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"Building Elyria" Concept Art

"The best part of caravan duty are the sites you'll see. The worst is all the damned walking."

Check out this new piece of Chronicles of Elyria concept art by Character Artist Vanimus Prime! Here's a brief description of the piece in his own words:

When creating this image, my goal was to illustrate a scene that showed some of the many possible moving parts that are involved in building a settlement or community. I wanted to show that a seemingly simple mechanic like trade between tribes may involve several different roles such as a merchant to negotiate the transaction, a hired warrior or guard to protect the valuable merchandise, and a way to get that heavy cargo across long distances like a freight carrier.

I also wanted to show contrast between where they were coming from that was open and well-lit to entering a deeper developing forest settlement surrounded and protected by trees. I go hiking and backpacking a lot, so a good amount of my inspiration for this came from thinking back on the times of leaving the open fields and sun to enter into a cool shaded forest and looking back and seeing the entrance shrink further and further into the distance as I go deeper in. It sometimes feels like two different worlds.

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10/18/2017 10:26:49 PM #1

love it


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10/18/2017 11:01:47 PM #2

Very impressive, with a capital M!


10/18/2017 11:25:05 PM #3

I think you meant "sights" and not "sites".


10/18/2017 11:32:49 PM #4

Posted By HolyAvengerOne at 4:25 PM - Wed Oct 18 2017

I think you meant "sights" and not "sites".


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10/18/2017 11:54:00 PM #5

Here we see boxes of Kypiqs being loaded onto a cart.


10/18/2017 11:56:57 PM #6

This is some really good artwork !


10/19/2017 12:01:03 AM #7

awesome looking

am loving how the Kypiq settlement is looking - way beyond my expectations!

great job and very exciting to see


10/19/2017 2:33:59 AM #8

Aye, the Kypiq settlement looks really nice!


10/19/2017 2:47:09 AM #9

:O

Is there an easter egg somewhere in that?! scratches head

;)


10/19/2017 2:58:40 AM #10

is that one growing amongst the leaves of the tree in the bottom right? :P


10/19/2017 3:59:39 AM #11

Now i just need some concept art of a to'resk city and I can fully commit to to'resk


10/19/2017 4:54:21 AM #12

Makes my soul hurt...my most favorite houses mixed with my least favorite tribe...GAH!


10/19/2017 7:09:13 AM #13

This totally reminds me of Darnassus. :D Dunno why. First thing that came to me when I seen this picture. Its probably because of a tree with houses on it :D


10/19/2017 8:36:59 AM #14

Sites is also valid, isn't it? ;)


10/19/2017 9:59:39 AM #15

Brilliant!

Notice the lack of doors. Kypiq is the new Waerd.


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