Avarii Art – Defender and Hyarmi

The Illustrations

The Defender runs along a stream in a wildfire, carrying an injured hyarmi cub. — Wildfire

The Defender kneels on a small pier while the Shado stands on the water facing him. — On The Water

Geren rides the Defender in horse form along a sandy beach. — On The Seashore

A bearded man stands at the door of his home facing a mysterious robed and hooded figure. — What You Look For

A hyarmi mostly concealed by a portion of a log is easy to miss in an autumn meadow. — Alliance

A hyarmi crouches on a boulder on a hilltop, watching a vivid sunrise. — Dawn-Lover

A man rides a blue roan horse down a green hillside on an idyllic morning. — Geren Riding Mist

A hyarmi and the Defender in horse form take shelter in a small cave from the rain. — Shelter from the Storm

The Defender and Geren stand facing each other at night in a winter forest. — Cold Hillside

The Defender lies in a spring forest with an adult hyarmi watching him and a hyarmi cub climbing a large tree. — Laughter

A hyarmi cub climbs a large tree on a spring morning in the forest. — Laughter – detail

Geren scratches the stomach of a happy black dog while a grey dog sits watching. — Autumn Play

Geren stands in a firelit cave with sword drawn facing a large, uninvited scaled creature. — Face-off

The Defender sits on a log in a spring meadow with seven hyarmi cubs for his audience. — With Sound Effects!

A hyarmi and the Defender in horse form travel through a winter day with sun flurries. — Midwinter Mercy

The Defender stands before a cave with wings spread and sword drawn, holding a hyarmi cub and shadowed by a huge black wolf. — Relentless

A woman stands in a starlit night with a lion who has a child on his back; all are singing. — Night Music

A man rides across the sea on the back of a huge leatherback sea turtle with a storm looming. — Passage 2019

Geren half kneels, two swords raised, as two winged monsters plummet out of the night sky. — Bad Move

Guided

Geren walks through a golden autumn forest accompanied by a black dog. — Greenvale’s Gold

The Shado, a hyarmi cub on its back, walks out of a ruined forest into a flowery meadow. — The Meek Inherit

A woman holding a knife and wearing a princess's dress runs barefoot through an autumn meadow before sunrise. — Desperate Errand

Geren is carried into the air by the Defender bearing the Shado's form, following the Shado into flight over a treeless, wintry landscape. — A Wild Hope

Geren is carried into the air by the Defender bearing the Shado's form, springing into flight over a treeless, wintry landscape. — A Wild Hope – detail

A tan and cream hyarmi cub stands facing an adult fawn hyarmi beneath budding forest trees in early spring. — Disconsolate

A mahogany hyarmi cub stands beside her pony before dawn with an autumnal forest behind them. — An Open Door

A woman floats in what appears to be open space, surrounded by fourteen tiny flames and protected by a transparent bubble of arcane power. — Unaccompanied

Warder Hu-Hov and Geren stand facing each other near a huge dead tree, the center post. Warder Hu-Hov has a message branch in her hand. — The Center Post

About the Illustrations

The illustrations in the gallery above were made between 2011 and 2023 with the use of various programs:

Poser 8, Poser 9, and Poser 11
Vue 9 Esprit/Complete, Vue 2014 Complete, Vue 2015 Complete, Vue 2016, and Vue Creator
Photoshop Elements 2, Photoshop Elements 8, Photoshop Elements 2018

Grateful credit should also be given to:

DAZ Millennium Cat (used for hyarmi figures)
DAZ Gargoyle Hound (used for the Shado and Subverted)
DAZ Eagle2x (used for avarii wings)
DAZ Millennium Horse
DAZ Millennium Dog
DAZ Millennium SubDragon (used for the Shado’s wings)

Perfectionist’s Disclaimer

Words come cheap, while even word processing and editing software seems affordable compared to the expense of the software used for making the 3d computer-generated illustrations above, let alone buying desktops powerful enough to handle it. Due to limitations in time, money, ability, and training, the illustrations must not be considered perfectly ‘canon.’ Wherever a conflict exists between words and illustrations, words prevail.

As a specific example, Dominion men like Geren wear knee-length tunics over loose trousers with tall boots. In the illustrations above, Geren’s tunic is too short, while my desktop would want to electrocute me if I tried to always include Geren’s sword-belt, boots, and related attire.