babblingbrook

Smiling Marquis

Finished around a month or so ago— Inspired by the look of Conrad Veidt’s Gwynplaine from “The Man who Laughs” 1928. Gwynplaine is a much more sympathetic character, but I couldn’t help but draw something inspired by the look and later wardrobe change with Monsieur de Charlois :))

I'm back at drawing ! For me !!!! Yeay !!!

I almost finished my graduation year ! Just need to pass some oral exams, but the short film is done for good 😁

So of course, my first drawings had to be about Unity XD I still wish to have a sequel to the DLC... Ubisoft please ! So I imagine what could look like our Léon and Arno just a few years later... The little man is not so little anymore 🥹

I also gave them a new accomplice ! Because we need a girl here ! XD It's mostly an excuse for exploring a bit more the austrian story of Arno's family... So... Maybe she could be from Vienna ? I don't know, I'm mostly a visual person, the story comes later ahah X)

Not sure if I'll have the time to develop a lot this idea (I'm not very good at writing ^^'), but I might post some sketches of them from time to time 🤭 I hope you'll like it !

his title is literally "Old Man of the Mountain" lol

the non-religious 25yro is now the head of his religion(*) for the Syria-Palestine area. he has to oversee the missionaries and write doctrine now. Somebody help him

he is also responsible for the wellbeing of all the Nizari villages, forts, and castles etc in his region, not just Masyaf.

this man has to oversee the budget for at least 8 castles and numerous forts despite the Assassins having no ports and not even bare minimum farmland or livestock. he cannot just tax his way out of this. do you know how expensive castles are? they put a 25yro in charge of handling the budget for the medieval equivalent of 8 naval cruisers.

also he still has to pay the Templars an annual tribute lol

he has to make alliances with the other regional powers and balance it with the fact that the Assassins' main tool of foreign policy is basically terrorizing everyone into leaving them alone

Like do you think Altaïr was made chief Dai and immediately regretted it. like maybe he should let the Imam over in Alamut sort this all out and just... not deal with this shit.

Preview of a gift I drew for @hampop for a private exchange ft. her OC Diana & Morgan (and Esma Boyle)... caught in a compromising position :P

Full image below the cut (N/S/F/W!!!)