i wanna be an elven ranger ! ...:D. the forest shall be free !

a sketch of lisel , my level one elven ranger :w00t:...she has just cleared the forest (well a small portion of it ^^;..:D) of two hobgoblins. the forest shall remain free !

forest creatures it is safe now ! :D

duergar nobles ! house rou-hema !

duergar nobles of house rou-hema (a powerful duergar trading house in the duergar city of Krian , that at present is funding and leading an expeditionary force into drow territory...one senses battle ahead )

duergar court !

rihal , duergar blackguard ! ^^;...:D

a sketch of rihal , a notorious duergar blackguard ...probably the most skilled assassin with poisons/assasinations/dirty tricks at work in the medium sized duergar city of Krian

Rihal , ready for battle !

beholder and the duergar !

beholder and the duergar surgeon ^^;...:D. the duergar have always craved (and hoarded knowledge)...this is a sketch of a duergar surgeon (will qualify as a cleric of same level) dissecting a beholder. the beholder must be young as he is very small...the surgeon is harvesting organs(to make spell reagants from) and also for general study. books/tomes of each creature the duergar fight are written up and given to the martial wings of duergar society. notes- the lamps hold living fungi that are encased in the 'bulb area'...they emit powerful lights of differing colors.

beholder and the duergar surgeon !

duergar ! assassins of house ghiri !

a few sketches of some duergar assassins ...in the world of the duergar the rich houses fight constantly. it proves useful to have a cadre of killers ^^;.. . a few sketches of a few of these assassins ...they pledge loyalty (all things being relative :D) to house ghiri

duergar assassins ! :D

orc mages ! orcish cleric and the war ritual ! ^^;...:D

orcish mages ...orcs typically focus on evoker schools(fire magic in particular...but there are also powerful necromantic orders ). mages will be relatively(compared to average orcs) slender as they have historically devoted themselves to studies versus labor and war...altho they are no strangers to the battlefield.

orcish mages !

orcish cleric and the war ritual ...orcs are highly ritualistic...one finds altars a nearly constant presence in  orcish dwellings and a visitor will stand in awe(and fear ^^;) as he looks at the massive monuments to the orcish gods in the major cities. this priestess is performing a dance on one of the battle rituals..before battles the priestesses will perform these ritual dances

orcish priestess and the war ritual ^^:...:D

halfling thieves ftw ! :D

a couple of halfling thieves / cutpurses ...prowling around of course :D

halfling thieves ....looking for lootz :D

little red duergar hood ! red riding hood as a duergar ^^;...:D

the story of the red hood is one often told to duergar children at bedtime ...^^;...:D


red is on her way to visit her grandmother...when she is attacked by a hairless wolf with gleaming eyes :fear:...luckily at that moment a party of adventurers happens along, led by the stalwart paladin volaron...to the party it looks like a dwarven teenager is being attacked by a monster(the wolf is actually a result of a twisted duergar experiment that turned a noble cleric into this beast)...red meanwhile is putting on a good show(screaming and crying...'help..im being attacked by a vicious creature ...'). the party soon makes short work of the wolf and offers to accompany red on her way to grandma's house...red furthers the illusion by telling the party that she is a lost dwarf and has been tortured by drow(they even shaved her head she whimpers :D). that night as the party lays down to rest...red slays each one of them ^^;

....continuing her journey-red soon formulates a plan to assassinate her grandma(she has quite of stash of valuable gems)...as she approaches the hut she uses hide in shadows :w00t: and sneaks in and throttles the elder duergar in her sleep...the end :XD:.

red hood ...on her way to grandma's house ^^;..:D

drow priestess and the temple carving ! :D

a drow priestess strolls in front of one of the carvings at a lolth temple , in the drow stronghold/trading post of sinloss ...

drow priestess and the spider carving...

goblin warrior with war pig ! and enter the folki !

 goblin warrior stands with war pig at her side :w00t:

goblin warrior with war pig :D

 some sketches of the folki...the folki are fierce swamp warriors that often brawl with lizardmen...

folki warrior stands ^^;

i can has blog ? ...:D. duergar ... halfling... duergar ...halfling :D

ok so had some art block ^^;...now im back in business :w00t:...a few duergars and halflings to start

duergar priestess with magical ring ^^;...

shireling cultist with dagger ...the shirelings are a sect of halfling clerics that follow  the anti-paladin thanos

duergar warrior in holiday armor ^^;...:D

savage the halfling exhorting her troops to fight with courage and precision :w00t:

orc shamans ! faces !

ideas for some orc shamans / witchdoctors . these fellows belong to mysterious circle of orcish shamans...due to ritual and breeding they are albinos with red eyes .

shaman concept 1

shaman concept 2

duergar thief ! on the prowl ! :D

sketch of duergar thief ...prowling around...looking for loot of course :D. getting some ideas for a party of evil npc .

yes, duergar females are bald too ^^;...:D

sylvain princess leaps ! new monster ! :D

a sketch of a sylvain princess ..the sylvain are essentially female centaurs - half female / half deer :w00t:...:D. she is fleeing an elven hunting party ^^;...she escapes :D. they are commonly called the fauni ....

sylvain princess leaps !

drow with flesh golem ! introducing the surgeon class ! ^^;...:D

in drow society , golem making is almost an art form. drow that make flesh golems are called surgeons ... they make remarkably lifelike creations - that can at the highest levels speak and follow very advanced and complex commands. in fact the golems are highly desired by drow royalty as body doubles.

these golems will be heavily perfumed as something about their creation still smells of the artificial and unnatural ^^;...

drow surgeon with golem ...hair and ears have yet to be selected ...these will be grafted and/or sewn on ^^;...

cultist faces and more of the bridi !

some face sketches of a cultist ...^^;..:D

cultist faces

bridi male face and bridi priestess ...the bridi are a cross between orc and elf - bridi are culturally closer to the orcs...kamal are the more elf like of this union

bridi male face and bridi female priestess ^^;...:D

a sketch of sian , elven ranger !

a sketch of sian , my elven ranger character...

elven ranger with sword ! ^^;...:D

a tour of dwarven society ... a beginning !

some quick sketches of the inhabitants of the dwarven city of Stulen ...more of these otw :w00t:

dwarven commoner ^^;...:D

dwarven cleric and various faces

a tour of drow society ...continued... drow princess ...drow thrall ... kuo-toa priestess !

drow princess ...

drow thrall ...

drow priestess ... captured by the drow  ^^;

a survey of drow society ... drow priestess with pet ! and drow captain of the guard !

ok so a couple of characters from the drow city of sinloss ...this survey was conducted by a level two bard -he is sending back sketches and notes via a goblin courier ^^;. onward :D.

the first figure is a drow priestess, they will often wear elaborate spider themed headgear ...and little else ^^;. drow priestesses will have familiars ...these are typically spiders-but in this case the young lady has a carrion crawler larvae as a pet.

the second figure is a drow captain of the guard ... while males do adopt a subordinate role in drow society...some of them gain some measure of status due to acts of bravery in war.

drow priestess with carrion crawler larvae pet ^^;...:D

drow captain of the guard

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