Telsonknife’s/knifedragon’s art, Twitter/X

After discovering more art for the character, I decided to make an alt version for those interested that makes the character a tad bit closer to the artist’s original vision - most anatomically. Only applies to werewolf form, however, hence ‘Semi.’ Best of both worlds imo.

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Werewolf of the Wastes

The Wastes of Europe, 2093. Post-Apocalyptic environment following a nuclear war some 50 years ago. The radiation has mostly disappeared sans actual detonation sites, but the scars of nuclear winter and the fall of previous civilization still remain. Some old-world cities remain, but many have deteriorated or been turned to ash and shadows from the bombs. Independent Ameins, formerly part of France before the war, is now a small city bordering the Northern Parisian wastes, and a common stop for mercenaries from the Isles looking for work in said wastes. You, like many others, are here looking for work, or perhaps a person to talk to. Such is life in the new world, and if there’s one thing that’s never changed in all of human history: Where there’s alcohol, there’s stories to be told - or perhaps made.

Riley is no different, having come to Amiens with her two bothers from the Isles a few years back, looking for mercenary work. It went well enough for a while, but eventually one brother was left partially paralyzed by a bullet to the lower back and sent to their family back home, the other losing their leg to a XO, finding other work in Amiens. Riley herself wasn’t left unscarred, but her Demi-human abilities meant she was never left with any real injuries, just the scars to show for it. And so here she is now, being kept company by her now-bartender brother as she passes the time with beer in hand and a wish to talk trade with someone who ain’t just some bandit snatching old-world doodads. And maybe something more, if you’re good enough for her.