Hey guys, I got home and found this splendid image by Lastmanouthere in my inbox. It's such a wonderfully done piece, I had to post it right away. It features Derek, Lastmanouthere's self proclaimed favourite original characters. While not one of our mutually created and shared OCs, I had to take the opportunity showcase him here first. Lastman keeps knocking it out of the park these days and this image is a grand slam of style. Certainly one of his most enchanting pieces. Derek appears to materialize out of the darkness, a glowing light of inspiration in Lastmans mind.
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Here is what Lastmanouthere had to say about the piece:
Darek is one of my most beloved OCs, if not the most and it's been literally years since I last depicted him properly. He appears, in one way or another, in all my high fantasy settings as a cruel assassin who was horribly tortured as a child, but after finding love with the Earth Templar Evon, he became more of a spy for well-intended organisations. His weapon of choice is the double kusari - gama style Fool's Blade (not depicted), but lacking this, any short blade, or even his bare body is deadly.
Because he appeared in three of my four fantasy settings (you might remember the Sun and Moon gods from one of said settings, and Knight Terrick from another one), I came up with the idea of merging all these into a shared world, and I've been designing that world, from the cities and terrain features to the history and even the common language. In this language, which I've got to the point that is fully functional if a bit rudimentary, Darek means "wanderer", and is a common given name in the continent where Darek spent most of his teenage years, the Free city of Mai. He got his nickname there, Raven of Mai, which in my Nexi language translates as Tarnen gesd Mai. This particular incarnation of Darek is helping the Erevani lord Kai Sarth investigate the terrorist attack which killed the past Lord Sarth, which they believe is linked to a wider, darker conspiracy.
Lastmanouthere is even developing a language for him. Fascinating stuff. He's got one intense imagination. I have a hard enough time with English alone. XD As long as I know 'feed me I'm hungry' and 'Let's have sex' I should be good if I ever fall into the world of locked in his mind. ;D
Here is what Lastmanouthere had to say about the piece:
Darek is one of my most beloved OCs, if not the most and it's been literally years since I last depicted him properly. He appears, in one way or another, in all my high fantasy settings as a cruel assassin who was horribly tortured as a child, but after finding love with the Earth Templar Evon, he became more of a spy for well-intended organisations. His weapon of choice is the double kusari - gama style Fool's Blade (not depicted), but lacking this, any short blade, or even his bare body is deadly.
Because he appeared in three of my four fantasy settings (you might remember the Sun and Moon gods from one of said settings, and Knight Terrick from another one), I came up with the idea of merging all these into a shared world, and I've been designing that world, from the cities and terrain features to the history and even the common language. In this language, which I've got to the point that is fully functional if a bit rudimentary, Darek means "wanderer", and is a common given name in the continent where Darek spent most of his teenage years, the Free city of Mai. He got his nickname there, Raven of Mai, which in my Nexi language translates as Tarnen gesd Mai. This particular incarnation of Darek is helping the Erevani lord Kai Sarth investigate the terrorist attack which killed the past Lord Sarth, which they believe is linked to a wider, darker conspiracy.
Lastmanouthere is even developing a language for him. Fascinating stuff. He's got one intense imagination. I have a hard enough time with English alone. XD As long as I know 'feed me I'm hungry' and 'Let's have sex' I should be good if I ever fall into the world of locked in his mind. ;D