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KRONAG THE GORTARIAN - INKTOBER '19

I wanted to do something different this year so I strung the prompts together in to a mini saga! KRONAG battles across the galaxy to save the GORTARIAN homeworld from becoming a warless hell-scape!

RING The hallowed warbells RING out as KRONAG THE GORTARIAN prepares for a baptism of gore!

RING
The hallowed warbells RING out as KRONAG THE GORTARIAN prepares for a baptism of gore!

MINDLESS With the bells final toll, like rutting Xorloks in heat the MINDLESS blood ritual of GORTARIA erupts.

MINDLESS
With the bells final toll, like rutting Xorloks in heat the MINDLESS blood ritual of GORTARIA erupts.

BAIT Mid cleave KRONAG Baits his old war-rival GLORNAX THE FUNGAL in to one on one combat.

BAIT
Mid cleave KRONAG Baits his old war-rival GLORNAX THE FUNGAL in to one on one combat.

FREEZE Could it be?! On this day of letting, the GREAT FREEZE prophesied for the last 8 blood moons finally sweeps over the desert lands of GORTARIA.

FREEZE
Could it be?! On this day of letting, the GREAT FREEZE prophesied for the last 8 blood moons finally sweeps over the desert lands of GORTARIA.

BUILD BUILDing a shelter from GLORNAX'S massive carcass, KRONAG survives the night.

BUILD
BUILDing a shelter from GLORNAX'S massive carcass, KRONAG survives the night.

HUSKY KRONAG wastes no time de-pelting a HUSKY Orgwomp that had ventured down from the Vvarkan ice shelves of Northern GORTARIA.

HUSKY
KRONAG wastes no time de-pelting a HUSKY Orgwomp that had ventured down from the Vvarkan ice shelves of Northern GORTARIA.

ENCHANTED Using spines from GLORNAX'S contaminated heart urchin and hair from a Grunakkian sea ENCHANTress KRONAG fashions the pelt in to fur loin-briefs and quests forth out in to the heavy tundra!

ENCHANTED
Using spines from GLORNAX'S contaminated heart urchin and hair from a Grunakkian sea ENCHANTress KRONAG fashions the pelt in to fur loin-briefs and quests forth out in to the heavy tundra!

Braving the wastes, KRONAG'S keen eyes spot shelter on the ridge ahead!

Braving the wastes, KRONAG'S keen eyes spot shelter on the ridge ahead!

FRAIL KRONAG comes upon a FRAIL old mountain GORTARIAN who imparts an arcane mantra “USE HEAD, KRONAG, BEFORE MUSCLES, END FREEZE, SAVE GORTARIA”

FRAIL
KRONAG comes upon a FRAIL old mountain GORTARIAN who imparts an arcane mantra “USE HEAD, KRONAG, BEFORE MUSCLES, END FREEZE, SAVE GORTARIA”

SWING "USE HEAD" KRONAG thinking fast fashions a grappling hook from the elders head to SWING across a frozen ravine!

SWING
"USE HEAD" KRONAG thinking fast fashions a grappling hook from the elders head to SWING across a frozen ravine!

PATTERN Traversing the glacial precipice, KRONAG stumbles upon an ancient PATTERN preserved within the ice wall.

PATTERN
Traversing the glacial precipice, KRONAG stumbles upon an ancient PATTERN preserved within the ice wall.

SNOW Skirting the frozen crag, through a clearing in the SNOW, KRONAG found himself inside an abandoned Grunakkian WARPCHAMBER, guarded by a rare Thargonian VOIDDRAGON!

SNOW
Skirting the frozen crag, through a clearing in the SNOW, KRONAG found himself inside an abandoned Grunakkian WARPCHAMBER, guarded by a rare Thargonian VOIDDRAGON!

DRAGON "USE HEAD...AGAIN" After quenching his BULKSABRE with the VOIDDRAGONS life essence, KRONAG completes the pattern seen on the ice wall, creating an intergalactic VOIDWELL.

DRAGON
"USE HEAD...AGAIN" After quenching his BULKSABRE with the VOIDDRAGONS life essence, KRONAG completes the pattern seen on the ice wall, creating an intergalactic VOIDWELL.

ASH As the portal ignites KRONAG is vaporised into ASH and reformed beyond its event horizon on his way to out to distant worlds.

ASH
As the portal ignites KRONAG is vaporised into ASH and reformed beyond its event horizon on his way to out to distant worlds.

OVERGROWN After passing through the Voidwell KRONAG emerges in an OVERGROWN jungle world... could this be THE EGG PLANET INSECTUS?

OVERGROWN
After passing through the Voidwell KRONAG emerges in an OVERGROWN jungle world... could this be THE EGG PLANET INSECTUS?

LEGEND A lowly Miteking flanked by its grubby subjugates tells of a LEGENDary Stratowyrm terrorising the region, hatched of a fertile moon, they believe KRONAG to be the foretold undoer of this “cosmic hell-phallus”

LEGEND
A lowly Miteking flanked by its grubby subjugates tells of a LEGENDary Stratowyrm terrorising the region, hatched of a fertile moon, they believe KRONAG to be the foretold undoer of this “cosmic hell-phallus”

WILD KRONAG wastes no time dispatching of the winged death slug, and returns to WILD applause!

WILD
KRONAG wastes no time dispatching of the winged death slug, and returns to WILD applause!

ORNAMENT Bestowed with the kings head crest for his efforts, KRONAG is told that this is no ORNAMENT but a relic from darkspace!

ORNAMENT
Bestowed with the kings head crest for his efforts, KRONAG is told that this is no ORNAMENT but a relic from darkspace!

Whoever possess it can travel to the forbidden reaches of space, to worlds beyond their systems, the furthest hell-crags, and blighted moons!

Whoever possess it can travel to the forbidden reaches of space, to worlds beyond their systems, the furthest hell-crags, and blighted moons!

MISFIT A MISFIT on Insectus KRONAG leaves through the voidwell for forbidden frontiers!

MISFIT
A MISFIT on Insectus KRONAG leaves through the voidwell for forbidden frontiers!

SLING WARPING from world to broken world deeper outward, KRONAG THE GORTARIAN, commanded alien armies, conquered wargods and heretics alike across the system... Even uninstalling the TYRAM CYGUARD, earning himself a TYRAM lightSLINGer in the process!

SLING
WARPING from world to broken world deeper outward, KRONAG THE GORTARIAN, commanded alien armies, conquered wargods and heretics alike across the system... Even uninstalling the TYRAM CYGUARD, earning himself a TYRAM lightSLINGer in the process!

TREAD TREADing through the portal for the QUANDRILLIANTH time, KRONAG "felt” a half-emotion not unlike mild UNEASE, this must truly be the galaxies darkest gumphole!

TREAD
TREADing through the portal for the QUANDRILLIANTH time, KRONAG "felt” a half-emotion not unlike mild UNEASE, this must truly be the galaxies darkest gumphole!

TREASURE Gazing through the heat shimmer, out over a human OIL FIELD, KRONAG was struck by its strange beauty “PLANET BLEED?!” what was this shimmering black liquid TREASURE?

TREASURE
Gazing through the heat shimmer, out over a human OIL FIELD, KRONAG was struck by its strange beauty “PLANET BLEED?!” what was this shimmering black liquid TREASURE?

GHOST In that moment KRONAG was visited by the GHOST of the GORTARIAN elder “KRONAG, USE HEAD BEFORE MUSCLES, WAR IS THE GORTARIAN WAY, EVEN WAR AGAINST OWN WORLD!”

GHOST
In that moment KRONAG was visited by the GHOST of the GORTARIAN elder “KRONAG, USE HEAD BEFORE MUSCLES, WAR IS THE GORTARIAN WAY, EVEN WAR AGAINST OWN WORLD!”

ANCIENT Grabbing a passing oilman KRONAG demanded an explanation! He spoke in riddles... ANCIENT FUEL? CAR GO VROOM? GLOBAL WARMING!?"

ANCIENT
Grabbing a passing oilman KRONAG demanded an explanation!
He spoke in riddles... ANCIENT FUEL? CAR GO VROOM? GLOBAL WARMING!?"

DIZZY After UNMAKING the oilman, DIZZY with joy, KRONAG experienced the first recorded “smile” in GORTARIAN history breaking a tusk in the process. “GLOBE... ALL... WARMING” he had to return to GORTARIA as fast as possible!

DIZZY
After UNMAKING the oilman, DIZZY with joy, KRONAG experienced the first recorded “smile” in GORTARIAN history breaking a tusk in the process. “GLOBE... ALL... WARMING” he had to return to GORTARIA as fast as possible!

TASTY “TASTY!”” Eating the last of the MITE KINGS subjugates he saved on INSECTUS many portals previous KRONAG flew through the voidwell towards the frozen wastes of GORTARIA.

TASTY
“TASTY!”” Eating the last of the MITE KINGS subjugates he saved on INSECTUS many portals previous KRONAG flew through the voidwell towards the frozen wastes of GORTARIA.

DARK In his absence the world had become a DARK and icy hell. KRONAG couldn't even hear the sounds of distant wars on the wind. This place had really gone downhill.

DARK
In his absence the world had become a DARK and icy hell. KRONAG couldn't even hear the sounds of distant wars on the wind. This place had really gone downhill.

C.O.A.T He met with a dying GORTARIAN WARCHIEF named TUROG who was the “COLDEST OF ALL TIME”. Against all known GORTARIAN custom, KRONAG showed a kind of MERCY and agreed to take him back to what was left of his WARCLAN.

C.O.A.T
He met with a dying GORTARIAN WARCHIEF named TUROG who was the “COLDEST OF ALL TIME”. Against all known GORTARIAN custom, KRONAG showed a kind of MERCY and agreed to take him back to what was left of his WARCLAN.

RIDE Mounting VVARKAN MUSKGRUBS the two RODE out into the biting cataclysm.

RIDE
Mounting VVARKAN MUSKGRUBS the two RODE out into the biting cataclysm.

INJURED With his last breath TUROG the INJURED WARCHIEF crowned KRONAG his successor... and was eaten by his Muskgrub. KRONAG then killed that Muskgrub and fed it to his Muskgrub... an epic sustenance multiplier for the journey ahead!

INJURED
With his last breath TUROG the INJURED WARCHIEF crowned KRONAG his successor... and was eaten by his Muskgrub. KRONAG then killed that Muskgrub and fed it to his Muskgrub... an epic sustenance multiplier for the journey ahead!

CATCH After eating 4 tons of Muskgrub/Warchief TURDUCKEN KRONAG CAUGHT a second wind. Upon his arrival KRONAG THE GORTARIAN, WARCHIEF OF THE TUROG CLAN, made an impassioned speech “DIG…BURN!”

CATCH
After eating 4 tons of Muskgrub/Warchief TURDUCKEN KRONAG CAUGHT a second wind. Upon his arrival KRONAG THE GORTARIAN, WARCHIEF OF THE TUROG CLAN, made an impassioned speech
“DIG…BURN!”

RIPE Less than 50 blot-rats deep the WARCLAN unearthed an ocean of oil! GORTARIA a planet ripe for warming! KRONAG DECLARES WAR!

RIPE
Less than 50 blot-rats deep the WARCLAN unearthed an ocean of oil! GORTARIA a planet ripe for warming! KRONAG DECLARES WAR!

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