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PACIFIC ARCANA: TUMULTUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE

I was lucky enough to get to do the STAR for this project, featuring the brightest star in my sky lmao Hermann!! 

Hermann Gottlieb stands alone at the edge of the world, the only one who can navigate the chaotic alien realm while keeping his footing squarely on Earth. The Star represents his inner strength and ability to maintain his humanity while delving into the drift. Only he can save Newt, only he can keep this balance, and with this card upright he faces the challenge without hesitation. With the card reversed however, he is at risk of losing his footing, falling into the churning seas where kaiju and Precursers lurk. 

I got super emotional making this one, because the Star is all about inner strength, hope, perseverance and determination, which are all qualities that make Hermann my very favorite character. I also ofc gotta point out that this is a pastiche of “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich. Not only is that painting a sort of ode to exploration and climbing peaks, but it was the cover of my first copy of Frankenstein, which is GDT’s favorite book and it all comes back around.