Illustration commission for @stride-the-stars of their Pathfinder Ifrit, Xatesh! Admittedly I’m a little biased because he’s one of the characters in the game I’m running, but I’m pretty pleased with him.
I really wanted to draw a fantasy AU so I schemed one up with @gloomsday. There’s a larger story but basically Shiro is a literal paladin (because of course he is) and Keith is a scrappy warlock with a magic demon blade. Keith is on the run from authorities and also from the paladins, who are not so stoked on a half-elf carrying around a powerful demon weapon. Shiro is sent to chase him down and apprehend him, but things don’t go according to plan.
The interval between the start and the end of “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” is 3 minutes and 30 seconds, and the International Space Station is moving is 7.66 km/s.
This means that if an astronaut on the ISS listens to “I’m Gonna Be”, in the time between the first beat of the song and the final lines …
… they will have traveled just about exactly 1,000 miles.
“Why do we pray? There is a transparent answer. It is to strengthen our connection with the Light and the universe. You wish to hear the intricate answer? Very well. The Light is not an entity or being that we worship, it is a force within is, in our hearts. It is not unusual to hear those that pray to the Light expecting a response, it is difficult for those that are not taught the faith and virtues to understand and determine exactly what the Light does.
Using forgiveness as an example, the Light cannot forgive you, you must find it within yourself to forgive your own dilemmas. It is an intensely arduous, ambitious and challenging task and there are Priests that can offer assuage. That is what we train here for. To advise, comfort and guide you.
Therefore to pray, is to strengthen our faith. When we pray we meditate on wonderful memories of love, passion and joy. We feel the Light embrace us like the heat of a warm summers day.”
