[video description: gameplay of TES V: Oblivion. The player speaks to a guard in the imperial city. The Guard asks, “Can you tell me where Armand Christophe is hiding?” The player turns to look at the ground on their right, where Armand Christophe is laying face-down. The player speaks to him and he stands. He says “I’m in hiding from the Imperial Watch” end description]
my first vglnt playthrough was completely blind one - i haven’t knew a thing about it, or about themes it’s exploring. AND i had no idea it’s the part of the trilogy can you imagine ( ‾́ ◡ ‾́ )
so the story of jo’vanni, campaner'ra and mar’so, was my selling point; my moment of “no return”. that scene in the cabin?? i think i stared at the tanning rack for good couple of minutes…………
never before i saw someone using skyrim mechanics in such twisted, hypnotizing way. moment ago that rack was nothing but a wacky model; place for npc to occasionally stuck in. and here i am, choosing between laughing or throwing up simply because im looking at it
so yeah, drawing jo’vanni?? feels absolutely right.
im again replaying the trilogy so i can text here bits and pieces alongside with fanart if that’s okay. you’re 25/8 welcome to share your experience btw!! my comments section are finally works and well it such a thoughtfully made trilogy, it deserve to be talked about
so from first to last (from left to right) oh, and spoilers warning!
1.jhunal the black fabulously leaving the place. bard, covered in blood of his victims (or maybe in color of the red stone? hmmm) dissociate himself in two empty shells. lamae is a dead bird - innocent fragile beauty that died for nothing.
2. jhunal showing who he really is. from his golden mask grows seeds of fear and rot. eye means hermaeus everlasting presence, and my dovahkiin, ripped in two on the background is faceless, because there hundreds of other people oc’s out there, playing the same mod.
3. molag caught in something like a herbarium. he is still too big, too powerful and too “im the main force here” to be scared, but what he doesn’t know is that its not going to help him this time. he has some red ace in his pocket tho.
i’ve started to draw nae in the dark empty spaces to highlight both his physical detachment from the world and his longing for safety and protection, his wish to return in embryonic-like state.
at this point he is almost blind, has an untreated alzheimer and lost his left leg - my boi definitely needs a break
what awaits him in the future is unclear - im patiently waiting for the ending of glenmoril mod, dodging spoilers like a (poorly trained) ninja but namira’s embrace looks welcoming
Molag Bal’s Dark Anchors. The Harvester of Souls keeps dropping these things all over Tamriel. Always down to fight some Daedra! Design inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online.
Art by me. Available as stickers and shirts (11 color options) on my teepublic site here:
