oooooo so since the 'pre-cult leader lamb' is in the lead for the next comic poll as of rn, figured I'd do some quick doodles and notes on it & them
here's their general design & some info
(wawawawawawaaaaaaaaa why are side profiles so hard to draw ????? .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.)
then some notes and rambling on the comic's plot & other info about their background below, so spoiler alert if you wanna wait !
this was probably the longest out of all the ideas, so I'm gonna split it up a bunch. This is the general plot idea though so far (人*´∀`)。*゚+
•only child of a merchant family from anchordeep, thus learned general merchant trades & bribery
•fled the anchordeep culling with parents, and ended up settling in a hidden sheep village in darkwood
('hidden village refers to 'the herd' found in one of the lost messages. Generally, i think lambs in the areas wouldve been hunted in this order: silk cradle, anchordeep, anura, then darkwood.)
(silk cradle first, since Shamura is the god of wisdom, so it could have been their idea, plus, the prophecy
anchordeep next because Kallamar probably would've followed suit, whether it be for his own safety against the prophecy, or out of not wanting to upset anyone.
then anura, not much thought for this one, but we know darkwood was last since the Lamb was found there, so we can assume anura was before it.)
•would do odd jobs around the village for money and supplies, including guard duty, babysitting, supply runs, ect (basically, where they got the experience later used to run a cult)
•lambs who would leave the village on supply runs sometimes started disappearing while gone, including their parents. Lambert took this as a sign of a potential attack upcoming, and started stockpiling jewelery for bribery and selling, hence why they're wearing so much of it.
•was about to return from a supply run when the village was found, and they went into hiding
(reference to 'lost message II,' which states 'one fled my blade. I will find it')
•was caught a few times, but managed to escape by either using bribes or fighting
•after a few years in hiding, they eventually exhausted all their savings, (bribe jewelry) and when put into a difficult spot, they were forced to sell their sword, leading to them being unable to fight or bribe, causing them to be caught and sacrificed.
•when finally caught, did not say a word. was probably holding back tears and didn't want to seem like a coward in their last moments
(feels fitting that they'd have a lot of pride and not want to seem like a coward, since they're a sore loser in the game. also yet another reference to the lost message, stating 'I found the last, hidden deep in the Lands. It followed me, silent, to the ritual grounds.')
•Their sword, 'beat-up blade' had been a bit of a family heirloom. No one had actually used it in generations though, as it was not really fit for fighting anymore. After their parents disappeared, Lamb tried to DIY restore it by replacing the blade with a darkwood style one, as they were more used to it (due to guard duty) and the anchordeep hilt would sell for a pretty penny. Apparently, it was one of Kallamar's many weapons a very, very long time ago.
(I need some kind of actual reason for the Kallamar favortism that isnt just 'oh yeah internet-cheesecake thinks he's cool lmao' so made Lamb from anchordeep & gave them one of Kallamar's super old and unwanted swords. that way, i can do some kind of 'well, you kinda protected me, in a way. for that, I've grown to appreciate you. So thank you.' oh and plus i live in a tropical area and wanted to include that somehow)
feel like making another comic, so what do you guys wanna see most ? lots of options cus i have lots of ideas :D (will hopefully be doing all of these eventually, just doing the order based on demand lololol)
some concept doodles & notes of the currently winning 'pre-cult leader lamb'
was feeling pretty lazy today, so a very low effort animation, which also happens to be my first animation, so apologies for the mess
ughhhhh this looks like shit, there's no shading, no filters, you can see the frames falling apart, and it was made with the like 6 different free animation apps that i Frankenstein'ed together using my phone during class.
but it also took me a while and it moves (!!!!!!) plus its my first animation, so will be shoving it down your throats with joy ! (≧▽≦)
may redo this eventually ?
also yeah, totally re-used that one doodle from like a week ago. i like that one, gotta reuse it :3
would like to draw more of the lamb wearing non-cape/fleece stuff, so have some doodles of them wearing the follower uniform (人*´∀`)。*゚+
this is MY lamb design so I get to choose what they act like, so i decide they wear a follower uniform as pajamas and/or work clothes cus it's comfy >:D
very proud of how this one turned out, they look so cute !!!! (≧▽≦)
oh yeah and also, you guys remember the doodles i posted yesterday, right ?
here's a clipped version of these outfits in particular from it
Kallamar is one of those people who lock themselves from society to work on something for several weeks. His cult is completely self-sufficient.
Kallamar is a nickname, I gave it as an insult but he took it. Quote "Because I'm a fucking treat"
Kallamar falls in love with literally anyone who doesn't bully him. Have you seen his harem size.
anyways, i come bearing a shitpost (?) that kinda doesn't make sense if you stare at it too long
(B)AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARDS IN THE GAME IT'S SO FUNNY TO JUST 🤸 INTO ENEMIES LOLOLOL
disclaimer !!!!!
yes yes i know aym and baal are dead atp, i just thought it'd be funny if they were there and just like 'damn. ya know what ? he can deal with that.' and just watched and made bets or something. it's horrendously out of character but like honestly im running on like 4 hours of sleep here and nothing needs to make sense.
Could you possibly...draw Lamb in the Nyan cat hoodie possibly? :D
(You don't have to of course!! <33)
absolutely! <3
full color and everything (人*´∀`)。*゚+
could not decide on a background, so have a few other versions below:
can this count as my contribution to that one person's YouTuber AU ? Nyan cat Lambert (this lamb specifically is my design tho lololol) feels like a very 'oh yeah THIS is youtuber stuff'
also, i totally copied and pasted the bell i colored last time. could not recreate it, so i just kinda slapped that one on there and called it a day lolololol
shhhhhh don't tell anyone though !
(edit:) SHIT I TOTALLY MESSED UP ON THE LEGS TOO !!!!! THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FLUFFY (B)AAAAAAAAAA
may end up changing the leg and torso design cuz i can't decide and keep messing it up