Warforged Necromancer (Finished!)

[Bront]

That pencil render is great. That pic belongs in an Eberron book almost as is

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

Wow! DMAC, you are the bomb! All of your work is great, but I especially appreciate the Eberron themed stuff. Thanks for continuing to share your work with us. Seeing each of the major development stages is very interesting too.

 

[DMAC]

Thanks. Nice to have fellow geeks who appreciate this sort of thing.

Tonight's work: flat colors.

 

[Kryndal Levik]

I love the changes you made, with one exception- something about the toad's placement seems a bit off. I know it's a matter of perspective (and that, visually, the shadow should show that it's on the ground), but its placement makes it seem like it's floating rather than sitting in the background.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

HOLY CR@P! That is just freakin' sweet!

 

[DMAC]

Thank you.

I mentioned when I posted the pencils that I drew the toad off on his own so that I can move him around in Photoshop and decide exactly where I want him. He's probably going to be down much closer to the necromancer's feet in the end.

 

[Gospog]

Altohugh I don't think I fully appreciate how a Warforged could be a necromancer.

Carrion was assigned to a Karnnathi Necromancer during the Last War. This nameless warforged was tasked with carrying in the bodies after a battle. The bodies were of course then turned into skeleton and zombie troops.

Warriors and attendants in the field used to call him "Carry In" and over time this became "Carrion" and a running joke amongst the men.

Near the end of the war, Carrion became apprenticed to the Necromancer that he had been assisting for months (years?). As a warforged, he very quickly took to the idea that a body without a soul is like a machine waiting to be used. As such, he was able to maintain his detachment (and his Lawful Neutral alignment!).

Recently, Carrion was summoned to his masters' workshop. He found his master on the ground, witha knife sticking out of him. He rushed to his masters' side, trying to help him. Of course, guards then entered the room and found the warforged covered with his masters' blood!

Facing arrest (or worse), Carrion used Ghoul Touch and escaped. he now lives life on the run. I'll spare you the rest of the boring details.

As for the Brass Toad, his name is Zaraxis. Carrion cast his "Summon Familiar" spell near a famous (infamous?) Karnnathi museum of "oddities and artifacts". The brass toad had never shown any signs of being magical or animate until the spell was cast. As a result of the spell, all animals in a one mile radius were killed and Zaraxis the Brass Toad sprang to life. He hopped to his masters' side and they have been inseperable ever since.

Occassionally, a strip of paper will spit from Zaraxis' mouth, after a few minutes if "ticking and binging" from inside the toad. The paper is covered in alien script that so far, no one can translate. Not even Zaraxis knows the import of this.
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Needless to say, I am very pleased with DMAC's work so far. I have the miniature for this character half-sculpted already. I haven't started Zaraxis yet, though.

-Tom

 

[Captain Howdy]

Awesome artwork, interesting character background. I'm glad I stopped by this thread.

 

[Nifft]

I have the BBEG for my next story arc. Thank you!

-- N

 

[Gospog]

He's not evil, he's misunderstood!