A Legendary Bird From Librum Prodigiosum! The Valravn, From Danish Mythology! They Are Said To Be Ravens

Creature of the Night: 

“Feathered Dinosaurs aren’t scary,” is false, it’s about how it is presented and nothing is more terrifying than a bitter truth. 

by Jayson Duria/WobblyWorks

Valravns - Appearance

This is just my personal take on valravns. Many elements present here are not found in the source material and instead are inferences or were wholly invented by me. Feel free to use these ideas for your own valravn or valravn-inspired characters!

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The valravn is a liminal being, and each one is unique in appearance. Some appear as gigantic, eight-foot-tall raven raptors, while others are griffon-like hybrids of ravens and wolves. To complicate this matter, valravns are shapeshifters and have numerous forms for different occasions. They may blend into the environment and travel unseen as a mundane raven, then later take on a monstrous form to attack prey. The only consistency between all valravns' true forms is that they all have corvid traits in some way. They may have wolf traits as well, but this is not always the case.

Some valravns are capable of taking on a human form. They tend to give themselves armor when they do so, giving the impression that they are turning into a knight. This guise is not perfect, as there will always be something slightly unsettling and not quite right about them. While a valravn disguised as a raven can remain unassuming indefinitely, a valravn disguised as a human will inevitably be found out.

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Wisptober Day 25: Reunion 

“The two witches hurried to the old Crow King’s tree to meet up with their friend for their monthly reunion!" 

I didn’t get a lot of time for this one today, so I hope a simplier stylized one is ok! Maybe one of these days I will return to it and redo it in a different palette and style!

#ValravnNovel

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Happy #RavenheartFriday!

Meet Vynn, sister of Hrafen. Hrafen was the first Raven King, long before Elnar and Sagarus’ time. Vynn, the elder of the two, was a shield maiden, blessed by the Raven. Vynn is vicious in battle, and fights like a deadly dancer with her silver spear, Höggormur. Crossing her isn’t a good idea, but if you are her friend or of her clan, you can expect her to fight to the death by your side.

Okay Demon AU, I guess I had to draw you.

Capella is a baphomet, of course. Corbin is some kind of Valravn/Nachtkrapp mix (I interpreted “holes in its wings which cause illness and disease if looked at” as eyes >3>)

This is definitely an AU, they don’t turn into demons or anything. Their default designs are meant to be in a mundane world, basically parallel to ours.

Bokeh: [x]

my valravn oc!!

Val: Val/Valerie, Boy/male, he/they, 21, Puerto Rican. His 1st language is English, 2nd language is Spanish, and he is learning Russian. He is “friends” with Orion. He is “unemployed” in the traditional sense but owns a small business and is considering working at cedar point. He also lives in Ohio. He moved to mainland USA when he was 8. He isn’t a bug or machine but a irl human, and so is orion!

Also this is his old design, so his newer designs are different because I changed them!

Quick sketch today. Valravn, the god of illusion, jeez that guy looks so awesome. Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice is such a well made game!

Skeksis concepts Also just an excuse for me to draw creepy birds with teeth. The first one is based on the bearded vulture, and the second one is based on a cormorant.