Comission from  misterstallion

A somewhat silly commission. The character Basileus, as a kobold again. But with a really silly, stupid crown/headdress. The whole piece is kind of supposed to be a joke about how this little guy is being overshadowed by the accoutrements of his office. But I think I shot the moon and accidentally made him look kinda epic by accident. But, either way, I kidna like it.

Lore, for those that care:

His Resplendent Majesty, Emperor Basileus, Ruler of all kobolds and, also, everything else. Standing upon his dais, giving a victory speech. As the appointed representative of all kobolds, everywhere, he is painted a regal purple, dressed in silks and gold, and adorned with a mighty crown and headdress.

So, in this setting, kobolds have conquered literally fucking everything. From the mightiest of dragons, to the most obscure goblin villages. How'd they do that? They conquered the dragons first, and used them to conquer everyone else.

See. In this world dragons have an extremely notable weakness: They have to sleep in very specific places. Places of magic, or else they won't be able to draw in the power required to keep them alive. The larger the dragon, the bigger the required power source. And there are 13 power sources that handily dwarf all others. The dragons guarding and feeding on these are called the "Grand Thirteen"

The first kobold emperor, Basileus I knew this and took advantage. He snuck into the largest dragon's lair and, there, slipped an incredibly virulent poison into the dragon's eyes. nostrils. After a day of whining and thrashing, the largest dragon in the world died a painful death. (Don't feel too bad for the brute, he was a terrible tyrant.) The emperor-to-be sawed off the big bastard's head and carted it off to his Rival's lair.

"Behold, oh mighty dragon, the gift I have for you." The kobold said, and offered the head. "His lair and power source are yours. But, in exchange for this gift, it would be most excellent if you did me a small favor of helping me tame my neighbors... If not, I can ask the third largest dragon instead." The dragon agreed, fearing what might happen if he should not. And so it went.

Using the dragons, they united the kobolds. Using their united numbers they brought down the remaining grand dragons, with them, they conquered the lesser dragons, then the various witch clans, and used their magic to subjugate the lizard folk, and used the lizard folk's tenacity to beat down the goblins, and used the goblins to overwhelm the dwarves, and on it went. Meanwhile, the dragons went from dominant partners, to relucent servants and, finally to proud servants. As each successive generation the kobolds raised and educated the new Grand Thirteen from eggs into powerful, but loyal, titans.

The final faction to fall to the kobold empire was the sky gods. weather-controlling rabbit people that live in the sky.

I imagen this is Basileus giving his victory speech, while the storm above is the remnants of sky gods last stand.