Do you recall the skeleton Berren first encountered when they first went to the Spectral Plane? Here he is looking highly ceremonial.

Picture by Ralph Horsley (http://www.ralphhorsley.co.uk/)

"Wearing a long flowing white robe, the skeleton gleamed with soft purple light and where it walked, amethyst footsteps glimmered for a moment before fading. The skeleton had a bleached-white skull and gleaming embers of purple light smouldered in its eye sockets. Berren felt his heart lurch in surprise, and he saw Alain take a step backward in horror. They exchanged startled glances. The young priest's face was marked with fear. What have I got myself into? he seemed to say."

Remember when Berren was first taken through the streets of Kethak? This was the Frost Lich he encountered...

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"There were many liches in silver robes, but in addition, there was a procession of very tall liches dressed entirely in white with high top hats and ivory canes. Their long faces were entirely white and their eyes were nothing more than incandescent spots of icy brilliance. They wandered down the street, with great plumes of frost pouring out behind them.
"They are known as frost liches," Varia informed him as one of the white-garbed liches walked past in a wash of cold."

A Magister from the city of Vale.

You may be wondering why there are no pictures of the main characters in this art gallery. Well, I felt that to set their faces in stone would be to ruin your own mental image, so I've avoided it so far.

It's far better to make up your own mind as to how the characters look!

Picture by Thom Scott (http://www.thomscottart.com)

Alafraxicaar: the mortal enemy of Creation.

You can all boo now!

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"In excess of twelve feet tall, Alafraxicaar had a thin face and dark amber eyes. He wore a pale robe that matched his pallid features and had vicious metal fangs fixed into his thin, emotionless mouth. He looked like a wraith, colourless and empty, with long thin fingers and withered limbs.
The rage of the Void welled up in his wicked-seeming lidless eyes and his fists constantly clenched together as a fragment of sudden emotion overwhelmed him."

This guy is pretty wicked (and I don't mean in the 'cool' sense).

Find out more about him in Darkness Rises: The Great War.

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A rather ghoulish creature. This little guy was featured in The Lords of the Night: Zombies. Interestingly enough, I did intend to add a zombie character to the story in Darkness Rises: the Great War, but decided against it last month.

Picture by Scott Purdy (http://www.scottpurdy.net/)

The Keepers of Kethak, complete with spears and creepy ragged hoods.

Picture by Dave Allsop (http://www.daveallsop.co.uk/)

"They walked further along, leaving the statue far behind. In the distance they could see a great smooth wall of grey-black stone, and atop it, they could spy the first proper signs of movement. Along the city wall, and standing in two rows on either side of the gates, were strange, black robed creatures. They stood near-motionless, with great pointed spears at their sides. As they drew nearer, Berren took a closer look at the guardians of Kethak. They were ragged creatures, at least eight feet tall, wearing long charcoal-black robes with deep hoods that utterly concealed their features. They wore black leather gloves and seemed to radiate an ancient feeling of menace. As they crossed their path, Berren peered into one of their hoods and saw nothing but shadow within."

This is the Void Spider Berren encountered on the Spectral Plane.

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"Berren looked on in horror. It was definitely not a spider, nor was it a living creature. It was perhaps ten feet long, with countless compound eyes and a long angular body made up of a million fragments of black and angular crystal. Varia backed off and hissed, and the creature stepped forward, moving with terrifying agility toward them."

A view of the Aedes Singularis from outside. As you can see, it's huge!

Picture by Elliot Christian (http://www.elliotchristian.ca/)

"They stood open-mouthed before the largest building they had ever seen.
"The Aedes Singularis," Varia said. "Seat of the Conclave, my home, and it will be your home, too, for the foreseeable future."
No one said anything. The great grey stone building was almost skeletal in style, with countless towers and arched windows, thin fluted columns and sharply pointed spires. It had a vast number of towering pillars around its base, and balconies under every window. Its highest towers vanished into the ashen skies."

Avystervan: the City of Graves. I think this image really does it justice!

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