Verev Vootepaev
@lokamayadon.bsky.social
Veteran of the Second and Third Loskalm War, decorated champion of the Battle of Vendel's Crossing. Currently presiding over Fort Wrath as the High Overseer.
Navarran man-amplifier, outfitted for an expedition...
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · last mo.spacesuits from the nation-planet of Navarro
The shattered, bleached remains of the Euhumanist Vessel "Tamerlane" - still holding its position in orbit, despite being destroyed a century earlier in combat against Terran war-gods
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Navarran interstellar starship “Extramaduro”
looking through old drawings for reference, and this grasshopper scout mech is still my best design -though this outer colonial powersuit is still one i love
A collection of karazadi soul-vessels - usually made with a stirrup neck to confuse the spirit captured within
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 5mo agoAn urazadi feast, celebrating the arrival of the first snowfall and the winter goddess it heralds (one of the scenes from this months instalment of “the necromancer’s daughter” over on patreon)
Two stone effigies stand guard at the Demiurge's Keep - Gergeda, mother of monsters, and Dzovad, the cannibal god... www.patreon.com/posts/necrom...
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 5mo agoDomekan merchants, struggling to stay warm as winter arrives in the highlands. A totem of Nal-Pek, lowland god of merchants, travelers, and repentant thieves, watches over their camp
New blog post on my experience colouring other artists' work for Swords Without Master! www.portablecity.net/colour-desig... Featuring art by @mapcrow.bsky.social and @simonroy.bsky.social
Everyone's favorite Cimmerian with his customary Vanaheimer trophy
When you discover that the local abandoned temple to an unknown god has been turned into a sorcerer’s lair
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 5mo agoTwo stone effigies stand guard at the Demiurge's Keep - Gergeda, mother of monsters, and Dzovad, the cannibal god... www.patreon.com/posts/necrom...
𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘥, 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘥 Art by @doomedsarcoma.bsky.social for a personal project!
an ill-fated envoy to the terrans in his amphibious staff car
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 5mo agoWorking on another story set on a planet i've been fondly referring to as "space albania"
Working on another story set on a planet i've been fondly referring to as "space albania"
Two stone effigies stand guard at the Demiurge's Keep - Gergeda, mother of monsters, and Dzovad, the cannibal god... www.patreon.com/posts/necrom...
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 5mo agoDomekan merchants, struggling to stay warm as winter arrives in the highlands. A totem of Nal-Pek, lowland god of merchants, travelers, and repentant thieves, watches over their camp
An idol of the haldak- a household spirit considered to be a deified ancestor in some parts of the highlands, but universally venerated as protector of home, hearth and custom
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 5mo agoLord Doka, recovering from possession in his ornate box-bed - crucial furniture for the drafty stone combat tower in which he lives. His lover/second in command, the dowager sorceress, keeps watch. A scene from today’s chapter of “the necromancer’s daughter”: www.patreon.com/posts/156327...
An idol to the twins - dual goddesses of harvest and fermentation, much beloved by farmers and drinkers alike in the highlands
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 5mo agoAn urazadi feast, celebrating the arrival of the first snowfall and the winter goddess it heralds (one of the scenes from this months instalment of “the necromancer’s daughter” over on patreon)
The tower of the Archons, fortress-complex of the seven high necromancers who served under the Demiurge, now host to the Urazadi contingent who helped the Domekans capture Karazad (a major setting of this month's installment of "the Necromancer's Daughter")
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 6mo agoSarkis, the Long-deceased High Necromancer who trained the Demiurge, is summoned back to the mortal plane in this month's installment of "the Necromancer's Daughter" - www.patreon.com/posts/152338...
Sarkis, the Long-deceased High Necromancer who trained the Demiurge, is summoned back to the mortal plane in this month's installment of "the Necromancer's Daughter" - www.patreon.com/posts/152338...
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 6mo agoA Domekan warrior receiving a blow from an akepholon, one of the larger and more dangerous necromantic golems of Karazad
Obviously it would be my episode- which you should go listen to right now
Comic Book Couples Counseling@cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 6mo agoMarch was a massive month on CBCC: - @patrickhorvath.bsky.social! - @stephenrbissette.bsky.social! - @comicslighthouse.bsky.social! - Jim Rugg! - @simonroy.bsky.social! - David Dastmalchian! - @popmyth.bsky.social! What's been your favorite episode?
A burnt offering being made to an idol of Zamparan, patron god of oath-takers, warriors, and repentant adulterers. According to legends, he was decapitated by the jealous spouse of his lover, only to be reanimated and given the head of a dog. Worshipped in Karazad.
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 7mo agothe three highland peoples; those of Dunezad, who live in the alpine forests; those of Urazad, who live along the highland plateau; and those of Karazad, who live alongside the great bog, in the realm of the GREAT TRANSFORMER
the three highland peoples; those of Dunezad, who live in the alpine forests; those of Urazad, who live along the highland plateau; and those of Karazad, who live alongside the great bog, in the realm of the GREAT TRANSFORMER
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 7mo ago(now for something a little lighter) An idol of Dala, the goddess of fertility, the spring, and the harvest - among the most beloved of the highland gods.
Necromancers of the embalmer's guild, returning from a supply delivery by starlight
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 7mo agoA Karazadi Noblewoman's Funeral Procession. The deceased is carried in the palanquin to her resting place - fully intact, as befits her high station. (A scene from the latest set of chapters from "The Necromancer's Daughter", now up on my patreon - link in next post)
An Urazadi warrior and his thrall on guard duty at the Tower of the Archons - the former residence of the Demiurge's lieutenants, now home to the Urazadi contingent occupying Karazad
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 7mo agoa Karazadi corpse-driver, wearing the emblem of his master, overseeing some undead intra-city cargo transport
“Evenings on a farm near dikanka” is an absolute banger- a witch who is fucking every dude in the village (and a demon), a sorcerer who tosses dumplings into sour cream with his mind, and so much more
Gaijin Rando@gaijinrando.bsky.social · 7mo agoImages from films directed by Aleksandr Rou - BOTD in 1906 Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka (1961) Kingdom of the Crooked Mirrors (1963) Barbara the Fair with Silken Hair (1970) Golden Horns (1973)
a Karazadi corpse-driver, wearing the emblem of his master, overseeing some undead intra-city cargo transport
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 7mo agoA freshly cleaned family mausoleum in Karazad, with an honorary feast prepared for the dead...
Apparently this book is now #1 in the micro-niche of “science fiction alien contact graphic novels” - so “Amazon best seller” is now going on my business card
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 8mo ago“The oxpecker and the elephant” - one of the tales you can find in “a star called the sun”, coming out this week from myself and @imagecomics.com
Inside the crypt of a powerful karazadi noble. The ossuary niches here are built into a protective idol of a horned marmot, to deter the living and dead from interfering with the remains. Long bones are kept in the niche to the right, and fine bones gathered into a bronze reliquary on the left.
Simon Roy@simonroy.bsky.social · 8mo agoInside the public sauna, under the watchful eyes of the idol of a lesser war god, women of Karazad enjoy a steam