#issuhiro

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I just wanted something to post honestly, so this is a freedraw with a little less 'scrawl' than some of my other ones, depending. The shading might be a bit janky due to spending maybe 15-ish minutes on it just to give some sense of structure. We all know only zhuards can have pristine art in my gallery, all other creatures are peasants here///. I also love putting people and creatures on pillars or slabs of rock and don't see myself stopping this motif anytime soon. Anyway, this is the Issuhirian Chimera 'the lost ones', as they are thought to be the consequence individuals that get lost in Issuhiro's wildlands or other confusing landscapes. Whether this is a myth or not, these creatures are rare to come by. They have never been observed behaving like normal fauna: they don't hunt, don't eat, they have no vocal communication and there are no records of reproduction. Issuhirian chimeras are not the largest of creatures, having a range of 5-7 feet in height. Supposedly killing one is bad luck in certain Reiyindor superstitions. Chimeras are very good at sensing the domruku frequencies of Issu, and will hibernate deep in dens during the low energy or amber season. In the uncommon event that two chimeras meet, they do not truly acknowledge each other and will look right past each other. Myths say they don't interact unless they run into a soul they knew in their prior life. However, they do interact with other creatures (usually moving out their way). Chimeras emit an aura that repels or causes intense fear in potential predators. They will also emit a similarly felt aura or disruption of energy to those it encounters in the wilderness. It brings about a very uneasy feeling. .

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The sharp stone city skyline of Chaitanni (pronounced by locals to the accent and tune of 'Chot-ne'.....and to them, everyone else is dead wrong). It is quite luminous -and blue- when energized, and this happens occasionally and often enough to be a signature of the city, but not special enough to be something that stops citizens from daily life. It's pretty those days; grey, and kind of uneasy in feeling otherwise.

Nobody makes a routine out of walking down the pathways out of the city too far because the things that like to use the more distant paths aren't always 'friend shaped'. Also, don't go hiking down the ravine. Be mindful of casting energy or transmutation of it as weird things can happen in this area.

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This was very spur of the moment and I was really itching to do a landscape of some sort. It started off as a speedpaint (usually this is the case), but then I finally discovered a more meaningful way to paint grass and that’s where I got the most enjoyment from! It was a very TIL moment. Zhuards are not used to seeing the vibrant greens like a human can, and there goes my reluctance on painting such intensities. This field is pretty healthy. In the far background what came to mind was a FECC facility, perhaps still in use.  I did nitpick the sky a little so that it reads more ‘Issuhiro’ than Earth, despite so many similarities. It appears the amber season might be coming soon: a season that can lasts many years as the sky dulls everything into a very monochrome-sepia coloration. 

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It’s 12 am. Why am I up after work? Anyway...

This started out as a quick landscape concept- as many come out to be, but after messing about, it became a bit more. Issuhiro geography is fun to draw to me- it's so strange in some respects, shaped naturally and unnaturally from natural and unnatural causes. The Issuhiro sky changes colors with respect to atmospheric bends of all different types of energies: they often streak across the sky like bands of light. Fable is a horse Clarisse has owned, and as you can see, she is comfortable around her protective owner even in this form. Fable doesn't approach other zhuards though, and is never too far away from the blue zhu. Clarisse has since learned that ward magic can serve a purpose for protecting allies. For me, seeing a little horse running after the heels of a creature more than twice her height is quite adorable. This horse was actually a horse I pulled from a 2019 drawing that didn't go anywhere. Originally I had put in for Issuhiro deer to be in this but they were not cooperating with the palette...so we got Clarisse and her horse.   . . Art (c)Thebridgebeyond/SNW

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More landscapes! This one I was far too busy to actually post mid-week, but I might have to do more of these! A bit flat-faced and smooth slopped plateaus in this area mixed with steeper slopes. I cannot pin point the area exactly, but it's certainly an area in which northern reiyindor communities’ dwell. I have a slightly better idea of what energy they use to maintain themselves, but on a more important note…it is not always cold in the north. Issuhiro maintains a global temperature of 62F (16.7C) and seasons have no influence on this, snow would be impossible, normally. That said, when areas have a sudden or continued drop of mixed energy (various energy known and unknown), it makes the surroundings very cold. Rain is possible anywhere due to condensation in a certain atmospheric layer. When rain comes into contact with such low energy or energy devoid areas, it will create weather phenomena that is familiar: sleet, hail, and snow. Although this rain layer moves on from area to area, places that are energy devoid can accumulate a vast amount of snow and ice without it ever melting. . . . Art(c) Thebridgebeyond/snw

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Ending a busy week here, decided to draw a few Issuhiro environment speedpaints (because that's all I know how to do concerning 'speeds'…and I like scenic things.) These drawings- or so far- represent different areas or zones of Issuhiro that I've wanted to express. I want to show more of the Issuhiro dimension.

Here is the southern reaches of Issu, Bejorh--or, part of it. The sky is painted with the current energy flux in Issu's 'atmosphere'--a brilliant orange. The energy streams seem weak, and perhaps Issuhiro is going into the energy low season. Even so, the peaks of rock crumble (it will rebuild). I am still trying to uncover Bejorh. There are still areas in Bejorh that look quite nice and vice versa for Serror- the northern parts of Issuhiro. However, this area seems iconic in a few ways as I've drawn it many times with a very similar depiction. I'm a bit drawn to it. There will be more of these! . . . Art(c)Thebridgebeyond/SNW

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Issuhiro has strange areas and I feel like I don't delve into that enough. 'Root forests' , or so they are often called, can be widespread in certain parts of Issu. These roots are much more akin to braided wire, and will splinter off, attaching and reattaching. The lighting will show the path to the zhuard (who's facial shield is one instantly recognizable to me- Remi)...But he is not quite the star of the show. Something else is lurking...do not be deceived by the path. Something awaits. This is the first official art containing the Issuhiro lindworm! They evolved in such root tangled areas. They have the ability to dislocate their limbs in rather disturbing ways in while retaining their grasping function through special nerve and muscle connections. Even prey scurrying into the smaller loops of this area aren't safe. This can be interpreted in two ways. Judging by the scale of Remi, I drew this with the original interpretation in mind of the lindworm was on its guard. As Remi relaxes, the lindworm looks and silently will move on. But this can be interpreted a second way- that the one who should be on his guard is Remi. Lindworms are not known for giving up easily, and they are not keen on trespassers.. Art (c)Thebridgebeyond/SNW

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Finally had a chance to touchup this from my sketchbook...I haven't had much time or energy otherwise. It feels like I haven't drawn a crocodon in a while. Art(c)Thebridgebeyond/SNW