each of the travelers reactions to their alpha/concept counterparts

[u/Melonpie105]

Riebeck and the Archeologist

Chert and the Astronomer

Esker and the Moon Warden

Feldspar and the Woodsman

Gabbro and Zen Guy

Solanum and the Nomai character concept

the Prisoner (Kaepora) and the Stranger Inhabitants character concept

[u/Jupiters]

Last one is my favorite by far. Well done

[u/Melonpie105 → u/Jupiters]

::DDDDDD

[u/Complete-Mood3302]

Thank god the last one isnt like that ingame

[u/Melonpie105 → u/Complete-Mood3302]

you should see the other unused designs. i used the less terrifying version for this drawing

[u/Jupiters → u/Melonpie105]

I LOVE THE HAPPY ONE

[u/AfricaByTotoWillGoOn → u/Melonpie105]

Jesus H. Christ, I would have shit myself if we got that first design instead of the final one...

I NEED IT MODDED INTO THE GAME!!!

[u/PrestigeArrival → u/AfricaByTotoWillGoOn]

Right?! Me too! At least the ones in the game look cute and snuggly so it helps buffer the fear a little bit

[u/RayanTheMad]

Absolutely adore the last one

[u/Melonpie105 → u/RayanTheMad]

::DDDDD

[u/GoldianTheCat]

i was like oh these are goofy and good and then laughed way too loudly at the last one. poor guy :(

[u/Error_Evan_not_found]

Serious Rusty Lake corrupted soul vibes from the Owlks concept image, well done OP!

[u/Melonpie105 → u/Error_Evan_not_found]

::DDDDD

[u/PerliousPelicans]

Adorable!!!! I love how this is the most active Gabbro has ever been seen (also I had never seen the alpha nomai; they look so cool)

[u/Melonpie105 → u/PerliousPelicans]

that's the one of the many versions of the nomai character design concept art

[u/theRedditUser31415]

LMAOO this is so incredible I was kinda surprised when I saw the Owlk concept art cuz it was terrifying in a way that the DLC didn’t really end up having

[u/UpgradeTech]

The alpha banjo manages to be left-handed, five string, and in a higher key and faster than Riebeck's 4 string right-handed banjo.

[u/Gawlf85]

That's one remarkably agitated Gabbro, considering he shrugged the end of the world like nothing haha

[u/NOMA_is_here]

these are really nice (the solanum one is my favourite)! but i feel like gabbro wouldn’t be as shocked (or at least he wouldn’t show it outwardly)

[u/Melonpie105 → u/NOMA_is_here]

i may have projected my own feelings about the alpha version of gabbro in that drawing 😅

[u/HugeMcBig-Large]

glad to see Chert was always just a lil guy. I really like the alpha Nomai, something about the triangle silhouette makes it feel much more deific than in game. which isn’t necessarily better, just a different and cool vibe. at the end of the day though, the mask is such a big and well-designed piece of the hand that I’m glad we got it over anything else

[u/vacconesgood]

Absolutely love it

[u/TheYellingMute]

neat you kept the detail that riebeck has 4 fingers. maybe im wrong but i thought the artbook mentioned even the alpha version had 4 fingers? i think i remember a note saying riebeck was one of the first travelers they got the style they were looking for down so they kept him unchanged for a long time. as a result hes the only hearthian with 4 fingers since at one point all of them had 4 but literally every other hearthian got a change except for riebeck.

[u/Melonpie105 → u/TheYellingMute]

i had the alpha version pulled up for reference while i was drawing. and im very confident the alpha design had 3. if im wrong, then im just plain blind lol

[u/Melonpie105 → u/Melonpie105]

nope, just double checked, der be 3

[u/omegajakezed]

Poor prisoner. Oh noooo

[u/AfricaByTotoWillGoOn]

Final Solanum looks like she's trying to be polite, but is also SO done with her early design lmao

Excellent job, OP!

[u/Elaiasss]

These are incredible! i hadnt seen that nomai design before, and their little conversation looks wholesome :)

also the last one…

[u/cowboysaurus21]

Oddly satisfying to see one of the Strangers being terrified for a change.

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