Wow what a whirlwind the last 2 weeks were. I have always wanted to participate in an Artstation challenge and this one was so fun and so much work haha. Despite fender benders, food poisoning, sick pets, and a full time job, I at least "finished" my entry. Cheers to all the unbelievably talented people who participated in the comradery of this!
This world is much like ours, but with a key difference: humans never evolved, but magic did. As magic spread through all life on the planet, it rapidly sped up the pace of evolution. Now nearly every species on the planet has reached some level of significant sentience. That is not without consequence however, as the balance of nature itself is becoming unstable. The story of Crestfall surrounds the Torch Bearer, who must carry an immensely volatile star shard to the the very source of the magic itself.
Along the way there are many characters and friends he will meet, but also many obstacles in the form of The Tormented, who are creatures that were once near-mystical beings that drank too deep from wells of magic. Now they exist as a warning of what will happen to all life, should the Torch Bearer fail.