#nosssaga — Public Fediverse posts

Portrait of Ockam, a scout from the Free Tribelands.
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Kitjári with fewer things on her.
Don't try to understand how that piece of clothing works, alright? I tried a bikini-like thing with six cups but it just looked ridiculous.
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Portrait of Kitjári and her mighty bow.
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A portrait of Banook, this time with some layers removed. Do you prefer him with the boots on in this alt?
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A portrait of Banook.
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This is Silv-Thaar Daro.
I'll keep revealing more Noss illustrations as the launch of Book 5 inches closer.
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Sterjall once more, but with some layers removed.
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My latest design for Sterjall
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This is Bear.
He is good boy with good stick.
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As with most of my illustrations, I started this with photo refs. I began with the cotton tunic photo but didn't like the flow of the light fabric, so I merged it with a wool tunic cosplay pic and used it to trace, then made up some other bits.
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First full illustration of Lago. I'm working on a lineup of all major characters, and this was the first one I revealed to my mailing list some weeks back.
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Trying this one last time for the last thread in the series only (the rest are on bsky). We only spent one evening at Mono Lake, but got lucky with a pretty sunset. I tried forced perspective shots once more to make the tufa look as big as possible.
🧵6/6
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Hot springs cosplay pics! And more, from our recent trip to the Sierra Nevada (I'll post one set a day in this thread). Visited some old tubs I already knew, plus a few new ones that were surprisingly beautiful and quiet. 🧵1/6
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Some designs I did for the bovid clans featured in Feral Flame.

🐮🐄💚🔥🐃🤠

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One of the many maps from Feral Flame.
So many maps...
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And now each taxonomic clade has its own sigil. Thank you all for the notes on these designs.
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More cosplay! Some of the pics are by
@dahlumii as always. That sunset was just too perfect.
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Time for a few Cosplay photos from Anza Borrego. Remember that moth video I posted? The flowers on the first pic here are the exact same ones.
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"Moments Like This"
Today is the 1 year anniversary of Relinquished Realms! So I'm sharing this illustration of these two badass women (Kitjári and Nalaníri) that I did for the book.
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"The Soothsayer"
An illustration I did for Feral Flame, Book 4 of the Noss Saga.
BIG HAMBS
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Happy new year!
I did some edits to this illustration of Sterjall and Banook, making them more glowy and soft. I hope your 2026 is filled with bears. 🐻💖🐺
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Leif’s scabbard is finished! How does it look?
This video uses 100% natural, realistic sound effects.
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“Leif,” the dagger from the Noss Saga, is now real. I’m taking this dagger out on a roadtrip now, and already got some killer cosplay pics with it (coming soon!).
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This is Sunu, a badass intersex shaman who will kick the shit out of you. The twins, Puuja and Pol, are [failing at] painting their scalp. An #Illustration I did for Relinquished Realms, Book 3 of the #NossSaga.

🐮💚 Happy Feral Flame release day! 🐺🔥

Book 4 of 6 of the #NossSaga ✅ ... Two more to go.
I’m doing a mask ɾaffle in Bluesky. Good luck getting the mask! Enter here: joabaldwin.com/raffle

“Voice of the Canids”
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"Nelv Atop the Dark Watcher"
A painting I made for Feral Flame, Book 4 of the Noss Saga (releasing November 11!!!)
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"Mount Rashúr," an illustration I did for Feral Flame, which comes out November 11.

This one will be cropped vertically in the books (sad!), but you get to see the full uncropped painting.
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Here is the full illustration! This wraps around the Feral Flame dust jackets. Incredible work by @caraidart

Also, how come so many people haven’t noticed the wolf in the painting?

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🐮🔥 COVER REVEAL TIME 💚🐺
Another amazing illustration by @caraidart (Ilse Gort). Look at those colors! The buffalo's name is Lune, and you'll meet her VERY SOON, because Feral Flame will release NOVEMBER 11!
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