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Claidi

@claidikey.bsky.social

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Hi! I'm Claidi (aka OblivionKey). Welcome to my collection of obsessions! I occasionally post my own fanfics, fanart, and original creations. Hope you like them! Current Fixations: TWST, BG3, Hellaverse, Black Butler | Rated: Mature |

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 22m

Thank you so much~♥!! I am glad I can actually do toothy grins now without the weird glitches.

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 23m

"Hehe, they probably also told you don't read scrolls out loud to yourself while you're going through them, huh?" He chuckles, "Well, live and learn. I'm glad I didn't kill you."

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 52m

And a few more!

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 52m

#tavqotd #AvariceOC #BG3 #Tav #Durge

Avarice toothy grins!

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 1h

"You can die from laughing?!" Avarice's eyes widen in disbelief. He glances at Mal's ear.

"Do you want some ice for that? I found a Ray of Frost scroll in the same pack."

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 1h

Haha! Thank you! I don't think I have had him wear green before so it's surprising it looks decent on him.

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ghostfire @theghostfire.bsky.social · 4h

#TavQoTD #BG3 #Tav
Ottilenne's signature look is vanilla, Baby Blue and Gold Dye.

illustration - Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3 with a female tiefling Tav. He wears leather armor and a cape in shades of black and crimson. She wears heavy armor in gold, white, and baby blue. Kittens and various items are placed around the scene, reminiscent of a classic, chiaroscuro heavy painting.

Female tiefling wearing blue and white peasant dress. She has pale blue skin, black hair, and has a small, yellow flower tucked next to one of her horns. A large, albino raven sits on her shoulder.

Character sheet - tiefling female. She has pale blue skin, black hair, and red eyes with black sclera. She wears a white underdress, gold and brown skirt, brown ankle boots, leather cuffs, a baby blue vest, and a long belt with a small pouch and chatelaine attached.

Illustration - Karlach facing away from the camera, a female tiefling with pale blue skin, black hair, and red eyes with black sclera looks up at her. She is wearing a white, short-sleeved chemise, a baby blue long vest with gold trim, and a brown leather waist cincher. Karlach carries a cloth wrapped bundle while Ottilenne carries a large bowl of potatoes.

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 6h

Walked on the grass.

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 6h

#tavqotd #AvariceOC #BG3 #Tav #Durge

Exceptionally rare earth tones Avarice!

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 6h

Avarice looks genuinely relieved, ""It worked! It said pain can shock the afflicted out of the laughter."

He puts the book down, lowering his head, "I'm sorry... If you want to poison my food or something, you get a pass... Just, please don't go for the eyes."

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 9h

It's the Necromancy of Thay all over again damnit!

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 9h

The entire betting pool is just employees staring dumbfounded as my greedy guts grabs everything.

"THEY HAVE FREE STUFF DOWN HERE!"

"Get the car open, I'm going back down for more!"

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 9h

Vesper in "Pan's Labyrinth" would fare well; she follows the Fawn's rules to the letter... but real world things would most likely ruin her before the fantastical horrors.

Null would probably panic being amongst vampires again in "What We Do in the Shadows"; probably die... unless Petyr gets him.

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 9h

#TavQOTD #AvariceOC #Tav #Durge #Bg3 #VesperOC

Avarice in "Cabin in the Woods" would probably end up in one of the cubes as a future horror... after getting "killed" over and over by everything in the facility. He touched EVERYTHING in the basement and triggered every single entity.
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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 10h

Hahaha, it's understandable!

Avarice is a menace, especially since he is a devil so pushing people's buttons is his forte. But he did legitimately wonder about kobolds, since he had several barrels of drowned kobold wine from Rosymorn that he sampled before selling to the Blushing Mermaid.

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 10h

Annihilation is one of my favorites~! Just such an awesome concept with horrifying implications. I used a similar concept as the Shimmer in a DnD homebrew campaign I ran for a few years.

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 11h

She hatessss Hook Horrors and for good reason! Such a scary experience!

I do like having a moment to write the boys as parents. Fussing over her and giving her such a scolding XD

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 12h

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((Thank you @shandoraexplorer.bsky.social for introducing me to Ellipsus! So handy!))

for every catch to pull herself out of that creature's reach. She couldn't see behind her, but she could see a small slope ahead. She just needed to —

"OWWW!"

Suddenly, a searing pain rocketed up her leg, and, more to her horror, she was being pulled backwards. She kicked recklessly; each movement bringing more white hot pain, but she had to struggle, had to dislodge it, had to escape!

Suddenly, the hold on her was released.

The moment the claw slid free, she tore her way back into the tunnel, as fast and far as she could physically go, until she fell into a small den. Ancient bones and bits of debris cushioned her tumble, but she didn't care. She lowered her glowing hands down to assess her leg; a deep gash marred her tiny calf. She silently screamed, her tiny body rumbling with terror. She could hear the massive beast stomping around, with several more in concert. Shaking with panic, she took several trembling breaths as she reached down and clasped her hand over the nasty wound...

while her other hand sought the small trinket hanging from her neck.

"Vi-Vincerē et Viverē."

It took her several times to pronounce the words correctly, but as the incantation tumbled from her lips, the amulet glowed, and more blue light surged around her hands, spreading down into the wound. The sharp pain that accompanied the flesh stitching back together made her cry, but it was better than leaving it alone. Even small, she understood running out of blood meant death.

The stomping outside continued; screeches, swipes… the sound of clacking beaks and swinging blades… so much chaos outside of her little hiding space. Suddenly, she heard the sound of something heavy landing outside of the den, and rocks scraping. She covered her eyes, not wanting to see the hook horror's hideous face before she became it's victory meal…

"Found you."

Vesper looked up, shocked at the sound of her da's voice. Avarice reached a hand into the den; in the blue glow, it shown slick with scarlet.

"Don't worry...

Star Ruby… it's safe now."

"I smelled her blood! Is she alright? Oh, you are in so much trouble, young lady!"

"Hey, it was my fault I let her out of my sight," Avarice responded to the fretful elf, "don't be too harsh on her… come on, little coin, get out of there before a carrion crawler comes after you."

Vesper crawled out of the crevice, and was instantly swept up into a tight embrace before she could stand. As her parents fussed over and lectured her, she saw the swarm of hook horrors lying in bloody heaps all around them. She buried her face in her golden father's chest as he carried her through the garden of dead nightmares, her silvery parent collecting pieces off the carcasses. Astarion deftly pulled a crossbow bolt out of one of the beasts' head, and wiped it off with a handkerchief. As the trio walked back towards Grymforge, he wagged it at his wayward daughter, scolding her like a ill tempered tutor.

"And what did we learn from this little experience?"

Vesper shuddered...

remembering those milky white eyes and terrible claws. Though her leg was mended, the scar would linger for a long time, reminding her of her folly.

"Don't wander too far, ever again."

~End~

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 12h

#tavqotd #VesperOC #BG3 #Tav #Durge #AvariceOC

A scary tale of Vesper, when she was quite small...

Minific ~
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CW: Child in peril, child briefly wounded

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She had wandered too far.

In the manner of a child far too enthusiastic to complete a treasure hunt, the tiny white haired girl stood alone on one of the warping ridges, clutching a nightlight frond in one hand. She had been harvesting the glowing mushrooms along with her parents, her excitement blossoming the more of the alchemical ingredient she procured. It was a particularly difficult task that required keen fingers, and her skills were getting better.

Far from the lights of home, only the bioluminescence of the fungi around her lit her perch. Otherwise, deep shadows swallowed every distance, seemingly creeping towards her like claws.

Her eyes were keen, though not nearly as keen as her parents', and being away from their side was a rarity that doused the flames of excitement with the chill of reality.

"Da? Father?" She asked the darkness.

When silence responded, she swallowed harshly, before repeating her request a little louder.

But neither voice of safety responded. Something...

else did; a deep, guttural growl, a sharp trill, and snap, like the clacking of bone on bone. She nervously backed away from the noise, and cracked nightlight frond in half. The exposed core bled a radiant azure goo, expanding her field of vision. Shakily, she held up her nightlight like a torch.

Two milky white lenses glittered like tarnished coins in the light, each the size of her fist. A gnarled beak poked through the veil of darkness, dripping crimson from some fresh kill. As it towered over the child, its twin scythe like appendages scraped along the ground, splitting small stones as it approached.

She didn't scream. She couldn't. Instead, she backed away, slowly, each breath sharp, stinging with the agony of distress. Too loud, still too loud…

Suddenly, her foot planted on top of a large mushroom shelf. She immediately whirled around and bolted, as fast as her small legs could ferry her. The beast could hear her retreat, and followed in hot pursuit. She bounded like a lamb down...

the shelves, holding the frond as she searched desperately for any sign of her parents. The shelf above her cracked, as it broke under the heft of the raptor, sending the scythe-arms bearing down upon her. She feinted to the side, and narrowly avoided a hungry blade. It instead snagged her basket, tearing the sturdy weave and sending all of her glowing harvest hurtling into the pit below.

She launched herself off of the final cap, and landed awkwardly in a gully, crushing her "torch". Coated in illuminating ooze, she stuck out like a fire in a field. More clacking, and then screeches! High pitched screams that echoed throughout the massive cavern, announcing dinner was served.

Looking around frantically while the beast tore down towards her, she quickly scrabbled on her hands and knees towards a hole in the wall. Whether abandoned or occupied, she would take the risk. She wriggled her way into the narrow corridor, the bio-luminescent stain lighting up the tunnel as her fingers grasped...

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 12h

One of my personal favorites ~

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 13h

"Okay okay, I think I have somethiiiinn g--"

He takes out one of Gale's books that he stole and hunkers down, rifling through the pages, "Uh... Okay, Hideous Laughter -- succeed on--? Oh! Here we go!"

He suddenly twists Mal's ear really hard.

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 13h

"Absolutely delightful!" She claps at the sight of the cute mooncakes and wine, "I cannot wait to try them. Thank you truly, dear Cedric."

(Those look and sound delicious ~!!)

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 16h

You did a lovely job combining the styles!

Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 17h

And a Shiny Mega Gardevoir!

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Claidi @claidikey.bsky.social · 17h

It's Mega Gallade!