Competition: [Graphics] Private Eyes

The Deets:
Something has been moving in the shadows. Slowly, over the last couple of weeks, mysterious markings written in a sickly green substance have been popping up all over Kaal. These writings glow with an eerie light, and disappear after a few hours. No one knows why they’re there or what they’re saying– they’re written in a language no one seems to know.
You’re staring at one said set of markings with a public works worker standing at your side, scratching their head. The worker is a Draethos, though you honestly can’t tell what gender they are. They’re wearing a set of overalls that read “Kaal Public Works” and a hat.
“We’ve tried using everything to remove it but it won’t budge.” They take off their hat, putting their hands on their hips. “The fella’s recon it’s some sort of force hoo-doo..”
The Instructions:
Using the image provided as a background, create an image of the strange symbol arrangements that are popping up around Kaal. These symbol arrangements are ur-Kittât written in Ichor. You can be as detailed or as lazy as you want.
Rules:
- No AI submissions. Keep your work. If I think it may be AI submitted you might be disqualified.
- You must use the base image given. Please don't use any other image.
- Submissions must be made in the following formats: .png, .jpg, . .pdf
- Submissions will be graded using the Herald Grading Rubric. Ties will be broken by grader preference
- Parent Competition
- [Hoth] The Storm on the Horizon
- Organized by
- Professional Nildea Vidh, Mihoshi Keibatsu, Colonel Len Iode
- Running time
- 2026-04-01 until 2026-04-22 (22 days)
- Ends in
- 15 days (2026-04-22 23:59:59 UTC/18:59:59 EST)
- Target Unit
- House Hoth
- Competition Type
- Graphics/Multimedia
- Difficulty Class
- Easy
- Awards
- Fourth Level Crescents and 4 Clusters of Graphite as per Herald guidelines
- Participants
- 1 subscriber, of which 0 have already participated.
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