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NPC finding [WIP]

G: You probably saw this guy in the previous post ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/melalo-bg-wip-62600964 ), he is an El-Balyamian NPC character for the Chapter 3. I worked a bit more on his design and I think he is almost finished - I...

Hey [WIP]

L: Just a flashback that shortly tells about Gideon meeting Kariom. This idea just stroke me and I did a sketch rapidly, but didn't had a chance to finish it. Anyway, I'm planning to draw two stripes when I'll be able to get back to it.

Helion Seraph

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Gee, I wrote her name wrong. Fixed.

L: This girl comes with me xD

Final reference and design of this character! 

Sarvesh (Tsourai Tiger)

G: Be ready for content to stay kinda random from my side.
This is a gift for Lins, I love this character a lot <3 He is so fun to draw. 

Antiquity Linework Process

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Please, do not follow us on Youtube. We don't have an official Youtube channel and literally use it as video hosting. 

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L: We're getting back into the work slowly. 

I found an old sketch of toony Antiquity, drawn by Grimm, and made a quick...

Kodo Tiger Tsourai (?)

L: Hello everyone!

We keep building the lore no matter what. Today was a perfect day for drawing one of two adopts we owned from Ray Etherna awhile ago. And pay attention: it’s not the first time we featuring Ray’s design in Shang-La, because a basic art-concept of sualokin was originally made by her~

Thank you

Dear old and new patrons,
We appreciate your support here. No matter how much you pledge and how long will your patronage be, we appreciate it a lot.
Grimm and me decided to focus on making content. As long as it makes you and us a bit happier, we keep continue to work on the game.
💛

Lasios Sketches

(Changed one letter in the clan name on purpose)

Rasko's vardo

L: I can't believe it... We finished this background!

I tagged it as a "spoiler" because it may give you some hints for the plot and Rasko's personality. If you want to keep your experience fresh before you see Act 3 in the game, you certainly don't have to look at it :> 

If you don't care about anything a...

NPC t-poses (4/5)

► Part 1 (Adriestra and Seilala)

The left guy got more details since the first sketchdump :D His name is Melchior, he is fond of myths and legend...

Serban The Sualokin

G: I loved the line Lins drew once on the stream, and I wanted to finish it badly ,___,
Now it's all shiny and ready to be posted for you.

Crow’s Beans // Crow’s Cotton

You can only find this peculiar plant in Latori.

Crow's Cotton grows well in semi-shade or shade, in moisture areas. It seems to be hiding unseen among the other plants, and before forming its fruits, it appears to be a completely ordinary shrub. But as soon as the "boxes" grow, Cotton starts producing a sound - thin sq...

NPC t-poses (2/5)

L: Keep working on NPC more~

The left lady is Adriestra (thanks for GlumBlitz, her current owner, who also gave her this beautiful name) and the right is KevyCrow's character, I still didn't get her a proper name. 

Adriestra looks like a fan of fortunetelling, but she trusts no one, but herself. And ...

Rasko Sprites Linework [WIP]

L: Right after I uploaded an image, I noticed that I named this file "Rasko_expert" instead of "export" xD Expert in what? Your suggestions please xD

My biggest happiness is that I'll never again draw this cursed buttons! 

Melalo bg characters (WIP)

G: I want to jump into designing the background characters for Chapter3 together with Lins, so I came up with these two guys. Can't say much about the first one yet, but the second one is an 18 years old emigrant from El-Balyama who claims to be able to tell fortunes. He enters this fortune-teller state when being bitten by t...

Louis sketches

G: Long time no see!
Okay, these are quick findings of Louis' Devourer form. I can't really talk about this concept without spoiling some of the Shang-La stories that may be told one day, so I better keep it simple and short - you don't need to meet Louis in this form unless you want to die.
So I guess this is it xD

NPC development

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1 - CLAIMED
2 - TAKEN
3 - TAKEN
4 - CLAIMED

L: These characters will act in the plot and give Roui quests and lore dialogues, which means they will get their own sprites.

All these people make Roui think of members of his family, but the first impression is different from who they really are.
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“Witch’s Apprentice” > Fire worshipper Concept [Almost Done]

L: After all findings she became a character I really attached to! There are three last steps of her findings. Read captions for more info~

Vin Dusko Settlers #3

L: Vin Dusko is a place of melalia and mysticism, so you may meet quite various and weird characters there. And from the first glance you will never know, who of them has true power and who is just a fraud.

This lady calls herself an Ink Master. Sounds like an artist for ordinary people, but for everyone who travelled...

Vin Dusko Settlers #3

L: Developing my favorite random character from the previous dump 👀 I guess she will be the first tCoL adopt I talked before, but it’s too early to claim her - she may be removed from the plot if she won’t fit there. This girl most possibly ...

Vin Dusko Settlers #2

L: Made a sketchy base for easier and quick concept, so they all have same eyes, horns and ears, but nevermind xD They will be changed in later development.

I tried to keep traditional parba designs in clothes, acessories and hairstyles (all of them has curly or wavy hair), but make them different in silhouetes. Still ...

Vin Dusko Settlers #1

L: I started to work on vinduskers (vinduskians? Idk) and sketches a few random characters. Their idea is basic and will be developed from this point - they get more details, personality, role, etc.

1. “Witch’s apprentice” > Shaggy, polite, volumenous cloak and skirt.

2. “Curiosity seller” > Ayel...

About NPC characters

L:

Hello everyone!

We don’t work with custom fan-characters anymore and won’t open it as a tier, as we did for 1st and 2nd chapter. It’s difficult to put a character of specific appearance and personality into the game plot, they need to be adapted and literally squeezed in the story to play their role rig...

Dismantled Vardo [a marquee concept process]

L: My head is full of ideas for the 3rd Chapter~

The result of the previous chapter (the end of Act III specifically) is obvious - a part of Roui’s story will end in the Hill camp and he will leave it and move to another place, into a marquee.

All marquees are ex-camps, they are builded from dismantled vardo i...

Lazy Sketches Warm Up

L: I’m working on dialogues with Lazy right now! To remember the way she speaks and some details about her, I replayed the 1st tCoL Chapter.

I saw something in her I never noticed before, but it always was there. For example, why do she trust Roui so much and why is she such a loyal friend? Lazy is a kind girl, that�...

Elias and Ingrid Sketches

L: I was giving them too little attention 🤔

Young Elias was a cunning little fella with innocent face and brains of a merchant. He always was good at selling things.

I’m going to finish top right sketch - Ingrid and Elias are discussing some embarrassing episode from their work.

Rasko sprites

L: Rasko needs more emotions! Something from previous days.

Some news

Hello everyone.

As you noticed, we are not very active last months here. In fact, we are struggling with our neigbors from upstairs, who are acting freaking loud up all day and up all night (this is daily rent apartment, so you may realise what ragtag is living there). We can’t sleep normally and barely functioning, t...

BG night sprites, Marestail Stage

L: Location of the new quest! You will have a chance to make some alchemy there.

Lasius and Grahn

L: Headshots for tsourai clans articles~