Hey guys!
Usually, the NPC portraits and magic item illustrations for the Illustration Support Packs come at the end of the month in their finished form, but this month I thought it might be fun to see some of the work that goes into creating them for you.
The first [2] NPC's are designed to pair with Phandalin locations, while the remaining [7] NPC's were designed with the Arcane Prison map location in mind.
These are the sketches for this month's NPC's, by HIIDRA Studios:
Halfling Miller NPC that I am creating to pair with the Phandalin Watermill location:
Human Female Blacksmith NPC based loosely on Maza Fieldsalder from Phandalin:
High Warden of the Arcane Prison, a Golden Dragonborn Wizard:
One of the Arcane Prison Wardens, a Female Warforged Mage:
The architect of many of the Arcane Prison's defenses and tools, a Gnome Artificer:
A female Veylori (an Astral race I am creating for my game world) serving as an Arcane Knight:
A male Veylori (an Astral race I am creating for my game world) serving as an Arcane Knight:
An evil Djinn -- one of the Arcane Prisons current tenants:
A drow sorcerer that dares to infiltrate the Arcane Prison and set the Djinn free:
I hope you enjoy seeing some of the process for these NPC's, and I will be excited to deliver the final versions later this month!
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