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Haha I almost forgot about these doodles. :'D A quick sketch ref I made of Artryx a while back for someone to show the structure of his harness and whatnot. Goodness he's a lot of fun to draw. <3

This guy is huge. Nobody’s entirely sure why, but he’s got some sort of wonky genetics because he ended up growing up to be about 8 feet tall. Which is why he’s Kes’s main form of transportation.

Her dad put together a relatively simple saddle and harness for him to make for safer riding. Artie’s poncho functions as a saddle blanket. The saddle itself is mostly flat and made of padded leather, and Kes rides crouched low like a horse jockey to help reduce wind resistance. She keeps from falling off with a couple of leather straps that she hooks onto her belt so that they function like seat belts.

The harness is really rather simple, just straps that slip underneath and in front of Artie’s wings that are hooked together by a metal ring that sits over his breast. There’re a few saddlebags and pouches attached to the harness and saddle to carry supplies and things.

I dunno if this is how it would REALLY work in real life, but I’m taking my best guess here since nobody rides giant birds around in our universe. xD;

Artie and co. can be found here [link]

Description
Haha I almost forgot about these doodles. :'D A quick sketch ref I made of Artryx a while back for someone to show the structure of his harness and whatnot. Goodness he's a lot of fun to draw. <3

This guy is huge. Nobody’s entirely sure why, but he’s got some sort of wonky genetics because he ended up growing up to be about 8 feet tall. Which is why he’s Kes’s main form of transportation.

Her dad put together a relatively simple saddle and harness for him to make for safer riding. Artie’s poncho functions as a saddle blanket. The saddle itself is mostly flat and made of padded leather, and Kes rides crouched low like a horse jockey to help reduce wind resistance. She keeps from falling off with a couple of leather straps that she hooks onto her belt so that they function like seat belts.

The harness is really rather simple, just straps that slip underneath and in front of Artie’s wings that are hooked together by a metal ring that sits over his breast. There’re a few saddlebags and pouches attached to the harness and saddle to carry supplies and things.

I dunno if this is how it would REALLY work in real life, but I’m taking my best guess here since nobody rides giant birds around in our universe. xD;

Artie and co. can be found here [link]