[lore] Cruel Mistress (Patreon)
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As always, could not do it simplified, turned into full-scale shading...
Cruel Mistress.
Or Cruel Mother, one of ethnic symbols of Yaraga race, along with red leaf, white tree, kadrina flower and sun spica. Insignia of a given oath - and a sentinel warmonger. Numerous warlords, warriors, soldiers, oath-keepers and relentless suicidals seeking for death in a fight started their ways at these ominous statues. She is depicted with her eyes and legs covered with her cloth - and always snarling in rage.
"[...] Cruel Mother bares her teeth against a beast, who seek to claim her child. Her claws tear through metals, her teeth rip bones apart, her blood and spit eats through dead-cold rocks. Should she fall - her child will follow with no hesitation. Yet be it the beast who concedes - her rage shall reduce to dust every shade and memory, every grass sprout and every breath that was ever known to fallen beast. Vengeful and merciless Cruel Mother is - yet her rage boils and smolders in one and only desire^ to keep her child... safe."