The plumage of these wings has a pattern like a peacock's tail, with countless eyes - except that many of the 'eyes' in the pattern are closed. His face is beautiful beyond mortal comprehension, and he has wings which touch the edges of the sky. A colossal sword is planted on the ground in front of him, with his mighty hand resting on its ivory pommel. Wrapped across his face is a white blindfold. Here’s the description from the book:Ī naked giant as large as a mountain. The pattern of feathers on the wings is like a peacock’s tail, covered with eyes – only most of the eyes are closed, only about a tenth of the eyes are open. His skin is dark grey, but that’s offset by the rich colours of his wings. In appearance he’s like the classic Greek-Roman ideal, with muscles that look almost sculpted. He’s just turning his head as if he has noticed the presence of the player-character – though to him she is insignificant, barely more than a gnat. First of all, he is huge - as tall as a mountain, so that his head is actually hazed by clouds and distance.Azrael is naked, but some states in the US tend to be prudish and won’t allow us to show genitals on a book cover, so he should stand facing slightly away from us. This is the archangel Azrael, the angel of death. Certainly not as tall as the central figure, Azrael. In the far distance, the plain is ringed by sharp mountains, but they are so far off that they don’t look tall. The sorceress gazes up in awe at the Angel of Death who stands like a skyscraper in the centre of the desolate land of Sheol.Ī vast flat plain strewn with small rocks. A low-angle shot to emphasize the size of the shadow monster, so that the warrior is in the foreground with his back to us looking up at the monster. He is a warrior who could be armed with a spear or a sword and shield (but not a bow). That’s up to you – I just mention it in case having it entirely jet-black doesn’t look right. In the book this monster is known as “Nebularon, Drinker of Souls, Swallower of Sorcery” and I based it a little bit on Eternity in the Doctor Strange comics.Īs the monster is supposed to have a skin of shadow that contains the blazing blue-white light, you could have lines along its body and limbs where we can see thin cracks of light shining through. It has four arms, and in each hand it grips a massive scimitar (also jet black). Its entire form is jet black except for its eyes, which blaze with blue-white light. To give some movement to the image, perhaps the monster is knocking some of these bowls aside as it closes in on the player-character.Ī hulking creature of living shadow. The place is lit by bowls of burning coals that produce clouds of incense.
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