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Published: 2016-07-29 14:37:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 2740; Favourites: 88; Downloads: 5
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Description IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!
You know I had to go through quite a few finished versions of this before I settled on what this currently is.
So here it is ladies and gentlemen, my absolute MASTERPIECE!!!

-Lore- 
Yahar'gul, the unseen village, was a village built in secrecy for the School of Mensis- a branching institution from Byrgenwarth and possibly the Healing church- their purpose was to find ways to elevate humanity past their mortal stupidity, and to find enlightenment by "becoming one" with each other. How little they knew their failure would result at a great cost. The school of Mensis, secret as they are, are being watched and monitored by the Choir. Clearly, there's some rivalry and bad blood between them, seeing as we can find the corpse of a Choir member trapped in a cell of Yahar'gul.
The Hunters of Yahar'gul are hunters in name only, albeit their training is just as fearsome as any skilled hunter. These kidnappers would sneak out into the night, their black garb cloaking them in the darkness, the thick binding of rope around their garb doubles to fashion heavy armor protection, or be used to ensnare their prey. These hunters are synonymous with fear, and Death. Their only purpose is to go out and kidnap the people of Yharnam, so they may be brought to the school of Mensis. However, you really have to ask yourself, why do these hunters kidnap? Is because they are devoted to the ascension of mankind? Are they simply loyal soldiers following orders? Or are these hunters of the night fooled to believe that their kidnapping is meant to bring people into safety, after all, the night is filled with defiled scum, and no one is safe from the beasts. Perhaps these hunters believe they are heroes, saving people from obvious death.
For whatever reason, these hunters are not to be underestimated at any point, and are all fearsome warriors, unmerciful, adept and they are never alone. Using all forms of hunter techniques, these masters of the night have a fearsome history as warriors, and an even more terrifying reputation as Death's hands. Some even say these warriors are descendants of the feared Dark Wraiths, that plagued the ancient land long ago...

So this took me a month to complete, excluding vacation time, and a total of twenty or so hours to complete this peace. So please, I will be heavily thankful if you critique and comment this peace. As my first Bloodborne art, I wanted this to pay tribute to my favorite NPC's, and I wanted it to be more of an abstract piece, with the main focus of the piece not physically being there in the setting.

And to all my Bloodborne fans, please tell me what you think of this and of Yahar'gul for that matter. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this underestimated village. Thank you all for viewing, and hope to see you all soon. Take care out there, we'd hate to see you go Blood Drunk.

Also for those wondering about the guy with the glasses, that's Defector Antal. I drew him helmetless because he's a defector, and he wouldn't stand out with the helm on.
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Comments: 144

Rexlare In reply to ??? [2016-07-31 14:56:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that means a lot to me.

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Paint-Corpse In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 15:44:42 +0000 UTC]

^-^ No problem!

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Thirteen4one In reply to ??? [2016-07-29 17:39:22 +0000 UTC]

And then there is the dork with glasses. That'd be me.

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Rexlare In reply to Thirteen4one [2016-07-31 02:48:43 +0000 UTC]

That is Defector Antal, the only Hunter of Yahar'gul who realized what he did was wrong, and decided to leave. Now he waits for hunters to summon him against Dark Beast Paarl and the One Reborn, creations of the School of Mensis. He hopes that by helping in their destruction, he can somehow find redemption for the evil he helped to partake in.

He's also a pure badass NPC summon.

I drew him like that intentionally to single out the defector.

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Thirteen4one In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 15:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh, he doesn't defect from their side. He defects to their side.
I gotcha.

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Rexlare In reply to Thirteen4one [2016-07-31 15:15:51 +0000 UTC]

No... No. That's not at all true... he defects from the hunters, not to them.

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Thirteen4one In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 15:17:16 +0000 UTC]


Wait, he defects to the good side, right?
The hunters are the bad guys, or am I missing something?

EDIT: DAMMIT! I put To and From in the wrong order!

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Rexlare In reply to Thirteen4one [2016-07-31 15:29:27 +0000 UTC]

The hunters are good guys, but not Yahar'gul Hunters. Antal defects to help do good.

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Thirteen4one In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 15:33:15 +0000 UTC]

I looked at my comment. -_- I put To and From in the wrong order.
I don't know if you saw me explaining that before replying.
Whoopse.
An awesome piece, though. As can be expected. *plays it cool to avoid embarrassment*

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to ??? [2016-07-29 17:09:07 +0000 UTC]

BADASS

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-07-31 02:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, which is the most badass though?

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 03:16:23 +0000 UTC]

That will be debatable to be honest.

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-07-31 04:55:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure one thing stands out to you the most.

I'm eager to know.

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 04:58:48 +0000 UTC]

Eh.

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-07-31 05:06:30 +0000 UTC]

...

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 13:30:12 +0000 UTC]

What now.

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-07-31 13:31:12 +0000 UTC]

I was waiting to see if you found an answer.

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 13:35:14 +0000 UTC]

I suppose the most badass one I'd the one with the blue flaming sword.

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-08-01 02:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Everyone loves that moonlight sword!

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-08-01 03:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Yes.

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-08-01 03:11:21 +0000 UTC]

I wont lie though, next to the outfits, it is one my favorite parts of this piece.

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-08-01 03:11:56 +0000 UTC]

Yeah,outfits are cool.

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-08-01 03:20:31 +0000 UTC]

I stuck to the original Yahar'gul garb, but I gave one hunter the choir garb under his helm and hood and the Burial Blade hunter a crowfeather garb, because that's what I wear in the game.

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-08-01 03:22:12 +0000 UTC]

I see.
That's interesting.

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Rexlare In reply to ChancellorFreakazoid [2016-08-01 03:31:47 +0000 UTC]

So yeah, good stuff.

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ChancellorFreakazoid In reply to Rexlare [2016-08-01 03:36:01 +0000 UTC]

Yep.

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Virus-Tormentor In reply to ??? [2016-07-29 16:52:21 +0000 UTC]

Looks great!

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Rexlare In reply to Virus-Tormentor [2016-07-29 16:55:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Out of curiosity, what part of the piece is your favorite?

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Virus-Tormentor In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-31 01:46:37 +0000 UTC]

It's very detailed. I can see you put dedication on it!

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Rexlare In reply to Virus-Tormentor [2016-07-31 02:52:20 +0000 UTC]

I always put dedication to big pieces like this, though I feel this one shows that more because of the little day I spent into it.

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Revan005 In reply to ??? [2016-07-29 14:38:49 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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Rexlare In reply to Revan005 [2016-07-29 14:51:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Revan005 In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-29 14:56:21 +0000 UTC]

YW!

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Rexlare In reply to Revan005 [2016-07-29 15:03:00 +0000 UTC]

Soooo, mind if I ask what you like about it? Like, what's your favorite part of the piece.

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Revan005 In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-29 15:06:37 +0000 UTC]

A warrior with a magical sword.

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Rexlare In reply to Revan005 [2016-07-29 15:12:13 +0000 UTC]

Yeaaaah, everyone loves that. I must admit, I was nervous drawing that part.

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Revan005 In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-29 15:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Why?

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Rexlare In reply to Revan005 [2016-07-29 15:53:22 +0000 UTC]

Because I never have drawn something so complex as that lighting effect, and I was so worried I'd mess it up.

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Revan005 In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-29 16:10:56 +0000 UTC]

I see.

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Rexlare In reply to Revan005 [2016-07-29 16:46:18 +0000 UTC]

But it came out better than I expected.

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Revan005 In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-29 16:48:01 +0000 UTC]

This good.

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Rexlare In reply to Revan005 [2016-07-29 16:48:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Revan005 In reply to Rexlare [2016-07-29 16:51:51 +0000 UTC]

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