Amazing Fantasy Art
Drooooooool. Nuff said. Just lookit.http://www.kekaiart.com/gallery.htmlSerious talent, serious work credits, serious follower count!I'm still working on my May to Z challenge. C, D, & E coming...
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Clinka Cogswell - gnome inventor. I know. It's cliche to have an technome inventor. But I thought maybe it would take some of the sting out of it to make her a girl. Interestingly, a female gnome is...
View ArticleMay to Z: D - More Than One
This time I'm trying something a little different and starting with a place name. Dallus means "meadow town or meadow dwelling". It is also known as Dellus because it is situated in a wide valley full...
View ArticleMay to Z: E
Erul the Lame, aka Erul Oakfoot, was a great clan karl (like a chief or jarl) who rode a large black stallion believing its height and breadth made him more fearsome. Well it did until it cost him his...
View ArticleMay to Z: F - 10,000 Hits Milestone
At the time I'm posting this I'm at 9,987 views. 10,000 views in 2 years is rather small potatoes in the blogosphere, but for me personally it's a huge milestone!Brought to you today by the letter...
View ArticleMay to Z: G
Today's character is one that a friend and I created for her to play on the rare instances that we get together to game. Mostly we just chatter back and forth at work. Megan was reluctant to "be" the...
View ArticleMay to Z: H & I
Hendar "home ruler"He is the rich and philandering ruler of Halmond and boasts descent from the great King Hammund that settled the rich farm county by driving the goat-herder dwarves from their...
View ArticleMay to Z: J
Johandra, meaning "strength of men", is the mannish and burly mother of two strong sons, Jhorn and Jhan (both pronounced with Ys).Johandra is a simple dairy maid, but she is known far and wide for her...
View ArticleMay to Z: K
Kalana, derived from Kalpana - Sanskrit for " imagining, fantasy." How could I pass on a name like that on a blog like this?!I don't like the way the P breaks it up, so I dropped it for Kalana. I...
View ArticleMay to Z: L
The lovely Lady Lucia is the wife of Perceval and Queen of the kingdom of Highvale.She is known as the Lady of Light because she is very devoted in her worship of the sun. It is she who names the...
View ArticleMore Savings from Banners on the Cheap
Yet another promotional deal from Banners on the Cheap.This time you get 15% off ALL items until June 3rd. I think I'm going to get me another battle mat. Since I now have a 2x2 maybe I'll spring for a...
View ArticleMay to Z: M
Morrigan the Raven. The glossy haired wife of Beorngardt and mother of Fhionna Firehair/Fireheart. Derived from the Gaelic name Muirgen meaning "born of the sea" and/or the Irish Morrighan meaning...
View ArticleMay to Z: N & O
N is for Nenaea - derived from InannaNenaea is a Draken earth goddess of fertility and snakes. Generally speaking, all serpents are her children. She was the consort of the Sun/Sky Serpent, Roa - taken...
View ArticleMay to Z: P & Q
Mind your Ps & Qs. Sorry, couldn't resist.Interesting factoid: there are many suppositions about where this phrase came from. The one I think most plausible is that typesetters using old printing...
View ArticleMay to Z: R
Roa - taken from Ra.The Draken god of the Sky, the Sun, Fire, and serpents. Roa is so enormous that he takes up the whole of the heavens. The sun is merely one, burning eye of the great snake....
View ArticleMay to Z: S
There were so many possible names to choose from for the letter S. Multiple cultures have great names with strong, profound meanings that begin with S. It was incredibly hard to settle on just one. So...
View ArticleMay to Z: T & T
Sometimes I love it when I forget that I've already drafted something. This first T post is one I wrote about a week ago a whim. Then as I was writing up Nenaea's post the other day, this second one...
View ArticleMay to Z: U
Uldoric - inherited power or powerful heritage (Germanic)Grandson of the great barbarian chief Ulfhert, meaning "wolf heart." He was so named because he wrestled the alpha male of a winterwolf pack...
View ArticleMay to Z: V - 100th Post
Coming to you bright and early from the Nerdatorium, I am pleased to present myyyyyyyy 100th post! And purely by happenstance, today's letter is V for Victoreus.Victoreus, bearer of Dawnseeker the...
View ArticleMay to Z: W & X
W for wow! People must really like the 100 mark, or the letter V, because that one post generated almost twice as many hits as I've been getting. Thanks folks! That right there is what we bloggers call...
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