MLP- Breath of the Windigo By Earthsong9405 Watch

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A speedpainting I did for the Headcanon book, this one being for the "Classical Era" section of the book, which is my headcanon of how the events of the episode with the Hearth's Warming Eve play went. Let me just tell you now, I've headcanon that play as a very family-friendly version of the actual happenings of the event, which is far more dark and... realistic. As in, the power of friendship wasn't what ended the plague, nor did it end the unease between the three tribes; that happens later. Anyway.



In this section there's a brief description of the unnatural drop of temperature that plagued Equestria, indirectly caused by a small herd of strange equine-like creatures, the Windigoes. The speedpaining took me about 40 minutes to do, and it was done on a small white canvas with a limited palette of blue, black, and white acrylic paints. It was incredibly fun to do. ^.^



So we're very much nearing the completion of the book now; only a few more drawings and paintings and written sections to go and it'll be ready for production! 8D I'd say it's about.... 94% done at this point. So excited. x3



Anyway, while I have a very (and I mean VERY) brief description on them in the book, here's a slightly more extended look at the Windigo itself:



The Windigo may as well be the living embodiment of the worst of winter: deathly cold climates and harsh and painful blizzards. Individually, the windigo will only give off a slight drop in temperature and/or a light snowfall, but if in a group unnaturally cold and deadly weather can occur. The creature itself is pretty docile, however it does have an affinity toward emotion like the changeling does, and is attracted to very active unrest.



The not-quite civil war going on in Equestria at the time drew a small herd of them to the land, causing said devastating weather. Their presence resulted in a large deathtoll due to it indirectly killing ponies via the cold and killing off crops in the Classical Era before they were eventually driven away (I don't know how yet, any suggestions?) by Clover the Clever, Smart Cookie, and Lieutenant Pansy.



The species is extremely rare and, due to its elusive and solitary nature, not much else is known about the Windigo other than a select few isolated incidents around the world and legends telling about them. Whether or not it's extinct has yet to be seen.





As always though, feel free to ask any questions if you have any. And thanks for stopping to take a look! C:

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Published : Dec 12, 2014