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MTGinktober armors up and wolfs down Day 15, "Helmet Werewolf," starring Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Ulrich, Uncontested Alpha!

This was one that coulda gone a couple directions, first of which was going to be Arlinn and Thalia hanging out in a casual moment.  Ultimately I felt it was too much of a cheat to draw a human-form werewolf, so then it became a task of finding a werewolf that looked distinct enough.  Ulrich made the cut, and then we just found a cool helmet for soldier Thalia, who I based on Algenpflegger's Secret Lair revamps.

Fun Facts: This is only Thalia's second MTGinktober appearance, surprisingly enough, and not surprisingly this is Ulrich's first, as I don't enjoy drawing beefy lads.  This is also our first time busting out the white ink this year, which I have always found really difficult to work with (it's been really gummy since day one, and even worse so now, plus it's really weak on black, anyway--I splotched some in the upper left corner and you can barely tell after a simple tissue dab.

 Easter Eggs: As is tradition, with every Algenphanart, we include the swooshy B (ß), this one at left in the grass near Ulrich's right hand.  The helmet is Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician's, whose proper owner has made a couple appearances off the the strength of that very helmet design.

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