From Concept to Card: Rachel's Catlan University

Worlds Apart

I've had the privilege of knowing Rachel Everett for about six years now, and I've watched her art evolve a lot in that time frame - but she's always been a prodigious story teller. Nothing that Rachel illustrates is ever just an image - her pieces are windows into unexplored worlds, saturated with details that imply character and culture. However aesthetically pleasing her work might be, a bulk of its value lies in the stories she tells with every brush stroke. 

Catlan Academy: Hub of Mysticism

 Catlan Academy is one of Eternum's most important locales, and we're going to be seeing a lot going on there in the events of Genesis, Legion's first set. We've already talked about the six domains that make up Legion as a game. Those same domains also represent six pre-existent realities that collided to create the world of Eternum. Throughout Eternum, certain regions bear more resemblance to certain realities than others, and some, like Catlan Academy, are direct holdovers. Catlan Academy is a remnant of the mystic reality, and the seat of Anahita's power.

(Anahita Concept by Taylor Jones)

An expansive and esoteric maze of monolithic buildings, Catlan Academy is a library, a place of learning, and a city unto itself. Its denizens hold fast to the pillar of mysticism: that nothing is more sacred than the attainment of knowledge and the growth of intellect. And who better to lead this city-academy than the quintessence of knowledge herself? Anahita, the Mystic Witch, presides over Catlan as a ruler and teacher, imparting portions of her omniscience to her ambitious pupils. 

Rachel gives beautiful life to Catlan in a range of teals and blues reflective of the strange, alien world the mystic reality once was. The peaceful unity of the mystic domain is plain in the marriage of nature and structure. Keep up with us here for more on Catlan's mysticism including an alternate-art promo version of Anahita done by Rachel herself! Rachel's promo, as well as other alternate witches, will be available as special rewards to backers of our upcoming kickstarter campaign. For more of Rachel's fantastically narrative work follow her at MissRacheleverett.tumblr.com on Tumblr, Miss Rachel Everett on Facebook, and @missracheleverett on Instagram.