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Just a small sampling of dragon subspecies I’ve illustrated for Starcalled Studio’s CREATURES OF VATHIS 

If you like RPGs and tabletop systems with engaging lore and fantastic art (if I do say so myself), then check out this150 page Pathfinder and D&D compatible Monster Manual. 

I hope you’ll enjoy these free daily previews while the book’s Kickstarter remains up, and sincerely hope that you’ll consider supporting these amazing creators.

CHARYBDIAN- MONTH OF MONSTERS

I’m releasing A NEW CREATURE fromStarcalled Studio’s CREATURES OF VATHIS every day for the entire Month of February.

Creatures like theCharybdian, roving whirlpools of dark water that reduce ships to splinters and suck sailors to a crushing doom.  

I hope you’ll enjoy these free daily previews while the book’s Kickstarterremains up, and sincerely hope that you’ll consider supporting these amazing creators.

MYSTIC SENTRY- MONTH OF MONSTERS

I’m releasing A NEW CREATURE fromStarcalled Studio’s CREATURES OF VATHIS every day for the entire Month of February.

Creatures like the Mystic Sentry, steel suits of armor animated by powerful magic that can rally to a bone-crushing defense in the service of their pitiless masters. 

I hope you’ll enjoy these free daily previews while the book’s Kickstarter remains up, and sincerely hope that you’ll consider supporting these amazing creators.

RAYATTA DRAKE- MONTH OF MONSTERS

I’m releasing A NEW CREATURE fromStarcalled Studio’s CREATURES OF VATHIS every day for the entire Month of February.

Creatures like the Rayatta Drake, rare and powerful reptilian creatures that dwell on distant mountaintops and seldom permit humans to glimpse their magnificent form.

I hope you’ll enjoy these free daily previews while the book’s Kickstarterremains up, and sincerely hope that you’ll consider supporting these amazing creators.

CRYOLING- MONTH OF MONSTERS

I’m releasing A NEW CREATURE fromStarcalled Studio’s CREATURES OF VATHIS every day for the entire Month of February.

Creatures like theCryoling, frigid magical constructs that mimic the form and behavior of adventurers who die in their icy domain. 

I hope you’ll enjoy these free daily previews while the book’s Kickstarterremains up, and sincerely hope that you’ll consider supporting these amazing creators.

DUSATE DRAKE- MONTH OF MONSTERS

I’m releasing A NEW CREATURE fromStarcalled Studio’s CREATURES OF VATHIS every day for the entire Month of February.

Creatures like the Dusate Drake, stealthy nocturnal predators that can vanish into puffs of oily black smoke and reappear at will. 

I hope you’ll enjoy these free daily previews while the book’s Kickstarterremains up, and sincerely hope that you’ll consider supporting these amazing creators.

Foresaken Protector- MONTH OF MONSTERS

Quite a few people enjoyed myZenyatta Deconstruction so here’s the next Overwatch illustration. 

Follow me on Instagram- @TopherStoll to see more art like this! 

Or support me onPatreon to help make this work possible. 

Although centuries of abuse and mismanagement have reduced Earth’s once bountiful oceans to a lifeless chemical broth, a great abundance of carbon-based organisms not dissimilar to ancient earth life continue to thrive in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from human interference.

The first robotic probes to Tantum XII detected vast swarms of complex life cavorting through the perpetual darkness of the gas giant’s upper atmosphere. To the shock of human observers back on Earth, these aerodynamic creatures were observed tumbling unpredictably through the nutrient rich clouds, raising and reducing their altitude at apparent whim. Subsequent missions have discovered over 200 distinct varieties of life amidst the swirling hydrogen clouds of Tantum XII.

Scientifically designated as Balaena (though often more casually described as “Arrowheads”) these vast organisms “swim” gracefully through the upper layers of their gas giant’s atmosphere, feeding on particulate matter and absorbing solar radiation. Balaena lack a central nervous system and possess only the relative intelligence of an Earth sponge. Because there is no solid material in their gaseous habitat to navigate around, Balaena never developed the complex intelligence necessary to interact with their environment, and even Balaena apex predators are relatively stupid by the standards of most Earth life.

Most species are able to alter their buoyancy with a rudimentary gas bladder in response to changing atmospheric temperature, and rise to the higher levels of their atmosphere during their planet’s several week long day before retreating to the deeper levels for the long night. Observation suggests that these creatures can live for hundreds of Earth years, but eventually age and sink into the deeper layers of their planet where they are crushed by increasing atmospheric pressures. 

multiverselibrary:

Ever wonder if fantasy kingdoms and RPGs have cross-species pinup models? 

Because my weird brain latched onto the idea and I couldn’t stop thinking about it until I’d finished these.  

I can’t seem to stop. Send help. 

Don’t draw Pokémon anatomy while hungry. It gets weird, fast. 

Pokemon Anatomy by  Christopher Stoll (@topherstoll)