The kobold crew ? I just love all those funky little dragon gender guys
RQG requests #11, FUNKY LITTLE DRAGON GENDER GUYS!!!! thank you so much for your prompt!! i’d never sat to think about their individual designs before this, and as much as i prefer to plan beforehand, it felt great to just doodle and build them as i went! this is pretty much exactly the result and vibe i wanted, so i’m very happy with this one. it’s really cute! they’re all so cute!!!!! character design is great!!
going from top to bottom we have meerk, draal and driaak, natun and tadyka, sassraa at the center, and our guy skraak on the front. what absolute lads.
mechanical pencil on cream paper, with digital colors.
ID under the cut!
[ID: an illustration of all the kobolds. it's drawn with mechanical pencil on yellow paper, and is colored digitally with flat, warm colors. the style is simplistic and shows everyone in profile. they're all shown in full body, and are bunched together each posing and doing their own thing. skraak is on the front, crouched down, and sassraa is just behind them, standing up straight, at the center of the composition. natun and draal are standing out to the left from behind her, while tadyka and driaak are doing the same, but opposite them, towards the right. meerk is directly above sassraa, at the cusp of the pyramid. they are all variations of red with yellow fins, horns and eyes.
skraak is crouching and leaning towards the right, resting his left arm on his knee, and keeping balance with their right hand on the ground. he's the biggest of all the kobolds, bright red, with a longer tail and spikier, fan-like ear-fins. he's frowning and has his eyes narrowed, with his head turned to the left but looking right. he has tight black armor on his torso and long gray cloves.
sassraa is wearing a white lab coat and goggles. her fins are spiky and pointing diagonally upwards, making them look like cel. she's facing left and is looking right, with her left arm behind her back, and her right holding a test tube up to her face. she's smiling softly.
behind her and stepping towards the left is natun. they're small and reach to about sassraa's chest. they're leaning forwards and have syringe spear on their right hand, and are wearing plain leather armor on their torso. they have a shorter, snubby snout, small horns that curl like a ram's, and two sets of ear fins, which give them a more aquatic look. they have an attentive, eager face and look younger than the rest.
above them is draal. they're wearing a fur-lined, dark brown coat and are holding a fang on their right hand, holding it in front of their face with a big grin. their horns and fins are sharp and short, pointing backwards in spikes.
opposite natun is tadyka. she's a slim, lanky kobold, standing with a bit of a stoop. they're holding a syringe spear in both claws, in front of them. she has a long, less angular snout, and her fins are split into two horizontally. they have plain leather armor. her horns are short and slightly curved forwards.
above her and opposite draal is driaak. they're as tall as draal, and are also wearing a fur-lined coat for the cold. theirs is white with light brown fur, anf they're a dark maroon rather than red. their horns are very small, and their fins are wider towards the top. they're stepping forwards and have a left claw up to their eyes, looking into the distance with a cheery smile.
behind them all is meerk. his body is facing right but he is yelling upwards, sticking his tongue with a grin out and holding drumsticks on each claw. they have a black headband around their heard, spiky bracelets on their right arm, dark gray gloves, and a shiny leather vest. they're bright red, their fins are short and spiky, and their horns are shaped like lightning bolts. his tail pokes out from behind draal in a curl, and the tip of it is a small spiky ball, like a morning star. end ID]
[ID: Digital fan art of the seven kobolds from Rusty Quill Gaming. They are red and lizard-like, with horns and spikes. There are seven portraits of their heads drawn in profile in various poses. Skraak is medium sized and an intense red color with small spikes. Natun is large and dark brownish red, with multiple scars. Sassraa is medium sized with light and dark stripes, and pure white horns and spikes. Meerk is small, dark red with dark stripes, and has numerous spikes. They are posed with their mouth open, showing small sharp teeth. Draal is small and brownish red, with a light stripe, dark spots, and stubby horns. Driaak is large and lighter red, with long horns and a scar. Tadyka is large and dark grayish red with dark spots. Each is labeled with their name. End ID]
the kobold gang’s all here!! lineart under the cut
[ID: The same art as above, but a colorless line drawing. End ID]
Yaaayyyy it’s RQBB 2022 Time! These are for @emwoman25′s fic, “What a wonderful world this could be”, which is Hamid/Skraak (yessss) and Rated E! And as such, the last image is a crop of the full (NSFW) version which is available on AO3 (I will reblog with the link to this work!).
This project is part of the @pilesofnonsense 2022 Rusty Quill Big Bang and as always it’s been so fun to participate in.
Image IDs are under the cut!
Image 1 Description: A digital drawing of Hamid Saleh Haroun al-Tahan and Skraak in a hospital recovery bed. Skraak is tucked into the bed and is a red kobold with scales over his body and dun-coloured horns. Hamid is a halfling with dark brown hair and warm brown skin. He has fallen asleep while waiting at Skraak’s bedside and has crawled onto the bed, tucking himself in and cuddling up to Skraak. His hand clasps Skraak’s. His brass wings are folded up behind him. In the foreground, Draal’s hand holds a sketchbook with a drawing of the scene in front of him. Skraak has just woken up and is looking in mild surprise at Draal. There is a white pitcher on a bedside table beside the bed, which has white linens.
Image 2 Description: A digital drawing of a thug (left) in a dark blue sweater and dark grey coat. He is looking with a concerned face over at Skraak, a red kobold, who is on his shoulder and holding a knife to his throat. Skraak has scales all over his face, goldenrod eyes, and a set of horns. Hamid is in the front to the right, facing towards Skraak and the assailant. He has dark brown hair and warm brown skin, and is wearing a purple jacket. One of his brass wings is visible.
Image 3 Description: A digital drawing of an elf, Rubrar (left), giving Hamid Saleh Haroun al-Tahan (middle) a tattoo on his wrist. Hamid is a halfling with warm brown skin wearing a lavender shirt, green waistcoat and purple trousers. He has brass wings. Natun, a bright cool-red kobold is behind him, rubbing his back beside his wings. Natun has scales all over their body, and twisting horns with a piece of jewellery between them. To the right, we can see Hamid’s wrist with the complete tattoo: a crescent moon, dagger crossed with an arrow, and music notes.
Image 4 Description: A cropped version of a digital drawing of Hamid Saleh Haroun al-Tahan (left) and Skraak (right). Hamid has dark brown hair and is gazing warmly at Skraak, who has a small smile on his face. Hamid is a halfling with warm brown skin and brass wings as well as several scales all over his body. Skraak is a red kobold with gliders under his arms and scales all over his body as well as horns. They are facing each other, Hamid is raising up a bit on his arms. They are in a purple room on a bed with green curtains. To the right, there is a side table with a hurricane lamp.
i headcanon skraak (and all the kobolds tbh) as nb! i imagine they chose english pronouns based on whether they think they sound nice more than anything else
yes 👏 yes 👏 yes 👏 you are absolutely right in every way and you should say it
