In Guild Wars 2, my most favorite map is Auric Basin, which features a golden city named Tarir in the middle of a lush jungle valley. Sentient, magical gold constructs called the Exalted live there, and are tasked with protecting the crystal dragon Glint's legacy.
In the outskirts of the city are outposts, named based on which direction they are located: Northwatch, Westwatch, Southwatch, and Eastwatch, the latter turned to ruins after being overrun with Mordrem, minions of the Jungle Dragon. Events in the Auric Basin focus on the activation of these outposts and golden pylons scattered throughout the valley and recalling Enchanted Armors that can be used to defend Tarir.
My favorite event chain to run on this map is the one for Southwatch. It takes longer and is more daunting to do compared to the other outposts, but it's for the same reason that I love doing it, to begin with. However, in terms of the most enjoyable, I'd say the event chain for Westwatch is my favorite. I love the light-hearted interactions between the Exalted and the skritt (a race of rat people who love shiny things); it's a welcome sight when you think about how the entire Maguuma is just trying to kill everything not nailed down or on fire.
This is my first time actually drawing the Exalted, and there doesn't seem to be enough art of them anywhere... Can't be helped though. They're a bit of a pain to draw. 😅 I did, however, enjoy drawing the skritt.
Also, more watercolor-style painting. I was kinda rushing on the colors so I kinda half-assed it, but I like the messy look. And I dunno if it's just because I scanned the original drawing, but it also looks more like a piece made with colored pencils instead of actual watercolor.
No comments:
Post a Comment