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This is not Azura!
More art from me? Has he gone mad? Months of nothing and now a barrage of new stuff!

This started as a diversion in a boring lecture and I was so happy with the idea that I redrew it on good paper and shaded it. I'm quite pleased with the detail on this, although a little voice in the back of my head is demanding a background. I don't really think it needs one though, this is just a concept.
I've been looking to expand Azura's universe a little, working outwards and this brings me to the structure of the Kutrahl, Azura's species.

Massive Description Follows
This guy doesn't have a name and I'm not going to give him one, since he's only concept art and not an actual character.
He's a Kutrahl chieftain, the huge alpha-male in charge of one of the many clans, ranging in numbers from several hundred to several hundred thousand. Kutrahl government is a feudal oligarchy with the strongest ruling the weak, as such the very top dogs are the huge chieftains, head and shoulders taller when crouched than Azura would be drawn up to his full height and more than twice Azura's weight.

Traditions dictate that to become chieftain of a clan, you have to kill the present leader so those who have attained power defend it with an iron fist.
The rules aren't much more specific than that, so the chieftains have to remain constantly on their guard. Most chieftains rule with the support of their immediate family so if the chief is killed in public, the rest of his line are already organised to avenge him and take the power back, preserving the dynasty. This factor stabilises the ruling class, so that it is usually impossible for anything but a highly organised coup to overthrow the current rulers of any given clan, even if the chief is killed.

Within the clan, the chieftain wields near-absolute power and can pass whatever laws he pleases without consultation and act as judge and jury in trials. However, it is in the best interests of a chief to keep his subjects as happy as possible, as unpopular rulers are usually betrayed very quickly.
Chieftains posses the best weaponry and armour available to the clan and are highly skilled in armed and unarmed combat as well as their brute strength, developed in their ruthless ascent to power.

As you can easily gather, the Kutrahl government is a highly unstable equilibrium, where one slip can plunge the entire clan into a bloody civil war. However, the huge emphasis placed on military prowess turbocharges them as a warrior race, ensuring their clans are run by the best fighters, supported by the most cunning tacticians.

Azura has never been a chieftain, not because of any inability to seize power, but more because if he were to take power, he would not be able to hold it without the connections most of the nobles have.

Description
This is not Azura!
More art from me? Has he gone mad? Months of nothing and now a barrage of new stuff!

This started as a diversion in a boring lecture and I was so happy with the idea that I redrew it on good paper and shaded it. I'm quite pleased with the detail on this, although a little voice in the back of my head is demanding a background. I don't really think it needs one though, this is just a concept.
I've been looking to expand Azura's universe a little, working outwards and this brings me to the structure of the Kutrahl, Azura's species.

Massive Description Follows
This guy doesn't have a name and I'm not going to give him one, since he's only concept art and not an actual character.
He's a Kutrahl chieftain, the huge alpha-male in charge of one of the many clans, ranging in numbers from several hundred to several hundred thousand. Kutrahl government is a feudal oligarchy with the strongest ruling the weak, as such the very top dogs are the huge chieftains, head and shoulders taller when crouched than Azura would be drawn up to his full height and more than twice Azura's weight.

Traditions dictate that to become chieftain of a clan, you have to kill the present leader so those who have attained power defend it with an iron fist.
The rules aren't much more specific than that, so the chieftains have to remain constantly on their guard. Most chieftains rule with the support of their immediate family so if the chief is killed in public, the rest of his line are already organised to avenge him and take the power back, preserving the dynasty. This factor stabilises the ruling class, so that it is usually impossible for anything but a highly organised coup to overthrow the current rulers of any given clan, even if the chief is killed.

Within the clan, the chieftain wields near-absolute power and can pass whatever laws he pleases without consultation and act as judge and jury in trials. However, it is in the best interests of a chief to keep his subjects as happy as possible, as unpopular rulers are usually betrayed very quickly.
Chieftains posses the best weaponry and armour available to the clan and are highly skilled in armed and unarmed combat as well as their brute strength, developed in their ruthless ascent to power.

As you can easily gather, the Kutrahl government is a highly unstable equilibrium, where one slip can plunge the entire clan into a bloody civil war. However, the huge emphasis placed on military prowess turbocharges them as a warrior race, ensuring their clans are run by the best fighters, supported by the most cunning tacticians.

Azura has never been a chieftain, not because of any inability to seize power, but more because if he were to take power, he would not be able to hold it without the connections most of the nobles have.