An idea for a warrior-type female. She has a custom, dual slot scabbard that holds two short-height Japanese wakazashi swords, able to be drawn from either side. Her harness, centralized along the waist, has multiple compartments to support long distance travel. Soft metal greaves protect the legs from the elements and traps.

As you can tell by the name, this guy isn’t one of the Starbucks sipping, art magazine reading, good Samaritan old lady saving, apprehend a criminal types. Not even close. He would probably cut you open if he had he chance. His various body paint should be reason enough to keep it moving when you see him, but hey, some of you like danger.

The inspiration for this piece came from a video of Brazil’s carnival. Some dude looked hella evil, and it stood out.

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So in my head has been a humanized vision of the Hindu deity Shiva. She can have or not have six arms (this iteration is only two). I wanted the character be soulless, and purely about her function…an agent of leadership, might, supreme power, and terror. The circumstances of her presence are usually destructive.

In the LSL universe that I am creating around her, men are rarely seen, and these bio-cybernetic constructs are created as grand deities who lead the efforts to solve the puzzle of infertility plagued women. As a Sorter, beings such as Shiiva decide the ultimate fate of lives and direction of the populace- that is her task, her purpose. While the ‘organic’ human world dies around them, most women in this world have subjected themselves to all sorts of bionic and mechanical implants to sustain their lives, while dreaming of this concept that once drove the heart of the world- Love. Shiiva is the 9th version and most ‘perfect’ attempt yet at creating a godmother to usher in, and lead the next age of bio-cybernetic life.

The circular objects that extend from her back are advanced clocks that process space and time, as she is a slave to neither- she can be wherever she wants at anytime. She stands roughly 24 feet tall, and an extended wingspan of about 75 feet.

As well it is said that hostile versions of Mogu- called the Zheg- came to be after man learned of their existence and began to slaughter them, looking for the secrets of their telepathic ability. The first recorded Zhegs were known for opening portals, transporting humans away to other dimensions for damnation. They have been known to attack even common Mogu. Check out the Zheg page here.

In some far off, fantasy land, there exists a small species of creature simply referred to as “Mogu”. Mogu’s stand about 1.5 feet high, purple-ish, round. They communicate with a complicated set of sounds that is similar to human baby-talk, which is further supported by a slight telepathic link between direct family members. There are playful, harmless creatures.

However, there is a phenomena that occurs at every one in a hundred thousand births- an advanced version of a Mogu is born. These special Mogu are called “Zhegs”. Unlike the regular Mogu, Zhegs average 6 feet tall, and are born with extremely powerful- and dangerous- magical ability. In the history of the Mogu, the Zhegs commonly use their magic to only open dimensional portals; usually in times where Mogu have come under species-threatening attacks. Over their history, some have been recorded as being protectors of their weaker kind, while others have slaughtered them, and even open large portals and transport them to places unknown. There is no way to tell how a Zheg will react to the world upon their birth, but they are noted as being very hostile.

After generations of Zheg births, humans began to enslave them and use them for warmongering efforts, until the mogu were officially put under the protection of the Grand Palace- a Kingdom which brought order to the chaotic world in which the Mogu live.

An old sorcerer meets his daughter, a battle mage, and head off on a mission to retrieve a holy object from the depths of the Grand Palace. The daughter is surprised that the sorcerer, her father, is accompanied by a Zheg named VOID…

A little back-story on this character is on order.

Much of my creative influence comes from growing up with games. I used to be a big gamer (I still hit the sticks once in a while). See, there was this online action RPG (role-playing-game) named Phantasy Star Online. I played this game for 4 years. I was an addict. Why? Besides the awesome dungeon crawling game-play and great atmosphere, it was one of the first games of it’s type to go online.

Basically, the main character I played with all that time was named Alis ( or Alys). She was a big-sword carrying, magic-fireball bombing, force of destruction. She wore skimpy pants and a punk-ish skimpy top while wo-manhandling and slaying infinite amounts of weird creatures and monsters.

After all that blood, sweat and tears, I became attached to my character. I told myself one day I’m going to draw her out, plucked from my memories of the virtual battlefields she dismantled. After adding my web name to the character, i settled on AlysMadux. And here she is.

What is this Phantasy Star Online? Surely you jest…check out the wiki for more info on the game that inspired the art.

PS- the legs are cut off because I have a bad habit of drawing on the edges of my sketchbook. My bad!