The Red Lands

It is about time people saw the Red Lands because this is where much of the story takes place because this is where the spaceship Endeavour landed.

When the Endeavour was forced to land on The Vicious Planet it came to rest in the northern part of the Red Lands.  The Red Lands is a dry barren place.  There was once civilization here but it was abandoned long ago.  The Red Lands Guardian Martini took up residence in the remains of one such place.  The only humans who live in the Red Lands are a group of so called "wizards" men who seek to unlock the secrets of the Vicious Planet by understanding the ancient technologoy that maintains it.  The true dominant life forms of the Red Lands are the Red Rock Hunters.  These blind predatory animals use sonar to navigate and hunt.  There are certainly worse places the Endeavour could have landed, but still the Red Lands are not known for being pleasant.

The Yellow Lands

A map of the Yellow Lands.

The Yellow Lands is mostly desert.  It is the home of the intelligent snake like people called the Zesta.  Uza's Mountain in the north stands partly in the White Lands.  Snow metls on its peaks and feeds Uza's River.  The first guardian of the Yellow Lands Ziro Gran was so old and so huge that his bones can be seen from orbit.

The Black Lands

Here is a basic map of the Black Lands.

There is not much to the Black Lands.  It is a place of jagged black rocks and mountains.  What creatures live there are small things that thrive in the toxic environment.  In the middle of the Black Lands is a great mountain and on top of it is Big Zudo's seat.  From there he looks down upon The Cage.  Eons ago something was imprisoned within the Black Lands, something so horrible it was decided that its name should be forgotten.  Big Zudo watches to make sure this unkillable horror never escapes.

Guardian of the Yellow

Today we have Zeal Gran, guardian of the Yellow Lands.

Zeal Gran is one of the oldest guardians, not as old as Mighty Vusta and Big Zudo, but still very old.  He is only the second guardian the Yellow Lands has ever had.  His ancestor Ziro Gran was the first gaurdian of the Yellow Lands.  Zeal Gran is one of the Zesta, the people of the Yellow Lands.  The longer a Zesta lives, the bigger it gets.  Most Zesta live no longer than humans and grow to be at most 20 to 30 feet long.  Zeal Gran has lived for hundreds of years and is over a hundred feet long.

The Move

Change of plans.  The Vicious Planet is not moving.  But it will also now exist on wordpress because there are better options for opening it up to other posters.  I think once I have a few more pieces done I will open up the Vicious Planet to other artists.

The Vicious Planet is moving

http://theviciousplanet.wordpress.com/

Guardian of the White

This time we have Guitara, Guardian of the White Lands.

Long ago a spaceship crashed in the White Lands.  The only survivor was a small alien child.  When that child grew up he managed to become one of The Vicious Planets guardians.
Guitara does not know where he really came from or what he is.  And he does not care.  There is only one thing Guitara has ever really cared about, power.  As the guardian of the White Lands he is in a unique position to learn the secrets of The Vicious Planet and harness them for himself.  However the arrival of the humans from Earth may force him to change his priorities?

The People In Charge

I present the first two human character pieces for The Vicious Planet.

First we have Doctor Charlotte Mothman AKA The Professor.

Charlotte Mothman was once the leader of the Watchtower organization.  The greatest weapons of the Empire was always information control and propaganda.  The Watchtower used these same tools against the Empire.  For years under Dr. Mothman's leadership the Watchtower engaged in a propaganda war with the Imperial news media machine.
Then one day a few of the more radical members of the Watchtower broke the organizations most important rule and took violent action against imperial officers.  In order to protect her people Dr. Mothman gaver herself up to the Empire.  She would spend the next fifteen years in an imperial prison.  Although its members were saved from prosecution the Watchtower itself was not able to survive without Charlotte around to lead it.
After fifteen years in prison Charlotte was summoned by Emperor Pavel Durance himself.  He made her an offer and she accepted.  She found herself working with imperial resources on a spaceship bound for a new world.  She intended to subvert the system from within and establish a better one.  But then they landed on...
THE VICIOUS PLANET.



Next we have Captain Vancouver Smith.

When he was old enough Vancouver Smith joined the Imperial Army ready to serve.  But he never fought on the front lines of any conflict.  Instead he was selected to be trained in a special skillset because of his loyalty to the Empire.  For years Vancouver Smith was one of the Empire's most efficient assassins.  But as he got older be became more and more disenchanted with the Empire he killed for without question.  Vancouver planned to retire from service but then he was asked to command one of the spaceships leaving to colonize a new planet.  Vancouver believed that his service to the Empire was finally about to pay off, he would be able to start a new life without bloodshed.
Shortly before leaving Earth Vancouver's superiors gave him a secret order.  He was told to keep an eye on his civillian counterpart Doctor Charlotte Mothman.  In the event that she should become a problem he should use his special skillset to deal with her.  Vancouver promised himself he would never carry out that order.  But that was before they were forced to land on...
THE VICIOUS PLANET.

Guardian of the Black

Say Hello to Big Zudo, guardian of the the Black Lands.

Big Zudo can always be found in his seat on top of a mountain near the center of the Black Lands.  He and Mighty Vusta are the only original guardians left.  He will kill any living thing that enters the Black Lands.  Some say it is because he went mad long ago.  Others say there are horrors beyond imagination hidden in the Black Lands and Big Zudo is granting mercy by ending the lives of those who violate the borders of his land before they can experience them.  What will the arrival of the humans from Earth mean for this mysterious giant creature?

Guardian of the Blue

I present to you the first character art peice for The Vicious Planet.

Mighty Vusta, mother of the the deep, guardian of the Blue Lands.

Mighty Vusta is one of the only original guardians left.  She is one of the oldest living things on The Vicious Planet.  She is known for being kind and compassionate but her first duty is to the Blue Lands and her planet.  What will be her reaction to the sudden arrival of so many humans from Earth to her world?

The Characters

Work on The Vicious Planet continues.  I thought I would give an update on what to expect.  I am going to be making a series of character movie poster style images of the various characters from the story of The Vicious Planet.  I can't yet be sure what order they will be released in but here is a list of the names of the people from the starship Endevour who make up the cast.

We begin with the people in charge.

The People In Charge
Dr. Charlotte Mothman AKA The Professor
Captain Vancouver Smith


Next we go to The Professor's team

The Team
Zoe Floridian AKA Sugarsnap
Halle Mills AKA The Minister
Sophie Silas AKA Sidewinder
Claire Hester AKA Hawaii
Victoria Belfast AKA Stereo


Then there are the other characters

The Other Characters
Brian Chesterton AKA Handyman
Colonel Helen Havoc
May Weston AKA Flowers
Drake Garret AKA Firecracker


Those are all the human characters from Earth of The Vicious Planet.  But there are other characters in this story.  There are the 13 Guardians of The Vicious Planet.

The Guardians
Mighty Vusta, guardian of the Blue Lands
Big Zudo, guardian of the Black Lands
Martini, guardian of the Red Lands
Guitara, guardian of the White Lands
Walter Hunt the Green Lord, guardian of the Green Lands
Onala the Bronze Queen, guardian of the Bronze Lands
Dr. Jacob Humphrey, guardian of the Violet Lands
Bisherman, guardian of the Gray Lands
Zeal Gran, guardian of the Yellow Lands
Kis Kal Rey, guardian of the Silver Lands
Sabrina 52, guardian of the Pink Lands
Keether the one eyed, guardian of the Orange Lands
Rastamar, guardian of the Gold Lands


These are the characters of The Vicious Planet.  You will be seeing them all soon.