This began as a fun little 15 panel comic for a couple of friends that grew much bigger. It is still a "WIP" but I simply don't have the time to pursue it further, and would much rather show it to all of you! It is a storyboard strung together in a video format with a little bit of animation at the end.
Starring mine and my fiance's OC Leonard as himself; our dashing if not a bit rogue-ish, and less than forward thinking protagonist.
Lowering himself to thievery in a desperate attempt to buy back his dragon Rhos (captured off screen by an outside force), Leonard enters an ancient temple, rumored to contain vast riches beyond imagination...
Also starring my friend's Tarkustralszar as himself; the great, terrible, and horrifyingly large, lord of the ancient halls and all of its treasures.
After showing the soundless video to friends Dylan and Emerson Smith, who INSISTED I add some sort of music to the piece, Emerson went above and beyond by beautifully editing together a musical audio track in a very short amount of time last night using "Unstoppable" by E.S Posthumus for the intro, and Tarkus's official theme song for the bulk, by musician Luchs, over on FA. I am indebted to Emerson for really bringing this project to the next level, and within only a couple hours of conversation, editing and homework doing! He is fantastic at what he does, go check him out! Luchs is also a fantastic composer, and you should check out his works as well!
You may notice a similarity to The Hobbit, Smaug, and Erebor throughout the story. This is an intentional homage to that wonderful story, using friends, and done for fun!
Art and animation by me
Audio editing by Emerson Smith - / @wolfbrother9393
Intro music (~0:03-0:43) by E.S Posthumus - • E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable (single)
Tarkustralszar Character Theme (~0:43-3:12) by Luchs - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/17547...)