The Reaper

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Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. The industry is becoming increasingly indifferent to the artists themselves, and yet I still believe in art. Essentially, I set out to develop a world IP concept meant to spark a creative hunger for a game waiting to be brought to life. You can view the full concept and explore all the development details at the following link:

I have been inspired by Scavengers Reign - The Reunion, particularly the haunting image of a creature born inside a blood-filled, tree-like cocoon. That unsettling concept, combined with my love for medieval fantasy, gave rise to the story’s antagonist forces.

This time, I wrote a dark, mature (18+) fantasy. The main development phase began on April 7, 2025. I used Midjourney to help visualize the script, but I couldn’t simply “generate” the scenes, especially those involving two characters. Instead, I had to manually build them by combining multiple images, drawing in missing elements by hand, and preparing everything for animation to tell the exact story I had in mind.

With the script already written, the production took around 600 hours to complete all promotional materials and the story itself. From 460 key visuals, I crafted a narrative arc that ultimately resulted in 65 fully realized slides. Throughout development, I shared promotional content on my social media, offering real-time updates and insights into my visual storytelling approach. As additional proof of authorship, the final version of the project files is stored in a dedicated Dropbox folder with preserved timestamps and full version history: Dropbox.

I would truly appreciate any collaborative opportunities you might be interested in to help bring this world to life.

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This is a very interesting concept and the trailer is well done! Are you looking for help in bringing this project to life yourself, or are you hoping to sell the IP to someone else for that purpose?

Thank you very much for your feedback! I’m glad you found the concept and trailer compelling. I’m open to discussing the details further and exploring collaboration opportunities with the interested party, preferably through a face-to-face conversation.

For those interested in diving deeper, I’ve shared a more detailed exploration of the story’s plot on my project page:

“The Reaper” captures the atmosphere of dark Scandinavian mythology, wrapped in a more mature and somber narrative. I know that almost no one reads scripts, but you can find there that the only way to lift the Huldra’s blood curse… is death. As the ode says: “And beneath the yew - my voice will also fade”

Everyone has their own goals. Havengrimr answers the Huldra’s call but loses his soul in battle with Hel’s guardian, becoming her servant. To reignite his flame, he sets out to absorb the lives of Hel’s stillborn children - those who had once annihilated their own kind - and, by killing them all, breaks free from her will.

By the end of the story, Havengrimr truly kills the Huldra, releasing her soul, and destroys the ancient yew tree, cutting Hel off from the source of her power - the life force of her spawn. However, this act leads him into a final battle he cannot survive… one that ultimately opens the gates of Valhalla to him.

Please feel free to reach out if you’d like to talk more!