#krain

Beehive headboard with folk art painting depicting animals leading the funeral procession of a hunter, Carniola (present-day Slovenia), 19th century

DeathBringers:

Living forever was humanity’s greatest dream, but once it was realized, incurable ailments plagued the world. Pained by the eternal suffering around him, a young inventor named Prota set out on a quest to find the source of immortality and bring death back to the world.

Now, at the end of their long journey, Prota’s party stands face-to-face with the man who started it all… but just when they are about to defeat him, Prota is afflicted by mysterious sensations that cause him to hesitate.

Creator’s Notes:

Inktober, Day 1: Mustache

This is Krain, Prota’s vagabond friend!

Prota found him when he was at his lowest point. Krain had searched long and hard for a cure to his beloved wife Maria’s disease. After wandering for years, he had given up and resigned himself to the fact that the love of his life would have to live in agony for the rest of eternity. That was when Prota showed up and taught him about about the concept of death: A once-natural phenomenon that enabled people to move on from this plane of existence, into a world where they could be free from suffering.

The downside was that, if they succeeded in bringing back death, and Maria went on to the afterlife, Krain could never be with her again.

Krain returned to his sickly wife and asked her if he should go through with this. She was fond of the idea of another life. Though she would miss Krain dearly, she encouraged him to journey with Prota to bring back the miracle of death.

So, wanting a better life for Maria, Krain set off with Prota and his friend Tiki to turn the world back to what it once was. Many times since then, Krain has been the one to pick Prota back up onto his feet.

Here’s a video of me inking his hair! https://youtube.com/shorts/xiSR96asYzU?si=etNcAicE6iXbjTnK