The first prey to have fallen to a predator’s hunger, reborn. A prehistoric patron, changing form across the eons. First a small, crawling creature lost to time, then many others, until settling at last into the shape of a fallow deer, now enjoyed for millenia.
Pictogram reads
"Martyr"
Literal pictogram interpretation: person kneeling and praying for mercy.
Wald is the quiet witness to every life claimed in the endless cycle of predator and prey. He is the warm welcome awaiting the fallen, a guide who greets each frightened soul in the Endless Forest. His presence is gentle, his manner unfailingly polite, but there is no spark of urgency or sorrow in him. The tides of life and death have long since worn off his edge. Fear, grief, and hope are just ripples of the primordial sea. He listens, because it is his duty. He comforts, because it is expected. But nothing lingers in him.
Time has dulled the world for Wald. There is nothing left to rush toward, so he is patient. No point in cruelty, so he is kind. These aren’t virtues, but consequences. The stag has seen every plea, every final cry, every wide-eyed terror. None are new. None can touch him anymore. And so, he walks the Endless Forest, a witness of the cycle.
Added a new reference image
Tried a quick flat style, so I can knock these out quickly for my characters.
Hydde - Phylin - Wald - Murai
Augh he's so beautiful...
Signature by Rinniekins
Such a beautiful creature!
Its so nice to see your art of them and i really look forward to
meeting the others as well : ) We are so glad that you have returned!
Signature by Hoodie
there he is
Ahh, thank you all so much!
And aw, Oxy, his heart grows warmer every time he sees Whisper with a poppy in her hair <3
Hydde - Phylin - Wald - Murai