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There's a myth that the Bahaankarish Mountains weren't named after the mountains themselves, but an antiquated city called Bahaankari rotting within its frigid bowels, whittled down to skeletal ruins superimposed by the permafrost; a city that specialised in the use of arcane magic and runes. Much of the tale is left to conjecture, pieced together by fragmented artifacts found strewn in the snow along its less than benign perimeters. Some also say that the frosty mountain range itself isn't natural, and the city's disappearance coincided with the arrival of the beast that calls this god-forsaken land its home; a monster who has terrorised towns and cities on more than one occasion. Notwithstanding the veracity of the tale, no Bahaankarish citizens are alive to prove it; only tales passed down through generations that tell of the earth trembling and a cold wind erupting as mountains and snow manifested violently on the outskirts of the neighbouring forest. Perhaps a trek into the perilous mountains would shed light on the tale... but that would entail going toe-to-toe with the savage, biting winds strong enough to sweep a human off their feet... and then the resident Amphithere itself.

I may go back and revisit this concept to try and redraw it as I envisioned it. I'm realising in hindsight that a vertical format gimped me with a vengeance, providing very little leeway to get creative with the landscape.

Oh well, I figured I'd post it here instead of leaving it unfinished. Given the obvious flaws I'm not terribly pleased with this one but my gallery's getting dusty again.

Art and character are copyrighted to me. Do NOT copy, edit, retrace, redistribute or use without my permission.

Description
There's a myth that the Bahaankarish Mountains weren't named after the mountains themselves, but an antiquated city called Bahaankari rotting within its frigid bowels, whittled down to skeletal ruins superimposed by the permafrost; a city that specialised in the use of arcane magic and runes. Much of the tale is left to conjecture, pieced together by fragmented artifacts found strewn in the snow along its less than benign perimeters. Some also say that the frosty mountain range itself isn't natural, and the city's disappearance coincided with the arrival of the beast that calls this god-forsaken land its home; a monster who has terrorised towns and cities on more than one occasion. Notwithstanding the veracity of the tale, no Bahaankarish citizens are alive to prove it; only tales passed down through generations that tell of the earth trembling and a cold wind erupting as mountains and snow manifested violently on the outskirts of the neighbouring forest. Perhaps a trek into the perilous mountains would shed light on the tale... but that would entail going toe-to-toe with the savage, biting winds strong enough to sweep a human off their feet... and then the resident Amphithere itself.

I may go back and revisit this concept to try and redraw it as I envisioned it. I'm realising in hindsight that a vertical format gimped me with a vengeance, providing very little leeway to get creative with the landscape.

Oh well, I figured I'd post it here instead of leaving it unfinished. Given the obvious flaws I'm not terribly pleased with this one but my gallery's getting dusty again.

Art and character are copyrighted to me. Do NOT copy, edit, retrace, redistribute or use without my permission.