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Lain Artificial @lainartificial.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Concept art for my next visual novel. Featuring mechanical design by: @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social

NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Possible Salvage: -Pack of ‘Fortunate Son’ cigarettes (common) -Survival pack (common) -Slugthrower ammunition (common) -Field kitchen provisions (uncommon) - Dead bouquet (Uncommon) - Hand-dropped bomblet (Rare)

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The pilot lies prone to drop bomblets by hand . . . sometimes instead raining wilted rose petals as a message of defiance and rage.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Due to the craft’s small radar signature, detection by well-armed adversaries is avoided, especially at night. The flight pattern threads through tight canyons and re-entrants for concealment, then climbs the mountainside to return home, sometimes dragging hands and boots.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

ENCOUNTER THREE: PATCHWORK PARAMOTOR Resupply flier, aerial scout, assassin, weapons trader, and aid dropper. Launching from a mountaintop settlement, the pilot uses the prop motor to achieve altitude, then soars down from the summit, motor switched off for stealth.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Possible Salvage: -Rotting Ration (common) -Blown-out tire (common) -Human Skull (uncommon) -Messenger Raven (uncommon)

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

You are likely the first souls to visit this wreck up close, as most of the valuable parts have not been stripped. Unfortunately, the fusion engine is buried and entangled within thick, ancient roots.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It’s mysterious how this cactus could exist, as BH-III is mother to no native succulents. Perhaps a small personal specimen belonging to the vehicle’s long-dead crew. Judging by the damage, the hull was strafed by aerial weapons during a long range patrol.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

ENCOUNTER FOUR: SCRAP HULL CACTUS An altar of hope. A queen of the night. The dignified elder succulent stretches into the moonless sky, providing shelter and food for small scavengers. Giant white blossoms bask in the starlight, their gentle fragrance sweetening the frigid Throline air.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Possible Salvage: - Improvised anti-tank Landmine (common) - Rotting Ration(common) -Piss Bottle (common) - Pilot Survival Kit (uncommon) -Dead-fire missilette (uncommon) -Smoke Warhead missilette (uncommon) - Anti-armor cannon ammunition (rare) - Guided Missilette (rare)

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The Shadow Hawk could leap using jump jets in a crisis; though it’s likely the landing would be devastating.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The guidance systems for the missile launchers are shot, so the entire missilette stockpile was stripped for its homing hardware and repacked with increased explosive charge. Heavy smoke-dispersal warheads in the head-mounted launcher can conceal a (slow) withdraw, if needed.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Settlement technicians lack the resources to fully restore the Hawk’s gyrostabilizer, so the mecha is only able crawl using all its limbs to deploy ‘hull-down’ in ambush maneuvers, until expert help can be recruited.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Badlands Encounter 3: Area Denial Shadow Hawk A mecha hauled out of its derelict repose by those who found the fangs within their hearts.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

My thought was that the custom helmet wasn’t compatible with the spinal safety systems and the pilots neck was broken , at least to the point that they became paralyzed But on the other hand this is more of a style over substance piece

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

lol, checks out. Must’ve been a phoenix hawk pilot

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I appreciate your interest 🖤 I haven’t set up an online store yet, but I’ll will post the info when I do!

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

TRADE OFFER: Pack of ‘Fortunate Son’ cigarettes (common) Survival Pack (common) Slugthrower ammunition (common) Field kitchen provisions (uncommon) Anti-armor cannon ammunition (rare) Somber bossa nova music on cassette (rare)

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

The abandoned light tanks, left to the mercy of the corrosive desert, have been repurposed by scrapyard-savvy local communities as a defense against aggressive warlords and states.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Badlands Encounter 2: Self-defense militia patrol with towed field kitchen. When the occupying state military withdrew forces off world, it wasn’t cost-effective to take thier petrol-fueled assets with them. (As it was cheaper and faster for them to simply manufacture new ones.) #battletech

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Possible Salvage: - Battery Pack (common) - Pack of Fortunate Son cigarettes (common) - Pilot Survival Kit (uncommon) - Messenger Raven (uncommon) - Snub-nose Hand Laser (rare) - Custom Psychohelm (rare)

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It appears the ejection sequence failed, killing or disabling the pilot upon activation. In either case, the pilot’s mercenary unit retreated in a hurry, leaving their stranded companion’s body to be fed upon by scavengers.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Badlands Encounter: An ejection seat with the remains of the mercenary pilot still strapped in. #mecha #ttrpg #battletech

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

-The stress, heat, and energy from such ammunition would be unsafe for use in most other weapon platforms. -17 kg fully loaded

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

-Early production model features a liquid-cooling system, which preserves accuracy for sustained fire (50 - 70 shots before overheating, depending on ammunition) , maintains barrel durability, extending barrel life through repeated use of hot loads (212 grain).

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

-Effective range up to 1500 meters with high-velocity 212 grain ammunition -Semi-auto, recoil operated -High-capacity 21 round box magazine

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

-Chambered in 300 Winchester Magnum for long-range, high-impact military use, will penetrate intervening media to hit target (up to ½ inch steel plate) -.300 Win Mag ammunition reduces operating costs and burden on supply chain, compared to larger caliber platforms.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

-Direct engagement-oriented sniper’s platform designed for maximizing sustained disruptive effects upon enemy formations -Overall length: 140 cm (without suppressor)

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Madelyn’s Rifle: -Early production design, all stainless steel body -Mass: 17 kg (fully loaded) -AR style ergonomics reflects rifle’s usage intent, heavy Earth weight less of a burden on Martian surface.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

“In your face I see happiness with a shimmer of decline I bet your bookshelf Looks similar to mine”

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Lain Artificial @lainartificial.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Since @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social is selling some FANTASTIC art they made for my novel Ahzrada, they printed out some flyers (that I designed) of my work to hand to people with the Ahzrada prints. We had this idea for a while~ Each flyer has a QR code that links to the preview chapters~

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

ZERO HOURS UNTIL ALBUM RELEASE bsky.app/profile/nigh...

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Lain Artificial @lainartificial.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Huge Announcement for those waiting on my visual novel! Thanks to @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social I'm officially uploading the first 72 pages of my novel Ahzrada for the first time EVER online here: cloisteronyx.net/south-exhibi... #webnovel #oc #manga #mechs #horror #scifi #WIP #illustration

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Thrilled to be showing my art inside my hometown arcade today 🖤

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It's incredible how skilled you've become. Amazing work.

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Are you asking to buy the original drawing?

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I can personally attest to a reduced enjoyment of an otherwise amazing VN because a sprite was poorly drawn. It's really in your face relentlessly and it sort of breaks immersion

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This is based on an encounter from the Battletech RPG campaign I’m running! I drew it for fun because it was such a cool moment

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NIGHTWIND SELLSWORD @nightwindsellsword.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Never thought about this, but you're so right. The sprite has to be definitive basically flawless. CGs are flexible because they work off the sprites as a foundation

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Lain Artificial @lainartificial.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

I'm making a NVL style visual novel inspired by works like SELain, Dead Dead Demon, No Longer Human, Tsukihime, Subahibi, and Oyasumi Pun Pun It's a slice of life about the nature of poverty, death, and appreciating the creation of art through extreme hardships. Hope to see you soon <3