Creature designs and presentation

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Yeah I wasn't thinking a whole story before starting design. But I do know it lives in a barren, volcanic landscape with clusters of red crystal growth, like you would see at the end of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. There are no trees, just low grass patches or a shrub or two. I never painted the environment 'cos I suck at it.

Here's more explanation on why it has crystals: http://yenportfolio.weebly.com/CrystalDragon.html