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Aaron Radney Commissions Closed (For Now)
@aaronradney.bsky.social
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He/Him. Illustrator at www.aaronradney.com No AI or NFT. Patreon: http://patreon.com/aaronradney. Open for Commissions: https://forms.gle/hLYEyfpqsN5EbkPe6. #Ha-Nahn
Email: aradney20@yahoo.com
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Selesnya forest on the left, Gruul forest on the right.
A Selesnya watermark forest showing a well tended "garden" with the plants interwoven with the city architecture. The trees are carefully tended and growing on and around the massive spires of the city plane of Ravnica and it looks very carefully groomed and maintained. "Nature" as seen through the eyes of a city dweller whose primary experience with it is the local park. A Gruul watermarked land. Here the forest has taken back its space from the city. Buildings stand ruined, abandoned and crumbling as vegetation grows all over things. Reclaiming it and demonstrating a big difference between the carefully tended to gardens of the Selesnya.
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
I need some levity so please indulge me. Bonus points if you tell me why you made that association.
Post this on your profile and let your followers associate you with a fictional character that you remind them of.
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Let's look at that shift again. Those are huge swings. That doesn't happen without efforts to make Black voters feel seen on issues that matter. And racism is still top of mind issue.
During the primary, Mamdani was bested by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by nearly 6 points in neighborhoods with more Black residents than those of any other race — a crucial voting bloc in New York City mayoral elections. Mamdani won 64% of the votes in those areas this time around, up 25 points from his 39% in June. The top 10 neighborhoods where he gained the most since the primary are all located in either southeast Queens or the eastern parts of Brooklyn — in historically Black neighborhoods where Mamdani turned his focus to after the primary.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
In the primary Cuomo apparently won Black voters by a pretty substantial margin. This isn't super surprising to me but probably not for the reasons you think.

I don't think Black voters were especially high on Cuomo as much as they didn't know or know if they could trust Mamdani.
During the primary, Mamdani was bested by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by nearly 6 points in neighborhoods with more Black residents than those of any other race — a crucial voting bloc in New York City mayoral elections. Mamdani won 64% of the votes in those areas this time around, up 25 points from his 39% in June. The top 10 neighborhoods where he gained the most since the primary are all located in either southeast Queens or the eastern parts of Brooklyn — in historically Black neighborhoods where Mamdani turned his focus to after the primary.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Here's the breakdown. Mamdani won fairly comfortably and might have by more if Cuomo hadn't run. And at just over 50% there's no way to claim this wasn't a legitimate win. That's good. Because a lot of rich folks put a lot of effort in against him. It'd have been real bad if it worked.
A screenshot of the percentages of Mamdani's win. It shows he got 50.4% of the vote, Cuomo got 41.6% and Curtis got 7.1%
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
But stronger remnants... those require whole hunting parties to take down.

The worst are the named remnants known as the wicked three. The Bulgu, Uwaban and Mwindaji.

The terror of Mwindaji is she breaks the one advantage humans have over remnants. She always brings company.
Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists. Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists. It sits in an unfinished magic card frame.
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Typically, remnants are solitary dangers and rare. Even still it's recommended to attack them as a group. Typically 4 warriors at minimum.

And a skilled warrior though in exceptionally rare cases, has been known to be able to defeat weaker remnants one on one.
a digital drawing of remnants. They're a type of construct in Ha-Nahn forged from malice possessing a weapon. The three pictured here have vaguely humanoid forms but have arms like weapons, tattered clothing and strange elements to their forms.
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
In #Ha-Nahn remnants are the ghosts of its war torn past. Living weapons animated by malice or wicked sorcery they crave the violence they committed when wielded by the living and have constituted a horrid facsimile of a human body to wield themselves!
Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists.
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Mile by mile they come.
Past the ruins and up to the walls, like a ruinous tide they come. To cut the villages down.

Led by Mwindaji they come.
Screaming bronze swords in living form. No lights and no sound, don’t want to be found

To keep from being cut down”
- Khem children’s rhyme #Ha-Nahn
mage of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists.
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
That means a lot Shivam. I've had so many amazing people in my corner this year. When you get a chance for a line up like this to tell you you're on the right track it's hard for the impostor syndrome to stand up to it. :)
screenshot from the page for the Illustration summer intensive this year.
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
And as a test I threw this one in a card frame as well. I think I cooked on this one guys. I really do! (obviously I didn't finish the card because that's not the point but I wanted to set some things anyway).
Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists. The image sits in a Magic card frame for a white/black artifact creature legend
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Thank you to the folks who've helped make all of this possible so far. The last piece for my #Ha-Nahn portfolio to start submitting to WoTC is done! I present Mwindaji, Remnant Leader. All the patrons who are paid as of time of this piece's completion are in the credits.
Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists. Image of Mwindaji, a named Remnant (a type of living weapon in Ha-Nahn that is formed when a weapon absorbs so much hatred and malice from its owner that it tries to keep on fighting even after that person dies) stalking forward through an eerie night with a full moon. She wears a purple torn and tattered garment with great blades for her arms and a masked, eyeless face. She leads a small troop of others behind her as though prepared to destroy an unsuspecting village. Her body is full of indications of damage from previous battles and yet she still exists. A long list of patron names are featured on the right side.
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Happy Birthday and thanks for the art share! I'm Aaron and I mostly focus on fantasy art that feels big, thoughtful, and full of stories.
A digital illustration of a massive divine dragon with purple and gold coloration. The massive beast flies over a mountain city with floating islands all around. As it turns in the sky its wings trail through clouds. The creature has a thick almost gorilla like body and stripes like a tiger but made of something like gold that seems to flow beneath its skin. A trio of characters seen on the deck of an airship. A woman in white with a black belt and reddish black undergarments stands with a boat oar over her shoulder, a compass in hand and looking to the left, her black/blue/purple hair blowing in the breeze. A buff man in a gray shirt and dark pants sits crouched on a clearly unsafe back part of the ship with a rake as a weapon. A woman stands on the back part of the ship under the mast and magical sail in a patchwork outfit with broken chains dangling from her wrist. Blue glowing crystals can be seen keeping the ship aloft. An image of a woman in a blue dress seated upon a throne with moon symbols on it looking down imperiously. She is surrounded by stones, gnarled trees and a stone circle behind her head. Her hair moves as though it's being blown by a strong wind or moved by ocean currents. Her dress flows into a waterfall that turns into a pool that flows into the foreground. An image of an old mage with a head wrap with closed eyes and thinking. His head is flagged by bronze rings and the background is a field of stars representing him thinking of infinite possibilities. Within the circles, the symbol for story magic floats in space.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
"I don't want to be broken. Anymore."
--Aranessa Royce

Man I am liking this NPC more and more every episode! #CriticalRole
Art of a woman in her 40s with a green and gold dress seen from the shoulders up. She has dark auburn hair with butterfly gems in it and sad green eyes. She wears a necklace with a gold wedding ring on it and a black choker as a sign of mourning. She's painted on a grey background with a gold floral pattern behind her. Two taglines say "Aranessa Royce" and "The Ironwood Widow" as I like to give little sobriquets to characters in CR when I do art of them.
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Thanks for hosting! I'm Aaron and I love making art that feels big and full of stories.

tagging @charreedart.bsky.social @sonybaloneyart.bsky.social @danenglish.bsky.social @symonheilogu.bsky.social @canuckuma.bsky.social
An image of a giant seen from the waist up. He’s holding a spear and illuminated by a harsh desert sun. A rocky outcropping with memorial stones placed into them surrounds a small figure in the foreground that shields his eyes from the radiance. The image is done in yellows, oranges and browns. A trio of characters seen on the deck of an airship. A woman in white with a black belt and reddish black undergarments stands with a boat oar over her shoulder, a compass in hand and looking to the left, her black/blue/purple hair blowing in the breeze. A buff man in a gray shirt and dark pants sits crouched on a clearly unsafe back part of the ship with a rake as a weapon. A woman stands on the back part of the ship under the mast and magical sail in a patchwork outfit with broken chains dangling from her wrist. Blue glowing crystals can be seen keeping the ship aloft. A digital illustration of a massive divine dragon with purple and gold coloration. The massive beast flies over a mountain city with floating islands all around. As it turns in the sky its wings trail through clouds. The creature has a thick almost gorilla like body and stripes like a tiger but made of something like gold that seems to flow beneath its skin. An image of a woman in a blue dress seated upon a throne with moon symbols on it looking down imperiously. She is surrounded by stones, gnarled trees and a stone circle behind her head. Her hair moves as though it's being blown by a strong wind or moved by ocean currents. Her dress flows into a waterfall that turns into a pool that flows into the foreground.
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Similar with Sun Titan. This portfolio took a long time to get together but the challenge was, can I hit the target of "looks like it belongs on a Magic card" and can I do it consistently. We were starting to get there here I think.
An image of a giant seen from the waist up. He’s holding a spear and illuminated by a harsh desert sun. A rocky outcropping with memorial stones placed into them surrounds a small figure in the foreground that shields his eyes from the radiance. The image is done in yellows, oranges and browns. This is sitting in the frame for Sun Titan.
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
This one was the big step in the right direction for me though. Everything seemed to be hitting right here. This was the first of these I truly thought nailed it.
An image of an old mage with a head wrap with closed eyes and thinking. His head is flagged by bronze rings and the background is a field of stars representing him thinking of infinite possibilities. Within the circles, the symbol for story magic floats in space. It's set in the card frame for Ponder
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Elemental Mastery was the hardest of these but it was a fight worth having
An image done in pinks, oranges and reds of a mage casting a powerful fire spell. Three whips of fire extend from their outstretched hand in the far background spiraling out in curving lines and transforming into different African animals: an antelope, a wildebeest and a buffalo. The creatures rush forward across a savannah landscape as though charging the viewer. They are clearly made of fire but do not burn the grass. It's set in the frame for the Magic card Elemental Mastery
November 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
I've also been throwing these into card frames as a way to test how I'm doing. It's gotten a little closer to feeling "right" each time.
Nature's Aegis from above but set in a Magic Card frame.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
4 of 5 pieces for the new #Ha-Nahn portfolio. I'm proud of each of these in their own way. I cannot wait to show you the last one!
An image of a Black non-binary person in a rainforest environment. They are a mage and the painting is done primarily in a green pallet. They’re channeling nature magic into a protective cloak that trails away from her shoulders and arcs gracefully across the page. They look over their shoulder at it serenely and is seen from a slightly raised angle. Small calligraphic symbols can be seen throughout the image. An image of an old mage with a head wrap with closed eyes and thinking. His head is flagged by bronze rings and the background is a field of stars representing him thinking of infinite possibilities. Within the circles, the symbol for story magic floats in space. An image done in pinks, oranges and reds of a mage casting a powerful fire spell. Three whips of fire extend from their outstretched hand in the far background spiraling out in curving lines and transforming into different African animals: an antelope, a wildebeest and a buffalo. The creatures rush forward across a savannah landscape as though charging the viewer. They are clearly made of fire but do not burn the grass. An image of a giant seen from the waist up. He’s holding a spear and illuminated by a harsh desert sun. A rocky outcropping with memorial stones placed into them surrounds a small figure in the foreground that shields his eyes from the radiance. The image is done in yellows, oranges and browns.
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Wanted to share the reworked Aranessa again because I had a lot of fun with it and it feels kind of good to do some #CriticalRole fanart again. Honestly it's kind of how my ttrpg art stuff kicked off.
Art of a woman in her 40s with a green and gold dress seen from the shoulders up. She has dark auburn hair with butterfly gems in it and sad green eyes. She wears a necklace with a gold wedding ring on it and a black choker as a sign of mourning. She's painted on a grey background with a gold floral pattern behind her. Two taglines say "Aranessa Royce" and "The Ironwood Widow" as I like to give little sobriquets to characters in CR when I do art of them.
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
aaronradney.bsky.social
Made a slight adjustment because I felt the eyes were too big.
Art of a woman in her 40s with a green and gold dress seen from the shoulders up. She has dark auburn hair with butterfly gems in it and sad green eyes. She wears a necklace with a gold wedding ring on it and a black choker as a sign of mourning. She's painted on a grey background with a gold floral pattern behind her. Two taglines say "Aranessa Royce" and "The Ironwood Widow" as I like to give little sobriquets to characters in CR when I do art of them.
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
It's been ages since I did fan art so here's my take on Lady Aranessa Royce. Shout out to @cryntart.bsky.social who's version made me want to try this and to @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social for creating the character.
#CriticalRole
Art of a woman in her 40s with a green and gold dress seen from the shoulders up. She has dark auburn hair with butterfly gems in it and sad green eyes. She wears a necklace with a gold wedding ring on it and a black choker as a sign of mourning. She's painted on a grey background with a gold floral pattern behind her. Two taglines say "Aranessa Royce" and "The Ironwood Widow" as I like to give little sobriquets to characters in CR when I do art of them.
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
For example, this is a screenshot of a page from Josh Hawley. The loathsome little toad. If you click on the bill you can see more text on it and how it was voted on broadly.
a screenshot of recent votes by Josh Hawley showing, among other things he voted to let Trump keep his damn foolish tariffs in place
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
aaronradney.bsky.social
The advantage on these folks is they try to get info on candidates as well as already elected people. They can't always succeed but I always like to check and see what they've got on someone I'm researching. They don't have Kat Abughazaleh for example.
a screenshot of Votesmart with a search for Kat Abu but no results.
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM