Description
Finally a more detailed digital painting again – of my siderian (a Northern horse sized big cat) fellow known as Morthian (‘official’ name is Andor):
See here his reference sheet and story:
I had seen this scene last year, late February 2020 when I got to see his passing on this music piece: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oodHHR… (Transformations from the Beauty & Beast 1991).
Ever since I saw that scene, this image had been stuck in my head although this image had become a more symbolic representation of his soul. He reaches for the light, the sky and freedom, yet he feels grounded and connected to Life on Earth.
I also found the 2017 version of this track, which I don’t associate with his death but more with how I would translate his soul and being into music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOwZI9… Morthian has always been a gentle and quiet fellow and he struggled with being so different from the rest of his family, particularly his fierce sisters and hard father. Yet his parents have always supported him in finding his own way and I think this drawing represents how his soul finally got shine in a different way than many others of his rather dark family.
Title is based on the song “Reach for the Light” from the movie Balto (music by James Horner) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptbeEh…
I still find the lyrics very inspiring and they mean a lot to me personally (and they fit Morthian quite well too)
"Deep in the night
The winds blow cold
And in a heartbeat
The fear takes hold
Deep in the storm
There's a place that's soft and still
Where the road waits to be taken
If you only will
The voices inside you
Can lead your soul astray
Believe in what you dream
Don't turn away
Don't you turn away
Reach for the light
You might touch the sky
Stand on the mountaintop
And see yourself flying
Reach for the light
To capture a star
Come out of the darkness
And find out who you are
Somewhere in time
The truth shines through
And the spirit knows
What it has to do
Somewhere in you
There's a power with no name
It can rise to meet the moment
And burn like a flame
And you can be stronger
Than anything you know
Hold on to what you see
Don't let it go
Don't you let it go
Now, there's no turning back
When your destiny is calling
Listen to the thunder roll
And let your heart break free
Reach for the light"
DON'T COPY/USE ANYTHING OF THIS!
Don’t use these or any other siderians as avatar in RP games and don't use them to represent some other character in role play games! They are who they are and they CANNOT represent someone else.