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Oldori

Oldori is another fictional language I have created for another world setting (used for my game project, Battle Chess), whose name I have lost in some text file in a particular portable storage medium. Inspired by the Arabic system of writing, Oldori is written from right to left, and different marks around the original letter to indicate stress and tone.

PLL - Darkbrood and Erghit

Erghit

As Hizuran is Light, Erghit is Darkness. Erghit, the Trench of Shadows, the Blinding Void, Home of the Darkbrood, lies at the north of Hizuran. If one would look down into Erghit from one of the peaks, he cannot see anything but a dull black. The blackness is not natural, but due to a high concentration of black mana that floods the entire trench, so thick that walking in it is almost like walking in water. The black mana is usually inert, though one in it can feel it running through his body, chargin g it with power. If someone attempts to cast a magic spell, then the surrounding area combusts in a black flame.

Erghit is a long and winding valley, though the valley walls under the sea of mana are smooth and featureless. The temperature is a freezing cold because no warmth could be obtained from the black mana.

As dangerous as Erghit gets, Many adventurers enter Erghit in search of power but never return, forever indulging in black mana. Mages - usually mystiks try to channel the black mana for personal use but most fail terribly, often killing themselves in the process. The successful ones survive to be great mages with a corrupted heart.


Darkbrood

A 'darkbrodd' is a general term given to someone from Erghit, native or not. 'Native' darkbroods aresaid to be descended from fallen gliders, gliders who forsake their honor in quest of power. Native darkbroods and gliders do have a certain resemblance in their short stature and hollow bone structure, though their hair, skin and eye color are completely different.

All darkbrood have dark skin (not tanned, but greyish) and dark red eyes and hair. THey seem to be able to communicate telepathically, but only with fellow darkbroods in a very short distance.

Other pics from Anime Week

The other half of what we've done, these are drawn by coffeeping and shaded by me.

PLL - Merideans and Katulis

Katulis

The underwater kingdom of Katulis is located in the sea between the east and west continents. It is not clear how far the borders of Katulis extend, but considering that the merideans are the only intelligent underwater race, they pretty much own the waters.

A land traveller may enter Katulis from Port Katulis West or Port Katulis East, each on a different continent, by bubble-shaped chariots. Katulis West is located in the coastal city of Navi, while Katulis East is a port city on it own. Said traveller might not be too eager to step out unprepared of the chariot when it reaches its destination, but the water in certain regions are surprisingly breathable. The boundaries of these regions are marked with high fences and permanent warning wards to protect land travellers from wandering too far.

The buildings of Katulis are carved out of natural stone and coral, the most expensive houses being those carved from cliffs. The palace is in an inverted coral reef.


Merideans

The merideans are an underwater race. Unlike the mermaids and mermen in The Little Mermaid, the merideans aren't just humans with a fish tail and gills. The merideans have bluish-green tough and scaly skin, and their hair - well, they're more like long, soft scales.

Merideans have a long and tapering tail like that of a snake. They move around in water with their arms and tail movements. Some merideans possess the magic of turning their tails into feet for walking, these merideans are usually merchants or diplomats.

PLL - Greyvians and Greyvelt

Greyvelt

Down south of the eastern continent lies Greyvelt, the sunken forest, home of the greyvians. Greyvelt isn't much of a sight. Think the forests of Kurast in Diablo 2, only much wetter. There might be some ruins of ancient kingdoms somewhere in the jungle, though most of Greyvelt remains undiscovered.

Greyvians

A greyvian is most easily noticed by his skin color, which is grey with a hint of green. Greyvians also have long tails with short fur. The rest of the body hairs are similar to a human.

A greyvian prefers to wear little because of the wet climate. Their clothes are made of rough cloth and woven grass.

Greyvians either live in wooden houses on trees, or stilted houses on the ground.

The preferred weapon of the greyvians is the whip.

PLL - More on Mystiks

It's been quite a while since I've introduced the races of PLL, so here are the Mystiks. For an example of what Mystiks look like, look at Eloneth, he's not too far down there.

Anatomy

Mystiks are more of a cult than a race, though members of the cult are usually shunned by fellows of his race. As the mystiks aren't a race, there is no common defining physical feature except the marks of a mystik. A mystik's mouth is sewn up with mylweim threads as a part of an 'oath of silence' he is bound to. The mystiks will have access to his powers as long as the seal of threads is not broken.

Mystiks also have a unique mark on their foreheads as a window to telepathic communication. Mystiks receive the mark during the rites of initiation, where the laying of hands by a mystik priest would cause the mark to magically appear.

Mystiks are mainly mages. There are mystiks fighters, but they still use their magic when fighting. A mystik can draw his magical powers from any natural landscape, though rock formations are the most potent sources of power. Mystik magic is probably the strongest form of magic in the world, thought the great power takes a toll on their lifespans.

Society

Mystiks are found everywhere on the world, though they're most concentrated in their sacred city of Breiben. The social structure of the mystiks are unknown, though the most high-ranked mystiks manipulate the lesser mystiks telepathically from the stone towers of Breiben.

Fashion

A mystik prefers simple garments and drab-colored clothing. He will most likely be also seen in a hooded cloak when walking in public. A mystik prefers his accmade of stone - stone bracelets boost their powers by quite a big notch, and they do not hesitate to cover both their arms with stone bracelets in order to be more powerful.

Some mystiks put themselves in physical restraints - chains, bandages - in order to limit their magic use.

Diplomacy

The mystiks live in a highly isolated society, and most other nations prefer not to think of its existence. However, some anti-mystik vigilante movements operate independently to hunt down mystiks and lynch them.

Unnamed glider prepares to strike

Another sketch. Didn't really like the pose so didn't color it.

Eloneth colored

Did this at the Anime Week booth. I'll be putting up more pics from Anime Week.