Mr.Reca

I absolutely loved him in the quest Mr. Recas (english) voice is by far my favorite. It feels like a mix between Aventurines and Sampos but also with this unhinged nature to it. Also, the Assistant Director is incredibly cute.

I think it's an interesting concept. For your first question I’m a bit conflicted because even though I find it interesting, I also feel that if Aeons would have children like direct descendants it makes them more tangible, almost more human which I'm not the biggest fan of simply because I love how Aeons are so alien, they're gods that are beyond the idea of a god. On the other hand there were Aeons who technically had children like Tayzzyronth but for them it was part of what they were about. Tayzzyronth never wanted to be alone ever again so propagation was born and so also the swarm. And in a way they are one of the most human out of all the Aeons in my opinion. I think for me it would come down to why would an Aeon decide to have children? For example in my mind an Aeon like Lan, Nanook or IX wouldn't really make sense to have kids, because their concepts are about either control, destruction or the inevitable end of all existence. However Aeons that like the concept of existence like Yaoshi, I can see them experimenting with the idea of creating life. Same with Aha who would maybe just do it because they're bored. On the other side Aeons like Qlipoth, Fuli and Xipe I can't really see why they would have kids. They're about protecting, recording/archiving and uniting what is already there. For them creating a demi-Aeon would distract them from what they are working on and could potentially go against what they're about. i.e. Xipe is about uniting people and existence in a big family so for them having kids would put those beings above the family which would separate them.

For your second question, I think if they had something like kids their power level would be similar to an emanator and I think that, what would be inherited or given would be the power level combined with whatever the child would be made out of and the aesthetic of the Aeon. Because in essence all of the Aeons can do similar things. Aeons can shape shift, create life, destroy it, etc. it just depends what worldview they had when they became an aeon. Both Nanook and Aha could blow up a planet. It would just be different in the way that one explosion would be like the power of a sun, eating through the planet’s layers and the other would be like a kaleidoscope of fireworks and candy. If it comes to the way how they would have children, I think it depends on the Aeon like some would just create life. They would grab the light of a dying star and stretch it to give it limbs and grant it the gift of a soul; others would bring something dead to life and claim it to be theirs.

Your ideas aren't boring, they're interesting. Thank you a lot of for asking the questions

Again I think it's an interesting concept and if thought is put behind why an Aeon would create children, that could give a fascinating interpretation of what they're concepts are about or can be about.

True, I don't want to be rude I appreciate that you ask me and thank you but I'm not really sure why you're asking me these questions. I dont get a lot of asks so I do apologize if I come across as rude I hope my first answers to your questions were satisfactory

Qlipaths powers are more geared towards shielding people from outside forces by creating structures around them. The idea that a species blessed by them would change to become like rock to almost mimic the appearance of the one who blessed them or that Qliphoth would have made them as strong as they are, so they would be protected is definitely interesting. Qlipoth is building an impossibly gigantic wall around the cosmos in absolute solitude. So if they would bless a civilization would they change the appearance of a species or would they build a fortress? I think it would be interesting especially if they would have fully created the species, for them to look imposing and ancient almost like walking cities, giants carrying a part of Qliphoth's desire to shield the cosmos with them.

While writing this I did this little sketch afterwards to illustrate a bit more what I meant

That's a fascinating question.

First, do I think other Aeons would bless other beings too? Absolutely. I think it depends which Aeons, what civilizations/places and for what reasons. Simply put the idea of what a blessing is would be wildly different from Aeon to Aeon. Fulis' idea of a blessing would be fairly different from Nanooks. A civilization will change regardless if they themself are blessed or the ground on which they stand. However the way how the blessings would interact with them would be wildly different. Fulis' blessing would make the world on which a civilization stands like a kaleidoscope, reflecting memory like color through a dance of light. They could change people's eyes into crystell or give them the ability to share their thoughts. Qliphoth’s blessing would bring the walls and buildings of cities to life, morphing them into protectors. Their people would live in a breathing city build on a foundation of stone and iron knights.  Xipie would create soulmates. People living in their blessings would never know loneliness. The sky, an ever harmonious choir.  Mythus' blessing would make a civilization both exist and not at the same time. The people with their blessing would be completely free of history, free to change it. They would die and live in a blink of an eye, everyone and no one would be part of their people. Aha’s blessing would make the earth and houses sing. would make people's skeletons jump out of their bodies and make them their best friends. The birds would greet the people every day telling them versions of how they will die. Aha would roll dice and every person would grow a pair of wings or horns or their feet would turn into rollerblades or knives. People's tears would turn to candy and their laughter would grow legs and dance with rats. Nanooks blessing would burn a planet to the ground, blazing fire eating every human built structure, every tree and mountain would turn to ash. However, out of the ash a brilliant light would make its way through the scorched earth. They're blessing would mend peoples torn apart skin with gold. They're people would be able to walk through fire. IX’s blessing would be a number, a simple but unchangeable date that only their people would know. They're people would live in a quiet anticipation. Thank you for your question it was a lot of fun to write for that

Rattenfänger of Belobog

Rattenfänger (rat catcher) is the german word for the pied piper. I loved this fairy tale when I was a kid. Part of me just wanted to draw Sampo as the Pied Piper because I really love both characters but the more I thought about it the more I realized how well Sampo fits into the role as the Pied Piper. The story of the Pied Piper is that there was once a town plagued with never ending amounts of rats and then one day a mysterious figure approaches the gates of the town, proclaiming he could get rid of this plague but of course for a price. The townspeople at first don't believe him making fun of the colorfully dressed man, however after he pulls out his flute and starts playing a melody so beautiful that all the rats crawl out of their hiding spots. The townspeople, struck with awe, quickly step aside letting the man walk out of the town taking all the rats with him, leading them to a river where they all drown. After making his way back he is denied his payment, he walks away proclaiming that they made an enemy of him. The townspeople ignore the angry man and go back to their lifes. Then at night a beautiful tune dances through the streets of the town. The next day the adults discover that all the children are gone.

So how does Sampo fit into this? Just like the Pied Piper, Sampo is an alien where we meet him. His story, history and powers are all completely shrouded in mystery.

He makes deals with others but from what we've seen he's not really clear with the payment itself. (yes, he does stuff for money but I don't remember if it's ever said how much. Also why would he even need the money of the people of Belobog? Shields have no value outside of Jarilo VI and he doesn't seem like a character who if he can't afford something wouldn't just steal it.) Also more often than not his payment can be as simple as to be introduced to other people, so in that respect he's also very nebulous. Anyways aside from that he is also incredibly charismatic and even though people don't trust him they end up still making deals with him because more often than not he's the only one who can help.

One more thing, are either one of these characters good? The Pied Piper helped the town, he got rid of a devastating and dangerous plague and he would have never done what he did if the townspeople would have paid him, however he did go too far. And with Sampo it's also not simple. Yes he helped with the stellaron crisis however we don't actually know why he helped. He seems to be interested in the survival of Belobog but it's never said why. If it was truly only to entertain the tavern then why would he be protective over the planet (keeping Sparkle from going there). Aside from that he is a criminal organizing heists, stealing, smuggling and scamming and maybe even more who knows. My point is that both characters will do things first and foremost for their own benefit and even though both are not opposed to helping people it's just that neither of them are altruists.

Mine Yoshitaka doodles

exactly what the titels says i dont really know why but i really wanted to draw him again so i just let my brain kinda of go the first artwork is just a little what if Mine and Daigo would have been together in 8 simply because i think it could be cute

Burn

Burn who you were, Live again, New in the unknown, Pain, anger or sorrow Who will be your new companion I really hope that the writers and designers will fully run with the concept of making Sunday a fallen angel. First in the literal sense because Sunday being a Halovian and all that but also with what the writing trope of a fallen angel holds within itself. Sunday being a fallen angel opens the door to the exploration of him and specifically that he questions himself, his life choices and how he will potentially change his previous perception of the world now with what happened to him after penacony. After falling, burning, chained for his crimes and saved but for a price, what will he do next? Revenge, repentance or isolation?

Out of Time

Pleading voice, Aching arms, Hopeless but still a plan presents itself to you How do you get a child to eat some green beans? You mix it into some hot pot.

The black scratchy lines are tally marks, specifically the number 42. This is a reference to how long it takes from one big star rail update to the next. It's 6 weeks, 3 weeks for each limited 5 star. My headcanon is that as we are the players of this game we waited for 42 days to know what happened to him so what if it felt to him like time was equally not moving, frozen, wondering what his fate will be. (obviously i know that's not how long it was in game) The tally marks go over specific areas. His mouth, in the sense that he was talking for his life, stalling, hoping he could grant himself and his companions more time. The cluster around his throat is his plan, constricting, feeling how it weakens him, breath for breath his time is dwindling. The shoulder and stomach marks are the injuries he got while he was in Hoolays hands. Like scratching numbers into stone will leave a mark, so do claws that dig into flesh. The last thing has nothing to do with the marks. For him, I wanted that his eyes are open. Mainly because we don't know what the last thing was he saw, the last picture that burned itself into his memory so maybe it was just a bright light reflected in his pupils.

Definitly, thank you for asking me

Xianzhou Yaoqing

I played the new quest and I'm emotionally not ok, I love Jiaoqiu so much. He belongs on my list of favorite HSR Babies together with Sampo, Sunday, Jing Yuan and Giovanni. Because the quest came out today I don't want to spoil anything yet.

So here have my 'my brain doesn't know how to compute so vomit sketches it will be' sketches.

Make Up

A body black like coal with a blue dress moving like smoke, hugging the figure who smiles at you with such a brilliant smile. Make up runny, mixed with his last meal he stretches his hand towards you. In a greeting he looks through you "My friend, tell me what is it you want?" Sampo is a vampire who makes deals with people and as payment he takes their blood. He then mixes it with paint and wears it as make up. he treats blood not like a life line but as a mockery of humanity wearing it so clearly on his face in a way to show them that in his eyes they are nothing more than an accessory. Their dreams, desires and wants are nothing more then paint to make himself so much more gorgeousous

Doodle of a fox

Im saving for sunday so i wasnt planning on pulling on any other characters however after playing the quest i find him so pathitic in a good way that i just went fuck it and got him. now im playing him with sampo and this is just very funny to me. theyre not at all similar and i think if jiaoqiu would meet him he would at least distrust sampo heavly.

Drink Between Friends

"Isn't the essence of friendship just mutual benefit?" This line really stuck with me from the new event. Sampos' definition of friendship is fascinating to me. Just alone that he sees people as something that at any time can become a commodity, something to use is just so interesting. For him friendship is a service, something you can pay for and then get something in return. It's an inherently emotionally removed way to look at relationships. And then taking into consideration that his ability in the event is to infiltrate the enemies site and sabotage them, is first fucking genius it just fits him so well and second shows that from a character writing perspective he is inherently not to be trusted. Which i know is kinda obvious but seeing it being explored in a game play aspect is just so fun.