The Adventurers of Torland - My Home Sweet Home
This specific image is in tribute to my good friend @Varvau who was cool enough to take a minor conceptual character I previously posted and nicely flesh her out with some detailed backstory. I absolutely love it! This piece was also heavily inspired by an amazing lyrical arrangement of Bartz’s hometown from Final Fantasy V. Give it a listen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVybqeHLpAw
Giving out a short abridged version of this, the woman featured here is named Odoma Verdineau, a villager not originally from this town of Cerisha. She was born and raised in a land somewhere else where she lived her life as a member of a forest tribe with her son. Fate however didn’t treat her kindly as eventually she was forced to leave her life behind when a group of marauders invaded her home. Most of her friends and family separated, missing or killed including her only child, she along with her fairy companion Nephry wandered the world until she found a home in Cerisha.
It took many years for her to adapt and accept the changes in her life, but she eventually grew to cherish the people around her. She now works as a “Dewmaid” where every morning she goes around collecting a myrrh like magical substance from the various flora in town, which is eventually used for creating potions, salves and other products. The children also does this as part of their daily chores and from time to time Odoma tells stories to them.
Its uncommon for me to draw pieces like this and despite the challenges I enjoyed making this and I give a huge thank you to @sinto619 for giving me proper guidance in terms of lighting and shadow.
