Inktober 2025

2025.10.31
Characters: Aava, Miriel, Ivu, Olivia, Basil, Elegil
License: CC0

Another Inktober where I participated every other day; great fun as always! Featuring a little substory about Miriel's trip to an abandoned city, some less serious doodles depending on the mood of the day, and at least one appearance of every character I've designed so far.

Previous years: 2024, 2023

02. Weave

Ink drawing of a woman in a black dress with spiderweb-like patterns. There are spiders crawling over her and a spiderweb draped between her hands. She's looking back at us over her shoulder with a sly smile, while an enormous spider monster looms in the background. Redraw of my very first Inktober drawing exactly two years ago. I dare say I've improved since then :)

04. Murky

Black and white ink painting of a mermaid swimming in dark water. She's moving strands of kelp aside with her hands and looking down at the floor, where we can see some clams and little critters.

06. Pierce

Ink drawing featuring Miriel the elf and Ivu the dryad. Little apple trees are growing out of a relaxed-looking Ivu's head and hand. One apple is positioned right on top of her head and has an arrow sticking out of it. Miriel is aiming down her bow and has just released the string.

08. Reckless

Miriel climbing onto a pile of rubble. Behind the pile we see ruins of tall urban buildings overgrown with vegetation, and in the middle of it all a large building with a giant domed roof. There's a car under the rubble. Miriel is carrying her bow with the string on and a quiver full of arrows, suggesting she's worried about who might be lurking in these streets. Few have ventured into the old country in the centuries since the war, and fewer still returned without scars, but Miriel's curiosity was always stronger than her sense of self-preservation.

10. Sweep

Miriel exploring a dilapidated house. A shaft of sunlight coming in through a broken window illuminates her holding a bow with an arrow nocked and looking ahead with a focused expression. There's rubble and grass on the floor, and part of the wall ahead has collapsed, revealing trees outside.

12. Shredded

A building a few storeys tall, seen from a fisheye perspective that shows us its entire height and the overgrown street next to it. Near the top there are deep grooves that resemble claw marks, and the shredded remnants of a flag are hanging from a pole on the roof. Miriel is next to the flagpole peeking over the edge of the roof.

14. Trunk

A wide-trunked tree partially growing on and through a destroyed car with the trunk open. Miriel is stepping across one of the tree's thick roots, looking up to see how high it goes. Bushes, debris, and ruined buildings are seen in the background.

16. Blunder

Black and white ink painting of the faun mathematicians Olivia and Basil sitting at a park table playing chess. Basil facepalms as Olivia knocks over his queen. Behind them we see a little stream and a cobblestone bridge going across it, leading into a forest.

18. Deal

Miriel walking by a dilapidated shop window. The window is full of mannequins covered with foliage and old torn clothes. There's a sign out front that has been mostly worn away but the word "sale" is still visible.

20. Rivals

Ink drawing of Olivia and Basil the faun mathematicians. Basil is riding piggyback on his big sister's shoulders, and they're looking at each other with mischievous smiles. They're on a dirt road lined with stones, with a house and trees in the background.

22. Button

24. Rowdy

A witch mixing some liquids in a bottle. She's surrounded by a gigantic worm monster covered with insectoid legs, tentacles and eyeballs. One part of the worm is looking at the witch with sparkly puppy eyes and making a pleading gesture with tentacles. She looks back with an exasperated expression. In the background is a shelf filled with jars, bottles, books and plant pots. "Oh for Cthulhu's sake, you literally just had dinner"

26. Puzzling

A witch sitting next to a circle of candles that forms a pentagram. She's frowning with her hand on her chin while a bunch of rabbits hop around the circle.

28. Skeletal

Miriel walking by a partially collapsed building, looking ahead with a frown. On the ground in front of her is something that looks an awful lot like tail vertebrae of some large creature, leading to a mound covered in moss and foliage.

30. Vacant

Miriel standing next to an overgrown indoor swimming pool. There's some water in it that we can see her reflection in, and a few ducks swimming around. There's no wall behind her, only some rubble, and we see trees outside. A fitting prompt to conclude Miriel's adventures in the vacant city (for now!) :)