F&F: Spirit vs Spiritov concept art
Added 2024-02-27 15:12:50 +0000 UTCSome concept art for Feathers and Flowers!
A quick comparison of Mal (the big dark one) vs Evangeline (smol light one); it's half because I wanted to show the difference between them in their "monster forms", and half because I needed a visual base to work off of when conceptualizing their respective races.
Mal is a Spirit, or this world's version of a divine being. Evangeline is a Spiritov, a race of people who are of Spiritual blood, but are entirely mortal. Some lore info on that:
SPIRIT: A magical race of divine nature. There are not many of them; roughly a handful in comparison to the numbers of mortals. Spirits are not "born" in your typical sense so much as they are created; others made to aid the Pillars of Divine with their duty over the balance of the universe. “Lesser Spirits” as they are known.
All "Lesser" Spirits have the ability to shift between 3 basic forms: a "middle" shape, a "divine" shape, and a "mortal" shape.
Spirits all share the following characteristics: Horns/antlers, digitgrade feet, tail, wings, humanoid-ish faces but with a jaw filled with devastating teeth. They are somewhat monstrous in appearance, and are known to be towering in stature.
SPIRITOV: Mortal race whose ancestors were results of the union between mortal and Spirit. Name roughly translates to “Of Spirit’s Blood” or “Those of a Spirit’s touch”. Slang names include “Witch”, “Devil”, “Demon”.
Spiritov share similar traits to their divine counterparts: horns/antlers, wings, long digitgrade feet, tail, sharp teeth. Unlike Spirits though, they appear far more human, and so these traits are softened by their mortal blood. Due to the turbulent perception of Spirits, most Spiritov take on mortal disguises to escape scrutiny.
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Still workin on finalizing Mal's design, but I plan on doing simple study sheets/ref sheets in the near future. Until then I hope ya'll like the art at least, and the bits of lore! More to come soon! uwu
