Driftwood Exterior Scene - Free Version (Patreon)

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This illustration is part of a series of fully hand painted interior and exterior scenes based on my maps to help you set the scene for your players and add an extra level of immersion and atmosphere to your games.

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This illustration is part of the Driftwood - Frontier Town series.

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This free version is 1920x1080 pixels @ 72dpi

Background

Driftwood was one of the first major frontier settlements out in the Freeholds, on the edge of the empire. The community is well established, and everyone knows one another. Indeed most of their stories are so interwoven as to be impossible to untangle. Though the town itself is relatively small, all of the estates and ranches in the area consider themselves ‘Drifters’, a local nickname for the townsfolk. Even the bandit outfits in surrounding hills feel an intrinsic tie it.

The very nature of living so far out from civilisation, on the edge of hostile untamed territory, means that everyone here is used to a life full of dangers and hardship, but despite the many differing personalities and moral codes, the community keeps itself going. In recent weeks however, a new danger has emerged. An illness is sweeping through the population that causes a kind of madness and insatiable, cannibalistic hunger in those who are affected. Worse, they cannot easily be stopped, often rising up and carrying on after even the most fatal of wounds.

Although Dr Sawyer has some theories, no one knows the cause of this illness. It is quite likely to have something to do with whatever Father Bennett is doing each night in the caverns below the Church, so close to the towns water source (and more importantly the source used by the local moonshiners who deliver to the ranches and estates). Unfortunately, only Mother Ira has any inkling that Father Bennett is up to more than just his daily sermons, and she certainly won’t tell.

Artist

This piece was created for Tom Cartos by Eduardo Nonato. You can find more of his work here:

Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/nonato
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