QUELL - Alternative Tribes

This is my design work for the additional Tribes in the game Quell.
Each of them has special abilities which will become useful when facing different opponents through the game.
They also have a different fighting style and variations on the basic Gauntlet (the main weapons).
There was quite a lot of back and forth before settling on a few definite designs, these images document the process in more or less the chronological order.

Early experiments before we settled on a lower LOD for implementation.
These proved very useful in exploring our options and range in types.

Wardens.
An ancient race of paladins, sworn protectors of the land.
When the corruption occurred, the husks of a few of these fallen soldiers were
mutated into what we now know as the Umbral Guard.

Irons.
It’s said that, when an Iron punches you, the hit makes you forget your name, address and the reason you’re currently several brickwalls away from where you were sitting a second ago.

Serps.
A noble lineage of reptilian warlords, custodian of traditions spanning millions of years.
They rely on dangerous, devious poisons which render them extremely fearsome fighters in longer, strategic skirmishes.

Elven Kin - Forest Folks.
Their fighting style is based on a mix of magic and long combinations of attacks.
They are sadly very prone to premature hair loss.
Please ignore any discrepancy
between amount, color and length of hair from one day to the next.

Fae people.
The most mysterious race of all, Fae people are incredibly skilled in ultra-light fighting techniques which require lots of practice and stamina.

Samu People - Desert Tribe
Sturdy and eccentric folks, the Samu create ingenious mechanical devices and work together for the betterment of the world.