So, today I bring you another Pooka, now called Nalka, to compliment Reid, the first Pooka I painted a few days ago. They are representing a whole Pooka species, and they are going to be used in a setting guide I'm writing for my players (and also for you as well, if you'd be interested in reading that) This setting contains several different types of bug elves, and here with Pooka I'm exploring the idea of a spider elf . Together with Nalka's character design and general concept art, I also prepared some "menacing" poses, showing all the arms extended. Pookas generally stay unseen with a help of a very nasty form of camouflage. When somebody notices them, they INSTANTLY go into a "big mean spooder" mode. They puff up, rise the legs and try to look as threatening as possible, hoping you'll get the heck away from them. Most people do (wonder why?) . That nasty form of camouflage I mentioned is called "a flesh puppet". Pookas use the remains of their devoured victims combined with web to make a creepily looking humanoid "dolls". They manipulate them using web strings, to make them walk, move and perform simple tasks. Natural magic of Pookas make people who see this grotesque performance believe that they are looking at real human beings. A group of Pookas can animate a small village, with "citizens" helping to conceal their lair. And if a curious traveller starts poking around, they may soon join the army of puppets
