You entered the mansion; drawn in by the strange light, flowing from beneath the door. Crossing that threshold; it led you up the grand staircase to the richly decorated hallway. The source of the light stood at the end of the hall; it came from a door cracked slightly ajar, sending a ray of golden yellow light into the hall. Cleary you can see the door was once locked, but the key and the lock lay on the floor in front of the door.

Pushing open the door, the golden glow floods your vision. Heaps of gold and treasure cover most of the room. No wonder it had been locked, you thought, as your eyes pore over gold from every era, priceless treasures from around the world, and precious gems beyond counting.

You kneel down to inspect the gold, but as soon as you touch the first piece, your hand looks wrong. It’s covered in scales and clawed. Your other hand matches it too. A strange feeling wracks your body, and you fall to the ground. Your legs are gone as well, replaced by a great coiling tail. As your eyes slit, and your voice becomes a sinister hiss, you begin to relish your new form –and your new hoard.

Reflected in the gold, you can see you have become the NAGA.

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This room may seem a little odd, Naga are hardly western or gothic horror. This is a bit of a trope bend, but I was in a snake mood! This piece is a homage to MTG’s Sultai Naga, from the plane of Tarkir.

These nasty snake people hoarded wealth, and were expert necromancers, but known firest and foremost for their debauchery and cruelty. Hopefully Daze-Snow-Leopard remains preoccupied with his hoard and doesn’t resort to tripping on power and raising armies of the dead!

August Experimental Sketch: Daze
Last Month’s reward for the $25/Month tier
Theme: +Cursed Mansion+
Photoshop
2016
~Age

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