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This illustration is from my Kickstarter project to create drawings of all of the friendly nonhumans and land animals from Professor M.A.R. Barker's wonderful Tékumel (aka Empire of the Petal Throne) role-playing world setting.

"These beasts have six legs, a tough hide impervious to ordinary missiles, and a monstrous head with rows of needle-pointed barbed teeth. These teeth come out easily and remain fixed in a victim's flesh, taking one minute to remove. If all cannot be removed, the victim must save against poison since the venom these teeth contain will kill within two minutes. The Zrné uses its back pair of legs to leap high over obstacles to attack its prey. This creature is about eight feet in length, and a muddy grey color."

This drawing differs a bit from depictions of the Zrné that Tékumel fans have seen before. This is due to working directly from one of Professor Barker's original sketches, provided by the Tékumel Foundation. I did incorporate a few touches from previously published drawings of the Zrné by other artists, however, which have been wonderful in their own right.

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Bethorm: the Plane of Tekumel
Role-Play in MAR Barker's Empire of the Petal Throne
Coming in 2014 from UNIgames
Join the discussion! www.bethorm.com

Description
This illustration is from my Kickstarter project to create drawings of all of the friendly nonhumans and land animals from Professor M.A.R. Barker's wonderful Tékumel (aka Empire of the Petal Throne) role-playing world setting.

"These beasts have six legs, a tough hide impervious to ordinary missiles, and a monstrous head with rows of needle-pointed barbed teeth. These teeth come out easily and remain fixed in a victim's flesh, taking one minute to remove. If all cannot be removed, the victim must save against poison since the venom these teeth contain will kill within two minutes. The Zrné uses its back pair of legs to leap high over obstacles to attack its prey. This creature is about eight feet in length, and a muddy grey color."

This drawing differs a bit from depictions of the Zrné that Tékumel fans have seen before. This is due to working directly from one of Professor Barker's original sketches, provided by the Tékumel Foundation. I did incorporate a few touches from previously published drawings of the Zrné by other artists, however, which have been wonderful in their own right.

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Bethorm: the Plane of Tekumel
Role-Play in MAR Barker's Empire of the Petal Throne
Coming in 2014 from UNIgames
Join the discussion! www.bethorm.com