Competition: [VoP: Episode I] Fiction/GFX - Leaders of Dajorra

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[VoP: Episode I] Fiction/GFX - Leaders of Dajorra
This competition is in the [VoP: Episode I] Fiction/GFX Bin.

Prompt:

The reformation of the Dajorran Confederacy has seen members of the various local governments in the system join into the Freeholders’ Assembly. A select few of these were appointed to the Trustees’ Committee alongside the Consul(the Principal Trustee) and other representatives from Arcona.

Design a portrait of one of these three significant leaders, putting a face to their names. Each one is a representative from a different society and species within Dajorra.


Akna Citali

This female Selenian is a representative of Estle City for the Commonwealth of Selen’s Board of Supervisors and the recently elected Superintendent of the Freeholder's Assembly.

Selenians

  • Often tall Near-Humans.
  • Distinctive with light or dark striping on their tan skin in varying degrees.
  • Typically vibrant eye colors & golden shades of hair.
  • Dark hair/eye colors & pale skin the result of other near-human blood.

Varna Ilchard

This older male Sardenian is a highly respected holy representative of the Sardenian Sodality and a member of the Commonwealth of Eldar’s Overcouncil.

Sardenians

  • Skin is light tan to darker shades.
  • Hazel green to brown eyes with nictitating membrane.
  • Dark auburn, brown to black hair.
  • Stockier builds w/ thicker body hair.
  • Some have stylized prosthetics/cybernetics post injury out of expression/reclamation of their full self.

Shogun Toranaga

This male Kaedean is the leader of the Kaedean Shogunate and a member of the Commonwealth of Eldar’s Overcouncil.

Keadeans

  • Olive green/tawny brown to pale pink-white scales
  • Blunted reptilian snouts
  • Eyes w/ slitted pupils, broad nut-brown irises.
  • Long grass-like limp feathers for hair in various forms of styling.
  • Some males even had whiskers, like that of a cat, often let hang loose or tied into a sort of mustache.

Rules & Grading

  • Grading will be based on the Herald Grading Rubric 2.0, and ties broken by organizers' preference.
  • You are welcome to design a portrait for more than one npc but only one will be graded, record in the textbox which one.
  • First Place’s entry will be guaranteed use for the depicted npc’s wiki. All others may also be chosen for use with member permission.
  • Acceptable formats: .PNG, .JPG, .PDF
  • Useful Tools: GIMP, Krita, MS Paint, Autodesk Sketchbook(PC/Mobile)

Note: All entries must be original artwork and if any resources are used that are not original, they must be cited in the submission box.

Competition Information
Parent Competition
Veins of Power: Episode I
Organized by
Consul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna, Bograt
Running time
2025-06-02 until 2025-07-01 (about 1 month)
Target Unit
Clan Arcona
Competition Type
Graphics/Multimedia
Difficulty Class
Regular
Awards
Third Level Crescents and 6 Clusters of Graphite as per Herald guidelines
Participants
5 subscribers, of which 2 have participated.
Results
Member
Ghost Luka Zarkot
File submission
Screenshot_20250630_164229_Chrome.jpg
Textual submission

Shogun Toranaga

Placement
1st place
Member
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos
Submission
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
2nd place