Holiday: MN proud

 MN proud

MN Pride Standard: Fly a banner high and remind those that need to hear it that you are proud they are here and that you love them.

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ICE is still snatching people in MN and now federal charges are coming out against those that resisted ICE. Donate, volunteer, organize, love, resist the rise of hate 

Find ways to support here.

Be excellent to everyone, except ICE.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: A dragon’s fang

 A dragon’s fang

Bomb Bag: Link must have a bomb bag if he can safely carry the explosives needed to clear cracked rocks from his path. Link is given his first bomb bag by a Picori after he successfully delves into the first dungeon of The Minish Cap, the Deepwood Shrine.

This dragon tooth was pulled from the melted armor of a would-be dragon slayer. While the adventurer’s corpse is long dead, the tooth remains hot to the touch, imbued with a mote of the immortal dragon flame. Now that you have the errant tooth, you must safely escape the ashen wasteland without earning the dragon’s ire.

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See my latest releases on Linktree

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: A sick dragon skull

 A sick dragon skull

Big Bomb Bag: These bags increase Link’s ability to carry bombs each time he obtains a new bag. One can be purchased, one is given by a fairy, and the third is a reward for fusing kinstones. If Link gets all three, he can carry 99 bombs to break cracked walls or boulders.

Getting a text from your friend that says, “we found a sick dragon skull” should mean they found a wicked cool skull, but you are friends with a thaumapaleontologists. They have been excavating a draconic grave pit filled with remains that show clear signs of severe illness. Such a find could rewrite the common understanding that dragons are impervious to all but the most heroic attacks, or it could reveal proof of a truly legendary plague lost to time.

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That right there is a Skyrim dragon skull. I am proud at how well drawing that from reference went.

ICE’s “draw down from MN” has just moved ICE agents to smaller communities in MN that have less resources to organize, leaving their residents more at risk.

How to support me:

Ko-fi: Pay What You Want links 

Patreon: Shop and sustaining support 

Red Bubble: Buy a sticker or magnet

See my latest releases on Linktree

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: The White Rabbit’s Pocket Watch

 The White Rabbit’s Pocket Watch

Carlov Medal: This medal signifies Link’s commitment to collecting the many figurines of The Minish Cap. If Link can gather enough mysterious shells to buy all 136 figurines, he is given this medal by the creator of the figurines. Other than showing an unwavering commitment to collecting, the medal gives Link access to a house with a piece of heart and a phonograph. 

Pocket watches are supposed to keep you from being late, but the white rabbit that owns this watch only ever seems to check it once he is already running behind. The rabbit might be a bit spacey or perhaps they are too ambitious in their scheduling, but what if the watch itself is made to trick the rabbit into thinking they are always late. Wonderland is a confusing and often menacing place, so it would surprise only the most naive to find that the White Rabbit’s pocket watch was given as a prank. 

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Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

The Minish Cap: The Golden Touch

 The Golden Touch

Tingle Trophy: If Link can complete 100 kinstone fusions throughout his adventures, the man fairy Tingle will give Link a golden trophy to celebrate his commitment to friendship and kinstones.

When a greedy king earned a boon from the gods, they wished that anything they touched would turn to gold. The king eventually learned a bitter lesson when they turned their favored child into a golden statue. The king’s closest advisors learned an even more important lesson when they learned the king’s severed hand still carries the gilded touch, even after the death of the king and the amputation of his hand.

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Midas was not the wisest king, and he was punished for his folly. Don’t make the same mistake Midas made. Make specific wishes with reasonable limitations and safeguards.

Since you’re here, please consider donating:

Make a one-time donation with Ko-Fi:  https://ko-fi.com/theeasyspeaker

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Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Four Swords: Three more awards from Four Swords.

Three more awards from Four Swords.

Medals: Olympic medals for the Winter Olympics were not awarded this year. The athletes were unable to compete as there wasn’t enough winter weather to hold the games. The Olympic committee is considering creating a new climate change Winter Olympics that consists of events able to be played indoors or modified to not need snow.

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We talked about the medal of courage last week. These three medals are additional versions of that item.

Thanks for reading through my heavy-handed cautionary tale of climate change ruining established institutions.

Climate change is real and if we don’t all do more at the macro systems level, our planet will go through major climatic shifts that will be extremely uncomfortable and outright deadly for billions of people and other living things.

Use your voice to champion work to combat climate change now.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph 

Four Swords: A commendation from Four Swords.

 A commendation from Four Swords.

Medal of Courage: At the end of each stage a medal of courage is awarded to the one Link that has secured the most rupees. The prospect of a single-award creates tension between Links while they are trying to complete the stage while also finding the most treasure for themselves personally. Securing enough of these medals over time unlocks special opportunities in the games that Four Swords shared a cartridge with. This gave players a reason to try to collect these medals in addition to bragging rights.

Four of these medals were cast for the four heroes that saved the land from the villainous Wind Sorcerer. When only one hero returned from the Wind Sorcerer’s palace the people of the nation mourned the loss of three great heroes while celebrating the lone survivor. The hero was not able to convince the citizens that they were all four heroes rejoined, and many assumed that the surviving hero was not right in the head after their perilous journeys.

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Welcome to the first post of the new year. I’m still drawing and I have plenty left to draw before I get anywhere near done with this little project. We are nearing the end of the items from Four Swords so I am feverishly trying to finish the items from Wind Waker so that I have the complete set ready to go before I need to start posting.

I hope your 2022 is a year of growth and rising. Do what you can to make sure everyone’s year can be so productive and positive. 

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph