[ryanlee]

The story of the survivors from the crash continues....


The fate of the survivors in now in the hands of this lot:



Let's see how they're doing....

Sheridan watches helplessly from behind cover as the other survivors of the crash are lined up before the Adjudicator. She brushes her dagger across each of their shoulders as she inspects them like cattle. Upon reaching the end of the line of survivors, the strange woman pauses at the last captive and turns her gaze straight ahead to where Sheridan is hiding. The same mysterious light from the fountain appears behind him. Sheridan has just enough time to turn around before he is grabbed by a large hulking stone machine. It resembles a golem in some ways, though bulkier in mass than those surrounding the woman and much more ornate in its design. Before Sheridan can admire the craftsmanship of this entity any further, the machine begins to march toward the altar. Sheridan is tossed down just across from the other survivors. They briefly exchange glances of doubt and uncertainty before the woman and her followers drop to their knees and praise the stone machine.



Then it speaks...

"At last we have found one who can carry on our legacy. My brethen have not fallen in vain, and your service to me shall be paid in full."

The Adjudicator rises and nods.

"Step forward, Antikthera." The machine continues.

The Adjudicator nods once more and approaches the machine.

A pale blue glow emits from the machine's right arm and in a flash, the Adjudicator's body drops lifelessly to the ground. More flashes ensue and each of the survivors
drop dead. Sheridan feels a tingle in his body, which is followed by a sharp pain. He is lifted into the air by a mysterious force as all of his muscles
tense and seize. He hears the machine's voice in his thoughts.

"You were dead before you found your way to this place, Sheridan. I have been hunted and chased through the cosmos for the gift I have been protecting. It is a gift
that I bestow upon you now, and a gift that has required a great price. Those you see around you whose lives I have collected will now go to you. With their life force
you will now be given the chance to move between worlds. And as time passes, your power will grow in ways that you may not yet comprehend."

Sheridan struggles to ask, "Why? Why me?"

The machine responds, "Because my creator commands it. But if you need your own reasons, then believe that your friends died for it."

Sheridan hardly knew any of the survivors, but that wasn't to suggest he wasn't emotionally impacted by the bizarre nature of their deaths. They were human
after all, like him.

Sheridan asked the machine one final question, "What am I supposed to do with it? With this...power?"

The machine spoke, "Your final destination is Aspyria, but you will travel to many worlds before your task is done. The first being a place known as Deusr, a planet
mastered by the Frai. There you will find one who knows of you and your quest. They will be vital to the success of this mission. After this you and I shall not meet again, not
like this. Thank you, Sheridan."

A blue fire erupts from the machine as he crumbles and falls apart. Reality bends and warps around Sheridan's vision and he falls unconscious. He awakens shivering
in an arctic wasteland. Puzzled, terrified, and unsure of everything that has come to pass, Sheridan reaches for his codex in the breastpocket of his utility coat.

"This isn't Deusr. It can't be."

His codex beeps a few times before its scan is complete.

"Where am I?" Sheridan asked the computer.

"..........XEEMIA: Harsh Arctic. Xeemia is a cold rocky world, perpetually covered in snow and ice. Large frozen seas cover sections of--system compromised, radioactive
interference detected."

"This isn't right. I'm going to die out here." Sheridan mutters through clenched teeth.

"No you're not, Mate. Not if you come with me. Sheridan, right?" A voice shouts through the biting winds.

Sheridan looks ahead to see a man bundled in wools and armed with a pulse rifle trudging through the snow towards him.

"How do you know me?" Sheridan yells back to him.

"You were sent here by a friend. I'm to protect you in your passage." The man replies.

"What!? What the hell is going on!!?"

"Come with me, I'll explain when we're out of the cold!"


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DESIGN THE LANCER:


NAME: Regulus Colt

HOMEWORLD: Fors Armadi V

SPECIES: HUMAN

GENDER: MALE

HAIR COLOR: RUST BROWN

EYE COLOR: GRAY/GREEN

HEIGHT: 6'4"

WEIGHT: 223 lbs

CLOTHING/ATTIRE/ARMOR: This guy should be decked out like an eskimo. He's not only surviving on a planet like Xeemia, he's actually passing his time comfortably while waiting for Sheridan's arrival.


RULES AND GUIDELINES:

Layout/Size: Keep all submissions to 1000-1200 pixels in height or width. It's okay if its slightly larger or smaller than that, just don't go too crazy.

Submissions: Post Final Images in Finals Thread (To be posted later.)

-One Entry Per Person

-Minimum 3/4 of character must be visible.

-Any medium is acceptable except photography.

-No sketches for finals, must show finished work.

-Follow the character description to the best of your ability.

-Focus on your illustration. Pay attention to anatomy, shape, form, and lighting. USE REFERENCE. Don't fret if answers don't always come too quickly. Remember, critical thinking is key to great character design.


DEADLINE: DECEMBER 10, 2010 12:00AM PST (PACIFIC STANDARD TIME)


Good Luck!

[ryanlee]

Here is a link to the previous CharacterFORGE Winners

[LukeLobert]

Let's get some action going in this thread.

Just some rough thumbs working out my ideas. More to come.

[Googs]

I agree Luke!!! Here's my WIP of this guy so far. The left one was my initial sketch, and the one on the right is where I'm at right now. Can't wait to see more.

cheers

[ryanlee]

Great start! Don't worry about a background for this one, but I would suggest really pushing the design of the character's pulse rifle and including that in the final image. Costume-wise, I think you both are nailing it. Keep it up! Can't wait to see more.

[apacalyrical]

Googs- Good stuff. Def try to flesh more out for the thumbnailing process though. You perhaps may have more thumbnails, but with a good amount of time ahead of you, I think you can try to get out as many ideas as possible. WIth that said though, I think you got some good stuff, just would love to see more to give feedback on.

One thing I think will help is pushing the limits of the clothes that you have. Right now your loin cloth in both your characters are the same size. Push it further. See how it may look like if it goes all the way down. If it's ever too far, you can always bring it back down a notch. Right now I feel like it's basically rearranging the look of each item(The arm brace, loin cloth, boots, all have the same size and just look different). See how you can switch it up.

Luke - Like the direction you're going in. Can't wait to see your next iterations.

Here is what I got so far. I got Dominance War right now so I'm gonna finish that, and once I do, I'll get back to these, do some more thumbnailing, and do some fleshing out.



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[apacalyrical]

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Going to work on this today and a bit on tomorrow. Feedback as always is welcome.

[wsly]

Hmm... so is the deadline tonight at 12am (technically it will become the 10th) or is it tomorrow night at 12am?

[ryanlee]

Wsly: The deadline is technically tonight at midnight, but I'd be willing to make an exception if you are running late for this challenge. The polling thread will be up Friday evening/Saturday morning Pacific Standard Time.


Apacalyrical: Great comps! I'm excited to see how you will handle the finished entry. I think your design choices are great especially considering the sharp contrast an arctic environment setting would allow for.


I understand that there are a lot of really awesome challenges and events happening on CGHUB right now and I would absolutely encourage anyone to go after those with extreme vigor. This may also mean that the turnout for CharacterFORGE might suffer in terms of matching some of the previous numbers we've seen.

That said, I think the quality of work delivered has been exceptional. It's good to see how much thought has gone into the designs for the Lancer. The fact that multiple designs are being explored is also really impressive considering the narrow time frame participants are faced with.

I'm really pleased with what you all have posted and am looking forward to the polls for this round and what we can accomplish with the next challenge!

Keep it up!

[apacalyrical]

Crap you serious it's tonight? LMAO damn I was thinking it was tomorrow. Damn... Ok well straight to work then!!!

Thanks Secret Science. Yeah wished there were more cats entering but I can see with the great competitions going on right now(Especially Dominance War) why it may lack a little in numbers.

[wsly]

Originally Posted by secret_science

Wsly: The deadline is technically tonight at midnight, but I'd be willing to make an exception if you are running late for this challenge. The polling thread will be up Friday evening/Saturday morning Pacific Standard Time.

I might have to take you up on that. I don't see my self finishing this one in the next few hours... :P

[Googs]

yeah would love even that little extension...trying to finish up...thanks

[tsadism]

yeah. even just that teeny weeny extension

em also working on it now. here are my quick sketches

-already picked the last image. but kinda mixed some stuffs from all three.
played around with his title as 'the lancer'. so kinda thought of a lance looking pulse rifle lol

[apacalyrical]

I'm really liking the hoodie of the first design, and that criss cross rope you got going in the middle of the chest. Definitely a matter of swapping good elements from all of them and putting it in.

Good idea to see someone else really banking on that name. What you got going is really solid, just a matter of fleshing it out now.

Damn, how long will that extension be science? I got class at 8 and gotta do the homework for that too hahaha. I still got a while to finish it(Perhaps another two hours, but I gotta start working on homework now)..

Well anyways, excited for this(I really am lol, I don't normally compete in these little competitions but I'm gonna do my best to do as much as possible now). GL everyone!

[LukeLobert]

Hopefully, I can get to this before the deadline, but I have final projects to work on for school. Oy vey!