#mighty nein essek

[antami-art-blog]

Essek Thelyss

#critical role #critical role 2 #cr #cr2 #essek thelyss #essek #essek fanart #critical role fanart #mighty nine #cr mighty nein #mighty nein essek #critical role fandom #Fanart #my fanart #art #drow #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons

[klimtsonian]

endless possibility 🔮

#critical role fanart #critical role #critical role art #essek thelyss #cr essek #essek fanart #digital art #digital illustration #dnd art #dnd #critical role 2 #mighty nein #p

[drawsmaddy]

Silly little post-Echoes Of The Solstice comic, I like to think Essek was oblivious to the entire evil-wizard-making-threats-on-his-life situation

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#essek thelyss #caleb widogast #jester lavorre #the mighty nein #critical role #critical role fanart #my art #cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #echoes of the solstice #beauregard lionett #caduceus clay #yasha nydoorin #fjord #fjord stone #veth brenatto #i'd intended this comic to be quick and then it took 3-4 days #shadowgast

[nohtora]

( zweisamkeit )

#nohtora art #critical role #critical role fanart #mighty nein #shadowgast #caleb widogast #essek thelyss #critrole fanart #digital art #digital illustration #digital painting #artists on tumblr #i don't speak a lick of german so apologies but re: the caption: #'zweisamkeit' meaning togetherness / intimacy between two persons #and derived from 'einsamkeit' meaning loneliness / solitude

[zhellers]

to be loved is to be changed

#cr2 #c2 #critical role art #cr fanart #critical role #beauregaurd #beauregard lionett #yasha nydoorin #caleb widogast #essek thelyss #caduceus clay #veth brenatto #fjord stone #fjord #jester lavorre #kingsley tealeaf #mollymauk tealeaf #the mighty 9 #the mighty nein #mighty nein #critical role fanart #commissions open #illustration #digital artist #digital art #dnd #dungeons and dragons

[sky-scribbles]

OK, but I love that Essek might be appearing in the Mighty Nein series before he meets the Nein! It's not just me wanting More Essek (though I do) or wanting to see more of what was going on with his dealings with the Assembly (which I also do). I think this could be super fucking interesting from a narrative construction standpoint.

Because I cannot see how you can include Essek from early in the series and not make it clear to the audience that he's the Dynasty traitor loooong before the Nein find out. Essek having stolen the beacons will not be a surprise. It looks to me like the cast are swapping out surprise for a fuckton of suspense. (Suspense vs surprise was explained to me when I was studying narrative structure as 'surprise is when a bomb goes off that the audience didn't know was there. Suspense is when they see the bomb being placed and have to sit there begging the characters to realise it's there.' In this analogy, Essek is the bomb.)

When we watched C2, the question was is Essek the traitor? In the M9 show, the question for new watchers will be when will the Nein realise that Essek is the traitor? When Essek meets the Nein, the countdown starts ticking; people will know that he is a danger. He is manipulating them. He is going to hurt them. Will the Nein realise before it's too late? But then Essek starts really befriending them, showing more of his loneliness and vulnerability, and... I think the mood will shift. Oh, shit, he really cares about them, doesn't he? What will the Nein do if they find out? Do I even want them to find out? What if they reject him and it makes him worse? He can't keep this up much longer, this is unbearable, they're going to find out - OH FUCK THEY'RE FINDING OUT -

It's such a fascinating choice and I think it goes to show that adaptation is an art form in itself! The actual events in the world will be the same, or at least very similar, but a new format means you can show those events in a totally new way and create a completely different tone! Narrative structure is the fucking coolest! I'm so excited for this show!

#critical role #cr2 spoilers #mighty nein show #essek thelyss #sorry the narratology nerd in me is jumping out #my cr meta #(him being introduced early is by no means certain but it might be the case! so forgive me I must gush)

[verdiris]

Pain doesn't make people. The pain is inconsequential. It's love that saves them.

#this art has been a wip for 2 years #art #fanart #digital art #the mighty nein #critical role #beauyasha #fjorester #shadowgast #mollymauk tealeaf #caleb widowgast #essek thelyss #fjord stone #jester lavorre #beauregard lionett #yasha nydoorin #veth bernatto #nott the brave #caduceus clay

[elahogn]

Pet a cat, kiss a wizard

#critical role #critical role art #cr2 #the mighty nein #m9 #shadowgast #caleb widogast #essek thelyss #critrole #dnd #illustration #elahogn

[her-biness]

Betrayer.

#critical role #cr #mighty nein #cr campaign 2 #essek #essek thelyss #cr fanart #critical role fanart #essek thelyss fanart #art #digital art #my art #Brooke draws fanart for the first time in actual years #based on the painting (you know the one) #cr art #fanart

[nellasbookplanet]

Finished another piece from the mighty nein coloring book just in time for the second reunion reveal, I cannot believe we'll soon get to see them all again!!

#critical role #cr2 #caleb widogast #jester lavorre #beauregard lionett #yasha nydoorin #essek thelyss #nott the brave #fjord stone #caduceus clay #shadowgast #lavorregard #beauyasha #anyway. this is another piece from the coloring book that i'm absolutely Obsessed with #i see that sneaky beaujes AND the sneaky beauyasha #also it's now nearly 1 am and i Need To Sleep #nella arts #the mighty nein

[itseghost]

some essek portrait doodles :] still figuring him out but i do love 2 draw him

#essek theyless #the mighty nein #critical role #critical role fanart #critrole #cr2 #m9 #i wanna experiment a little more w him still bc i cant settle on a face #or a skin tone? i feel like i always make him more purple than i want. i think more a dark greyish indigo would suit him #yknow. he might just be a character i draw different every time. im okay with that #i do like the idea of him with these very styled waves though #at least until he starts to unwind around the nein a bit #itseart

[threewishgoldfish]

there are sad wizard shaped brainworms livin in my head

#let them kiss #shadowgast #the mighty nein #essek thelyss #caleb widogast #cr2 #critical role #critical role fanart #critical role campaign 2 #id in alt text

[yudol-skorbi]

had some feelings about essek, made a sketch

#sketch #critical role #the mighty nein #essek thelyss #fanart #cr2

[tshortik]

All the Critical Role Mighty Nein and ExU fanposters I've painted over the years. If I had to count the hours I spent on these in total… It's a lot ✨🫣

#critical role #mighty nein #essek thelyss #exu calamity #exandria unlimited calamity #time to repost some of my older art man!! there is so much of it i should be annoying about it

[shorthaltsjester]

The Mighty Nein; On Hope.

@/mumblesplash // “Episode 76: Refjorged” - Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham // “Episode 46: A Storm of Memories” - Marisha Ray // “Mighty Nein Reunited: Uk’otoa Unleashed” - Liam O’Brien // “Episode 120: Contentious Company” - Matthew Mercer // “Episode 93: Misery Loves Company” - Laura Bailey // “Episode 112: The Chase Begins” - Matthew Mercer and Travis Willingham // “Episode 30: The Journey Home” - Sam Riegel // “Mighty Nein Animated Intro - Your Turn To Roll” - Kamille Areopagita and Kevin Areopagita // “Episode 94: With Great Power…” - Taliesin Jaffe // “Episode 69: The King’s Cage” - Matthew Mercer and Travis Willingham // “Episode 86: The Cathedral” - Taliesin Jaffe // “Episode 140: Long May He Reign” - Laura Bailey and Matthew Mercer // “Episode 97: The Fancy and the Fooled” - Liam O’Brien // “Long May He Reign” - Laura Bailey // “Episode 141: Fond Farewells” - Laura Bailey and Taliesin Jaffe // “Episode 131: Into the Eye” - Ashley Johnson // “Fond Farewells” - Matthew Mercer // “Long May He Reign” - Taliesin Jaffe

insp.

#saw those tags and was immediately haunted by the unrelenting hope of the mighty nein's narrative #i gotta stop making these but good grief. the mighty nein are everywhere #the mighty nein #mighty nein #critical role #cr2 #campaign 2 #fjord #beauregard lionett #caleb widogast #essek thelyss #nott the brave #veth brenatto #jester lavorre #mollymauk tealeaf #caduceus clay #yasha nydoorin #travis willingham #marisha ray #liam o'brien #sam riegel #laura bailey #taliesin jaffe #ashley johnson #matthew mercer #web weave #my posts #webweave #web weaving

[arrdenthart]

A shadowghast sketch for y’all, happy holidays

#critical role #cr fanart #the mighty nein #caleb widogast #essek thelyss #shadowgast