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May Rewards - Ishqara The Thorned Temptress
🕑 Added 2025-06-04 11:19:55 +0000 UTC7 Deadly Sin Series - Lust - Creature
Ishqara, The Thorned Temptress
As the first in the Seven Deadly Sins series, I'm tackling what I consider to be the hardest of the seven: LUST. From the very start, I already struggled with how to portray Lust for this creature. Even after a lengthy discussion with some of you on our Discord server, I am still unable to find the right design. Then I stumbled upon the phrase, 'Mistaking lust for love', which gave me the idea to make a fallen deity. A being that's so pure that it only knows to love and to be loved, what if everything that it ever loved and ever loved her were to be destroyed, and she became locked in the darkness alone for eons? What if the mourn, desperation, isolation, and corruption twist their nature to the extreme?
Thus, from that concept, was born Ishqara: The Thorned Temptress, The Bleeding Bride, The Loveless Aria, The Archfiend of Love.
Her design is a mix between the typical succubus / temptress demon visual, western bridal gown, and a mythical creature from Bali culture, Rangda. Although I think Rangda is more often associated with 'Wrath' and 'Envy', the visual is just stuck in my head, which also allow me to 'hide' the nudity XD
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Next, I'm gonna make an item based on the prompt 'Lust' and perhaps related to Ishqara and her concept. Technically, there's already one such item which is Lustful Lure which color I use as a reference to make Ishqara.
Honestly, I'm really tempted to make the Great Wyrm of her realm.. (in the setting, during the creation of each realm, the Elder Scribe create a celestial as the 'Gardener', a dragon / great wyrm as the 'Guardian', and a Dragunaut as the 'Scribe')
(PS: All the files have been added to the Vault )
Comments
Sheo of Isles
Very very nice. And the best part is some abilities can be just used by other creatures. I am 100% adding "mark of Lust" to Succubus arsenal.
Zombie
Absolutely crushed lust, I love your take on it!
Sinlaire
It could be related to the creature. Before I made this, the concept I had in mind is 'College of Seduction Bard'. But I think I might wanna try Warlock or Cleric for this one. Temptress Patron Warlock probably the easiest route. that could be an improved version of archfey patron XD
Sole Observer
Wonderful work as always! Quite the interesting take on lust. Are the classes going to incorporate a direct connection to the creature (warlock, cleric, paladin) or indirectly?
Sinlaire
I was honestly very hesitant to put those body, my initial sketch actually had so much more body hanging with some of them not fully intact... but I end up toning it down >___<
Sinlaire
I think I will... It just too interesting to pass. perhaps after I make an item for Lust, just to complete my goal.
Sinlaire
watch them kill each other XD XD
kadog 63
Looks terrifying especially with the hanging bodies lol
Joseph Williams
“Honestly I’m really tempted to make the greatwyrm of her realm” PLEASE
Sinlaire
thank you~ The text is a bit more flowery than usual, I got a bit carried away with the dramatization XD
Connor Finnan
It looks truly awful to fight as a party. I love it!
destructor5000
As a very wise rabbit once said "love hurts, you freckle, and I love you dearly".
Vanilla Ice
Sinlaire this is awesome the color ,the style the text all is awesome 😁😁👍
