Return to Innocence AU

Vaeri suggested, and I agreed, that there should be a thread for my AUs so I don't derail Wingthing's Alternaverse thread. ^^; Here it is! Welcome ^_^

I wanted to specify "RtI AU" because I have another one, the "Sanctuary AU", but I haven't done any comics for that AU yet, just a few character designs and a little bit of script.

Here's the story that starts it all, Return to Innocence! http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/RtI-cover-204518241

Plainsrunners takes place right around the same time as RtI, following (as you might guess from the title) various clans of plains elves living on the same continent as the Wolfriders, Sun Folk, Gliders, and Go-Backs (sometimes called "Iceholt"). http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/Plainsrunners-I-p01-first-draft-352409569

Alloy in Dance, like Plainsrunners, is semi-contemporaneous with RtI. However, its protagonists are a band of cat-bonded mortal elves on the continent Hearthstone, who have no idea that other children of the High Ones survived elsewhere in the world. http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/Alloy-in-Dance-I-p01-first-draft-updated-267377842

Children of the World is the direct sequel to RtI, picking up almost right where it left off. The "cry from beyond" that tormented young Suntop leads the elves to a land across the sea, but what happens next is NOT the same series of events that comprised Kings of the Broken Wheel… http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/CotW-I-01-first-draft-348927309

More to come! I have scripts written and waiting to be sketched out, future plot points not yet written, and lots and lots of character designs. xD If you've got questions about anything in this AU, ask! I may or may not answer in detail, depending on what spoilers I want to give away… ^_~

I read some of your work online a few weeks back and I think it's remarkable, funny, sexy, and just out of this world. Your artwork is just plain drop-dead GORGEOUS.

OMG! Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoy it! *u*

I read "Return to Innocence some time ago. I really liked how you made so many characters happy! And some of the expressions are pretty funny.

I'm impressed by how many things you've done.

This one of Savah, the colors and details! :http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/A-walk-in-the-morning-sun-updated-459526467

This one too! : http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/Swiftverse-Kahvi-commission-571128177

So when are we going to see more "Children Of the World," eh? That poor shaman's had a knife handle to the sensitive bits for ages now!

@manga wrote:

So when are we going to see more "Children Of the World," eh?  That poor shaman's had a knife handle to the sensitive bits for ages now!

True! Poor Currilon XD I guess it's a good thing priests of his religion take a vow of celibacy, eh? snerk… Anyway, I kind of unofficially decided I should finish the colours on Return to Innocence before getting too deep into Children of the World again, but it's still kind of up in the air. I just gotta finish some non-EQ commissions for Vaeri and then I can get back to elves!

BTW, I'm blown away that people love my AU so much! I'm not even a real writer like Wingthing or as good an artist as Elfmom. So glad people enjoy it, though!

yeah yeah, blame me and my commissioning for the lack of elfishness :p

and don't sell yourself short, your art is awesome! and you have good creativity! you're in a category all your own dahlin<3

Here's something recent-ish I did: the first page of mini-bios and portraits for elves who got brought back to life in Return to Innocence. http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/Rez-Plz-page-01-579218605

Yes, I remember seeing your stuff before - love it! Really gorgeous work.
The bios are wonderful too, can't wait to see more and I will be re-reading the rest of your stuff this week!

Heh, in that case, I better post some more so you don't get bored XD

Ooooh, I've got some catching up to do then!

wow, i just started reading this comic and it's really good! i'm only a few pages in, but so far i really enjoy the story and the art

http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/Aurah-speed-art-666030340 and http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/Return-to-Innocence-p42-277812976
Sorry for the break ^^;;

The second page link isn't working.

Should be fixed now, Manga. The browser was adding the "!" to the end of the URL ^^;

Thanks, Sadachbia!

*stumbles back in after hiatus* I'M ALIVE

look, new pages! http://amethystsadachbia.deviantart.com/art/Children-of-the-World-III-p18-first-draft-684185439 We FINALLY get to see what happened to that poor druid Rayek, uh, assaulted XD

The shaman's reaction is interesting. But the idea that Rayek planned to straight-up murder him on sight seems a bit extreme.

Rayek's not exactly in a good frame of mind at the moment. Dizzy, still salty as heck from losing his powers, and remembers Savah's stories of humans. (I don't recall him interacting much with Winnowill's slaves, or Nonna and Adar, when he went to Blue Mountain.)

Mm. Still seems extreme to me but you have a point.

Speaking of points though, I'd think that an experienced hunter like Rayek would know it's nearly impossible to hit the heart dead-on, especially with a thrown knife. The amount of force it would take to get through the breastbone and the accuracy required together mean he'd be more likely to go for a gut shot. Same general area, it wouldn't require any art changes.

That's true. One of the reasons I always do first drafts first instead of just posting finished stuff. XD

I'm glad. I didn't want you to feel all I was doing was nitpicking your work.

Kicked myself in the butt to get RtI finished before the end of 2017, and so far I'm on track! Just two more pages to go!

Then I gotta write the rest of Children of the World, Alloy in Dance, and Plainsrunners… but one step at a time xD