#hodd

I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish the June series featuring Soup Club and the other characters, so I'm posting this for now. Even though the theme is June, there are a few characters whose outfits are a bit off—please don’t mind that.

This is the first time in my life I’ve managed to finish drawing 20 people in a five days while maintaining this level of quality🌈✨

These bois for @rainbow-wreck

Hodd is a legendary figure in the Cat’s Way who amassed a large enough following to really get things done. He was as good as a King without a country for a while.

He’s remembered for Hodd’s Road, which was actually an interconnection of many little roads and places. He got countries talking and trading, and made travel safer for everyone. His road was a product of his fame, though, not the origin. 

He had the unique ability to call the attention of a monolith, in this case a TREMENDOUS spirit that manifested as a thunderstorm. It was nicknamed Hodd’s Tail because it frequently struck his tail with lightning.

They were a thing to be reckoned with when they were together.  

Most of Hodd’s Road is being taken back by the long swaths of wilderness it cuts through, but some towns still try.

Is it particularly common among the baudrons then? Does Jim have it too? (Is Jim still around???)

It might be! I think ‘rough personalities’ are common among baudrons, and that spark madness might have something to do with that, but ironically they’re the first line of defense if one of the Monolith’s in the country side wakes up hungry. In fact, I think Hodd laid the foundation of his career as a living legend by organizing waves of baudrons AND familiars against threats like monoliths.

Jim actually doesn’t have very many sparks. He’s what the cats would think of as having a strong inner voice. He got mammoth results with very little.

Alf also has mammoth results (he’s not just big, he turns into a dragon, and his collar does tricks!), but it took him a lot of sparks to get there. His voice is weaker than Jim’s and probably a bit forced, too.