Maya Chamsam for @Leucotho

Original request

This one’s a little less sketchy, mostly because the description gave me an idea. Had fun with it. 😄

So no sketch available this time, but there is with and without the background.

Request from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/characterdrawing/s/MLrUZ9x3He for u/SmithsonianWorlds

I feel like I’ve been blowing up the sub a little lately, but I’ve begun to reach forever DM status, so some posts are personal character ideas that I hope to play some day, some are npcs in my world, and some are my players’ characters. If I’m posting too many requests in a given time, please let me know!

(warning: long)

I'm looking for art of an elderly male who serves as the chief physician to a king and his household and has secret extra duties as the king's assassin/poisoner. I'll start off here by saying that I don't have a particular ancestry picked out for him, but it feels dwarf or human / half elf. I also have no clear idea on aesthetic beyond some broad concepts - so feel free to go with what feels good. Reference board is much more general inspiration vs prescriptive ideas. Am interested in seeing non-common choices being made as well. Happy for questions but please comment on post saying you've DM'd.

Yorgrim's been in the king's service for a long time and is fully devoted to him. In addition to being the king's physician, he's also secretly the king's assassin/poisoner - his privileged position as head physician gives him access to any guests that might need taking care of (be it immediately or inflicting them with a long lasting illness - or even just keeping them in bed until they leave), and he can easily be sent away to visit other castles as a sign of goodwill by the king (while secretly carrying out other business). He is sent along with the party to keep watch on them and make sure they carry out the king's business without dying along the way.

Pictured as naturally tanned, average-built, and elderly, with a full complement of wrinkles . Has a completely shaved head, heavy grey eyebrows and strong features. Pictured as having a full (but neat) grey beard with a distinctive white streak on one side of his chin, continuing through the moustache and into the eyebrow on that same side.

His most distinctive feature is a large magical tattoo beginning on his forehead and spreading across his shaved scalp. It's a permanent mark of belonging to the king; the design identifies him as the head of the royal medical staff. I'd love this to feel like an original fantasy/magical design rather than a literal medical symbol but its fully open to interpretation - doesn't need to be symmetrical or anything etc. In practice I think newcomers who get sworn in to the king's service have a small insignia showing their placement on their forehead (medical, soldiers, administration, cooking, manservants, common laborers etc), and as they grow in tenure/rank the design expands, with only the chiefs of the branches in the castle having the full design (maybe it wraps back around to the front to make a more complex or completed visible design?). Not sure if it should include a secret twist to include the poisoner/assassin vibes but if something strikes you you're welcome to try it.

Clothing is likely simple, practical fantasy fare for what is essentially a high-ranking servant. The tattoos would identify him to people familiar with the king's household, but I'd also like some more immediately recognisable uniform element. Been considering a cross-body sash in the medical corps colour that expands into an apron-like or vertically hanging panel, possibly emblazoned with the king's symbol so that even people unfamiliar with the tattoo system know who he represents.

He'd carry a relatively small amount of medical supplies in a bag or satchel rather than being covered in equipment; he's senior enough that if he needs something more substantial, he can simply send someone running to fetch it. I'm fond of purples, oranges and yellows for the royal colour palette, although I'm not committed to any particular colours.

Beyond that, I'm deliberately very open. I don't have a firm real-world equivalent in mind, so tunics, robes, vests, loose trousers, breeches, etc. are all fair game. The main things I'd like to preserve are the practical physician feel, the royal identification, and a relatively clean silhouette. Since he is a top ranking servant, its fine if it goes a bit fancier rather than plain.

Personality-wise, he's warm, grandfatherly, calm and slightly tired, with a habit of smiling and putting people at ease. He's genuinely an excellent doctor and takes real pleasure in helping people. At the same time, he has absolutely no qualms about carrying out his king's orders, no matter how questionable the necessary actions might be.

As a result, I'd like there to be a slight sense of something unsettling underneath the kindly physician - not necessarily something overtly sinister, but the impression that this is a man who can calmly discuss your symptoms, make you feel completely safe, and then, without any apparent emotional change, decide that you need to die.

I'm deliberately leaving a lot of this open because I'm much more interested in seeing someone's interpretation than having a very specific design brought to life. The main things I'm hoping to capture are the concept of a royal physician who is also the king's trusted poisoner, and the visual idea of a permanent magical mark of royal service that becomes increasingly elaborate with rank.

I'd particularly love to see what artists come up with for the tattoo, the medical/royal uniform, and the contrast between his kindly grandfatherly appearance and the fact that he's perfectly comfortable with murder when his king requires it.

Again - happy for questions but please comment on post saying you've DM'd as I find the notifications easy to miss

Looking for someone to draw my Drow/Dark Elf Warlock DnD character! His name is Xaun Qedenai, and he comes from a background of immense horror, but somehow always finds a way to have a smile on his face and a friendly demeanor. Attached is a ref sheet, hopefully it's enough!!!

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Greetings one and all! I come upon ye once more with a new concept for an LFA!

This here is Elise Kulgras, a 20 something tiefling, born and raised in the tundra forests of Frozenfar, she was part of a hunter tribe who worshipped the goddess of luck Tymora. The guidance of the clan elders kept the whole under a tide of good luck, and as such, their settlement was one of relative peace and plenty of food and resources for their survival.

Things took a turn for the worst as the village was visited by a band of followers of Beshaba, demanding tribute and worship to the maid of misfortune lest the winds turn against them. The elders and Elise herself, as representative of the faith in Tymora at the occasion, refused to cooperate, believing Lady Luck would ward off any of Beshaba's misdeeds.

However, as time passed, the harvest grew worse, hunters came back emptyhanded, and the climate grew more inclement. The village, seeing no other option, shunned the faith in Tymora, embracing Beshaba, and casting out the old clergy, Elise included. Though their misfortune hasn't ended, many feared the worst was yet to come, forcing their hands.

Elise now travels through the northern ends of Faerun, seeking allies who might be strong enough to deal with the cult of Lady Doom and reclaim her village, but also, figure out the source of their misfortune and avert it before it's too late.

TLDR: Priest got kicked out of her village because a rival goddess' worshippers conspired to make them miserable and accept a new faith.

As for the LFA itself, the pose is definitely not set in stone, but I think it'd look pretty cool. Also, the cat doesn't have to be one-eyed, that was just the best ref I could find for how it should look.

And that's about it, thanks for taking the time to read through all of this, and you all have a good day! ^^

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Cassius Black was the field commander of House Beltane of Warlow, second in command to Lord Alastair Beltane and honored knight of the realm. That was before he was betrayed; Cassius was perceived as a threat by his lord, causing him to be stabbed and buried alive and his wife murdered. After being resurrected by the gods, his sole purpose is to avenge himself and his wife by taking bloody vengeance against House Beltane. I've been working on this character a long time, and it would be awesome if someone could do even a rough rendering of him. Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi! If anyone would be interested in drawing a character in my campaign I would be so so grateful!

Her name is Shirune, she can range from late 20s to 50s and race/species is any type of humanoid. She is the embodiment of 'haunting the narrative'. The god/writer of this world lost his wife thousands of years ago, after failing to cure her sickness through magic. A spell that was supposed to heal her ended up killing her, so he exiled himself into a world of his own creation, along with their newborn son. Unbenownst to him, she is guiding the current party on their journey (within this world) so they can grow powerful enough to defeat him. The god sends letters to her (my form of session recaps for the players) as a way of remembrance, but she has been secretly giving these letters to the party so they know whats going on. Even the party does not know she exists, instead thinking it's just luck they are finding the letters, but she is eternally there watching and waiting.

Important - she has some form of sickness (can either be full-on body markings or lowkey idm) and her main weapon is a dagger at her side (which the party retrieved from a stone, so if you want to incorporate that, thats cool). Even if you can't see her face, there is a big sense of ethereal beauty and warmth about her.

Happy drawing :D

Description in first comment, hoping for another art style!

I might be dangerous, but I'm on your side just as much as the other humans!

This is Kathalena Carter, but she also goes by Kathy. She's a 16-year-old Chthonic Tiefling who is just starting to learn how to control her burgeoning (wild magic) powers. In her world, the appearance of people touched by divine and fiendish legacies happened around 150 years ago during a cataclysm that forced the gods to intervene. Being a descendant from those peoples, her life had gone awry, being orphaned when her tiefling ancestry made itself known at a young age. Now, she finds trying to secure a spot at The Academy™ (name pending) in order to learn how best to serve her nation, to show them that she is not as dangerous as she seems to be. Little does she know, the Academy is training the nation's youngest to fight a war brewing in the horizon.

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Physical Appearance

The most important details are that while she is a tiefling, her skin tone is very much that of a human (like Doric from the D&D Movie). The key identifiers are her horns (which are still growing in), a tail that she keeps hidden underneath her clothing, and purple lines marking her entire body. When she casts magic, these characteristics get amplified, of note being her fingertips and her sunken eyes. She's of Chthonic tiefling descent, so she's going to lean a little gloomy and decrepit-looking.

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Personality

Despite her rough upbringing, Kate has a strong sense of perseverance and optimism. She thinks that with enough work, she can prove herself where it matters most and that her (chaotic) magic can help more than it can harm.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read this! I hope you all find her to be an interesting character and a fun one to create art of 💜🔮

Here is the request: [LFA] Shale, Prisoner of Wisdom & Deception

Hey everyone! I’ve been building my own fantasy world and tabletop RPG called Allurian, and recently I’ve been designing some creatures for a particularly dangerous region called the Dragonscorch Plains.
This is one of them: the Lungkill Gnoll.
The basic concept:
A tall, lean gnoll with a hyena-like head, digitigrade legs, mangy fur, and a patient, predatory posture. But its chest is wrong.
Its natural chest cavity has been replaced by a jagged dome of translucent, smoke-tinted crystal. Inside there are no visible organs except two charcoal-black lungs suspended in the empty cavity, slowly expanding and contracting. Silvery, mineral-like veins run across the lungs like cracks or lightning.
Thick black smoke with a metallic silver sheen continually curls inside the crystal cavity. When the creature attacks, that smoke begins escaping through its mouth.
The Lungkill isn’t rabid or frenzied. I imagine it as disturbingly calm—stalking prey like something that already knows the outcome.
Overall vibe: dark fantasy, unnatural mutation, quiet dread.
The Lungkill comes from the Dragonscorch Plains, a region where one of the central ideas is:
Something is deeply wrong here. Magic does not behave the way it should. Nature does not behave the way it should.
I have concept/reference artwork that shows roughly what I’ve been imagining, but please feel completely free to reinterpret the design in your own style. Honestly, seeing what another artist imagines from the concept is a huge part of why I’m posting it.
This is an [LFA] / personal-use request, not a request for commercial artwork.
Thanks for taking a look at my strange little nightmare. 😂

Requested by u/TheEnemyAbove.

Hope you like my take on her

Original request

Nothing specific came to mind while searching for a pose idea, so go with whatever you like. White hair, gold eyes, cane sword, haughty af. First pic is reference for face and hair, but I also liked the second one's hairstyle and face too, so pick whichever? Last one is outfit.