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The Dashing Dhampir
@dashingdhampir.bsky.social
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He/Him • Ancient • Lives for the flavour of fancy things
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Might as well throw my hat in the ring. Your art is beautiful and I always try to match a contest with a character who would look good in the artist's style:
A reference sheet produced by Kitsunuki Studios for the character William von Braun, a dhampir (half human, half vampire) with a few details about him and his history. Always clad in dapper attire, he's wearing his favorite burgundy coat, purple gloves, cravat, vest, slick black slacks and wingtip shoes.
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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The local library book sale hauls keep getting bigger every time we go. Thirty dollars spent for what would have cost almost $1,000 dollars retail.

| #bibliophile ♦ #booksky ♦ #literature ♦ #books |
Three stacks of various non-fiction books on top of a pine wood table with the labels facing outward to put them on display. Various titles about art, medicine, niche interests during World War II, music and other special interest literature are featured here among the colorful spines.
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The new and improved instruments of random #DnD chaos. Putting Villanueva in a Blood Rage~

Courtesy of MinMaxMouse over on Etsy:
www.etsy.com/shop/MinMaxM...
A set of DnD (Dungeons and Dragons) resin dice which are blood red and black. Made by MinMaxMouse on Etsy.
September 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Creatives, artists, writers. I am with you. #bskycensorship

This is a screen shot of the feedback I have sent to the BlueSky team this morning. Just thought I would do the favour of letting everyone know my thoughts on it.
A screen shot of the following words: I am deeply concerned regarding your NSFW and mental health changes to community policy which is taking place on October 15th, 2025. I did not find anything offensive with the old guidelines exactly the way they had been phrased when I initially made an account here on BlueSky in 2023. I read every ToS and upload policy for any platform I join before I make an account. This community was welcoming, open and gave a great deal of space for creative freedom. A blue sky was an accurate description. Your claims to be making it a healthier space for the users is doing precisely the opposite with these new changes. You are doing harm to the community you are trying to cultivate. Harm specifically to people like myself because while there may be content I don't care for all over the internet and occasionally in my feed here on BlueSky, I wholly appreciate creative expression, free speech and the desire to allow others to write, draw, paint and make music-- Or any other creative venture for that matter-- On their own terms without censorship. I find it is extremely harmful to attempt at picking apart consent, harm or mental wellness within artistic medium. If a picture is worth a thousand words, there will be a thousand interpretations for the same image. No two people are going to see these depictions the same way and any of them can be interpreted poorly depending on who you ask. This is only doing harm to your community and your users. Some of whom use this sort of content to heal from these same issues rather than avoiding them. If there is something I don't care to see, I am an adult. I can choose to block creatives who make that content. Or keywords that link this content. I do not need someone to hold my hand and make these decisions for me. Everyone has this ability and you should be encouraging your users to use this right. Not restricting those of us who understand this right by eliminating our choice.
September 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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I've been sitting in a #Dnd game as an NPC with my wife and her friends. Unbeknownst to them, the DM and I had a plot to surprise them with my OC joining their game.

When the DM said, "Villanueva, you can also roll for initiative." The sheer thrill of surprise was absolutely divine.
A set of semi transparent red DnD (Dungeon and Dragons) dice lit by natural sunlight on a wood surface.
July 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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This #BaldursGate3 Origin Mirror mod makes #Astarion look even MORE like my character than he already does and it is absolutely fire.

So glad I was finally talked into playing this game.

| #PS5 ♦ #OC ♦ #vampire ♦ #gaming ♦ #BG3 |
A screenshot taken from Balder's Gate 3 of Astarion with a mod installed which makes him look a little different than usual. He has longer, silver hair, violet eyes, dark lips, eye shadow and is wearing a dapper burgundy coat with a ruffled cravat.
June 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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We do actually have a J.K. Rowling book in our collection. I didn't buy it; I've never read it.

Its only value to me is using it to close paint cans.
A copy of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" that is lovingly used as a tool to close paint cans. Features a hammer sitting on the cover and paint rings on the back from the top of the cans.
April 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I am beginning to think we may be in need of more book shelves...

| #books ♦ #literature ♦ #reading |
A photo of stacks of books which do not fit anywhere on the shelves behind them in various degrees of genre and age.
April 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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The collecting of archaic literature continues with this lovely volume full of #ScientificAmerican published from June to December 1879.

| #books ♦ #literature ♦ #magazines ♦ #antiques |
The hard bound cover and spine of collection Volume 41 (XLI) of Scientific American published in June to December 1879. The first article of collection Volume 41 (XLI) of Scientific American published in June to December 1879. The inside cover of collection Volume 41 (XLI) of Scientific American published in June to December 1879. Features an illustration of inventions, buildings, a man and a woman sitting together in pen and ink. An advertising page inside of collection Volume 41 (XLI) of Scientific American published in June to December 1879. Features a number of gadgets and inventions for sale.
April 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Further down the rabbit hole of modifying my #RiseoftheRonin character, I thought it fun to do both versions. The regular classic dhampir and the darker, scarier, older version-- Villanueva.

Some compare and contrast included.

| #PS5 ♦ #OC ♦ #vampire ♦ #gaming |
A screen shot of a character created in Rise of the Ronin to look similar to the OC (original character) Kentucky Rose (William Rose) Villanueva. He has ghostly pale skin, white hair with black streaks and a long braid. Wearing a dark coat, cape and silver tie. Screen shots have been modified to give the character glowing violet eyes. A screen shot of a character created in Rise of the Ronin to look similar to the OC (original character) Kentucky Rose (William Rose) Villanueva. He has ghostly pale skin, white hair with black streaks and a long braid. Wearing a dark coat, cape and silver tie. Screen shots have been modified to give the character glowing violet eyes. A screen shot of a character created in Rise of the Ronin to look similar to the OC (original character) William von Braun. He has pale skin, silver hair and glowing violet eyes. A screen shot of a character created in Rise of the Ronin to look similar to the OC (original character) Kentucky Rose (William Rose) Villanueva. He has ghostly pale skin, white hair with black streaks and a long braid. Wearing a dark coat, cape and silver tie. Screen shots have been modified to give the character glowing violet eyes.
January 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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I'd like to direct you back to my earlier sentiment about your nickname where I had already made this joke on Christmas. Regret to inform you that your good-natured Discord server owner is just a touch twisted!
A joking observation about a user saying "2025 is going to be lit" and the response asking if it's going to be lit because it's on fire.
January 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (20/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover for the novel "Dracula" (1897) by author Bram Stoker. Pen and ink on dark teal background of a lonely castle and woodland scenery with title and author name overlay in white text. 💙📚
December 31, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (19/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover for the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by author Mark Twain. Illustration features a young boy (Huck Finn) and his friend Jim on a raft heading down river in a stylized pen and ink with color elements. Shades are in earthy tones and feature a large, yellow gold sky. 💙📚
December 30, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (18/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover/title card for the William Shakespeare play "Twelfth Night". Mostly a white cover with various human subjects in pen, ink and light color standing around on a purple checkerboard flooring. 💙📚
December 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (17/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover for "Around the World in Eighty Days" by author Jules Verne. Full color illustration of a steam locomotive crossing in front of a bay where an elephant and several ships are out in the harbor. There are a few buildings and people standing about and the general color tone is warm and yellow. Text is in orange in stylized font. 💙📚
December 27, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (16/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
First edition cover of the novel "Cannery Row" (1945) by author John Steinbeck. Title and author's name are written in yellow text with a blue painted background. An oval in the lower half shows a small painting of docks and buildings in red, yellows, grays and greens. 💙📚
December 26, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (15/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1960) by author Harper Lee. Top 1/3 is black with white text for the title. Bottom 2/3 is a red background with a silhouetted simple tree with mint green leaves. Author's name below in white text. 💙📚
December 25, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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Okay. You asked for it.
Artwork by the artists of Kitsunuki Studios of a gray anthro vampire deer (William von Cervidae) with fawn spots and antlers. He is adorned with red ribbons, gold bells and delicately covering up his indecently poorly with his hands.
December 24, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (14/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
The cover for "The Invention of Murder" (How the Victorians revelled in the death and detection and created modern crime) by author Judith Flanders. Black background, white lettering with a simple design of a skull in the center of the title. 💙📚
December 24, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (13/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover for the book "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" by author Patrick Süskind. (1985) A symmetrical illustration runs from top to botom of leaves, roses, ribbon, and a pair of open elegant scissors on the bottom of the frame facing with the points up and outward. The red ribbon is wrapped around the scissors. Vines and leaves interlaced throughout. The background is solid black. 💙📚
December 21, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (12/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover for the novel "White Fang" written by author Jack London. (1906) Artwork features a wolf dog standing majestically on a rock with his head turned sideways, a series of tipi (teepee) in the background, accented with forest trees and white capped snowy mountains. Title in black font, author's name in white below. 💙📚
December 20, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (11/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
The original cover for "The Lord of the Flies" written by author William Golding in 1954. Mostly yellow with pen and ink drawings of palm trees and people out on an island. Title is in red text, the author's name in black. 💙📚
December 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (10/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A cover for a republication of "The War of the Worlds" written by H. G. Wells (1898). A large Martian machine walking through terrain shooting out a large green beam with Big Ben in a foggy background. Large yellow letters showcase the title and author name. 💙📚
December 18, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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As some people know, I collect #78rpm records. And last night to my surprise and delight, I was gifted some I definitely did not have! They're from Japan!

| #Victrola ♦ #music ♦ #shellac |
A photo of three shellac (78 RPM) records with Japanese labels. One is a Victor record with a label in black and gold. The other two are King Records with small photos of the artists displayed.
December 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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No explanations. No reviews. Just covers.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (9/20)

| #Books ♦ #BookChallenge ♦ #BookSky |
A republished cover of a three part trilogy Elie Wiesel's "Night / Dawn / Day - The Night Trilogy" written in 1960, 1961 and 1962 respectively. Cover is gray with white bars featuring the black text for the title(s) and author. A thin piece of red barbed wire runs underneath the last white bar. 💙📚
December 17, 2024 at 3:03 PM