Wayfinder #8 - Weal and Woe

Wow... it's been quite some time ever since I uploaded something. And I wish I could say it's another commission from the Paizo-Character-List.

A Gifted sorceress and oracle, and daughter to a brutal ulfen raider, Eric the Sea Crow.  This Weal or Woe is also going to be used as the source for a sidetrek adventure, written by Larry Wilhelm for the Pathfinder Fanzine: Wayfinder #8.

Enre

Appearance
Age: 20 
height : 6 ft 8 in 
weight 280 
Skin color: pale Hair: shaved Eyes: dark red body type: well muscled 
Clothing: Enre wears a white mask covered with runes and a grey cloak. Under the cloak he wears heavy armor. On his back is a massive two handed blade.

Girruth Stormhammer

Girruth Stormhammer 
A dwarf barbarian wearing scale armor and carrying a large shield and a waraxe. 
Gir is tall for a dwarf, around 5'6", and heavily muscled appearing almost as wide as he is tall. His beard is close cut and his head is shaved. He is heavily tattooed with various dwarven runes on both arms and up the sides of his neck to his jawline. He has a faded scar running across his face from the top of his head, across his right eye, and over his nose to the left corner of his mouth. Numerous scars on his forearms, some partially covered by tattoos and some cutting through other tattoos. Loose pants and heavy boots with steel covered toes cover his lower body. His arms are bare with the exception of a pair of heavily engraved metal bracers and he is wearing a thick golden ring on his left hand engraved with elven script.

Chumbeard

a dwarven barbarian/inquisitor of Besmara (the pirate goddess) named Chumbeard. He will have two peglegs, a hook hand, and an eyepatch. Armed with a boarding (battle)axe. Was called to Besmara when he fell overboard during a shark feeding frenzy and managed to survive.

Ulric

(Human Barbarian/Oracle): Ulric stands at an even 6 foot, blond wavy hair flows down to his shoulders, it is keep off his eyes by a simple leather headband. Bright blue eyes look out from a pale and ruggedly handsome face. His long blond beard and moustache are both braided. Ulric body has a thin frame but it is covered with solid muscle and he is able to push all his physical limits when entering a berserker rage. His long legs can carry him with swift and sure strides.
Ulric wears an ornate set of breastplate armor over worn but serviceable travelling clothes made of seal-leather dyed blue and white. The motif on the armor shows a long-ship cresting a wave. Sturdy Whale-fur boots are tied with seal-leather cords.
Ulric carries a long hafted great-axe. The grey steel blade, forged by a master-smith of his homeland, has a similar motif to the armor. A fully stocked backpack and numerous belt pouches allow Ulric to organise his equipment, which can at times be of critical importance.
Despite his formidable appearance Ulric has an easygoing nature and is quick to smile. He is willing to buy everyone drinks and tell them tales of his homeland or his recent adventures. However there is something slightly odd about him, to most people it is just a minor feeling of unease caused by strange noises, odd shifts of breeze or a drop in temperature. To those with The Sight, mostly harmless but sometimes malevolent otherworldly spirits surround Ulric. These are only able to affect the physical world in some minor ways as noted earlier or rearranging Ulric's gear in his backpack. Ulric is, however, learning to tap into this phenomenon as a source of knowledge and power.

Amiri - Raging Blood

This is a piece I did recently for Wayfinder #7 a great fanzine with focus on the RPG Pathfinder.

When I first read into Pathfinder I stumbled upon the background story on the iconic barbarian, Amiri. I really loved her Story and decided right there and then to illustrate one of the major moments. Unfortunately I didn't get it on until Tim gave me a really good opportunity with the theme for Wayfinder #7 witch was to illustrate the best of the first years of Pathfinder.

Here's the passage of the Story that inspired this illustration:

"...It was enough. With a roar, Amiri leapt back to her feet. Her rage filled her body, clouded her vision, stole over her soul. Two of the barbarians had been decapitated by her immense sword before they realized that death had come. The battle was swift and brutal, with Amiri not noticing the blows that landed on her, simply stepping from one traitor to the next and cutting them down.


When her rage finally subsided, Amiri realized what she had done. She knew that the hunters had certainly deserved their fates, but they were still kin. That her reasons for murdering them were, to her, valid didn't change the ties of blood. She knew that she had cut those ties, and so she turned her back on the remains, trusting that they would be discovered by another hunting party soon enough..."

-> Read the full Story of Amiri

Half Orc male barbarian/cleric of Gorum, wearing chain shirt over simple and tattered/ragged clothing; rough and savage looking, almost feral in features - more orc than human blood in his veins. 6' tall and over 250 pounds in weight. Equipped with two handed waraxe, a spiked gauntlet (spikes are made from wolf/beast fangs) on his left hand, and three spears as ranged weapons.

I figured I need more routine drawing, so I decided to start again with Daily Sketching.


Some time ago I stumbled over an Thread at Paizo.com, where artists offered to do character illustrations for the very same reason. What an great way to spare me the trouble to come up with ideas of my own each day. Sounds strange but when you think about it other people come up with ideas you never think about, forcing you to do something different once in a while.


So without further delay, here's my sketchbook so far.


The first Character I did was Snowhunter. A catfolk Barbarian.