So I really was trying to reserve the art for the new races I’m presenting but I came across some older sketches and decided I’d share a bit with you early!
Please enjoy these illustrations, the intention is to help you mentally build the world of Traskoria within your own imagination to supplement the story. These characters or beings will all be introduced or have been, so stay tuned for more to com
"The Graze are a race of incredibly intelligent beings that exist throughout the multiverse. They look like the typical “Gray Aliens” many people know about because well, they are them! They excel at logistics and bureaucracy and instead of conquering by force they conquer with peaceful problem solving. They are known to go to some of the most hopeless worlds and use their massive intellects to find rational solutions to very difficult problems. They do not speak but communicate exclusively through telepathy. They are also the ultimate survivors having evolved their own bodies to be able to exist off any substance for nourishment and need very little water! They can eat literally anything from plastic to metal, toxic chemicals, trash, even dirt! Overall they are welcome on most worlds, seeking peaceful coexistence and exchange of technology and science..."
"Raine awoke with a start and to a wave of unbelievable heat falling upon him. One of his bedroom walls fell mere inches away from him, consumed by fire. All around him his home blazed. Raine quickly took stock of his situation and began to cough. He called out for his mother but could hear nothing but the roaring fire and what sounded like battle right outside his window. Raine rushed to it to see indeed there were people fighting in the streets. They cast long stark and jagged shadows as they wrestled and died in the dirt. Raine knew he must get out of here and hide..."
"Lastly at level 20 the Smith gains their ultimate ability. The ability to summon their own “Forge Fortress”. This spell summons a giant walled in working forge with bellows and all that is necessary to do actual large scale forging. Attached to the forge is a simple room and a bedroom as well as ample spaces for storage. One of the most amazing things about this is that the Smith can build UNLIMITED additions to this forge which will be permanently summoned from that time forward whenever the Forge Fortress is summoned. This has led to many high level smiths creating some of the most impressive summonable fortresses in the multiverse! One final perk is the first time the forge is summoned the Smith can pick a metal golem of any non-magical metal type they choose, that can work at the forge even when it is not summoned. Truly this is an epic level ability..."
"Raine started to respond but caught himself as he felt a warmth and power spread throughout his body. In a few short moments Raine felt powerful and awake. He felt he could run a marathon. His senses seemed hyper aware. He was easily able to hear his own heartbeat. He became aware of all the sounds around him. He could even here his mother’s deep gentle breathing a few rooms away. He smiled and looked at the stranger. But then a sudden realization spread over him. He could hear quite literally EVERYTHING down to the rats scurrying in the alley outside his window, but when he looked at her... he could not hear any heartbeat..."
"The time has now come to begin our intro into the world ofTraxt Magic. We will be exploring this over several posts. There will be individual write ups for each of the classes of:Traxt Smiths, Jewelers, and Weavers.
In fact this trio is commonly referee to as, “The Trinity” or “The Triad”. This is for several reasons. Firstly, it is very common for these 3 classes to group together in adventuring groups as their abilities complement each other. More practically, it does take all 3 in order to turn a regular “Raw Traxt” into an object of incredible magical power.
“One to make them, One to shape them, and One to make them glow.” Is the common phrase applied to this “Trinity” As we begin to discussTraxt magicwe will be learning why this is so..."
“My name is unimportant now but I may tell you in time.” The figure said moving into the moonlight by his window. She had beautiful, striking features. Raine could tell right away it was not someone from his homeland. He had in fact seen many people from many different lands but could not say he had met anyone who looked the way she did. She seemed to glide next to him and sat down in his bed their legs touching. She brought her hand to his chin and let her strong long fingernails run against his skin. “I came here to kill you you know...”
"This Cycle 3 Oblivion Ghoul is also called a “Sad Boy” or a “Saddie”. His bodily fluids are out of control and he always appears to be snotty and crying. He is covered in sores of all kinds. His breath and sore let off a powerful stench. Tiny worms can be seen crawling thru his skin. He is crushing a steel beam in his hand to vent his rage."
"Many people will choose to do this for heroic reasons. Their planet, their ship, is in the direct path of an Oblivion Wraith and there is no escape. They tell themselves they are doing it to save their family, their friends. And indeed for a time they often do. Also for a time they may be treated as a hero by the people they saved. But it can never last. To better understand the mechanics of this lets walk through how an Oblivion Ghoul is created, and the “6 cycles” of their life span..."
"Apart from this his presence can and does change fluidly with his situation. When he is in mortal danger (almost never) he radiates a pitiable aura which makes him appear much younger and more innocent, even vulnerable. Even hardened adversaries will think twice about striking him under this aura. At the other extreme when he is angry or in battle his aura is ablaze inspiring those fighting alongside him and causing him to look intimidating and fearful to his enemies. In this state his friends say he appears as a fearsome warrior leading others into battle. His enemies (the few that survive) will swear he looks like a demon possessed killer with eyes like daggers."
"This time is considered by many to be the greatest peace the multiverse had ever known. And not just because of the Dark Dwarves. Many many races who had fought across realities, time, and space, for centuries or more, put down their arms and turned together with former enemies to face the oncoming Crawl."
"The end of each universe always brought about a time of great sadness. It was hard for The 5 and their companions not to be disheartened for once again it would seem they were unable to thwart this merciless attacker. But before we talk about the very end of a universe there are a few phenomena that occur around this time that bear discussion."
