Touchstones and Inspirations

Every time I hear about the Ohir and the city of Nelres, I think “Dark Souls”. There’s a website that lets you fly through various game environments, including Dark Souls. I recommend checking out Undead Burg/Undead Parish:

https://noclip.website/

While the whole thing is strongly metaphorical, some of the visuals seem relevant to us.

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Couldn’t quite find the rest of you, but, clearly the author had priorities.

Mist monster inspirations!

Cryptids:

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Giant animals (linked previously):

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Ruins in the Mist.

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Courtesy of @Divine. Are we looking for somewhat psychedelic spirit animals for Rowan, Virens, or others to encounter?

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Read the whole thread. A real-life sacred weapon.

What if animals aren’t the only thing that can have awakened spirits, and all it takes is some dedication?

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Nice set of LotR stuff. And a nice defense of Boromir. (Though the book version was a bit more of a dick, he was driven by the same overall motivations + more than a scosh of pride. OTOH, book Denethor wasn’t quite the nutball asshole that he was in the movie. But I, inevitably, digress …)

Pygmalion and Galatea, in wood.

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For Wynn.

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And lots more in this album: https://imgur.com/gallery/Z4flSke

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Probably something important to keep in mind when talking about “weird is normal” in a fantasy world. Read the whole thread.

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