#ilawela

[herebecritters]

How bout some spicy D&D drama today?

Geshtu and Hopp’s edgy dnd characters: Ilawela and Atlas

Atlas belongs to @ickyguts

#valentines sweep day 8 #happy tree friends #htf #htf be brave #htf geshtu #Htf hopps #ilawela #atlas #Htf ocs #I am quite proud of this art too #and this is a fun twist on the style to play around with from time to time #VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ILAWELA DYMAMIC IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE HOPPTU DYNAMIC #their dnd characters have SO MUCH DRAMA #Geshtu I about the same but HOPPS #Hopps character projects a lot of his insecurities by contrasting him #Geshtu though gets some self reflection of his own morality through the story #problem is he has a hard time separating fiction from reality and has to be pulled out when he’s in too deep #atlas is an arrogant selfish bastard who often acts without thinking #but damn is he a good rogue #then there’s Ilawela who thinks TOO much and puts himself on a pedestal #rigid board of a man #but damn is he a powerful warlock #when these two work together it’s terrifying for anyone who opposes them #they make a scary good team when they aren’t bickering

[ickyguts]

When in doubt, scribble in htf artstyle

cavemen belong to @herebecritters

#happy tree friends #htf #my art #htf nergal #htf oc #htf hopps #htf geshtu #htf atlas #htf ilawela #break over i gotta split asap #quick post before the grind

[sumerianlanguage]

Do you know what the Sumerian god We-Ila, (Ilawela/Geshtu?) name means? I'm not having a lot of luck breaking it down. Thank you for any help!

Hello! I’ve actually found a source to answer this question — it’s Bendt Alster’s article in Jacobsen’s Riches Hidden in Secret Places (2002, 35-38), if you want to read in more detail.

We-ilu or we-ila (transliteration varies) is an Akkadian name, as should be obvious as w doesn’t exist in Sumerian. Alster argues that this nonsense phrase is a pun on awīlum ilū, Akkadian for “gods were men”, or possibly just on awēlu, “men”. I definitely recommend the whole article by Alster for the full explanation.

As for Geshtu-e, the possible Sumerian equivalent, it’s almost certainly related to ngeshtug, the Sumerian word for “ear; to hear”, but Alster briefly discusses how the exact reading has been disputed.

#replies #daichkan #sumerian mythology #sumerian etymology

[herebecritters]

Somewhere in a far off DnD universe, Atlas and Ilawela privately scheme in a cellar

To be clear, these are Hopps and Geshtus dnd characters that they play

#happy tree friends #htf #I wanna start drawing their dnd characters in their own style different from my usual htf style #they got necks and shoulders now woooow #they are htf universe version of dnd drow btw #ocs playing as their ocs #meta meta meta #I need to design some of the canon characters dnd character eventually…. #this is what they are seeing in their head when they are playing hehehehe #nerdy dudes out here roleplaying epic adventures awww #htf hopps #htf atlas #htf Geshtu #htf ilawela #loretime

[herebecritters]

The D&D party HEHEHEH

Geshtu plays a vampire drow Warlock named Ilewela (iLewela).

Hopps (oc belonging to @ickyguts) plays a drow swashbuckler rogue named Atlas.

Kyle (oc belonging to @technicoloranimalviolence) plays a Cleric

Mime plays a bard, Toothy a fighter, and Giggles a druid.

Sniffles is their DM naturally hehe

Geshtu kinda stays glued to Hopps during the sessions, he’s still uneasy interacting with most treefolk. Luckily it helps having a character to hide behind. He slowly opens up more over time, but he still keeps his distance for the most part. The others find him odd and a little creepy, but….he’s a really good warlock and is really good at driving the game. Its almost like he has a lot of leadership experience or something.

Hopps spent WAY too much money on cosplays for them. But they sure do look fly as hell.

Geshtu in his Ilawela cosplay:

Ilawela in game:

They are the same exact person. Geshtu basically just plays himself. He thinks he’s a great role player.

I’ll post about the story of their campaign later but for now….have this >:3

#happy tree friends #htf #htf giggles #htf toothy #htf mime #htf hopps #htf Geshtu #htf Kyle #htf be Brave #dungeons and dragons #it’s been a long time since Geshtu has been able to lead a group of people #he doesn’t realize how much he has missed it #an introverted leader #it just comes naturally to him #mime being a bard is the most delightful thing to me #vicious mockery! #mime points #scowls #crosses his arms and shakes his head #now take 1 d4 psychic damage #god hopps spent SO MUCH money on their costumes #also omg the atlas and Ilawela story line is FUN heheheheheh #the campaign involves them fighting 3 evil liches #hmmm #sounds familiar…. #loretime #edit:I forgot a picture….

[herebecritters]

I’m workin on some biggish stuff but here’s an Ilawela doodle

#blaaaaah I vant to suck yer blaaaahd #htf Geshtu #htf be brave