ART IS A PROCESS AND BUDDY I'M A BROKEN COMPUTER

@Greaterpaladin's art blog. The vast majority of my art is tied to my original fiction blog, @Agreaterworld.

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Finally locked in and drew Theokaris. Theo is a former priest of Temperentia Dei who left the clergy out of nowhere, disappearing for several years before buying a delapidated inn named the Hung Stag. Through a murder mystery, he ends up in possession of @tsunderegoblin's Taffy, a goblin slave. I imagine this is them out at the marketplace, maybe Theo giving Taffy a better vantage point to people watch. Lineart below cus I kinda like it.

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The goblin clings onto the stool, kicking the backs of her feet on legs. She stares, delighted, across the bar at the two paladins pointedly ignoring her.

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“What’s your name?” she asks, lifting the honey dipper and drizzling her tea, “You didn’t say.” “Killian.” She glances up at him through her lashes, her long, delicate ears flicking. “No titles?” His expression does not change. “Many.” She laughs, covering her mouth with her hand as she does. “My, such self assurance!” He sips his tea, shrugging mildly. It would be uncouth, he thinks but doesn’t say, considering my titles mean nothing to you. “What’s your name?” She looks out the window for a moment before she meets his eyes. “I am Lunar Memory,” she says, “And this is my birdcage.” Her smile still seems genuine, despite the sardonic shadow looming behind her words. “You can call me Mem, if you like.”

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Only have eyes for you.

Yefemi (mine), a former thief turned security detail and Azizi (@clownfagguette), the prize star of the Velvet Fang, sharing a little moment during a show.

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Decided to sketch up Rho's end point look cus why not. Might go make this an actual piece later. Text version of the notes plus a mini glossary below.

Rho realises the true nature of the Justicar and the Codex. He reconciles with it and their fusion grants him the full extent of it's power. Now capable of protecting the world from the corruption, he is able to battle filament breaches confidently.

Now considered as the final Vessel of the Justicar. Referred to as Rho the Reborn God of Justice. He doesn't necessarily consider himself a god- not yet, at least. One day, hundreds of years from now, he will be. For now, he is a man with a great deal of power who wants to do the right thing.

Should there be a time where the dreaded Sundrowner returns, Rho will join the fight to protect the people from another Witch's Eclipse.

Glossary terms if you're curious!

The Justicar and the Codex: A powerful being that is worshipped as a god. It possess mortal vessels who become the Justicar. The Codex is it's 'body', a strange interlocking mass of magic that is fused to Rho's undead heart.

Corruption: A parasitic plane of existence that routinely tries to draw energy from the material plane.

Filament breaches: The way in which the corruption breaks into the material plane. They appear as gaps in reality and endlessly warp the world around them.

Sundrowner: The most powerful man to ever be born. The first Witchlord. The dreaded beast who pulled the sun out of the sky and enslaved a large portion of the world in the process. His bishops escaped when he was killed and he still has cults that are attempting to resurrect him. Everyone in a position of power has to worry about what would happen if he came back. (Filament breaches also tend to spit out Echoes, copies of beings from the material plane, and it is also a possibility that one day it spits out an Echo of Sundrowner. Which would also be bad.)

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I started this in December 2023 orz, so I figured as a warmup today I'd just finish it. Zima Urusova, progenitor of the Urusov Dynasty (now defunct) and First Vessel of the Justicar.

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Compilation of portraits for the nebulous game concept. In order:

Elysium Engelbrecht, innkeeper of the Shaded Veil

Malachai Sawyer, inheritor of Witchlord Widower @clownfagguette 's boy

Mordecai Sawyer, gang leader and former 'messiah' @clownfagguette 's boy

Grey, the protagonist, male or female

Rho Urusov, seventh vessel of the Justicar

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MAJOR ARCANA: STRENGTH. Representing power, courage, action.

It took me so long to finish this that the associated mount changed from lions to harpy eagles. Let's just say this is Nero's mount before he changed into a griffon, shall we?

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ERACURA; the lifespinner

she of the emerald wing

mother of the weeping knights

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Tinukenaten, daughter of the Cloudburst Tribe, protector of the Jackal Blessed Ones.

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A damaged photograph of ages past. You don't recognise the man in the armour. Whoever he is, it is clear someone has taken great pains to preserve the photo.

Unedited version behind the cut >3>

Sable of Ascolat, urchin, warrior poet, saviour, quite dead but not really. Using powers beyond his comprehension has left him stuck between worlds, separated from his body- and his beloved.

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Well! I really wanted to draw at least once a week this year, and whilst I didn't necessarily manage that, I did do more art than last year (having finished a sketchbook and half-filled another on top of my digital art), I finally did figure drawing and forced myself to experiment more. I am really happy I finished the piece of Shambhala and the one of Dana. Hopefully I can keep this up for next year!

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"If I stopped, I'd be no use to you, no use to anyone," she insists, twisting his hair between her fingers, "These are the dangers of our work, no different than the ones you face." "I don't know," he murmurs, a frown on his face, eyes wide and full of innocent tears, "Isn't this asking too much?" "That's not up to you to decide," she says with a soft laugh, "That's my choice."

Went into a fugue state and sketched this in 2 hours. Sabine Praemorea, former marquise of the House of Violet, current Witch Hunter and hemomancy sorcerer extraordinare.

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'Good, you woke up. Focus on the light. Oh, don't mind the skull- a gift from a friend. Of no concern of yours.'

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Quick sketch that took me about 2 hours to experiment with Phi's new design! Plus sunburn because farm work is hard work.

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10th Grand Duke of the Rosen Line, Saint-Augustin of a Thousand Faces, known in affection and derision as the Leper King. After the death of his elder brother, Grand Duke Lafayette, Saint-Augustin was spurred into killing his rebelling brothers. Unfortunately, he was stricken with sorcery sickness in the aftermath of the fight. Whilst this is usually a swift death sentence, Saint-Augustin persisted. He would never show his face again, hiding the intense scarring and sorcery fissures behind a number of masquerade masks. Saint-Augustin was popular with his court, being a magnanimous and charismatic man who was able to balance the blackmail of his spies with the allure of his house’s backing.

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totally forgot about uploading this, it's from ages ago.... ANYWAY. this is the infernal king known as folly, holder of all knowledge. he's actually supposed to be stuck in the mortal realm right now and mostly hangs out in neo necropolis bugging fellow infernal king riot