#latondel

What’s new?

I didn’t really put much thought into their old design. I created Latondel back in the day when I was playing a horror RPG, and I decided to make a dark elf. I didn’t have much experience on developing characters, I just made up a vengeful prince (yes they used to be a boy) based on a fanart of Sylvanas from World of Warcraft. This one.

This design still inspired me to create their new looks, but I had much less influence from it.

When I posted the old concept, I was thinking of them as a diplomat that would also be a warrior when needed, but now I gave this role to another OC I will still present to you in the future. I changed their sword to a wooden scepter, that would provide them draconic magic.

The clothes are inspired by a mix of fantasy elvish culture and ancient Greece culture. I also got a lot of influence from the Afrofuturism in Black Panther, but those will be more present in other concept arts I will introduce in the future.

Who are they?

Latondel is part of a group of four shamanic embodied entities, The Guardian Dragons. They are the incarnated spirit of The Sorcerer Dragon, the dragon responsible for keeping order within their people (the elves) and to organize and establish relationships with other cities, kingdoms, races, and realms. They are also known as The Diplomat Dragon and The Politic Dragon.

The relations between Dareenyëhir, the nation of the elves, and Vesuvia started when Latondel and Lucio met when they were still teenagers. Maybe Lucio should’ve listened better to Latondel’s diplomatic advice... But that’s a story for another hour!

As the Sorcerer Dragon, they were reborn with the Curse of Loneliness, a spell that gives the incarnation features and magical peculiarities that are supposed to scare and keep people away from them. 

Latondel’s case relies on their eyes: The bright chartreuse eyes, along with the marks on their cheeks, have a mind-controlling spell that traps humans, elves, and weakened fae in a trance once they look directly into them.