I've been battling a rather nasty cold which is partially responsible for my hiatus from last posting, that and getting sucked into the digital heroin that is Grand Theft Auto 4. Thankfully the cold is winding down so it's back to the arts.

Once more we have a glimpse into the settings of Theos, again on Indus. Here we have a pair of Sendai, to the left a Tappco toaster/radio head style sendai and to the right a Dies combat taedus (Telepathic Defense System). They appear to be discussing a plot of unknown purpose in an industrial passage on Indus.

The taedus would be part of a "Use System" partnership with a human owner. Generally what this means is the taedus is used for Police, military, or private investigations work as a living weapon and surveillance extension of the human partner. Usually these "use" arrangements (ownership by the human) are more free for the sendai than the typical domestic "Use" bond. The Tappco unit is probably indentured and slaved to it's owner so being out on it's own like this could mean several things, good or bad, for the human owner. Worse case is it killed it's owner. Tappco has a model line of sendai known for their blocky toaster/radio heads. This fella has a simulated Catalin/Bakelite material with brass fittings so it's a more aesthetically decorative sendai unit. The sendai in No Escape
[link] is clearly one of the same model types only that one is a combat model.

This piece was a lot of fun to work on and more will follow in it's suit. Atmosphere and unease are sometimes the sense one gets in Indus as it's a massive architectural labyrinth. The sendai are fully digital . I blew up a rough thumbnail guide and off I went.

Pencil rendered background. Digital ink and cell shades and color renders in Photoshop CS3