Please be aware that some of these arts may have outdated character designs!
A princess and a witch doctor living hundreds of miles apart share a dream that leads to a wildly unbelievable journey.
Princess Aniya of Ilonia and witch doctor J'Noah of Kaitrow(STC) unknowingly meet in a dream of snow, wind, and bright green flames. Something like this isn't easily forgotten, but what happens next overshadowed everything. An unworldly snowstorm starts in the mountains, spreading out through the land over the years. Their world drastically changes. Winter lasts longer than the normal three or so months—like much longer.
After a little over two years of winter, the people of the northern kingdoms Zelyra and Ilonia realize spring isn't coming, at least anytime soon. The winter brings a large species of wolves out from hiding in the mountains. But the Arktic Wolves that make their way into the kingdoms do not match the stories of the superior wolves of old. They do not seem intellectually advanced or spiritually connected to the earth as told in legend. After Princess Aniya runs into a wolf pup and befriends him, fear of the wolves turns into curiosity. The wolves replace horses and working animals, becoming common steeds, pets, and livestock. People grow comfortable around them knowing the fabled Great Arktic Wolf would never let her pups be domesticated as these were—the legends must be false.
Years later and winter is still here. Princess Aniya finds out her parents the King and Queen have arranged for her to be married. She knows she can be a great queen without a husband. To top it off, she's engaged to Prince Derrik of Zelyra, her childhood friend turned asshole. Determined to stop the eternal winter (and the wedding), she heads off to do just that. (She's still working on the how and where to go when Derrik shows up mad as hell.) Way down south, J'Noah receives a vision in a dream, calling them to the north. Knowing their duties are to protect their community and the world, they trek to the long mountain range long forgotten. Hopefully more visions will come to guide them.
In their search, the trio and their new friends uncover what started the Long Winter, secrets and legends of the Arktic Wolves, and things about each other they never even imagined possible.
most recent character designs as of 2023 left to right: J'Noah, Aniya, Derrik
early concept art from a dollmaker on dolldivine and 2 arts drawn by credited artists