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fantasy writer & illustrator ✦ patron saint of soulmates ✦ medieval enthusiast ✦ he/they 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷 ☾ writing dark & queer romantic fantasies while dreaming about knights 𖤓 🌱 current wip: #cursebreakerwip 🌱 commissions:

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elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 13

12. the relationship he has with his patron is exasperatedly tolerant at best and adversarial at worst. he doesn't know his patron's true name so calls him Shadow 🌙 he only appears to Wark has a mist of shadows or silhouettes, never his true form, and he LOVES to mess with Wark and his good nature

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 13

11. In the D&D campaign, he was romancing my other bestie's character, a drow rogue named Cassius 👀 but since the game's been on hiatus for a bit, who knows what'll happen when we come back to it! 🫣

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 13

8. Wark has a big family! I wanted him to come from a baserri, a traditional farmhouse where multiple generations of the family all worked the land together, along with their livestock. his family also has a dog named Luken, a Basque shepard 🐕

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 13

3. Wark's design is primarily based on medieval Basque culture, taking influence from the Basajaun and other traditional attire 🌳

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 11

🩸OUR CRIMSON CAGE cover reveal!!🩸 i'm pleased to help spread the word about @ladzwriting.bsky.social's latest book, coming to you August 11th! this folkloric bloodbath is sure to be a delightful read on hot and sticky summer nights😮‍💨 #booksky #writingcommunity #books #adultSFF #queeradultSFF

a book cover is shown over a darkened background of a flower field; the cover itself is black with grungy white text that reads OUR CRIMSON CAGE with red text below reading LADZ, the author name; the woman on the cover looks very scary with red glowing eyes, long black nails, and a desaturated and cool palette

the same book cover is shown from the previous image but the graphic says PREORDER NOW at the top; some taglines for the book are to the left of the cover and read as follows:

gothic folk horror
HEA (horribly ever after)
1850s Poland
fuck/marry/kill
menstruation
toxic lesbian vampires

the bottom text of the graphic reads: Coming August 11th, 2026

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 10

hello!! I'm elka, a transmasc artist who mostly draw transmasc characters as well, either from my upcoming books or just OCs!✨ #ocsky #transart #transartist

illustration of a cis man with warm fair skin and blond hair pinning a trans man with black hair and cool fair skin to a snowy wall in an intimate embrace

bust illustration of a trans man oc with black hair, orange eyes, and warm brown skin; he's wearing a red headband across his forehead, a fur pelt, and a beige cowl

character sheet of a trans male character called Seifret Valdis, he's in three different outfits showcasing his abbey attire, his knight armor, and his winter cloak; he has light blue eyes, fair skin, and black hair half tied up

thigh up illustration of a transmasc character with neutral fair skin, muted green hair, and orange eyes; he's wearing a silky yellow blouse with a revealing dark green corset over it that shows off the top surgery scars on his chest

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 4

hey I'm elka, a transmasc fantasy illustrator and writer 🖤🌿 I love medieval fantasy, video games, and knights! thanks for the art share and congrats on almost 3K!!

thigh up illustration of a knight in a grey gambeson with silver gauntlets, the text behind her reads GALEAS THE KEEN

a self portrait of me wearing a beige and red striped jester cap with brown and red clown makeup

waist up illustration of a Tarnished woman with dark brown hair wearing the deathbed dress

thigh up illustration of a purple haired Tarnished in night cavalry armor wielding a katana and spear

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 4

QRP with your pride flags!!

Trans pride flag: baby blue, light pink, and white

Bisexual pride flag: fuschia, purple, and blue

Men loving men pride flag: dark green to dark blue gradient stripes with white in the center

Grey-asexual pride flag: purple, grey, and white

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Jun 1

happy to share that I had the pleasure of illustrating Galeas for Rien's newest Out of True novella!! I highly recommend these queer Arthuriana stories for anyone who likes knights, gorgeous prose, and high heat 🌊🖤 #booksky #artsky

illustration of a butch woman from the knees up, she's wearing a blue-grey gambeson with silver gauntlets and grey leathers, her head is shaved and her eyes are icy blue with filmy pupils; the background is a distorted watercolor effect with the medieval style text behind her reading GALEAS THE KEEN with some cybersigilism ornamentation in the corner

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· May 29

✨EDGE JUMP is out!!✨ my friend's book released today, and you should read it!! if you like M/M romance on ice, a fem top & beefy bottom, and hot and heavy texting, you should get into it 👀 books2read.com/u/b66W7A

book cover featuring a fair blonde man in a sparkly purple ice skating costume cradling the face of a large white minotaur man who is leaning over his shoulder from behind; the color palette is variations of purple; the cover title reads EDGE JUMP with the author name below, A.A. Fairview

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· May 15

raffle winner prize 💜 River for @lehamite.bsky.social #artsky #ocsky #dnd

thigh up illustration of a purple haired tiefling with their back turned and looking over their shoulder at the viewer; they're wearing a dark indigo jacket that splits in the back for their tail to come through, bloody bandages on their forearms, and a white undershirt seen through laced openings at the jacket's shoulders; their left hand is resting in the pommel of a golden rapier; the background is plain black

same as before with a window shaped light purple shape framing them from behind

thigh up illustration of a purple haired tiefling with their back turned and looking over their shoulder at the viewer; they're wearing a dark indigo jacket that splits in the back for their tail to come through, bloody bandages on their forearms, and a white undershirt seen through laced openings at the jacket's shoulders; their left hand is resting in the pommel of a golden rapier

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· May 13

the oc | the tomodachi

the same man but depicted as a mii in nintendo's signature style, he's wearing a red flannel and black jeans

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· May 12

I'd love to be included if there's room! I mostly draw fantasy characters for TTRPGs, books, and other OCs🖤

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· May 9

hehehe yes YES

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Apr 25

hello, I'd love to be added if you don't mind! I'm elka, a transmasc fantasy illustrator and author working on putting out my first novel 🖤

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Apr 24

view of three windows, two of which are narrow arched windows with small stained glass depictions on the top, the third above them in the style of a six petaled flower

photo of a small part of the library; the shelves in the back are slightly curved to wrap around the castle turret, there's an embroidered armchair to the left, a small reading table with a lamp to the right, and a black and gold column behind the chair

part of the courtyard in the castle, a small staircase leads to a doorway with a small awning over it with arched bricks and a tiled roof, intricate gate on the right overlooking the pond, and above is a windowed walkway above the pond where the doorway leads

photo from my perspective of my shoes, white sneakers with jeans, and my partner's shoes to the right, wearing brown lace up boots; we're standing on a red and cream colored tiled floor, but each tile is a different design including floral tokens, knights on horses, heraldic patterns, and other fantasy or medieval imagery

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Apr 24

the castle museum near me is really special and always a joy to visit! on top of the amazing illustrations, we got to look at all of this 🏰🌾

view of a courtyard in a castle styled after medieval architecture; there's a green pond in the middle with many ferns lining the edge and a medieval building facade behind it jutting out of a stone wall

view from below of a row of medieval style windows with small columns between them; they're adorned by a tapestry curtain being held back on either side

a doorway in a stone wall that is veering off to the left, bricks on the floor disappearing into the dark

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Apr 24

black ink illustration of a weird jester looking figure with hearts on his chest

black ink illustration of a flowering branch and a butterfly with heavy blacks in the background denoting branches further back

black ink illustration of a crow standing on a small vertical rock, the line economy is very masterful and uses few lines to convey shape and form

black ink illustration of a small rectangular ornamental design with a rose in the middle and heavy blacks surrounding it and other small blooms

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Apr 24

i got the chance to see a wonderful fantasy illustration exhibit today, including works from arabian nights, hans christian andersen stories, and sleepy hollow!! here are some of my favorites! 🖋️✨

black ink illustration of a raspberry branch

black ink illustration of an ornamental five pronged floral design with a goat in the center

black ink illustration of a small locked box with a key in the lock and the initials DK on the front

black ink illustration of a silhouetted branch

elka 🌾 comms open!@saintsbeware· Apr 23

reminder that the Queer Lit & Art event hosted by my friends and I is only going on for a few more days!! there are giveaways to enter and a discount on art commissions!✨ if you're interested in getting art from me, now's a great time!! enter code ELKA420 at checkout! ko-fi.com/elkamarsden