Craftsmen

The heroes of Azeroth required impeccable craftsmanship to fuel their pursuits, for only finest weapons, the mightiest armor, and the strongest potions could withstand the terrors that its denizens endured. The Burning Legion, cults of old, forgotten gods, the undead, trials of the Titans, or even death itself, it mattered little from whence the most recent crisis came - this lifeblood of heroes, wrought from precious materials, was necessary to keep the frontlines from being crushed by the steady onslaught of the, seemingly, endless ambition of the universe to destroy this one, tiny planet.

Jaina Proudmoore often stood at the forefront of these events, and more often than not, bore the brunt of the worst of the fighting. Sometimes though, new contractual matters needed to be negotiated across the factions, and the leaders therein were expected to come home with results.

King Anduin continuously sent her across the sea for these matters, and Jaina would not disappoint her liege, no matter how unreasonable the Horde would be. Besides, she preferred going directly to the craftsmen themselves to negotiate, as opposed to having to deal with some goblin merchant demanding something ridiculous, like last time, when Gallywix secured the service of her lips for a fortnight.

No such blatant selfishness existed among the ordinary folk - those working up a sweat down by the dockyards and industrial underbelly of Orgrimmar. At least here, among the heat of the forges and the din of creation, she too would find herself satisfied; even if it took many of them, and a very long time indeed.

-----

Wednesday Wallpaper. Phonic Bot has released a Jaina model for Blender, and I absolutely love it. If you're not following them on Twitter and you're a Warcraft fan, I suggest doing so immediately. With the raw talent at display here, I can imagine that whatever models comes out of Phonic in the future will see a good amount of use on this patreon :)

I really wanted an Enhanced angle of this one since I really liked how it turned out, and the pose itself made it somewhat possible, if with some modifications. Since I for once had the time for it, I ended up changing enough to make it work, so hopefully you enjoy the extra effort :)

As always, thank you so much for your continued support, and for all of your kind words! I'm feeling like I'm on the cusp of recovering from my damn cold, whatever that was, with only occasional spells of exhaustion during days. I'll no doubt be back in full swing by next week, and we'll resume regular scheduling by then :)

Take care of yourselves, and each other!
/DH