Art: Like a puppy

I managed to open some sort of art chakra so here is another drawing today! This time we get to see Malloana. Drawing someone from behind is hard and I lose the character's proportions, even though four-arm Lun is more slender than his pre-ascension counterpart, so there's that. 

I'm the artist so nobody else can guess what the true properties of my characters are anyways. >u>

Art: Zebelun's character chart

Drawing the same character three times is tedious, it's even more tedious when it's three different forms and you have to attempt to stay 'on model'. Anyways.

This is Zebelun the incubus and his three flesh vessels which change throughout the story. The first one is his human form - the most inconspicuous, albeit he still has the red eyes. As much as one tries to hide themselves the eyes always stay the same so Lun has to wear sunglasses and try not to look too obvious.

The second is his first true form, this is how he looked when he first met Malloana. He was still an apprentice so Lun's look is incomplete. The lack of clothes can be explained with his profession - he's an incubus, he has to look seductive and enticing (not that he was any good at it from the start). Getting used to clothes and shoes was a big challenge.

His 'complete' or ascended look is the third drawing. After leaving Malloana due to circumstances the incubus had no other choice but to go through his initiation ritual and become a proper demon, which is visualized by a more bestial form and markings upon his body. His human disguise didn't change much so I didn't include it, the only difference would be that his markings would show too because similar to the eyes it is an important mark a demon cannot erase. Sadly a heavily tattooed man attracts much more attention so Lun was reluctant to return to humanity, there were other reasons too though.

It took a lot of preparation before the demon could face his beloved human again.

Worldbuilding: a story of two engineers

One of Solana’s most prestigious universities is the Delta Academy of Technology and Mechanics which is a top-tier school and the main ‘exporter’ of artificial life scientists. Only those with top marks and a fat wallet can study there, if one wishes to to press their luck they can apply for scholarships or take the Gifted test – a higher difficulty entrance exam which might earn a spot in the ‘gifted’ group and have your studies paid for the government in turn for mark reports and reviews.

The Delta Academy focuses on technical sciences, mostly engineering and IT, it is lead by famous Nevol scientists renowned for their work in the artificial life engineering field. There are many faculties – civil, mechanical, and even biomedical engineering, among others. Only the biomedical branch focuses on producing artificial bodies and prosthetics, working closely with the Mother’s Academy of Medicine.

The president of the biomedical engineering faculty’s student body is none other than Rebol – the enigmatic man who is best known for his prosthetic designs. He is not a particularly lovable fellow but manages to hold his student council together with a bit of charm and an iron fist. Attends social events only because he is obliged to as a president, spends most of his time in the lab, working under the Academy and studying for his master’s degree. Most know that he works on perfecting prosthetics, striving to achieve lifelike feelings to them but very little know Rebol’s secrets. Having found a strange tunnel under his own home he has found a place of power, an old relict left behind by the Primal Nevols. Secretly the man has developed devices that can track magical energy, taking samples from the relic. This way Rebol can work on his most devious plans – outing any abnormals who dare set their foot in the Academy.

Being an establishment run mostly by Nevols, the Delta does not permit anyone with a magical abnormality to attend; this is explained by the long, complicated history of Nevols. As most abnormals are tracked it is almost impossible to get past the radar and get accepted into the school, however there are some cases where a seemingly ordinary person can avoid being noticed by the rigorous system.

This one person is a girl bound to a demon: Malloana, the charming and energetic president of the Mechanical engineering faculty’s student council, happens to be a regular mortal with a secret. During a party with friends she performed a botched demon summoning ritual and ended becoming permanently bound to an amateur demon – Zebelun the incubus. Since then he has moved in with the girl and lived disguised as a human. Malloana’s friends have kept the promise to never speak of the ritual or Lun as a demon, however none of them expected the biomedical engineer to be suspicious.

Malloana’s and Rebol’s story kicks off with a fateful meeting.   

Art: the sad bird

Caym is a character burdened by his own weakness. All his life he has fled the consequences of his choices and actions, often speaking big words but being unable to act upon them. What he doesn't admit is his fear of confrontation, of dealing with his issues. This has gotten him in bad situations many times, costing him not only money and limbs but also friends.

He never trusted his witch and pretended to not care about her, as much as she tried to make him open up. There was one person who could move Caym and when that person was in danger only then did the scared bird gain the courage to fight for his place in this world.

Art: Ania

Finally returned to traditional media but not without failures. Did a little experiment - made a basic sketch and then went straight to inks. Real drawing got ruined because I took a far too big pen to her face but in general her head is a mess so it's a pretty ugly drawing but one drawing is better than no drawing, right?

This is Ania, or Ana, a character of mine.

Worldbuilding: the people of Solana

Solana is the nation where the events of my story take place and this is a description of all the people who inhabit or have have inhabited the land.

The Siloteii: the nomads that have come to Solana recently. Their history is a mystery to most, they pray to a single God who’s name changes depending on who you ask. The Siloteii people have thoroughly mixed with the K’tals and Nevols, inheriting their culture, names and on occasion – magical abilities. Their opinion on synthetics and people with abilities depends on person, those closer to the K’tals are wary of synthetics but those closer to the Nevols are wary of people with abilities, some using the ‘abnormal’ slur.

The K’tal: the native inhabitants of Solana with the oldest and richest history. They do not have a deity which they pray to but they believe that everything has a spirit and respect nature and the order it brings to the world. The philsophy of K’tals is that a person must prepare for death by learning throughout their life, depending on families many have traditions of what one must achieve before their journey in life is complete and they can leave this world thus they reject anything that either brings premature death or prolongs life, most K’tals are wary of synthetics. The K’tals span throughout all social classes and mix with Siloteii and Nevols freely, however families often try to find a compromise to keep traditions of both sides.

The Hilren: second-oldest natural inhabitants of Solana, proud of their strict and rich traditions. Deeply religious people with the Mother as their central deity, revering motherhood and women as the foundation of life. The Hilren pray to the Mother and her Pantheon and considers themselves direct descendants of the Pantheon, however they see everyone as the creation of the Mother and consider other nations Children too even though intercultural marriages are forbidden and most Hilren believe they’re keeping the Blessed bloodline. Some honorary Hilren exist but one must do great deeds to be considered one, it is said the Monarch was the first and only mortal the Mother accepted into the Pantheon thus all honorary Hilren are called Monarchs with an adjective to describe their deed. The Hilren consider the Corruptor the opposite of the Mother and see him in everything that is sinful, however it is known that the Mother and Corruptor created humans thus they have to live their life as mortals to choose either the path of Blessings or Corruption. They are not wary neither of the Nevols nor synthetics, calling the Nevols either Blessed or Corrupted depending how their ability impacts their lives. They respect the K’tals even though are indifferent to their spiritual beliefs.

The Nevol: historically a nation of immigrants who recently arrived in Solana. Their ancestors depended on magic and controlled the Prime Source which gave the Nevols their signature abilities, however as generations passed and the people distanced themselves from magic and magical artifacts less and less Nevols came into this world with any magical abilities and soon started considering them ‘abnormalities’ and rejected anything paranormal or spiritual. They are the leading in technological development and are the founders of the synthetic project – human life can be transferred to a mechanical body and prolonged for an unlimited time. Anyone with an ability is shunned in their society and soon find them in bad conditions unless they can hide their ability or their family is rich and influental enough to make everyone else conveniently forget of such ability. Nevols mix with K’tals but mainly Siloteii in an attempt to distance from their past, however they often keep their family names as the Siloteii are more prone to adapting to different cultures.

Art: the fae

So I made a fairy and a vampire in Sims and I got really attached to them as characters.

Here's Adrian the fairy who's a superstar athlete, because that's appropriate for a fairy.