2018 LFAFE Misc. Sketches - Character & Story (Prompt List)

(Scroll to the end to see the prompt list for Inktober 2017 that sparked this story concept.)
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Misc. sketches made from 2017-2018 while brainstorming the storyline of my apocalyptic fantasy comic Lessons From A Fallen Empire.
Many of these are events that took place before the apocalyptic attack and are relevant.
Throughout the comic as the heroes encounter other survivors, flashbacks reveal the details surrounding these scenes.
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Several excerpts, along with the prompt list, also appear. This collection showcases the depth of the world behind the plot of LFAFE.

Ink + Ink Wash, Siduri and Death
(Death & The Maiden)

Kaleb & Siduri, LFAFE Characters

Queen Hazi & King Anshar,
LFAFE Characters

Tribal Elder - Tribe of Omari

Nino - Kaleb's best friend

Suen - Siduri's youngest sister

Kaleb & Siduri, together since before the apocalypse and lucky to find each other again.

Aris, Siduri's ex before the apocalypse (and Kaleb.)

Siduri Blackthorne, Queen Hazi's second-youngest sister and troublemaker.

Hala, Queen Hazi's sister and a magical gardener. She's depressed after surviving the apocalypse.

Kaleb Kadash, an unmarked (non-magical) young man who attended school with Siduri.

Ditan, a Lord of Kudurran and one of King Anshar's most trusted.

Demetheria, an admirer of Kaleb before the apocalypse.

Siduri and Suen Blackthorne, sisters of Queen Hazi and disciples of the Tribe of Omari, a population of realm-crossing Death Walkers.

Queen Hazi and King Anshar, a union between the feared Omari tribe and Kudurran, a peaceful pastoral kingdom.

Kaleb Kadash, LFAFE Character

Siduri and Kaleb, troublemakers

Hala tries to grow flowers after the apocalypse, but everything dies.

The powerful Empress Lil of the Sky, unmatched ruler of the entire planet, receives bad news.

Siduri studies hard to advance in her skills as a Death Walker, but rushes due to impatience.

Siduri and Kaleb, making trouble in school before the apocalypse.

Kaleb Kadash, assists King Anshar's forces against the magical undead after the apocalypse.

Sketch of LFAFE comic panel, work in progress.

Empress Lil of the Sky, Prince
Dagan's mother, and her pet lion.

Empress Lil's faithful lover and Prince Dagan's late father

Aris urges Siduri, Queen Hazi's sister, to bring him along to meet King Anshar.

Queen Hazi pregnant with King Anshar's first son.

King Anshar, powerful healer and leader of the fruitful Kingdom of Kudurran.

Lord Dazuz, a Lord of Kudurran and one of King Anshar's most trusted. He has a mysterious past.

Siduri Blackthorne, looks sweet but--

Kaleb discovers his best friend Nino ran into some money trouble.

Empress Lil of the Sky, part of a bloodline that generates the raw magical energy used by others.

No one was prepared for the arrival of a destructive outsider not even Empress Lil could match.

The alien presence that laid waste to an entire planet with strange technology.

Kaleb Kadash, LFAFE Character

Siduri Blackthorne, LFAFE Character

Queen Hazi and her father, leader of the Tribe of Omari, preparing for a mission after the apocalypse.

Kaleb negotiates with Siduri during school to earn money for a street race and help Nino. Non-magical but allowed to recruit a spellcaster, Kaleb offers schoolmate Siduri whatever she wants.

Siduri Blackthorne,
LFAFE Comic Panel

Acrylic Paint Sketch of the alien presence wreaking havoc in a forest.

Black/White version of Acrylic Paint Sketch of alien presence.

Before the apocalypse, Siduri and Hazi argue often, especially after Hazi becomes Queen of Kudurran.

Siduri and Kaleb, together since the race.

Empress Lil of the Sky, her tears are droplets of pure magical energy.

Siduri Blackthorne, potion mixologist and bartender.

Demetheria, admirer of Kaleb before the apocalypse.

Kaleb Kadash, LFAFE Comic Panel

Siduri confides in her best friend Issy that she's suffering dark thoughts after starting forbidden studies. Her troubles continue after the apocalypse.