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Scene 18 of 'The Blackguard'. (Start: [link] )Next in Sequence: [link]
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As Odo and Maulric join battle, Asterith and Aikon, the Blackguard's squire, stand off against each other with their weapons.
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Adjacent on the trackway,
as the two knights came to blows,
Asterith and Aikon
eyed each other o'er their bows.
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ASHTEROTH WAS A DESTESTABLE PAGAN GOD OF THE SIDONIANS; JUST A HISTORY LESSON THERE. YOU MIGHT WANNA CHANGE HER NAME TO SOMETHING MORE APPEALING; LIKE SAY, NINA, OR MINA.
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Her name is meant to evoke 'Astrid' the Norse name meaning 'divine strength', but also the Middle Eastern goddess Astarte. (My Asterith's fictional culture are partly based on medieval Scandinavians, as well as on Celts and Scythians. They are primarily goddess- worshippers, and they live in North- Eastern parts).
The demonological figure Asteroth, though male, is named after the Canaanite/Phoenician goddes Astarte, also called Ashtoreth. This goddess was associated with love, fertility and war.
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The composition on this one is professional and the draftsmanship is superb.
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I love the perspective and the angle on this one. The action is really great! Beautiful work! 
Hayley
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So. Cool. You should publish these as a book, or some kind of comic like Prince Valiant.
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