Nanomancer art competition - building a legend on Steem / 300 Steem total reward

Nanomancer character outline

Nanomancer is a humanoid being from an ancient, technologically advanced civilisation. Their species, known as the Hythsen Marr, were extremely long lived and completely dominated their region of space, subjugating to one extent or anouther, all other intelligent species. With total dominion came emptiness and boredom. Factions within their society began to fracture and make war upon each other, committing unspeakable atrocities by exploiting their technological knowledge.

The Nanomancer was particularly gifted with nano technologies, particularly nanorobotics. Whilst experimenting, he discovered the means of making stable gateways in space time. He began to open gateways and search other worlds for a new place to live, having decided to wipe out the rest of his species and anything caught in between. The prospect of taking his knowledge and finding a new realm to dominate, without the incessant distractions and potential threat posed by his peers, greatly appealed to him.

Once he discovered an appropriate world, he unleashed a plague of nano robots that would turn any organic material to elemental dust. He set free his doom and without a backward glance, stepped through to his new world, the gateway closing behind him.

The new world was unusual in that a pervasive energy field, never before encountered by the Hythsen Marr, enabled matter to be manipulated with thought. He immediately began exploring the possibilities that afforded him. Able to control his nano robots with his mind made them vastly more effective and versatile and he immediately began influencing and exploiting the indigenous population.

Ironically, the energy field that give his own knowledge more potency, gave the inhabitants unexpected resilience and even after 1000 years, total dominion was frustratingly far from complete. He contented himself with the knowledge that his mark on the world was very apparent and despite being thwarted on several occasions, at least he could indulge his diabolical pursuit of knowledge. It was the inhabitants that had named him Nanomancer. It was a name that filled even the strongest with dread.

World Outline

Before the Nanomancer arrived, Gethyra was a vast world of blue skies, blue seas, green and red forests, vast mountain ranges and inhabited by Giants, Elves, Goblins, Trolls, Dwarves, Humanoids, Dragons and many others. The planets inhabitants, over generations had largely formed a peaceful balance, the Dwarves most likely to cause trouble and instigate disharmony. All the inhabitants utilised the energy field in different ways to enhance themselves, the environment, their technologies and their culture.

After 1000 years of war with the Nanomancer, things had changed. The world had been scarred by energy and matter manipulations (or magic,) nano robots and war. The weather was more extreme, the skies and seas altered, darker. The worst effect was arguably what had happened to the inhabitants. To one degree or another, they had been forced to learn some of the Nanomancer's technologies. Not a single species had not begun a process of technological revolution and begun to merge with those technologies. They had become cyborgs. Hardening themselves mentally and physically during the long endless war with their implacable foe.

Competition Rules

Please create a rendering of the Nanomancer. He is alien and dark. Dread should be the first thing that pops into your head when you see him :)

The competition will run for a week....and the winner will be announced shortly after.

I will decide the winner but I am certainly open to whatever feedback is given.....everything is subjective though and to ensure we can progress, i'll make the final decision. I hope there will be plenty of scope for everyone to earn something regardless.

edit - I've decide to increase the competition reward as this is the main character and to hopefully add greater encouragement.

The winner will be awarded 200 Steem (50 Steem to 2nd and 3rd place) and will allow exclusive use of the image for me to determine....thank you :)

Please could you make the entries in your own post, with 'Nanomancer Art Competition Entry - Nanomancer' in the post title. If you want to also put a copy in the comments of this post, please do but please make it as small a version as possible. Please put a notification of entry into the comments in this post.

Hopefully this is the start of an adventure we are undertaking together. I hope it's fun and enjoyable. If you want a little help with styles I have in my mind at the moment, think Bladerunner, Matrix, Judge Dread, Mad Max, and Lord of the Rings all mashed together ;) Perhaps that doesn't help.....ahhh well. We are doing this together so I'm open to literally everything changing.

Good luck everyone!

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