Red, Half-Demon Blade Warlock and Pan Lutist, in Full Armor - Catilus Legacy Art (Patreon)

Red in full armor, wielding his demonically polymorphic blade! Red is a character from our games in Theomachy and my half-angel sorceress’ (Nel) partner in (mis)adventure, alongside a few other colorful characters!

This is another legacy sketch I haven't posted publicly until today! Some of you might've seen it before in the Catilus discord server here: https://discord.gg/catilus

Character: Red, Half-Demon Blade Warlock and Pan Lutist

Nel is a gentle and submissive half-angel who secretly harbors a lot of resentment and hate for oppressors. Regarded as a divine monstrosity from birth, she spent most of her life in a lightless prison alongside dangerous monsters under the watchful eyes of ruthless theomachist inquisitors who oppose the gods.

Her only friends were Red, a rebellious half-demon boy who shared the same fate as her, and an elderly priest who saw past the prejudices of most inquisitors and showed kindness to Nel and Red.

When inquisitors failed to use Nel’s blood in a ritual that called for the blood of an angel, an enraged orc paladin lady saw the evil in their actions and demanded Nel and Red’s release, shouldering the burden of responsibility for her in case she betrayed mortalkind.

Red and Nel exited the depths of the Grey Cathedral together next to the paladin, free for the first time in years. Now they are fugitives, persecuted both by vengeful gods and zealotous theomachist clerics.

Nelchior, the warring god of the night and dark secrets, claims dominion over dark angels and is particularly interested in subverting Nel’s power for his schemes. Between Nelchior’s plans and the monster hunters on her tail, she has precious few friends she can rely upon.

About the Theomachy setting:

In Theomachy, vengeful gods fight each other for ultimate control of the universe, while the mortals of Naam struggle for power on a dying world. Divine magic is a force without expressed will that the warring gods hoard and wield against each other, threatening to undo the entire world. Clerics and paladins are either devout followers of the warring gods or theomachists who fight against the gods, liberating divine magic and using it against them.

What do you think? :)