Gort Studies! I Find Him Really Difficult To Draw In A More Semi-realistic Style, So I Guess I Gotta

Smooches for babygurl

Ugh, whyyy is Gortash's outfit so detaileeed?? like calm down my man (yes i'm just bitter because i'm trying to draw him)

Did a study of good ol' Gort

Gonna be drawing wayy more of him for a while, since I'm planning to illustrate the durgetash fic I'm working on!

So I'm writing my fanfic, and I've never written smut before -as in NEVER. Started by diving off the deep end and doing durgetash, because I'm a big boy and I can do whatever I want. Knew what I was getting into, I'd planned it out and everything, it wasn't even THAT BAD like, there was some blood and death threats so I figured it'd be fine, but WHOO BOY was I not prepared for the mental journey writing that scene was gonna take me on. Like damn. I just put that into the world.

It's fine tho, I had fun and I'm looking forward to writing the rest of it

Enver "no I'm not in love with The Dark Urge, what are you talking about" Gortash

Enver "they live?" Gortash

Enver "kill Orin for me and I'll literally give you the world" Gortash

Improved Enver Gortash Character Model Close-Ups

Enver Gortash Character Model Close-Ups in Blender

Note: this model has the boots as gold instead of the red they are in-game.

Model from here. Models & Textures all ©Larian Studios.

Lighting: Indoor HDR (pine attic).

Decided to do detailed shots within a more complete study to bring this in line with other character model close-ups I have done.

Other Gortash character model studies:

Original basic outfit shots

Left arm sleeve details

Jackboots details

Finally posting chapter 1 of my fic Picking Up the pieces! For the occasion, I’ve redrawn my first durgetash comic based on the chapter below. Hope you enjoy!<3

i am once again thinking about gortash seeing himself as a widower after durge goes missing someone pull me out of this idea quicksand

You might need to take a propa ganda at this one

Thinking once again about Durgetash and the concept of servitude.

About how Durge was made for servitude. Their whole purpose was to do Bhaal‘s will, to let Bhaal act through them, to worship in total obedience. And they *did* for a long time. For them, servitude was (un)holy, it was admirable because it meant serving a greater purpose (bringing upon the end of all things).

And how Gortash on the other hand spent his entire life fighting against authority so he won’t have to serve *anyone*. First his parents, then the house of Hope, then the city… climbing literally out of hell and up those climbing social ladders until the only one he serves is the one who helps him to the top. And only as long as it fits him- considering he was fully willing to share his throne with Durge, something that - as many have pointed out - is very much against Bane’s whole thing and could be considered disobedience once again.

And I’m thinking again about how Gortash calls Durge *his* assassin in the same conversation he calls him his *equal* and…

There’s something beautiful about the thought of Durge, who was born to serve One, straying from that to instead rule with another - a blade who chooses their own wielder - and Gortash, who refused to serve and instead fought his way to the top, who saw himself as above all others, at the height of his power stepping aside to lift someone to his same level.

I can’t help but look at them, look at all their narrative foils and dichotomies and similarities, and think that there was never any other choice but each other, in whatever capacity people headcanon.

There really is no one who does it like them.