77580: Ma'adrakar revamped

[Sirithiliel]

Polished and based, looks a lot better now

 

"Once upon a time there was a evil wizard, who through various nefarious means captured 5 dragons and fused them into one through a devious, powerful spell. 

He called the resulting creature "Ma'aldrakar", however was unable to be controlled by him and broke loose not long after the joining. Each head retained its personality and individual mind, and this resulted in a creature constantly at war with itself.

        Once free in the lands, away from the mage who had done this to them, the true horror of the situation became apparent. Before long, two heads rose to dominance over the others…. Rezatharnithaza the gold and Nazarangamar the black. Their wills were much stronger than the others, and they wrestle constantly for control of the body.

           The other three heads bicker amongst themselves, with Sirathiamora the red being the most dominant of those three, bullying the other two but submissive to the gold and black. Bazarthian the white dragon stays out of fights, being rather neutral and calm, and often will actually defend the bullied copper dragon from Sirathimmora’s abuse.

        The movements of this creature are erratic and jerky, for the black wants to destroy the world he hates so much, while the gold battles to keep the shared body away from civilization. The only time the creature moves in a unified manner is when in self defense or hunting food. "

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The Dragons:

 

Rezatharnithaza (Gold)– Living in an ancient, lush forest, she guards the surrounding towns and lends her aid to any heroes that require some wisdom and guidance. Her capture came through trickery, with hired mercenaries posing as people in need of aid and luring her to an ambush.

 

Nazarangamar (Black)– Dwelling in the deep, thick swamps of the south, he is ruthless and often harasses the nearby settlements, devouring their livestock. He has a large appetite for cattle especially. Any knights that would venture into his dimly lit home to find him would find themselves watched, and eventually driven mad as he used his magical skills to cast illusions and diversions, wearing their sanity away and taking delight in watching them lose their minds, lost forever. His capture was a mighty feat, only possible with great magics expended to subdue him.

 

Sirathiamora (Red) – In her mountainous home, she spends much of her time in a human disguise she carefully designed and established in the royal court of the nearby kingdom. She greatly enjoyed toying with human politics, egging on arguments and inciting fights among the court nobles. Her downfall came when she was discovered by the mage and lured into a trap while disguised, and captured.

 

Bazarthian (White) – In the frigid frozen north, this quiet and rather neutral white dragon lives with his mate, keeping to himself and leaving the humans and races that live nearby alone. As long as his preferred food of arctic cod and squid were around, he did not much care what the smaller races did. His home, carved into the jutting peak of a sea-side glacier, was unreachable by them anyways. Much enjoying swimming in the frozen waters that would kill in moments one of lesser tolerance, he was a challenge for the mage to acquire. In the end, it was the carcass of one of the smaller whale species, laced with a drug. As soon as the dragon devoured the free meal, he was asleep and captured.

 

Chronovaxian (Copper) – Preferring the hot desert, this cheerful dragon would often frolic in the cloudless sky, engaging in many chats with travelers and caravans that passed through his sandy home. His capture was the easiest of all, lured into a trap and taken by brute force. The joining had negatively affected him most of all, turning his joyful demeanor into one of despair.

[Glitterwolf]

Amazing!

[ub3r_n3rd]

Frickin' awesome and I love the background story too!

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

It turned out absolutely beautifully. It's a sure winner!

[Zink]

Wow!!! I've been hanging around painting forums long enough to be a bit inured to pretty stuff. Then every once in awhile something shows up that still makes me go wow. The eyes! Great job.

[Inarah]

Really nice! I like the tortiseshell effect on the scales.

[Malgus]

Love how all the scales blend together!

[Talae]

Wonderful job! Amazing work!

[Logos]

Damn that scale work must have been a challenge.  What you did with the wings is the best though.  They really set the model off.  Great job.

[fectin]

The composition of the scales on the body is just outstanding. Really matches your backstory well, like five dragons were blended together.

[Choptop]

Wow such an amazing job! I hope to be as skilled as you one day my friend! 

[malefactus]

It's a Giant Reptilian Crazy Quilt...from HELL!

I LOVE what you have done with your choice of colors & your BEAUTIFUL brushwork shines. The base is WONDERFUL as well. VERY WELL DONE!

[Egg of Coot]

Top notch as always, Siri.  A beautiful piece.

 

The Egg

[NecroMancer]

The wings are gorgeous!

 

[Sirithiliel]

And he's been shipped off to his temporary home, to wait there until ReaperCon. Here's hoping he arrives safely and without any warping or paint coming off!