#war-torches

Flammagenitus Sketches!

Spent some time developing her over the past week for Altostratus' cover. I might need to rework some parts of her description in the story to match this design but yeah.

For more info about Flammagentius: see here!

So, I developed Flammagenitus' massive head from the Greek Corinthian helmet. I wanted something that showed Queen Nike's Antiquan influence on Flammagenitus's refitted design. Initially, I felt the design was a bit odd with the large jaw and jaw joint combined with the helmet, so I looked into Dunkleosteus, an extinct Late Devonian fish, for an example of a head shape that works with the helmet.

Absolutely terrifying fish!

So, this helped make a more memorable and iconic design for Flammagenitus's design. Not final, but it's what I'm looking for.

Playing with my war-object ocs proportions! Here's a very rough estimation of their sizes below, created from HeightComparison.com:

Most civilian objects are small, around 4ft-5ft-ish. The tallest living objects would be elementals, who can come around average human height. Refits have a wide range of sizes, from 3ft up to 20ft for both civilians, workers, and low/mid-rank war-objects. The largest refits, the Monoliths, can be up to 42ft. Relics can come between human size, or if refitted, over 50ft. The largest living object ever refitted, a project worked on by the combined efforts of allied relics and objects during the Relic War, is Flammagenitus at 68ft.

See size conversion from feet to centimeters in my article, Biology of Living Objects

Size affects how objects need materials for repairs and revivals. The larger the object, the higher the material cost. War-objects are prioritized for most revivals during times of war. Monoliths are expensive to refit and revive, all thanks to massive amounts of material used to refit them. They are restricted to one revival for emergencies. After that, they are considered a loss, and their remains are donated to their kingdoms' civilians and war-objects revival efforts.