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Character : Moorin
Continuing my theme of giving some of the supporting Daemonslayers characters a bit more of the love… here’s Moorin, the degarii (cat people) warrior. He’s a mutant and standing at approximately 2 metres is a giant amongst his kind. I do find four arms a bit difficult for the drawing which is probably why he doesn’t get drawn often. That and my last picture of him was so genuinely awful (it’s on the DS site but I didn’t upload it anywhere else) that I was put off trying again for the last few years. Good news is I can draw better now than back then, or at least I hope so but don’t expect any pictures of him fighting the demon knight Geirrodur any time soon… I’d have a meltdown trying to place all those arms!! He’s the fairly typical hearty warrior type which, I know, is really one of those cliché fantasy tropes but that doesn’t change the fact it’s fun to write that sort of character :D Good natured, honest but you wouldn’t want to be on his bad side. He’s friends with Blackjack – something of which his wife deeply disapproves as she considers him a bad influence given how if he’s involved her husband invariably ends up going on dangerous quests/getting involved in bar fights etcetc.



So far Moorin appears in ‘Descent’ when his daughter goes missing and the Daemonslayers help find her – which is easier said than done given the daemon Izael (picture thumb) is involved. And this story I’ve actually completed. Go me.]]> Drakhenliche photo Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:14:52 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/mad_jakkle.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/mad_jakkle.jpg.html
Character: Mad Jakkle
So one of my aims this year was to try and draw a picture a day. I’ve admitted defeat on that but am still determined to crank out more art than I did last year and have decided part of that will involve drawing my characters who just don’t get enough of the pencil and paper love, even though I like ‘em! So to kick off, here we have Mad Jakkle, better known across Caevalonia as the infamous ‘Midnight Sorcerer’ and various other names. He’s a staunch enemy of the Empire and particularly its wizards, who view sorcerers, a rare breed as they are, as far too powerful for their own good. He doesn’t like being called ‘Mad’ so it’s best not to call him that to his face. Despite dire legends that surround him, he’s not actually evil but he does lacks empathy and compassion on an individual level. He’s a hoarder and guardian of knowledge and the library of his home, the Hidden Tower, is without equal – not that he’s about to share it with anyone as he considers most mortals far too feeble minded to handle the arcane secrets he holds.



Currently he appears in one story I’ve written thus far – er, which I haven’t put on the Daemonslayers site yet. It’s been written for a couple of years now (need to go through and edit the current draft) but it ties in with an arc that relates to how yet another story, ’Feed the Gods’, ends so I feel like I should finish that first but I keep changing some aspects of the plot and arrrgh! So much writing to do and given I currently average about 0.0001 words a day it’s not going to happen soon. So maybe I’ll publish what I’ve done of that arc so far and just include an editor’s note to explain a few things. This is what I get for working out of chronological order…]]> Drakhenliche photo Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:14:52 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/shadowpriest_watercolour_001.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/shadowpriest_watercolour_001.jpg.html
The Shadow Priest from Wolf and Raven. This will also be one of the book's internal covers. Or maybe the back. (I haven't decided yet since I need to finish the other illustrations for it first).]]> Drakhenliche photo Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:21:10 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/nresha_profile_pic.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/nresha_profile_pic.jpg.html
Character: Nresha al-Suriha, High Priestess of the Goddess Anshu.

The high priestess of the dark goddess Anshu, Nresha is as influential, if not more so, than the Hssaar Pharaoh himself. She is an ancient, wizened creature but her frail physical appearance is in contrast to her wickedly sharp mind and the terrible magical power she can wield straight from her goddess.
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Character: Mad Jakkle

He doesn't like being called 'mad'... that's just an unfortunate abbreviation of his real name that seems to have stuck.

As a sorcerer, Mad Jakkle can intuitively channel magic without the need for spell casting and the reagents, arcane mumbling and all the other such accoutrements that normal wizardry requires. Wizards, as such, don't really like sorcerers - they envy their raw power and since they do not need to learn spells to channel magic, there is no way they can be regulated or controlled and so are viewed as a dangerous threat.
For his part, the Midnight Sorcerer has remained a staunch enemy of the Empire's wizards for he's seen the corruption within the Council of Mages and doesn't really think magic is something mere humans should be messing with.]]> Drakhenliche photo Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:24:59 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/moorin.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/moorin.jpg.html
Character : Moorin
Moorin again.]]> Drakhenliche photo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:56:39 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/dsgrouppic.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/dsgrouppic.jpg.html
Characters : (left to right) Barlone, Spur, Garth, Blackjack, Soul, Mad Jakkle, Shade,
Moorin, Darkclaw and Hawkwind.
Just a group pic of the Daemonslayers and Blackjack's dragonthralls who've remained loyal friends ('cept for Garth and Mad Jakkle of course).
Old and poorly drawn.]]> Drakhenliche photo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:56:27 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/anshu_04.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/anshu_04.jpg.html
One of the evil deities of Tymaera, Anshu is the patron deity of the hssaar snake-people but is worshipped by anyone with darkness in their hearts. She's not the most powerful of the evil gods, but she's working on it... The Daemonslayers end up pitted against her followers in 'Feed the Gods' (which I'll try and get the prologue and part 1 of online soon - once I've worked out what I've done with the spell checked version).
The linework's a bit shaky 'cos I drew this sitting on a park bench whilst trying to get to grips with my new rapidograph pens. And then the colouring.. well, I probably should have left it until I was in the mood. Never mind. At least it gives you an idea what she looks like.]]> Drakhenliche photo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:56:27 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/darkclaw_profile.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/darkclaw_profile.jpg.html
Character: Darkclaw
Darkclaw's a nice guy; friendly, smart, witty, does well with the ladies... it just happens that he's one of Tymaera's most efficient killing machines.
He was originally raised by the hssaar high priesthood, trained as their top assassin, even though he's half lizardman. But he slowly came to realise their ways were not his and he hated their goddess Anshu. So he struck out on his own.
He is another of Bloodbane's dragonthralls but even after the dragon was cursed he remained loyal and since Syrax resurfaced as Blackjack they've become friends. Darkclaw's one of the Daemonslayer's best allies.]]> Drakhenliche photo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:56:27 +0000 http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/ymmu_and_the_butterfly_of_happiness.jpg.html http://art.daemonslayers.net/v/Other_Characters/ymmu_and_the_butterfly_of_happiness.jpg.html
Character: Ymmu
Ymmu, the right-hand skeleton to the Lord of the Undead. He meddles in mortal affairs on his master's behalf and enjoys his work. The gauntlets he wears cut not just flesh, steel, magical armour etc (actually there's nothing that'll stop them) but they also shear apart souls as he commonly has to undertake the task of tracking down escapees from the Spirit World. Not all of them want to come back and so must be dealt with by other means. He is also an unsurpassed necromancer.
He's not actually evil. In fact, he's quite an eccentric with a decent (albeit very droll and unsurprisingly morbid) sense of humour. Sadly people tend to be too terrified of him and his reputation to find out or understand when he's actually joking. But that's ok 'cos he has his little pal the yellow Butterfly of Happiness to talk to. Aww.]]> Drakhenliche photo Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:56:27 +0000