Irenvi stretches out his hand to the creature, hoping the tomb's phantoms haven't yet taken their hold on the hatchling. He'd rather like to keep his hand, if he had a say in the matter....
A commissioned piece from @phantasm-echo (thank you so much!). I wanted to capture Irenvi's first encounter with his lifelong Hssiss companion, Kirimok, in the tombs of Korriban as an acolyte.
Kirimok's name is partially a play on Irenvi's Chiss house name, Kir. It's also inspired by two dragons from mythology, Kirimu and Zomok. Kirimu is a dragon from the Mwindo Epic, an African myth, that makes a blood pact with Nkuba, the Nyanga lightning god. Zomok is a giant winged serpent that stems from Hungary that serves as the flying mount of the garabonciás (a kind of sorcerer). Dragons from Hungarian folklore are weather demons that either made or appeased the violent forces of nature such as storms. The mythological inspo felt on point for the Sith that goes on to become Darth Nox.
A commission that took most of my time, and the reason why I kinda went AWOL for 2 months :)
The idea was to have a village in flames as a background and two figures standing in front of it facing the camera - the client’s Sith character, who likes to breed vicious creatures, and one of her creations (that is also their SWTOR guild’s mascot) - a twisted monstrosity that is the mix between a Rancor and Dark Side Hssiss.
I am really proud of it, and how it turned out. Thank you so much for commissioning me! I was super happy to work on it.
edit: I am adding some detail parts as the image itself is around 15k x 13k pixels. :3
Much like children, animals who live in the brutal galaxy far, far away are often treated very badly. It’s rough out there! In these panels, Nomi Sunrider uses her Jedi powers to set two dragons against each other before they can hurt her little daughter. It was only in self-defense, and hopefully the monsters will be able to stop themselves before they seriously hurt each other. Still, as an animal-loving, vegetarian pacifist, I wish Star Wars featured more ecologically responsible narratives. Nomi -- who is one of my absolute favorite characters -- is an especially useful character to examine through an ecological lens, since later in the story she literally burns down an entire rainforest!
Check out this great article about how Star Wars defaults to treating animals cruelly, and how The Rise of Skywalker -- my least favorite movie -- actually subverts this trope!
“Tales of the Jedi, issue 4: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, part 2.” Dark Horse. January 18, 1994. Writer: Tom Veitch. Penciller: David Roach. Letterer: Willie Schubert. Colorist: Pamela Rambo.
CW: possible body horror (WAY too many eyes), general creepy vibes, do not click below the cut if sensitive to that theme!
(Obligatory disclaimer that this post and its contents are MY personal headcanons for MY SWTOR world and by no means meant to be decreed as “the ONLY version”. If you don’t like them, that’s fine, go make your own then. Any attempts to stir the pot will result in liberal use of the block/blacklist function.)
Forgot to post this dude here when I finished him the other week!
Please DO NOT repost my art! It’s MY art, not yours!! (unless it was a gift/commission of your character, then you may ofc repost as you like as long as you credit me for the art)! Reblogs are always appreciated <333
You can view more (temp info is all that’s on there rn but this will be expanded when I have time!) info, including a better res of the image (so my writing may be easier to read), and design notes, on its toyhou.se >HERE<
My version of (one of) the Sith Gods. (”will you make more?”, yes, eventually. I need to do a LOT more reasearch on polytheism/polytheistic beliefs to ensure that I can represent such things properly & respectfully before I actively create any of the OTHERS, but it is somewhere in the near ish future!)
Some theme songs/ “Vibes”(w/ youtube links!) : The Yawning Grave - Lord Huron, Whisper - Burn The Ballroom, Lunatics and Slaves - Sin Shake Sin, Bones - Emily Finchum
Chirikyât (He/It) | Hssiss (technically...) | The patron god of House Ahaszaai. God of Battle (NOT War, this is an important distinction for later ;)) and Death.
I only gave it a semi-thumb bc honestly he’s fucking terrifying enough WITHOUT opposable thumbs, and I think giving opposable thumbs to a Force-eating Eldritch horror entity would be making it a bit TOO op XD
Further inspos that I couldn’t fit on the page bc my writing is Huge and I didn’t want the file to get too big JUST for writing djhdjdg:
Charon/The Ferryman (Greek mythology)
The Banshee (Irish mythology)
Mimics (D&D)
Seems to “draw in” Force energy, may or may not be a Derriphan... (unconfirmed, and he would never tell ;))
It doesn’t have an official/canon Voiceclaim yet, I’m still searching for one that fits (tm), but its voice echoes, and I imagine it to sound very...rough, like the kind of pitch you’d expect when you imagine “rusty nails on a chalkboard”.
Temp Bio/WIP Info:
Has a long-standing and VERY personal beef with Zildrogg & his worshippers (Zildrogg knows what he did /jk its a spoiler ;)) Bound to the ruling Ahaszaai monarch and/or their heir(ess), may only be commanded by them (however, WILL be tolerant of the monarch's family members/loved ones i.e. will not eat them on sight, just don't tell him what to do lol). Said to have blessed the Ahaszaai family with the gift of Psychometry, and their loyalty to him is what ensures another of their line "inherits" the gift.
If a member of the Ahaszaai is particularly responsive/receptive to his communication and actively interprets the Visions given, they may be bestowed the title of Rhak-skuri, the Dream-singer. Why dream singer? Due to the fact that Chirikyât can communicate with anyone it chooses, telepathically, while awake, but while it's sleeping, it seems to only be able to reach those who possess Psychometry; and often will reach out to them in their dreams. (Saarai did not sign up for this but here she is /lh)
