The most iconic character designed for EQD is certainly Nagafen the dragon. Tackling this character was exciting and challenging.
Painting by Keith Parkinson
Nagafen in Everquest 1
This high resolution character model of Nagafen shows the final re-imagined design in the stylized realistic art style of EQD.
Character Model by Keita Okada
Character Model by Keita Okada
Character Model by Keita Okada
Billy King had a great idea to accentuate his fire breathing action as a gameplay tell by expanding his chin, fanning out his throat scales, and fire coursing through the space between the scales as illustrated in the construction drawing below.
Concept art by Billy King
The scale of Nagafen is much larger than previous versions. This is some of the artistic freedom we had in the visual development of this game. Classic elements such as the shape of the horns and center head fin were retained with modern touches applied to scale pattern and overall body proportions.
Concept art by Billy King
Concept art by Billy King
Concept art by Billy King
Concept art by Billy King
Concept art by Billy King