For aithne, because she is full of win!

[varelishawt]

People are probably too busy playing the DA2 demo (or trying to get it to work), but I've been sitting on these for a few days, waiting for the lifting of anonymity on the Sugar & Spice contest.

This one's for you, aithne, because your fic was so awesome (I read it again, and each time I find new details!), and I feel you definitely got the short end of the stick! :)


My apologies if I didn't get the armor or Lyris quite right...

Even chickens aspire to fly...





The chickens plot and hatch a plan...



Even!younger!Varel receives some bad news... (I tried for dramatic!shading, but I couldn't quite get my head around it.)


I'm in the middle of doing another sketch of the chickens, stay tuned. :)

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And now for something completely different!

Elethea: All the honeycakes are gone?! Someone's going to die.



Grumpy!Loghain is grumpy.



Disapproving!Varel disapproves -10. Why? I don't know... maybe Faolan (I don't know how to do that crazy accent over the 'a', sorry, Shimmy, LOL) told him to build a moat and changed her mind - she wanted a mud-wrestling pit instead!



Captain Lowan, the poor bastard who tells Arl Howe his soldiers don't like the idea of killing the Couslands.

Comments

[zute]

Wow! Those are awesome. :) Especially Elethea and Lowan. You're soooo talented... but I miss the Varel/Elethea stories too!

[varelishawt]

Thanks! Don't you think Lowan looks an awful lot like Cullen? D: I only noticed this long after I did it.

I have three chapters written of another Varel/Elethea story (and midway into a fourth). XD

[twist_shimmy]

It's usually a good idea to blame Faolan. (And I only do the accent in fic. Too much of a pain otherwise. XD)

The sketches, especially for What Storms Wash Clean the Sky, are absolutely amazing. :D As always. I also love the scar detail on Captain Lowan. When I used to draw I could never get scars to reasonably follow the curve of the face. It's hard! Kudos to you. :D

[varelishawt]

Thank you! I doubt anyone thinks about Lowan at all, but he shows up in Nobility Has Another Meaning, and he will have a bigger part in my own fic (which I have to work on, argh).

[twist_shimmy]

Oh, how did I miss this one? *scampers off to read*

[twist_shimmy]

Oh my god this is making me ache for Nathaniel and I'm only on chapter threeeee.

[varelishawt]

You better be reviewing! *hefts the bannhammer in a meaningful way*

[twist_shimmy]

I don't have a ff.net account. :(

[varelishawt]

Doh, but you should be able to put in comments as anonymous - unless they turned that off.

[twist_shimmy]

I'll see, because I sodding loved it when I was reading it last night.

[varelishawt]

And there should be a new chapter soon!

[twist_shimmy]

You're like a pusher. An awesome, awesome pusher. "Here, try this. Don't worry, more's coming soon." <3

(Also, warning: I started a draft of Nate!bard.)

[varelishawt]

Haha, I guess I am. XD

Great shades of Andres Cantor! (If you don't know who he is, check this link! Bard!Nate totally made me think of him.

[twist_shimmy]

Ahahahaha! Love it! *giggles madly*

That video scared my cat!

[varelishawt]

You have to somehow work that into the fic now. XD

Garevel: GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!

Varel: *raises eyebrow* What are you doing?

Garevel: I don't know what came over me.

[twist_shimmy]

Why not? It's already crack-tastic enough, innit? *more helpless giggling* I'll add Pounce making a break for the hills when he does it for good measure.

[varelishawt]

Haha, I await with great anticipation!

[lenna_nightrunner]

You are amazing.

That is all.

For now.

<3

[varelishawt]

Thanks!

[darkrose]

I love your Varel art. Also, Grumpy!Elethea FTW!

Disapproving!Varel disapproves -10. Why? I don't know...

Maybe Mira was swearing by more of Andraste's ladyparts?

[varelishawt]

Thanks!

Who's Mira? XD I don't think that would be enough to get Varel to disapprove - as a soldier, I'm sure he's heard much worse.

[darkrose]

Mira's my Tabris Warden--I was being absurdly self-referential. She and Varel actually get along, but I thought of it because I'm working on something where she referred to Andraste's flaming twat. Because she's classy like that.

[varelishawt]

ROFL! Yeah, I think he'd either laugh at that or just raise an eyebrow.

[piceron]

Wow, these are really nice! I wish I had some of your talent. I particularly like the one of them sitting together.

[varelishawt]

Thank you! I think that one came out the best, myself. :)

[jessicajones]

These are gorgeous. I especially like dramatic Varel.

That story was so much win :)

[varelishawt]

Thanks! And yes, yes it was! Mad props to aithne <3

[zevgirl]

You had me at the birds! Mine just look like those inverted "V" things. These are all really beautiful.

[varelishawt]

Thank you! I had to look up pictures of seagulls for reference, LOL.

[aithne]

Oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

I LOVE this, so very much, and Lyris is perfect, and I HUG YOU SO MUCH. Wow. Um. Please imagine me grinning like an idiot and squeeing, because I AM. Oh wow it's beautiful, all of it!

(And I didn't consider myself getting the sort end of the stick in the first place! Anora and dwarves and I gave you an impossible suggestion and YOU DID IT and it was AWESOME.)

[varelishawt]

I didn't think my fic was that great - and you could tell it was rushed in the end... :(

Anyway, I'm glad you like the pics. :D I'm working on another one right now.

(*shifty eyes* I'll draw more pics for more fics...)

[leilana]

Wow, I love these sketches! The birds, the details in the facial expressions... especially the Elethea: All the honeycakes are gone?! Someone's going to die. one. Wicked blades. You're very talented! This, and the artwork you've done on kotor are simply magnífico!

[varelishawt]

Thanks!

[nightsfury]

These are wonderful. My favorite is the chickens plot and hatch a plan. And is Loghain never grumpy?

[varelishawt]

Thanks! That's my favorite one, too. :) As for Loghain... probably when he reads all the smut about him. XD