To be able to act without a care for the law like that you'd have to either be a lowly bandit or a deserter. But with the gall to appear anywhere across the kingdom as he wishes, even before the entire kingdom's army? Then he'd either be a god or a demon. Either one is hostile to the King, his land, and his people.
'Is it just how people get when they possess incredible power?', I thought to myself once. His power, combat skills, tactics, and field strategy knowledge are too much it looks like the whole Ministry of War were squeezed into one human being. But, I was ready to strike him down had the Knight Commander ordered us to. As fearsome as a foe may be, I trust our Knight Commander.
Who would have thought he gave us the order to back him up instead? That we should "fight this horror hand-in-hand" he said. Uplifting. But with a murderer? If there is one person among us whose loyalty to the King and his people has no match it'd be him. So, I wonder... what could it be that our Commander see in that man that is invisible to us?
--From a soldier's journal
In my intro post, I mentioned I reworked the 3 mysterious characters. Well, I decided to replace the “X-Y-Z” initials to something more recognizable, which is their obvious appearance instead of tiny letters on their forehead. This project—despite the imperfections—opened my eyes to new techniques, themes, and ideas. I hope you like the final result!
The Wolf
The Wolf, as people across the Continent who have seen him before call him, is a mysterious swordsman wearing a wolf mask, a powerful artefact of unknown origin. It grants him the power to call upon up to 3 ferocious spectral wolves, increased reflex, eyesight, and hearing. Which not only making him a dangerous opponent but also a great tracer.
His fighting style is that of a swordsman. But, thanks to his modified sword he can also blast people from the distance with the double-barrel shotgun attached to his blade, providing more ways for him to kickass. A huge sword or a shotgun is already heavy on its own, so it would take great physical strength to swing a weapon like that without looking clumsy. But people have seen him not only swung his heavy weapon, but also spun around, leapt to the air and dashed swiftly in combat like it was nothing.
Yes, that is what the weapon is called
He is mostly seen on the northern part of the Continent, which is the coldest side. And if his long coat with thick fur collar is not enough, his modified chest plate is basically a portable fireplace. It's designed to be able to produce heat while keeping him unharmed in any way.
Certain circumstances have led people to believe that he is a murderer, although it might not be true, as the mentioned Knight Commander seem to believe. Despite the hatred from some people, especially the soldiers, he helps them anyway in combat against the gigantic monstrosities that plague the Continent.
The character has 18,762 tris, and the weapon 3,068 tris. Made in Blender 2.82
This character is dedicated to @acidyo as my gratitude. I don't think everyone should know what he did exactly, but just know that he's a great person who helps people in need. However, please note that I don't make the character according to the real person's trait entirely, and the appearance and personality too. Like, he doesn't slaughter people in real life and be cool about it... .
But the character does have a tiny bit, though, such as helping people in need, which is where the inspiration for the background story came from. But for the most part, he is a fictional/fantasy character.
If by reading this you feel like it's a part of a bigger world, you're correct. It is a part of an unrealized universe that I craft. Perhaps writing them in blog posts will be my first step to realizing it? Into a book, a game, a movie series? I'm not sure. But I'm happy I can get it out of my head.
Next up is The Spider. I hope you like the post, good peeps, thank you for visiting. If you have any question feel free to ask me in the comment. And I hope you like the artwork, Acidyo!
Character Portrait | 3D Print-Ready Model
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Oooh, hello, Sketchbook. Thank you very much for your support! Looking forward to getting flipped through by you again
Oh my goodness that character kicks so much arse just on appearance alone XD If you put them into some universe I would watch/read the hell out of it.
Ahh you're learning as you go too, we can stumble along together then XD
Okay, I think I should start watching guide videos about writing then 😄 I'm glad you like this one, Ry, I hope you'll like yours.
You want to stumble along with me you'll stumble a lot more than you should, but okay XD