[ID: digital painting of keyleth and the raven queen. the raven queen is standing behind and ab

[ID: digital painting of keyleth and the raven queen. the raven queen is standing behind and above keyleth, face between keyleth’s antlers, and on keyleth’s shoulders and chest. keyleth is holding her own hands in front of her body and staring straight ahead. she is wearing a mantle of leaves, where some float away to the side, gradually turning into black feathers. /end ID]

finally i can post my piece for the critmas exchange! this one was for @banrions / celaenos on AO3 (again, which tbh i personally dont mind bc her prompts are always Amazing), who amongst other things asked for keyleth/the raven queen, where keyleth is the one that makes the deal with the raven queen to save vex, and i just had this IMAGE in my head immediately when reading that prompt and Forged Right Ahead. 

but also i wanted to leave it kind of open to interpretation? whether it’s romantic or platonic (or… whatever else), whether keyleth is Alive Champion or floating around in the afterlife, and whatever else may be relevant. but finding a combo of kiki’s plant and colours aesthetic and the… Death Goddess Dealio was so much fun!! it just worked really well imo, and i enjoyed it a lot!

also here’s a bonus closeup of keyleth bc i’m very pleased with her face: