Andorian Oc - Blog Posts

More of my Andorian OC :] He's got a name now! (And so does my MC hehe they're Atoss and Thesith now)

My first time trying a turnaround, might color in the last sketch with his actual colors later, we'll see :]

If you've got any tips on how to improve the 3/4 view please do let me know cause I'm still kinda struggling with that here

I find the concept behind the Aenar and the Andorians really interesting,

So I made some Andorian OCs from the time before the Aenar evolved into who they are today, I mean come on! What was the origin behind a pacifist society forming from a militaristic society, but in a way where it came to the point of them becoming a myth, living so far offsite?? Who were those Andorians that left to build their own society instead of triggering a revolution? How was the basis for the Aenar layed out? Those are the kind of thoughts that have been feeding this particular OC (bottom left of the sketches and the one I practiced animating expressions with :]) and I figured I could use my interest in them to practice some shape-focused character design with Andorians :) I actually can’t answer any of those questions accurately of course lol but I think it’s fun to fantasize about them anyway (finally got some more stuff done for my portfolio through that) The Andorian on the bottom right (and well upper right too lol) has been growing on me too tbh I might look for ways to include him in my speculation/thoughts about Aenar history 👀🦫

I LOVE THIS SO MUCHHH

Another drawing for @startrek-eridani ! This time it’s Captain Saavik and her First Officer: Commander Kyral Ry’Anauk

I had a fun time drawing them

I also have a Red Alert version vv

Edit: I forgot to add images to the back screens so pretend that there is something there lol

THE AO3 site for STAR TREK: ERIDANI is open for you guys to sign up to make your own stories/art/whatever based on the episode plots, or just to read the lore/posts on the collection the creator @purple-iris made (plus some artwork from me!) !!!

This AO3 work aims at centralizing all information regarding the character biographies and episode synopses for the Star Trek: Eridani fan project, a for-fans-by-fans series. This series will be hosted as an opened prompt meme challenge, with the prompts being the various episode summaries written by purple_iris_bloom ( @purple-iris ) and ghostofgoldendays ( @parallelfallout) , the co-creators and hosts.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64461667/chapters/165521569#main

If you wish to read the characters biographies, meta analysis and episode synopses more easily on AO3!

It also aims to be a ressource/reference for anyone wanting to start thinking about writing or creating something for the Eridani Project...

Xeno-botanist Marithyk Ry’Anauk, read his bio here:

First officer Kyral Ry’Anauk, read more about him here:

Commander Kyral Ry’Anauk, First Officer of the U.S.S. Eridani

Kyral Ry’Anauk is the eldest son of Kisharn and Vi’al Ry’Anauk, who were both part of the Andorian Imperial Guard. He has a brother, Marithyk, who is younger by three years. As a child, he planned to follow in their footsteps after their death and serve as well. At 14 years old, a fellow Andorian pupil declared Ushaan as a way to avenge his father, as Kyral’s own parents were his commanding officer during a fight on the outskirts of Andorian space. The duel was disputed and later annulled before the death of either participants when said rival grabbed Kyral’s brother to use him as a human shield. While the challenger was penalized and removed from serving as an Imperial Guard, this event left Kyral with deep emotional scars, as well as physical ones, prompting him to leave his training and set his sight on safer options for himself and his remaining family, as he feared that others could still hold vitriol due to the actions of his parents in the field and refused to endanger Marithyk because of it. He endeavoured to keep his little brother safe from troublemakers and any ill-meaning people, sometime to the point of overprotection.

At 18 years old, he joined Starfleet Academy and moved to Earth, spending 4 years on the command track and building his stamina to compensate for his higher Andorian metabolism compared to humans. His combat instructors often praised his qualities as a fighter, and encouraged him to continue working to combat the exhaustion that would quickly settle in for him in hand-to-hand combat. Kyral had a hard time admitting to weaknesses of any kind, and put a lot in effort to palliate that difficulty.

Due to the mental impact of his traumatizing duel, he often had to consult with psychology specialists at the Academy, despite his reluctance to do so.

After graduation, Kyral postponed assignments to ships or far from Earth for a long time as Marithyk went to study xenobotany at the University of Princeton, to remain close to his brother. Only once Marithyk pushed him to take up field assignments did he truly start to move up the ranks, getting assigned to the U.S.S. Hornet until becoming a commander and being transferred to the Eridani for its five years mission under Captain Saavik at 37 years old.

As per Starfleet command’s request, he was required to consult the ship’s psychologist on a regular basis, given that it was his first deep space assignment as First Officer. He did not like these sessions and how vulnerable they made him feel. He was highly critical of ship psychologist Dr. Cohen, but eventually grew to respect him.

At the start of the mission and for its first few years, he had a hard time connecting with Captain Saavik, but they eventually fell into a rhythm and came to an understanding as a command team.