dark sun 4

some backstory;

WotC came out with these big beautiful Dark Sun books. I like the postapocalyptic, Mad-Max-D&D-with-bug-part-armor look of Dark Sun, but kinda wished the art in the books had more reference to actual tropical/subtropical cultures. Since I've been trying to learn more about concepting, inking and that stuff, I figured that it was a pretty cool "sandbox to play in."

These guys are preservers - Athas' good guys, devoted to protecting the land. The hyena tamer is a reference to Nigerian "hyena men," and her skirt has camel harness styled tassels; the old guy, who's a druid of some sort, is inspired by photos of Zulu izangoma.