Alright, after a month of working on this EVERY SINGLE DAY, I can finally relax.
I liked the challenge.
The piece was done entirely from scratch
So, as far as 'capturing the essence of the game' goes
I didn't want to draw the usual battle scene since there is also the other (civil) war going on beneath the surface, and put the locust in between the two enemies.
It was tricky to make a nice division that could show 3 sides fighting for the surface world, I admit. But I'm happy with the final result.
keep it up
Fantastic, faithful, and atmospheric rendering