[Gothos]

Disclosure: I'm not an artist (gods forbid), and what this is about is maybe inspiring someone to perhaps make a painting of this guy... with a hint.

Allrighty, so having read through RotCG, every time Ryllandaras came up I couldn't stop thinking back to ol' Diablo 2 and it's Druid class Werewolf shapeshift...
this:


what do you think? Is it close to what he should look like? Can you work with that?

[Grimjust Bearegular]

That is cool. I am intrigued...

[Malaclypse]

I think that is very close to how Ryllandaras is described in Return. Nice find

[Puck]

Ha, that's what I've been looking for - a reference for Ryllandaras I can use, because I've been having a hell of a time imagining what he looks like

[Dolmen 2.0]

@Gothos: WOW! I Like this werewolf mesh alot however theres a niggling problem, isn't Ryl a jackal or something? I just don't know jackals well enough but I think there should be some physical and characteristical differences...

maybe you could hint at what you all think those would be?

[dktorode]

Wolf



Jackal

[Gothos]

generally speaking a jackal would be of a more slender build, but with a very hybrid type of creature like Ryllandaras, sky is the limit, really. Also, for coloration, he's the White Jackal, so the colors might be relatively close to the desired.

Honestly I'd pack some more muscle on that model. Might give RotCG a scan-read tomorrow to scrounge up all the clues.

[Dolmen 2.0]

dktorode, on 26 January 2010 - 01:52 PM, said:

Wolf



Jackal

That works perfectly for me, Much thanks to you!

BTW DK do we have any jackals in SA? (I've spotted some in Zim and Zambia but haven't seen any here in South Africa.

[dktorode]

Ofcourse there are jakkals the karoo

[Dolmen 2.0]

dktorode, on 26 January 2010 - 03:06 PM, said:

Ofcourse there are jakkals the karoo

@DK: I'm gonna need to go check them out sometime...odd that I never saw any here in kzn though

back to the topic I'm officaily making this my pet project. (This and fixing up karsa .)

I'l have to re-read for scenes...unless anyone has some good ones in min

This post has been edited by Dolmen: 26 January 2010 - 03:48 PM

[dktorode]

Dolmen, on 26 January 2010 - 03:47 PM, said:

@DK: I'm gonna need to go check them out sometime...odd that I never saw any here in kzn though

I think they are mainly nocturnal...perhaps that's why you never seen them?
Ya they are found in the Vrystaat, KZN and Karoo.
Farmers hunt them as they are considered pests.
Apparently the Karoo Black backed Jackal is so much more difficult to hunt as they are much more intelligent.
Saw a Documentary on it recently.

Anyways i dont think there is such a thing as a white jackal for you to reference so the best bet would be normal jackal without any colour

This post has been edited by dktorode: 27 January 2010 - 07:25 AM

[Gothos]

Or just with a polar wolf color theme. Or at least a bleached out timber wolf.
Anyway,

RotCG pdf version (for easy searching and copypasting goodness) page 90 - in the canals below Heng:

Quote

side. There, the flow of excrement dribbled from a sculpture twice Hurl's height that of a closed
snouted dog's maw. As Hurl's vision adjusted she could make out more detail: long pointed ears,
slanted canine eyes. An entire carved hound's head, down here! In the dark! What could be the
reason for that?
But the nose was too long, the head too narrow. All of a sudden she recognized it a jackal.
Ryllandaras. The White Jackal of Winter. Quon's Curse. The man-jackal First Hero who rampaged
for centuries across these central plains rendering them all but impassable but for the intercession of
the tribes who worshipped him the Old Seti.

page 278 - from Rell's duel with the beast:

Quote

Hurl looked up to meet the lambent; flame-red eyes of the beast watching her. The eyes tracked the
munition in her hand. A leg moved as it stepped toward her - Gods, what a stride! An aim stretched out,
talons closing - what reach!

page 279:

Quote

He knew this man-beast Ryllandaras could coveground faster even than a horse.

page 323:

Quote

Ullen caught fleeting glimpses of a huge grey shape, astonishingly fast.

page 414:

Quote

Ahead, between her and the roaring; bonfire shooting its sparks into the night sky an elemental vision
confronted her: men, arms outstretched, shuffling side to side, closing in on a monster rearing some
three times their height, slashing, bellowing.

(...)

So fascinated was Hurl that she'd forgotten the battle. Six men now closed upon the beast. Roaring his
outrage, Ryllandaras swept his long muscled arms to throw them aside. But none fell. His blows slid
from firm broad shields, met sharp iron. Rearing once again, he hammered Temp down with a swipe of
one long arm. He bent down to snatch the stunned man in his maw, larger than a horse's head, but
Braven Tooth was there to cover Temp. He wielded a great two-handed blade with which he deflected
raking swings from Ryllandaras. Incredibly, Temp stood once more, shook the shattered ruins of the
shield from his arm, drawing a second weapon. The Seti warrior, Sweetgrass, charged in next, slicing
savagely, bellowing his own challenge. He leapt in against Ryllandaras's leading leg a hamstring! But
the monster kicked him away; Hurl could almost hear the ribs breaking from where she stood.

page 415:

Quote

Rearing back to his full massive height the monster opened its black-lipped jaws and loosed an
infuriated eruption of frustrated blood-lust that stunned Hurl where' she stood. It leapt upon Sweetgrass,
hammering him to the ground, but Temp was there to bull him back like a man holding up a falling
tower. A slash from Ryllandaras's black talons raked the mail and banded armour from the man's front
and he fell to his knees. Rell lunged in, jabbing, thrusting, and the man-jackal yielded a step howling

hope this helps!

[Dolmen 2.0]

Gothos, on 27 January 2010 - 08:20 AM, said:

Or just with a polar wolf color theme. Or at least a bleached out timber wolf.
Anyway,

RotCG pdf version (for easy searching and copypasting goodness) page 90 - in the canals below Heng:

Quote

side. There, the flow of excrement dribbled from a sculpture twice Hurl's height that of a closed
snouted dog's maw. As Hurl's vision adjusted she could make out more detail: long pointed ears,
slanted canine eyes. An entire carved hound's head, down here! In the dark! What could be the
reason for that?
But the nose was too long, the head too narrow. All of a sudden she recognized it a jackal.
Ryllandaras. The White Jackal of Winter. Quon's Curse. The man-jackal First Hero who rampaged
for centuries across these central plains rendering them all but impassable but for the intercession of
the tribes who worshipped him the Old Seti.

page 278 - from Rell's duel with the beast:

Quote

Hurl looked up to meet the lambent; flame-red eyes of the beast watching her. The eyes tracked the
munition in her hand. A leg moved as it stepped toward her - Gods, what a stride! An aim stretched out,
talons closing - what reach!

page 279:

Quote

He knew this man-beast Ryllandaras could coveground faster even than a horse.

page 323:

Quote

Ullen caught fleeting glimpses of a huge grey shape, astonishingly fast.

page 414:

Quote

Ahead, between her and the roaring; bonfire shooting its sparks into the night sky an elemental vision
confronted her: men, arms outstretched, shuffling side to side, closing in on a monster rearing some
three times their height, slashing, bellowing.

(...)

So fascinated was Hurl that she'd forgotten the battle. Six men now closed upon the beast. Roaring his
outrage, Ryllandaras swept his long muscled arms to throw them aside. But none fell. His blows slid
from firm broad shields, met sharp iron. Rearing once again, he hammered Temp down with a swipe of
one long arm. He bent down to snatch the stunned man in his maw, larger than a horse's head, but
Braven Tooth was there to cover Temp. He wielded a great two-handed blade with which he deflected
raking swings from Ryllandaras. Incredibly, Temp stood once more, shook the shattered ruins of the
shield from his arm, drawing a second weapon. The Seti warrior, Sweetgrass, charged in next, slicing
savagely, bellowing his own challenge. He leapt in against Ryllandaras's leading leg a hamstring! But
the monster kicked him away; Hurl could almost hear the ribs breaking from where she stood.

page 415:

Quote

Rearing back to his full massive height the monster opened its black-lipped jaws and loosed an
infuriated eruption of frustrated blood-lust that stunned Hurl where' she stood. It leapt upon Sweetgrass,
hammering him to the ground, but Temp was there to bull him back like a man holding up a falling
tower. A slash from Ryllandaras's black talons raked the mail and banded armour from the man's front
and he fell to his knees. Rell lunged in, jabbing, thrusting, and the man-jackal yielded a step howling

hope this helps!

Oh that is perfect! I'll draw a mock up of the scenes and descriptions. soon enough and post them up soon.
thank you Gothos. this stuff is pure gold!

@Dk: I been thinking that same thing. jackals have no business being white.
but I think I'll keep the black back theme going. thanks

[Gothos]

looking at the "black lips" part, it might be Ryllandaras sports something of a goth look! or worse, black metal face painting
He is named the White Jackal, but in the fragments his fur is grey... though wether it's uniformly grey or has regional differences is not stated.

also, np. If you want to reward me in any way, make a kick ass painting. in widescreen size if possible too so I can put it on my wallpaper!

[Kanubis]

Just a thought, but maybe look at some art based on the Egyptian god Anubis, since he was Jackal-headed?

[Dolmen 2.0]

Gothos, on 27 January 2010 - 12:13 PM, said:

looking at the "black lips" part, it might be Ryllandaras sports something of a goth look! or worse, black metal face painting
He is named the White Jackal, but in the fragments his fur is grey... though wether it's uniformly grey or has regional differences is not stated.

also, np. If you want to reward me in any way, make a kick ass painting. in widescreen size if possible too so I can put it on my wallpaper!

Done deal! Also @kanubis: i checkd a few out. Thnks 4 the reference. Im in the process of drawing smethng up and wil try post wen i finaly get home on sunday!

[Dolmen 2.0]

Here are the sketches of ryllandaras I've
managed lately. I was on a sketching binge
so picked the few I liked most to hear what
you guys thought...
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Number of downloads: 6
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Number of downloads: 3

Plz keep in mind they are all shaded here
but the finished work would be coloured as
described in RotCG pg 450 of the softcover
copy

[SpectreofEschaton]

Whoa, is Ryllandaras really supposed to be that huge? That...explains a few things, though now I'm wondering how they managed to stop him with as few casualties as they did. I think the phrase "Man-Jackal" was throwing me off. "Maw the size of a horse's head" certainly implies that he's huge. Must've missed that.

Awesome work, anyway, though Rell doesn't look like he has a chance.

[Dutch]

Dang, I was wondering myself how he would look like while re reading RotG.

Great sketches, looking forward to the drawings.

[Gothos]

this looks pretty awesome, mon! keep it up and keep us updated