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Female warrior riding a dark ornate dragon above ancient Chinese ruins and mist.

Female warrior riding a dark ornate dragon

By @CaylaCatz ·

212 likes · 131 comments

The ink dragon and the librarian

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Entry in the Dragon Rider challenge.

Tags

  • dragon rider
  • wuxia
  • fantasy art
  • Chinese dragon
  • martial arts fantasy
  • ancient ruins
  • epic landscape
  • mythical creature
  • blue robes
  • heroic fantasy
  • dragon flight
  • fantasy illustration
  • misty mountains
  • legendary quest
  • dark dragon

About this image

A high-fantasy scene of a female rider in blue robes perched atop a detailed black dragon, soaring over ancient temple ruins shrouded in mist. The image blends wuxia-inspired armor, mythical creatures, and dramatic mountainous scenery to create an epic, action-packed fantasy illustration with rich textures and moody tones.

Comments (131)

  • @CaylaCatz ·

    I don't know of that scroll so no. Sounds interesting tho. I've been doinga Librarian motif on and off since I did the Lunarpunk images where the Librarian first showed up. She broadcasted info that organizations wanted to hoard so they are out to catch her. But she's not one person. She's one in a Guild of Librarians that date back centuries from 1500 BC China. Over time they morphed into an organization that works to preserve literature and information and share it, especially if people or organizations are trying to hoard, hide or ban it.

  • @CaylaCatz ·

    Yeah, they go back to 1500 BC with the first Chinese libraries. I've started an unpublished blog where I'm starting to drop these story bits and the image url so if I ever do anything with them, I'll know what I've already said, lol. Who knows one might show up in the EZ as a debut adventurer.

  • @user_google_961350 ·

    I certainly did enjoy it. So our lovely librarian is looking for more ancient scrolls, but she is about to lose one of the books that is the most fun to read among all the Chinese classics--the one that is almost falling out of her bookcase.

  • @CaylaCatz ·

    what? the unpublished blog as storage for the random tidbits in conversations? Or the EZ debut? I'm working on my Cat chapter so don't get excited! One thing at a time, lol.

  • @CaylaCatz ·

    I hope you enjoyed it as well. It was a fun pic for me to make. She's a librarian hoping to find some ancient scrolls in the forgotten temple

  • @user_google_961350 ·

    Better remind her to tuck it back in before she loses that precious book! It is probably two wing flaps away from falling. 😄

  • @CaylaCatz ·

    It's part of my Librarian series that started with the lunarpark image. Funny how stories begin to grow in comments and descriptions.

  • @CaylaCatz ·

    you're right especially if it's one of the original volumes before they started condensing all the volumes into a smaller number. It's irreplaceable.

  • @panos ·

    Qwll, this LAST one was the BEST of all! off to sleep now! (I'll dream of pirate airships -amd little kickers..._

  • @CaylaCatz ·

    Thank you! I came in 2nd!!! I'd given up placing in the top 3 for a while now so this was a nice surprise.

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