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Galbraksacee’s lair

Near Candlekeep, underneath the Cloud Peaks of Amn, in the Underdark area known as Xothaerin.

Map locations and visual:

Faerun map: 

Candlekeep and Cloud Peaks:

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Galbraksacee, The Lonely Beholder

From as early as Galbraksacee could remember, they have been terrified by anyone else, paranoid of other’s simple presence in their vicinity and drove themselves into solitude in a rather obscure cavern in the Underdark. 

Any adventurers following the rumours about Galbraksacee’s existence would be killed by the beholder in a frightened frenzy. The only one who has managed to escape Galbraksacee’s deadly gaze was a wizard who managed to sneak around the lair, unnoticed for days and, although they got attacked, the beholder let them live as they have earned some respect for managing to stay hidden so well for so long and not attack or hurt the lonely creature. 

Overtime more adventurer’s were slain as Galbraksacee grew older and more powerful yet the wizard still evades them somehow as they show up sometimes, have a fight and then they leave. 

Galbraksacee grew accustomed to the occasional visit from the wizard and although they do not talk a lot to one another, they have learned each other’s names: Azohr Jodeve, abilities, tactics and started a tradition that seems it will last forever and is one of the few form of entertainment and excitement that the beholder has, besides loneliness, paranoia and fear. 

Beholder reference:

Galbraksacee, The Lonely Beholder:

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Azohr Jodeve’s Character Sheet

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Azohr Jodeve’s Backstory

A High Elf Wizard with a thirst for knowledge who spends most of his time in Candlekeep, the towered library fortress of Faerûn, standing on a crag, overlooking the Sea of Swords and filled with books and scrolls of knowledge. 

As a young wizard he has ventured out to look for something unusual to add to his study collection. One of the top choices to start his search was the Underdark, the vast network of underground caverns and tunnels, known to host evil beings. There he has come across a rather simple looking cavern that hosted a single beholder, an aberration that looked like a giant floating eyeball with numerous eyestalks. After a few days of studying the creature from a distance, Azohr gets spotted by it and barely manages to escape alive. 

After time passes Azohr has returned to the creature more powerful than last time and attempted to study it again but was caught in no time and run out of its lair.

Over time Azohr would return to the lair and fight the creature directly, learning it’s attacks and name: Galbraksacee, Azohr giving him th title of “The Lonely Beholder”. 

Now, as Azhor grew more powerful and Galbraksacee grew more used to Azohr’s appearance into his lair they have a respectable rivalry in which they will still fight with all they have but spare each other at the last moment. 

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Y3 FMP Progress Upate

After the last presentation there has been a series of personal and financial issues coming up, a constant battle with Student Finance for approval and lack of access to University’s resources which led to a dreadful feeling of hopelessness and lack of motivation. The situation becoming more and more difficult it became easier to give up and consider dropping out which led to me not gaining any progress on my already proposed FMP or any ideas that may have come up in the last few months.

I have recently regained my desire to animate and complete the course the best I can, albeit late and behind the class. I plan on doing the best with whatever resources I have at hand and after all this time I find it difficult to pick up the FMP from where I left it without still feeling like a dreadful chore. 

In a final attempt to wok an FMP I have come up with a concept that combines two things I have somewhat recently discovered how much I enjoy: Stop Motion and Dungeons & Dragons.

Title: 

BEHOLD!

Teaser: 

One of the many battles between a knowledge hungry wizard and a lonely but magically powerful floating eyeball(s).

Synopsis: 

A D&D inspired film portraying one of the many battles between Azohr Jodeve, a High Elf Wizard with a thirst for knowledge and Galbraksacee, The Lonely Beholder, whose fates are at the will of the dice. 

D&D brief description and mechanics:

Dungeons & Dragons is a structured, yet fundamentally open-ended role-playing game. It is normally played indoors with the participants seated around a table top. Typically, one player takes on the role of Dungeon Master (DM) while the others each control a single character, representing an individual in a fictional setting. When working together as a group, the player characters (PCs) are often described as a "party" of adventurers, with each member often having their own area of specialty which contributes to the success of the whole. During the course of play, each player directs the actions of their character and their interactions with other characters in the game. This activity is performed through the verbal impersonation of the characters by the players, while employing a variety of social and other useful cognitive skills, such as logic, basic mathematics and imagination. A game often continues over a series of meetings to complete a single adventure, and longer into a series of related gaming adventures, called a "campaign".

During the game, players describe their PCs' intended actions, such as punching an opponent or picking a lock, and converse with the DM, who then describes the result or response. Trivial actions, such as picking up a letter or opening an unlocked door, are usually automatically successful. The outcomes of more complex or risky actions are determined by rolling dice. Different polyhedral dice are used for different actions, such as a twenty-sided die to see whether a hit was made in combat, but an eight-sided die to determine how much damage was dealt. Factors contributing to the outcome include the character's ability scores, skills and the difficulty of the task. In circumstances where a character does not have control of an event, such as when a trap or magical effect is triggered or a spell is cast, a saving throw can be used to determine whether the resulting damage is reduced or avoided. In this case the odds of success are influenced by the character's class, levels and ability scores.

High Elves are humanoid creatures with pointy ears, a keen mind and a mastery of at least the basics of magic.

Beholders are large, orb shaped aberrations, with one large cyclops like eye and 10 eyestalks, each containing powerful magic. They tend to be xenophobic and vicious , but also curious creatures. 

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After Effects Glow Animation Test 2

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After Effects Glow Animation Test 1

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Y3 FMP Pitch - The Animation Dance Off Video Resume

A digital book presentation of the final pitch. The Animation Dance Off presents three different character designs created using three different animation techniques performing three different dance styles, showing off a variety of skills. Link bellow in the brackets: ( https://issuu.com/aninmotion/docs/y3_20fmp_20pitch_20presentation )