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Looks like one of the monsters from Witcher 3. Awesome!
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Scout? That looks to me like a soldier willing to die a warriors death.
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I didn't notice the chainmail.
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It would be completly perfect, if it was wallpaper sized!
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Nicely done. Looks like a scene straight out of The Witcher!
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Excellent job! I'm rooting for the swordsman!
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It wants to know the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.Β
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still wouldn't help the human if the creature teleports behind him and then rams his claw up the dudes ass to rip his heart out.
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This sort of thing is why King Arthur always enjoyed hearing what his knights had been up to on their rounds.
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And they think that psychological warfare was invented in the last century.
Classic example of using myth and legend to frighten the enemy. Now half the battle is won.
The Picts ran naked into Roman ranks painted blue, a sacred color to them, with burning Holly wreaths on their heads. If that didn't scare the hell of you I'm not sure what would.
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Does anyone seriously think that? Psychological warfare was invented when the first non-venomous snake mimicked the colors of his venomous cousin ;]
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A point well made though I was, and I know you realized it, referring to the human form.
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I do think what we know of the Picts in this age is definitely taken from a Romans perspective, demonising the Picts and making them look utter barbaric.
Why would that be effective if the Roman soldiers were trained expect these people they clearly believed to be utter insane barbarians.
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Granted that the records are written by Romans however they also have recorded times when Legion/Cohort commanders decimated their unit when it had broken, displayed cowardice, in the face of such 'barbaric' tactics. The Romans were literally a military 'machine' yet its interdependent components were still simply men. I am a former Marine who served in various combat zones and have seen well trained and experienced men crack under certain circumstances even after facing down other such in the past.
We must also consider that myth, magic and 'the great unknown' were all part of the Roman mindset such as their extreme distaste for the thick forests of northern Europe something that they had very little familiarity with. This was used to extreme advantage by Arminius when he wiped out three complete Legions in the Teutoberg Forest. Yes the Romans saw everyone outside the empire, with a few exceptions, as primitive barbarians but that did not mean that they did not see them as serious opponents capable of inflicting significant damage in battle even if they were eventually defeated.
All modern nations and military organizations used dehumanization of the enemy as a common training tactic and combatants take this to various length. In my day in the Nam they were Gooks and Charlie then in Iraq they were Hadjis and Towel Heads. They were denigrated and demeaned and still feared to varying degrees.
Training, and the battle plan, are only rock solid until they encounter the first enemy soldier then all bets are off as some damned fool back at HQ always forgets to give them a copy so they just go and make crap up. Tends to screw up of the whole plan of the day.
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Now this is a perfect moment where it is totally acceptable run screaming terrified like a child.Β
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I'm really enjoying all of your medieval inspired pieces, but this one in particular is just phenomenal.Β Very eerie.Β I absolutely love it.
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Tank you very much!
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i like how it reminds people of some dark medieval story but to me this guy looks like the leader of the knights who say nih
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The figure lurched out of the dank mist which coated the forest. It was as if its very presence had taken anΒ asphyxiating hold upon the woodlands. The man took out his sword but he could not make his feet move as the creature approached him.
It reared above the terrified soldier and the silence was broken by a word uttered from deep within the blackness of the beings robes.
"....."
"NIH"
The man screamed with terror and sank to his knees,
"NIH" "NIH" "NIH"
The bloodcurdling words echoed throughout the forest....
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Creepy as hell. Reminds me of the old Robin Hood series on Showtime. I love it.
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For some reason the monstrous looking thing reminds me of the monster suits in the movie "The Village."
It's bloody well awesome
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Oh he is so dead.
Love the situation here. That thing could be anything. Person, monster, daemon. It's very captivating.Β
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I believe it is a Windigo
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i think that guy is saying "i'm F**ked" XD
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I won't ever go in the forest again.... great work it's really scary xD
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Some say the Old Gods still walk, lost and weakened, through the forest.
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And though weakened, God have mercy on those unfortunate enough to cross their paths...
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Wow! Β This picture is just...bone-chillingly awesome.
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I will never understand how someone can draw so realistic
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Is he a demon? A fae lord? Perhaps a pagan in ceremonial garb? Or maybe something worse than all of the above? The mystery of the moment is what makes this disturbing--you've done a very good job capturing the weird and horrible aspects of the unknown and I can FEEL the silence of this moment in the image. Very well done!
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The way it is I believe it to be the Windigo. In the North American natives believed it to be a man/woman to be possessed by a spirit that craves human. If you want to know more there's a wiki
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Oh, I'm quite familiar with the Wendigo. Algernon Blackwood wrote a short story about the creature which is one of his best. H.P. Lovecraft and his associates also wrote about a different take on the creature, calling it 'Ithaqua'. In either case, yeah, it is a creature with cannibalistic tendencies!
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Nice to know someone else knows of it. Quite an interesting creature, is it not?
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It can be. While not one of my favorite creatures of horror, it definitely does have it's roots in some very dark lore.
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