Went a little toooo dark on the throne initially, and then possibly too light. Pants could have been a different color but oh well!
Dwarf King Hrothgar of the Dûrgrimst Ingeitum! Since Eragon’s armor is made by the dwarves I added the slate grey/slate blue trim on Hrothgar’s armor.
Per usual I kept as true to the books as possible (I’ll include my list of notes below the cut) but had to fill in a lot of blanks. Did my best! Hope you like it!
NOTES (Pg numbers from the ‘old style’ paperback of Eragon)
Setting
Wall colors: “The throne room was a natural cave” “The brown floor was smooth and polished” (Pg 440). I assumed that as the cave was natural, wall colors would mirror the floor colors.
Throne: “The dwarf king himself sat like a statue upon a raised throne carved from a single piece of black marble. It was blocky, unadorned, and cut with unyielding precision.” (Pg 441). Funnily enough, Hrothgar later makes a point about how the throne is cut purposefully angular and flat so that it isn’t a comfortable seat to remind dwarf kings of their obligations (Pg 443). It’s a little more difficult to see with it colored, but the coloring book artist drew what appears to be a cushion under Hrothgar. I didn’t notice it in time to do my usual edits and just colored it black like the throne’s stone to cover it up.
Hrothgar
“A gold helm lined with rubies and diamonds rested on Hrothgar’s head in place of a crown. ... Beneath a craggy brow glinted deep set eyes, flinty and piercing. Over his powerful chest rippled a shirt of mail. His white beard was tucked under his belt, and in his lap he held a mighty war hammer with the symbol of Orik’s clam embossed on its head.” (Pg 441) Love how they also ignored this and gave him a crown! Ah well, artistic license and the like. Not gonna stomp on that!
I couldn’t find (alright, I didn’t really look all that hard. This was a spur-of-the-moment page) any detailed description of Volund, so I just kinda went classic with some brass detailing.
