Author: Rachael Sallie

Sources:

Spell Book Page: http://fixiefoo.typepad.com/fixies_shelf/2008/01/a-spell-book-fo.html

Hair Bumpmap: https://www.filterforge.com/filters/10036-bump.html

Silis, having been raised in the woods by the spirit Lucaris, is one of the few who still believe in the spirits. She spent many years mastering her plant manipulation spell, agrokinetic, and great things are possible with the spell retry. She tries her best to live as peacefully as possible, yet chaos always seems to follow her…

Here’s a view from above, where you can see the hills bordering the sides: 

A front view: 

Closer view of the tree/fountain:

Book and mask:

Pillars:

Crystals/circle:

Tonight is the night of New Spirit’s Moon, and you, having been raised on stories of the guardian spirits, decided to camp out in the woods beyond the village. Perhaps you hoped to catch a glimpse of one of these spirits, or maybe you came here on a dare. The night was quite uneventful, until all of a sudden, you heard a large commotion coming from the north! You scramble to your feet and rush towards the source of the noise, but it stops as suddenly as it starts. Pressing forward, a break in the trees reveals a large clearing inbetween two hills. You gaze at the strange and chaotic scene in front of you. A magnificent fountain, with what appears to be a recently extinguished flame in the center, above the flowing water. Two pillars: one with a giant stone snake wrapped around it; the other left with markings suggesting something similar had once been there. A tree seemingly having sprouted right out of the stone tiles. Two red crystals on either end of a circle of ash. A spell book; likely belonging to one of the monks. And finally, an old wooden mask. Oddly enough, you find the mask to be the most concerning thing here. If the legends were true, then this was the mask of the guardian spirit. The mask is here, yet there is no spirit. The monks, if they were here, most certainly came to destroy this sacred place, but it is unfathomable that they’d leave such a powerful tome here. The circle of ash is broken; a ritual interupted. What in the world happened here?

I decided to make a model of Mettaton from Undertale.

For my self portrait, I used an image of a magical-looking forest because I enjoy nature and taking photos of nature, and I enjoy making up fantasy settings and playing games like dungeons and dragons in fantasy settings. The heart uses the colors of the bisexual pride flag. I used a fox because they’re my favorite animal and I edited it to fit the fantasy theme. The dragon is also representive of my interest in dungeons and dragons. The poses of myself and the fox are supposed to look hopeful or like we’re daydreaming. The dragon also fits into this as I often daydream about flying around on a dragon. The background of the image is a starry night sky because I’m a night owl.

Source Images:

Dragon head: https://www.videogamesartwork.com/games/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/dragon-head

Dragon scales: http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Crocodile-Texture-Dragon-Scaly-Close-Scale-2901544

Magic Forest: http://wallpaperweb.org/wallpaper/digital_art/fantasy-art-scenery_47812.htm

Fox: http://profitfox.co/animal-clipart-fox-2/

Escape: 

Confusion:

Instability: 

I decided to use a picture of skull rock, which is located by the pond in Maine my family has been going to for generations. The rock itself is part of a family tradition. The woman in the picture is my great aunt.