I don't post about my pens too often on here but I have the grail pens to end all grail pens; an actual U-N-I-C-O-R-N!! Both of these are from Den's Pens, the Unicorn Horn Eris (top) and a Mars (bottom). Both are EF nibs #newpenday #fountainpens

New Pen Day

I was planning to wait until after my birthday, but the stars aligned and I had the chance to pick up my ultimate grail pen that I have been staring at across the internet for many, many months. The top pen is my ultimate grail; a Unicorn Horn themed Eris model from Den's Pens. It's golden, sparkles for days and shaped like a unicorn, what else can I say?

Rhetorical aside it also reminds me of an episode from one of my favourite TV shows (BBC's Merlin) and more recently a weapon from one of my favourite games (Elden Ring's Sacred Relic Sword). I can safely say I have seen no other pen even remotely like the unicorn Eris and consequently convinced me to try independent pen makers.

The pen beneath it is also from Den's Pens, being a Mars model. I purchased it recently as a kind of grail (being a pen that fit every artistic theme I was looking for into a single pen rather than a specific pen model). Both are EF nibs. I just couldn't resist photographing the two of them together as they are both beautiful and personally significant to me in their own ways.

I'll write in detail about their performances in a state of the collection post after I've used them a bit more. For now I can say that the unicorn is inked up with my most loved ink of all time - AftH x Diamine "Failing Upwards", while the Mars is now inked up with Pure Pens x Diamine "Alexandrite".

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#newpenday nib no. 9 (B) #junlai 930 💙🖋️ #PenAddict

I got this Lord of the Rings fountain pen set through a kickstarter last year, and decided today was the day to play with it. As with all Ferris Wheel Press products it's absolutely gorgeous, with so many details on pen and packaging. The ink is called Verdant Voyage and is a deep mossy green with holographic gold shimmer, which matches the pen perfectly. I also got the elven writing practice book, which has been fun to play with.
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Diplomat Viper (for my birthday but a little late, blame La Poste /j)

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