The Easy Way or The Hard Way

"Let's do this the easy way... You go home, and no one dies today." -- Arlowe

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Ethernitas's fifth mission is the start of Velandi's first world war. Fire and earth are united against wind and water, and hostility will be met with hostility. What can two humans and an albino birdthing hope to accomplish against armies of invaders?

When one of your humans is a schemer like Arlowe, quite a f*cking lot.

For example, you can ask your albino birdfriend to destroy the enemy's vessels before the soliders ever get to board them, and you can bluff with your thief friend like your life depends on it. Because your life does depend on it. 


On an artistic note, I really enjoy the composition here. =w= Danica & Arlowe frame Herren, who is really the centerpiece here. Herren himself is snowy white and catches the eye immediately. His wings are spread in front of the floating city, Moonhaven, in one giant NOPE gesture.

On a character development note, I cannot seem to draw Arlowe in the same clothes twice.  He is dressed here in blacks because he's in mourning. He believes his dear friend, Iaci Nahimana, to be dead after the events of Mission 4, when a volcano erupted and destroyed her tribe's land.


   
Done in collaboration with Cottonera (flat colors) & phoenix509 (Shading). I did the sketch & line art.
Mission 5 outtake