The story of Hence is so good! It's thematically rich even in a short overview, and I can imagine dozens of ill-fated quests to find the remains of the King in Bronze. The ruins must house all kinds of dragons and other hostile wildlife. Speaking of bronze, I love how the kinsbane starts out orange and turns green as though it's forming a patina.
This has got to be my new favorite dragon. I love everything about it. It doesn't feel like a monster, yet it isn't overly Anthropomorphised. It really feels like the lion or T-rex of your world like a truly majestic creature worthy of respect.
One of coolest things I’ve ever learned about snakes is that every time you see the moniker of “King” it means they eat other snakes. A killer of killers a true apex predator. Super cool
i wounder given the kinsbane, general indifference to the humans it unintentionally protecting them from dragons that would view them as food or computation. that upon passing form age or battle some brave humans may morn the passing of the kings of the mountain i could see the humans taking the skull or teeth of the kinsbane as a object of reverence hoping it would not be to long before another great king take its 'throne'. perhaps some protect younglings or orphaned egg's provideing them shelter and food till they grow large enough to defend themselves it would be in the best intrest of the humans of these dragon filled lands to see as many of their mountain kings, live long enough to sit their thrones. lest their settelments be over run by the smaller wurms
I love this. I wonder if any civilizations have succeeded in living peacefully beside a kinsbane, maybe even stretching its lifespan by assisting it in hunts? Less injuries sustained to the dragon would mean their large kingly bodyguard would live longer.
So satisfying when rule of cool slots into a feasibly biological explanation -- I can picture those tusks being very useful in meal processing, prying apart armor like a crowbar. It all adds up since the dragon's meals are rare, it needs to eat every bit of the kill like a crocodile. Plus, it's flightless after so there's not a downside to eating too much. Overall it seems like Kinsbane would have a modified metabolism, mostly running on low power mode, and spiking for brief jolts during the rare dragon-hunt. Bravo justifying the biological necessity for epic monster tusks - this one is a triumph.
Thanks so much! To me these sort of crazy monster designs absolutely need their explanations- and limitations- to be at their best and I’m glad it delivered
The Great Kinsbane's biological niche is incredibly well thought-out, quite possibly the best example of a fictional apex predator I know of. I also really like how its got a bit of a Monsterverse kaiju-vibe to it; a beast of terrible might that can nonetheless live in harmony with humans... as long as humans take care to keep that harmony intact. A sort of unspoken truce between civilization and natural forces
imagine living in a world with eons of documentation on how to hunt dragons...the people having had years developing the means to bring them down but then theres one dragon whose guide is basically "Hell Naw"
Holding a physical copy of this book is a literal dream, if he opens pre-orders I won't even think about it, this and Kaimere are my fav spec evo/ world building projects
The mascot of the Codex. I also like the Gray necks. I never would've guessed it's a deer. The horns made me think of the Chiru. Favorite part hands down was how it stormed a city for food. But unlike another dragon who did it out hatred for humans, the Kinsbane did this because it was hungry.
16:59 That's so fucking cool!!!! You definitely make the best art of all the speculative evolution projects I've seen, absolutely haunting and beautiful at the same time. I'd like to say this is another fantastic species, and you have a good point about not going too far in overdoing creature design. In terms of the Great Kinsbane being either edgy or immaculate, I'd have to say it's the latter. It has those fantastic defenses for the best of reasons! Fantastic job again man!!
The Kinsbane being able to react to food unconsciously reminds me of the scene in the movie "The Host." There's a scene where the monster is fast asleep, so one of its captives tries to escape, only for its tail to catch them again without waking up.
Legends say that if you rearrange Sawyer Lee like an anagram you get Slayer Wee. Who is this character? What do they do? Are they affiliated to any of the current people's of the Codex's world? THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
Man, I love this big boy. You perfectly nailed the apex predator shape, while also making it extremely unique. I would love to see some more sea-dragons though, especially really massive ones. Deep-sea gigantism in a dragon would be kind of terrifying. Keep up the fantastic work!
This giant may be as big as dragons get on land, but all know that true titans have but one home. The ocean and the mind ever wonders what unspeakable terrors lay just beneath the waves. That feed on Gentle filter feeders such as whales and giant squid But in all serious I could see the kins bane also hunting for whales or scavenging of beaches for sea carrien
I love the unique design. It makes the Kinsbane memorable in a sea of dragon clones. All of your designs are very unique. What core rules what you use to run a game in this world?
14:50, this is actually familiar behaviour to caecilians mothers feeding their children their skin and also regrowing that skin... a nice touch there since caecilians are already scary as amphibians...
If I had a nickel for every time a world building project had a really spiky really powerful dragon that used it's brute strength to hunt other dragons, I'd have two nickels, wich isn't a lot, but it's wierd it happened twice
Difference is, the Great Kinsbane is still capable of releasing fiery breath with a pretty decent quantity of it, as in still having elemental ailment in Monster Hunter perspective. It's just that many dragons in Dragonslayer Codex are resistant to fire based attacks to a certain degree, so the quickest way to take them down is by using pure brute strength and verocity to match.
Kinsbane is such a great name and can have many meanings like: dragon's bane, giant's bane (our kin), a kings bane (young or scarred individuals), or like kingsnakes and king cobras because dracophagy (I always read it as kingsbane). Also, how would a fight go between a gunning hullbreaker and a starving kinsbane of similar size go?
I feel like you could also reason the kinsbane also has defensive features to trick other, less knowledgeable dragons into thinking it has less compacity to fight back, thus bringing it's prey right to it.
I can imagine someone using this in a dnd like game and the players finding out the consequences of slaying one of these that was keeping a town safe. Would probably spark conflict with the villagers or they would find out they had doomed them later.
The mountain range of the caldera is home to many species of dragons, the dragons here are common, but there is one species that dwarfs them all. He is a Great Kinsbane 1:042:57 1300 meters from wingtip to wingtip with a body bigger than any theropod dinosaur, he is the undisputed King of the Skies. This giant is over 40 years old. Most of his life has been spent wandering the continents in search of food. But every year there is a dramatic interruption in his nomadic lifestyle, It will soon be time to find a mate.
the best way i can describe it- wendigo of the dragon kind 6:17 100% brought it to mind i cant lie, just the angle and construction of the semi-exposed skull design absolutely invoked the idea
secondary idea that just hit, wendigos as we know it are just human beings infected with the larva of the Kinsbane, the hunger of the kinsbane clan being far too much for our bodies to handle turned those infected with an unignorable, unsatiable hunger that would normally drive the adult dragons body
specially now nodding towards the "bronze crown" a greed instilled so deeply into a specific kind of person? *the breeding grounds for a wendigo* i know its just me hyper-focusing on a detail but i love how well it just rolls together
Huh I didn't realise the cannibal dragon was such a trend but now I think about it yeah it is wierdly common, cannibal from game of thrones, the king dragon from reign of fire, red death from how to train your dragon and nergigante from monster hunter world all of which use thier physical size and strength to overpower thier prey, regardless I really like your take on the concept, another great all round dragon design as always, I especially love how you took the effort to give this dragon limitations and not just be a overpowered killing machine
Nice video! You have a really well thought out dragon. I could see people writing songs about kin slayers, and saying about married couples "fighting like a pair of courting kin slayers"! Really well done.
I hope to hell my dnd party don’t watch this cause I came up with Caldera for my campaign and it’s word for word identical. Lush forest, dormant super volcano, tons of dragons… I literally called it Caldera too!
From what I understand that creature is an active harm to its ecosystem, where I make a point about the Kinsbane being part of a very elaborate balance
All the time i always remembered the name of this cool dragon as kinGsbane... Now i know better, but this dragon is still king - as long as he is not in the vicinity of his chad-cousin. Hehehe. I find it pretty interesting how you were (again like with other of your beasts) able to find a balance between the "rule of cool" and speculative evolution in creating the Kinsbane. It is also fascinating seeing such a symbiosis between dragons and humans.
This one is my favorite now, partually because of cool design, and partually because of some similarities with dragon-eating dragons from my own setting (high need for some mineral components that he can get from other dragons easiest way, being kinda like a guardian figure in ecosystem for small animals and sapients)
Peak dragon, my all time favourite of the setting. Quick question, excluding sea dragons(where the kinsbane do poorly) are there any dragons that a fully grown and experienced kinsbane can't attack?(Like on average who wins between a kinsbane and an hullbreaker?)
I am broke af, but today, I start saving so I can buy this book day 1. As an aspiring writer, this is absolute FIRE, I will watch more of your videos, this is just so amazing. The art, the concepts, the execution. In my childhood one of the books that left the biggest impact in me was a dragon encyclopedia that explained the dragons of different mythologies. This is a dream come true, keep working on it, I will watch every single update.
Id imagine so the hullbreaker looks to be taller than the kinsbane and possibly more bulky. They could be stronger considering their lifestyle of punching ice.
I wanna know more about Dragon eggs!! In the diagram Lee made, it looks like they develop more iron sub-shells at the yolk develops into a fetal Dragon. I would think they'd start with more sub-shells and lose them over time, maybe as the fetus absorbs the iron. But I can imagine also that as the fetal dragon grows bigger & stronger the egg might need to grow stronger to prevent premature hatchings! I'm MF'ing fascinated 😂
Woohoo I was looking forward to it. I like the idea of it's hunting. Because we talked about suplexing dragons I'm still thinking of wrestling now. So from the top rope RKOing a dragon. Loved this idea of people honoring the dragon that fights other dragons. Monster hunter has a couple similar monsters like this. Espaines comes to mind the sleeping rose one. Love it another great video.
All your videos give me monster hunter vibes, but this is probably the best example of that. The way that dragon preys on other species of dragons also reminds me a bit of the vampires from blindsight. Idk if either of those were an inspiration but I sure love that this is the atmosphere we're going with
Yeah there’s definitely a parallel with the big almost fantastical creatures explained in a sort of plausible way/ addition of dragon slayers but I do strive to make this it’s own thing
Great stuff. Though i would personally design this thing to grow bigger spines on more places of it's body and in weirder shapes. Similar to Human bones shattering under great stress to prevent further tissue damage. It would help this dragon on it's mountain-side wrestling endevors.
I can imagine a clash between the Hullbreaker and the Kinsbane would shatter the earth and rattle the sky, I can see these titans dripping with blood staring each other down know the next strike will be the last
Was about to say the same the thing and honestly i feel like it could be some pretty good world building a Kingsbane pushed out its habitat by a stronger adult ends up in Arctic and tries to hunt a Hullbreaker and it results in this clash that gets turned into a religious story for the hinterman and goes down in his. The Grey King of the Mountains and The Silver God of the Glaciers would be fire asf
Dragon Hunters and Knights: "There must be a dragon that can stand up to the Great Kinsbane,right?" HullBreaker: Here I am,sorry for the waiting( like anime or manga :) )...when can I start with the "MOST STRONG (and only and unique in doing) Iron Fist of the draconic kind"?
Your channel is awesome, gives me Monster Hunter vibes I love fantasy ecology that goes in depth like this, I'll have to show my wife she live this kinda stuff even more!
They technically should but they’re shorter as to better convey the grappling/wrestling vibe he’s to give off. I aim for speculative realism but push the boundaries of reality at its edges to weave the narrative I’m writing
not gonna lie. Hullbreaker probably Obliterate KingsBane. Hullbreaker can't fly and built FAAAr more Tanky and Built to Only fight and not run. they are 2meter taller than Kinsbane and is also looks Twice as heavy as Kinsbane. Its fist alone looks like its heavier than all of Kinsbanes body except its tail excluded. HullBreaker wins this
@timexyemerald6290 counter point, the kingsbane is designed to kill dragons, and the creator said in qna of the discord server that they would be evenly matched, though I agree, it should lose everytime
First time I got a good look at the map, just to find out is like a re-mixed Planetos, which is hilarious! As a fellow lover of fantasy cartography, it is brilliant.
Wow, Literally a Squash Meater! Interesting realistic facts in consideration the meaning of a true ravenous Alpha Predator/Cannibals in Fantasy Media and bloody deep dive heck of lore dude! Heavy Damn! Your dragons are getting more and more epically reptilian in every detail!!! Simply brutal of Work!!! 💀🍖🐉
Viva & Cirrus have to watch their back when they're ventured into the mountain region of the caldera and always keep a lookout for the Great Kinsbane. The Apex Dragon predator of the sky.
3:17 My God that thing is fucking massive Is that a Dragon or a Tarrasque?! Edit: 11:44 oh shit it is a Tarrasqe. Edit 2: 13:40 so it’s also a Diablos from Monster Hunter?
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the image at 17:00 of the Hullbreaker annihilating a Kinsbane is one of the most epic paintings I've ever seen.
It reminds me of monster hunter turf war art
I can imagine the enormity of a fight between the two. A kaiju battle.
That drawing of that Hullbreaker punching that Kinsbane to death at 17:00 is one of the most metal thing I’ve seen
Hullbreaker: *sees a Kinsbane* "Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!!"
17:00 Idk why but the visual of a dragon punching another goes so hard.
That art with the Hullbreaker punching Kin'sbane is the best thing ever.
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The story of Hence is so good! It's thematically rich even in a short overview, and I can imagine dozens of ill-fated quests to find the remains of the King in Bronze. The ruins must house all kinds of dragons and other hostile wildlife.
Speaking of bronze, I love how the kinsbane starts out orange and turns green as though it's forming a patina.
Yes!! Hence will be returned to in future writings, as it’s primed with potential!
He’s here, the apex dragon of the sky
He's here, 3 whole days before the release of this video.
Indeed
He may be king of the sky, but fear my friends always fear what terrors lay under tge ocean waves
Hullbreaker: Cute.
Hullbreaker and holdtaker: are you Challenging me?
This has got to be my new favorite dragon. I love everything about it. It doesn't feel like a monster, yet it isn't overly Anthropomorphised. It really feels like the lion or T-rex of your world like a truly majestic creature worthy of respect.
You took the words from my mouth. What a fascinating creature.
Thanks man! It’s tough to balance when writing but I’m so glad it paid off
@@sawyerleeart Np bro. Have a blessed day 🙏 ✨️
One of coolest things I’ve ever learned about snakes is that every time you see the moniker of “King” it means they eat other snakes. A killer of killers a true apex predator. Super cool
The idea of this fearsome monstrous dragon to be surrounded by small herbivores just feels very... nice.
i wounder given the kinsbane, general indifference to the humans it unintentionally protecting them from dragons that would view them as food or computation. that upon passing form age or battle some brave humans may morn the passing of the kings of the mountain i could see the humans taking the skull or teeth of the kinsbane as a object of reverence hoping it would not be to long before another great king take its 'throne'. perhaps some protect younglings or orphaned egg's provideing them shelter and food till they grow large enough to defend themselves
it would be in the best intrest of the humans of these dragon filled lands to see as many of their mountain kings, live long enough to sit their thrones. lest their settelments be over run by the smaller wurms
Man wrote an actual animal. Most writers could never make such a grounded apex predator.
I love this. I wonder if any civilizations have succeeded in living peacefully beside a kinsbane, maybe even stretching its lifespan by assisting it in hunts? Less injuries sustained to the dragon would mean their large kingly bodyguard would live longer.
It was stated that's the case, as long as they don't meddle with the ecosystem's stability
That Hullbreaker punching the Kinsbane caught me off-guard 😂
I swear bro, I've never been so hyped for a book ever since Fire and Blood, can't wait for release
The nergigante of this universe is the most metal thing you have made a video on
I love the fact that whiel although it's powerful there's always one creature that can beat it (The Hullbreaker)
So satisfying when rule of cool slots into a feasibly biological explanation -- I can picture those tusks being very useful in meal processing, prying apart armor like a crowbar. It all adds up since the dragon's meals are rare, it needs to eat every bit of the kill like a crocodile. Plus, it's flightless after so there's not a downside to eating too much. Overall it seems like Kinsbane would have a modified metabolism, mostly running on low power mode, and spiking for brief jolts during the rare dragon-hunt.
Bravo justifying the biological necessity for epic monster tusks - this one is a triumph.
Thanks so much! To me these sort of crazy monster designs absolutely need their explanations- and limitations- to be at their best and I’m glad it delivered
The Great Kinsbane's biological niche is incredibly well thought-out, quite possibly the best example of a fictional apex predator I know of. I also really like how its got a bit of a Monsterverse kaiju-vibe to it; a beast of terrible might that can nonetheless live in harmony with humans... as long as humans take care to keep that harmony intact. A sort of unspoken truce between civilization and natural forces
Love that Hullbreaker punching the Kinsbane
attractive
Kinda scary to see a dragon with no hunting guide on it.
imagine living in a world with eons of documentation on how to hunt dragons...the people having had years developing the means to bring them down but then theres one dragon whose guide is basically "Hell Naw"
How would you even fight that without a fighter jet or maybe a tank
Poisoning could work
he did say that no quest in slaying the beast was successful.
@@jacktheomnithere2127 that moment when the slayers realized they are playing Monster Hunter no more, but Dark Souls.
Holding a physical copy of this book is a literal dream, if he opens pre-orders I won't even think about it, this and Kaimere are my fav spec evo/ world building projects
The mascot of the Codex.
I also like the Gray necks. I never would've guessed it's a deer. The horns made me think of the Chiru.
Favorite part hands down was how it stormed a city for food. But unlike another dragon who did it out hatred for humans, the Kinsbane did this because it was hungry.
I must say, it’s probably my favourite of your dragons so far: from its aesthetic to its role in ecosystem, to its beautiful name, it’s *chef kiss*
Ah thank you kindly!
I see that too
I love that the artist didn't make the baby kinsbanes look too "cutsie." Dangerous little things!
“Not Too cutsie” that thing was ugly
@@Churromuncher
I know, I love how wicked it looked.
16:59 That's so fucking cool!!!! You definitely make the best art of all the speculative evolution projects I've seen, absolutely haunting and beautiful at the same time. I'd like to say this is another fantastic species, and you have a good point about not going too far in overdoing creature design. In terms of the Great Kinsbane being either edgy or immaculate, I'd have to say it's the latter. It has those fantastic defenses for the best of reasons! Fantastic job again man!!
Ah you’re too kind! Kinsbane was fun as it was a tightrope to walk between the edgy and the cool, lore can make every difference!
@@sawyerleeart Damn right! The lore is what makes a beast fantastic!! And im stoked to see what other incredible beasts you wip up!!
The Kinsbane being able to react to food unconsciously reminds me of the scene in the movie "The Host." There's a scene where the monster is fast asleep, so one of its captives tries to escape, only for its tail to catch them again without waking up.
I like how the King’s Bane has some symbiosis with the small herbivores.
After all, what is a king without subjects?
Ah yes basically semi-realistic Tigrex
17:00 btw that drawing was peak!
It's a frame of an animation of a fight between them, can't wait for it
@UdinJibral I think it's more "less hedgehogey" nergigante)
The Eater of Elders...
Nergi theme intensifies
A thirst and a wound...
Legends say that if you rearrange Sawyer Lee like an anagram you get Slayer Wee. Who is this character? What do they do? Are they affiliated to any of the current people's of the Codex's world? THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
LOL
Correction, it is Swee Layer, who is this Layer, and why does he lay with Swee?
@@rubenramirez2074 This is great!! Like a Count Alucard situation!
Man, I love this big boy. You perfectly nailed the apex predator shape, while also making it extremely unique.
I would love to see some more sea-dragons though, especially really massive ones. Deep-sea gigantism in a dragon would be kind of terrifying.
Keep up the fantastic work!
Don’t worry my friend I’ve got all sorts of sea dragons to share
This giant may be as big as dragons get on land, but all know that true titans have but one home. The ocean and the mind ever wonders what unspeakable terrors lay just beneath the waves. That feed on Gentle filter feeders such as whales and giant squid
But in all serious I could see the kins bane also hunting for whales or scavenging of beaches for sea carrien
I love the unique design. It makes the Kinsbane memorable in a sea of dragon clones. All of your designs are very unique. What core rules what you use to run a game in this world?
14:50, this is actually familiar behaviour to caecilians mothers feeding their children their skin and also regrowing that skin... a nice touch there since caecilians are already scary as amphibians...
If I had a nickel for every time a world building project had a really spiky really powerful dragon that used it's brute strength to hunt other dragons, I'd have two nickels, wich isn't a lot, but it's wierd it happened twice
What’s the other one
Difference is, the Great Kinsbane is still capable of releasing fiery breath with a pretty decent quantity of it, as in still having elemental ailment in Monster Hunter perspective.
It's just that many dragons in Dragonslayer Codex are resistant to fire based attacks to a certain degree, so the quickest way to take them down is by using pure brute strength and verocity to match.
@@sawyerleeart It's Nergigante from Monster Hunter.
@@BeastVIDraco-v7o MONSTER HUNTER MENTIONED 🔥
Dudes face is built for war.
fitting for a creature called kinsbane
Kinsbane is such a great name and can have many meanings like:
dragon's bane,
giant's bane (our kin),
a kings bane (young or scarred individuals),
or like kingsnakes and king cobras because dracophagy (I always read it as kingsbane).
Also, how would a fight go between a gunning hullbreaker and a starving kinsbane of similar size go?
I feel like you could also reason the kinsbane also has defensive features to trick other, less knowledgeable dragons into thinking it has less compacity to fight back, thus bringing it's prey right to it.
THAT THUMBNAIL IS FIRREE
I can imagine someone using this in a dnd like game and the players finding out the consequences of slaying one of these that was keeping a town safe.
Would probably spark conflict with the villagers or they would find out they had doomed them later.
The party kills a kinsbane and the town is immediately attacked by rattle dreads the next day
I think you should put a hull breaker vs adult kinsbane fight somewhere in the timeline because that would be awesome
The mountain range of the caldera is home to many species of dragons, the dragons here are common, but there is one species that dwarfs them all.
He is a Great Kinsbane 1:04 2:57 1300 meters from wingtip to wingtip with a body bigger than any theropod dinosaur, he is the undisputed King of the Skies. This giant is over 40 years old. Most of his life has been spent wandering the continents in search of food. But every year there is a dramatic interruption in his nomadic lifestyle, It will soon be time to find a mate.
3:31 i knew the moment i saw those big meaty claws it had to have ties with the hull breaker
17:00 insert picture of venom dunking on spiderman
the best way i can describe it- wendigo of the dragon kind
6:17 100% brought it to mind i cant lie, just the angle and construction of the semi-exposed skull design absolutely invoked the idea
secondary idea that just hit, wendigos as we know it are just human beings infected with the larva of the Kinsbane, the hunger of the kinsbane clan being far too much for our bodies to handle turned those infected with an unignorable, unsatiable hunger that would normally drive the adult dragons body
specially now nodding towards the "bronze crown"
a greed instilled so deeply into a specific kind of person?
*the breeding grounds for a wendigo*
i know its just me hyper-focusing on a detail but i love how well it just rolls together
Huh I didn't realise the cannibal dragon was such a trend but now I think about it yeah it is wierdly common, cannibal from game of thrones, the king dragon from reign of fire, red death from how to train your dragon and nergigante from monster hunter world all of which use thier physical size and strength to overpower thier prey, regardless I really like your take on the concept, another great all round dragon design as always, I especially love how you took the effort to give this dragon limitations and not just be a overpowered killing machine
Right?? It’s everywhere when you look. And thanks man I think limits make it more interesting
Voyage of the Dawn Treader, one if the Narnia books: "There is nothing a dragon likes so well as fresh dragon."
@@sawyerleeart BTW the art if the hullbreaker punching the kinsbane is so metal, just adds to the hullbreaker being my favourite of your dragons
YES we got great kinsbane vid!
Btw love your art and your writing keep cooking king
You got it boss‼️‼️
Finally a world building TH-camr, I don’t get bored of…it’s like alot of WB TH-camrs say the same thing over and over again the story gets nowhere
The dread of both dragons and men has arrived, and he is glorious. I'm so glad kinsbane got its time in the spotlight.
Nice video! You have a really well thought out dragon. I could see people writing songs about kin slayers, and saying about married couples "fighting like a pair of courting kin slayers"! Really well done.
I hope to hell my dnd party don’t watch this cause I came up with Caldera for my campaign and it’s word for word identical. Lush forest, dormant super volcano, tons of dragons… I literally called it Caldera too!
I discovered your work recently and I'm very excited to find this channel!
Welcome!
It's like Deviljho, with wings
From what I understand that creature is an active harm to its ecosystem, where I make a point about the Kinsbane being part of a very elaborate balance
Is Kinsbane a proactive hunter, or does it use ambush strategies?
@@CoronaMagewatch the video lad
It's more like a DnD version of Nergigante
It kind of reminds me of a little known cryptid. The one that hangs on mountain sides and makes a rock slide to catch it's prey.
All the time i always remembered the name of this cool dragon as kinGsbane... Now i know better, but this dragon is still king - as long as he is not in the vicinity of his chad-cousin. Hehehe.
I find it pretty interesting how you were (again like with other of your beasts) able to find a balance between the "rule of cool" and speculative evolution in creating the Kinsbane. It is also fascinating seeing such a symbiosis between dragons and humans.
Aye thanks!
Yay you finally made a video on the this pacific dragon. This species of dragon is one of my favorite dragons you've made along with the Red Lasher. 😊
This one is my favorite now, partually because of cool design, and partually because of some similarities with dragon-eating dragons from my own setting (high need for some mineral components that he can get from other dragons easiest way, being kinda like a guardian figure in ecosystem for small animals and sapients)
Peak dragon, my all time favourite of the setting. Quick question, excluding sea dragons(where the kinsbane do poorly) are there any dragons that a fully grown and experienced kinsbane can't attack?(Like on average who wins between a kinsbane and an hullbreaker?)
Nergigante would be proud.
I am broke af, but today, I start saving so I can buy this book day 1. As an aspiring writer, this is absolute FIRE, I will watch more of your videos, this is just so amazing. The art, the concepts, the execution. In my childhood one of the books that left the biggest impact in me was a dragon encyclopedia that explained the dragons of different mythologies. This is a dream come true, keep working on it, I will watch every single update.
Thank you sm! Glad to have you aboard
Finally! Been waiting for this guy since he was mentioned.
Damn, the Hullbreaker can stand up to them? That's awesome
Id imagine so the hullbreaker looks to be taller than the kinsbane and possibly more bulky. They could be stronger considering their lifestyle of punching ice.
The baby kinsbane are a sort of pug cute kinda like they are gnarly but I would still keep it as a pet lol
Hullbreaker taking no shit.
if Hullbreaker somehow managed to cross into other Continent. 💀💀
Two questions:
1) Do the land bound drakes exist?
2) Do natural dragon hybrids exist? Sort of like pizzly bears
Or ligers! or Narlugas!
@@NakedAvanger narlugas yes, ligers not really
I’ve got land based dragons yes, and some very closely related dragons can hybridize
Finally my favorite dragon along with the holdtaker, amazing episode as always!
I actually made a dragon inspired by the kinsbane(head shape and diet to be specific)
I like you already
I wanna know more about Dragon eggs!!
In the diagram Lee made, it looks like they develop more iron sub-shells at the yolk develops into a fetal Dragon.
I would think they'd start with more sub-shells and lose them over time, maybe as the fetus absorbs the iron.
But I can imagine also that as the fetal dragon grows bigger & stronger the egg might need to grow stronger to prevent premature hatchings!
I'm MF'ing fascinated 😂
The ruined city of hence story was great. You should make a book with just dragon centered stories alone as well
I plan to after the first codex guides are out!
Since this planet is Earth-like in terms of animal groups, were dinosaurs or pterosaurs ever a thing here?
This is one of my favorite dragons.
Something I think would be cool to see in the codex would a group of wingless dragons, maybe therapod-like in nature. Would they be able to survive?
it would be so cool to have a playlist with all these videos
Woohoo I was looking forward to it. I like the idea of it's hunting. Because we talked about suplexing dragons I'm still thinking of wrestling now. So from the top rope RKOing a dragon. Loved this idea of people honoring the dragon that fights other dragons. Monster hunter has a couple similar monsters like this. Espaines comes to mind the sleeping rose one. Love it another great video.
Ah yes the good ol timed method of making Dragonhunters rely on pure force instead of gimmicks, lol
Doing the Holdtaker next would be awesome.
It's neat to see a kingsnake type dragon.
All your videos give me monster hunter vibes, but this is probably the best example of that. The way that dragon preys on other species of dragons also reminds me a bit of the vampires from blindsight. Idk if either of those were an inspiration but I sure love that this is the atmosphere we're going with
Yeah there’s definitely a parallel with the big almost fantastical creatures explained in a sort of plausible way/ addition of dragon slayers but I do strive to make this it’s own thing
@@sawyerleeart yeah it's the same genre but they're distinctly different
Starting the video now but I whoud definitely pet one
Great stuff. Though i would personally design this thing to grow bigger spines on more places of it's body and in weirder shapes. Similar to Human bones shattering under great stress to prevent further tissue damage. It would help this dragon on it's mountain-side wrestling endevors.
I can imagine a clash between the Hullbreaker and the Kinsbane would shatter the earth and rattle the sky, I can see these titans dripping with blood staring each other down know the next strike will be the last
Was about to say the same the thing and honestly i feel like it could be some pretty good world building a Kingsbane pushed out its habitat by a stronger adult ends up in Arctic and tries to hunt a Hullbreaker and it results in this clash that gets turned into a religious story for the hinterman and goes down in his. The Grey King of the Mountains and The Silver God of the Glaciers would be fire asf
@@jambug5598 and then a Giant joins the fray of the two.
@@Raiders989 Just realized it’s basically the Ukanlos and Akantor typa story but honestly i think it’s cool either way
These guys are liked giants carnívoros capybaras
Dragon Hunters and Knights:
"There must be a dragon that can stand up to the Great Kinsbane,right?"
HullBreaker:
Here I am,sorry for the waiting( like anime or manga :) )...when can I start with the "MOST STRONG (and only and unique in doing) Iron Fist of the draconic kind"?
Your channel is awesome, gives me Monster Hunter vibes
I love fantasy ecology that goes in depth like this, I'll have to show my wife she live this kinda stuff even more!
Thanks a bunch!
@sawyerleeart she's been watching your channel all day
Cute
Never put a Kinsbane in a self defense situation.
Unless you happen to be a hullbreaker.
cant wait for the actual dragonslayer codex book definetely would preorder
AAYYYYYY MY FAVOURITE DRAGON GETS A VIDEO!!
(Erm **snort** should the wings be larger/longer since it’s a big animal)
They technically should but they’re shorter as to better convey the grappling/wrestling vibe he’s to give off. I aim for speculative realism but push the boundaries of reality at its edges to weave the narrative I’m writing
@@sawyerleeartalright! Still a awesome dragon either way and thanks for making these cool vids
Yeah, I’m going to need more “A King Cast In Bronze” lore…..
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Kingsbane and Hullbreaker duel would be legendary
There's gonna be an animation of a fight between them!
A clash of monsters
@@Nature13-vs5jv a clash of living tanks that fkkking fly
not gonna lie. Hullbreaker probably Obliterate KingsBane. Hullbreaker can't fly and built FAAAr more Tanky and Built to Only fight and not run.
they are 2meter taller than Kinsbane and is also looks Twice as heavy as Kinsbane. Its fist alone looks like its heavier than all of Kinsbanes body except its tail excluded.
HullBreaker wins this
@timexyemerald6290 counter point, the kingsbane is designed to kill dragons, and the creator said in qna of the discord server that they would be evenly matched, though I agree, it should lose everytime
First time I got a good look at the map, just to find out is like a re-mixed Planetos, which is hilarious! As a fellow lover of fantasy cartography, it is brilliant.
The flagship of the Dragonslayer Codex
Every video I have watched of yours is top notch, video has just begun and I am stoked.
I’m stoked to hear that!
I'm here for it, whatever this becomes; keep it up, world-building & sponsors...
Wow, Literally a Squash Meater! Interesting realistic facts in consideration the meaning of a true ravenous Alpha Predator/Cannibals in Fantasy Media and bloody deep dive heck of lore dude! Heavy Damn! Your dragons are getting more and more epically reptilian in every detail!!! Simply brutal of Work!!! 💀🍖🐉
Squash meater?
@@MarshalMarrs-eu9yh Yup! A full Heavy Meat Squasher!! Bloody Whomping Style!!! 🍖🔨🩸
@@juanisol8275 okay 👍
Thanks dude I appreciate it!
@@sawyerleeart 🥰🌟
11:08
As the months DRAGONed... :)
Okay I'll see myself out
Viva & Cirrus have to watch their back when they're ventured into the mountain region of the caldera and always keep a lookout for the Great Kinsbane. The Apex Dragon predator of the sky.
3:17 My God that thing is fucking massive
Is that a Dragon or a Tarrasque?!
Edit: 11:44 oh shit it is a Tarrasqe.
Edit 2: 13:40 so it’s also a Diablos from Monster Hunter?
I want to explore this world so bad and this is by far my favorite Dragon
this man this man SOMEHOW finds a way to bring bangers every time man
Can't wait to see a vídeo about the Holdtaker
SAWYER HOW DO YOU ALWAYS UPLOAD WITHOUT ME KNOWING DAWG!!! I have to watch this now. (I already was going to)