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Star of Destiny - Chained Together

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I've not uploaded anything in a while, so I thought I'd share this piece of Skye and Star (in her new design) that I had done back in July.

This piece was done to be custom-printed into a new messenger bag I was getting. It was done rather quickly (It went from sketch to fully coloured within 6 hours) so there may be some hiccups in it. Overall, I'm happy with it though. And yes, I have the bag. I may take some pictures of it one day.

Since I've not really shared details of the new version for Star of Destiny and how it works, I figured I could use this to talk a bit about Skye and Star and how they've changed. Or at least how Star's changed.

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Skye McCloud is a wandering warrior who seeks out new adventures and thrills. Hailing from the village of Taloz, a settlement (due south about 400 kilometers from the city-state Kronos) that is home to a strange race of beings known as the Zatei, Skye has become something of a celebrity throughout the world. He's known to many of the world leaders thanks to the effects his adventures have had on the world: from being the bodyguard of the leader of Bamatos to single-handedly ending a gang war that threatened to bring ruin to Lojin, averting a civil war within the borders of Eribion and having even be trained by Archmage Akebos Siam, the head of Fortrin's ruling council, Skye's words carry a strong weight in them. It's unknown why he's sought to have this sort of influence, but some can tell it has been an intentional process. After his training with the archmage, Skye vanished for a few years, his fate unknown to most of the world. He's recently appeared again with a change in his personality and how he looks, one that seems welcomed due to how much it contrasts who he was before. Where once some would see him as dangerous, he comes off as pretty harmless and like he's simply looking out for people rather than his own goals. What caused this change, though, is the real question on the minds of those who know him. His fame has drawn some people who lived in villages around Taloz to instead move there and help the village grow. Prior to this, though, he was one of the few people of the village who was not of the Zatei race.

Star Yunai is an in-training sorceress from the village of Taloz, where she has lived her whole life. Star is a kind, sweet and often naive girl. She had a rather sheltered life thanks to her parents, Manaas the Weaponsmaster and Tisha the Glacier. Growing up, she was always fascinated of the stories of Skye's adventures, of which he would frequently send her letters to describe them. She always saw a different, gentler side of him, a side which nobody else really saw until his return from seclusion. Star's lack of experience with the outside world, along with hearing all of Skye's adventures, has developed a desire for her to go out and explore the world herself. Though ill-prepared for it, her recent coming of age (which is considered 17 years old on Apollos) has given her more drive to go out and see the world for herself. While her Zatei parents aren't keen on the idea, they've had to relent. Her instructor in sorcery also feels she could do well from experiences outside of Taloz, and as such has spoken with the archmagi council of Fortrin in order to have her be tested to become an apprentice to one of the council members. The council has granted the request. Now, Star makes preparations for her journey to Fortrin, where the rest of her life could be determined.

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Drawing by mayshing
Star Yunai, Skye McCloud and Star of Destiny created by and © Drew "hythrain" Byrne
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