#i mean obviously i had to bring out the skelefrog in october.

[epidaleacalamita]

last time i did a double character drawing was like six months ago before my rate of image production cratered. well i said i'd draw more than one character in october and i guess i delivered but honestly the more i think about it these don't even take that much time and effort to do i;m lidrally jsut spending too much time jaming (im fukt in the head)

LALANN MEREINO

Since the pre-Imperial era, "Witch" was the title given to those who possessed immense skill in the thaumatic arts- skill enough, according to some, that their powers approached the realm of the gods. Witches were feared, respected, but above all, coveted for their abilities, and it was only through banding together to present the united front of the Great Coven that they were able to maintain a level of independence as the Empire rose to power. After the Saint-Heretic felled the Capital and the vast Empire collapsed into the chaos of the Dissolution era, some Witches entered the service of warlords, and others sought to carve out their own domains. When the Regulators set out on their mission to bring order to the world gone mad, they marked all known Witches as Irregulars- existences disruptive to the order of the world, and targets for termination.

Lalann Mereino was reclusive, even for a witch, and little was known about her other than her role in transforming a relatively unknown order of knights into the Deathless Legion. Even the Legion's own members had barely any information on her- supposedly she introduced herself to the order's grandmaster after he had made several clandestine inquiries into methods of surpassing death, demonstrated her abilities, carried out the ritual, and vanished after ensuring that the transition had gone smoothly. It's no surprise, then, that she was one of the few Witches not confirmed killed, or even sighted at all, during the course of the Great Hunt.

EIKOS THE DESERTER

Contrary to their name, the Deathless Legion were not truly immortal. They were just extremely difficult to kill, and took care to keep their combat skills sharp instead of relying too heavily on their ability to shrug off what would have been mortal blows to other fighters. Still, they were by far one of the strongest military groups in the Dissolution era, and it was inevitable that the Regulators would have marked them for termination.

After several probing skirmishes, the Regulators were able to force the Legion into a decisive battle- one that resulted in the total annihilation of the Legion. Total, that is, save for a single member who had fled the Legion less than a day before, having decided there was no possibility of victory. Even after the Regulators fell to infighting and tore each other apart, Eikos remained distant from society, watching over the remote battlefield that still was littered with the remains of his fallen comrades. It was there that he once more met Lalann, who had come out of hiding now that the Regulators were no more. After this reunion, he began to accompany her on her wanderings, a loyal protector never far from her side. The Witch welcomed the company, glad for a conversation partner after an age of solitude- though the knight rarely spoke, and usually offered only his quiet understanding.