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Obsidian Cabalists - Spoilers!

Discussion in 'Developer Work and Blog posts' started by UglyFist, Mar 2, 2017.

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  1. UglyFist

    UglyFist Developer Emeritus

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    Hey all. I just finished working on our Obsidian Cabalists. They were so fun to make. There are eight of these dark enemies: Dolus, Temna, Nefario, Nefas, Avara, Indigno, Corpus, and Fastus. You can tell them apart by their masks which reflect their anti-virtues. They are also intimidating - I was tasked with making them stand as tall as our liches float, so they're very big and looming.
    I also broke up the Cabalist's mask and hooded robe into wearable parts for players. When integrated, you'll be able to take the hood and mask for a head wearable - as well as the dark ragged robe for a full-body wearable.
    I hope you guys like them.

    this a turn-around of the art - the mask here is of Dolus
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    here are all eight
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    player-wearable hood with the mask of Nefas
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    Hell yes!!
     
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    Great Work!
     
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    Sweet!

    LOL, It's the chorus line.
     
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    Can we get the robe? Add-on store would be fine. Please? :D
     
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    Cant wait to beat on these guys in r40 sieges!
     
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    DarkStarr Executive Producer SOTA Developer

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    They will be lootable! Sneak peek from tomorrow's update:

    The Obsidian Cabalists are ancient sorcerers of the Obsidian Order who have prolonged their lives through twisted use of magic. These horrible entities worship the eight anti-virtues and seek to fulfill the Dire Prophecies by laying siege to the towns of Novia. Starting with Release 40 they will be found in Town Sieges wielding unique vile artifacts that players who are able to defeat them may be able to loot. Those artifacts include unique hoods and weapons for each cabalist as well as the robes. Below is the list of the Cabalists and their (current) powers. Please note that these powers may change during implementation
     
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    I love the work you did on these guys. Thanks for sharing. It is fantastic to get another type of creature in game and someone who is evil and scary a bit too is great or would be;)
     
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    This stuff you guys have produced in the past few months is pretty amazing.
     
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    Loving it! Fantastic job.
     
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    Fantastic!! *happy dance*
     
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    Those guys look like they came from the land of down under anti-virtues. Looks like they can chew nails and suck your life-force dry in 2 seconds flat. Sweet.
     
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    Nice to see good lore behind these guys.
     
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    I can totally see some serious Anbu unit forming up soon.
     
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    This is excellent and the past few months have been epic - Cant wait to see more amazing new content added over the next several months.
     
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    Browncoat Jayson Legend of the Hearth

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    This is awesome work! Thanks @UglyFist!

    The turnaround gives us a glimpse of their hands, but it appears they may float a bit as there are no feet visible. Do we ever see any of these cultists unmasked? They don't seem to be human anymore, so it would be interesting to see what effect Obsidian powers lead to.

    Are these in order: Dolus, Temna, Nefario, Nefas, Avara, Indigno, Corpus, and Fastus? Could we get closeups of each of their masks/symbols? (These are so cool!)
     
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    Yeah reminds me of the Shadowlords from Ultima V.
     
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    This going to make visiting New Britannia Markets (with all its devotionals) even more interesting. :)
     
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    Wow.. pretty sick! great job!
     
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