Oyka Merchant
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|26| I'm a black non-binary fantasy author who thinks of make out scenes first and does complex world building to justify it later.
ROMANCE OF LOTANIA in progress
ROMANCE OF LOTANIA in progress
A portrait of Oyka Vondo
June 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A portrait of Oyka Vondo
Romance of Lotania update: Kid Oyka is now fat.
December 17, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Romance of Lotania update: Kid Oyka is now fat.
Ugh, don't remind me...
November 15, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Ugh, don't remind me...
"We hunt as animals die out. We gather as forests burn. Those who ravage the lands are Lotanian, but we are Lotanian, too. So we resist, we refuse their wars by feasting, laughing, and caring for each other. Our joy is our resistance."
Romance of Lotania novel in progress
#addtoblacksky
Romance of Lotania novel in progress
#addtoblacksky
November 15, 2024 at 1:33 AM
"We hunt as animals die out. We gather as forests burn. Those who ravage the lands are Lotanian, but we are Lotanian, too. So we resist, we refuse their wars by feasting, laughing, and caring for each other. Our joy is our resistance."
Romance of Lotania novel in progress
#addtoblacksky
Romance of Lotania novel in progress
#addtoblacksky
November 14, 2024 at 11:34 PM
An alien girl searches for a world that doesn't exist...
June 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
An alien girl searches for a world that doesn't exist...
Lotanian stuff!
November 28, 2023 at 9:38 PM
Lotanian stuff!
Drew a map of Lotania
November 12, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Drew a map of Lotania
Baby Oyka! In this piece she's wearing a fur dress depicting a baby hippo-like beast that wards creatures away in the same way seeing a baby hippo would ward away most, the fear of their mother. (Lucky for them her mom ain't around. Unlucky for them Oyka is more dangerous than a hippo.)
November 4, 2023 at 4:01 AM
Baby Oyka! In this piece she's wearing a fur dress depicting a baby hippo-like beast that wards creatures away in the same way seeing a baby hippo would ward away most, the fear of their mother. (Lucky for them her mom ain't around. Unlucky for them Oyka is more dangerous than a hippo.)
Twitter ignoring 5 videos of puppies being uppercut only to flag two people kissing:
November 1, 2023 at 6:20 PM
Twitter ignoring 5 videos of puppies being uppercut only to flag two people kissing:
The last thing many beasts ever see. Oyka Vondo.
October 31, 2023 at 4:38 PM
The last thing many beasts ever see. Oyka Vondo.
Forgot the freckles on her neck.
October 28, 2023 at 11:50 PM
Forgot the freckles on her neck.
Lemme write that down.
October 28, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Lemme write that down.
Changed Oyka's hair a bit and decided to draw her with a muted expression.
October 28, 2023 at 10:52 PM
Changed Oyka's hair a bit and decided to draw her with a muted expression.
Been cooking, y'all.
October 19, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Been cooking, y'all.
They think they're slick.
October 14, 2023 at 6:19 PM
They think they're slick.
An addition to the warding cloth arsenal is Oyka's coat, a protective mantle sewn with intentional gaps that loosen and contract around those who weren't frightened enough by the evocation along the back.
September 19, 2023 at 3:20 PM
An addition to the warding cloth arsenal is Oyka's coat, a protective mantle sewn with intentional gaps that loosen and contract around those who weren't frightened enough by the evocation along the back.
Show the improvement in your art
2019 - 2023
2019 - 2023
September 11, 2023 at 7:08 PM
Show the improvement in your art
2019 - 2023
2019 - 2023
In Lotania there are tales of winds that flay skin from bone, blazes that writhe and ensnare, storms that appear at the ignition of conflict, thunder booms and bullets soar, Lotania rumbles and they lift their foot.
September 11, 2023 at 7:03 PM
In Lotania there are tales of winds that flay skin from bone, blazes that writhe and ensnare, storms that appear at the ignition of conflict, thunder booms and bullets soar, Lotania rumbles and they lift their foot.