Ember the eastern red backed salamander stoops to pac up their backpack, using thier crooked branch staff to support their upper body weight. They are lit from below by a round jar of glowing firefly juice from their pack. Nearby a grumpy looking oak toad complains about Ember's paltry offering. His arms are crossed as he sits back on his haunches. His prized american giant millipede uses his back to prop it's front up as perch to peer down at Ember. The millipede curls down from the toad across the image to the left and then curls back to the right further in the distance. The forest clearing is lit by bright moonlight with god rays and some dust visible in the air.

A quest post for @oakhavenrpg.bsky.social Sadly Ember failed to convince this Oak Toad to part with his prized millipede. Turns out a paltry offer of firefly luciferin an acorn and some feed wasn't enough, even with Ember's charming bug taming skills.

Working on a quest result illustration for Ember as a part of @oakhavenrpg.bsky.social Nearly 10 hours in, I've spent too much time scrubbing back and forth with my brush rather than just making lineart lol

A reference sheet for the Eastern Red Backed Salamander named Ember. They are labelled as a bug tamer and scout. There are various images depicting their preferred way of walking, their equipment and the fireflies they used to tame. Next to an image of Ember standing on her back legs while holding her staff it says "stands to manipulate objects, talk or for more dexterous tasks" Next to an image of Ember on all fours with her staff fastened to her backpack it say "usually walks, runs and travels on all fours." Next to the images of a hand and foot it says "two middle fingers longer than pinky and index" and "four toes". On the right hand side of the image are various pictures of fireflies including the details of the foot, their scale in relation to Ember and the colour palette. "Typically Tames: Common Eastern Firefly, Photinus pyralis"

Some personal work and my character for the art roleplaying game #OakHaven @oakhavenrpg.bsky.social

This is Ember, an Eastern Red Backed Salamander. They were a firefly tamer and scout before joining Oakhaven! #art #oc #salamander #bug #firefly #bugsky

Been Cooking...
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#RRU #Oakhaven