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Z'aanta Claus 🎅🐺
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I work 15 hour in fandom mines to objectify one ojisan | Holland・30+・he/they | ENG/日本語

#OctopathTraveler #OctopathCotC 🐙
#TriangleStrategy / #トライアングルストラテジー ⚖️
#UnicornOverlord / #ユニコーンオーバーロード 🦄
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roaldseth.bsky.social
People haven't really been on AO3 for the winter, but that's probably what this needs.

【 The Lives We Have Taken 】 a character study for Z'aanta

・ #OctopathTraveler
・ Rated M; Animal Death, Grief/Mourning
・ 888 words, One-shot

Please mind the AO3 tags 📖🔗⬇️
archiveofourown.org/works/74719901
Title card graphic for a fanfiction titled "The Lives We Have Taken." The title is typed across the top of the graphic in a condensed serif font, and underneath reads "a character study of Z'aanta of the Darkwood" in which some blank space is filled on each side of that line with a cut illustration of an arrow: the fletchings on the left, the arrowhead on the right. The image used to promote the fic is of a deer looking at the camera in a wooded area. Between its legs of the deer reads the text "Octopath Traveler, Mature, 888 Words" to denote fandom, fic rating, and word count.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Therapist: knitted petrified Z’aanta CAN save you. Knitted petrified Z’aanta IS real.

Knitted petrified Z’aanta:
Product image for a Redeye sweater/“jacket” in which it is showing a close up of the pixel spite used in Octopath Traveler to designate a petrified Z’aanta in the Spectrewood as seen on the backside of the garment.
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
roaldseth.bsky.social
NEW SOLON ART LET’S FCKING GOOOOOOOOO [SCREAMING BASEBALL]
Product preview of the character Solon’s new splash art/key art illustration in Octopath Traveler 0 for a popup shop that will be held in Japan. The new artwork features Solon sitting in a chair, facing towards the viewer to display his full body, and a desk is on his right. He is looking at a piece of paper in his right hand, arm resting on the desk. There is a servant/herald bowing behind him, holding a rolled up paper in their left hand.
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
「 Sacred flames, guide us in our time of need 」

#MHRise #OctopathTraveler
Digital illustration of a crossover ship, Fugen from Monster Hunter Rise and Z'aanta from Octopath Traveler. Fugen is placed to the left, in which his size requires him to tilt his head downward to meet Z'aanta's lips, right before a kiss. Around him, engulfing his body, are intense blue flames which illuminate him and Z'aanta's face to have a blue highlight; even Fugen's hair is rendered blue like the flames to imitate the fire around him. Z'aanta is positioned on the right, tilting his head up and taking his left hand to come and cup the side and back of Fugen's head. His chin is being lifted upward by Fugen's fingers, which has wiping purple flames coming forth from the cracks in his clutch. Similar flames wisp off of Z'aanta's fur mantel and the backside of his head, however they are not as fierce or overbearing upon him as the blue flames are with Fugen. In between the almost-kiss, a small, bright blue flame is shared within their mouths.
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
おお？いいおじさんの日？おじBL作業中を土曜日までに完成させたい
[BL] らくがき中のフゲンとザンター、キスしようとしている。絵は基礎的な色があります
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
A joyous All Hallows’ Eve unto thee! 🐺🎃🌌
#OctopathTraveler #cosplay
Cosplayer in the garments for Z’aanta from Octopath Traveler lying on the ground in a bunch of fallen autumn leaves. In the spirit of Halloween, the cosplayer has donned gray and white animal ears, fangs with canine-esque makeup on the nose and black lips, and black nails. The arms are positioned to be vaguely “ferocious” or “threatening.”
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Favorite part of the fit isn’t even visible in that pic, so please look at the clawed toes on the Gore greaves.

Also, difference from this list: weapon was the G. Fulgur Anjanath dual blades. Purely for cosmetic/thematic purposes in this case, so ignore the Bow and Swaxe.
Cropped screenshot of the Player Hunter standing inside the camp tent as seen when equipping armor. Equipment list for the layered armor set as seen in the previous image. Head: Bone Helm alpha. Chest: G. Fulgur Mail alpha. Arms: Gore Vambraces beta. Waist: Blango Coil beta. Legs: Gore Greaves beta. The custom colors for the set has been set to various blue grays and black, most of which in the default palette in the game.
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Not Odogaron, but it’ll do. Howl your heart out, Big Boy. 🐺🌌🌙
Screenshot taken with Monster Hunter Wilds’ in-game camera of the Player Hunter model dressed in blueish grey toned armor and fur during the Dreamspell event. The Hunter stands in focus, looking directly at the camera, and is wearing a horned bone helmet and clawed gauntlets. His hands are gesturing, mid beckon, where the fingers are curled loosely. In the background, blue flower blooms and large plant roots can be seen darkened and desaturated.
October 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Z’aanta’s huge cock and balls may have killed my computer, BUT I am Draefendi’s favorite so a miracle happened.

Happy AWOO 🐺🍆💦🥴
Digital illustration of a shirtless, mature man with grey hair slightly slouched in a shadow with his lower half exposed to light. He is bearing fangs at the viewer in a snarl, and he is in a strong stance in his thighs and calves and fingers on his visible hand curling like claws. On top of his head bears wolf ears, and his eyes glow white with an animalistic eyeshine. Out in the light, his lower half is dressed with a wolf tail on his backside, white braies, and black hoes or chausses tied at the hip, however an erection is pressing against the white cloth making areas transparent, some ejaculation seeping through.
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
contemplating whether or not to give him AWOO ears(+tail), but that's also part of the point so what am I even doing here, really?
#WIP
In-progress digital illustration of a shirtless mature man bearing his fanged teeth at the viewer. The top half of his torso and head is placed within a shadow, but his eyes shine while as if having tapetum lucidum.
October 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
you’re telling me THAT’S why Fugen was Like That?
Screenshot taken from Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection’s website of the description for Magnamalo under its Monsters page. It reads: “Magnamalo. A Fanged Wyvern clad in a heavy carapace. It consumes even the bones of its prey to satiate its voracious appetite. The hellfire expelled from its body is a byproduct of metabolism.”
October 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
In comparison to Ogen (who I had a lot of questions about), drawing Kazan was the perfect level of not stressing out about what is being worn and availability to make him a bit more personal (and disheveled). We don't see his feet, so I took the liberty to give him xue.
Fan art of Kazan from the video game Octopath Traveler II in which he is posed to display his Path Action as seen in the mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. In full render, Kazan stands tall in a toast, holding high a red sake cup in his right hand and a bottle guard lower in his left, with a wide smile and flushed face. He wears his standard garments of a white robe over a green top and maroon-ish burgundy bottoms. On his feet are brown boots that cut off at the bottom of the calf. The canvas is of a solid mute green fill and behind Kazan figure reads his name in Orsterran text as well as "Kazan, Traveler 241" underneath it in smaller print.
October 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
No Z'aantas were harmed in the creation of this illustration.

[ petplay ]
Illustration depicting a near-naked, mature man exposed to the viewer, both arms and his right leg raised and out of focus. On his shoulders sits a brown fur mantle with a white cape draped behind him, and around his neck is a leather, dog-like color with a golden tag, shining with a light glare.
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
happy super hunter's moon 🏹🌕
#OctopathTraveler
Fan art of Z'aanta from the video game Octopath Traveler done in a chibi, or super deformed, style. He is giving a toothy, fanged smile as he draws his bow, legs positioned as if leaping upward with one knee high. A circle element in the background is roughly shaded as if to depict the moon. The illustration is cool with a graduated deep purple background.
October 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Don’t be fooled. I do play Bow for his sake, but for photos? It just isn’t the same.
Photo taken with Monster Hunter Wilds’ in-game camera of the player character Hunter that is modeled and dressed in layered armor meant to evoke Z’aanta from Octopath Traveler. The Hunter stands high above atop a bone over the Grand Hub in which a Hope bow is at the ready, arrow almost nocked as shown for the “battle ready” pose for the weapon.
October 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Only took exactly 3 months to get to it.

MHWilds!Z’aanta
Photo taken with Monster Hunter Wilds’ in-game camera of the player character Hunter dressed in layered armor meant to resemble Z’aanta from Octopath Traveler. The Hunter is placed high above atop a large bone that curves over the Grand Hub with a mountainside showing in the distance. A Hope switch axe is resting over his shoulder with one hand as displayed in the “battle ready” pose for the weapon.
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
I did not watch the TGS but oh my god baby Magnamalo 😭🥺
Screenshot of a preview for Monster Hunters Stories 3: Twisted Reflection in which a baby Magnamalo monstie is shown after hatching.
September 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Raffle prize done for kelbunny (Tumblr) ⚖️🟡

Roland Glenbrook | #TriangleStrategy
Fan art of Roland Glenbrook from the video game Triangle Strategy mounted upon his steed. The illustration is a horizontal composition in which Roland's spear practically bisects the image. On the right side of the image, he is placed on an off-white horse, viewed from the back, and is galloping forward with his spear in front.
September 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Proud to announce a no-longer-a-WIP Wednesday 🎉

【 On Equal Footing 】 a #MHRise × #OctopathTraveler fanfic

・Fugen/Z'aanta
・Rated E: Hunt Gone Wrong, Injury Recovery
・Chapter 5/5 | 31.3K words
・QUEST COMPLETE

Please refer to AO3 for full tags. 🔗📖⬇️
archiveofourown.org/works/604149...
Title-card for a fan fiction titled "On Equal Footing," labeled in large text. Above the title it reads "A Monster Hunter Rise × Octopath Traveler Crossover." The fanfic tags read as "Explicit, Fugen/Z'aanta, 25.5K" and "Chapter 5/5: Hunting Quest Complete" underneath with a short description in-between. The graphical elements show an aged photo of a Japanese village overlayed with the Hunter's Guild crest associated with Kamura Village, and fantasy blackletter text known in Orsterra from Octopath Traveler. On the bottom right there is a red seal with the Octopath bow icon and the Monster Hunter longsword icon.
September 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
【 9/3 】 Happy birthday to Cornia’s finest. 🦄

【 9月3日 】 おめでとうコルニア王国の最高の聖騎士🎂

#UnicornOverlord #cosplay
#ユニコーンオーバーロード #コスプレ
Photograph of a cosplayer dressed as Josef from the video game Unicorn Overlord. The cosplayer is turned 3/4 view, looking at the camera with sword drawn at their side and shield brandished closest to the camera. Rays of "light" have been edited into the photo to appear halo-like behind the head. コスプレイヤーの写真ビデオゲーム「ユニコーンオーバーロード」よりジョセフの衣装を着た。コスプレイヤーは3/4視点、剣を抜き、盾を準備するとカメラを見ている。写真に光が編集され、光輪のように見えるようになった
September 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
I was not interested before but I vaguely am now, probably because of the oddly angelic glow behind him for contrast purposes. Do not disappoint me.
Key artwork for Celsus for Octopath Traveler 0. It is of a low angle perspective in which the viewer looks up at a man with short black hair and black garments with a white neck cloth. Yellow light glows behind him to contrast his figure from the background.
September 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Some say if you see a shooting star,
That is the Starseer’s Son,
For it is He who grants prayers
Of defying Fate; oft not given lightly.

【 The Starseer’s Son 】 done for @projectpathaction.bsky.social Job Challenge. August: Steorra Moon. ✨🌕💫
#OctopathTraveler
Digital illustration of Z'aanta from the video game Octopath Traveler in which he is given a fan design to accommodate the Starseer secondary Job. The fan art is a vertical composition in which a matured man (Z'aanta) in flowing yellow and white garments is standing at the bottom of the image in harsh, cool lighting from above. He is seen holding his standard Job's bow but stylized in a blinding white and a quiver with blinding white arrows at his hip. In a columned section of the dark, textured background, a night sky can be seen with closely grouped shooting stars that form the Lupus constellation over the man's head.
August 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
Reply for a color and post your faves!

I got green 🍃

Imagine easily getting 4 presentable images for pixel men and 2000s renders. 🚬 Shout out to Landroi Flakes and Syuveil for this reason.
Close up of Z'aanta from Octopath Traveler as seen in his Traveler reveal/announcement trailer for Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. It is a close up of his face as seen in his splash art. in the bottom left corner there are 3 squares that are filled with the specific colors of green used in his sprite work. Image of Benedict Pascal from Triangle Strategy. It is the official artwork in which he is facing left and using his right hand to hold his glasses in place. On the bottom right, there are 3 squares filled with the specific colors of green used in his standard key character artwork. Image of Lavitz Slambert from The Legend of Dragoon. It is of his key render of him in his Jade Dragoon armor, a fantastical green armor set with a bronze colored spear and massive yellow "feathered" wings. On the bottom left, there are 3 squares filled with the specific greens as seen in the key render. Screenshot of Gale from Digital Devil Saga. He is folding his arms across his chest and glancing over to look at the camera. On the bottom right, there are 3 squares that are filled with the green colors that are used in his base in-game model.
August 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
This is why I can't draw Eliza right now. Pray for me getting this done by Sunday 🙏💫
#WIP
Digital fan art of Z'aanta from Octopath Traveler depicting a fan design to allot the secondary Job as a Starseer. It is of a mature man (Z'aanta) wearing yellow and white garments and standing in harsh, cool lighting from above. He holds a completely white, devoid of details, bow behind him while white arrows of the same nature are slung in a quiver at his hip. The tool bar of the software can be seen on the left side over the illustration and black canvas.
August 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
roaldseth.bsky.social
another day, another way to avoid responsibilities
#darkwoodliving
Photograph of a cosplayer dressed as Z'aanta from the video game Octopath Traveler loosely recreating a gag image in which the inspiration shows a cup/mug being held out with a hand over a stream with the punchline "sorry I can't / I'm watching a live stream" in white text with a black stroke. In this photo, the cosplayer is seen on the left with a tan fur mantle, a shirt, grey wig, and an copper-looking, tankard-styled cup; a low river is seen off to the right flowing through rich trees and greenery. There is text in white with a black stroke that reads "Forgiveth me I must forgo / I ben watching'th a live stream"
August 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM