Great Bastards - Blog Posts

Brynden Rivers and Shiera Seastar, my two problematic faves, saying goodbye.

(Or, more accurately, Shiera is threatening Brynden with aeons of torture if he dares to do something as dumb as dying, because she will have to find another one to make jealous and boss around and she has no time to do so.)

In my mind this may have happened before the Targaryen forces left to fight in the first Blackfyre Rebellion. (Yes I know that there is no Weirwood in King's Landing but sometimes aesthetic wins over accuracy)

"Beneath the gold,the bitter steel"

Ser Aegor Rivers, called "Bittersteel", founder and first Captain-General of the Golden Company.

Aegor Rivers, work in progress.

As partial as I am towards Bloodraven and the Blackwoods I do like Bittersteel as a character. And I will spend the next 20 years detailing his armour.

(the circles floating in the background on the sketch are the golden skulls of the Golden Company. Because I just love that concept. But I don't know if I will have the strength to render them in the final piece. We shall see who will win, if my lazyness or my love for creepy and awesome things)

"You've known queens and princesses. Did they dance with demons and practice the black arts?

Lady Shiera does. Lord Bloodraven's paramour. She bathes in blood to keep her beauty."

Lady Shiera Seastar, daughter of King Aegon IV and his last mistress, Serenei of Lys.

"How many eyes does Lord Bloodraven have? A thousand eyes, and one" Brynden Rivers, Lord Bloodraven, warrior, sorcerer, spymaster, Hand of the King and greenseer. My favorite amongst the Great Bastards ( though Shiera Seastar is a close second).