Aurkayn has lived long enough to see the cost of war firsthand. As leader of the Dhyrtalrak clan, he commanded armies in defense of the Platinum Expatriate with discipline and precision, earning a reputation as a peerless general and the title of the Iron Dragon. #Dragonborn

I thought I’d share a few of my favourite recent Party Lineups - These are included when multiple Character Cards are commissioned. It's nice to think somewhere out there, each party is playing its own unique campaign - advancing the plot, making questionable decisions, and hoarding magic items.

Kurlayn lost his parents young and was taken in by Aurkayn, who trained him and raised him as a son. As Aurkayn’s heir, Kurlayn is expected to follow directly in his footsteps, a role that has left little room for him to be seen as anything other than a successor. #Dragonborn

Ophelia learned magic the hard way, sneaking into locked libraries, copying spells by hand, and teaching herself what the gatekeepers refused to share. She has little patience for wizardly prestige, preferring quiet study and practical magic earned through long nights of reading.

Edwin found the sword half-buried under an old bridge, its metal dull and ordinary. It didn’t speak to him until years later, when he drew it in a fight he had no business being in. Since then, the blade has pushed him toward bolder choices, convinced he’s meant for more.

Serafina grew up handling practical problems for woodland communities - settling boundary disputes, tracking dangerous beasts, and dealing with people who took more from the forest than they should have. #DnD #Elf #Druid

Banganagan was raised to lead, as elder females are among gnolls, with an expectation of judgment, restraint, and follow-through. She turned to the family’s older summoning practices, learning how to bind spirits and weigh opposing forces rather than relying on steel. #Gnoll #DnD

Sen never meant to become an adventurer. She started as a simple messenger, then realized there was serious money in courier work for magical artifacts - fast delivery, no questions, total discretion. #Pathfinder #Nagaji

Amara Zervas is a monk of the Cobalt Soul whose parents vanished when she was five. Raised and trained in the archives, her later research into a Tharizdun cult led her into the influence of the Cerberus Assembly, where she was manipulated into becoming a Volstrucker. #DnD #Monk

When a fallen order took Dirk in as an oddity and a curiosity, Dirk embraced their creed with absolute sincerity, seeing knighthood as a way to become more than what he was expected to be. #Grung #Paladin #Knight

A Dungeon Master and future Lich Emperor (if his dreams come true) ft. Wombat.

Keigkon von Kane walks the thin line between hunter and herald, bound to a dracoling whose kind is older than the forests they nest in.

As a Paladin of Lathander, Braem believes the Dawn is not about mercy without effort, but renewal earned through action. He has little patience for stagnation, cruelty, or those who profit from despair, and he meets each new day with deliberate resolve rather than optimism. #DnD #aasimar #paladin

Flo values smart play, clear choices, and consequences that feel earned. He shares his DM duties with his two animal companions - Loki, an occasionally clumsy orange-and-white Maine Coon, and Luna, a Ragdoll who goes completely limp when picked up. #Dungeonmaster #Dnd

Patrin Gar - Halfling Bard / Sorcerer 🚬

Deeangelo once laid down his oath after a lifetime of service, convinced he had earned the right to live quietly and let the world turn without him - but some promises don’t loosen their grip. #HalfOrc #Paladin #DnD

Looking back on the year - these were some of the characters that got the most love each month. 💚 Thanks to everyone who supported, shared, commissioned, or just quietly followed along. I'm excited to keep building more characters with you in 2026!

Originally a druid, Phob’s life shifted on the eve of the empire’s invasion when a falling meteorite struck him down. He insists it definitely didn’t leave him irritable or violent, but the change was immediate all the same. #Druid #ranger

Din was born in Vallokore and ended up on the streets after their mother’s death, obsessed with tracking down the man they held responsible. Survival came first until they found work scrubbing floors at a temple of Valeyun, goddess of the moon and the hunt. #Changeling #Cleric

Nike's life began twice. Her first egg was rescued and raised by Boots in a kobold lair, where survival mattered more than lineage. That life ended too soon. Boots spent his life stealing power from gods and dragons alike, and in the end used it all to reincarnate Nike, creating her egg anew.

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When an adventurer blundered into the dungeon carrying a bounty scroll for her Lich Queen Melipharia. Sent out as a scout, her task is simple: track down the one who placed the bounty, uncover what they know, and if possible, end them in her Queen’s name. #DnD #Sorcerer

After being permanently injured in an earthquake as a child and later abandoned when his closest friend Elias left, Riki became obsessed with never being powerless again. #DnD #Hexblade #Sorcerer

Bartholomew Bell once worked as a henchmen to the Archfey Jack O’Lantern - the Pumpkin King - where enthusiasm mattered more than status. He was sent on a sincere errand of goodwill, tasked with delivering a pumpkin pie as a friendly offering to another well-known Fey figure.

Kyphos studies time to give himself second chances, quietly undoing small mistakes before they spiral into permanent ones. Changing his form is practical rather than performative, a way to move through the world without drawing the wrong kind of attention. #changeling #wizard

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Kuru learned early that survival comes from adaptation, not purity, and he built himself into something harder to break after losing more than he could afford to replace. #Artificer #Rogue

Moss has spent his life serving as a living bulwark, stepping into battles where others could not and enduring long enough to see them through. The fighting shaped him, until violence became reflex rather than choice, and purpose blurred into routine. #Tortle #ranger #DnD

Neros is loudmouthed and ill-tempered, driven by a constant drumbeat of chaos and fate that keeps pushing forward whether he wants it or not. #Dragonborn #Bard #Sorcerer

Brixaby grew up on half-remembered tales of wandering heroes and decided somewhere along the way that they were meant to live one of those stories - stumbling into trouble with big, goofy chivalry and a heart that always outruns their common sense. #Satyr #wizard

Peter grew up on the edge of a bustling port city, where charm could open more doors than coin - and he learned early that a quick tongue was worth more than any spellbook. #DnD #Sorcerer

Chime is a dreamer drawn into a life of duty, finding real purpose in helping others even as the responsibility sits heavy on her and leaves a quiet sadness behind her smiles. #Tiefling #DnD

Raised on the steps of a renowned monastery, Night grew up believing the moon had chosen him for something big. He carries a steady sense of loss that never really leaves him, but he uses it as fuel while searching for a way to calm the chaotic dragons tearing the world apart.

Trickle Flickerflash grew up in Nooktuck, pushed toward a quiet life of animal wrangling, but his restlessness sent him traveling with a wandering merchant caravan. Life on the road suited him until a Fey Lord was assassinated nearby and he was blamed, forcing him to flee to protect the others.

Mo’Relle sprouted in a quiet mycelial grove where life was meant to unfold slowly, but their natural magic sparked early and never stayed contained. #DnD #Soecerer

Cyrus grew up in a wandering flotilla of astral travellers who treated the cosmos like a patchwork of doorways, and he picked up that same easy curiosity about anything strange or impossible. #Bard #characterart

Morgana was born in the dark land of Umbra into a complicated family, where power and devotion were a gilded cage. Thanks to a treasure hunter with whom she forged a deep bond and her innate curiosity, she managed to escape to live her own life, far from any chains. #DnD #ranger

Althea is a confident, cocky and brave sky-pirate duelist who leads her inherited skyship with a mix of swagger and sharp instinct. She’s the kind of captain who throws herself at challenges just to see if she can outfly, outthink or outfight whatever’s in her way. #Pirate #DnD

Spiteblossom was awakened by a mighty archdruid to fulfil a world-saving prophecy, but a giant acorn dropped on the archdruid’s head the moment the ritual ended - wiping her memory and any sense of what Spiteblossom was actually meant to do. #Cactus #characterart

Ylva grew up in the Feywild with a mother who did her best to steer her daughter’s increasingly fiery temper into something constructive - and martial arts ended up being the answer. #Genasi #Monk #Rogue

Kard was born into a hard, practical orc tribe, and from the moment he arrived with devil-touched features, everyone assumed he’d bring trouble. Instead of casting him out, the tribe marked him with white ritual tattoos meant to keep his path tied to the natural world. #Orc #DnD

When Glimmer Joygore fell, the sky burned. Her wings turned to cinders mid-descent, her halo melting into smoke. By the time she hit the ground, there was nothing left of heaven but the scars scorched into her back and a hole where her memory should be. #Aasimar #barbarian

Edwin found the sword half-buried under an old bridge, its metal dull and ordinary. It didn’t speak to him until years later, when he drew it in a fight he had no business being in. Since then, the blade has pushed him toward bolder choices, convinced he’s meant for more.

Bastijn arrived before a priest in a temple besieged by an invading army. He lead a small militia against a young dragon, but ultimately played dead in order to survive. After 6 years of being a caravan guard and hired muscle he joined an adventurer's guild. #Tiefling

Ned was the kind of mind that never stopped turning, even when everyone around him wished it would. He treated necromancy like a grand logic problem - bones, spirits, and death itself were all clues in a system waiting to be mapped. #Necromancer #Gnome #wizard

Skrandlvarsh went to bed in his normal world and woke up somewhere completely different - a place of magic, monsters, and people with very dramatic backstories. Assuming it was just a dream, he decided to roll with it and made up the name Skrandlvarsh as a joke. #Warlock #Sorcerer

Krug isn’t out to wreck the world - just apathy, fake nobles, and anyone who insists halflings should stay small. #Halfling #Bard

Clayton Willons II was a military leader and chief advisor to King Econo the Silver and King Sarhowl I. From an abusive childhood to his service at Fort Dawn Grudge, Clay’s life was defined by endurance and ambition. #characterdesign #DnD

Born blind into a cursed vampire bloodline, Saul refused to accept darkness. Desperate for sight, he struck a pact with a genie who granted him sunlight’s embrace - but only at night could he see. Now he serves the genie’s hidden designs, chasing the promise of true vision. #Vampire #warlock

Godric was raised in solitude by his mother, living a quiet life tending the land with no knowledge of his true heritage. Their days were simple but harsh, and though his mother showed him great love, she kept a guarded secret. #Aasimar #Paladin