Memories of Rilaun by shadownet
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Rilaun had been her home, not that Roxanne could remember those times when she had been but an infant. What seemed like memories were only images her mind had conjured, growing up, from stories she had heard Murella, her guardian, and others tell of the times before, when the cities and the villages of the hills and plains had been happy, peaceful and free.
Then Kalud and his marauders had come, like a black death, sweeping along the outer edges of the frontier, slaughtering everything in their path. Not to pillage, plunder and rape. Not to extract tribute, or carry away in forced enslavement. Only death. Kalud and his men killed every man, woman, child, beasts. A simple, brutal, swift campaign of fear and terror, by which the smaller, outlaying villages, which were of no real interest, served as the warning example by which to weaken and conquered the hearts and minds of the peoples of the richer, more powerful cities and towns about. Submit or be utterly and completely destroyed.
So it was that as his forces approached the great and ancient fortified city of Aquilara, the soldiers and citizens revolted in panic. Wickedly, they threw their good and just king, and all the royal house, from its high towering walls - walls that had stood firm and repelled invaders for over a thousand years - to their deaths, as their token of submission, and drew open wide their gates. Better to live, and make a pact with the devil, they reasoned, than to be slaughtered as the tales of terror foretold. Thus, unopposed, Kalud and his forces rode in. Aquilara, once proud and mighty, was his. Upon a thrown of many a king before, sat the Usurper, and all that lay beyond its walls was now his, to with as he pleased.
And Roxanne wept.
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This is another collaboration with pixeluna. I did the initial Poser scene in 2010. One of my most ambitious settings to date with all the objects and people. Jenny completed the render adding the needed bits of post work and doing the composite overlay of Roxanne. I really love how this turned out. I hope you are enjoying this series. Be sure to see the renders Jenny did in this series as well.
Comments (59)
Savage_dragon
Wow. Epic, Rob. Happy Easter! ")
1010
This is truly amazing Rob!
flaviok
Uma obra contundente, carregada de emoções, com uma história que impressiona meu amigo, trabalho em conjunto de dois mestres Jenny e Rob, só poderíamos ter esta preciosidade de arte, aplausos (5) A scathing work, full of emotions, with a history that impresses my friend, working together of two masters Jenny and Rob, just could have this preciousness of art, applause (5)
pixeluna
Rendering it as a whole in Poser is something I don't really do. You still have maintained your signature style, Rob. With great story-telling and bringing that vision to life, is one of your best talents. You have an awesome imagination, and that detailed background is amazing!
MarciaGomes
IMPRESSIONANTE CENA MEU AMIGO É COMOVENTE,ROXANNE É FANTÁSTICA É PERFEITA SUA EXPRESSÃO DE TRISTE,A ALDEIA É EXTRAORDINÁRIA OS DETALHES SÃO INCRÍVEIS.+++++++5 ESPETACULAR HISTÓRIA BELA IMAGINAÇÃO.
Magick_Lady
wonderful image and i love the little story that goes with it :))))))))))
zil2008
Wow what an epic adventure. This one should be in a much bigger size than rendo permits. It is fantastic. Great collabration between you and Jenny. Great series.
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
Faemike55
This story along with the others would make a great movie! Excellent work
Grimslade
this is what i come here for; for those like my friend from Toledo Bend who shares their dreams with their talent for story telling; in both vision and words. and for artists like Jenny, with their gift to capture our wonder with their amazing images.
mgtcs
This is a masterful creation my friend, incredible character and composition, loved her the continuation of her brow, precious touch!
bazza
Fantastic story and scene Rob, you and Jenny have done a fabulous job on this one.. First class work!!!
Xanthmann
To be sure! This is a compelling series, my friend!
RyverMyst
Bravo!!!!!
Jean_C
Awesome and complex scene, with a lot of gorgeous details, wonderful image, Rob!
eekdog
i missed out on the rilaun pt 2 before the downloads expired, so will never get the chanace to use this part Rob. love the natural scene you created, very beautiful work with the very lovely Roxanne.
brewgirlca
Don't quite understand the details of how this image came together but I do understand that it has worked beautifully. The fade out of Roxanne adds to the sense of time past and her sombre looks speaks to a depth of sorrow. The story is well written and gives great detail as to the events depicted in the image.
ascoli00
Good picture
anitalee
Excellent
jocko500
this is wonderful looking here. it tells the story good Happy Easter
magnus073
This is a truly fantastic work of art Rob, and I enjoyed the touching and heartfelt story that went with it
kjer_99
Wonderfully wrought! Hope you both had a Happy Easter.
Minda
This is AMAZING work Rob...happy easter to you..
Guardian_Angel_671
this looks so awesome:)
npauling
A very beautiful work and I love how you have created it with Roxanne overlaid in it. It is such a sad story, not unlike some places in the world today. I hope you are having a happy Easter and are feeling a little better.
alessimarco
~A very poignant and beautiful work!! So nice to see you post Rob! Happy Easter!~
RodS Online Now!
A most incredibly done work, Rob! The way you have composited Roxanne into this is a stroke of genius! And your storytelling is superb! A masterpiece to be proud of, my friend! Hope you had a great Easter!
Holli
Wonderful image. Love the details.
gaius
Your imagination is amazing and so is your talent ; this epic scene is wonderful.
penguin357
Excellent!