Do y'all ever like. get into a Flow with your art and when you come out of it, you're just Utterly mystified as to why you have made the decisions you have made?
Anyways, I have no fuckin idea why my subconscious decided to give Esti a big ass.
I desperately needed to to revamp and update Andre! So here he is! Enjoy!
This is Pavo, also known as Andrealphus publicly, Andre for short, (his stellar status is often hidden due to plot related reasons) So he goes around pretending to be a Daemon and providing knowledge and precise calculations and measurements- which is quite easy with all his extra hands! He is exceptionally intelligent, chatty, and brisk in his practices. Ask him about the stars and how to chart any geometrical pattern and place and he will draw you a 4D map!
He's a keeper of the hidden aquatic library of Aquarius, So he's often left to his own devices, but summonings do occur every now and then.
I had wanted to take a photo of indian peacocks actually flying for years. The large and heavy birds with their train of feathers are able to fly, but often they prefer walking. Flying is hard work.
Not this one. He and his flock of peafowls where walking on the roofs of the buildings of the Lamido palace in Ngouandéré. Getting around meant flying. And I spent some quality time walking after them waiting for the jump and flight.
The local chieftain/king/Lamido in Nguandere had this old, classic symbol of power and wealth - peacocks wandering free in his private gardens.
They are not elegant flyers.
Royal symbol
The indian name for peafowl is Mayura, meaning killer of snakes. Understandably, a fashion statement that is actually useful probably help them being closely connected to culture and power.
Killing of snakes is also symbolic for cycling of time.
According to myths, the Mayura was created by feathers from Garuda, a highly important birddemigod in hinduism and buddhist culture.
Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, have peafowl as her symbol.
I don't think I ever shared my Peacock fellow publicly before! Those who have been long time Patreon supporters might remember this from 2017!
This is Pavo, also known as Andrealphus publicly, Andre for short, (his stellar status is often hidden due to plot related reasons) So he goes around pretending to be a Daemon and providing knowledge and precise calculations and measurements- which is quite easy with all his extra hands! He is exceptionally intelligent, chatty, and brisk in his practices. Ask him about the stars and how to chart any geometrical pattern and place and he will draw you a 4D map!
He's a keeper of the hidden aquatic library of Aquarius, So he's often left to his own devices, but summonings do occur every now and then.
I modeled him off of a peacock, a peacock spider, and his outfit is referencing the attire worn by ancient sages mixed with royalty.
I'll probably revamp him one of these days, modify his attire to push some elements, but I feel this ref is still fitting for him!