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they/them plaguedurge and gothicspork from tumblr. Posting my old and new BG3 comics here. There will be dark mature content so minors DNI.

Introducing my other Tav, Locust. If he was a companion character, he could be found with Volo in the cage for shitty bards. He was captured when he attempted to impress goblin raiders with his lute - not knowing he lost his bard levels.

Hyve approaches Volo's cage.

Volo: Oh thank the gods you’re here. You have no idea what me and my new friend have been through!

Locust: These are the heroes? Volo told me a lot about your merry band.

Narrator: A familiar tug from a new tadpole connects with your own.

Locust (telepathically): Get me away from this man!

Narrator: You see the moments that transpired in the days past…

Volo: Dror Ragzlin… Dror ragzlin… Core… Door… Floor…
Volo: Darling, more apple scraps please. Your dear pigeon can’t compose on an empty stomach.
Volo: So tell me the songs of your people. Is it as guttural as dragonborn throat singing? Any ballads, sonnets or children’s rhymes? Your contribution to this cultural exchange would benefit our current predicament.

Hyve age progression doodles. Their time as an apprentice ended around 18-20-ish as that's when Bhaal sends Sceleritas to them and calls them to the temple.

doodles of child Hyve with various expressionsdoodles of an older teen Hyve

I describe Hyve as transmasc nonbinary and attracted to masculinity. They were mainly inspired by the idea of the Rebis - an end product in alchemy, represented by a being with both male and female qualities. They were taking an alchemical symbol literally but Boils was like "Huh? Sure, go for it."

Young Hyve holding an alchemical illustration: I wanna be a rebis too!
Mr. Crowbar has Brainworms@mistercrowbar.art · 6mo ago

#tavqotd #ocqotd Is there any difference between the gender/sexuality labels you use to describe your OC and the labels your OC would use to describe theirself? I'd call Aldiirn demi-homosexual and trans masc, but he would stick to gay & male b/c asexuality isnt well known and being trans isnt safe

Aldiirn looks up from reviewing his delivery log; something dangerous might be lurking in the tunnels nearby

Best BG3 fan moment from Doujin Expo: - Someone bought my Dead Three print then laughed like a gremlin. They donated to my tip box labeled "Gortash Campaign Funds"

Tip box labeled Gortash Campaign Funds with a doodle of Gortash holding hand out for tips.

Cover for my BG3 fancomic collection volume 2! I'll be selling copies at Philippine Doujin Expo, this April 11 at Bayanihan Center, Pasig. Like volume 1, there is no exclusive content aside from art tweaks and a few paragraphs of Boils' and Famine's backgrounds.

Comic cover where BG3 party members are looting a room. Shadowheart is backseating Astarion as he lockpicks a chest; Hyve is about to unlock the Necromancy of Thay; and Wyll is examining a possibly enchanted necklace.

I said on Tumblr that I'll post my new pages here exclusively because of that site's update to the reblog system. The pages are gonna take the rest of the month to finish. There will be a lot of sad Hyve faces.

Going to Japan tomorrow. Take care of this lil bean while I'm gone. The babysitting supplies are in their bag. Lock your sharp tools away just in case.

Young Hyve drawn as a small bean looking up expectantly.The contents of Hyve's sack: Minor paralysis potions (as needed), herbs, spare beak pouch, a book titled "Distinguishing Diseases and Curses" and Hyve's Journal *don't read)

Since it's Valentine's Weekend here's my answer to a tavqotd I missed. Pros & Cons of dating Hyve: Pros: ✅ Free doctor ✅ Cuddlebug; that goatee will feel good on your back. ✅ Will find ways to support your endeavors.

Hyve nuzzles Astarion's cheek with their goatee.

Famine is Boils' delivery and errand guy. He didn't work on a schedule though, and had gone on monthslong pilgrimages often. Those periods shortened so he can do his part in caring for Hyve. When Hyve's homesickness didn't hurt as much anymore, they took their chances at reciprocating that care.

Famine walks down the streets of Baldur's Gate with a basket of bread. His arrival in the apothecary is automatically signaled by a bell.

Hyve: Famine! Welcome back, sir. 

Famine: Hyve! Fronting the shop today?

Hyve: Yup. Dr Boils is downstairs extracting his own venom.

A panel shows wildshaped Boils as a snake. His fangs pierce the fabric lid of a jar that's collecting his snake venom.
Famine: Don’t tell that to the customers.
Famine offers his bread basket: Have you eaten breakfast yet?Upstairs, Famine rummages through what should've been the kitchen counter.

Famine: Where did Boils leave the coffee this time?

Hyve: It’s on his study sir. He stayed up all week.

Hyve grabs a bun and eyes Famine’s worn coat hanging on his chair.

Hyve: Uhm... would you like me to mend your coat, sir? I read up on sewing techniques - on fabric, I swear. I could hem and patch.. I promise it won’t look ugly.

Famine: Oh? Haha… I don’t need it to look pretty either. If you can make it last a few more ventures, then sure.

Hyve: I-I’ll do my best! It’ll be ready before the next time you go.

Boils used to buy new clothes for Hyve. Eventually, Hyve didn't want to impose when they could repurpose old fabric that would get stained or burnt off anyway. While Boils approved of the resourcefulness, Famine didn't understand their fashion sense.

Famine: Hyve, what are you wearing?

Hyve: My shirt was getting short so I extended it.

An arrow points out how they wear their apron: Apron skewed to the side to add personality.

Famine to Boils: Shopping money, now.

Hyve: It's ok, really. It's just clothes.

Living with Dr Boils was a cycle of testing safe treatments or routines, then repeating one that works until their dark urges fight back. What he didn’t figure out was that Hyve’s not a garden-variety bhaalspawn.

Dr. Boils as he cures himself from a stab wound: These attempts on my life are getting out of hand.

Young Hyve suspended upside-down by telekinesis (represented by an apparition of a giant ghoulish hand): I'm sorry doctor! The nightmares and headaches are getting worse!

Dr. Boils: Then you need a coping mechanism! Whenever you feel so much as a pulse on your temple, take a deep breath... and bare with it long enough to crawl into this cage. Lock yourself in and