Ionian village for "Awaken" cinematic
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Bird-eye view of the village. The promo team needed elevation, a wall, and the sacred tree.

Efflam mercier walls iterations

Since Ionians would usually not build walls, (they almost never had to fight off invaders) I explored versions where an Arbomancer quickly raises thorns and vines, then consolidates it with stones.

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More wall explorations, this time going for a more home-made look.

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Variations for terraced height.

Efflam mercier ionian mood

Big mood explorations.

Efflam mercier walls iterations barbs copy

What if an Arbomancer made barbwire out of thorny vines? It would probably look like this.

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The designs also changed quite a bit in the end, but the red tree and the wall remained similar.


Exploration for the Ionian village under attack.
Concept art for Awaken cinematic :