davi
January 15th, 2003, 12:10 PM
this is for the cgtalk lotr challenge.
http://www.internalzine.com/davi/bog3.jpg
http://www.internalzine.com/davi/bog-2x1.jpg
Here's the text to go with it:
So, When I started designing my creature, I wanted to stray from the obvice choice of creature making, which is, "SUPER MONSTER". Which if anyone knows my work they know I can do. Instead of that path i wanted to choose a character that would have the chance to help countinue the tolkien stories with a character that seemed to have alot of character to him, but as many of tolkien's characters... you can't tell if this character is nice or naughty. I think the horns give him a evil feeling, but his pipe gives him more of homely feeling.
The character lives in dense bogs(treeless swamps). He belongs to a species of other boggers, but they don't really take fondly to social gathering. They get agrivated if they are in contact with the same person for too long. They write books, which usually make no sense, to common folk. They speak fluently in most all middle-earthean tongue from reading books and scriptures. They're known also for coming out of their bogs and taking long hikes through different kingdoms, buying and selling books, then returning to their homes.
They are alot more skilled at fighting than they appear. They usually fight passively using set traps and projectal weapons if needed(spears).
Boggers seem to never sleep and often become slight insane over time because of this, and also because of some bog gases cause hypnotic effects.
Once a year they have a gathering where they mate quickly and move on. There is a 5 to 1 male to female ratio, so many boggers don't even bother with going.
http://www.internalzine.com/davi/bog3.jpg
http://www.internalzine.com/davi/bog-2x1.jpg
Here's the text to go with it:
So, When I started designing my creature, I wanted to stray from the obvice choice of creature making, which is, "SUPER MONSTER". Which if anyone knows my work they know I can do. Instead of that path i wanted to choose a character that would have the chance to help countinue the tolkien stories with a character that seemed to have alot of character to him, but as many of tolkien's characters... you can't tell if this character is nice or naughty. I think the horns give him a evil feeling, but his pipe gives him more of homely feeling.
The character lives in dense bogs(treeless swamps). He belongs to a species of other boggers, but they don't really take fondly to social gathering. They get agrivated if they are in contact with the same person for too long. They write books, which usually make no sense, to common folk. They speak fluently in most all middle-earthean tongue from reading books and scriptures. They're known also for coming out of their bogs and taking long hikes through different kingdoms, buying and selling books, then returning to their homes.
They are alot more skilled at fighting than they appear. They usually fight passively using set traps and projectal weapons if needed(spears).
Boggers seem to never sleep and often become slight insane over time because of this, and also because of some bog gases cause hypnotic effects.
Once a year they have a gathering where they mate quickly and move on. There is a 5 to 1 male to female ratio, so many boggers don't even bother with going.