#belarus folk

[cuzanica-gd]

Let’s meet Veesta!

Previous post about the ex-project: ⨳

Although dikučkas may seem cunning and slippery because of cat-related stereotypes, they cannot really boast of any special slyness. Rather the opposite: they are marked by incorruptible curiosity, simplicity, and straightforwardness. Nevertheless, because of their socialization, many of them are forced to grow up under the pressure of control and restraint, so that they can become convenient servants in noble households. Because of this, they are often melancholic. And Veesta is a wonderful representative of her species — except that, on top of everything else, she has picked up a taste for freedom, anxiety, and recklessness. For survival purposes, of course!

[cuzanica-gd]

Let’s step a little away from Countryhumans!

Not so long ago, I really wanted to create my own setting — maybe even draw a visual novel. I wanted to develop it together with someone IRL, but in the end everything was carried only by my own enthusiasm. Still, some concept art, sketches, and a couple of mini-comics have survived. I want to show them here under the tag #gd Evanelle!

Short descriptions for other sites in English have also been preserved:

Concept art of the main characters from Evanelle [ɛ.vaˈnɛlʲ.lʲe], who will lead the narrative of my visual novel project. Iltastadum (Ільтастадум) — a main character, a Kresnik, tasked with saving the principality of Vajšnoria from a mysterious disease that consumes all living things in its path. He must also uncover the secret behind the magical enslavement of his homeland's lands. Veesta (Віста) — a key character in the main storyline, one of the few remaining free dikučka's, though at what cost — that’s another question. She was forced to join hike of Iltastadum to the capital of Vajšnoria. Kresniks are servants of the Sobor, whose service is centered around direct confrontation with dark magic and resisting it. They perform rituals of cleansing and protection, engage in missionary work, and take part in liturgical services. They are officially registered with the militant orders of individual temples.

And here is the first concept art of Veesta: