The Hylden have been left enough of a mystery by the games that there are still many directions they could be taken in, but it was Defiance that really intrigued me with their nature, culture, and significance in the backstory of the series. They appeal to me for the unique traits that make them outsiders, and as rational free thinkers who fought to defend their right to live against the inevitable death represented by the Elder’s ‘Wheel’, and those who would commit genocide in blind servitude to it.  This is the same battle that was forced upon Nosgoth’s post-Ancient vampires by the Sarafan, and the reason I love the concept behind both races.

Done with ceramic clay, in 3.5 months of obsessive work (so far), 13” x 9” x 7” in size.
 

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