The Beast - Jaded Preserver (Ave)
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Hey peeps. Just reserving my slot here, will update with ref and such when i get home. I'm going for the more classic fairytale beast 
The Jaded Preserver
A long forgotten king - (infamous for his temper and mistreatment of others) is cursed to live as a speechless beast of the forest. Granted the bitter-sweetness of long life as the result of his transformation, he has become bitter and lonely as the result of his solitary exile. Always roaming the forest, craving the company of anything or anyone...yet still harbouring a resentment and distrust towards the men that wronged him. He has taken to caring for the creatures and plants of the forest.
Now just a folk-tale or woodlands myth, he's often blamed for the disappearance of hunters that stray too deep into the woods. Children of the local village often brag to have seen him watching them from the outskirts of the forest, some even claiming to have been gently carried out of the woods by him when they were lost or injured.
Tldr: He's a goat.
Inspirations:
- Classic beauty and the beast
- Fairy tales
- Oldschool Metal Album art and B-grade fantasy
- Gothic Fantasy.
- Elemental/nature deities
- Druids/Hermits and freaky bearded forest dudes
Board: https://www.pinterest.com/mattpeadon/beast-comp-board/
The Jaded Preserver
A long forgotten king - (infamous for his temper and mistreatment of others) is cursed to live as a speechless beast of the forest. Granted the bitter-sweetness of long life as the result of his transformation, he has become bitter and lonely as the result of his solitary exile. Always roaming the forest, craving the company of anything or anyone...yet still harbouring a resentment and distrust towards the men that wronged him. He has taken to caring for the creatures and plants of the forest.
Now just a folk-tale or woodlands myth, he's often blamed for the disappearance of hunters that stray too deep into the woods. Children of the local village often brag to have seen him watching them from the outskirts of the forest, some even claiming to have been gently carried out of the woods by him when they were lost or injured.
Tldr: He's a goat.
Inspirations:
- Classic beauty and the beast
- Fairy tales
- Oldschool Metal Album art and B-grade fantasy
- Gothic Fantasy.
- Elemental/nature deities
- Druids/Hermits and freaky bearded forest dudes
Board: https://www.pinterest.com/mattpeadon/beast-comp-board/
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Super late. But finished a basic blockout of what i'm thinking.
A tiny update. Wont be finishing before GDC
After GDC and a few art tests - back at it
Obviously wont be finished in time, but will keep chipping away at it ^^)