noah
@paragonraptors.bsky.social
30 || he/him || Artist on VOX MACHINA: ORIGINS IV, GOLDIE VANCE, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, THE AVANT-GUARDS || For work inquiries contact [email protected]
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And those who slept, the ancient ones, awoke,
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
![Page 1 of a 3 page comic.
EXALTATIONS 1:7
Written by bygonesigh
Illustrated by paragonraptors
Panel 1: [An establishing shot of the Fade. The Inquisitor and their companions are in Nightmare's Lair from Here Lies the Abyss. The silhouettes of Varric and Solas walk towards a graveyard.] VARRIC: A graveyard. This keeps getting better.
Panel 2: [A full-body view of Solas walking behind Varric.] VARRIC: This demon isn't very creative, is it?
SOLAS: Must it be? Death is a common fear.
VARRIC: Spiders, graveyards....Nothing to spice it up. Typical.
Panel 3: [Varric looks behind his shoulder.] VARRIC: None of it is getting to you, Solas? Not even a little?
Panel 4: [Solas looks down at Varric.] It is unsettling perhaps-- but the Fade and the spirits within are nothing to be feared if one is vigilant.
Panel 5: [Varric from behind, scratching the back of his head.] VARRIC: Must be nice. To like the Fade, that is. Can't say I'm fond of it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlcd7vkvavrp6jrog2x7tk4t/bafkreiesaocstuwxmk5p7li5yp4cwbwwglblkpvcv5m3l46b3hozt2tzqa@jpeg)
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Panel 1: [Varric and Solas stand in front of two headstones.] VARRIC: Creepy.
Panel 2: [A headstone with the Kirkwall emblem and text in Elvish.] CAPTION: Varric Tethras: Become his parents.
Panel 3: [Looking at Varric and Solas from a high angle. Varric's arms are outstretched towards the headstone with incredulousness.] VARRIC: You've gotta be kidding me. SOLAS: Not what you expected?
Panel 4: [Varric steps forward, looking back at Solas while pointing at the headstone.] VARRIC: This is what the demon came up with?
SOLAS: You'll have to elaborate.
VARRIC: It's basic. Vague. Tells you nothing you didn't already know.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlcd7vkvavrp6jrog2x7tk4t/bafkreidm7n3rit3hgr5qpqi6tgupiqa2kxznaxbwrg4jtbhe3biktwckle@jpeg)
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Panel 1: [Varric looking up at Solas.] VARRIC: Does it think we'll be more terrified of our friends knowing our fears than the fears themselves? The scary part isn't who knows, it's facing it. Working through it.
Panel 2: [Solas looking down at Varric with an expression that is left up to viewer interpretation. His brows are slightly furrowed and his lips are parted.] VARRIC: Shouldn't have said that out loud. I'm giving it ideas.
Panel 3: [A reverse shot. Solas looks over his shoulder as Varric walks away towards the camera. Varric's speech bubble is stylized as he mutters.] VARRIC: All this shit is weird.
Panel 4: [Solas continues to watch Varric walk away.]
Panel 5: [Solas looks down.]
Panel 6: [There are flowers in front of Solas' feet where Varric walked.]
Panel 7: [Solas steps through the flowers. They wither under his feet.]
Panel 8: [The headstone Solas had been standing in front of. It has the theater mask of Fen'harel with Elvish text. The flowers in front of Varric's headstone remain while they're withered in front of Solas'] CAPTION: Solas: Dying alone.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlcd7vkvavrp6jrog2x7tk4t/bafkreia4vmp7fadk554hn3un4kl3gbbxy7pukwkesa4k2r4ykftyur3mby@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
And those who slept, the ancient ones, awoke,
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
And those who slept, the ancient ones, awoke,
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
And those who slept, the ancient ones, awoke,
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
For their dreams had been devoured
By a demon that prowled the Fade
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer.
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes,
And when there was nothing left,
Destroying the bright and bold
By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.
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Reminder for artists: don't get blinded by the "big number" for an art project. Remember to do the math.
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Reminder for artists: don't get blinded by the "big number" for an art project. Remember to do the math.
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
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Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
nogamesforgenocide.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
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Honestly if you're a member of someone's Patreon, consider emailing support and tell them bowing to apple sucks and you don't care about the app
They've upended my life once again and are making me prepare for a forced billing model switch. I was so happy last year when it was frozen. Fuck this so, so hard
I'm begging you not to use apple products. This shit is devastating to creators like me
January 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Honestly if you're a member of someone's Patreon, consider emailing support and tell them bowing to apple sucks and you don't care about the app
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Obligatory repost
September 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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@paragonraptors.bsky.social has blessed me with this gem of a commission, on the eve of Christmas Day no less! Thank you so much for this, it’s so perfect 😭 the wait was so worth it
December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@paragonraptors.bsky.social has blessed me with this gem of a commission, on the eve of Christmas Day no less! Thank you so much for this, it’s so perfect 😭 the wait was so worth it
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
we have a whole ass big beautiful real life world to draw inspiration from and we’re destroying it for the hallucinogenic plagiarisms and false facsimiles of a machine
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
we have a whole ass big beautiful real life world to draw inspiration from and we’re destroying it for the hallucinogenic plagiarisms and false facsimiles of a machine
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while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
www.badinternetbills.com
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Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
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YCH CHIBI COMMS OPEN!!
For the foreseeable future I will be closing full illustration comms and replacing them with THESE!!
Instructions in images
Catalog in replies
Pose library: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
For the foreseeable future I will be closing full illustration comms and replacing them with THESE!!
Instructions in images
Catalog in replies
Pose library: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
YCH CHIBI COMMS OPEN!!
For the foreseeable future I will be closing full illustration comms and replacing them with THESE!!
Instructions in images
Catalog in replies
Pose library: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
For the foreseeable future I will be closing full illustration comms and replacing them with THESE!!
Instructions in images
Catalog in replies
Pose library: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Almost all of the revenue I get from things I have written (non-fiction or academic) comes from libraries. I always say 'get your library to order it' because that is literally the best way to support me and make work like mine available to a wider audience
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Almost all of the revenue I get from things I have written (non-fiction or academic) comes from libraries. I always say 'get your library to order it' because that is literally the best way to support me and make work like mine available to a wider audience
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ICYMI: The Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins IV collection is now available in both a paperback and a Deluxe Edition hardcover! Details: bit.ly/3PTsoDx
With @criticalrole.bsky.social, by @matthewmercer.bsky.social, @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @paragonraptors.bsky.social, more
With @criticalrole.bsky.social, by @matthewmercer.bsky.social, @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @paragonraptors.bsky.social, more
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
ICYMI: The Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins IV collection is now available in both a paperback and a Deluxe Edition hardcover! Details: bit.ly/3PTsoDx
With @criticalrole.bsky.social, by @matthewmercer.bsky.social, @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @paragonraptors.bsky.social, more
With @criticalrole.bsky.social, by @matthewmercer.bsky.social, @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @paragonraptors.bsky.social, more
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October 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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So I have used this in a pinch, and I can 100% vouch for it.
It's not garbage food or forgotten orders, it's always fresh same-day food.
Most of the restaurants in my area make extra specifically for TGTG, and add coupons on full priced orders.
It's a great resource, and it cuts down on food waste.
It's not garbage food or forgotten orders, it's always fresh same-day food.
Most of the restaurants in my area make extra specifically for TGTG, and add coupons on full priced orders.
It's a great resource, and it cuts down on food waste.
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 AM
So I have used this in a pinch, and I can 100% vouch for it.
It's not garbage food or forgotten orders, it's always fresh same-day food.
Most of the restaurants in my area make extra specifically for TGTG, and add coupons on full priced orders.
It's a great resource, and it cuts down on food waste.
It's not garbage food or forgotten orders, it's always fresh same-day food.
Most of the restaurants in my area make extra specifically for TGTG, and add coupons on full priced orders.
It's a great resource, and it cuts down on food waste.
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COMICS FOR A CAUSE 📚
Explore the origins of Exandria's heroes and make the world a better place with the Critical Role Comic Collection from Dark Horse Comics - each purchase at the price of your choice directly supports our work at the Critical Role Foundation!
LEARN MORE ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oIJROh
Explore the origins of Exandria's heroes and make the world a better place with the Critical Role Comic Collection from Dark Horse Comics - each purchase at the price of your choice directly supports our work at the Critical Role Foundation!
LEARN MORE ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oIJROh
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
COMICS FOR A CAUSE 📚
Explore the origins of Exandria's heroes and make the world a better place with the Critical Role Comic Collection from Dark Horse Comics - each purchase at the price of your choice directly supports our work at the Critical Role Foundation!
LEARN MORE ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oIJROh
Explore the origins of Exandria's heroes and make the world a better place with the Critical Role Comic Collection from Dark Horse Comics - each purchase at the price of your choice directly supports our work at the Critical Role Foundation!
LEARN MORE ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oIJROh
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#SaveSpeech
its the work week, so remember to contact your US representatives! Tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748)
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (s.1671)
SCREEN Act (s.737)
FADPA (H.R.791)
ACPA
Block BEARD Act
www.congress.gov/members/find...
its the work week, so remember to contact your US representatives! Tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748)
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (s.1671)
SCREEN Act (s.737)
FADPA (H.R.791)
ACPA
Block BEARD Act
www.congress.gov/members/find...
August 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#SaveSpeech
its the work week, so remember to contact your US representatives! Tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748)
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (s.1671)
SCREEN Act (s.737)
FADPA (H.R.791)
ACPA
Block BEARD Act
www.congress.gov/members/find...
its the work week, so remember to contact your US representatives! Tell them to OPPOSE the following bills:
Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748)
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (s.1671)
SCREEN Act (s.737)
FADPA (H.R.791)
ACPA
Block BEARD Act
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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#SaveSpeech
Updated list of major US bills ya'll need to yell at your congressmen about, w/ talking points.
Tell em to say NO to:
SCREEN ACT
KOSA
IODA
www.congress.gov/members/find...
CALL EM. MAIL EM. EMAIL EM. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.
Updated list of major US bills ya'll need to yell at your congressmen about, w/ talking points.
Tell em to say NO to:
SCREEN ACT
KOSA
IODA
www.congress.gov/members/find...
CALL EM. MAIL EM. EMAIL EM. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.
August 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#SaveSpeech
Updated list of major US bills ya'll need to yell at your congressmen about, w/ talking points.
Tell em to say NO to:
SCREEN ACT
KOSA
IODA
www.congress.gov/members/find...
CALL EM. MAIL EM. EMAIL EM. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.
Updated list of major US bills ya'll need to yell at your congressmen about, w/ talking points.
Tell em to say NO to:
SCREEN ACT
KOSA
IODA
www.congress.gov/members/find...
CALL EM. MAIL EM. EMAIL EM. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.
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#artfight attack for @paragonraptors.bsky.social of iianka ✨
August 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
#artfight attack for @paragonraptors.bsky.social of iianka ✨