Inktober 11, Cruel

The Mark of Valravn.

Val and Myrkr

“Darkness is our true love” Val “Stop being edgy there lass!” Her own shadow

WIP

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valravn music full video

Song is the pain of relief (we all have our vices) by g0r3sh*t, this is my submission for valravn for @rose-grimm-spirit-does-dumb-shit

A wip for uhhhh

By request, a Nattramn (night raven) The Nattramn is the ghost of a sinner who is cursed to rome the skies in the form of a raven. The only way for a nattramn to find peace is to find the tomb of christ. They can only fly at night.

The Nachtkrapp is a boogeyman figure From the folklore of Germany and Austria. It is most often described as a huge raven with empty eye sockets and holes in its wings. Looking into the Nachtkrapp’s empty eyes will cause immediate death, while looking at the holes in its wings can cause illness and disease.

The Nachtkrapp is most often said to snatch up wayward children, taking them back to its nest where it will tear off their limbs, rip out their heart and eat them. Other versions of the story exist in places like Hungary, Poland and Russia, where the Nachtkrapp is described as more closely resembling an owl or heron.

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Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

" Now I'm not looking for absolution Forgiveness for the things I do But before you come to any conclusions Try walking in my shoes Try walking in my shoes You'll stumble in my footsteps "

I think I've drawn Valerie's monstrous form...once before? I really need to draw it more. More info after the cut.

So I've had the idea for this piece for years now, but I never drew it because I felt like I didn't have the skill to pull it off. Eventually I resigned myself to commissioning another artist to draw it for me, and I started making a quick sketch of my idea...and I kept sketching it...until I had drawn the whole thing myself in a few hours. Guess I just needed to get over myself and draw it mindlessly LOL

I need to make a proper writeup of who Valerie even is one of these days but for now the short summary is: she was born human, but a valravn ripped her heart out and turned her into one of his own. She escaped from him, but she also now has to eat human hearts on a semi-regular basis. Needless to say, it's taken a toll on her mental health.

Oh yeah and here's the no background version