Tiny Monsters: A Garden of Forking Paths

The Party of Four is complete! Malachi is my best work so far, using the image Jeff gave me to work with: This is another PC from the Ravenloft Campaign setting, playing with Dan Marcos the half-elf Wizard and Ville Mareth, human bard. I went with a red tinted palette (instead of green and blonde), as befits a martial force of nature like this very frightening Barbarian.  Also, Tieflings are demonic half-breeds, ranging from very human looking to really devilish.  Malachi is a little on the demonic side... Here, Mordecai shows that he is in motion, planting his lead hoof on the skull of a vanquished foe before launching into a RAGE fueled leap of fury and death.  I mean, look at the skulls!  I love the huge orc skull behind his tail... I can never decide which backdrop color i like best--Yellow?  Red? Maybe this blue-grey backdrop is the best--it looks like storm clouds His Demonic Battle Rage is barely in control, war-chant rhythmically punctuated b

Ville is the PC for Brandon, who is also in th  Ravenloft campaign with Brennan (Deanno Marcoseh).  I am really happy with the learning gained in this mini--materials, modifying, advanced basing, bits & bobs, etc.   He is based on the figure Alfred Redlute from Reaper, and this picture Brandon sent me.  He is a dark character with a dark history, and probably a dark future. I think here, he has broken out his balladier accoutrements from his kit:  a stack of candles for moodiness and the skull of his enemy (or maybe a local skull he says is his enemy's). Here he is stepping on a broken beer bottle He's been drinking a little, and maybe somebody said something that stirred up some bad memories...or maybe he just didn't like their face. He appears to be in motion as he hits the last notes of his song, sweeping his blade free of its scabbard and crushing his beer bottle underfoot (see the closeup photo) as he leaps at his foes.  He may be outnu