This one was inspired by golden pheasants and the phrase "gilded cage". Not my favorite one out of this first batch I will admit.

Attack for https://artfight.net/~animegirls4doom Character featured - https://artfight.net/character/3382141.weezer-dog

So uh, the rest of Smaugust sure didn't happen for me LMAO. I got burnt out after the first week, gonna try to limit it to a prompt a week next year, as I still really enjoyed what I could participate in! Besides that, here's an updated ref for my main sona (finally). I'll also be using this post to link my Bluesky account, I'll probably be more active there given it won't just be my art there. Feel free to drop by! :D https://bsky.app/profile/kqtscratch.bsky.social ------ Delilah's Toyhouse page - https://toyhou.se/4262817.delilah

Big difference from the prior three, I'm probably the most proud of this one though. Not much to say on it however, like the last one there's no real world inspiration.

_A Shifter is regarded with fear in this land, someone that can take the appearance of anything strikes fear into the hearts of the weakminded. Zuma had lost most of his family at a young age because of his status as a shifter, leaving only his young sister for him to watch over. This made his heart as cold as stone to outsiders, to never trust anyone with the knowledge that he, and Azalea, are not what they always seem. The fear that anyone he knew could suddenly stab him in the back terrified him. So much so that he isolated himself, and by consequence Azalea too._ _It took someone in great peril to make him open up again, to take in someone new. He thought he could trust Azaki, thought he could trust the chimera that seemed so cheerful and would stick by the stormsprinter's side. He was a fool to trust these outsiders. When he came home one night to find the cabin a wreck, golden blood of a god covering the floor and none other than Azaki standing over the chimeric corpse, tears in his eyes._ _Azalea never found out about that night, nor did she see her brother again after the following morning. Something had changed in him again, something violent. He left that day to do something that he would never forgive himself for, and lose something he could never take back. He would never repay his debt to the Twins._ ------ Zuma's turn! I want to make at least one more ref for his chimera form, but this will do for now as he primarily presents himself as a draconic. ------ Zuma's Toyhouse Page (Currently a WIP) - https://toyhou.se/3147220.zuma-drakonhart

Attack on https://toyhou.se/DemonPoker ! (Artfight under the same name) Character featured - https://toyhou.se/21378858.harvest

And finally day 7! I like this one a lot too along with day 4. Based these two off of orcas, since I can't seem to stay away from drawing ocean themed pictures. Trust me there will be more as this challenge continues! I'll probably make these two refs after smaugust ends since I like them so much :D

_"Now I must finish what I started_ _I'll write a symphony for the departed_ _And I have no time for second chances_ _So I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances"_ ------ WILL EDIT THIS SECTION WITH ACCOMPANIED STORY ------ Zaara's Toyhouse Page (WIP) - https://toyhou.se/3147188.zaara Zephyr's Toyhouse Page (WIP) - https://toyhou.se/18697987.zephyr

_"The once loving god cried mournfully into the storm above, their limits pushed for the last time. Never again shall mortal eyes look upon the Wind's Cradle, and never again will the Elemental love with their broken heart."_ ------ V'thalria's Toyhouse Page (Currently a WIP) - https://toyhou.se/14042129.v-thalria

Some icons I made for ocs on TH! Though the last one is a halloween themed one. Posting as one batch for less clutter on my page ------ Respected characters' TH pages Azaki - https://toyhou.se/12171871.azaki Zuma - https://toyhou.se/3147220.zuma-drakonhart Zaara - https://toyhou.se/3147188.zaara Scratch - https://toyhou.se/15495572.scratch

Attack for https://toyhou.se/Fujispicee (Artfight under the same name) Character featured - https://toyhou.se/17378753.skink

_The sole survivor of his birth village, and one of the last surviving users of abyssal magic. Cyran vowed to rid the world of the Elementals' incompetence, or die trying. Cyran harbors a particular hatred for the Elemental of Water, Pluri. No one knows as to why this is, it is a secret well guarded and only told to his right hand. Though rumors say it has to do with his early past, and a betrayal that still wounds him to this day._ _Fueled by his rage and quest for revenge, he formed the Abyssal Sun faction. Taking to-be recruits from the outskirts of the nations and transforming them into the perfect soldiers and generals, he would not spare even himself from the grueling process. His body and mind twisted beyond recognition of his former self. He would spare no tactic to gather more recruits to his cause, whether it be manipulation, fearmongering, or by force._ _Though it was only when a voice from beyond began to whisper to him, that he finally gained a solid goal, more than the violent rage he knew so well. Find the vessel, prepare them for the duty they must endure, and await the final dawn._ ------ Apologies for the gap in uploads, I lost motivation for a bit and forgot about my account. But I'm back to upload more from my absence! ------ Cyran's Toyhouse Page (Currently a WIP) - https://toyhou.se/2887299.cyran