The descriptions of these characters come directly from conversations with their creators.
KALLIRRHÖE is a sea elf pirate with a taste for adventure, accompanied by her water elemental companion, Percy.
TURI is a young forge cleric of the dwarven god Moradin, who serves as patron of creation, crafts and knowledge.
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NATHARIA MALIESE poses with her favored weapons and a hint of rich-girl swagger.
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Nicknamed The Devil with the Golden Tongue, BAPHOMET is a master orator who once served as an apostle of the dark gods.
MAGDA is a druid of great power and wisdom. She recently returned to this plane to clean up the mess her apprentices have created.
ANFELI is a cleric of Eldath and the protector of her small village. Although she never planned to be an adventurer, she is currently on a quest to save her nephew.
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HIGH FANTASY TX: JOURNEY TO SHERWOOD I Promotional artwork for the High Fantasy Events / Disco, TX experience at the Sherwood Forest Ren Faire
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HIGH FANTASY TX: JOURNEY TO SHERWOOD II Promotional artwork for the High Fantasy Events/Disco, TX experience at the Sherwood Forset Ren Faire
CORUS OVERATH is a storm sorcerer and hexblade warlock. Wealthy through his adventuring, he carries a powerful magical trident nearly a foot taller than himself called Stormbinder.
AMARAH VARICHZECH is a young starship pilot who wants to travel the galaxy (just like her dad) while documenting it all on social media. She's a sassy, bubbly artificer who always has to have the cutest outfits and the hottest gossip.
TORBEN the Barbarian's armor was crafted by elves from the hide of a poisonous green dragon she slew with her party midway through their adventures together.
Richly rewarded for their heroism, TORBEN and her party settle into city life as newly-minted nobility.
Having adventured far and wide with her party, TORBEN the Barbarian stands triumphant in her native glacial wilds, grasping her new Dwarven greataxe and watched over by her spirit-bear.
OMRI XAN has risen above his urchin beginnings to become a talented armorer. He is shown here with his self-constructed levitating armor, his lightning gauntlets, and his homunculus, Whizzer.
OMRI XAN has risen from his urchin roots to become a talented artificer in Cogitar, the lone metropolis of his world.
CLARA SIMMONS is a "knight" of the Unknown - a human with an innate connection to powerful elemental forces from the Outside - who struggles to contain the darkness within herself.
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FAAR is a fire genasi who has led many lives at the tender age of 17. Always looking over his shoulder in case the past catches up to him, he is wary of other people and apt to keep to himself.
CASSIOPEIA, a Twilight Domain cleric, uses her crystal orb to spellcast. When she does, connections between the specks of light in her orb illuminate, creating constellations.
Beware, travelers, what terrors may lie in wait on the long road ...
HISSAIN is a lizardfolk fighter who wields a deadly glaive in his quest to avenge his slain kin.
RADOBOUD - Grave Cleric of the Ancestors. Freedom fighter, occasional philosopher, and brunch enthusiast.
LEILANI LAMB, also known as Hummingbird, seems to be sweetly seductive, but in reality she is a deceitful and manipulative con artist.
ARDEN SONG is an accomplished swordswoman and College of Whispers bard.
CILREN pledged his allegiance to the Dueregar inhabitants of the ancient underground city Chambhala and dons their armor and weaponry as a sign of his allegiance.
DUUMBI, a loxodon sorcerer/bard, enjoys the dueling lawful/chaotic engergies of her magic as they swirl around her to the tune of her hurdy-gurdy.
MALGAM, the necromantic abomination of an unknown patron survived on the fringes of society thanks to his swamp ranger wits and swarmkeeper magic.
SERENA HALF-EFRITI, a fire genasi gladiator, was injected with silver during her time in the arena which is why she burns blue unlike most of her kind.
Born with the magic (and scales) of a black dragon, fire genasi GHOST and her twin joined a troupe of entertainers. Juggling knives and swallowing swords, Ghost awed crowds while her twin pilfered pockets.
GENEVIEVE is a druid who has lived on her own since she was just a child (mostly in the woods). Very shy and introverted, she is nevertheless well loved by all once she opens up. She always has some sort of small animal with her.
KELID is a former pirate who took up a life of bardic roguery when the loss of her arm made it difficult to sail (the mithril prosthetic is quite dashing, however).
CLICKBEAD is a samurai and grave cleric devoted to the Raven Queen. When drawn, his katana emanates a soft, light mist of shadow.
KOH is a Changeling and former unwilling wartime torturer. They escaped to begin a new life, but struggle to put aside the past for the sake of their own redemption... especially the art of necromancy.
KOH a.k.a. Koryn Yewgrove has begun a new life as a grave cleric of the Wildmother, as symbolized by the thorny rose necklace bestowed by their deity.
KOH/KORYN, their adventuring days done, has found peace as the keeper of a cemetery.
DRUSILIA SILVERMOON abandoned her socialite lifestyle when a mysterious attack left her deeply changed, thanks to the alien parasite that allowed her survival and grants strange powers, yet fills her with a deep and awful hunger.
DRUSILIA SILVERMOON is plagued by nightmares of Lovecraftian horrors since her alien parasite took up residence.
CATHYRA KLIRNINDASH is a fighter and a warlock, as well as an Inquisitor of the Draconic Empire, seen here interacting with unknown magicks.
UMBRA NIGHTSHADE is a shadow sorceress, a devotee of Vecna, and, above all, fabulous.
PATRIN the dragonborn ranger escaped a life of servitude for one of adventure. In addition to his talent with weaponry, he has a musical side.
TANNIV is an experienced military scout and sharpshooter who settled down as the marshal of a small frontier town. Now older and wiser, he finds himself caught in an interplanar conflict.
SISTER GRACE EVERWOOD, a Joydancer in service to Lliira, the Joybringer, is a Peace Domain Cleric known as The White Violet. She is the presumed future High Mistress of Revels, leader of the Lliiran Church.
ZILAMEL is a cleric and warlock with a divine heritage, a taste for trickery, and a spiritual weapon with a sense of humor.
VALAN OTHANDRUS is a clever thief and former urchin. having stolen certain important schematics, he is now on the run.
ELNAYA of the Gravel Hide Clan is an ambitious, ruthless and tenacious warrior.
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NALIA NEFARIS' rural beginnings were filled with anti-tiefling prejudice. As a teen, she fell for a gang leader and learned her criminal ways. Now, she is on the run after being framed for her ex-girlfriend’s crimes.
SYNCHRITH GYMBALTIA is a battle smith who uses navigator and cartographer tools extensively and is usually correct in his belief he is the smartest in the room. His steel defender is called Bork.
SAYBL EVERHEART is a hexblade warlock deadly with a longbow. She will not hesitate to use questionable means to get what she needs.
AUGUSTE, a fighter, cleric and dandy, is much more dangerous than he looks.
FENLIN SHOEMAKERFENLIN SHOEMAKER, a cleric of hearth and home, comes from humble origins (his adoptive parents were cobblers), but now enjoys some of the finer things as he moves up in the world.
This portrait of real-life BROTHERS as their characters was a surprise gift and includes several personal Easter eggs for the recipients.
SERA THE DRAGONRIDER Illustration for Legendary Language Learner, a fantastical card-based game that aids in learning a new language.
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This group portrait was commissioned for the PALADIN (seated right of Frida Kahlo) by his husband as a birthday gift, and includes their dog (left of Frida Kahlo).
DORIAN M’BAY is a proud Prince of Ewaneth and skilled blood hunter who learned to fight in the Brotherhood of Asmodeus. You would be wise not to mention his limp and missing horn.
J'SONN, a Sun Soul monk, is good-natured if not-particularly-sharp, and prefers to stay mostly silent. Despite living for hundreds of years, he has the impulsiveness and innocence of a child.
SORA KIMBATUUL is a young sorcerer on a quest to avenge her clan. She’s seeking to control her magic, regain her honor, and hunt down the evil causing chaos across Sessordum.
CAELYNN CITHRETH is a femme fatal spy for the Shah’dasi, or the elven secret service.The two silver pips on her uniform signal her rank as Pilus Prior (or captain).
CRYSTAL VILLAIN This otherworldly threat has only been spoken of in whispers and rumors.
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