Art I made for our weekly 5e D&D game. We're playing in a home-brew world of our DM's creation, Ambarxinia. We all met on a sea voyage and due to a shipwreck had to pull together to survive. We did so and finally made it to our destination, the port city of Jaz'Nanh, capital of the desert country of Hadiq. We're trying to settle ourselves in, dealing with a few personal trials and tribulations, but as we're all new here and we've been through quite a bit we're still looking after each other. Dehaka, a lizard man Paladin in our group, has had visions of a potential threat in the desert. Centuries ago, an evil mage named Thuzhal, obsessed with finding powerful relics from the First Empire, apparently became a Lich in order to do so. He disappeared centuries ago, but legends tell of a paladin named Durani that stopped the Lich, using his enchanted sword to imprison Thuzahl. Dehaka believes there is danger of Thuzahl being released and has vowed to stop this. We, however, are essentially novices (5th level) and no match for him. Dehaka, in his reptilian single-mindedness, is obsessed with finding Thuzahl. We still know very little about the legends, if they are even true and we have begun to do research in the local temples and arcane libraries. There is a reference to a site called the Whispering Towers in the desert; the location of a First Empire archaeological site. That, historically, was the last place Thuzahl was seen. Partially to see if we can learn more, and partially to give Dehaka a course of action that doesn't involve sitting in a library, the group has decided to go explore what they could of the area to perhaps bolster what little they already know. We managed to convince a supply caravan heading with supplies for the dig to hire us on (at a discounted rate) as guards so we could make our way to the Whispering Towers with them. Signing on with Baros Beetle Shipping, we set off in the early morning from Jaz'Nanh alongside the massive beetles of burden laden with goods and supplies. Impatiently leading the way was our Lizard-man Paladin, Dehaka. Trailing behind was our Brass Dragonborn Fighter (Eldritch Knight) Misha. Rarely leaving her side is McKenna, a shy and inexperienced Fire-elf Druid, and behind her is Aka, a Air Genasi Ranger... rather tribal and new to the ways of civilization. Several paces behind, my own character, Kiss. A seventeen year old Tiefling spellcaster, recently escaped from the arcane gladiatorial arenas in the country of Azuma, likewise unsure of her surroundings, sticking close to her friends. Trailing behind is Braylon, a half-elf Bard of skilled of song and quick of confidence. It is a three day journey with the caravan, and we're all wondering what this excursion will hold for us.......