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I always thought protoss had tattoos. Khal drogo from GoT, comes to mind.

Somehow, the idea merges their tribal/nomadic ways, with high technology.

Started Working on Aldaris Unit model

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It looks pretty nice, but I fear it might be a bit too detailed and without enough bold shapes recognizable from afar? How does it compare to say, alarak or artanis models in terms of detail?

I would imagine it will be like that of Nova's model in detail. This is intentional for when baking the textures and normal maps. The goal, I'm experimenting still, is aimed at getting to a Nova detail, if not a Heroes of the Storm level of detail.

My hopes is to have reduced work on the texture, a good AO and normal map detail, but I'm keeping fingers crossed as I'm not experienced in this workflow yet.

On the reference: Who made that one?

I have no idea how this is going to turn out though.

Anyway, Shelak Aldaris, and a variant Mal'Khar and Te'Mahr (for cinematic only).

Generic Conclave. For cinematic only.

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Love the hood, and the frill on the robe, only suggestion would be a crystal on the shoulder or a necklace.

I'd like to keep them simple. Reserve them crystals for those higher ups. :D

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I love it. Are you available for commission?

Not right now. I try to minimize distraction since there's a lot of personal goals I want to accomplish before Armageddon comes. XD

Concept for Xel'Naga Consular:

Yeah, inside that is a being with squid elements. When I get it done, I'll post it up as usual.

This is somewhat their bio suit, and it looks protoss-y, since I gather the protoss were greatly influenced by their appearance when they came on Aiur.

Worderful Conclave guys!

Great work :)

Do they also have animations? If they do, I'm curious about them :D

They will have animations, of course.

How would you guys feel if the Xel'Naga were such as illustrated in the image below?

My defense would be they wanted a race where minds and body were conditioned and locked to act in a communal link.

Purity of form, a body that does not degenerate quickly, almost immortal. Purity of essence, rooted in or capable of acting independently under an overruling singular thought, purpose, or drive uniting every member.

Because they are actually more similar to the Zerg in their essence. They have a hive mind of the sort, and they cannot exist in a host without such a capability.

When the protoss lost their communal link, the Xel'Naga discarded them because they think this essence of the protoss was weak, and so they went and created the Overmind.

Thus, I would say, they inhabit host bodies, "offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing", so they can act and survive.

Without host bodies, they will be disconnected, and will soon dissolve to nothing. They would be like cerebrates, where each one would regenerate another, keeping them alive, but they would require host bodies to do so.

In return, the host will be in a state of pure bliss, oblivious to whatever things the Xel'Naga would use their bodies for.