Hi there folks!

I'm happy to present the first boss of the game: Terroke!

Terroke is inspired by the Tarasque, a French mythological creature. There are tons of legends regarding this lovely fellow, being this one from the West of Spain the one that made me have it as the first boss (pretty anti-Semitic ngl, but that's pretty much Spanish medieval folklore in a nutshell).

The tale talks about a greedy Jewish surgeon who went to attend a poor man after the huge offer of the patient's grandpa: 700 maravedi and 70 piglets. The surgeon got into the horse wagon paid by the patient's grandpa, and when they arrived at their destination the poor man was on his last legs. He also had a dream about how the surgeon got eaten by the Tarasque due to taking so long to arrive. The surgeon offered some remedies to ease the pain of the patient in the shape of some herbs he had in his briefcase. For a fee, of course. But when he got the money and the people saw they weren't working, the surgeon said he was suffering from "heart illness".

The surgeon asked for his promised payment despite the anger of the patient's family, and he returned to his house with the company of two servants.

When they were on his way back to the surgeon's residence, the Tarasque appeared and grabbed the greedy man from the neck, choking him with its tail. The servants saved themselves by holding a cross and summoning Saint Marta, making the beast flee.

When the servants returned to the house they served in, they returned to the place where the surgeon was last seen, only to find his corpse floating on the water next to the creature's den. The corpse was holding in his hand the bag of maravedi, which was returned to the family.

La Tarasca, Leyendas de Extremadura

Pretty cool short tale, could have been done without the whole "Jews are greedy" part but again, keep in mind Spain has always been like this with practically every single race and ideology. Tale's still worth reading though, give it a try if you want to practice your Spanish!

In terms of art, the Tarasque is represented for the most part as a creature with the face of a lion, a turtle-like shell over its body and the tail of a snake. I took some creative freedom drawing it because I still need to animate it and make it readable for the player, so I made it more of a "creepy hairy fellow" type of monster.

And that's pretty much it! Last post I'll make about the game will be the design of the first level. After that, I'll fully focus on working on the game and working to earn some money. Hope you enjoyed this journey so far and see you in the next and final post!

Have a great week and stay cool,

-Ray