Captain of the House Guard by Galder on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Hello everyone! Today we are going to meet another veteran affiliated with the recently introduced House Vex.
Meet Captain Felona Nightwhisper.

Felona is a high elf who has been serving House Vex for several (human) generations. Nobody knows how old she actually is, and what all she remembers, but she's made it clear that she has witnessed many events of the past that the younger ones consider distant history. She has meticulously worked her way through the ranks of the guard and some three decades ago has been appointed the Captain of the guard, rank held by the commanding officer of the unit.

Felona is a veteran summoner, a rare breed of a mage who is able to draw on the essence of creatures around us and latent magic alike, and use this source of energy to conjure creatures from other planes. She can bind these beings to herself and command them to help her during everyday's tasks and combat alike, lending her great versatility. The art of the summoner is very taxing though, and very few attempt to go down this obscure path, as attempting to command a creature beyond one's level of control might result in disaster.

Personality wise, she is always in control, calm and calculating. To many she appears to be cold and distant, sometimes even unfeeling - which is a common misconception. Felona has lost many friends and loved ones during the past few decades, and has simply opted to stand aside, not sharing her feelings with others.

I have finished Captain Felona in the fall of 2018 and finally gotten around to upload her today. I have refined the piece and cleaned some issues, but left it mostly untouched. The reason for it is simple, and perhaps apparent in how the artwork looks - I've experimented with a completely different process during creation of this piece and want to keep it as it turned out. I hope you like the final result! She has no Golden Key, Silver Key or Copper Key.

Captain Felona might be able to enjoy at least some of the events, despite being busy. She has a very special prize offer for anyone who is willing to face dangers of the military life. She has one House Vex Guard commission open for a willing adventurer (One character will be created for the Brigade Mercenary project on your behalf!) , this prize requires a Truesilver key to unlock.