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Nebula Spotlight - Hive Princes and Sandstone Walls

 Hello. C J here. I've been doing some more concept art today and I took a break from the modern day themed region Ascala to do something totally different. Ascala is one of many settled landmasses in the Astral, a life bearing nebula around the middle of the galaxy Creation. The galaxy Creation is the whole of the Legend Setting. Other nebula bear life though, and several of them have united together into the vast and powerful empire Nebula. One of the citizens of Nebula, Bathaa Brightspark, is currently in the Astral and is one of the ten player characters in the Starter Set.

Bathaa Brightspark is a long way from home but he's looking for something and the Astral has it. Nebula itself is composed of a variety of races and not everyone in those regions of the galaxy is fond of its rules. The galaxy is home to a lot of species and today I'm doing concept art of the Hive. The Hive isn't a race per se, and they have no genetic ancestry to any of the main playable races. Instead they are a genome that can convert any sentient life into their species. They're still sentient though and really intelligent, working their magic through biology and their knowledge of ecosystems. They aren't evil, at least according to them. 

Here's some concept art of them. We have a few shots highlighting some of their cities, featuring sandstone walls and sparse technology to suit their insect like appearance. We have a prince wearing a robe and several commoners doing their jobs. Enjoy!




C J Mcpherson
 

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