guardian spirits from 3 villages. though they can be perceived in many ways when they wish, their physical forms are strongest when incense is lit at their shrines. the smoke also carries their voices so that they can speak with their villagers directly.

i now present my newest Charming Little Freak ✨ Angelique is a caregiver, an apothecary, and a parasitic rose fae/demon body snatcher. theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/761168380…

in places where the soil is a bit too saturated with magic, randrakes start to show up in the crops. goblins see them as the land trying its best to “digest” that magic before it rots and goes toxic. theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/761169385…

minotaurs.

Merdusa. a sea gorgon inspired by comb jellies. her gaze can’t turn you to stone, but her snakes can engulf and liquefy her enemies. very nice lady if you aren’t one of her enemies.

The Rust Disciples theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/763076177…

a riverside goblin rancher and his water dragon companion. water dragon is based off of a capricorn.

Wisteria Wizards✨ theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/763076708…

"7th Headless Haunting: The Invisible Woman A ghost’s appearance can change over time depending on the emotional connection to their former lives. This change is involuntary and inconsistent." rest of the ghost story here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765886509…

"The 6th Headless Haunting: Dryad It was easier to take the land with her out of the way." rest of the ghost story here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765886627…

"The 5th Headless Haunting: Hand Rod No one expected Rodney to come back to the studio after the accident. Some did, jokingly, wonder about how Lucy was taking it though." rest of the ghost story here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765886730…

"The 4th Headless Haunting: Wail Fall Some souls sink." rest of the ghost story here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765886814…

"The 3rd Headless Haunting: Selkie and Kelpie She’d have been way less angry if he’d done more than the bare minimum to get away with it." rest of the ghost story here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765886917…

"The 2nd Headless Haunting: Alas The whole Conjoined Thing made the boys assume that they’d always die together." rest of the ghost story here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765887006…

"The 1st Headless Hauntings: The Successes The ritual was very particular so it’s honestly incredibly impressive that it worked twice, but no one ever really talks about that fact because then people start to ask how many times it failed." story here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765887316…

a couple of besties ready for a night out on the town. some people get accidentally turned into vampires at age 45 and panic. others quit their shitty jobs, make friends with a bat, and enter their bimbo era. if/when your time comes, choose wisely.

a few halloween flavored ocean friends inspired by Trip Space-Parasite’s requests for an accursed shrimp and deep sea trick or treaters over on patreon.

"Masked Ants are some of the only ants that produce silk, which is used for many things, but most notably, for mimicry." read about ants evolving an elaborate scheme to obtain candy here: theveryworstthing.tumblr.com/post/765889935…

i haven't been around because of The Troubles and also disliking the vibes, but it's my birthday month and therefore still halloween so this art dump is still seasonally appropriate.

just got a bluesky, mostly for staying connected to other artists reasons. same name over there. i'm not really looking for a twitter alternative because i never liked the twitter format. i'll mostly keep lurking on tumblr until it dies and art dump everywhere else.