Pewter Fumarole | Gray Volcanic Dragon among Steam Vents

The story of Pewter Fumarole

A fictional story inspired by the artwork.

The dragon stands on a ledge with its long neck raised above the nearest steam plume. Charcoal wings stretch back over the narrow body, and a row of orange markings runs along the side of the neck. Cool light from the valley picks out the gray scales and leaves the lowest rocks in shadow.

Travelers usually see the creature from the path that follows the cooler edge of the basin. At dusk it comes out to the basalt shelf, where the wind carries the first steam away from the rocks. A guide has learned to watch which plumes disappear behind the dragon before choosing a route between the vents.

The rocky foreground is rendered in dark grays and small warm flecks. Farther back, the plumes soften the edges of the mountains and make the dark wings more distinct. The orange accents mark the point where the neck bends, drawing the eye toward the angular face even in a broad landscape.

A story in this valley might follow a guide sent to reopen a path after the vents have shifted. Seeing the dragon on a different ledge would give the guide a place to start looking, but only daylight would show which stones were still safe to cross.

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