Weilyn’s Characters

[Weilyn]

@Herr D said:

kicking yourself in the face? I’m going to have to suggest stomping on your own feet instead. It doesn’t require amazing flexibility, balance, or grace, but it does mean you can’t give yourself amnesia–forgetting your work. And if you do it hard enough, you might break an instep and have more computer time!

Point taken. *Starts stomping*

@Legatus said:

I love Civilization, but I have not played it in the last 2 years or so. I might start a new game. See you in six months.

Just one more turn…

@Alexander of Limbo said:
absolutely love your work, especially the mythical stuff =D But as i’m studying fossilization right now i have to be the boring old fart and say that anything fossilized in amber keeps its soft body tissue. But these mythical things are f***ing awesome =D

could i suggest making some trolls or yetis? =)

Aw, shoot. I kind of suspected that, but was unable to clarify whether it was actually the case. Oh, well, thank you for informing me, and for your kind comments.

Also, why did you have to mention trolls? Now I had to eschew sleep for another few hours to make this:

Nordic Forest Troll, carrying an injured Greater Finnish Sprite

The Nordic Forest Troll is a very rare creature to spot these days. The First, Second and Third Jotun Purges (AD 996, AD 1558 and AD 1937, respectively), deforestation and conflicts with other forest creatures (particularly huldras and wights) have brought the species to the edge of extinction, and have made it highly averse to human contact.
Forest Trolls are far from as aggressive as commonly thought, more often than not choosing to back away from a threat rather than fighting it. If they are cornered, however, or if their habitats are in direct peril, they may charge with ferociousness rivalling their mountainous cousins. For example, the Third Jotun Purge was sparked by the maiming of a party of seven Finnish lumberjacks by a rampaging Forest Troll, near Jyväskylä in the autumn of 1936.
Generally, the presence of a Forest Troll is a sign of good health in the forest environment. They take great pride in their territories, and often attempt to heal or repair any damages made to them.

I planned to add more shadings and highlights to this one, but the Machine was acting up, and I lost my patience. Oh, and those aren’t breasts. They are egg sacs.

[Weilyn]

My entries for Dark Moon’s contests:

For Your Superhero: Ethania: The Pissed Pistolier

For Dark Moon’s Redesign Contest: Fairy Matriarch hunting for her young

[Seraph]

The troll and the sprite are too adorable…I could barely deal with how cute it is.

Also, love that the Pissed Pistolier is missing a shoe. It’s funny. And the fairy queen is pretty cool too…any plans to show us fairy babies in all their adorable glory?

[Weilyn]

@Seraph said:

The troll and the sprite are too adorable…I could barely deal with how cute it is.

Also, love that the Pissed Pistolier is missing a shoe. It’s funny. And the fairy queen is pretty cool too…any plans to show us fairy babies in all their adorable glory?

Thank you very much!

Fairy babies, huh? There’s an idea…

Details from the lifecycle of a Greater Geatish Fairy

The Greater Geatish Fairy is commonly found in the meadows and birch forests of southern Sweden and south east Norway, where it forms hives, under ground or in hollow trees, of 30 to 500 individuals. The hive is centred around the Queen or Matriarch (pictured above).

The egg and embryo of a Greater Geatish Fairy, four hours before hatching.

The Queen mates with males from other colonies during Swarming, which occures once every year, around mid-june. After this event the Queen can preserve the males’ genetic material within her body for a year for the fertilizition of her eggs, which she lays 4-8 of every week.

The nymph of a Greater Geatish Fairy, fifteen days after hatching.

The nymphs are fiercely watched over by the Hive Guards and the Queen herself, as they are highly vulnerable to predators and parasites. 42 days after hatching their wings have grown fully, and their skin has hardened enough for them to become productive members of the Hive, either as Workers or Hunters.

[Seraph]

I might be weird for saying this, but that fairy nymph is still cute even with all those teeth and the glint of hunger in its eyes. I kinda want to coo at it and see if it’ll giggle…I really love healthily fat, little babies are all kinds of cute. Also, I dig the life cycle you have for the fairy.

[Weilyn]

@Seraph said:

I might be weird for saying this, but that fairy nymph is still cute even with all those teeth and the glint of hunger in its eyes. I kinda want to coo at it and see if it’ll giggle…I really love healthily fat, little babies are all kinds of cute. Also, I dig the life cycle you have for the fairy.

Thanks! I often aim for a balance between the appealing and the unappealing.

I pretty much straight ripped of the life cycle from honeybees, so I can’t take credit for that
Always love insectoid traits in my fairies.

I’ve grown rather fond of this species now. Here’s a member from the Hunter caste:

[Weilyn]

Redesign for Suleman. A larger version of the image can be viewed in that thread.

Farren Craig.
When a horrible laboratorial accident left this elven military engineer dismembered and disfigured he decided to make the best of the situation.

[Weilyn]

And a redesign of Sir Awesome’s Wastelander

Thanks to AMS for the brilliant pose.

[Dionne Jinn]

That “Molotov’s coctail” is neat. Nice work with Wastelander.

[Weilyn]

Thank you, Dionne Jinn! Glad to see you posting here. I’m a huge fan of your work.

Näck
The Näck is an aquatic humanoid predator that makes its home in the freshwater lakes and rivers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Northern Germany. It is distantly related to the Oceanic Merfolk, but lacks their fins and gills, giving it a deceptively human appearance.
Näcks are rare but extremely dangerous, and should they be spotted it is advisable to immediately report them to the proper authorities. Not only are they stronger and faster, both on land and in water, than the average human, but they are also quite cunning. Their most lethal trait, however, is their ability to emit infrasound, capable of causing a paralyzing effect in their victims. The Näcks are then able to leisurely drown the pray for later consumption.

Artistic rendering of the Näck that was spotted and shot in the Norwegian Glomma River in 1983. The Näck is traditionally portrayed with a fiddle, as its calling sounds similar to the instrument.

Artistic rendering of the Näck of Store Gribsø, Zealand, Denmark. The creature can be linked to at least seven deaths since 1955. A number of attempts to capture or kill it has been made in vain.

[Dionne Jinn]

Sure I do. I like your Näck, too. We Finns have stories of Näck as well. I like your work on mythology.

[MisterDinoMan]

Consider Näck nominated for Hero of the Month. Awesome use of the program!

[Weilyn]

@Dionne Jinn said:

Sure I do. I like your Näck, too. We Finns have stories of Näck as well. I like your work on mythology.

Thank you!
I did not know you had him as well. I’m ashamed to say my knowledge of Finnish folklore is sketchy at best. Added you to the info text.

@MisterDinoMan said:

Consider Näck nominated for Hero of the Month. Awesome use of the program!

Wow, really? I’m flattered, but I’ve got to admit I ripped the concept off from a painting by Theodor Kittelsen:

[Dionne Jinn]

@Weilyn said:

@Dionne Jinn said:

Sure I do. I like your Näck, too. We Finns have stories of Näck as well. I like your work on mythology.

Thank you!
I did not know you had him as well. I’m ashamed to say my knowledge of Finnish folklore is sketchy at best. Added you to the info text.

Yeah, we do. I’m not that good with Finnish mythology either, to tell you the truth, but Näkki (Näck with Finnish spelling) I do know about.

[Scatman]

I loove the steampunk elf!I really would love to try this whole steampunk stuff,Ah,maybe when I get up the nerve

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