Repeating my earlier comment, I can't but respect anyone who has the stomach to do this stuff and who isn't like, a psychopath or making spur-of-the-moment vent art. I can barely stomach looking at some of these, so I can't even imagine drawing it. Making torture porn of someone you like, and it's triggering a sympathetic reflex? I can understand why you bailed last year.

On a somewhat more positive note, the face here strongly reminds me of a character by an artist I was following since before I really had an Internet presence. Rather fittingly for the day's theme, he also made the ultimate sacrifice—though unlike Sephtober, he's only died once. :B

Aye, Jakkal was part of my first exposure to webcomics (and the first adult story I'd ever read in the medium), and has been a formative influence on my own writing—I promised her years ago if I ever win the lottery, she gets a full tithe. :B

Speaking of lore, The Realm of Kaerwyn has an interesting timeline: it's an indirect sequel to her first project, Black Tapestries; only Chapter 20 is up on dA, but the original index can be read on ComicGenesis until updates moved to a new site. Fair warning: it goes to some dark places, including AO-grade trauma and one scene that might not be postable here. It's not required reading, but fills in a lot of background only alluded to in Kaerwyn proper, especially concerning Lorelei.

Kaerwyn itself has three distinct development cycles: the comic was originally a one-off advertising the eponymous roleplay community, of which only scraps survive on archive.org; it was rebooted in 2006 with a more cohesive narrative, but both it and BT stalled the next year when personal circumstances kicked Jakkal to the curb. The "Endymion cycle" began in 2013 as a soft reboot reflecting changes in the RP's dynamic during the hiatus.

I don't even like horror genre if at all.

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