Premise
A young demon creature, cast out and ostracized by their hometown, joins a terrorist group in the hopes of finding a sense of belonging. However, upon getting close to the target of a politically-motivated assassination at the group's request, they discover that the community they were looking for all along was with the person they are supposed to kill.
GENRE: Contemporary Fantasy
DEMOGRAPHIC: YA/18+
IDEAL PRODUCTION MEDIUM: 3D limited series
Setting
Set in a world similar to our Earth, but in which creatures that only exist as a fantasy to us are very much real. All kinds of creatures live alongside humans in a society designed to support all life forms. However, as tends to happen when enough voices from different backgrounds are present, things are becoming restless. In Agnacia, one of the world's most powerful regions, discontent with the current political landscape is bubbling to the surface. Power-hungry aristocrats become bolder and bolder with their choices, and a notorious terrorist group known as Eden becomes bolder and bolder with their attacks.
Created as part of a concept art program in 2025, here is the first collection of finalized artwork for this project. Since then, lots of elements have been changed and many parts of the story have been tweaked, but this collection of artwork is the first proper concept art for Thicker Than Blood.
Click on each character's name to learn about them.
Keia
Found in a stream as a newborn, Keia was viewed as a bad omen their entire life. They grew up alienated from the other villagers, with only their adoptive mother, Ariadne, to turn to for support. After her death, Keia joins an organization that promises a close-knit, accepting found family -- only, this organization is one of the world's most notorious terrorist groups.
During the story, Keia is enlisted to assassinate Cassius, the son of a very powerful businessman with a strong political influence. Upon getting to know Cassius in order to get close enough to assassinate him, Keia discovers that the narrative the terrorist group has been telling them their entire life isn't entirely true, and they must choose between blind loyalty or the actual belonging they wanted all along.
Jasmine
Jasmine was born in the same city as Cassius, but they don't meet until university. Her parents are weaponsmiths, and they travel around the world for business. Jasmine loves her family and is grateful for the job security, but she doesn't enjoy the lifestyle, which constantly uproots her life and leaves her homes behind. She has a bubbly and joyful personality and she loves others deeply, and so when she meets Keia and the rest of the story's characters, she finally gets to experience finding a home in a group of people. Her and Keia become close friends, both having had similar nomadic backgrounds.
Jasmine is, to archetype her, a "life of the party" kind of person, and she loves connecting with people. She is determined to make the most out of any situation, and is the one who brings together Cassius and Keia, and encourages Nathaniel to come out of his shell.
Support the Project
Thicker Than Blood has been in the works since 2021, back when it was only a sketchbook page with Keia's character design on it. Since then, the story has developed, evolved, and definitely changed, and it couldn't have come as far as it did without the small community of people who kept asking about it. Thanks to a handful of people in a little corner of the internet, this story was able to make it out of the sketchbook and into the world, where it continues to find people who resonate with it. Thank you deeply to everyone who has shown interest in the project thus far, and a warm welcome to those just beginning to discover it.
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