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🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

happy halloween! Moss is out celebrating, dressed as a squid scarecrow (target training dummy? no...!!) with their beloved 🎃 Us alongside. alas, #TheEmperor is unimpressed and will be staying home. drawn by my bestie @/embrace-your-illithid on tumblr 💜

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #illithid #squidmossart ]

colored sketch of an illithid tav in a scarecrow costume, hay poking out of their pants and sleeves. the intellect devourer Us is on their shoulder, dressed as a pumpkin with vines for tendrils. the Emperor is in the back, speech bubble "...." either unimpressed or confused by their antics. drawn by @/embrace-your-illithid on tumblr!

October 31, 2026 at 7:54 PM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

hurt/comfort hours ... Moss often pushes themselves a little too hard during psionics training and ends up passing out. but they have such a long way to go to be strong enough to hold their own against another psychic enemy... :<

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

sketch of the emperor and an illithid tav, the emperor carrying the tav bridal-style as they are asleep/passed out, looking down at them in concern. one of the tav's tentacles is curled around one of the emperor's. they are wearing their usual armor, implying whatever happened was in training or combat.

September 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM

Flowlithid

@flowlithid.bsky.social

"Eye of the Storm"
A PotC-inspired Art trade with @flowersinbloom.bsky.social

#art #procreate #comicart #illithid #illithidoc #illithidart #mindflayer #mindflayeroc #squidmossart #TheEmperor #bg3emperor

Digital painting of an illithid dressed as davy jones from pirates of the Caribbean on the side of a galleon, holding onto a rope while reaching for an illithid made of water, rising from the sea. Around them is a storm, and large waves crash against the boat.

November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

i haven't posted (my own) art here in a while, so... here's a recent little sketch from Moss's early days of ceremorphosis. they had a lot of nightmares as their new brain settled in. ;c

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

sketch of the emperor and an illithid tav from bg3 sleeping/cuddling. the tav is distressed and having nightmares, their tentacles wrapped around their own arm and their tail tucked between their legs as they hug the emperor's neck. the emperor has an arm and tentacles around the tav's torso, looking concerned.

August 1, 2026 at 10:37 PM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

monthly commission share time~

Moss & #TheEmperor finally getting a night to relax & just breathe in the Elfsong, post-final battle. lots of basic psionics lessons to be had very soon... drawn by @zousiq.bsky.social! 🩷

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

Art of the Emperor and an illithid Tav from BG3 sitting in front of a fireplace in the Elfsong. The Emperor is shirtless with dark pants on and the Tav is in a fluffy green robe. The Tav is carefully placing a hand over the Emperor's heart to listen to their new illithid heartbeat. The color scheme is warm oranges and greens. This was a commission drawn by @zousiq!!

June 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

monthly commission share time~

here's some dreamy parallel play with Moss & #TheEmperor in the safety of their sleeping mindscape, drawn by my incredible friend @kaleidosaurus.bsky.social ; 3; <3

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

Painting of the Emperor and an illithid Tav from the game Baldur's Gate 3, lying in a field of grass, beneath a tree inside an astral prism-like environment. The Tav is playing on a wooden harp while the Emperor is floating upside-down above them, reading a book. This was a commission drawn by @kaleidosaurus!

April 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

it's been a while since i've shared art, so here's some sappy Moss & #TheEmperor interaction that my bestest friend (@/embrace-your-illithid on tumblr) gifted me a while back. romance...~ ; w;

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

art of the emperor and an illithid tav. the tav is holding up a sparkling pink mushroom, saying "ooh, isn't it beautiful...?" while the emperor looks on from behind them, saying "yes." this was drawn by @/embrace-your-illithid on tumblr!

art of the emperor and an illithid tav. the emperor is saying "the most beautiful thing i've ever seen <3", referring to the tav, while they look back up at him and blush. this was drawn by @/embrace-your-illithid on tumblr!

March 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

#octakeoverweek2026 Day 1: Favorite OC

haaave you met Moss?
of course you have.

but have you seen this new incredible commission drawn by @vipercrown.com? the flowers, the gentle-but-piercing gaze... ; 3; that's my babyyy. vee's captured them perfectly.

[ #illithid #mindflayer #squidmossart ]

Painting of a custom illithid Tav from Baldur's Gate 3. They have lavender skin with purple freckles, and the Emperor's violet eyes, and a leftover tiefling tail that ends in a heart shape. They're wearing an armored purple tunic with flowery vine and Knights of the Shield motifs, and holding the Balduran's Giantslayer sword (now healed of blood and pus, covered in vines and a giant daffodil instead) regally in front of them. This was a commission drawn by @vipercrown.

February 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

sure, why not. Moss was made for this kind of cuteness. :<

[ #illithid #mindflayer #squidmossart ]

messy colored sketch of an illithid tav sitting in the pose suggestion below, looking meek and blushing, with a green heart-shaped pillow on their lap.

February 1, 2026 at 3:54 AM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

slowly backlogging my old squid art posts
[ #squidmossart ]

December 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

May your holidays be kind and gentle. 🦑💙❄️

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #TheEmperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

Painting of two illithids walking through a snowy forest of massive dark trees. It's snowing, the smaller illithid is playing with the flakes while the taller illithid watches nearby.

December 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

filling my Moss tag with the backlog of glorious commissions not yet shared here:

babygirl-has-no-time-for-kissies art by @/venacoeurva 💕 Moss & #TheEmperor are both workaholics, burning the midnight oil on paperwork. but, maybe one headboop?

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

Black and white sketch-style art of the Emperor and an illithid Tav from Baldur's Gate 3. The Emperor is sitting at a desk, writing on a parchment with a quill in hand and holding another parchment with a tentacle. The Tav is standing behind him, pulling his head back to gently bonk their foreheads together. This art was a commission drawn by @venacoeurva!

December 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

filling my Moss tag with the backlog of glorious commissions not yet shared here:

this one was a birthday gift from @teemboo.bsky.social 💜
#TheEmperor is so handsome wehhh
i just love their expressions & blushies so much...~ ; o;

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

Art of the Emperor & an illithid Tav from BG3 (the video game Baldur's Gate 3), the Tav hugging the Emperor from behind. They're both blushing and smiling, the Emperor has one of the Tav's tentacles curled around his fingers, and one of his tentacles nudging their cheek. This art was drawn by @teemboo!

November 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

filling my Moss tag with the backlog of glorious commissions not yet shared here:

shiny squishy beloveds drawn by @ry-studios.bsky.social
the matching gold wave & star motifs are everything to me ; w; 💕

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #TheEmperor #illithid #squidmossart ]

The Emperor and an illithid Tav in "wedding" attire. Emperor is wearing a dark doublet/jacket ensemble with golden wave designs, and the Tav is wearing a white ballgown and long veil with golden star designs. They are holding hands, their tentacles are wrapped around each other, and are looking at each other longingly. This art is a commission drawn by @ry-studios.

October 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM

🦑 Kazimir

@flowersinbloom.bsky.social

filling my Moss tag with the backlog of glorious commissions not yet shared here:

#TheEmperor & Moss dressed up for a night out, by the incredible @/squrch 🦑💕 a space opera for the space opera, perhaps... i love their little smiles... ; o;

[ #BG3 #BG3fanart #BG3Emperor #illithid #squidmossart ]