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Loira 🧪
@mswinford.bsky.social
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TTRPG Reviewer & Creative Writer
Co-founder at gothHoblin's Grimoire

She/They | White | pfp KottkrigArt

https://thecozycauldron.blog
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Four 8oz candles and two 4oz candles in brown class jars with black lids. Top to bottom, left to right: Emberlight - orange label with a fairy tale like cottage, Wake the Dead - green label with a steaming cup of coffee, Moonglow - parchment coloured label with a crescent moon, Skadi - purple/blue label with a ski hut and pine trees, Alpine Forest - blue/purple label with pine cone and needles, Winter Witch - pale blue label with a round tree ornament decorated with a snowflake.
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Not a need but ohhhhhh do I want.
Naruto: Shippuden Series Battle Against Akatsuki Figure Blind Box lineup, featuring Kisame, Itachi, Nagato, Konan, Tobi, Zetsu, Hidan, Kisame, Pain, Sasori, Deidera, and Naruto.
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Sometimes I play serious characters, and sometimes I play a skeleton armed with a trowel and bag of pumpkin seeds. For tonight's Unglorious game: Greenie Grimfern.
A skeleton with green eyes and a mushroom cap hat. They wear a furry looking cloak, some open-chest armor, and a belt with leaves as decorations. They carry a trowel in one hand, and look to be ready to throw a small brown bag with the other. The colour scheme is grey-green with accents of brown and faded yellow.
October 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Thinking about Them✨
Clockwise from top left: hooded undead with short teal hair and glowing gold eyes, smirking; elf with long, red hair and glowing gold eyes and manicured nails, holding a glass of wine; undead elf holding a scythe in one hand and casting magic with the other; heavily scared troll with an eyepatch and gold hoop earrings. Clockwise from top left: emaciated elf with long white hair, glowing silver-blue eyes, and weakly glowing markings; elf with hair in a messy bun, holding a dagger in a fighting pose; undead elf with short-blue hair and facial markings; elf with short blue hair, a black beanie, burn marks on her neck, and many gold rings playing the flute.
October 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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💐Bouquet making this weekend was a success! Everyone brought a different bouquet of something (our filler group all cancelled last minute, so there's no filler but hey, lots of greens!) and then we all made, wrapped, and left with our own bouquets. Already have plans to host this again next year!
Close-up of two bouquets containing pink lilies, cream florist's chrysanthemum, eucalyptus, and other greenery. A bouquet containing lilies, florist's chrysanthemum, eucalyptus and other greens, wrapped in brown paper and twice. They're laid on an orange and blank halloween themed woven blanket, and next to a red "passion planner" planner decorated with gold filigree - it evokes a magic spell book.
September 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🔮 Eloise Ashcroft, Deathseer

Do I have a crush on my own tragic character? The answer will not surprise you.
A moodboard in a 3x3 grid featuring an animal skull surrounded by small blue flowers, a crown of thorns with budding white flowers, a hazy castle tower, three moths on a hand, a closeup of someone holding a hand in two hands, a closeup of someone playing a violin, two chalices of steaming liquid, a crystal necklace against a backdrop of paper, and wild berries against wood. 1. Introduce your character 2. What are their mannerisms like? Any habits or quirks? 3. Do they have a signature move or favorite spell? 4. How do they fight? If they use magic, describe how it looks/feels like. 5. How did they join their adventuring party? 6. Why are they traveling together? 7. Does your character have a favorite party member? 8. What is their role in their party? (Party mom, therapist, lone wolf, leader, etc) 9. What is your character's goal on their journey? 10. What/who does your character believe in? 11. Do they follow their heart, mind or instincts more? 12. How much does your character show their true self to others? 13. What is one thing your character has lied about? 14. Does your character feel powerful? 15. Does your character consider themselves to be important or a nobody? 16. What is love like for your character? 17. What is hate like for your character? 18. Could your character become evil? If they’re evil, could they become good? 19. Does your character believe in fate? 20. Does your character thrive in chaos or order? 21. How does your character calm themselves down when they get upset/angry? 22. What would your character be like if nothing bad ever happened to them? 23. Who hurt your character the most? 24. Who loves/loved your character the most? 25. Who or what do they love the most? 26. What is a lie your character tells themself? 27. Is there something your character would give their life for? 28. How does your character feel about death? 29. What do you wish for them right now? 30. What would happily ever after be for your character?
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Took me several months but cracked open Witchcraft! from @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social, playing the first tale of Wildegrens. I won! It was hard! I had a lot of fun!

Also started Private Nightmares from @projectghostlight.bsky.social and nearly cried at the end of the first half of E1, loving it.
Setup for solo boardgame Witchcraft! From Salt & Pepper Games, snowing the hand, mission cards, face down challenge cards, juror, face down convictionsand four draw piles. In the background on a television members of the cast of Private Nightmares from Project Ghostlight are on screen.
August 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Winter 2024 - Summer 2025 #LoiraNails

#1 made my nail tech so happy, goth winter went over well! More than one person told me they wanted to eat my candy cane nail.

#2 last set with my nail tech! These were inspired by my winter cleric, Alena, and were stunning in person.
Short almond shaped nails. The theme was goth winter. Three fingers are painted with sparkly black polish. The ring finger is panted with sparkly black, and white, stripes resembling a candy cane. The middle finger is painted white, with black snowflakes. Medium length almond shaped nails. They are painted a light blue with a silver cats eye effect. The tip of each is decorated with silver chrome, the same polish used for the filigree decorating each nails. There is a 3D element in the shape of 2 small silver balls on each nail.
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Summer 2024 #LoiraNails

#1 was a "oh shit I suddenly have an event tomorrow and my usual place is entirely booked." Looked good, awful quality - many breaks. Would do this look again.

#2 first time with my new tech at the usual place! Everyone was so confused by me doing these in August. 0 regrets
Long stiletto shaped nails. They are painted clear, with a black ink drop effect starting at the top of the nail and dripping down. Medium length stiletto shaped nails. They are painted a neutral pink, and decorated with black spiderwebs at the base of the nail. A single rhinestone is attached to each, like a 'dew drop' on the web.
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Fall - Winter 2023 #LoiraNails

#1: fun because she was SO proud of herself for the bat, the most complex design she'd ever done. Last appt. before she left!

#2: 3 people worked on these to get the chrome colour right, they're used as a promo photo for the salon.
Medium length almond shaped nails. They are painted black and the accent finger (ring finger) is painted clear, with a cartoon looking bat in black with white eyes. Medium length almond shaped nails. They are painted purple-blue chrome, with the middle of ring finger painted black. The ring finger has a general sparkly polish over it, while the middle finger has a line of sparkle going diagonally across. They're galaxy inspired.
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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💅 You wanted the best-of in one place, and so here we go!

Will be updated periodically with new images as new favourite sets of 2 arise.

These are Fall 2022-Spring 2023! #LoiraNails

I'll always associate #3 with the little menty-b that happened when I had them. Huge life changes after that!
Medium length coffin-shaped nails in autumnal colours. They are all matte, and there is gold foil decoration on one nail. Short almond shaped nails. They are painted a nude pink and decorated with winter themes including snowflakes and stripes resembling a candy cane. Short almond shaped nails. The pinky and thumb are painted lilac, while the middle finger is a dusky pink. The accent fingers are painted white, and decorated to look like easter eggs, including flowers and vines. Short almond shaped nails. They are painted black. The middle finger is clear, and outlined in black with a cross in the middle.
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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💅 Nail update

The current set! Very difficult (for me) to capture the cats eye effect, but essentially they look silver head on but sparkly gold over khaki green when viewed from the sides. Did these to match my ren faire outfit and while they didn't turn out as envisioned, they're still cute!
Medium length, almond shaped names. They are painted with a cats eye effect, with khaki green as a base colour. When viewed head on they look more metallic and silver, while when viewed from an angle they are green with gold sparkles.
July 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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💅 Nail Update

These were June's nails, and I was obsessed with them! Light blue cat eye with silver tips/filigree, and small silver balls for a 3D element. It was my artist's last day, so we decided to have fun with them!
Medium length almond shaped nails painted a light blue with a cat's eye effect. The tips are painted in silver chrome, the same colour used for the filigree-like decoration. There are two small silver balls on each nail for a 3D element.
July 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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❄️ Alena Wintersoul, Dragon's Ward

Finish one OC meme, start another!
Alena Wintersoul, waist up portrait of a woman with long, straight silver hair, and pale blue eyes. She wears elaborate dark eyeliner and a matte dark lipstick. Tattoo like marks cover her forehead and brow, and she has a scar running down the right side of her face. Get To Know My OC. 1. what's their favourite beverage - alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic? 2. what's their favourite flavour? (spicy, sweet, sour, etc) 3. what's their favourite food? 4. breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks - which do they look forward to the most? 5. do they have a food or flavour they absolutely hate? 6. can they tolerate spicy food? 7. what is their favourite animal? 8. what do they wear to bed? 9. what position do they like to sleep in? 10. are they a morning person or a night owl? 11. are they a heavy sleeper or do they wake up easily? 12. it's a rainy day, what will they do cooped up inside all day? 13. do they have a favourite scent or smell? 14. what do they smell like? do they wear perfume or cologne? 15. baths or showers? 16. how good are they at cooking? 17. what's their favourite time of year and why? 18. do they have a favourite holiday? 19. do they prefer buying or receiving gifts? 20. how tall are they, and how do they feel about their height? 21. can they play any instruments? 22. do they have a nice signing voice? 23. do they talk to themselves? 24. do they enjoy music? what kind? 25. do they make friends easily? 26. surprise birthday party! how do they react? 27. what is their favourite flower, if they have one? 28. how does your character feel about wearing jewelry? 29. if they wear jewelry, what's their favourite piece? 30. fashion forward or fashion disaster? 31. what kind of underwerar does your character wear? 32. do they wear makeup? what kind? 33. do they paint their nails? 34. are they quick to get haircuts or do they often let it grow out? 35. do they know how to whistle? 36. or how to braid hair? 37. are they scared of anything in nature - bugs, snakes, lightning, being on the water, etc. 38. have they ever thought they were about to die? 39. how do they react to getting sick? 40. are they afraid of blood? 41. how do they earn money? 42. are they satisfied with their occupation or do they long for something else? 43. how creative are they? 44. do they know how to draw? how skilled are they? 45. what do they carry around with them during the day (ie in their pockets, bag, purse...) 46. do they have a sweet tooth? 47. haute cusine or cheap eats? 48. do they know how to swim? 49. do they have any scars? how did they get them? 50. what kind of handwriting do they have? neat, messy,cursive.
June 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Oooo thank you for the chance! I've got Alena, big WLW hours in the tongue-tied, all thoughts gone, she will follow you to the ends of this world and the next sort of way.
June 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Cw food

Cannot express what a victory this feels like. Ate five soda crackers a few hours ago, life is beautiful.

Definitely not feeling well but that's more due to not having had an actual meal since Friday lunch. Going to have my first bit of water not in ice cube form later, what a day 😭
An unopened container of unsweetened apple sauce, some plain white rice in a bowl with a spoon, and a mostly full glass of flat ginger ale with a orange striped straw.
June 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Spotted at CanGames!

Always excited to see games from people on here out in the world. Whoever I'm with at the time deals with me suddenly tugging their arm and going "omg that's X's game!!!" with the biggest grin.

Ft. @hatchlingdm.itch.io @cassi.mothwin.com @montfordtales.com
Inspirisles from Hatchling Games, Carved by the Garden from Cassi Mothwin, and Dead Letter Society from R. Montford.
May 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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CanGames was a great time, and I'm proud of my exceedingly reasonable con haul (also got another set of dice, and the dice tray these two sets are sitting on).

(Bakers, Charge is by @ttrpgkids.com)
TTRPGs Bakers Charge, The Mending Circle, Nadia Came Back Hot, and Memories of Gods against a red tablecloth with lineart of flowers in yellow, orange and white. Two dice sets, one sparkly teal and one sparkly pink, with white numbers.
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Gen 3 (Sapphire in particular, being the one I played) has a special place in my heart for bringing us my favourite eeveelutions. My great-aunt got me a copy of this game, and I dove straight in. My character's name was Sky. I spent SO long on the endgame island, it was so much fun. Seviper 💚
Box cover of Game Boy Advance game Pokemon Emerald Version, from The Pokemon Company.
April 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Woe.
A sketch of Tempest and Loira dancing.
March 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Having an excellent time with my character sheet for this two-shot, keeping my hands busy on our admin/backstory call hehe.
Character sheet for grimwild. Loira is playing Lisette, and has decorated the character sheet with sticks of flowers, pastries and vines, as well as doodles of the same. While the character sheet itself is black and white, the accent colours are purple, green, and teal.
March 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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💅 Nail Update

LONG overdue nail update, something simple for our record snowfalls and freezing temperatures.
Short almond shaped nails painted with a sparkling teal polish.
February 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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❄️ Alena Wintersoul, Dragon's Ward

Question time for my winter cleric who is occupying my entire brain. (reposted without the typo in her name)
Alena Wintersoul, waist up portrait of a woman with long, straight silver hair, and pale blue eyes. She wears elaborate dark eyeliner and a matte dark lipstick. Tattoo like marks cover her forehead and brow, and she has a scar running down the right side of her face. 1. Introduce your character 2. What are their mannerisms like? Any habits or quirks? 3. Do they have a signature move or favorite spell? 4. How do they fight? If they use magic, describe how it looks/feels like. 5. How did they join their adventuring party? 6. Why are they traveling together? 7. Does your character have a favorite party member? 8. What is their role in their party? (Party mom, therapist, lone wolf, leader, etc) 9. What is your character's goal on their journey? 10. What/who does your character believe in? 11. Do they follow their heart, mind or instincts more? 12. How much does your character show their true self to others? 13. What is one thing your character has lied about? 14. Does your character feel powerful? 15. Does your character consider themselves to be important or a nobody? 16. What is love like for your character? 17. What is hate like for your character? 18. Could your character become evil? If they’re evil, could they become good? 19. Does your character believe in fate? 20. Does your character thrive in chaos or order? 21. How does your character calm themselves down when they get upset/angry? 22. What would your character be like if nothing bad ever happened to them? 23. Who hurt your character the most? 24. Who loves/loved your character the most? 25. Who or what do they love the most? 26. What is a lie your character tells themself? 27. Is there something your character would give their life for? 28. How does your character feel about death? 29. What do you wish for them right now? 30. What would happily ever after be for your character?
February 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Winter Cleric made in the DATV character creator for a brand new, heavily homebrewed, call of the netherdeep game ❄️
Screenshot from Dragon Age The Veilguard. Frowning woman with long grey hair and silver eyes. She has heavy, dark eye and lip makeup. Offscreen the bartender is saying "you think you can come into my bar and make demands?" Screenshot from Dragon Age The Veilguard. Headshot of a woman with long, straight grey hair and silver eyes. She has heavy, dark eye and lip makeup.
January 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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💅 My gift to you this season: holiday nail update. Festive, but make it goth!

Love how these came out 🥰
Close-up photos of medium length almond shaped nails. Three are sparkling black, the accent nails are white with black snowflakes, and white with black stripes like a candy cane. Close-up photos of medium length almond shaped nails. Three are sparkling black, the accent nails are white with black snowflakes, and white with black stripes like a candy cane.
December 25, 2024 at 8:07 PM