Aelius

Aelius

@aelius.bsky.social

Hi, I'm Aelius! Writer, artist, gamer, & librarian. He/Him. Been published in a few anthologies as well as numerous short works featured on the Voice of Dog podcast. 🦦🎨✍️🎲🎮 You can find other sites I'm on here: https://aelius24.carrd.co

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I don't listen to chiptune music very often... which is why Jake Kaufman's OST for #MinaTheHollower is so special. I just keep coming back to so many tracks! I've literally been listening to The Quiet Frontier (Kindlewood's theme) on repeat for over half an hour now. #VideoGameMusic

So I decided to isekai myself into Vaesera to walk among my own creation, but I didn't want to look out of place so I... became a Solkai. New fursona unlocked! (Yes, he's just an alternate. I'm still an otter :p) #FurryArt

Oooh, speaking of the #Harengon, I've had quite a few PCs of them in #DnD! Show below are the twins Zephyr (the archer) and Sever (the skirmisher), as well as Quinn (the warlock), whom I've played in three different campaigns. I just love bunnies, okay? :p Artwork below! #FurryDnD #RabbitDay

I should make a #Harengon themed #DnD one-shot for #RabbitDay next year... I've already got a bunch of bunny NPCs I could toss in. #FurryDnD

Furry conventions are among the best sources of inspiration for me. I finally got back to sketching while chilling in the hotel lobby during #IndyFurCon this year. Even got a bit of notice while hashing out some more Solkai concepts. Thanks for the words of encouragement, @lewistheelf.bsky.social!

The last game I played was #Snowrunner, so... I'd spend a year in some of the most remote regions on Earth, driving gigantic trucks and vibing alone in beautiful wildernesses while hauling massive pieces of cargo... Yeah, I think I can handle that for a year.

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It's kinda funny how, knowing I've got a fursuit on the way, I began looking at other species to "try out" in real-time. While at #Anthrocon I looked at various premades and thought, "Yeah, I could be them." As another example, my suit won't be an otter, but he will be an OC I identify closely with.

Fellow authors: no context, the first line of your WIP? Rinn Castor had dozens of loyal, seasoned guards under his employ. All were easily evaded.

Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker@robmacwolf.thevoice.dog

Fellow authors: no context, the first line of your WIP? Steven Knight is up past 2 am. This is not unusual.

Despite the heat/rain, #Anthrocon has been nice so far. I was also pleasantly surprised, and incredibly validated, by the number of artist mutuals who asked if I had any art on display in the Art Show this year. Not enough new material this time, sadly, but I've got ideas for next year... #AC2026

I still have to remind myself that "embracing the process" is how a skill is sharpened. I'm gradually learning the nuances of Unity and Substance, and all these hours spent doing so aren't wasted because I realize I can do more now than I could when I began. Harder still is dealing with impatience.

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If you see this QRP your blue art 💙 Fanart of said lightning-powered superhero

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If you see this QRP your blue art 💙 One of my oldest characters, a lightning-powered superhero named Voltage, featured in another novel undergoing a rewrite.

If you see this QRP your blue art 💙 One of my oldest characters, a lightning-powered superhero named Voltage, featured in another novel undergoing a rewrite.

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QRP with blue art (also remind me to finish this character set)

I'm working on a rewrite of my epic sword-&-sandal fantasy, Auran Legend. It's rather weird how, right when I got a rejection letter for the previous draft, I felt like I already knew the things I had to change, and immediately began writing notes for edits. It's flowing SO much better now.

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Our DnD DM is on sabbatical for a month, so in the meantime our group decided to try DMing one-shots on rotation for ourselves. Each week, a different one of us will DM a game for the group. I looked through some published one-shots to try, but then my writer-brain started getting ideas... 1/4 #DnD

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The story was fun to write, and it was a thrill to figure out how to translate it into a single-session game with encounters and statblocks. I mean, I once wrote a full 6k-word story in the span of 30 hours (RAWR), so surely I could make a one-shot in three weeks... right? How cooked am I? XD 3/4

Turns out... not as cooked as I thought! The session was the perfect length, the encounters were fun, and the players had a blast. The only hitch was figuring out the battlemap for the BBEG combat encounter, but everything worked out wonderfully. Now I'm considering writing a campaign... 4/4 #DnD

Our DnD DM is on sabbatical for a month, so in the meantime our group decided to try DMing one-shots on rotation for ourselves. Each week, a different one of us will DM a game for the group. I looked through some published one-shots to try, but then my writer-brain started getting ideas... 1/4 #DnD

In the span of just a day, I came up with a self-contained plot, NPCs, and encounter concepts for a one-shot of my own design. I... having played for years but never DMed, was inspired to design a full session using the framework of other published one-shots to base the pacing off of. 2/4

Quote with the first drawing of your OC, and your most recent! Melon, way back in 2003, and her latest iteration, Orchid, last year. 22 years O_o #FurryArtist

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Guess who's now got a VR rig? This rudderbutt right here! Now I have even MORE distractions! XD Seriously though, I really wanna try my paw at creating my own VRChat avatars and worlds. I've already got ideas for Solkai templates. #FurryVR

Steadily getting more serious about this idea as concepts come to me in my free time. Besides Solkai, I've got... modular dino-dragons, electro-kitties, living-stone horses, medically-attuned sneks, "hell goats", trickster jackalopes, cyborg shark-rays, and oviparous rabbit/squirrel/quokka hybrids.

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Creating the Solkai is fun! I dunno if I have the attention span to create more species, but-- *two days later* ...I have twelve more unique species in varying stages of development.... What have I gotten myself into. #FurryWriter (hmm, maybe I could create a tabletop RPG setting out of these)

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Melon the rabbit originally began as a side character for a slice-of-life story, but I loved her personality & design so much that she quickly made her way to the forefront of my mind and became a cross-dimensional cameo character. Orchid in New Atlantis is her most recognized version. #FurryArt

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How did your OC change from their creation until now? #dailyocs

Melon the rabbit originally began as a side character for a slice-of-life story, but I loved her personality & design so much that she quickly made her way to the forefront of my mind and became a cross-dimensional cameo character. Orchid in New Atlantis is her most recognized version. #FurryArt

Daily OC questions@dailyocs.bsky.social

How did your OC change from their creation until now? #dailyocs

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Coyotl awards nominations are open: Any story we read during 2025 is eligible, just go thevoice.dog, scroll down to "The Whole Moon" and go from there. However, the Voice of Dog itself will not be accepting nominations.

coyotlawards.com2025 Cóyotl Awards NominationsWelcome to the 2025 Cóyotl Award nominations form! Nominations are open to all members of the Furry Writers' Guild, though awards may be given to any work of anthropomorphic writing demonstrating exce...

Okay, muse, I know inspiration is a fickle thing and there're some totally awesome ideas I want to work on, but can we please focus our creative energy and attention on things with impending deadlines first?? #FurryWriter

Hold up hold up.... Are those... HOVERBOARDS?? Okay, the gorgeous oceanic scenery already had me sold on this game, but with the shiny futuristic island resort with water flumes and now hoverboards, it looks like the franchise is going full frutiger aero for this generation and I am ALL IN for it.

Pass it along, let's see your pfp in its full sized glory! ❌🪽 Glowy bits, 90's neon color aesthetic, plenty of skin/fur showing, and flowing outfit accents. Yep, that's my style in a nutshell! #FurryArt

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I'm flitting across like four different art projects, but here's one near completion: Solkai Ael! Well, an experimental head sketch, at least. There would be a few different color gradients to add later. Also need to make some adjustments to the snoot. #FurryArt

I have two settings where public nudity is completely normal: New Atlantis (solarpunk fantasy) and the world of Solkai (frutiger aero sci-fi). Everyone's covered in fur/feathers/scales, so they're already comfortable. Clothing is considered little more than decoration. #FurryWriter

🔞Daily NSFW OC Questions🔞@nsfwocdaily.bsky.social

World Building Wednesday: What is your OCs' setting's relationship to nudity? Nudity in general, public nudity, is it something that's only seen in the movies/theater outside the home on rare occasion, is it common on statuary, are there street fairs or parades? Etc. #nsfwocdaily #ocnsfw #oc #ocsky

To those curious, there's a difference between nudity and exhibitionism in these worlds. Flaunting one's sexual characteristics is normally reserved for more intimate circumstances, and public sex is frowned upon with the same disdain as blasting irritatingly loud music in a public quiet space.

It's the Year of the Fire Horse, and I'm in an active furry #DnD campaign (setting: @heartleafgames.bsky.social's Beast World) where I play an equine Forge Cleric named Ash. First ref is complete, but I'm not entirely satisfied with how he came out so I'm already working on an update.