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I tend to draw whatever comes to mind, and usually, it’s Emmrich Volkarin 🌚 https://t.me/adora_draw_things

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · Jul 8

I love his hands. In all the ways. The Professor knows how to put his anatomy lessons to practical use.

A personal grievance with Ficbook: this drawing didn’t make it past moderation because of its “sexual content.”

#EmmrichVolkarin

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Nixmori 🔮 Witching Ho @nixmori.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7/Pages 8-9 for #EMMRICHWEEK2025 #FreeDay

The Conclusion!

Full shojo, fluff, and self-indulgence! I pulled some dialogue that Lich!Emmrich says for this. I think he’d come to the same realizations on his mortal path, he might just arrive there a bit later.

{ #nixmoriarty | #DragonAge }

This page has one large image as the background with three panels layered on top. The page is colored in dual tones, with a dark green/gray in the background and the characters are shaded in beige tones with a turquoise highlight.

Predominantly in the background is the statue of the skeleton lovers from the Memorial Gardens. Wisps dance above it. In a panel just it’s right, Emmrich places the gift box in Laelia’s hands as he answers the question from the previous page: “Adoration.”

Two callout panels in the middle of the page have close ups of Laelia and Emmrich’s faces.

On the left, Laelia looks up at Emmrich with shining eyes, his hand on her check. He continues: “From you.”

“From me.” He says, in the next panel, pressing a kiss to Laelia’s palm.

At the bottom of the full image. Emmrich has knelt down on one knee to propose to a surprised Laelia, Manfred cheering behind them.

The following is in caps because I’m copying the text from the page since it’s dialogue heavy:

Emmrich: “MY ADORATION FOR YOU HAS ONLY GROWN SINCE WE FIRST MET.

MY DEAREST HEART.

YOU ARE THE MOST WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE EVER HAPPENED TO ME.

WHATEVER MAY COME, MY MOST TENDER WISH IS TO HAVE YOU BY MY SIDE, ALWAYS.

MARRY ME?

End of page

The page is colored in dual tones, with a dark green/gray in the background and the characters are shaded in beige tones with a turquoise highlight.

This page is several images of Laelia, Emmrich, and Manfred, in various states of zoom, but none are in panels. There is one, small panel, tucked half behind Laelia’s face at the top left of the page. The camera is zoomed in on her face, with tears welling up in her eyes. In the small panel, aligned with her line of sight, is an engagement ring surrounded by Shroud’s Kiss flowers. The ring has an hexagonal gem for its main setting, and two small diamond/leaf-like gems on both sides, framing the primary setting. Laelia can say nothing at the juncture, with only a “…” next to her.

To the right, Laelia has fallen onto Emmrich’s arms while he is still knelt on the ground. They embrace tightly, with big smiles on their faces, and Manfred claps his hands with joy.

These top images are separated from the bottom with flowers and foliage that surround Laelia and Emmrich. They have both relaxed into sitting on ground, Laelia almost in his lap, as they kiss. Laelia has the ring on her finger and next to them is a large fuzzy text circle with only “Yes!” for the reply.

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 1d

The hands of #EmmrichVolkarin are my favorite subject to draw

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MAF @ MCM London M-14 @velnna.bsky.social · 1d

In nature there's no tragedy

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kuoru @kuoruuu.bsky.social · 3d

[17th Century Priest AU] My contribution to the wonderful "Unexpected SplendAUr" zine.

Thank you, @thefadeserver.bsky.social, for the opportunity to be a part of it 💛

#emmrichvolkarin #emmrook #dragonage

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 3d

No Lich in my house...

#EmmrichVolkarin #EmmrichWeek

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Skeptical Lynx @skeptical-lynx.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning
#Astarion

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TheCheesenOne @thecheesenone.bsky.social · 4d

My part for the collab piece with the wonderful @ladymuzzmuzz.bsky.social <3
you can find their part riiiight over here:
archiveofourown.org/collections/...
🤞 and thank you once more 🤞

#emmrichvolkarin

Emmrich Volkaring, as a Lich, in fancy clothes, looking down onto the body of a dead noble man. In his hand a pocket watch.

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 4d

Day 4 of #EmmrichWeek
Grave gold | Flowers

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Jaki @heyitsjaki.bsky.social · 5d

#INKTOBER 08 - “Cat Nap”

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Nixmori 🔮 Witching Ho @nixmori.bsky.social · 5d

Day 3/page 3 #EMMRICHWEEK2025
Grief | Thanatophobia

Laelia expands on why she was uncomfortable with necromancy when she and Emmrich first met, and the two idly talk about the comfort the necropolis brings while the two walk towards the Memorial Gardens.

{ #nixmoriarty | #DragonAge | #Emmrich }

Emmrich and Laelia (Rook) from Dragon Age the Veilguard walk through the Vault of the Beloved. The composition is zoomed out, with Emmrich and Laelia fairly small, walking hand-in-hand away from the viewer. The composition focuses more on the scale of the hall they’re in, with large skeletal statues lining the walkway. The lighting is dark, getting lighter and foggier the further down the hall, with a splash of light on a staircase leading down a path on the right. A number of wisps float high above the pair.

Dialogue: (forgive the caps, but this page is dialogue heavy and I’m copying from the page. They are not, in fact, yelling. Their speaking tones are likely relatively soft.)

Laelia: LOSS IS SUCH A PAINFUL THING.
I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE COULD SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH REMINDERS OF IT EVERYDAY.

Emmrich: IT MAY SEEM MORBID TO THE UNFAMILIAR, BUT OUR TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD ARE AN AFFIRMATION OF LIFE.
THEY ARE REMINDERS TO LIVE OUR LIVES WELL AND TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR TIME WHILE HERE

Laelia: AS WELL AS THE COMFORT THAT OUR LIVES ARE REMEMBERED WHEN
WE’RE GONE.

Emmrich: QUITE SO, MY LOVE.
WE ARE NEITHER OF US
STRANGERS TO THE DREAD OF OBLIVION. BUT IT GLADDENS MY HEART YOU'VE GROWN TO FIND SOLACE IN THE NECROPOLIS.

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 5d

Oh gosh… I’m so tired… #EmmrichWeek

who is wemmrich

distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 5d

This ended up being the toughest task of #wemmrichweek, even though it was the first idea I had. Thinking about Emmrich’s fear of death, and how many times he must have endured the loss of loved ones… it makes today a hard day

#EmmrichVolkarin

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Ria🔸commissions and resting🙏 @riadoodles.bsky.social · 6d

Captor or Savior? 🤔
(i love cowboy AU ehuehuehue)

#emmrook #dragonage #veilguard #oc #🎨

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Jonah Walker @ MCM London N-19 @galacticjonah.bsky.social · 6d

Show me how you draw armor! 🛡️

Scan of a painting showing a man in armor drawing his sword. the background is bright blue

digital illustration: Pictured is a knight in full armour, bar helmet. their hair is long and dark and they have curling horns on their head. They face away from the viewer, looking into a stylized nightsky with a crescent moon. The frame of the image contains thorned rose bramble, parrying daggers and an illustration in each corner: a weeping skull on the left and a armoured gauntlet holding a rose on the right.

An illustration of a knight facing to the right. They are clad in silver armour, and carry a shield with trans pride colours, which shows a unicorn and the slogan 'Resist, rejoice, remember'. Additionally there is a trans pride coloured decoration on their helmet. The image is framed with a border of dandelion and hanging pride flags.

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Anna Svab✨ @svanha.bsky.social · 6d

I’m behind already but uh, I might have overplayed my hand thinking I can do both inktober and #emmrichweek :’D

So, Day 1 - Necromancy | Corpse whispering

#emmrichvolkarin #emmrichweekday01

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✧ Yuks ✧ @yuksiiis.bsky.social · 6d

oc | Charlotte

🩸🐦‍🔥🩸

A character named Charlotte. Vampire, pale skin, red lips. One eye is red, the other is pink. Hair with hidden black/gray coloring is pulled back into a bun. She wears a ruby necklace, a red dress, and a sparkly cape.

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2: Curiosity

I’ve often thought about how Emmrich could have met Manfred 20 years ago, back when he was just a small flame, and how it later evolved into a lasting bond

#EmmrichVolkarin #Emmrichweek

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 7d

Just a little fanart of Emmrich for #EmmrichWeek on Tumblr

#EmmrichVolkarin

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Nixmori 🔮 Witching Ho @nixmori.bsky.social · 7d

It’s #EMMRICHWEEK2025 !!!

I’ve made a fan comic, where each page was based (sometimes loosely) on the daily prompts, woven into a very self-indulgent and flufftacular story, featuring my Rook: Laelia Aldwir. I’ll post 1-2 pages a day!

Day 1: #Necromancy

{ #nixmoriarty | #DragonAge }

Emmrich from Dragon Age the Veilguard performs necromancy to animate a skull. Painting style is based on Leyendecker’s art deco character paintings, with very warm tones and a black background. Emmrich’s hands are raised, with turquoise magic flowing through his figures and through ye skull, which is levitating to about chest high. He stands in front of a podium, with candles to the left, and a pile of skulls sitting on a red cloth to the right.

In the cover version of this illustration, there is the comic title “Adoration” with the subtitle “A Fan Comic By Nixmori.”

The first page of the comic has a very limited color palette, with the background in blue/gray and Emmrich and Laelia in monochrome warm tones to stand out from the background. Their speech bubbles are a light pink for her, a light green for him.

She says: “I do love watching you work.”
He appears surprised in the first panel: “Oh! Darling—you’re early!”
She is sat on a railing, with pillars next to her covered in vines. Wisps dance playfully around her. She replies: “Hehe… pardon me, if I startled you. I was just enjoying the view.”

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The Fade Discord Server @thefadeserver.bsky.social · 10d

Attention Emmrich simps!

It is our pleasure to announce The Fade server's very first Zine! A little sneak peak is below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Seriously though, there WILL be a zine! Coming SOON on October 9th!

#emmrichvolkarin #dragonage #UnexpectedSplendAUr
#Emmrichvolkarinzine

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 17d

When I say “old,” it’s purely tongue-in-cheek 😏 I adore him at every stage of his life

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 18d

I often imagine what Emmrich was like years ago. In his 40s, he still feels a little daring to me, the kind of man who might have lit up a cigarette now and then.

#EmmrichVolkarin #Emmrich

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 19d

Best of my #EmmrichVolkarin hands

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 19d

#EmmRook #EmmrichVolkarin

I picture Emmrich rising early and dozing off by evening, while Adora is a night owl. Since their routines don’t align, they often end up simply sitting together, watching their loved one sleep.

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distressing pie @adorashandy.bsky.social · 19d

YES 🥰