrooms are a rather poor source of protein compared to legumes like beans and lentil. But since there are no legumes in TES universe (at least as far as I know) let's suppose there are some protein-rich mushrooms Telvanni can plant. ** It’s also worth mentioning that I’m a Telvanni-fixated vegan ass myself so that’s a more probable reason why I made my beloved house also vegan xD *** A lovely example of that contrast you can encounter in @thana-topsy ‘s fanfic “Breathing Water”. This would nicely explain Neloth’s preference for apple cabbage stew. **** This recipe for example resembles Telvanni cuisine, it was one of the inspirations from my imaginary dishes above.
Above I’ve come up with some examples of what noble Telvanni would eat on a daily basis.
Thanks for reading that and take care :3
Every master Telvanni wizard has to have a doormat to push around a steward take care of their business while they do all the fun stuff the research.
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Plz give me some feedback on her facial features - I'm in two minds abt her. On the one hand I feel like she's got very Oblivion Bosmer features, on the other she might look like a wrinkled baby with a sour grimace so that no one ever would empathize with her.
Guys, I lied to you.
Remember my past posts with presumably "Neloth and his mom"? (all of them pictured below)
Well, his how-would-I-imagine-his-mom was only on the last of the three pics. The previous ones - well, I had a Telvanni OC for years that I was afraid to show to the world 😅 (an oc that would be a Neloth's gf and would have a cute baldie child with him).
Well, I have a Dunmer OC and her name is Schisandra.
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Damn, I know that is stupid but I was terribly afraid of admitting that I have an OC.
Especially that I live in this Tesblr rabbithole of artists that publish on daily basis their OC with their favourite blorbos. This is a really baseless fear but what was I most afraid of was being laughed at (bc ofc your own OC means a world to you and you would'nt like to hear that they are "stupid"). That's why I such a "coming out" out of this😅.
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If you are reading this, hesitating whether to publish your OC or not - well, do it!
You will probably not find a friendlier place out on the Internet than Tesblr to share your fantasy content (at least I hope that is true xD).
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This character sheet probably wouldn't exist if it wasn't for @thana-topsy 's wonderful art depicting a certain Dunmer wizard and the fanfic "Breathing Water".
Thanks :D
The random citizens of Morthal fantasizing about how life in Solitude would look like.
It often crossed my mind how the poor folk living in the monster-ridden nature's ditch must feel like living in the shadow of the grand and majestic capital of Skyrim.
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The finishing is heavily inspired by the wonderful @kalihoffs and her series of Skyrim holds posters.
Meloth
Umm... "Neloth" kinda rhymes with "melon" xD
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I wish for all of you to enjoy the summer like this melon-eating mer :3
I wish my for future home to be as blissful as the one I've made in Skyrim.
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My beloved child Lucia and her big doggo :3
Today is a boiling hot, dusty day and it feels like everything is about to melt... But you can't be happier - your dad takes you on a tour to his workplace in a cool, damp mine full of giant kwamas and little scribs :D
The work in a mine is hard and exhausting - but he won't let you toil since you're his little princess on a very special trip :3
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The lil girl Rheavie is an OC of @katastronoot
(sorry, I didn't dig deep enough so I have no idea how Rheavie's dad looks like :/ )
This journey will be long and tedious...
"Together we form House Telvanni, one of the great houses of Morrowind."
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Here's your daily supply of Dunmer granddads and grandmas:
the no. 1 canditate in a contest for "kind and generous wizard"
tea-drinking boi, this time clean-shaven :3
Mistress Alzheimer, styled her after my former physics teacher - imagine Therana preparing you for the final exams
the worst type of an old, radical lesbian feminist you can get
the former archmagister R.I.P. - I made him look like a scumbag bc I do not wanna pity him
the friendly Telvanni diplomat always eager to lend you a hand - Divayth's greatest competitor
the tax-evading bad boy :3
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Do you have any unexpected favourites?
Just another misty morning in Morrowind... and one of the last days in the life of a certain cliffracer :)
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Hmmm... why does my default random dunmer guy look suspiciously Neloth-y? Maybe that's because he occupies 10% of my head, of the overall 50% reserved for the Dunmer.
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I'm beginning to like the loose style of drawing environments :)
Just a bunch of broke students.
Are they practicing magic? No... they are eating their studenty meal - sausages boiled in a kettle!
(sausages and a kettle are a student meme back where I live lol)
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A bunch of announcements about my live in case someone cared:
Yes, I'm a student now :)
and that means I won't have that much time for drawing ):
I'll finish my 6 fanart challenge eventually, just lemme take a break.
Paranoia, paranoia...
Imaginary foes and dangers, quite often conviction about self-importance, fight-or-flight mode flared up to the extreme and feeling an urge to do irrational things... like avoiding mirrors or windows.
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Ildari's an underrated character.
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I hope you all take care of yourself and drink enough water.
I wish all of you a nice day :)
Dug up an old drawing of sexy Vivec while cleaning 😃
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My favourite way to learn anatomy back then was redrawing leonardo-da-vinci-and-other-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles sketches.
I guess I thought the God of Morrowind would look even more godly in this style :)