FACTIONS: BATTLEGROUNDS

CONCEPT ART, 2023 ILLUSTRATION, 2020 - 2021

PARADA + ZERMANO + BAAZARIA + MOONSHADOW + WEAPONS

FACTIONS: BATTLEGROUNDS IS A FANTASY TABLETOP GAME WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DIVERSITY AND MYTHOLOGY, WITH A FAST-PACED PLAYING STYLE MIXING COMBAT AND STRATEGY.

THE PARADA FACTION IS HOME TO SEVERAL SPECIES OF SENTIENT CREATURES, INCLUDING FOREST ELVES THAT ARE FAST, CUNNING, RESOURCEFUL, AND INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS.

  • Parada Infiltrator Concept Art

    PARADA INFILTRATOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A LEAF HIJAB, SPLINTERED IVORY BREAST ARMOR, IVORY ARMOR AND MASK, CLOAK CHUTE FOR FOREST CANOPY DIVING, AND AN ASHANTI SPEAR.

  • Parada Warrior Concept Art

    PARADA WARRIOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A FAN COLLAR DISPLAYING RANK AND THREAT DISPLAY, IVORY MASK AND ARMOR, LEAF LIGHT ARMOR, ASHANTI SPEAR, YORUBA SWORD, AND SHORT DAGGER.

  • Parada Archer Concept Art

    PARADA ARCHER IS EQUIPPED WITH THROWING DARTS, AN ARMGUARD WITH GOLD SLATS THAT FLEX-RISE FOR AN ARROW SHIELD FROM OPPOSING ARCHERS, LEAF COLLAR AND LIGHT ARMOR, CLOAK FOR GLIDING, LEAF TAIL FOR BRANCH AND FLIGHT STABILITY, AND AN IVORY BOW WITH BARBED ARROWS.

  • Parada Militia Concept Art

    PARADA MILITIA IS EQUIPPED WITH A LEAF CROWN, IVORY ARMOR AND MASK, AND AN AKRAFENA SWORD.

  • Parada Weapons Concept Art

    PARADA WEAPONS

  • Parada Infiltrator Concept Art

  • Parada Archer Thumbnails

  • Parada Miltia Thumbnails

  • African Weapon Concept Art

THE ZERMANO FACTION IS MADE UP OF TROPICAL ISLANDERS AND MAINLAND REFUGEES. THEIR POWER BELONGS TO THEIR WEALTHY SPELLCASTERS AND WARRIORS, WHO ARE AS COMFORTABLE IN WATER AS THEY ARE ON LAND.

THE CHALLENGE IN ADDING TO THE ZERMANO FACTION WAS CREATING AFRO-FUTURISTIC DESIGNS THROUGH STRIKING SHAPES & SILHOUETTES, WHILE REMAINING CONSISTENT WITH THE SEMI-MEDIEVAL SETTING.

  • ZERMANO POLYNESIAN SPELLCASTER CONCEPT ART

    ZERMANO POLYNESIAN SPELLCASTER IS EQUIPPED WITH MANA ORBS, GOLD DIPPED WRAPS, SOUTH AFRICAN SPEAR, AND A MANA INFUSED BRACE THAT CAN BE USED AS AN ORB ACCELERANT, BECOMING ARTILLERY TO OPPOSING UNITS.

  • FACTIONS MILITIA CONCEPT ART

    ZERMANO SOUTH AFRICAN MILITIA IS EQUIPPED WITH BATTLE ARMOR, SAMOAN STATE CLUB II, AND BOOTS THAT UNFOLD AND ADHERE TO MOST SURFACES FOR BRACING, SCALING WALLS, OR WALKING ACROSS WATER.

  • ZERMANO SOUTH AFRICAN SPELLCASTER CONCEPT ART

    ZERMANO SOUTH AFRICAN SPELLCASTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANA ENRICHED CLOAK THAT CAN STIFFEN AS A RAFT OR SHIELD,GOLD BODY ARMOR, AND A SOUTH AFRICAN BATTLE AXE.

  • ZERMANO POLYNESIAN MILITIA CONCEPT ART

    ZERMANO POLYNESIAN WARRIOR IS EQUIPPED WITH SHARK TOOK ARMOR, BUOYANCY CLOAK ADORNED WITH SEA SERPENT TEETH, GOLD DIPPED WRAPS, AND A SAMOAN STATE CLUB.

  • SPELLCASTER CONCEPT ART

  • FACTIONS MILITIA CONCPET ART

  • Zermano Spellcaster Concept Art

  • Zermano Weapons Concept Art

  • Polynesian Weapon Concept Art

  • South African Weapon Concepts

  • Polynesian Weapon Concept Art

  • Factions Weapon Concept Art

THE BAAZARIA FACTION USES BLOOD MAGIC TO CREATE UNDEAD PERVERSIONS.

  • Baazaria Warrior Concept Art

    BAAZARIA WARRIOR IS EQUIPPED WITH SKINNED LIGHT ARMOR, BONE ARMOR, POWER ARM, A SILVER POTO SWORD, AND A POSSESSION MASK THAT IS USED TO POSSESS OPPONENTS.

  • Baazaria Spellcaster Concept Art

    BAAZARIA SPELLCASTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A NGULU EXECUTIONER SWORD, MANA INFUSED ARM, BAGS WITH BLOOD AND MANA FOR BLOOD MAGIC, AND A SEVERED HEAD THAT SEDUCES AND POSSESSES ANYONE WHO MAKES EYE CONTACT.

  • Baazaria Spellcaster Concept Art

  • Baazaria Warrior Concept Art

  • BAAZARIA WEAPONS CONCEPT ART

I DESIGNED THE INHABITANTS OF THE MOONSHADOW FACTION, CALLED THE MISHNARI, WHOSE ROOTS ORIGINATE FROM NORTH AMERICAN NATIVES, MOROCCANS, AND VAMPIRIC LORE. THE MISHNARI CIVILIZATION IS CENTERED AROUND PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE, WHILE MASTERING STEALTH AND ASSASSINATION. THE ART IS DISPLAYED ON PLAYING CARDS AND WITHIN THE FACTIONS: BATTLEGROUNDS ART BOOK.

  • Factions Battlegrounds Jabari Warlord

    JABARI WARLORD

  • Mishnari Footman Illustration

    MISHARI FOOTMAN

  • Savage Manticore Illustration

    SAVAGE MANTICORE CREATURE DESIGN BY ELIZABETH SIMAC

  • ASSASSIN SQUAD ILLUSTRATION

    ASSASSIN SQUAD

  • Jabari Shadow Knight Illustration

    JABARI SHADOW KNIGHT

  • VUKAZI SCOUT ILLUSTRATION

    VUKAZI SCOUT

  • Vukazi Bladethrower Illustration

    VUKAZI BLADETHROWER

  • MALICIOUS HANTU ILLUSTRATION

    MALICIOUS HANTU

  • VUKAZI GENERAL ILLUSTRATION

    VUKAZI GENERAL

  • WINJARU VILLAGESTALKER ILLUSTRATION

    WINJARU VILLAGESTALKER CREATURE DESIGN BY ELIZABETH SIMAC

  • MOONSHADOW HANTU ILLUSTRATION

    MONSHADOW HANTU

  • ELITE SPEARFIGHTER ILLUSTRATION

    ELITE SPEARFIGHTER

  • FACTIONS BATTLEGROUNDS THUMBNAILS

  • Mishnari Concept Art

  • Moonshadow Concept Art

  • ASSASSIN SQUAD CONCEPT ART

  • ELITE SPEARFIGHTER THUMBNAILS

FACTIONS: WEAPONS FOR PRINT AND PROP USE.

  • Factions Battlegrounds Weapons

    1. CENTRAL AFRICAN NGULU SWORD, BAAZARIA FACTION 2. NORTH AFRICAN TUAREG SHORT SWORD, MOONSHADOW FACTION 3. MESOAMERICAN MACUAHUITL, PRIMUS FACTION

  • Factions Battlegrounds Weapons

    1. CENTRAL AFRICAN NGULU SWORD, BAAZARIA FACTION 2. NORTH AFRICAN TUAREG SHORT SWORD, MOONSHADOW FACTION 3. MESOAMERICAN MACUAHUITL, PRIMUS FACTION

  • Factions Weapon Illustrations

    7. MOORISH SCIMITAR, DOOMSAND FACTION 8. MAMBELE AFRICAN THROWING KNIFE, VITAWAASI FACTION 9. FILIPINO KRIS SWORD, IHALABAN FACTION

  • ZYAN WEAPON ILLUSTRATION

    10. GLADIUS SWORD, ZYAN FACTION, WEAPON DESIGN BY MEYBIS RUIZ CRUZ