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Submitted by: liquidd On: August 16th, 2006
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* Revised version of an earlier piece. I would have simply edited the original piece instead of uploading this new version, but the edit feature still isn't working properly *cough cough ahem* 
Description: (again)
Before attaining the title of Dragon Mage, Sorchen warriors must endure numerous trials of endurance, willpower, intelligence, strength, and discipline. Should the warriors pass these trials, they are given the title and a bonding mark called a kuse (humans now call them tattoos). This mark is made by embedding blood from a live dragon into the warrior's skin and creating the image of a dragon.
The reason for this mark is twofold. Firstly, it bonds the warrior to the dragon. Many warriors even gain physical characteristics of the dragon (such as scales and claws) the more they use their mage powers.
Secondly, dragon's blood outside of a dragon's body becomes a sentient symbiotic lifeform and through intense mental concentration a dragon mage can call forth and control this lifeform. Otherwise, it retains the image of the kuse created on it's host.
This piece is of Merrick, a Master DragonMage, after first receiving his kuse. More about Merrick will unfold in my Sorche novel.
*note: This is the first dragon (well, technically it's a drake) that I have ever drawn and colored. I've done manipulations of dragons and I've drawn a couple as well, but I've never drawn and colored one of my own (unless you count Balik's headdress). So, I'm kind of proud of this one. And, of course, Boris Vallejo's influence should be apparent in this one.
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this is cool. great detail
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riddle me this if you have you want to share it. if you share it you don't have it. what am i?
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Wicked love the way it fades great job as always 
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Klaatu barada nikto!
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you have got some really awasome artwork here... I hate it that this site dose not have a option to answere back to comments, so this will have to do. Just wanted to thank you for stoping by my gallery and living a comment and again to underline how fantastic your own artwork looks... keep going and if you could possibly offer me some tips on how to improve my art, you would do me a world of good.
P.S.
I am not ilustrator... unfortunatelly.
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Thanks, you all
And thank you for the highlight, Tirz! (lol! I caught a typo I just did in your username, I typed a "t" instead of a "r" lol! Me and my filthy mind, I tell ya. 
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agree with all of the above
thats all i could say
if there is more to say, then i would say it
great job liquid, u dazel
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Thanks, thn.
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Love that you added the scales onto the person instead of just leaving them to the dragon. Wonderful.
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