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The Dark Fantasy Worlds Behind My Books — And the Art They Inspire

A bone amulet, the figure of muscular being carved upon it. The figure emanates ethereal flames. The amulet is inscribed with runes that circle the circumference, and a red gem inset at the top. It hangs on a leather thong in a mountainous fantasy setting.

Today’s post highlights a magical fantasy relic. While this relic has no sharp edges, it is a dangerous weapon. The type of weapon that is often overlooked. I give you an AI generated image that attempts to illustrate the ‘Blood Rage Amulet’ from my ‘Blood Rage’ trilogy. This is one of several tries. The AI tool wasn’t happy with generating the image as I described it, due to the systems acceptable image generation rules. so, I had to amend the prompts to stay within those rules. In some cases, it allowed certain things on one image, but it wouldn’t allow me to reproduce the effect on another. While the image above isn’t exactly the same as the description in the books, it is a fair representation and I like it.

Here are some of the other attempts, I like them and they all give a good representation of the amulet as I envisioned it, but none of them are exactly as I had imagined:

A bone amulet, the figure of muscular being carved upon it. The figure has outstretched arms and is yelling. The amulet is inscribed with runes that circle the circumference, and a green gem is inset at the top. It hangs on a leather thong before some candles and a skull.
A bone amulet, the figure of muscular being carved upon it. The figure emanates ethereal flames. The amulet is inscribed with runes that circle the circumference, and a red gem inset at the top. It hangs on a leather thong in a fantasy forest setting.
A bone amulet, the figure of muscular being carved upon it. The figure has outstretched. The amulet is inscribed with runes that circle the circumference, and a green gem is inset at the top. It hangs on a leather thong before some candles and a skull.

Feel free to let me know which one is your favourite in the comments.

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Fantasy Weapon of the Week.

You’ll want to feast on the vision of this evil item and fantasy weapon of the week. Sixth in the series of concept art images taken from my collection of cursed weapons forged by a dark lord. This week’s weapon; a halberd of doom. Take care not to fall beneath its shadow, for its thirst for blood is insatiable.

A dark fantasy style halberd lying on a cracked stone floor. The long, dark metal blades curve down on either side like angels wings. But this is no holy about this cursed weapon. Evil runes glow red on the side of each blade and a skull sits in the centre, capped by a long spike. A caption reads 'A harbinger of doom. A bringer of death. Hungers eternally for blood’.

What would you name this weapon?

To see my other magical weapon posts, visit the Armoury.

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Fantasy Weapon of the Week.

A dark fantasy style Scimitar lying on a cracked stone floor. Runes burn red along the dark metal blade, as it curves to towards its pointed tip. The guard akin to the set it hails from; a grinning skull with glowing red eyes, flanked by spikey wings. Leather-bound handle capped in a curved, metal pommel. A caption reads 'Serpent of the night. Dancer of death. Thirsts for the soul'.

This deliciously dark scimitar is crying out for your attention. Fifth in a series of concept art images from my collection of cursed weapons forged by a dark lord. This week’s weapon; a curved sword that delights in the sorrow of the dead. A collector of souls with a thirst for blood.

What would you name this weapon?

To see my other magical weapon posts, visit the Armoury.

Happy Reading!

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Fantasy Weapon of the Week

A dark fantasy style Flail lying on a cracked stone floor. The head is a ball of dark metal, with runes glowing between its deadly spikes. The head is connected by chain to a leather-bound handle. A caption at the base of the image reads 'Bound in darkness. Wrought for pain. Chaos given form'.

Mesmerize yourself with the chaotic beauty of the fantasy weapon of the week. Forth in the series of concept art images from my collection of cursed weapons forged by a dark lord. This week’s weapon; a flail with dark desires, only sated when the spikes of its deadly head are embedded in flesh.

What would you name this weapon?

To see my other magical weapon posts, visit the Armoury.

Happy Reading!

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Fantasy Weapon of the Week

A dark fantasy style spear lying on a cracked stone floor. The dark metal spearhead is forged in the image of a grinning skull with glowing red eyes. The skull is flanged with spiked wings and crowned by a deadly pointed tip. Glowing red runes burn their way up along the spearhead. A caption reads 'Born of shadow. Cast in hate. Seeks the heart of kings'.

Cast your sight upon my fantasy weapon of the week. The third in a series of concept art images from a collection of cursed weapons forged by a dark lord. This week’s weapon; a spear of dread that has felled many a hero and is known as a killer of kings.

What would you name this weapon?

To see my other magical weapon posts, visit the Armoury.

Happy Reading!

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Fantasy Weapon of the Week

A dark fantasy style hand axe lying on a cracked stone floor. The dark metal blade curves down into a pointed beard. Red runes glow on the side of the blade. A horned skull sits in the centre of the axe head and the butt flares out like a bat wing into a pointed tip. The axe has a leather-bound grip with a pointed knob at the base. A caption reads 'Splits bone. Shatters fate. Hungers for the final breath'.

Behold the fantasy weapon of the week. This is the second in the series of concept art images taken from a collection of cursed weapons forged by a dark lord. This week’s weapon; a hand axe that yearns to bathe in the blood of the unfortunate. It bestows a bloodlust upon its wielder that is unmatched by the fiercest of warriors.

What would you name this weapon?

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Fantasy Weapon of the Week.

A dark fantasy style short sword lying on a cracked stone floor. The dark, broad blade is imbued with glowing red runes that run down the centre. The hilt is fashioned with a guard in the form of a skull with bat wings that fan out on either side, a leather grip, and an ornate pommel. A caption at the base of the image reads 'Forged in silence. Tempered in blood. Wielded only by the damned'.

Bestow your eyes upon my fantasy weapon of the week. One of a series of concept art images from my collection of cursed weapons forged by a dark lord. This is the first in the series; a short sword that thirsts for souls. It whispers to the blood-thirsty warrior. But beware… those who wield it are destined to be damned.

What would you name this weapon?