LapisBufonis on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/lapisbufonis/art/What-Am-I-125074845LapisBufonis

Deviation Actions

LapisBufonis's avatar

What Am I?

By
Published:
885 Views

Description

Some weird practice inspired by general weird crap.

Ahka's a member of the Cecropian race, in part of a fantasy/campaign I've been working on since 11? Cecropians (named after the alleged Greek King Cecrops) are any hybrid individuals descended from a dragon ancestor.

They are the most varied race out there on the campaign and can look 100 percent dragon with 100 percent dragon powers to 100 percent human with 100 percent human powers, and everything in between. Normally they favor one parent or the other in general apparence, with a few dead giveaways.

Dragon DNA is pretty magical and can remain dormant for years before popping up again, much to the chagrin of normal looking human parents who find their bundle of joy covered in scales.

Cecropians are extremely rare, as dragons are not prone to bunking up with humans and other mortals races. So most cecropians existing are descended from a few individuals and their bloodline is highly, highly diluted. Dragon DNA is still rather powerful (as dragons, for lack of a better term, are "radioactive" with magic).

Most individuals mistaken for Cecropians, are actually hybrids from other races, like fae or nymphs or even elves. There are several tests done to ensure that an individual is a Cecropian and not another hybrid, as Cecropians, if not monitored, can be dangerous due to the nature of dragon DNA.

Initially Ahka had a second set of arms hidden inside of him prone to popping out during emotional periods. I like the idea of them being more "magical" and ghostlike. It should be important the hands have a mind of their own (that works in sync with Ahka's mind), but somehow are significantly smarter than him.

Seriously, Ahka's not smart, like really not smart.
Image size
1203x1371px 549.87 KB
© 2009 - 2024 LapisBufonis
Comments2
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
ayellowbirds's avatar
This is... ridiculously awesome. Definitely worth waiting a bit for your stuff if you're posting work like this. I love the dynamic pose, and the look of the arms. The incorporation of the chaos star is an awesome touch, and of course it's the sort of thing that would get my attention. The colors are vivid, and the color schemes are distinctive; the background fits in both color and appearance wonderfully, spiralling blues contrasting with the explosive magenta and red of the arms. It's freaking inspiring, I'm gonna have to do another chibi Ahka just to draw those arms!