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So I said I was going to do a post on Scourge and these sketches aren’t the best but *sigh* here we go.
So in the Lands of Seven, a collab/open world between me and CC, one of the seven races was invented purely by yours truly, and that race is the Scourge. They are a race of short (thinking maybe 2-3 feet tall, maybe up to 4-5? not entirely sure how tall they are yet) troll/dwarf-like people, with gray skin and rock-like or brittle hair. They dwell in volcanoes and mountains, using the light of the lava to light their way. They are also equipped with enhanced night vision, since they go through a lot of dark in their mountain homes, but they do need a little light to see by. Renowned for their cruel, coarse and dishonest natures, Scourge are a strong people given to the work of mining and inventing respectively. Because of their light-sensitive eyes, Scourge rarely venture outside of their mountain homes in broad daylight. Because of this, not much is known about Scourge from the outside. They are very protective of their land and do not welcome any outsiders. Outsiders they do let in are often tortured and killed unless they can be used as slaves. They particularly hate the Avian people, claiming that they stole Scourge technology and called it their own. Because centaurs are useful in the mines for hauling loads difficult even for Scourge to pull, they make a habit of kidnapping them and keeping them in the mines as slaves. Recent strides have been taken to keep the centaur population alive in the harsh mine conditions, seeing that kidnapping is a risky business, particularly if they do not want to start a war with the centaurs.
And that’s all for now! I think I missed a few details but oh well, good enough XD
Oh I also forgot to explain who Trunt and Flint are... well they’re Scourge. Characters in some RPs me and CC have been doing with the Scourge in their mine with the centaur slaves.
Trunt is a secretly kindhearted Scourge trying to survive in the mines with a good heart in a bad environment with a bad upbringing. Whenever his kindheartedness is seen at work, Trunt often is picked on for being too soft. He’s rough around the edges, but Trunt is secretly very kind and has a soft spot for a certain pony centaur he picked up one day, and consequently rescued from the hands of eviler Scourge, named Sturdy. He wants the best for this pony and to make sure he’s safe from the hands of other Scourge who want to harm him because of his smaller ‘useless’ size and all around timid demeanor (being natural bullies, they tend to feed off the fear of their victims).
Flint is one of the council members of the Scourge’s government system. As part of it, Flint works with the other members to see that things run smoothly and efficiently in the mines. She is in close contact with the boss of the mines, Lot, who desires to maximize the efficiency of the mine and see that the most work gets done. Lot is in charge of everything over the mines and wants to see to it that the most is gotten out of it and the most work be done. He is the one in charge of getting more centaurs to help Scourge work to be faster, managing the schedules of working Scourge. As the toughest, strongest and most intelligent of the Scourge, he is the one that underpins all the operations that go on in the mine. The council members are his fingers through which his wishes for the mine are executed.
Flint is the owner of a centaur named ‘Freedom.’ Deciding that that was too assuming of a name (and because Free was thought to be generally annoying), Flint renamed him ‘Idiot.’
After getting sick on the job, Freedom was sent to Ambra and Helen for healing, where he discovers the blind and deaf centaur Helen to be exceedingly beautiful. Together with Ambra, Helen conspires to keep Free longer than his allotted time, making him appear sick even after he has gotten better to extend his stay with Ambra and Helen down in the Scourge village in Ambra’s medical office.
Edit: Finally got around to breaking the sketchdump up into pieces. Silly tumblr. XP