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I know how they colorrrrr
They start with all one color then add only darks over it
Not lights with highlights in the hair.
its so pretty
yes fran but i dont know how to shade properly
and dont get me started on hair
:((
thanks alice
@tight dove seems almost like a slight grain. That may or may not be an effect of the upscaling though.
yeah
bigger ponytail
this kind of coloring is realy cool tho
looks metallic
this one turned out a lot better
ooh i love these alt hairstyles
owo thank u

Hey guys I'm about to draw Safiya but the worst way possible
I guess this is somewhat art as well. So eh.. shameless self-promotion here i go? https://www.artstation.com/artwork/KavBqr?fbclid=IwAR3uKpaJXS_U0O8PAhNlnjduuazY3H9M4duorsENeplmRnO3sVZQH7oNb0k
Renders are art yes
But unfortunately non-AFK Arena art needs to go in #545919777907015684 >.<
All good~ β€ c(^-^c)
@fallen orchid it's still a really good render
Thank you. Made in 1 day as speed modelling ^^
Yes
Oh no
Thane finally gets to relax.png @indigo raven

@tight dove cute
Long hair = female 
Itβs Lucius doggo time
I made his shoulder pad things today lol this took all class (we had a shortened class sadly)
omg that looks absolutely amazing i am looking forward to the end result !!!
I am
Gonna die
Lol
I changed the pose slightly but the face was too pretty to change at all
Hey which AFKA man should I draw. Idc who just as long as it's a man.
Yeet
holy shit look at that it looks amazing so far omg absolutely beautiful precious bb just wow 10/10
@tight dove
I'm worried about some of the Graveborn at this rate
I don't know if I can keep the quality high!

@tight dove
Raises hand Hey where the Grezuhl at

Nah don't do that
Armor sucks and flaming hair is
Yeet, yeet, and yeet
uh
I'll pay you back
oh no its me
With a super special Niru later
π
Uh not rly? Unless you want like ideas of where to start, I'm totally chill w/ you going w/ whatever
Any art of Niru is a godsend tbqh
@tight dove
Fire and hair are fun and I'm glad they are also fun together
Now to Lucius
@fading swallow any requests 4 ur Grezhul?
Snarky
Cobra can you add me

To add me
Ingame I assume
That thing we "play"
That's leeching our talent
Eating our lives.
Oh why? I'm a super low level also this is the channel for art
I'm down for friends in-game tho
I'm Ecxcabre
So no ok
hmm ok

I'm totally down for a friend in-game I'm just saying this isn't the channel for that. If you wanna add me just search "Ecxcabre" under friend settings
I'm not playing rn, waiting on my AFK rewards to hit 12hrs tho
I can't I won't work
What's ur ID # I'll add you, then
#0410
Wait discord or AFK Arena?
I'm not adding friends in discord, I don't know you well enough for that.
@silver skiff
Ye go for it
This is me getting out of my comfort zone so I'm down for whatever
Uh in his card art they look like they're on his headband
they do?
hmmmmmm
they're an accessory on his little crown/headband/helm thing
similar to hermes's thing
Yeah I don't ref those lol
there's differences on ALL models
Idfk
The card art and game model are
he's a fucking mess between the model and art
H
art is so fucking good
i do too
ye i just looked it up
Oh rip
hes a big goth in game
and all the pretty details
but they tuned it down i guess to make him fit to the rest in-game
which is stupid
tru
Green and blue are Big in the GB and it's a shame
All I see is yellow.
doesnt fucking LOOK LIKE THAT

for his art
All the GB look yellow to me
Niru's ingame model is a MESS
Because I physically cannot parse blues
His hair isn't PURPLE
Lolll
Wearing yellow
they seem to have been getting better at consistency tho?
It's a very yellowish green
like eironn's matches pretty well
Well, if they'd redo the old ones
yeah
i mean
in-game hair isnt purple
its still bluish but wrong
his skirt is purple
andim just
:thonk
Niru: Exists
Shemira: Oh no
Honestly Niru's kills me because he has this. Almost calm, vaguely gentle look to his face in his card art. And then his game model is. Hm.
I like the Cheshire model but also I rly like the trope of 'serenity in the storm'
*smile in the model
ferael's ingame model: exists
Lol
kane:
Fhdjsjejw
EHFIKWJFBEKF
Bad
LOL WHAT
IM GOING
?????
it also
The jacket
damn Eihoron face is really cold ass
its fine
The other half is in the coffin
Blankie for whoever visits for six seconds
Fawkes pls u r baby please let Raine help
You: snarky
Me, immediately: Disney man eyebrow raise
hades
Christ
I feel like my bias for graveborn men is really obvious here.......... @fading swallow
OMFG
"And why did he revive?"
"Smugcat powers, milord!"
Sjdjdjjsjdhfhsjjd
I'm considering for Niru's having he and Shemira together in a heart....
Somebody pls edit the smugcat knife onto this
Awwwww that would be awesome!!
Ok I'm gonna. Draw Niru now
Because I'm Gay
Oh wait I should. Draw my new AFKA OC...
YES
Someone called upon my talents
Perfect
But yeah my oc is basically me going 'but what if Mauler became Graveborn'
This was made a while ago but it's probably still relevant
GOD I HATE ANGELO'S ANIMATION SO MUCH
WHERE DID HIS CLOAK GO
But his sprite just looks so snooty & I love him for it
"so you want to dance, hagh?"
wtf
Oh that valid
@azure wraith i just want to say i love ur art style lmaooo its cute af
thank you!! i really appreciate it! uwu
@azure wraith angelo's bust to sprite transition is just flipping a canvas
god why does that fit so much
imo Thane's bust to sprite transition is the only one that actually makes him look better
valid shark
You know what'd be great tho?
Lore & Portraits for the commons
the world deserves to know more about Arkadios
Hold on
I will repost this ArkDaddyOs until the day I die
Ok so @silent glade it's on the headshot of his Sprite for the wiki but literally nowhere else?
Thane is exceptional at dealing sustained damage over his enemies. He focuses his skills on CRIT RATING, which allows Thane to deal more damage through critical strikes. Successfully dealing...
damn i even went ot reference the game
its gone for his sprite
but the icon still has it
weird
i like him with regular hair
I just want leetle braid on the side
still havent drawn anything good for thane
Pls send
Definitely not exactly as I planned but here's Garion. A wilder-turned-graveborn. V classy-witch-doctor aesthetic and he probably has a buncha Wilder tribal tats but I can't be assed to draw them.
Oh wow his head is too big in hindsight
I'll fix that when I put it on my computer
Hell yeah he does
His primary attack is probably his tail. V. DPS hero.
Ult probably has to do with those wicked claws
We talkin' AFK ocs?
Am now
Also Garion is hella sweet on Niru because he's a self-insert but he's rightfully terrified of Shemira. Niru is oblivious to his stupid asshole's flirting so he hasn't the mind to tell him off and Garion has no idea he's married.
Sorry that's probably me I have enough gay for this entire server. LOL
hey cobra

Ye
I'm gonna
YES
ok nice
Yee
maybe a buffer support
whats his name?
okay but like
that reminds me of
the way julius caesar died
lmao
lmao
So Davy Jones
so like
edward kenway?
from black flag
uwu
idk if his last name is kenway
i dont remember
sounds so appealing to meofgkfpefe
Oooooo, nice!!!!
Ooh, sounds like he'll get along well with Thoran?
I'm thinking Garion was like a tribe's ambassador and in an attempt to he diplomatic with the Lightbearers, they turned on him and used him to get close to his tribe by a very, very cruel commander. His tribe was slaughtered and they left him tied to something in the middle of his tribe's ruins and he died slowly, cursing and screaming at the Lightbearers who did this, and when he was brought back he went on a tear and absolutely destroyed the squadron who killed his tribe. He doesn't necessarily hold a grudge against ALL Lightbearers, but he comes pretty dang close.
So pretty!!!!
Looks amazing ππ
QUALITY
PS if anyone ever wants to scan/color/reline this please keep my signature on display and ping when done

I should get my stuff together and actually do some fan art XD
For all the headcanon I have about my graveborn OC, I need to write down and illustrate it at some point.
Also, is it just this chat, or is GB by far the most popular faction?
A lot of the active artists rly love GB from what I've seen.
They rly do
And lovelier character designs
So my friend and I have seen your dummy thicc Lucius proposal, and he raises you:
Hogan
(spoiler'd bc it's a little nsfw)
π oh my gosh
omfg
lots of afk men are dummy thic
Golus is dummy thiccest
the artist for their official character art rlly likes giving everyone angled snatched waists and magnificent asses regardless of gender or body type ; )
Thanes ass is top notch
i was just thinking that
But golus and wareks
his waist is almost a right angle
Are best
maulers are the dummiest thiccest
Yes
Numisu π© π π¦ π―
oh no LOL
numisus thicc energy was stolen by the other maulers boi is a twig
life leeched
one can say
Anyone on here got an Art Twitter/Tumblr?
I have a Tumblr where I post my art, but I also have a bunch of other stuff. I don't art super fast or frequently.
I draw almost exclusively masculine things or men so I can't drAw women to save my life
I have the opposite problem, lol. Somehow I can do masculine robots at least, but actual dudes? Lolnope
Ngl i ship Raine & Belinda just from how well they combine in the actual game
I can get behind this
I'm all for Caring Vedan but eeeh....
Part of me likes the idea of caring father Vedan, but part of me likes legitimately cold dickhead Vedan
Damn dat booty
I ain't gay buuuut
its fine just say no homo
thicc
Yes homo
absolutely homo
Caring dad behind a layer of dickhead Vedan tho
"only i'm allowed to give you noogies, Silvina"
I just scrolled up and kskzjd Hogan hungan
EMBRACE THE HUNGAN
ksjksksk
I want to see his Knight's Fury
owo
Have you seen my daughter? She still hasn't come home yet. She looks like this. If you have seen her, please send her my way ;w;
I didnt finish this in time for her release, but maybe she will finally come home now with this offering ;w;
I love that!! She looks so soft....
ty ty π
I donβt know if this is okay to post here, but I saw it and didnβt see that anyone linked it in chat but: https://www.reddit.com/r/afkarena/comments/bre77o/i_ship_them/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
The art is so cute
Iβm not sure if the artist is the one who posted it* :β )
Omgg thats so cute
Teach me how to draw deer legs i beg u
Digi legs are so fun to draw
@queen spruce agreed π I find their lines of action way more dynamic
Omg thanks
@tight dove I find the trick with deer legs is that the Knee (joint 2) isn't always super obvious and a lot of beginners get lost trying to find the hip/knee distance
and it ends up looking awkward because the hip is trying to be the knee or vice versa
They're more dynamic because while there are the same amount of joints, there's more between each one, giving the ability for more dramatic movement within anatomical boundaries. It's really nice.
Okay thanks
Oof I struggled so long with knee placement
@shadow oasis YOOO, your style is soooo cute
@full grail THAT LOOKS SO GOOD..... : D
@full grail thank you! I am really looking forward to your final product tbh. Your lines are so clean and your attention to detail is impeccable. Do post more progress updates!
@shadow oasis @silver flare Thank you!!!
I will try to finish the lines and base colors tomorrow π
^__^ yay
@shadow oasis your art is so cute too, i like how soft your safiya is : D most drawings of her are very cunning or severe so this is a nice change of pace!!!!
@silver flare you are too kind ;w; My friend also pointed out that her expression was a bit too soft in comparison to her game art, but I couldn't bring myself to change it. I will try to draw her fiercer next time
@shadow oasis no its not a bad thing at all shh!!!! its vwry sweet
@shadow oasis long live cute and cunning Safiya
yesyes
Y'all see that battle complete animation?
safiya acting cute to be cunning 
I melt every time
The AFK art team really outdone themselves this time :'D
omg please do!
Safiya is just like
So absurdly lovely
It doesn't feel possible
But somehow it is
I wish that was me but instead of fierce and cute I'm illiterate and dumbass lmao
Fuck
I didnt scroll down
I didnt notice there was a whole ass conversation going on down here lmao
F for trickster at reading
Lmao
Its ok i got an A in swedish (main language) despite being illliterate at pronounciation
I still have no idea how I graduated highschool
I hvnt posted hrt since i dont do fan art but input I had issues passing school in the Uk since i didnt speak english till 13 γ γ
Not finished and it's getting frustrating because i can't make the lower body be somewhat equal to the upper body and it makes her look retarded. Halp
Your legs need to be slightly thicker, I believe? Follow the curve of the back a little more and you're basically golden! ((If you need help, try referencing yourself in a mirror! πππ))
That being said, that is a gorgeous piece and you should be beyond proud!!
I've made some changes but I'm walking now so I'll send a pic when I'm home, and I'll wait for some more feedback. I'm slightly more pleased but still not happy with it. Thanks though! @slow ingot
Not a problem!
Thanks! @visual fulcrum
π
I like her so much ,And I'm thinking of which character after this
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Excellent work!
If I may suggest, I would love to see your take on Mirael!
@empty fractal do you have any social media we could follow you on? You're amazing!
So ig my problem is the legs @slow ingot @visual fulcrum
Youβre starting the legs at the skirt, from what I can see. The back should curve nicely into the leg. Let me see if I can show you.
Okay
Does that look better?
The legs might be a little bit too thick, but thatβs a decent general idea, I guess. I hope this helps!!
Not a problem! I would like to see how it comes out! @/me so I can find it?
Of course
Y'all ever wonder if Belinda & Niru are supposed to echo Dura and Annih?
Thicc silvana please
I think about that when I open the app and see the loading screen. It's a rly neat image too because Niru is a necromancer thus raising the dead. Creating life from death, kinda of like Annih. And Belinda is kind of obvious I feel like.
That said, the Graveborn also oppose the Hypogean iirc
Might be a concequence of art style and similarity in theme tho
one of the best art tutorials
Today is master-class: how to paint a cat ππ¨ To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com
Dunno if this should go here, but I'd argue writing is an artistic endeavor, so yeah. What do y'all think?
Just a prologue so far, but come Chapter 1 I can get on to the shippy stuff
Safiya's gonna have quite an interesting arc
@empty fractal you have an Art Twitter?
Can we add Shemira to smash bros
@rain nymph I posted a fic before and it was fine! So yeah, it counts!
Niru being the necromancer who raises Thoran, with a side of cute domestic between Niru, Shemira, and Silvestre
One sec I'm reading ur fic
@tight dove I'll try to make her thicc
@azure wraith vedan would unironically make a good smash character
oh i also wrote the lore story for my graveborn oc if anyone wnats to read that :>
@rain nymph I love how you wrote Safiya's rise and fall. It makes a fantastic prologue, not setting up too much information to be overwhelming and giving a good characterization for her. And Ankhira's is a great juxtaposition to it, an unknown child with such vague description makes her just as intriguing as a character. Definitely @ me with each update you do on this!! I look forward to seeing it!
@tight dove I'd love to read it!
owo there it is
do mind i wrote it on my phone
so idk if the spacing is proper lol
@queen spruce Thank you! I'm glad you like it, and yeah, will definitely keep you posted on updates! :D
Hello, I'm thinking of drawing one of the girls but I'm not sure which one. Any ideas?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/18886534 I posted my fic on ao3 if you wanted to see it. It's long since buried now.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Ankhira or Mirael is my vote :)
Dreaf
And ooh, thank you!
@tight dove That is wicked lore. Could use a few more details, but as an outline and something to reference, it's perfect. I need to make something like that for Garion.
which details owo
there are some with his origin location i could add onto
but idk what lol
Just over all. Somethings are vague, lemme look over it again and see if I can be more specific for you
alright ,thanks.
The ending is perfect
gotta get the quote down there
The stranger graveborn is an interesting choice, but there's really no detail. What motivation did they have for raising him and then just leaving him?
The Graveborn are mostly about ambition and anger, I feel like (and this is totally just me, feel free to reject this he's your OC) he might fit along better if his anger had developed before death.
Could either A. give a graveborn necromancer the encouragement to raise him or
B. let him be revived on his own if the Graveborn wants him. Some Graveborn bring themselves back through sheer anger (see: Grezhul) and a deal with the Graveborn.
Sorry if I'm being confusing here, going by some lore the Graveborn appears to be both the faction and an entity of itself, specially in Niru and Grezhul's backstories.
Also in his origin it might help to throw in some placeholder names until you figure out more of what his old home used to be, but that's personal preference.
@rain nymph I will tryππ
But again, if it's just for future reference and going back to it, it's lovely. Details can be fudged in a backstory
@simple sand I only have Facebook for work. If you want to follow.
Of course! And again, take it with a grain of salt, it's just some ideas and my view of the Graveborn. There's no strict way to do it ofc.
oh yeah it's weird
you can ctrl+shift+v to paste plain text
hes not really
much of a graveborn personality wise
i think
although he does develop that anger for people before his death
i think think i mentioned it though
i dont think*
it just ramps up after his death
You write it more as fear, but with that view, I can definitely read it as anger, too
You really do. And I like it in that regard.
LOL I know that feeling
its weird bc i can only seem to write at non conventional times
like if i woulda written that for a non fan oc
i wouldnt have been able to lol
my brain would break
so im very proud
of writing this
I've decided that I'm going to draw Lyca
oo
lyca is pretty
She is, and I think it's better if I draw someone that isnt a graveborn
Cause that's all I drawπ
mood
I just love all of the graveborns too much
Oh well
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
I've put it on AO3 ^_^
@queen spruce i thought about it for a bit, about his reawakening. i thought maybe the graveborn who had corrupted the lake would come back later to reawaken the dead as graveborn.
how's that sound?
think it would make sense for him to be revived considering that
ill think more about it tho
Oh that's actually a really cool idea!!
WIP on getting Garion onto a digital platform LOL
giving him a few more details tho
owo
garion is so good
he looks like a satyr and im a big fan of that
have you thought of a title for garion yet?
hmm there was some here days ago that had made a template kinda thing
think it would be useful to have owo
i love that
I'm actually thinking on titles now. Perhaps 'The Last Breath'
Short version: Because he smokes, LOL.
Long version: Uh, it's kind of a big deal in his backstory, the concept of breath. Even though he died of starvation and exposure, his tribe was slaughtered and burnt to the ground, him left tied up in the middle of it all as some kind of like warning to other Maulers, the taste of smoke and ash always in his mouth because of the fires. With his last breath he screamed for vengeance until he passed. A few days later he came back, poisonous smoke billowing from his lungs before he attacked the Lightbringer squadron that destroyed his tribe's home.
owo nice
I need to add tattoos on him when I color him
He has them I just haven't drawn them in
Braids are a pain but I love the look of short hair w/ long ass braid
I'm trying to do it irl
good look
I'm thinking his ult might be, like, a poisonous fog, but I feel like that might be too similar to Shemira. Maybe something with his claws tho, cause he's a DPS and agility based, not a mage.
Maybe one of his other abilities is like, surrounding one opponent in a poison fog
oh i havent thought about skills at all
maybe he breathes fire fog?
it was kinda mentioned in what you wrote earlier
oooh
yknow one of those fire jugglers?
something like that maybe?
he could (if possible) use his tail to throw some kind of firebomb
I really like the idea of him having a fire-juggler attack style
And his tail is his base attack, maybe his tail is like Grezhul's hair-fire but he... actually uses it as fire.
The pointy bit of his tail is his main melee
Or the fur on his tail mby
oh ur welcome
i think for makai's ult
he maybe spreads that corruption into like, the ground
or smthn
OOOOH
i got safiya elite lmao
1 pull
damn
Ayy!
RIP
If I had Eironn, I would be glad to trade with you
Wait, does the game have a trading mechanism? If not, they should add one
the game doesnt
and in general
gacha games dont
kinda removes the purpose of gacha if u can just trade with eachother lmao
@empty fractal I'll definitely follow! Could you DM me it maybe?
Now He's starting to look like a proper Graveborn
@simple sand yeah i send to DMπ
owooo
That's a fair point ^_^;
the graveborn are just preppy goths when u think about it
I wonder if Shemira will remove her face mask. I think she may be very beautiful!!
oof god
"preppy goth" you say as I throw as many colors on him as godly possibly
also @empty fractal that is gorgeous!!!!
The face so far uwu
Are you drawing on your phone π
Yup
Holy shit
@empty fractal your art is sooooo lovely!!
its not gonna end up looking the way i want it to is it..
ok nvm its good
scrawny boy
@Ecxcabre#8311 @alice#5485 Thank you !
Well I managed to get aaaalmost all of his colors blocked out before work. See you all in about six or so hours!
ooo hes such a goodie
He needs a little more of a waist, his torso is too blocky. If I was still at home I'd redline it for you...
Also thanks everyone!! I'm rly glad y'all like him cause I'm gonna be writing about him later too L O L
yeah he looks really thicc
for a scrawny boy
id rly appreciate the redline
ill change his face too
not as pointy as should be
Im at work now, sadly. I'll see what I can do when I get home but that's about six hours away. Maybe one of the others can help out in the meantime!
ah okay.
@queen spruce I love your character concept. And I think it would make the graveborn idea of being stronger after death, and the threat of death/death not offering a release/or being your final grandest failure more weight.. so far all the Graveborne are ex Lightbringers . . . Which kinda points something being super special about them.. almost like a super natural eugenics club.. will only a few exceptions all the worth while are Nobility of some sort or highly educated.
It's uh... Not a good look. Unless thats the point...
*worth while Graveborne
wait theyre ex lightbearers?
Well, if humans default as Lightbearers
Sorry yeah I meant Lightbearers
humans do default as LB
they're one of esperia's creations, along with wilders, but have an affinity to wield the Light
Lightbearers.
all LB are also human if u look at em
and most GB used to be citizens of esperia
ahhh well if you take Seirus as your standpoint
they aren't technically included bc the ocean isnt the wilds
so they
but theyre associated with wilders?
*they would be like, initiated like Seirus was
intitiated?
Wilders are weird. You have animal people like Kaz and Ira and Nemora, then you have literal Trees and Fairies and Elementals
yeah
ah okay
He's an elemental iirc
*Elementals such as Seirus are not directly inside the faction though.
trees, fairies, and woodland animals are equated to forests aka Wilders
morvus is a dwarf though!! but otherwise u are right
LB are humans/dwarves
GB are undead humans
Wilders are forest creatures
Maulers are desert creatures?
i dunno if GB have to specifically be human, but so far the track record shows so
I mean, I see them as factions instead of races
So I feel like there's a lot of overlap
Wilders and Maulers especially
i think they can be both
Also Shemira has horns, right? I wonder if they're part of her mask, or if she was a bit animalish when she was alive
i like to think gb dont have to be human. i hope afk arena releases gb wilders or maulers.
same
The way I see it is that each group has a defining social element that effects them physically.
Yeah
yeah!!! their culture separates them, moreso than specifical race or species. like wilders and maulers have some overlap, but maulers are more warrior like with alot of pride and emphasis on strength and cunning while wilders are more peaceful and defensive, with emphasis on preserving life
tho i may be speaking out of my ass LOL
i think thats fairly accurate
and lb have alot of diverse cultures (as with alot of human groups in fantasy) so their values seem to lie anywhere between honor to self interest to extinguishing evil against the Light
Lightbearers are "civilized" structured I ways that supposedly benefits everyone when it's run right. (See the old Kings rule)
Their bodies are more homogenized to fit the different cogs to move the civilizing machine forward.
gb is more tricky since i think they all have different reasons for why they became gb. but i suppose the relationships they foster center around those bitter reasons.
@viral hollow ooo i like that
wilders and maulers are definitely the most simple of the 4 factions
The wilders are aiming for Egalitarian Anarchism, think a hippie commune, where balance is key and citizens are expected to give what they can. Balance isn't about sameness but difference and acceptance. Which is why they vary so much.
oo i like the sound of that
i guess celestials are god like and developed a perfect sense of aloofness and superiority (not from arrogance, just from existing so above them) from that when witnessing the mortal factions, but are also wholeheartedly dedicated to their cause of serving dura and the Light
like celestials feel a very distinct seperation from mortal beings
celestials like athalia were created by dura
The Wilders are a anarchy that isn't borne of Egalitarianism. It it's basically a Fudal System that is constantly in flux. They have slaves, their entire existence is Conquest.
like demigods
Which is part of the reason I love @tight dove
I mean Golus I love golus
thats why i said god like, theyre not necessarily gods but they are above mortals
ye i know
im still wondering whats the connection between annih and graveborn
but i didnt want to say theyre demigods bc only athalia is the example so i wanted to be more general about celestials
there is clearly a connection
annih is niru's mom
annih is a male god

most of my curiosity is bc annih created the hypogeans but they dont share much with him
yeah, especially since there is a connection bt LB and dura and LB and GB are kinda foils of each other, like how wilders and maulers are
however the GB have teh same aesthetic
long white hair, weathered clothing, and skeletal details
hypos are purple
i bet there is some connection
o
which is curious but also
the gods have their godly servants in celestials and hypos, then the mortals that reflect in their image
Does Annih appreciate them or hate them?
Annih hates all of Dura's creation due to jealousy
do GB still count if revived with necromancy? does he take offense to avoiding death
perhaps his creations are out of spite. having to create ppl in his image through dark magic upon duras creation, the LB
bc the hypogeans spare no one
i dunno i may be talking out of my ass again LOL
hypo are just this universe's demons so its rlly strange
The Wilders are a anarchy that isn't borne of Egalitarianism. It it's basically a Fudal System that is constantly in flux. They have slaves, their entire existence is Conquest.
The Wilders or the Maulers?
haha maulers prob
bc apparently hypogeans can possess and take over a host??
moral talked abt wilders earlier
????? like excuse me
do you think kane would possess lucius in that case
i wouldnt be surprised if annih's creation and servants are made to spite duras creation
possessing and reviving their dead bodies
some of the gb are dead before becoming gb
they possess live hosts and can transform them into classic demons
oh afaik for gb they just come back
I think the idea is that the Graveborn are still like, under Dura's domain, in a backhanded sort of way
Since they're one of the four main factions
And they're opposed to the Hypogeans just as much as everyone else
i worded it wrong
none were really dead for long except Silvestre were they?
π€ how are you able to summon specifically your child's soul back
if souls even exist in AFK
not all gb are literally revived when theyre dead, but u know what i mean. its related to death or the avoidance of death through a darker magic
also weird thing
who knows if they are the same as their human selves, perhaps theyre a manifestation of their most bitter feelings and regrets and angers before they died. SHRUG gb are cool
@rain nymph I meant maulers.. I did Wilders earlier..
i think that was actually disproved
π€ every time a story mentioned dead hypogeans they were ash?
i dont feel so good
@silent glade it could be that you're not actually summoning the " soul " back
I don't think Hypogeans can go GB
Since they're like
A completely different form of 'life'
idk i dont think hypos and maulers can be GB. were any of the GB turned involuntarily btw? i dont recollect
wait not maulers
well again, AFK might not even have the concept of souls
LOL WHY DID I SAY THAT
so
I meant celestial
um
silvina technically?
ferael technically?
isabella maybe?
all were turned GB without like, specifically wanting to
Celestial GB would be interesting
personally, with the fact hypogeans apparently turn to ash when dead, they cant be revived as GB?
Silvina was just hoisted away and turned GB by the local graveborn hiding in the woods lol
Ferael had the enchantress episode
Also starting to wonder if Silvina and Isabella were also some sort of animal person before they died
Since Isabella has the tail and they both had the fern-ears
@silent glade could be that they just fill the void with energy which might explain the personality change. All that's left is the vesle and the mind. a mind that is consumed with rage or fear as it's dying. And thwn.. SOMETHING fills the void left by the fleeing 'soul' or 'spirit' woth a new energy source..
thats metal
yee i was thinking thsir new existense is fueled by the manifestation of their rage regrets or bitterness
it would fit
but again, souls arent proven but spirits are
they're made of vertebrae
Reminds me of Black Rock Shooter
no GB is necessarily a sweet person hahaha
well there's no evidence of some of them still being nice
yeah
most of their stories are about when they died / what lead up to it
which is what i said
i mean
we are working with the snapshots that stories give us
just throwing ideas out there
i mean yeah but im
u are free ti have ur own ideas
sorry i cant give any LOL
devs wont give them
@silver flare kinda like writing a Bible.
: ( tfw stories are left here and there
and they arent linked and there's no conclusive story
timeline machine broke
idc about the truth rlly i dig the manifestation of hate and regrets so thatll be my headcanon
@viral hollow LOL
I mean I have a headcanon where Farel
I have a head cannon where Fareal is killed by a "Here Manilig" type witch/hag/troll where they are cursed and all they need is marriage and ergo to swear servitude to a "good Christian/lightbearer man" to be freed.
hm. not me.
"Herr Mannelig". Folk tales are cruel to women.
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
swedish?
I mean to me it makes sense can.. you imagine being cursed because you haven't married and now you are deformed and ostracized and concealed the flames of hell licking your feet as they wait for you to die.. the only way altavista beg people to marry you in exchange for a lifetime of servitude.. takes a smart one to be like "I'll just trick them into loving me and then kill them so I don't have to be a slave.. then ask forgiveness from the Christian good cause why not?"
this one just happened to exist in a world without Christianity and legit wanted someone to give a shit about them to Yandere levels..
she even got somebody who was on death's door anyway so it wasn't a FULL murder
*not concealed, "Dan feel the flames"
*can feel" the fahk is wrong with me and my so?
*SP Gahddamneet
Hey I just read back a little but there is at least one instance of a GB doing something selfless; Niru.
(Insert lack of shock)
In Shemira's story, he tells her, in no uncertain terms, that he is there to save Silvestre. And then tells her they can be together. Could it be read with ulterior motive? Sure. But it's not explicitly so. I think the Graveborn are capable of a full range of emotion, BUT anger and hatred become disproportionately apparent.
https://afk-arena.fandom.com/wiki/Shemira
Her backstory is transcribed here.
A soul forged in sorrow with nothing left to her in the world. This was Shemira in the final months of her life. Her husband had been a renowned healer, but her adoration and respect for him had...
Aaah
It's evening
Kids are in bed
Time to draw Niru and Shemira

I mean Grezuhl also after taking vengeance tried to raise Thordan
He didn't have to
That, too. He went out of his way for a sense of duty.
I think Selvina was turned first too?
And still wanted to protect her sister
Thoran turned cold and bitter but didn't seek revenge on his people, he was just plotting revenge on his brother.
Most Graveborn or ok
Are OK*
Vedan's an ass tho
But Vedan was an ass before he was GB

Protection at all costs seems to be another common theme among Graveborn, especially Grezhul, Shemira, Selvina
I'm not sure if it's a GB trait or because they aren't fully alive they, well, need a "purpose" to carry on
An obsession, healthy or not
Nods
A common theme, not necessarily a trait
Vedan is just a stuck-up ass who is terrified of death, which is strange for a GB. Do you think GBs who have died might scare him?
I don't think so

