Children's Week 2015 is the immediate successor to the 2014 quest illustration series. Unlike the romp it was before, this one is a story very specific to my own WoW characters.
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By the time I did the 2014 series Leon had already lost his arm in the Siege of Orgrimmar ICly, but I didn't show this in the art because I hadn't really talked about it yet and the art was kinda OOC anyway. It would've been weird to draw Leon with no arm and no explanation, so I skipped that big detail.
In 2015 the story of his missing arm was much more developed and Leon's character design + personality now reflects the change. ICly he is VERY self-conscious about his arm but still conflicted about getting a prosthetic. In his self-pity he feels having one would only highlight what's wrong with him, how he's broken beyond healing.
Most people might notice his disability and probably not care, but he believes they'll see something wrong with him (as he does) and judge him. It's all in his head, but it's a fear real enough that he avoids going out and socializing.
But ahh, Children's Week! Even Leon doesn't want to miss this occasion. Like Sig he loves kids, especially a certain little girl who he's missed all year.
There is only one problem: he's terrified his injury will scare her away. Sig convinces him to at least come to the orphanage, but Leon insists on watching the fun from afar. He would never forgive himself for scaring a child, especially dear Salandria.
Children's Week in WoW is a short in-game holiday where Horde and Alliance heroes from all over Azeroth visit orphanages to help support and inspire needy kids. As part of the event, heroes can temporarily 'adopt' one of these kids for a day to show them a wide wonderful world outside the orphanage.
Every year for the past 4 years I've made a mini comic about my priest and paladin being part of the Children's Week festivities. Initially non-canon, over time I've integrated this holiday into their greater story.
These sequential works are presented as snapshots of my WoW OCs within their own context, and some details may not be fully explained by the comics themselves.
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