"Bend an ear and listen close. You don't want to miss this, do you? That's the way - calm and easy. See how easily you've fallen under my sway?"

Commissioned by Wizards of the Coast for their latest Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game codex called ‘Arcane Power’.

This was definitely a tough image to get right. I went through quite a few rough drafts before I managed to capture the right personality and appearance. She is the kind of elf that will lure you in with charm and intrigue, before ensnaring you with magic and finishing you off with a dagger to the heart. Someone you'd be lucky to survive an encounter with.

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Mike was born and lives in England. He has been working professionally for just three years and runs all aspects of the business by himself.

Mike is well educated in Art & Design and is qualified to Degree level in Illustration. He currently supplies unique artwork to clients throughout the world for use in books, films and games.

Mike has a passion for detail and enjoys capturing atmospheric lighting. Despite his interest in myths and fictitious subjects he tries to harness a sense of realism and history within his art. As a result his work balances on the divide between plausibility and fantasy.