Academy of the Unknown illustrations part 1

 There is nothing better than procrastinating on projects I should be working on. How about writing a fully illustrated book to procrastinate on a different book. :D

A couple of different cover designs.

Top: Master Caspian

Middle: Master Jethro

Bottom: Crown prince Valin

The kings of Perlan and Fanta were enemies fighting over the control of the great continent

An unhappy messenger sent to inform King Mendel of Perlan that his invasion of Fanta had failed

Lady Azillia and her youngest child, Veronica. Lady Azillia is afraid her husband and son will be punished for the failed invasion

King Mendel's long suffering steward

Mendel's nephew, Gailin, oldest son, Valin, and youngest son, Callin.

Valin ponders why no one likes him.

Mendel's middle son Jaylan argues with his cousin Gailin and eventually agree to a duel

Gailin prepares to take on Jaylan while Valin is forced to b his backup

Gailin takes Jaylan down in a surprise move while Valin looks on in amazement

Mendel watches the fight and gets an interesting idaa, while the steward is afraid that Mendel will have someone executed

Simeon, a student at the Academy of the Unknown reluctantly waits to greet the royal family of Perlan

Master  Caspian

Aria, Caspian's widowed sister-in-law and cook

Valin's servant, Gavin, stands on guard. Simeon and his brother Samuel are shocked at the way the king is speaking to their teacher

Dinner at the Academy, when Mendel announces that Valin, Gailin, and Gavin will remain at the school and study under Caspian.

Aria is serving, Valin is shocked, his sister, Tatiana, is horrified, Caspian is thunderstruck, Mendel and Callin showing only their backs, Jaylan is floored, Gailin is dismayed.

(Note: Gailin is already a student at the school, but prefers to walk ten miles home each night to be with his mother)

Master Caspian loses his temper and throws prince Jaylan out of the pavilion

Gavin, was not happy to remain at the academy

Resident student, Lucas, supports his orphaned nephew

Master Jethro

Valin ponders his unhappy circumstances in his new room

Valin is awakened by a noise and opens the balcony door, which does not exist, to find a vicious loathsome creature who wants to eat him. To save himself he cuts off the tongue with his knife and throws his torch down the creature's throat.

To be continued