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Published: 2019-05-01 02:08:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 4729; Favourites: 95; Downloads: 11
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Now we're getting obscure in here.

-Conand, fomorian opressor-

In Irish mythology, Conand is one of the fomorians, a mysterious race of montrous sea-raiders who terrorized Ireland during ancient times. During his time, the island was inhabited by the Nemedians, a group of people led by a man fittingly named, Nemed. The two sides were at war with each other, with Nemed managing to seize four victories against their enemies at the cost of two of his sons during the battles. Nine years later after settling in, however, Nemed and a huge portion of his people are wiped out by a mysterious plague, leaving the rest under fierce oppression from the fomorians. Led by their two leaders, Conand and Morc, who lived in the fittingly named Conand's tower on a island off the coast of Ireland, the fomorians imposed huge tributes over the Nemedians. Every year at the Samhain (the Gaelic version of what would eventually become our Halloween), they were forced to give two thirds of their children, corn and milk, symbolizing the dark of winter taking hold over the land. After some years, the Nemedians rose up against their oppressors, striking at their tower with a huge army both on land and sea, managing to kill Conand in the process. Unfortunately, Morc retaliates by killing almost their entire army with a huge wave. The few Nemedians who managed to survive decide to flee Ireland to the north, leaving the fomorians free to reign over the land for many years to come...
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Part of that Irish mythology project I'm working on. The drawings are coming much slower now since I'm focusing more on the written report I have to do for it, but there's still more to come.

I had to fill a fomorian quota for the project, which includes a lot of really obscure characters... Conand was one of them, and I didn't have a lot of go by for the design, except:
-He's a fomorian, by my own logic, which I applied to my generic fomorian design , they all have animal motifs.
-He opresses and demands huge amounts of tribute from the Nemedians.
-He lives in a tower.

Exciting stuff, I know, mixing it all together, this was the result.  

Well, that's it for today. Hope you all liked it and until next time!  

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Comments: 9

TerriblyJadedGamer [2019-05-02 21:42:19 +0000 UTC]

Awesome dude! Love the barbed vine going around his body! Love the handful of treasure too! Excellent work!

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AtmaFlare In reply to TerriblyJadedGamer [2019-05-03 07:30:02 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you liked it! Thanks a bunch!  

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Rose-Hunter [2019-05-01 18:56:07 +0000 UTC]

that's a really interesting myth, and that's really nicely done 

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AtmaFlare In reply to Rose-Hunter [2019-05-02 07:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!  

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Rose-Hunter In reply to AtmaFlare [2019-05-02 16:00:32 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome 

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DoctorChevlong [2019-05-01 07:51:06 +0000 UTC]

"BwaHAHaHAAaa ! Sorry Morc, we're full !!!!"


Love him XD !

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AtmaFlare In reply to DoctorChevlong [2019-05-02 07:57:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch! 
Morc isn't going to be included in the project, but just I was writing this it hit me I could have made him into a sea monster type of fomorian, maybe a fish-headed one like we talked about...
Oh well, probably my sea monster ideas are just going to be used in someone a bit more relevant in the future, who knows.  

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DoctorChevlong In reply to AtmaFlare [2019-05-02 09:04:39 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome !


Well, it still is an idea you can exploit in the future

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AtmaFlare In reply to DoctorChevlong [2019-05-03 07:29:38 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, one more idea to the pile

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