A fantastic and beautifully dark commission – created by the magnificent and highly regarded artist  steel

I have been a fan of Steel's werewolf pictures for a long time and was excited to see how my Friesian stallion character would be interpreted ^^
We quickly agreed on a somewhat dark tone for this commission, inspired by the horses in Diablo and similar role-playing games.

♪ - Mood: Eldrvak - Soulbound

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Deep in the dark woods - on the edge of crumbling ruins - countless bones of fallen warriors bleach in the cold wind... surrounded by rusty swords and armour, the haunting remains of a battle so cruel that even the memory of it lives on only in whispered legends.

The people of the region tell of a bloody encounter with creatures said to have emerged from the depths of the underworld itself... through a gate that should never have been opened.

Which side emerged victorious remains unknown to this day...
For some, that day was the moment when evil itself entered this world.

Even the most devout did not dare to set foot in this place again – not to bury the dead, not even to say goodbye.
Too great was the fear that darkness still dwelled there – invisible, lurking, ready to devour any life that came near it.

On dark nights, when clouds swallowed even the light of the stars...
when the fog crept silently across the grass and played around the bones of the fallen like groping fingers from another world... then he emerged from the darkness.

A black stallion with shimmering fur...
A powerful, dangerous-looking warhorse with fiery red eyes, whose tattered coat bore witness to his unnatural age...

Around his neck lay armour made of dark metal, decorated with skulls and thorns, which seemed to emphasise his demonic origins as much as his mane, which blew eerily even in the complete absence of wind...

He wore no saddle... as if he had never tolerated a rider - or never needed one.
Perhaps he himself was the weapon that once ploughed through the ranks of men, bringing them a swift end under his hooves.


Even tonight, he strides alone across the field...
Ready to collect the souls of all those who dare to probe the mystery of this place...

(by Steppenfire)

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