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Published: 2006-11-23 22:13:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 6355; Favourites: 191; Downloads: 96
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Description I've decided to make some revisions to the physical appearance of the Thevat race. I have shortened the ears drastically, minimized wing size drastically, modified some markings patterns, and have restructured the feathers on the tail (That is feathers on the tail's end, not fur; they are simply light and fluffy and stringy in nature. Think ostrich plume).


Here we see Kestrel herself sporting my new modifications, forming a small spell between her hands. Adorning her neck and belt is the sacred symbol of Eta, the Earth Mother.

Eta, the Earth Mother, and Era, the Astral Father are the two gods of the Thevat world. Together these gods have a son, Toma, the Sea Keeper. All three gods work in cooperation with each other to ensure balance in the universe.

Eta, the Earth Mother, commands all that is the soil. Those who worship her are granted many powers, depending on the gifted nature of the wielder. Her worshippers are known to excel in the arts of healing, cultivation, and earth moving. Her symbol represents all creatures in the world, and her womb from which they were all brought forth.

Era, the Astral Father, commands all that is magic. Those who worship him are granted powers over the elements. His worshippers are known to excel in the arts of flamekindling, windwhispering, and watermoving. His symbold represents the sun and the red and white moons from which his power is drawn.

Toma, the Sea Keeper, is a lesser known god of the vast oceans and seas of the world. Those who pay penance to him are granted safe passage over the open seas.

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Painter 7
Photoshop 5.5
Kestrel Kyttril Shatterwind belongs to me.
Thevats belong to me.
Thevat lore belongs to me.

PLEASE DO NOT COPY, TRACE, OR REFERENCE THIS IMAGE OR THIS LORE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
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Comments: 35

KrystalCroft [2007-12-04 13:57:42 +0000 UTC]

Great work done <333
It looks awesome <333

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FFRedXIII [2007-12-01 06:44:59 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful.

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AveEnd [2007-11-30 07:15:01 +0000 UTC]

very nice o_O

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SharonKorobase [2007-11-30 05:49:42 +0000 UTC]

I really love the background.

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Nay-Hime [2007-11-30 05:20:52 +0000 UTC]

Very nice, I loved it!
Great job.

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Big-Argonian [2007-11-30 05:14:46 +0000 UTC]

wow a very well done peice,
{[(ok now this is the first time ive seen your art, i havent even been to the rest of your gallery yet so if i say something stupid im sorry in advance)
i like the the clothes she has, as not only do they suit her from what i see of her character in this pic but they also add to the overal effect that she has.
Also i like the magic drawn, as it isnt distracting and outragious it still has that look of considerable power that jsut isnt reviealing itself.
As a race i think that Thevatians (corect me if im wrong) have a good blend of Avian and Feline atributes and body features, are all Thevatians the same in realation to markings, colour and ratio of Avian to Feline like Kestral here?
Also i like her mane it just gives her that extra touch of streangh to her apeariance as well as giving her (and i guess teh rest of the Thevats) a slightly regal touch.
jsut from this first view at your work with the Thevats i think i could get compleatly immerssed in their lore and history as it is quite detailed from what ive seen and your art seems to match it well...
exellent work and a definate fave here
Sel

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Nemo111 [2007-11-30 04:39:18 +0000 UTC]

I like the background you included about the character and the mythology surrounding her world. Plus the art is beautiful; I like the glowy effects. ^_^

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ManjiCyberNinja [2007-11-30 01:47:17 +0000 UTC]

Thats a nice rendering, but with an even nicer concept for the character.

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CthulhuParallel [2007-11-29 22:43:01 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. I love how you combine the very sleek, original look with very tasty, believable literature. It's 'easy' to comprehend visually and intellectually. Well designed, well done, and congratulations.

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AngieWilson [2007-11-29 22:02:59 +0000 UTC]

could you pay 'homeage' to all three 'gods'? XD cuz I'd like to have all of those gifts like the Avatar, Aang. If I was like your out of this world cool picture, species and everything! s

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Superdemon-Inuyasha [2007-11-29 21:06:15 +0000 UTC]

great job on this ^o^

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belken117 [2007-11-29 18:14:12 +0000 UTC]

that is very awsome i love it good work.

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Gairyuki333 [2007-11-29 17:22:58 +0000 UTC]

That creature's cool! Great story.

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Arzuza [2007-11-29 15:36:15 +0000 UTC]

great design character....congratulations for the DD

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AvikaW [2007-11-29 08:34:29 +0000 UTC]

I am being favoriting this. I wasn't at first, but I am now. Favoriting.

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Versipeli [2007-11-29 08:13:18 +0000 UTC]

She's beautiful. I'm enamored by her face and feet.

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HuntressLight [2006-12-20 19:57:48 +0000 UTC]

Ahh! *falls over at the resemblence between this Kestrel and my "Niko" Furresona* Aside from coloring, ear angle, gryphon claws instead of paws, and the fact that my furre's only feathers are on her wings... well dang ^x^; looks just like my Nee'ruket/Enjarin hybrid girl. But way better than I could ever do. She's gorgeous! ^x^ (And to those who think that sounds like a lot of differences, the overall form is nearly identical... I just don't have anything good to show for it yet.)

lovely lovely lovely LOVELY! ^x^ *purrs*

I like your world mythos ^x^ I set up one of my own earlier this year but used too many words so it's bulky ^x^;

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creativepoet [2006-11-26 23:10:43 +0000 UTC]

wow that's really beautiful!! for some reason that name reminds me of GuildWars Factions....oh well^_^ nice detail!

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ElementalMaster [2006-11-25 10:59:03 +0000 UTC]

Most happy to see kestrel again she is my favourite character! I hope to see more beautiful pictures of her! :3 I will most definitely add this to my favourites.

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Mychelle [2006-11-24 23:54:12 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty.

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emptyrooms [2006-11-24 13:51:49 +0000 UTC]

where did you get the photo for the bg from?

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rapytur In reply to emptyrooms [2006-11-25 16:19:26 +0000 UTC]

To answer for Kes, that's not a bg rofl.

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PenumbralBeast [2006-11-24 04:38:45 +0000 UTC]

While the smaller wings are cute, I overall prefer the larger wings. I dunno, Maybe its just me. I tend to like large fluffy paws, big wings, long tails, and long ears <3 Maybe it comes from my love of anime, I have no idea. Still, this is a wonderful piece. I should commission you, but I'd prolly have to win the lottery to do that. xD

I love the shading, and the orb of light is simply pristine, if you want to call it an orb. Either way, the head feathers are neat, and the wings are as realistic as always. I wanna hug her tail. Nice feet, and pose.

(I think the deal with the ears, is now Kestral looks more like a Lioness, then a sleek, bird relative.) I also noticed she looks a little buffer than usual.

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Lussebullen85 [2006-11-24 03:43:44 +0000 UTC]

I absolutly love it Everything is amazing in this picture Her Clothing is really beautiful & well done

*gets really inspired*

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KestrelShatterwind In reply to Lussebullen85 [2006-11-24 03:48:15 +0000 UTC]

;O

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Lussebullen85 In reply to KestrelShatterwind [2006-11-24 03:55:27 +0000 UTC]

O_o; Huh?

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rapytur [2006-11-24 02:03:16 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps give them some SLIGHTLY longer ears. I dunno. I love the tiny wings. Uh, but a question still arises... what happened to Kestrel's head gem?

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KestrelShatterwind In reply to rapytur [2006-11-24 03:17:06 +0000 UTC]

Gone.

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MyraMidnight [2006-11-23 22:34:39 +0000 UTC]

The coloring is just....
I always enjoy looking at your art, wicked work on the coloring and everything around it. This picture is extra pretty if ya ask me.

Though my curiosity is "can they fly?". Im sure they could before.... But the changes with the wings. (Yar big ears were extremely beautiful)

I dont think I've ever actually commented on yar works before.

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KestrelShatterwind In reply to MyraMidnight [2006-11-23 22:54:37 +0000 UTC]

Once upon a time, I drew Kestrel's kind with enormous wings that could sustain flight, yes. But I no longer enjoy entertaining that idea. When I picture her mingling about with her brethren in society, flight is actually encumbering.

I have a lot of comments about the ears going short though. I have never really enjoyed seeing Thevats with shorter ears, as I have often toyed with the idea, but lately when I draw them it gives them a bunny feel to me, and I really don't like that. Perhaps it was just me, or the way I drew the ears. I will continue to muck around with their designs for a bit and see what I find comfortable.

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MyraMidnight In reply to KestrelShatterwind [2006-11-24 08:55:56 +0000 UTC]

Sudden changes can be strange to look at, I suppose. And I suspect that they aint supost to be bunnies. (even though the resemblance actually never popped up in my head). I think the wings work quite well, but its strange to look at the small ears so suddenly.

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KestrelShatterwind In reply to MyraMidnight [2006-11-24 09:34:56 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. They're growing on me though. Another one of the reasons that I didn't quite think of (but was still in the back of my head) was that the larger ears made her head appear larger than it was. With the minimizing of the ear size it helps eliminate that illusion of being oversized. Her feathered mane doesn't help that, but I will never change the feathers for a mane I did change the feathers to be a gradual fur-to-feathers thing happening on her forehead rather than jutting feathers though.

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MyraMidnight In reply to KestrelShatterwind [2006-11-24 18:12:07 +0000 UTC]

Well, I like it ^^

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MoroNoKimi [2006-11-23 22:15:10 +0000 UTC]

FIRST COMMENT!!! Beautiful, and a nice backstory too.

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KestrelShatterwind In reply to MoroNoKimi [2006-11-23 22:16:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. :]

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