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DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

I wanted to portray my OC Alistair when he was younger, back in his mercenary days, capturing how different his eyes looked then and how the light in them had gone out.
#oc #dnd #dndoc #knight #fantasy #medieval #darkfantasy

September 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

Finally my last attack of this year on AF! Actually, it was a revenge, @/_azuzad0ra surprised me with an amazing art featuring one of her OCs and Alistair and I literally screamed, I was so damn happy!🌹

#oc #artfight #artfight2026 #soviet #digitalart

September 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

That's my boi right there🤭 with his beautiful husband🖤

peachyfex.bsky.social @peachyfex.bsky.social · 13d

Won’t be sharing the full version here since it was a bday gift for a friend 🤭
But I’m back to my shenans and will be doing smutember/kinktober combo this year. (I know I didn’t finish last year 💀 so I’m giving myself more time 🙂‍↕️) @diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

September 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

My second-to-last Art Fight attack on @/johnmagic. We managed to roleplay an encounter, albeit a brief one, between him and my jailer OC, Vardamir, so we had a professional rage-baiter with someone who is absolutely unhinged and sick.🌹

#oc #artfight #artfight2026 #dnd #fantasy

August 31, 2026 at 2:47 PM

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Hyorha | French artist

@hyos-art.bsky.social

"Fa (Gabrielle)"
My sapphic vampire Gabrielle, related to the spiders 🙂‍↕️
I have more older artwork of her that I will share soon too!
#artsky #digitalart

A painting of a half naked woman in monochromatic hot reds and deep blacks. We see her from below, up her tighs. Her hands are fisted hard. Her body is taunt. Her underwear is made from vinyle and reflect the light. It's a low cut and she's rocking a full bush. Her face is angry, she had no pupils only the white of her eyes yet it feels lile she's staring right at us. Behind her a swirls of textures and the shadows of spiders.

August 20, 2026 at 11:20 PM

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Blanche

@blanchebees.bsky.social

A knight so strong and tender

#knight

Digital art of a big, burly knight, hairy, naked besides his frogmouth helm, one eye peeking through the narrow slit. His happy trail leading to his belly and soft, uncut cock, a few scars adorn his sunlit skin. Yellow lilies decorating the background along with an art nouveau inspired frame.

August 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

Just testing the waters a bit by posting something slightly more NSFW for the first time... do you think Instagram would destroy me if I posted it there too?👀
Anyway, I love turning my paladin into a slut.

#oc #dnd #ocdnd #knight #fantasy #medievalfantasy

August 20, 2026 at 10:57 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

One of my last AF attacks I did before leaving for my trip. As I already told @peachyfex.bsky.social, I love the design of her OC Monique (he's a werefox🤭) and I've been meaning to draw him for a while, so I took advantage of the opportunity🌹

#artfight2026 #oc #dnd #artfight #fantasy

August 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM

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Blanche

@blanchebees.bsky.social

She wolf

#teratophilia

Digital art of a curly haired lady, a looming wolf figure behind her, night sky in the background. She's also portrayed with a crimson dress with gold details.

August 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM

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juuni

@juunipupu.bsky.social

crop and longer lore breakdown for those interested in Kauno💙

zoomed version of the image quoted. bottom half of the piece is out of scene, leaving diving terns and water out.

Now, bear in mind that I’m struggling to put into the words many of the concepts discussed here. So sorry in advance if some parts feel nonsensical...! And as a disclaimer: my knowledge is mainly acquired as an interest and hobby – it does not hold water as actual, completely accurate information of a historical period. It’s my interpretation, my fantasy of sorts.

First things first, song inspiration: Vilma Jää – Manalan mailla (if you know Finnish and like to read these, you might see the connection lol)

Kauno’s story in nutshell: Kauno is a nobleman knight, who suffered a mortal wound to his neck when he was pinned in combat and stabbed between his armour plates. By all logic he should’ve succumbed to such a wound, but he was rescued and nursed back to health. The nuns who took care of him did not have high hopes for the feverish nobleman to make it through, and yet eventually he woke up in perfect health and spirit. Kauno remembers little of the time from sickbed but has clear memory of vivid dreams of birds…

Visually Kauno’s pose is heavy nod towards Botticelli’s painting ‘Birth of Venus’. I’ve always associated this piece with rebirth and beauty, both which are at the heart of Kauno’s character. His name quite literally means ‘beauty’ and rest we’ll get to…!

So now, the most complex part is to acknowledge the co-existence of Christianity and folk religion in Finland during Middle ages. While it’s hard to point out how folk religion exactly died (I’m not read enough on the topic), there are still letters to be found from church officials pointing out that some of the folk religion or the traditions persisted even till late medieval period and to renaissance. This period of time where beliefs melded and changed is something I’m extremely interested to depict.

Now, religion facts: There are quite a few nods towards Christianity here, the number seven motif with the birds, rebirth etc. However, the story revolves even further to folk religion’s concept of lintukoto (birds’ home). It was believed to be a physical place just outside the edge of the world, where birds went during winter. Everything was small in lintukoto to accommodate birds and sometimes souls could wander there. Notable is that lintukoto is _not_ heaven/afterlife in folk religion, but rather it seems one might get lost there by accident?

Terns: I thought terns are great way of marrying both religious imageries together. They dive almost completely into the water and rise anew, signifying Kauno’s almost rebirth-like experience. There also rather many hymns describing angels and dead loved ones visiting earth as birds! And lastly, they are also bird that are more typically seen in southern Finland, as a reference towards lintukoto being to the south of the world’s edge.

Armour: Yep, that’s Kauno himself! Kauno is showing his neck, which has only the scar left from the combat, but he’s also gripping at the sinking armour at the same spot.

Fun fact: Kauno is literally shorter and slimmer ('smaller') than my other knights as a nod to lintukoto! So, is he an angel, rebirthed man, or just very lucky guy? Who can say for sure, but all these motifs are part of him.

August 13, 2026 at 7:49 AM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

Ah, Reno and Alistair—an incredible duo. And let’s be honest: what’s better than a twink and a redhead? Reno belongs to @adelwin_art on IG; he’s the little guy Alistair "adopted" before our adventure in Barovia.🌹
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#dnd #dndoc #curseofstrahd #oc #fantasy

August 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

My revenge on ShiftieBonanza on AF and her beautiful birb🤭
I was about to crash out while doing his feathers but in the end I kinda like the result🌹

#oc #artfight2026 #artfight #ocsn #dnd

July 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

My second Art Fight attack on the incredible Starling_The_Wise. When I read "punk-rock outfit" and "guitar," I just had to get to work.
There are his brothers Shahariel and John Magic as stickers on the guitar!

#oc #dnd #artfight2026 #artfight #dndoc

July 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

My very first attack on Art Fight!
Cladence (by Shahariel on AF) and Alistair at the masquerade ball (I have a vers w masks xD) during one of our sessions in our Curse of Strahd campaign.

#dnd #oc #artfight2026 #knight #fantasy

Cladence first time at an event like this, her first time wearing a long dress and not armor. In a party of just men, she was starting to panic and felt embarrassed. So Alistair came to help her, styling her hair in the morning and helping her in her heels during the night. He's a true gentleman.🌹

July 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

Hi! This is my first year joining and I actually managed to upload just two of my OCs - the realization that I should draw them more instead of making them exist only in my head is hitting hard.
Drop your usernames in the comments!🌹

#dnd #artfight #oc #fantasy #teammystery

June 30, 2026 at 12:32 PM

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Blanche

@blanchebees.bsky.social

A gift to myself

#knight

Digital art of a big, burly knight, only wearing his hose and helm, decorated with torse and mantling, his skin glistening with a bit of sweat. He's holding his hand up to his hairy breast while staring at the viewer with a sultry look.

June 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

Curious to see his other half?🌹

#dnd #oc #ocsn #dndoc #dndart #shadarkai #werewolf

June 25, 2026 at 10:55 AM

DiamondWildWolf

@diamondwildwolf.bsky.social

A cute piece to release on the summer solstice and during Pride Month! Remember love is love and nothing else matters.🌈✨

I'm so happy to have found a roleplaying partner so like-minded that I could marry a character like Alistair to hers!

#oc #ocsn #dnd #mlm #lgbtq #paladin #warlock #wedding