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Vrak paints the town green with a new brew, the Emerald Glacier Elixir, in celebration of St. Vraktrick’s Day…

One sip and already his head is spinning from the minty madness.

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Today is International Women's Day!

We have been blessed with the draconic rapturous form of our Holy Huntress, Dorris Bethel. Enraged by the Year of the Snake, an affront to her God, the Dragon Titan.

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Petra Vligh, The Abhorrent Alchemist

Guild: Magal Mages, Divison of Alchemists (D.O.A) Weapon: Dark Sorcery, Chemicals, Accursed Gadgets

Style: Alchemical Extraordinaire, Occult Scientist, Inventor Personality: Ambitious, unethical, pretentious

Height: 5ft 8in / 174cm Pronouns: She / Her

“Arbiter of Phobos. A masterful pioneer in witchcraft and demonic engineering. Petra was exiled to the banished lands for her crimes against the unnatural laws by practising demon necromancy.

Notorious for her deadly creation - The Dæmonculi (demonic homunculi) of which she crafted from extracted demon matter, paired with noxious elixirs.

She could very well be one of the most dangerous exiles in the city with her extraordinary capabilities and illimitable arcane prowess.

It is claimed by her that she possesses a telepathic chord to the Nightmare Above, enabling her to hear the thoughts of cosmic demonic beings from other dimensions.

In order to heighten this connection, Petra burned off her hair with an assortment of chemicals. Due to insufficient evidence, this ability has been dismissed as madness.

Her current duties are to research and develop demon weaponry through bionic engineering under authority of the Lords of Phobos.

Frequently, Petra will employ the expertise of a few slayers to discreetly gather numerous, rare ingredients vital to her experiments. One such loyal kinship was formed with her protégé, the elusive Zathán-Gorgon serpentine slayer - Antagora Basiliska.” 

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Antagora Basiliska, Viper of Nihilvana

Guild: Ophidians, Esoteric Gorgon Hunters, The Magal Weapon: Venomous Saliva, Toxic Chained Meathooks, Nihilvanian Cleaver, Vitriolic Stiletto Daggers

Style: unknown Personality: Elegant, twisted, sadistic.

Height: 6ft 5in / 197cm Pronouns: She / Her

“Daughter of the imperious Gorgon Goddess Nihilvana. Regal Zathán. Acid-tongued in the literal and figurative sense. Antagora slithered her way out of the clutches of her cold-blooded and cruel maternal captor, vowing retribution through matricide. No easy feat. Nihilvana is a most feared and merciless dark sorceress of bountiful terror. A formidable Demon Witch, mere mortals leave no mark upon her. The cold-blooded conquerer of a land once known as Nihalvania, the Valley of Ruins, which she claimed and renamed after herself. As a serpentine scioness of the Gorgon herself, Antagora’s violet veins flow with the same venomous blood as her monstrous mother. Forming a pact with the notorious alchemist Petra, she exercises covert operations to extract rare vital ingredients used for dark science. Through diligent experimentation of her genes, Petra was able to strengthen Antagora’s devilish ichor by developing more potent toxins within her body. She has a disturbing tendency to harvest the glands of living demons. Denying them mercy in death, leaving them to suffer, begging for their own demise.”

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BATTLE MODE ENGAGED

We are returning in our third year of Art Fight, enlisting 5 more characters for you to attack!

As always, the art will be dealt by G.O.A.T so if you would like to have your character(s) drawn in this style - draw one of ours!

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Brom, The Gorethian Nomad

Guild: none Weapon: Giant Curved Cleaver

Style: Gravity Defiant Wrestler Personality: Reclusive, pensive, repressed.

Height: 6ft 7in / 204cm  Pronouns: He / Him

“Raised in the gutter of Phobos away from civilisation, without a name but endless questions of identity, he was an anomaly. His family harvested resources from the fallen, brewing primitive elixirs.

By all definition of the Magal, their kind would be considered illegal witchcraft practitioners, set for execution by the sentinels. Their child survived the gruelling ordeal, however his progenitors were not so lucky. While it is unknown who took their lives away from him, it is certain they were not demons.

Having suffered great loss, he travelled down south through blizzards to the glacial Mountains of Gorethia. The colossal metallic pyramids built by the Berelithians, consumed and weathered by ice, emanate an element of magnetic distortion.

Due to the radiation discharged by these abstruse, warped structures, it is believed that as he was born under this climate, he had been blessed with the curse of its aura. Sections of the valley within the mountains carry such high levels of radiation that magnetism is unbalanced, causing gravity to become defied. This is apparently an element he can manipulate at will.

After enduring isolation, he claimed a name for himself from the ancient Berelithian word to keep a secret - Brom. However, more often he refers to himself as Nomad.

Discovered as a prisoner in the Dungeons of Trulla by Praetoria, whom set him free, they united in battle to escape the swarming battalion of Grotesques.”

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Ventrual, The Spectral Eye

Guild: Magal Mages Weapons: Azure Edge, Psychokinesis 

Style: Spellblade Assassin Personality: Enigmatic, curious, ethereal.

Height: 5ft 9in / 175cm Pronouns: He / Him / It

“A spiritually enchanted swordsman of boundless wisdom. The Magal conjured this being by hand, in the alchemical laboratories of Phobos. Possessing a unique anatomy, Ventrual carries far greater power in the form of glyphs, sigils, and runes, entwined within his skull.

Initially he was sent as an emissary into the banished land to procure intelligence of exiled lords, and retrieve arcane data for the Magal Overseers.

With his abilities of otherworldliness, he is able to conceal his presence, passing through walls undetected as his body dematerialises. Through telekinetic insertion of a spectral eye, Ventrual is able to control the mind of a demon, collapsing them from the inside.”

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Dorris Bethel, Holy Huntress

Guild: Radiant Church of the Dragon Titan Weapons: Bladed Tongue of Zaraph, Arterial Ignition Handcannon, Nails of Punishment, Burning Blood of the Dragon

Style: Dance of Dragon Sword and Blessed Bleeder Height: 6ft 2in / 191cm

Pronouns: She / They

“Missionary of the Radiant Church, one of the three primary ancient and martial monastery orders of demon hunters. Dorris is the corporeal embodiment of the Radiant Dragon Titan deity. Notably of prestige, having been formerly appointed titles such as hunt commander and spiritual leader. Empowered by the liquid fire that flows from their veins, she wields a unique form of sorcery.”

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Sinners! Slayer season is far from over. 

The cosmic dials of time in our gruesome realm flow differently to that of yours...

In this intermission, we will share more intel regarding slayers of interest collected from our database of known exiles.

Discover more hunters ahead of their next adventures through our meticulously crafted introductions that follow this post...

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INKMalia 2022: Day 31 - Abattoir

“Bewildered by a gruesome revelation, the slayers have witnessed grim reality at an industrial facility in the heart of Phobos.

An abattoir. A demon slaughterhouse. Eyeless cadavers, missing limbs. Drained of blood with hooks through their hollow skulls, suspended over gore-soaked tiles. 

The hall permeates with an overwhelming stench of rotten flesh.

This is where Alchemists operate in numbers to extract matter and substance of Grotesque, to distill mutagenic elixirs. 

Of all the power in the Kingdom and Frontier, here lies the source. The facility that supplies elixirs vital to mankind’s evolution and survival against demons.”

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INKMalia 2022: Day 30 - Gear

“To adorn the mantle of the Apex Manticore, a Maneater Chimera, is to brandish oneself with the visage of a legendary slayer.

Notoriously, manticores are some of the fiercest fiends in all the dismal lands. They are venomous. They are merciless.

With its leonine mane sprouting quills tipped with paralysing venom, this suit of flesh asserts dominance over lesser demons, and inexperienced hunters.”

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INKMalia 2022: Day 29 - Uh-oh!

“Somehow, Vrak accomplished the impossible. 

To the world-shattering distress of Dorris, this menace has broken a blessed blade. 

This feat ordinarily may only be achieved by a demon of regality, not a mere knave. 

Deadhand had some explaining to do.”

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INKMalia 2022: Day 28 - Camping

“Setting up camp on the road, Bosco and Praetoria unwind with a few drinks under the canopy of a slain Mastodon demon. 

During extended hunts and expeditions, slayers must seek sturdier shelter with a greatly more durable defence. 

The thick, durable hide of a creature of this size may withstand torrential weather, providing a tranquil barrier against the harsher elements. 

This campsite will make a glamorous den of respite, while the pair fix up weaponry repairs, and take stock of inventory.”

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INKMalia 2022: Day 27 - Snack

“After clearing out the area of hostiles, Renkora gives herself a moment to rest, allowing her wounds to heal. 

Retrieving the poultry fiend she had stowed away in her bag, slain earlier on her quest, she prepares herself a meal.

The sentinel slayer feasts on a succulent leg of meat cooked by campfire, marinated in its own blood. 

Invigorated by the sumptuous taste of flesh, the night is far from over. She soon sets back out on her crusade.”

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INKMalia 2022: Day 26 - Ego

“The techniques of execution utilised by the Glory Seeker, specifically decapitation, are critiqued as unconventional by the standards of most hunters. 

Slaying is often handled by many with precision in the cleanest approach, as graceful and humanely as possible. 

Oblivious, or rather careless of these rules and regulations, Praetoria thrives on her brutal raw strength, and ability to tear off an aggressor’s head with only her hands. 

As she claims its skull as her trophy, the body topples to the ground oozing with demon blood. A delightful sight to her, but a horrible mess to so-called professionals.

A job well done. She salutes her crew with a thumbs up, and a cold smirk having been showered by the demon’s chartreuse blood.”

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INKMalia 2022: Day 25 - Tempting

“Deadhand has dealt with some of the most unscrupulous tasks offered to him by the vilest of demons in all the dismal lands, for he is a renown and talented thief, after all. 

On this particular outing set to retrieve an idol from a dark and gloomy tunnel, his victorious arrogance got the better of him. 

While showboating, Vrak inadvertently triggered several of the deadly tripwires, releasing a large, spiked boulder on his track down from an opening above.

Run, little goblin fella! Run!”

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INKMalia 2022: Day 24 - Fairy

“Locating the Prowling Prayer Mantis proved to be difficult, but Vrak had finally set his eyes on one of these critters. 

Along the fringes of the Crooked Woods, these fiends enchant unsuspecting hunters with spellbinding hymns. 

The melodies are struck on its vocal cords like a harp, played by a pair of eloquent and delicately thin legs.

Vrak must shield his ears before restraining the creature, lest he fall under their spell himself.”