#deformant

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Some of you might have been following the creation of my Dark Sci-fi Universe, ESKATON. This project will soon be released as a goregous hardback artbook through Kickstarter. Please follow the kickstarter page for the latest news!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindworkgames/eskaton-an-artbook-by-thomas-elliott

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Frederick the Virus, a character created for Eskaton.

Fredericks flesh is lumpen with cancerous fecundity. Where he walks the smell of soured flesh and spoiled meat follow accompanied by the ever present slop of organs rearranging themselves. Rather than the swelling growths, tentacles and bladed appendages common to most deferments Fredrick possesses a, so far, unique mutation. Rather than mutating into new forms his reaction to EM1 is that his body constantly seeks to replicated itself. Like a sick parody of natural birth, within his tumerific body cancers gain consciousness, swell and fight their way free from their fleshy confine. The doppelgängers erupt in a shower of gore and aguished screams, already ripe with growths that will in turn emerge and divide. 

Among the solidary of Neo-plasia there are stories of skirmishes in the dark metallic bowels of Mitick Cities involving unending floods of skinless monsters all bearing the same face. Such rumours are quickly squashed by the Compliance Engineers as enemy propaganda deceminated to undermine moral but the reality is closer than authority would care to admit.  @@detail a particular battle@

Although not exhibiting strength grossly above that of a normal man Fredrick is a significant threat to establishment on Neo-plasia. On a world where lives are expended like munitions Fredrick represents a deep reserve of expendable manpower for the Deformant uprising, something that the Magna Forces cant allow to continue. Alexandra, the Master of Compliance has taken it as a personal duty to ride the cosmos of this affront to the human form and Mitick existence. On many occasions her Gavel has broken the rancid bodies of Fredrick in battle but like a tide that waxes there are always more. 

Each copy of Fredrick shares the memories of its ‘birthing’ host but not those of the clones birthed from other hosts. This means that all Fredricks share the same core memories of pre-ascension existence, alligence to the Deformant cause and expierneces of Neo-plasia but as time has passed and some lines have proliferated more than others different ‘strains’ of Fredrick have emerged exhibiting differing experiences and quirks of personality. Nearly all share a smoldering hatred for Alexandra, something they mockingly reminder her of in every encounter, that even as she obliterates the cells before her other it is futile in face of the larger cancer. 

Fredricks self replication comes at a cost however. Besides the constant agony of ever splitting flesh his forms are short lived. It is not known exactly how long but it is speculated that a particular body might have days to weeks before it degrades, slumping to a lumpy slurry of fowl smelling meat. In that time he must absorb nutrients from Neo-plasias’ chemical cocktail of an atmosphere enough to fuel his next Mitosis. In this way Fredrick has truly become a virus, needing to reproduce and proliferate to continue his existence.

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Ive been experimenting with using an airbrush to speed up my traditional painting process. I feel like ive been getting some exciting results. Here is a Deformant portrait from my forthcoming art book, Eskaton.

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ESKATON Battlescene. Magna Guards Vs Deformants.

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Bone mutant ink painting. This painting is part of my ESKATON Universe.

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Deformant attack, part of my ESKATON Universe

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Panztark is the name given to the heavy class of deformants. These monstrosities act as the shock troops and living tanks of the Deformant forces. Boasting constitutions that defy reason and the disturbing ability to regenerate themselves using the base elements in the air nothing but the heaviest weapons can bring down one of these abominations. To further bolster their fortitude Panztarks often have crude armour fashioned from scrap metal nailed directly into their writhing flesh. For all their might panztarks often display the mental degeneration associated with heavily mutated deformants, in battle it is not uncommon to see them accompanied by a handler who will direct them to the thickest fighting and simply let them loose to wreck havoc on the enemy.

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Magna Guard vs Deformant. Part of the ESKATON Universe