As you may know, Ballard and Dilla are completely blind, and that along with their characteristic milky white eyes are a trait of their kind, the Tribal Galhots of Metamoor.

However, me and Katerina discussed a while ago how would they look like if they had their eyes with irises and pupils, and came to the conclusion that they would have golden brown colored eyes! I took the opportunity with the warm-up drawing to try and have a go at this, so lo and behold! Ballard and Dilla with sight!


Cornelia and Caleb cannot handle it! ;P 

While my university gives me a pause from its merciless beating, I finally was able to try out Clip Studio Paint and I loved it!

Did a warm-up drawing of the darling twins Ballard and Dilla ❤️

❤️🦇 Vampire Escanors 🦇 ❤️

Gift for my dear friend Katerina! 

" I'm gonna show you Crazy..."

 Assara is the strongest female warrior and one of the most admired amongst the women of the

Tribes however, unlike most of her kind she's not a very stable girl and that plus her brute strength is not the safest combination. 

 She loves Ballard since childhood and although he does care for her fondly, he does not reciprocate her feelings and instead gave his love and heart to Cornelia the Earth Guardian. Assara becomes heartbroken... and enraged...and even more when her beloved stands up to defend Cornelia from her rampaging wrath. 

 Please take a look at this fantastic reference sheet that Katerina took the time to write as part of our collab: Assara 

A mysterious masked figure... a future antagonist perhaps? 

It's not unusual to see Kai, Jaoral and Akule strolling around together, their mixed blood origins and differences from the rest of the Tribal Galhots tightened their bond, and as they grew up in their village they became quite the trio! 

Caleb and Dilla with their young son Kai ❤️

Please take a look at this fantastic reference sheet that Katerina took the time to write as part of our collab: Kai

"They were born in the heart of the deep wild forests of Meridian, on the 7th day of the 7th month of Thoron. Two destinies, Two stories about to be told." 

Newborn twins Ballard and Dilla ❤️

 Little Introduction to Caleb's story with his giant lady Dilla ❤️

 Dilla is Ballard's twin sister and just like him she's a large and strong warrior who, along with her people ( the Tribal Galhots), lives in the heart of forests around the kingdom of Meridian.

 She is Caleb's first love, long before he even knew about Cornelia's existence. They met when Caleb was still a young man and had just taken leadership of the rebels during Phobos's reign. During a complicated mission Caleb and some of his companions end up lost in the forest and stumble upon a tribal village.

 Although The Tribes did not take part in the revolution against Phobos they did show their resistance independently and held a great amount of respect for the ones who were risking their lives to contribute to the rebellion, and so they offered Caleb and his men shelter.

 It was during his stay ay this village that Caleb took his first glance at Dilla, one of their most notorious hunters and warriors. Impressed by her skilfulness and capabilities he asks her to teach him her ways, to which she agrees. As they spend more and more time with each other they develop a strong bond which results in love. When the time comes for Caleb to leave the village Dilla follows him and joins the rebels for a period of time as his bodyguard.

 Eventually Caleb begins having dreams\premonitions about the Earth Guardian Cornelia, and decides that the best for Dilla's happiness is for her to go back home to her people. And so they part ways but always maintaining their tender feelings for each other, never forgetting the love and bond they shared, and still share, together. 

 Years later Caleb will once again reconnect with Dilla after his imprisonment at the hands of Diego, and they will eventually marry and have a son together named Kai. 

Images from top to bottom:

1- Most likely the first time Caleb approaches Dilla. 

2- Bow and Arrow lessons the "Tribal way". Like most of her kind Dilla is completely blind but with all the rest of her senses highly developed in an almost "superhuman" way. Here she is trying to teach Caleb to "see" without his eyes. Caleb is not amused one bit! 

3- Side by side in the middle of the battlegrounds when Dilla joined the rebellion. 

4- I always imagined that Caleb must have had a lot of breakdowns during his rebel leader years, being so young and having the pressure of some many lives in his hands, and people putting their trust in his judgment. I also imagined that he hid these breakdowns from everyone, wanting to maintain a sense of stability and hope for his comrades. Dilla was one of the very few that served as Caleb's mental support and confidante during these times.

5- A tender moment between Dilla and Caleb when they were young lovers. I imagined they shared many moments like this especially before dangerous battles, wanting to get lost in each other's arms for they never knew if it was going to be the last time... 

 Once again Dilla and the concept of the tribes of Metamoor were created by my awesome friend Katerina and this is part of our collab project! 

Ballard and Cornelia sharing a tender moment during Cornelia's pregnancy of their first baby.

For some time they believed that perhaps it was impossible for them to conceive a child since they are two different species ( Cornelia a human and Ballard a galhot) and thus they were completely surprised and overwhelmed with happiness upon finding out that Corny was pregnant. 

Ballard always takes care of Cornelia like she was his own personal Queen, but during her pregnancy the shy giant pampers her more than ever before, tending to all her needs and showering her with gifts and gold jewels that he made with his very own hands  ❤️

"Beneath the shelter of the trees, only love can enter here..." 

Ballard and Cornelia with their babies Jaoral, and her big baby brother Akule ❤️