I will continue to update each Terror Line as I finish artwork, dear Patron. For now, here is the child form of Scorpitox!
I decided to make the Child stage scorpion based Earth Terror a friendlier fellow than a real scorpion. I decreased the number of legs (until it matures), and based many of its attributes on a smaller scorpion. This way its claws, tail, toxic symbol and legs can change as it matures.
This design took more time in the sketching stage as I played with the tail’s proportions, the eye positions, and of course the pose to see if I could make it feel more like Lucas the Spider than a desert’s favorite nightmare.
I’m leaning towards the stinger developing an elemental appearance (rocky or earthy somehow) as Scorpitox matures.
It can be difficult making creature names. Scorpion and Toxic combining is a fun idea. And somewhat obvious. I can’t believe I forgot to run a Google search after coming up with it. I didn’t know there was a Scorpitox creature in Diablo until after I finished my book… I don’t think the name is copyrighted, just the expression. It’s not in the U.S. Copyright office records as far as I can tell. I would appreciate knowing what you think of such issues, dear Patron. How important are completely original names to you?
Have a good day
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