Storm Peaks Champion

A new piece of art I did just for fun. Blowing off some steam.  Character built in Poser 7, background built in Carrara 7 Pro. Composite effects and snow in Photoshop. Thanks for looking!

The Storm Peaks is an area in far north Northrend.

A very long time ago, the Titans called the Storm Peaks their home. They founded their home city, Ulduar. From here, Storm Giants originated, and many think Dwarves and Troggs did as well. After the Titans departed from Azeroth, the Dwarves moved south to the present-day Eastern Kingdoms. Due to the climate, the Storm Giants stayed in the Storm Peaks and claimed Ulduar as their city.

The Storm Giants can reach heights of over 30 feet tall and have the ability to summon storms. Not many of their race are left, and they tend to avoid visitors, quietly residing in their caves. They keep to themselves, and using golems to help with everyday work. The Storm Giant’s crystalline golems can also be found in Crystalsong Forest, gathering crystals to bring back to the Storm Peaks for the giants.

The Storm Peaks are covered with cliffs, with dangerous paths winding through them. This is easily the highest elevated place on Northrend. Ice covers the majority of the mountains, and the sunlight tends to reflect off of the ice, causing a temporary loss of sight, making the cliffs a more dangerous area to traverse. When the climate isn’t clear and sunny, it’s near pitch black, raining or snowing, making the area unsafe in any weather condition. But even flying over the peaks has it’s dangers as well - the Storm Peaks are extremely windymaking it very hard to maneuver between the mountains while getting thrust about in the air.

Ulduar is not very populated. The giants stay hidden, and their golems do not bother anyone unless they are attempting to approach a giant or a giant’s home. Wendigo and Magnataurs are also easy to spot from a distance and very few reside in the peaks. There is a sufficient lack of vegetation, you’d be surprised to find a patch of grass, or even a small bush, as almost every part of the area is either ice or thick stone. Animals are quite scarce as well. We do not know how the Mangnataur and Wendigos continue to survive, perhaps they feast on visitors to the area, or even themselves?