r/sangheili

(Very original tittle eh?)

(For those who want to jump straight in:https://archiveofourown.org/works/90733931/chapters/241359061)

A few months ago, I mentioned I was developing a lore-heavy one-shot. Well, it’s finally finished! I’ve taken into account the feedback from those who were interested in reading it once it was complete, and I truly hope it lives up to your expectations. What I originally planned as a three-act, 9k-word one-shot has grown into a full blown novella of over 20k words.

Because of this, it is no longer a one shot; it now spans four chapters, each focusing on different emotional beats in the protagonists' relationship. I’ve done my best to lean into classic tropes while diving deep into the current Halo lore. I’ve replayed all the games and explored a lot of obscure lore I never knew existed along with incorporating plenty of wonderful headcanons from this community, of course.

I’m still putting the final touches on the upcoming chapters and coordinating with my beta readers to ensure the English flow is up to par. Therefore, I’ve decided to go with a weekly release schedule starting today. The next chapter will be posted on August 24th.

Thank you all for your patience while I worked on this. I really hope you enjoy the story. Kudos and comments are always greatly appreciated!

If their experiments was this actually arbiter, or an imposter?

Polymer clay isn't my specialty. Was thinking of sculpting a leet sitting down meditating holding something like a cup of tea or a crystal, but lost motivation a while ago.

He’s by no means perfect, considering I was stoned out of my gourd when I painted him, but who is the Arbiter without his husba-I mean battle brother Rtas ‘Vadum, colloquially known as “Half-Jaw.”

I used a halo flashpoint model for the shipmaster, carving out around the face to reflect his battle damage sustained aboard the Infinite Succor. Like I said he isn’t that great, and I hope to repaint him down the line when I’m not inebriated, but nothing beats a stony paint sesh in my opinion except maybe thinking about what these two dinosaur men do to each other offscreen

I’ve got three other elites from that set that I’ve yet to paint, and might do them in either Swords of Sanghelios colors or the sorta purple-y color the elites are that drop in with you in the Halo 2 mission the Arbiter. Either way, I’ve got the two most important ones out of the way and now I can mush their faces to make them kiss like they always should have

Did the GTA 6 cover girl redraw with the GOAT himself, lmao

I like to default to greek-style robes for Sangheili in my mind, and chains are a lot of fun to draw, so here we are - don't ask me, I just follow the dopamine.

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Pay no mind to the JohnThel tidbits, I contracted Halo Rabies when I turned 30 and there is no cure

Acrylic on prepared canvas sheet! Made by me!

Drew this in about 57 minutes today. He’s just woken up and ready to start his day.

Finally got a name for Honor Guard!

She holds spinach to high standards. He just eats it.

When in doubt? Pocket Arbiter!

Also has anyone else noticed just how much of Arby’s outfit is these lil almost lingerie straps holding everything together? The Great Journey may be a lie but the Arbiter’s well-supported undercarriage certainly is not