Monster Manual - Bulette
"The bulette (or landshark) was thought to be extinct until recently when this horror reappeared. It was the result of a mad wizard's experimental cross breeding of a snapping turtle and armadillo with infusions of demons' ichor."
(2022)
Various creature sketches: a hodag, Andvarri the dwarf in his fish skin, a boneless vampire, and the shell monster Skeljaskrimsli
(2021)
According to Pliny, "when [the phoenix] becomes old it builds a nest ... then lays its body down upon them to die; that from its bones and marrow there springs at first a sort of small worm, which in time changes into a little bird,"
(2020)
From a prompt which suggested a world where dragons are ball python or cat-sized. Each member of the TDG (minus Pan, plus that shadowy figure) has a dragon from their home culture(s): Dwoll a German lindworm and Iranian azdaha, Q a ryu, and Ariel a leviathan.
The last one doesn't have a title but she is Tiamat, the sea herself, mourning her slain husband Abzu, the underground fresh water. This caused her to birth all of these creatures and go to war against the gods.
(2020)
A series on the "sons of the sea" from the Enuma Elish. As with all things, I would re-do these differently with some updated information, be ce'st la vie.
(2020)
I tongue-in cheek parody of the "Know your Dragons" image that sometimes makes the rounds. Words aren't real! Nothing means anything! Aaaaaa
(2020)
And we can't post dwarfs without following up with trolls. The world troll has been applied to many things throughout history, and here's a few of them.
(2020)
Dwarfs, based off of Gould's "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion"
(2019)
An illustration based on a Norwegian legend where a lindworm nested beneath a church. A Sami wizard helped get rid of it by climbing a tree surrounded by fire. The lindworm and its snake kindred died slithering through the fire, but also got the wizard.
I'm going to start uploading some old art here. From 2019, we have a parade of wisps and ignis fatui.
Monster Manual - Bull
"The bull is a dangerous opponent, being aggressive and easily aroused to anger. ... Such animals as the wild ox and the aurochs fall under this general class."
Monster Manual - Bugbear
"Although bugbears are clumsy looking and walk with a shambling gait, they are actually able to move very quickly and with great stealth, thus surprising opponents 50% of the time."
(Draw Your Partner)
This was part of a Christmas present for my beautiful girlfriend in 2024
