Corvid warriors often wear the skulls of their ancestors into battle but seeing the skulls of their kinfolk used in this manner strikes the Conspiracy of Corvids with both fear, and intense anger. The Rattus Rodentius had desecrated the remains of the fallen Corvidae soldiers and the remains have been left in place ever since.
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Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XI – The Unwelcoming Sight of the Burntwood
The Battle of Ash Feathers saw the first time that the sworn enemies of all Corvids; the Rattus Rodentius managed to get the upperhand and it proved to be fatal. They coaxed the 6th Corvidae Legion into the forest, trapped them and set hundreds of fires simultaneously, wiping out the entire 6th Corvidae Legion and razing the Eastwood to the ground.
Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part VIII – Corvus Makes a Tough Decision – The Corvids Begin Their Quest
Having heard the prophecy, Corvus is left with an impossible decision to make; does he source the Starshade herb and save his sibling only to see the whole of Corvid-kind eventually wiped out by the Darkness; or does he take up the quest and risk failing and the definite death of his sibling who is just a day or two at most away from death now?
Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part VII – Alwyn Relates a Prophecy from the Dawn of Corvids
Four and the White Raven in a place where the stars spawn
A warning of Darkness, a plague from the Far North
A sickness that spreads turning Corvids to waste and bones
The only hope is one Colony, one King in a safe abode
Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part V – The Meadow Temple; Astralus Starshade Herb Amongst Ruins
“There are some ruins on an island to the east of this Watchtower, the Meadow Temple it is called. That is the only place in my knowledge that Astralus grows dependably.
Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part III – Flight to the Ancient Watchtower
The journey from Crowshaven to High Point is over 130 leagues as the crow flies and with the life of his Sibling hanging in the balance, Corvus, with Finbar alongside him make the journey in a single flight, although it takes many hours, flying through the night and into the following morning before reaching theContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part III – Flight to the Ancient Watchtower”
Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part II – The Sickness of Corvus’ Sibling
Upon returning from a recent gathering expedition in the Smallwood, Corvus younger sibling was struck with a sudden illness that rendered her almost lifeless and fading rapidly. Corvus tried to seek help from the Colony’s physicians with little joy, none of their ‘remedies’ having any positive effects.
Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Inktober Graphic Novel Illustration Art Project
Who wants to hear a new story? Over the past few weeks I’ve been planning and working on a fantasy graphic novel idea to release throughout Inktober 2019, undoubtedly this project will run a bit longer and there may be a few missed days due to having other commitments. However, I’ve got most of theContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Inktober Graphic Novel Illustration Art Project”
Nocturnal Sun -Oil on Canvas – Fantasy Oil Painting Palette Knife Imagination – Imaginative Realism Landscape Art Illustration
Nocturnal Sun – Oil on Canvas – 11.75″ x 15.75″ For quite some time, I have say here and typed out several lines of poetry, then deleted them. Several short, two sentence storylines, then deleted them. I can’t settle on a singe idea for this painting and have therefore decided to leave any story orContinueContinue reading “Nocturnal Sun -Oil on Canvas – Fantasy Oil Painting Palette Knife Imagination – Imaginative Realism Landscape Art Illustration”
Ringwraiths at Weathertop – Nazgul – A Knife in the Dark – Lord of the Rings Oil Painting
Ringwraiths, or Nazgul are the horror element to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings story, and the scariest they ever get is quite possibly in Chapter 11 of The Fellowship of the Ring – A Knife in the Dark. With this oil painting, I wanted to capture the fear they induce and put into those who face them.
The Ringwraiths are deadly enemies, but they are only shadows yet of the power and terror they would possess if the Ruling Ring was on their master’s hand again
Sketches & Storytelling - Art, Illustration, and Storytelling 