Valnurana, Goddess of Sleep and Dreams

Sarapis

Valnurana in the Dreamrealm!

Asmodron

Amazing . It really gives me a kick back to the Night days.


Although...where are the amethyst eyes?

Part of Valnurana lore were that Sartan stole her eyes and they were replaced later by amethysts.

Silas

Yeah, absolutely nothing I can say against this picture. Pretty much spot on in every way. Has the ethereal quality of a goddess, and the detail in the background is breathtaking.

Huge knockers again too.

Eld

I'm having trouble looking at the face and seeing anything but:

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Maybe that's just me, though.

I do like the sky whale.

Sarapis

Funny fact: I originally had a flying ship where the whale is, but mid-way through production of this piece, that thread about Airships popped up, so we had to take the ship out so as to make sure you guys weren't getting the wrong signals.

Halos

There's ... uh ... a lot going on here. So much crammed into one picture!

It's the Dreamrealm so the warped perspective/50 foot high herd of nightmares I can understand. The background is a little distracting from the focus on Valnurana though.

Great symbolism.

Naisar

My favorite part of this is the flowers just above her.  Those look fantastic.

Ruth

I like the sky whale. The black swan and the butterfly though. Fantastic touches and symbols of her realm.

Adet

Eld said:

I do like the sky whale.

And the flower she's wearing does look remarkably like a petunia...

Echald

You can also see the Dream Realm is significantly less cold than the Crystal Realm.

Tesha

Really beautifully done, every detail is astounding and there is so much to look at. I cannot imagine how long something like this would take. This is one of my favorite pieces, by far. Thanks for commissioning this!

(also, it is a violet orchid! She gave one to Tesha. I nondecayed it. So worth it.)

Kyrra

So beautiful. Everything from Valnurana to the background just blends together so seamlessly.

Eld

How many of the Gods have wings, anyway?

Kyrra

Vastar, Valnurana and Scarlatti from memory.

Eld

Yeah, that's all I could think of, but I'd forgotten Valnurana was on that list before this came up, so figured I might be missing others.

Mordric

lovely piece, however, I do remember Lord Sartan tearing out her eyes at some point.

Sarapis

Divine are remarkably adept at changing their appearance more or less at will.

Achimrst

You know I just remembered something, shocking cause I remember nothing. Isn't Valnurana a healing goddess? That could explain the eyes!

Eld

Sarapis said:

Divine are remarkably adept at changing their appearance more or less at will.

Much like adventurers!

Nim

It's dreamy!

how has no one said this yet, I am disappointed in you all! :<

Asmodron

Achimrst said:

You know I just remembered something, shocking cause I remember nothing. Isn't Valnurana a healing goddess? That could explain the eyes!

No, the Gods in Achaea generally dont have determined roles other than their realm and alignment.

Although if you really did want to specify, the Gods who had skills in healing were Tarah and Oneiros (look where that got them >>)

Wessux

One of my favorite god pictures.

Melodie

Achimrst said:

You know I just remembered something, shocking cause I remember nothing. Isn't Valnurana a healing goddess? That could explain the eyes!

Actually, Mithraea was more of the matron of healers! Sun, growth, etc.

Looooove this picture though. One of my favorites by far.

Achimrst

Melodie said:

You know I just remembered something, shocking cause I remember nothing. Isn't Valnurana a healing goddess? That could explain the eyes!

Actually, Mithraea was more of the matron of healers! Sun, growth, etc. Looooove this picture though. One of my favorites by far.

Hmmm, I am sure I read something about her being associated with healing because of how sleeping heals you. I don't remember from where I read it though...that would take some looking up.

Rheve

Nice. I actually like this one. 

Achilles

Tahquil

Uh... uh....

Hmm...

Boobs are a little bit to spherical they verge on the edge of fakies. Nose a little to straight.

 I think bandaged eyes would have added a nice dramatic  touch to the picture. Make it a bit more intriguing as well as a tip of the hat to history.

Sylvance

I was pretty damned scared about clicking after Lorielan. But I'm glad I did. This is wintastic  She looks far more appealing than the former due to her demure expression, tasteful posing and understated attire.

I would.

Valnurana

Re: the eyes, Phaestus did craft new ones from sapphires shortly after the Sartan debacle, a healing event that restored sight, but the visual of big blue gems stuck in the eye sockets is a bit more literal of an interpretation than has actually been used. (incidentally the eyes are blue in a higher res version of the picture, but that detail did not resize super well)

This artist has been really fantastic about including any and all requested details, no matter how small!

Tesha

Is there a high res version posted anywhere? How much is something like this, like $3k or something? It must take weeks, too. 

Shibumi

Excellent work!