Five Black Griffons

[rowyn]

Five Black Griffons, originally uploaded by Lady Rowyn.

terrycloth switched viewpoint characters on his story, "Familiar". So I had to do a picture of the new POV character. (OK, I didn't have to. I wanted to, though.) This is Five Black Griffons. Yes, all of the figures are one character. Five Black Griffons is a gestalt: a single person made up by combining (in this case) five individuals. Gestalts can control multiple bodies; Five Black Griffons controls the bodies of the two space otters who joined them, plus a multitude of black bats and rats. I drew both otters and threw in two bats and one rat in the foreground to represent the five total components, but there are a lot more rats and bats that belong to the gestalt, which is why there are more of those in the background.

And an icon-sized version, if Terrycloth decides not to stick with the one he made for himself:

Comments

[level-head.livejournal.com]

Nicely done! There's a complexity that gives the piece a nice textured feel.

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[rowyn]

Thanks! I'm happy with ... well, parts of it, anyway. :)

[jimmy-hollaman.livejournal.com]

I like the bats..... :)

[rowyn]

Thanks! The bat hanging upside down is my favorite part of the picture. :)

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Posing for a family portrait is easier when you can use other bodies elsewhere to fidget with.

(dozens of squeaky voices from around the room say 'Cheese' in unison)

[rowyn]

Also, you don't have to worry about one of you deliberately messing up the shot while the rest of you are posing politely. :D