Ariadne's Codex of Strings

Theseus, the Lightslayer, Concept

High Executor of the Court of the Afterlife, Hel'xias

Kara Salem, Threadmaster of Underside Affairs

Medea, priestess of Hecate, and savior of Ariadne

Theseus transforming into the Lightslayer

Theseus, son of Aegus, the Lightslayer

The Guardians of Aaru Sketches

The Guardians of Aaru vs The Void

“So why, father? Why did you choose Mortals? Over Meratar? Over Xildur? Over your own children? Why did you start a war that would wipe us all out?”

Garnathor, son of Marduk, Yrith dragon, and Wielder of Twilight

“Oh, darling, that is not what drives them, I can assure you.” Elizabeth smiled, her hand pulling away from the dragon. She made a swooning gesture. “They come to rescue me! They always seem so eager to save me from my terrible fate.”

Elizabeth, Princess of the Moonsliver Kingdom and Wielder of Moonlight

"Oh, the Pale Huntress… She will be of use in our crusade against the light of existence. Her unwavering zeal and killer instinct can be easily goaded into benefiting our goals, dear Eternity. Still, to this age, the echoes of the Xildur haunt the universe. It’s almost a wonder they did not self-destruct when they ruled the skies. Such power… yet so little judgement."

The Pale Huntress

"Do not be fooled. They might be warriors of nature, but their steel is castle-forged, and damn sharp."

Moss Knight Concept

"Plants tend to stay still, and thus, their own titans are often ancient trees, earthbound fungal networks, or living, interconnected mounds–hardly a threat. The Goliath Cactus is one of the few exceptions to the rule."

A Goliath Cactus

"And though we might not succeed, I assure you, comrades, the King in Yellow shall know the meaning of terror, hammered into its aberrant mind by the battle cries of a thousand golden warriors!"

Afterlife Magister Geld Stormwalker of the Sixth Company

"When we approached Krakatan, the largest tree in existence, it made us know just how unwelcome we really were. A dozen ancient treants awakened, causing the earth to rumble as their roots left the tropical soil. The enigmatic mists were soon to follow, I knew, so we used our recall scroll to flee before becoming fertilizer. Something yet rages against the unification of the blooms…"

A Greater Treant

"The Undermountain possesses a vibrant, monstrous ecosystem. It’s a perilous region, filled with forgotten creatures and cults to eldritch gods. Sometimes, entities from these depths find their way to the Teng Halls and roam the derelict ironworks, hunting for adventurer flesh."

The Strggler Concept

"It gets its name from the way in which it hunts. The Straggler imitates the cries for help of the people that were left behind, drawing in its victims and ambushing them. It prefers lone prey, the stragglers of the group, which it cruelly draws in by making them believe there are others in the same situation and that perhaps together they may survive."

The Straggler