Elves and the Dragons' Court

Here are a few more sketches. The two elves are Viornen and Yaraa, the two people responsible for Jahrra's defense training. Below that is a sketch of the Dragons' Court, a rock outcropping that Hroombra brings Jahrra and her friends to. The Dragons' Court sketch has already been traced over with black ink.

Enemies

Alright, back to the pencil sketches . . . The first sketch is that of the dreaded Witch of the Wreing, a fabled hag said to haunt the dark forest covering a good deal of Oescienne. The second represents Eydeth, the boy at the school in Aldehren who is always tormenting Jahrra and her friends. In this particular sketch, Jahrra gets back at him and manages to humiliate him in the front of the entire class.

Friends and Family

Some more chapter sketches for The Finding. The first drawing is of Jahrra and her two friends, Gieaun and Scede after a big victory against their arch enemies, Eydeth and Ellysian. The other image is that of Jahrra's foster parents, Abdhe and Lynhi.

The first of these two sketches is a rough drawing of Gieaun and Scede (Jahrra's best friends) sitting on the window sill in Eydeth's and Ellysian's kitchen after a mishap at a Solsticetide party. This was the first of these sketches that I drew; for some reason the scene for this chapter came to me first.
The next sketch is that of my interpretation of a unicorn (they are small and delicate looking, with smooth horns that curve back, making it easier to pass through the dense forests). Jahrra and her friend stumble upon these magical beasts and this is the first time Jahrra is enticed into the dreaded Wreing Florenn, the huge forest that covers most of the Great Sloping Hill of Oescienne.

Oak Trees and Dragon Scales

Here are some more chapter sketches. The first is the rough pencil drawing for chapter seventeen, Dueling with Dragons. In this chapter, Jahrra is challenged by her then nemesis Jaax, a Tanaan dragon. Jahrra manages to dislodge a scale from one of his toes, thus we have the image of a dragon's scale resting in the grass.
The second image is just another gnarled oak tree. It is supposed to reflect the original cover, where a similar tree is featured with the green hooded stranger leaning against it. When I add color to this one, I'm not sure if I also want to include the light shining from within . . . but I probably will.