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Shadow of Mordor & War - Steam Sale

You know how I said Steam sells the complete editions of both games every few months for seven bucks? They're at it again!

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Ar-Tashk, murderous juggernaut that he is, has no business being this cute. But I love him.

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Definitely a unique take on olog-hai, particularly a "wild variant." I love the whole backfiring thing. Hubris is a wonderfully humbling experience, even for a Dark Lord 🤣

Olog-hai were only mentioned by name in Tolkien’s Appendices, but media such as Shadow of War explored the implications of sun-resistant, intelligent trolls.

Tolkien also mentioned a ‘wild population’ of Olog-hai in southern Mirkwood. Because Shadow of War didn���t expand on this, I decided to design my own variant!

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One of Sauron’s first and failed attempts at ‘bettering’ Troll kind, wild Olog-hai hail from south Greenwood. Sauron sought to create a breed of Troll intelligent, sun-resistant, and iron-willed. Even though he succeeded, the strong will of these wild Trolls backfired on Sauron’s claim to them. As the population grew, a number of the wild Ologs questioned Sauron’s rule and consequently deserted the alliance.

Despite not following the Dark Lord’s commands, wild Olog-hai still pose a threat to travelers. While not as eager to prey upon Free Folk as other Troll breeds, wild Ologs are exceptionally territorial: after all, their very survival depends on having to fend off packs of Orcs sent to ‘wrangle’ and capture them.

They are no easy ally to Free Folk, and their wildness and unpredictability rivals the wild beasts of Arda. Yet, coexistence is possible if not shaky.

There have been suggestions for making oneself known to wild Ologs while trekking through their territory to avoid being attacked. One such method is singing or whistling.

This choice method of travelers has led to the misconception that wild Ologs detest song— however, singing during one’s walks through wild Olog territory simply pinpoints a traveler’s moving location, and shows nearby wild Ologs that said traveler is a mere transient and not a threat to their territory.

Wild Olog-hai are omnivores, eating of foods from plants (mostly berries, fruits, tubers), mushrooms, and meats. Their internal disposition far exceeds most Men, allowing them to safely consume both animal carcasses and questionable mushroom varieties with little to no effects. Consequently, they often act as the cleaning scavengers of the ecosystem wherein they inhabit.

Hands are structured for both quadrupedal movement and dexterity, armed with hard claws, and thick calloused pads.

Plantigrade feet can handle immense weight and shock absorption due to the thick pad of flesh behind the claws

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Oh no! He's hot!

Beast

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Ooh HAWT

Me: i have drawn Murgash @Myself:  you fucked up a perfectly good orc is what you did. look at him. he’s got anxiety

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Ooooohhh look at the STYLE of these orc fellas! So handsome!

WOW it's already 2025 and I didn't draw SHIT last year. This year I'll hopefully get some drawing done. In the meantime, here's some scraps I drew at work 🙃👍

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BRUH this art is DELICIOUS (Seeing Talion like that makes me want to cry 😭)

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Let's be honest, the orcs are the best part of the game!

I really wish more people played the Shadow of Mordor/War games.

Like literally the premise is an angry murdered elf possesses some guy. He then takes his new host/boyfriend on a quest against his ex, Sauron, to seize his assets and to confront him about their violent breakup.

There is also a tree lady at one point that I can't remember the name of but she was awesome.

And you get to mind-control orcs. And Shelob is the hot ex-lover of Sauron as well. And there is so much love triangle drama. That's the plot.

Like that's it. That's the game(s). It feels like a fever dream and I adore it.

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Getting back into LOTR. Should prolly update a fic.

Here are some orcs

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The Fate Of The Silmarils, my digital art.

This story is about Elwing, who turned into a white bird. She took the stone to the sky. And about the two brothers who disappeared with the stones. One in the sea, the other in a fiery pit.

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Lord of the Rings animated in a Cartoon Saloon inspired art style: Frodo at the Grey Havens.

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I'm totally new to the ArtFight game, so I hope to find my stride. No guarantees of revenge, but I will try to do my best!

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Could you draw my favorite bag o' rats with a kitty cat please?

chat chat ignore how ugly this is, it's half 1 in the morning

i dont know if the orcs have ever seen a cat but its just funnier if they havent

anyway keep the requests coming

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Beast

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I'm so guilty of this. I have multiple batches of over 10k words written for scenes that I probably won't get to post for another couple years.

My trilogies' ending? Post-trilogy short stories? Extraneous lore that will never see the light of day because it's not plot relevant? All planned and plotted.

My manuscript? I haven't updated in months...

I have no outline tho, just vibes

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Darn