Draconian
This is a cruel world set in a baroque era where desperation to live in a fated system isn’t obligated to exist. Showcasing characters while providing context and graphic illustrations explores the brutal definition and chaos of Draconian.
Cinder is the first character created for Draconian, she was attacked by rioting Angels that want to promote New World Order by cleansing the world of draconic blood that embodies contesting power against them.
As opposed to other victims, Cinder supposedly survived the angelic ambush only to witness a grave loss of her own family and civilization in the aftermath. She would then bury that grievance and shift it to vengeance against the Angels and those who wronged the inferior.
Several nights prior, Cinder experimented with this sacred dragon blood she found by a lake, targeting her as the Angel’s lead for a relentless hunt to a village she lives in.
Flinch, like his name suggests, is a reaction of pain resulting from harsh mistreatment made by the Angels. They used him more as an immoral pet far beyond rekindling its humanity ages ago.
His green liquid oozes unnaturally as it contrasts that of human injuries. Unlike humans, Flinch’s body is fixated by Angel magic and resurrects him from the grave.
Although with incredible strength and holy power on his side, it can be stripped from him due to the control of the Angels, making his suffering evermore crueler than others had sufficed.
Rough Comic Introduction
Page 1: It begins with a full page shot of a misty dawn over a burning village. Smoke and embbattletorn clouds. Cracked roofs glow orange. Cinder half-sits on cobbles, left sleeve torn, a deep arm cut. Hair singed, face ash-streaked and sweaty.
Page 2: Cinder pushes herself up, suffering in immense pain but growing determined.
Page 3: Her hands hover over the wound, Cinder yells in agony after dripping her left arm. She observe her injury then flashes a vision of a dragon’s roar.
Page 4: A huge warrior, Flinch, launches into the fry with a war cry. Heavy, scarred armor and an axe bigger than Cinder. He lands, throwing up dust and sparks.
Page 5: A full shot page expose the axe comes down toward Cinder’s face. Motion lines show speed. Her eyes widen in slow horror.
Page 6: Close on her hands are now two golden scaled claws grabbing the axe by its tip. Metal bites talon-covered flesh. Her fingers glow with embers; torn sleeve threads hang at her wrist. Cinder stunned, mouth open, staring at her changed hands. A faint overlay shows the arm wound closing. Flinch, tense and observant, exclaims “Dragon!” in jagged, bold letters.
Page 7: Flinch explain that dragons who give blood to humans pass on their own power and instinct. His tone is practical, almost pitying. He reset to neutral positioning, giving Cinder space to back off yet look prepared for whatever comes next.
Page 8: Flinch steps back and swings. The gust from the swing snuffs flames and blows away burning debris, clearing smoke from half the street. His silhouette fades into haze. Cinder stands amid smoldering ruins; her claws pull back to soot-streaked, scaly hands.
Page 9 — The village is damaged but no longer ablaze. Immediate danger is gone. Bare and battletorn, Cinder searches for something to cover her wound, face showing vulnerability, curiosity, and new resolve.
The development of Draconian continues…
Michael Miller - Digital Artist, Illustrator
Tools - traditional pencil and paper, Clip Studio Paint for digital illustration/graphic work