The Matron

A model of a fictional axe inspired by pagan imagery and historical weapons.
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Designed for a fantasy world. Optimized for Unreal and Unity HDRP.
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Modeled in Blender, textured in Substance Painter.
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Here comes The Matron,
the bringer of light,
the blade that is just,
the Tree that is right.
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The fruit that she gives,
is the power to feed,
her word of advice,
protects us from greed.
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(a fragment of a prayer)
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Deep in the forests beyond the western mountains, there lies a land ruled by the warrior people of Douth. It’s a pagan nation ruled by a lineage of warrior queens and priestesses (witches that draw their power from the elements and animal spirits). To them, their reigning monarch is an incarnation of the goddess Morrig – their highest deity, the life-giving destroyer, the Goddess of War.
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The most important of the queen’s royal insignia is “The Matron” – The Holy Axe. Worshiped as somewhat of a deity itself, it is considered to be the mother of all weapons. The weapon is decorated with nature motives and religious symbolism. One side portrays a man and a woman worshiping a matriarch that is holding a severed head. On the reverse, a tree is bearing fruit. Thus, two aspects of the same being, The Matron, come together.
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‘It was after sunset, when we were taken in to a chamber deep inside the stone fortress - the throne room of the Queen. With hands tied behind our backs, forced to our knees, surrounded by the deafening sound of drums, we awaited our fate. I did not know then that one of my companions was foolish enough to steal from the shrine.’
(from a journal of an unknown adventurer)