NiceMarmot Posted October 9, 2013 The Nocturnus Black Ent, aka Blent, is a rare derivative of the common Ent. Once widespread, they are currently found mostly in Nocturnian forests, although a small tribe lives deep in the coastal forests of northeast Kaliphlin. The Blent is rarely seen, although it is extremely difficult to tell a sleeping Blent from a common Nocturnian evil tree, and Blents can sleep for years. Nocturnus Black Ent (Blent), by nice.marmot, on Flickr Blents have sparse foliage, and supplement photosynthesis with animals that they catch as they wander through the forest. They spend their lives (which can be thousands of years) tending to their patches of evil Nocturnian forest, which are shepherded to provide a supply of food in the form of forest animals. Thus woe to the ignorant Nocturnian who unknowingly cuts down trees in a forest with a Blent. Very few have survived an encounter with a hungry Blent bent on revenge. With amazingly strong limbs, extremely thick, tough bark, and an ironwood like interior, very little can harm a Blent, except a serious, large forest fire. For this reason, fire dragons are the Blents' worst enemy, and they have been known to gang up and hunt down dragons that move into their area. In general though, they tend to stay out of the affairs of other species, caring only about the health of their forest. Blents have an ancient culture, mostly made up of long, florid, epic poetry, which can take decades to recite. Although capable of modern speech, they usually communicate in their own tongue, which mostly consists of slow, deep subsonic rumblings that can propagate through the earth for miles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Vladivus Posted October 9, 2013 Haha I never thought of an idea like this! Love it! Even if it's from a desert-dweller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpoh98 Posted October 9, 2013 That is awesome! What a fantastic idea! I love it, well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoDrake Posted October 9, 2013 That Blent looks pretty amazing,I wouldn't want to run into one of them in a dark forest. I love branch/arm technique. The only con is that it seems a bit skinny to be a thousand year old tree, other than that it looks wonderful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NiceMarmot Posted October 10, 2013 The only con is that it seems a bit skinny to be a thousand year old tree, other than that it looks wonderful. This is Mardufeth, a mere youngster at 350 years old. Additionally, he's a bit thin because he lives deep in the southern Rakath Mtns, where the soil is poor and there are few plump Avalonian merchants to feast on. At least I think he's a he. Differentiating gender in Blents is quite difficult... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gideon Posted October 10, 2013 Great idea! Have "normal" Ents figured anything in GoH before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZCerberus Posted October 10, 2013 So charming and "cute" yet terrifying. Very nice indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niku Posted October 10, 2013 Woa whole new approach to the inhabitants of Nocturnus, I knew terrain was bad for the armies trying to invade, but this is too much. Nice focus for the entry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted October 10, 2013 Great concept and the Blent looks pretty intimidating I like the SNOT slopes you used at the bottom of his trunk, they give an excellent tree shape Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Breden Posted October 10, 2013 Great concept and fantastic execution Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emma Posted October 11, 2013 Great idea, I love Ents, and dark ones would truly be a force to be reckoned with - and this is quite spooky with all those scraggly limbs going every which way. I'm not a huge fan of the digital background though - I think it detracts a bit too much from the build itself - maybe a solid colour, or simpler gradient... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mutant Orc Posted October 12, 2013 It is fantastic, but as Emma said the floor it's on is mildly distracting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legonardo Posted October 12, 2013 Pitty your not nocturnian, you migta won yourself a mirkwood spiders set This is great, one day i might feature a few of these blokes if your ok with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NiceMarmot Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) I'm not a huge fan of the digital background though - I think it detracts a bit too much from the build itself - maybe a solid colour, or simpler gradient... It is fantastic, but as Emma said the floor it's on is mildly distracting... Yes, I'm never sure what to do about a background on the photos. I bounce back and forth between simple photos, and doing fancier backgrounds and borders. Can't seem to decide which to do. Pitty your not nocturnian, you migta won yourself a mirkwood spiders set This is great, one day i might feature a few of these blokes if your ok with it Absolutely, have fun! I'm thinking of using him in a more expansive build myself. Perhaps showing some hapless Avalonian merchant getting snarfed... Congrats on your 2000th post, by the way! Edited October 13, 2013 by NiceMarmot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
