The Social Media Breakdown

 Hey Nightmarian Crew!

As promised in the previous update, here is a breakdown on how I will be using all of my socials in the future. There is still no definitive on what my social media schedule is going to be as of yet, but I will inform you all in a future Captain's Decrees announcement as well as under my about on the discord.

The following social medias I plan to use, and what I will be using them for:

• Bluesky, X, Facebook Page (maybe might use, unsure), and Threads: These are mostly going to be just the regular twitch stream announcements of when I go live, as well as some other regular social media posts that I want to share. I will also be reposting things that I like, so that way you guys get to see a bit more of who I am as a person!
• Gaia Online: This website is how I met a couple of my internet friends, is a social media site that gives me a lot of nostalgia. This website will mostly be used for a guild that I'm slowly building, and for more ways that my followers can interact with me and others in the community while also branching out to other fun things that this website has to offer! You can customize your own avatar on there to match your personality, and they also have different forums and games for you all to check out!
• Instagram: This is where I'm going to share some fun things from my day to day life as well as share the art I get of my Captain, and I do have various accounts so if you see two different NightmarianXel accounts, then yes, both of them are mine, but my Linktree has the one for most of my streaming and art sharing things (and yes, I still have to update it all). I also have an additional account for just my writing stuff, so feel free to check them out.
• Tumblr and Deviantart: These places is where I will be sharing screenshots for the games that I play on either PC or Switch. I have A LOT of screenshots to share, especially during my times playing Halo with a bunch of my friends on xbox. I hope you all will enjoy the future content on that!
• YouTube (this one won't be for awhile): This is where I will be sharing all of my VODS from my streams. I know that YouTube has been doing a lot of odd changes lately, which is why I haven't posted anything as of yet. But once I know everything in detail then I will post them on there. For now, all VODS are currently stored away safely (every. single. one of them.)
• Kick and Rumble (future things!): I figure now is a good time as any to announce that I do have a kick account and a Rumble account! These ones are probably going to be my podcast streaming channels when I plan on what I want the podcasts to be about. So prepare for future updates on these somewhere down the road!
• Throne: This is an obvious. If you want to gift things, you are more than free to, but it is not required at all. I just like having it as a fun thing, and you sort of get to know me more on my likes and stuff to to be honest lmao. I update this thing a lot.
• Kofi: I do have a kofi now! It's not fully operational just yet, but will have some stretch goals for that soon enough! More information in the future will follow in regards to this!

So this has been the update on how the socials will be used, and again, please keep your eyes out in the future for what the social media schedule will look like! Later on this week, I will be sharing more on the discord server and what things will be looking like for that, and what I will be adding and more definitive on what each role represents as well as what rules will be added and what other ones will be edited. Stay tuned also for another blog post next week on what games I want to be able to stream and share with you guys! 

Until then Crew, please continue to enjoy your time on the ship!

Art by Melle-D!

Massive Update Ahoy

Hello Nightmarian Crew!

I thought that I would provide an update (well, MASSIVE update) on some of the things that are going on and what is ahead. Again, I want to thank my tribe for being there for me during my lowest days and when I needed a shoulder to lean on as well as cry on. You guys have been there for me in a time where things felt like it was my darkest, and even now you guys have been there when I have my bad days where it's hard to get out of bed. You guys truly are my family, and I don't know where I would be right now if I didn't have anybody to turn to.

I will talk more about my mental, physical, and emotional health shortly, but first, there are several other things I would like to talk about first.

For starters, I would like to talk about some upcoming stuff. This month, as well as September and October, I have a week off of my day job for vacation that is long LONG overdue. Thusly, that means there is the likelihood of more streams ahead while I have this time off, so let me break down the following:

August 25-30 is my first vacation. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday there will be no streams, but all the other days I am more than likely to stream for long periods of time depending on what my plans are going to be for the day. Of course, I will update everyone on when these streams will happen in the discord, so pay close attention to Captains Decrees for announcements.

September 8-13 will be my second vacation. Saturday there will be no stream, as I will be out of town on that day. However, there might be a chance that I will stream on some of the other days pending.

Lastly, October 20-25 is my final vacation for the year before the holiday season. Depending on when Pixel and I move to a new apartment layout, will depend on how much I will be able to stream. The answer is yes, Pixel and I are still going to be living together for those who asked the question before and for those who were thinking about asking. Again, I request that you all continue to respect both mine and Pixel's boundaries as well as our privacy when it comes to personal matters.

As for social media when it comes to my vacations? Well, that's something you all will have to wait and see, but I have a few ideas that are rolling in the back of my head in the meanwhile.

Next is a health update. I am in full swing with my focus on my physical, mental, and emotional health. I've been spending time allowing myself to be when I don't have the energy to socialize, and I've been making sure to take care of myself by focusing on some of the things that I love. Whenever there's something I need to talk about with my therapist, I write it in a journal and sometimes I just write what's on my mind in order to help me along on my journey of emotional independence as well as focusing on a healthier me! I know that there are still going to be bumps along in the journey, but day by day I allow myself to focus on what is important as well as continuing being my authentic self.

Another thing I wanted to touch base on is the Captain Quarters Discord server. I will slowly be working on changes when it comes to some things, as well as adding new stuff as well. There will be new channels, new roles, updated rules, as well as other future things. In addition, my social media schedule will be getting a massive overhaul once I figure out a few things, so stay tuned for other future updates in regards to information on these! I will also be providing an update in about a week or so in regards on what each of my socials will be focused on, so that way all of you guys have an idea on what to expect!

Finally, there's streaming. What is that going to look like for me, what games will I be planning to stream, as well as what my schedule will be. There is no schedule fully at the moment when it comes to streaming, though I do want to be able to go back to streaming frequently like I was before. Again, there will be announcements when I will be streaming and around what time that stream will take place. As for games, Mass Effect and Dragon Age will continue to be two of the main ones I play, though Veilguard is still a no go at the moment until I can get a graphics card that will be able to handle its beauty. There are a few other games that I want to be able to share with you all, and this will also be in a future blog update as well once I have a solid lineup. I do have some future goals when the community gets bigger, which is also something that I will be sharing with you all soon, but I wanted to share some of the main points first while I still figure some things out.

So yeah, that's some of the things I thought I would let everyone know about, and definitely stay tuned for other updates on some of the things that I have mentioned! Thank you all for the love and the patience that you have given me and still continue to give me during a time like this, and I can't wait to share more of my future plans with you all!

Continue to enjoy your time on the ship, and I will see you all in the next blog post!

Beautiful artwork as always by Melle-D

A Melancholy Update and Future Plans

 Hey everyone,

I wish that I was writing this on happy terms, but sadly, not everything can be sunshine and rainbows.

As of July 28, 2025, it is with heavy heart that I announce that both Pixel and I are no longer dating. This is painful for both sides, so please respect our privacy as we try to navigate through this tough chapter in our lives. The only thing I will say on the subject is that both of us need to focus on ourselves mentally, and being in a relationship was preventing us from being able to grow our love to the galaxies and beyond. Please also respect that neither of us are interested in dating at this time, as we need to focus on tending the gardens of our own self love. We are surrounding ourselves with loved ones as we try to navigate these paths for ourselves, and should anything change, we will be sure to update all of you. 

Please continue to give the both of us the love and support that you, our communities, still continue to share with us, and we thank each and every one of you for how amazing everyone has been when it comes to our content. When Pixel and I have had our time to grieve and transition into these next hard steps, please be patient with us when it comes to returning with a stream schedule, the future of our servers, as well as adjustments when it comes to several other things.

I will say in advance that the following redeems will no longer be available on my twitch:

• Bother the Kitsune Wife
• Fluster the Kitsune Wife
• Spook the Wife

What will this also mean for future content? That is something I don't quite know just yet. Once the dust settles and once everything is set in stone, I will be sure to update everyone on what will happen. There are some future projects that were also being planned, but due to these events, those are also on pause as well. I still plan to share screenshots of games that I play on stream as well as other games that I play in my spare time, and those will be on my tumblr and my deviantart once I collect all of them. (There is A LOT of them. Trust me. I wish I was joking.)

As always, enjoy your time on the ship, or, for others, please continue to enjoy your time in the teashop, and we send our love to you, our communities.

And of course, this amazing art created by the marvelous Melle-D

Future Social Media Plans

 

Hello Nightmarian Crew!

    It's been awhile since I actually did a full update when it comes to socials, and I want to start changing that. I have so many platforms to utilize, and I want to start to process of using them more so that way we can continue to grow the community all while keeping things interesting and fun! I still find great joy that we fully surpassed 100 followers on Twitch in less than 6 months, which to me is a great accomplishment in itself! Day by day we grow the Nightmarian Crew and stream by stream we continue on these fun and crazy adventures in games that bring me complete and utter joy while you, the viewers, enjoy being with me all the while. Your neverending support means the world to me, and with that, I can't thank you all enough!

    So, let's talk my social media platforms! It is with great excitement that I announce that I will be assembling all of the screenshots that I have taken over the years and showcasing them for all of you guys to see! These screenshots will be posted on both Deviantart (which I haven't used in years, but was a platform that would bring me joy) and Tumblr (another platform I used to haunt a long time ago that also would bring me joy, Tumblr will also have some other goodies eventually too not just screenshots!). I have A LOT of them, so I hope you guys will enjoy some of the things I would do as well as see why some of these games brought me great happiness when I would play them (and one day, I hope to go back to playing them, but that's a story for another day!). Please feel free to give me a follow on both Deviantart as well as Tumblr if you guys want to see these screenshots! I hope you like them as much as I had when I took them!

    Next, my Instagram. So for starters, I have two of them, one personal and the other for other stuff. The main one where all of my Streaming stuff as well as art that I get done will be on the one labeled NightmarianXelGames. I may also post some artsy photos that I do myself, but that's something I'm still trying to mull over. More information about Instagram stuff will be updated soon.

    We also have Gaia Online, which is actually a website where I found three longtime friends of mine! For those who know Doom, Sixx/FreelancerMichigan, and Sol the Sunbear/MarioMania, I met these three in Middle School on this platform and it's another website that still brings me joy here and there. Please feel free to click on the link in my linktree if you want to join the world of Gaia and check out what different things the website has to offer! They have forums, games, and you can customize an avatar to match your style! There's nothing short of anything on there, and there are plenty of ways to connect with people on there too (and no, I'm not sponsored by them lol. It would be pretty sweet if I did one day though!). Definitely check them out and maybe you'll find others that like the same things as you!

    The other socials that I'm still in progress of mulling over are my Threads, Facebook Page, as well as YouTube channel. Threads might just be similar to what I'm doing on Bluesky and X, same thing with my Facebook Page once I actually get to updating things. The YouTube Channel on the other hand will probably take some time still, but once I fully get things situated with that, there will be a separate announcement for it. For now, that's everything you guys need to know on what I'm planning and I hope you all look forward to all the future content that I'll be working on!

    As always, enjoy your time on the ship and I can't wait to continue this adventure with you all! Oh! And don't forget that there's tea to be had with D&Tea, the tea company that I am affiliated with!

    If you would like to purchase some tea and are a massive tea fan, please be sure to click here to check out what kind of stock they have! Their tea is delicious and I might be ordering myself some more when I run out. I recommend the Shadowfell Slumber if you like fruity tea (and I always make my fruity tea strong because I love it that way lol).

    Welp, now that I did my advertising, I'm off to plan some more! Until then Nightmarian Crew!

This art is by Melle-D!

Affiliate Status, Scheduling, and More!

 

Image by Katticus

    Hello Nightmarian Crew!

    First off, I want to say thank you to everyone who has followed and supported me during my streams and have also started to follow me on my socials! Your support means a lot and it just means that you all have been enjoying the content that I have been creating! From your support, I have finally reached Twitch Affiliate status and I can't wait to continue this journey and adventure together with you all as we move forward with growing a supportive community that everyone enjoys! I shall continue to keep sharing content as well as keeping you all up to date on everything that I'm doing! There will be an affiliate stream planned, just currently ironing out what I want to do for it and once I have everything solidified, then I'll send an announcement out!

    If you haven't joined the discord server yet, you can click on this link here! My discord server is where you can find all of my updates as well as interact with other community members too!

    In addition to becoming an Affiliate, that means I'll be starting to plan out a stream schedule each week! Stream scheduling will begin the week of January 12. At the current moment with my work schedule, as well as still dealing with apartment stuff, I'll be narrowing down to streaming 3 days a week until everything is fully completed. Who knew that moving would take so long right? But it's been a wonderful first month in the apartment. Pixel and I couldn't be happier, and we can't wait to continue our future together in this brand new chapter of our lives!

    As I gain more followers and continue with a schedule for both streaming and social media, I'll eventually come up with some other fun things to do with you, the Nightmarian Crew! There's also a lot of trips and projects I have planned this year as well, and 2025 is looking to be an amazing year in general! I can't wait to share what else that I've been up to, but for now, these are some of the bigger things that are happening at this current time.

    Thank you again for your support and continue to enjoy your time here on the ship Crew! Until the next update!

A New Chapter and Future Plans

    Hello Nightmarian Crew!

    So I've been a little bit quiet on my end, mostly in part because a lot of things in real life are happening all at once, and of course it being the holidays as well as a few other variables, it's been keeping me stressed. As of recent, with the help of Pixel and a few other friends, I got out of a toxic situation that wasn't really doing my mental health any good. It's a long story, I would rather not explain in full detail due to personal reasons, but just know that it wasn't a good place for me mentally and it was making it hard for me to grow and thrive as a person. The way I left obviously wasn't really the best, but it was what had to happen in order for me to continue to grow as a person and be able to get myself into a better mental headspace.

    Which leads to what I had recently said on Bluesky: Pixel and I are in the process of moving in together, and we do have an apartment. However, we have to wait until renovations are fully finished before we can continue moving stuff in. So while we wait, we have been making plans on what we're going to do as well as planning streams and other content that we want to share with all of you guys! Pixel and I can't wait to continue this exciting chapter together while also continuing to grow and spread love through our communities while also creating content that makes us happy!

    Also, for those who are in my Discord Server know that I have already planned my very first game that I will be doing a FULL playthrough of on my Twitch Channel. The game is Dragon Age: The Veilguard! The Dragon Age series (as well as Mass Effect!) have always been games that I have held near and dear to me, and experiencing Veilguard for the very first time with you all is going to be amazing! Also, special thing when it comes to these streams: Face Cam WILL BE ON so all of you can see my genuine reactions to everything that happens in this game! Look forward to these streams starting next month once I'm fully settled into the apartment! I will also be customizing both Rook and the Inquisitor (as voted by those in the server) on the stream, so look forward to that too!

    A lot of amazing content coming up, so get ready Nightmarian Crew! Until then!

Artwork by Melle-D!

 

A Formal Introduction About Me

 Let's Get To Know Your Captain!

Artwork by Melle-D!

First off, welcome aboard the ship and becoming one of the Nightmarian Crew!

    You can either call me Xel, Xerrica, or Captain (whatever you prefer). You may be wondering, what inspired me to be a Content Creator? Well, allow me to go more in-depth with it rather than the simple introduction that I shared on my discord server.

    I am a woman of many different talents, and of course many different passions. I like singing, gaming, crafts, and most importantly, writing to name a few! I've always grown up with the arts around me, and I always like finding more creative ways to show exactly what I'm capable of. Allow me to break some things down for you all:

• Let's start with gaming. I've been a gamer since I was a little girl. I always found interesting fascination with it. Some of my family members had various consoles such as the Nintendo 64, the Atari, the NES, the original Xbox, and the SNES. I would literally be on a small ladder just to play Duck Hunt when I was about 5 years old. As I got older, I started branching out with different other video games, getting a GameBoy Advance by the time I was about 7 or 8. That's when I started getting into games more and more, and over the years ended up getting a Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3ds, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch to name a few consoles that I have (and I even still have my old gameboys too!). Gaming will always be one of my favorite things to do, even more now that I have a gaming laptop.
• Then there's the singing. A lot of my friends have always told me that I have a tendency to eat the Canary seeds. Singing is something that I've always enjoyed and have always had a drive for since I was in Middle School. I was a part of my school's Chorus from Sixth Grade alllll the way to my Senior Year of High School. If you think I'm a Soprano, think again. I have more of a comfortable range when it comes to lower notes, which makes me an Alto. One day, I do want to be able to write and sing my own music, so that will be something to look forward to one day!
• We're not going to talk about my artsy side, or more lovingly referred to as my crafting side. Okay. . .we actually are going to talk about it. There are various types of artsy media that I like to do, once I actually get inspiration for the long list of projects that I have in my docket. I like to draw (when I have an idea. Not too great at it since I need to practice more), do bullet journal stuff, make fake terrariums, paint, and do scrapbooking to just name a few of the things that I have. We would be here all day if I told you what other crafting projects I have up my sleeve, so you're better off just waiting to see what I share lol.
• Finally, the topper that tops them all, my passion and love for writing! Storytelling is something that I've always enjoyed the most, and I have been writing since I was in Middle School, and even have a Bachelor's Degree in English/Creative Writing. The genres I mostly write are Steampunk, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy with some dark romance. Over time though I might delve into other genres, but those are my main favorites. I've also done poetry, but my main specialization is Fiction writing. I practically breathe writing almost every day, as it's something that I love and storytelling will always be the thing that brings me joy.

    So, why exactly am I sharing all of this? For starters, I want to be able to inspire others to pursue the things they love. Uplifting others and creating a loving and healthy community is one of the biggest things that I aspire to do. Everyone should be able to pursue the things they love and are passionate about, and having a strong support system of others helping others I find is one of the most beautiful things in the world. I want my community to join me on this journey together, because spreading kindness is important rather than spreading drama.

    Eventually, I might do a Q&A once the community grows bigger, so for now this is a little bit about who I am and I hope for those who read this continue to follow me on my adventures!