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YOU KNOW YOU’RE TOO INVESTED WHEN YOU MAKE AN ANATOMICAL STUDY OF A FICTIONAL SPECIES FROM A VIDEO GAME.

So I was bored (read; procrastinating) and decided to study Koroth? The Draken are supposed to be an elite hunter species but Wildstar anatomy (or at least how I butchered Koroth in the character designer) doesn’t necessarily support the idea. So I tried my best to figure out how?

If you want to read my text wall of stuff, hit that readmore because HOO BOY

A disclaimer though:

This is all headcanon btw and should not be taken for like an actual guide or law or whatever. This is just me spitballing I know jackshit about animal/human anatomy outside some in depth science and art classes. I am not a doctor/anthropologist/forensic thing whatever. 

 I would assume most draken have evolved to have a heavier brow, or at least the pronunciation of such. Which are attributed to fatty tissue pockets/deposits, both for need for sturdiness when fighting or attacking, using force to headbutt and survivability purposes, as an assist in adjusting to light, possible backup energy supply in case of malnutrition/dehydration, impact cushion, etc. 

They seem to have flatter skulls, which would be mildly detrimental but the bone is definitely denser in the forehead and jaw-- which is high arcing and heavily lined with movable muscle tissues for movement range and strength. Good biters. Not like in the range of jaw movement of an alligator, but maybe closer to a pitbull or large wild cat. Due to the oblong shape of the skull, the bone has to be denser in order to prevent undue stress and injury to the brain from various impacts and traumas. Now when looking at some real world comparisons of skulls, I found that the best suited models were a cross between a gorilla/orangutan skull in brow shape and ridge size, and the early model of the Homo Ergaster, which is an early flat faced, vocalizing hunter-gatherer hominid originating form the African continent several million years ago.

Nose!! Dependent on the structure (since the character generator does allow for some biodiversity), the Draken are okay-ish for scenting things. Probably better than most playable species in the Wildstar Universe. However as far as elite hunting species go, I could arguably say that the Draken would not be the best bloodhounds due to low/average nasal cavity depth. The bridge is mostly bone and muscle, with a very very short cartilage tip. Not a lot of room for any sort of scent receptors there and even then they’d have to be heavily condensed or their actual skin/fur/scale around the noses would be quite a bit more sensitive and prone to weakness. 

(However now considering the skull it’s likely plausible....)

Eyes! Actual socket is very large, and houses possibly a decent sized eyeball, with a fair amount of muscle tissue and fiber around the area. Due to the fatty tissue deposit/pocket above the brow bringing a visual weight down around the area, the eyes do NOT look very functional, but in fact are quite acute. Whereas humans, we can see mostly sclera, iris and pupil on average in our own eyes, the draken have no visible sclera, it is enlarged iris and pupil which are excellent excellent excellent when it comes to hunting small and fast prey, and keen night vision. That however can vary dependent on the area of the Draken home world they or their family line extended from. 

SO yeah! That’s a Koroth for ya. Have a gif.

i lof her

i couldnt decide between the dreamy looking one or the hard lined one so have both

So this is Mhyish'ka and she is so full of excitement with big old eyes and darts between people like nothing. Speedy like a little kangaroo mouse and just as bouncy. She was part of a traveling caravan of talbuk herders and jewelers that roamed Shadowmoon Valley to the plains of Nagrand and shortly left after her group traversed into Fort Wrynn. The whole Iron Horde thing wasn’t her cup of tea and neither was the fighting, as she is more a lover than anything else. And these humans intrigued her. So she packed up, said her goodbyes and managed to leave with a group of refugees to Azeroth.

She’s also really just a really smol adult draenei. Like, 5′10.

Preliminary sketches of my new Warden, Aserei. Her hair is wrapped around her arm no less than six times at any given notice and is then hooked to her circleblade for easy access and WHATS UP ITS NOW A DISTANCE WEAPON.

This my worgen warrior lady Anneve. She’s about 52/53, very no nonsense and exact and precise about her methods and practices. Well before the invasion of Gilneas and ultimate rejoining to the alliance, Anneve was happily married to her husband Gareth, a paladin. They had met in training together when they were young and soon fell in love. They both became paladins and protectors of Gilneas-- but as soon as the Forsaken broke through the walls and captured her husband, Anneve grew ruthless in her ways desperate to get her husband back and in anyway possible. The worgen curse was unavoidable but rather than be shamed by it, she used it to her advantage and slaughtered her husband’s captors with a band of ex-soldiers and others. It was too late however, and by then the Light had left her and she was fueled by fury and blood-lust. Gareth, long dead, now has a small grave marker in Stormwind’s Cemetery. Anneve mainly does work now for the Argent Crusade, acting as a stand-in representative from Stormwind to Hearthglen.

To say she’s not intimidating is a big old lie.

Fun fact: Anneve was my first character to reach level 90!

Headshot Commissions

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Mostly draenei this round not that I’m complaining.

Characters belong to @shirexia (and Shirexia’s friend, whom I don’t have their tumblr handle) and @attractive-zombies

Artwork for an upcoming event with the Azeroth Peace Council The original concept versus the finalized piece. 

I did the base sketch and final lettering for both pieces, and @hornedfreak did a fantastic job with the linework and colors. Look at that. 

Some busts I forgot to put up for:

@arcanebarrage

@miss-boa

@edaigoa

A commission for @catbatart of their D&D character, Nika Siranaut.

I love this feather man. Also I’m thrilled with how his wings came out?