An Introduction To The Vishneki
Alongside working on "The Promise" I have been getting into greater depth with Scorpio's tale and in particular assembling and putting more details into the tribes that inhabit the worlds in which the story is set in.
Over the last week or so I started giving heavy attention to the Vishneki, a mysterious, curious if somewhat reclusive tribe bound to a lush tropical forest that they have inhabited as their rightful home.
I have been modelling plants, trees, foliage and scatter elements to go into the images for this part of the story, borrowing inspiration from a mix of Polynesian/Hawaiian forests and some elements of Vietnamese forests, I still need to work out a few of the plants and trees as some just don't feel quite right but overall I'm pretty happy in truth.
I have been very keen to start modelling some of members of the tribe, depicted is a 6 year old Keiko (Young child that is yet to come of age) and a 12 year old Opiko (Child that has begun their journey into adulthood roughly between 11 - 18 years old) along with working out some of the dynamics for the tribe too, lore, traditions, rituals and customs, that kind of thing.
Both characters have been modelled in Blender and retrofit for Genesis 8.1 in Daz for easier initial posing and integration.
From here I will start modelling a few more characters to bolster their numbers along with working on the buildings and lands in far more depth too.
Vishneki Opiko (Opike - Feminine & Opika - Masculine) roughly 12 years of age
Vishneki Keiko roughly 6 years old (Keike - Feminine & Keika Masculine)
A Vishneki Keike and her Opike guardian, once a child comes of age they are tasked to tend to an allocated Keiko, anything that should befall their dependant becomes their toll to bear
An Opiko becomes a Keipauna once they are allocated a Keiko and bound to shield and nurture them until the Keiko comes of age
Even allowing outside eyes to fall upon their Keiko can be punishable, lashes, execution or the even more feared exile to become an Auana, wandering the forests alone yet still bound by Vishneki rule
A Vishneki Opiko roughly 12 years old having been lashed for allowing outsiders eyes to touch the skin of her Keiko