Citheronia Laocoon, Or The Brazilian Horned Devil Moth (:

Citheronia laocoon, or the Brazilian Horned Devil Moth (:

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Dinner at Castle Ravenloft

I've been thinking about Rudolph van Richten attending the dinner at Castle Ravenloft. He'd be in disguise, hiding behind his fake name and accompanying some group of heroes into the dragon's den.

His companions don't know who he is yet, simply that a traveling bard named Rictavio lost his son to the vampire lord of Barovia, and that he'll help them where he can. Anything to avenge his son.

The dinner seems to be going smoothly, with the Devil making conversation with the newcomers, surrounded by his consorts. But one of the heroes notices that their bard companion is far less chatty than usual, and won't stop staring at one of the consorts.

Said consort is a young blond man, his exposed shoulders a tapestry of old scars from battles, all but one survived. If it even was a battle. He is at ease here, leaning against the Devil as he would a lover, enjoying the attention of his companion and the visitors. His eyes are clouded by death, and hidden behind thick red lenses, but are still the same familiar shade of blue.

Its not the staring that Escher notices first, but a familiar smell that reminds him of home, coming from one of the visitors. He tries to shrug it off, to enjoy the night, but as the staring grows ever more obvious, that bard begins to remind him of someone.

Moltar, oil painting by Joey Edwards

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From the artist (via reddit): Back in 2005 my beloved millipede Moltar passed away and I was really sad about it. I loved him dearly.  Not long after he passed I somehow was able to send an entire term (3ish months) in my college oil painting class creating this gigantic 9’x4’ painting of Moltar ascending his mortal coil.

Godfrey Gwilym, the prettiest revenant in Barovia.

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(pontificating to absolutely no one) the thing is neither vladimir nor godfrey identify as kinky but the fact that they are both knights sworn to a bond of life or death is tacitly kinky. that being said in a modern au they would both be into leather

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