I Know It's A Bit Late And I'm So Indecisive But Let's See What Comes Out Of This XD

I know it's a bit late and I'm so indecisive but let's see what comes out of this xD

I could gladly accept some help with this whole artfight website bc I have no idea how it works, so if sb wants to guide a newb, just let me know 😅

Thanks @thana-topsy for tagging me, such events are usually a goldmine of good music.

My OCs are still largery in developement measure and I've made like 4 posts abt them but fack it lol I've got a perfect song for this occasion :3

Song: Death Magick for Adepts - Cradle of Filth

It's spectacular, a perfect background music for a badass wizard doing God-forbidden things in their dark necromancer lair. Has this profane quality that imo fits the House Telvanni.

Schisandra (my eccentric Telvanni mistress):

And bereft of compass, star or more Set out for this World's end Few at the prow, most slave below Painting coal a perfect gold

Galena (her bitter steward and metallurgist):

Blacker than the Ace of Rapes Dealt out by Death in dark-wood glades Our ship of fools, all boards handmade Sinks, dashed by seismic waves

Nzarek (I haven't introduced him yet, but he's this lil prodigial necromancer on some paintings of mine (and a son of Schisandra and Neloth)):

All damned in this inferno Where even Virgil averts his eyes From the black mass mutual gang rape Of Caesing hands and forced divides

I tag @the-sunlit-earth and I believe that everyone else I wanted to tag has already been tagged.

OCs as Lyrics

Hey all I decided to event this tag to get folks talking about their ocs and their favourite songs

Rules: Pick one of your favourite songs and assign a lyric that you think suits them, you can do as many ocs as you like!

Tagging: Since I invented this tag I get to tag everyone hehe @sheirukitriesfandom @akaviri-dovah @dirty-bosmer @thequeenofthewinter @nerevar-quote-and-star @your-talos-is-problematic @kartaylirsden @lucien-lachance @crysdrawsthings and if I missed you and you want to do this, consider yourself tagged <3

Song: Francesca by Hozier

Theodora: In any life // If I could hold you for a minute

Valeria: How could you think, darling, I'd scare so easily?

Rochelle: My life was a storm, since I was born // How could I fear any hurricane?

Sketching out some Dunmer funerary outfits, with bonus headcanons about funerary traditions below the cut. and personal insight with these characters' outfits and their interpretations of traditions.

ID in ALT, RB to Support an Artist :)

So lots of these initial headcanons are drawn from others on tesblr, I'll have links to the source if I can find the post. My own additions to the HCs are italicized until we get to funerary bits which are of my own thoughts from my special interest in after death care practices :)

(I can't remember who posted this HC but I love it extensively) The mourning colors for dunmer are white and grey, for Ash. Usage of black in mourning was introduced primarily to house dunmer by human culture influences. Red is a common secondary color, but especially for Ashlanders to represent blood and fire, as they have been met with much bloodshed and pushed to almost inhospitable volcanic regions of Morrowind that has caused a lot of death among them.

There is This hc collection by @jiubilant that features hair cutting as a show of immense grief and mourning. It began in chimer/early dunmer culture. It has persisted with the velothi, while with house dunmer it has evolved simply to cutting off a single lock, or an inch or two in general. In both cultures, the hair is burned with the body.

And @kagrenacs has a lovely HC about veils made of spider silk being very common during mourning, to give the idea that their mind is with the deceased who had passed beyond the veil. I've combined that with my own headcanon that daedric spider silk is a beautiful, strong fabric with an almost organza like weight and sheerness, but does not take to dyes very much, so it's commonly used in its plain white form. Perfect for mourning veils and other accessories.

I have my own headcanons for funerary differences between House Dunmer and Ashlanders as well. Across the board, it is often expected that the closer you are to the deceased, the more serious you must take your clothing and presentation for the funeral. There are exceptions, of course, but not frequent. For a society so entwined with death, Funerals are a very serious affair steeped in tradition.

For a House Dunmer that is not of the wealthy variety, it remains a formal event, but clothing is left more lax in how much white you wear. In wealthier families, it is much more rigid. If you don't own a mostly white ensemble you are expected to purchase or make one. The traditional funeral service is often a single day affair, but a long one. It is also typically not handled by next of kin, but guided through by the local Temple. Much of the service and memorial happens after the deceased has already been cremated. It is typically a day of fasting as well, thought a grand meal is presented at the end of service for mourners to have a small serving, the rest is burned for the deceased.

For Ashlanders, it is jointly much more steeped in tradition yet also much less formal than their House counterparts. It is a multi day affair, typically, led by the next of kin (NoK) with assistance from the Wise Woman. The deceased is often carefully washed by NoK, and either dressed in their best clothes or wrapped in fabric. Plain scathecraw fabric is a common choice, but others may opt for imported linen or cotton, or even a nice silk. A small Wake is held if the NoK wants. This is typically where people will present offerings or gifts to be burned with the deceased. Hair trimmings, food, foliage, and on occasion, hand written notes are tucked with the body. This is an informal event, where the wearing of white is not required, but can be worn if desired. Food for mourners, music, and stories of the deceased are told to honor the life they lived.

The next day the deceased is cremated in a ceremony in the community center. It is a day where mourning is expected at it's peak, as is formality and tradition. Under the guidance of the Wise Woman, the NoK light the pyre. The Wise Woman leads the ceremony, primarily, saying prayers to Azura, Mephala, and Boethiah to guide them. If they are intending to be preserved as an ancestor ghost to be called upon, that ritual happens now as well. It is a day of fasting.

The next day is when the cremains are interred into the chosen resting place and is a very small gathering. NoK, close friends, Wise Woman, and sometimes Khans. They are allowed to dress informally, but most typically do not. Wearing some form of white is expected for a few months, unless one cut their hair short. The community typically cooks a large meal to be eaten upon the mourners return.

For personal explanations of these characters' clothes. They are both Ashlanders, at the cremation of their mother, who had a very untimely death. The girl on the left (my oc Nileyransi) is wearing very traditional clothing. It was her mother's. The veil and belt are both of Daedric spider silk. She wears more red than usual out of vanity than anything else. She worries all white will wash her out, with her white hair. She has cut hair hair a few inches to shoulder length as a show of mourning. Despite being the younger of the two, she has been leading ceremonies.

The one on the left (Massara) is wearing an outfit so untraditional with black and red being it's primary colors it would almost be disrespectful, if not for that fact that their mother made it. The skirt on the belt is of spider silk, and the jacket is traditional. They have cut their hair very short as a sign of intense grieving. The jewelry is of their own choice, as there's not much regulation on that.

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?

Carlotta/Ysolda ship needed some proper illustration.

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I'm here to defend the rare ships :3

And yes, I do ship named bosses.

Bethesda needs to release tes6 because we've now reached the stage of Skyrims life where such ships as Carlotta/Ysolda and Enthir/Urag are being made. Soon we'll start shipping named bandit bosses. Todd please save us from this madness, I don't think I can stay sane if they begin shipping the Dragon Priests.

"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