Black Heaven Vision Board

To help aid in art design for the game, I created some Pinterest boards for characters and costumes! You can check out some of the key reference images below.

Note: these images are not official art for the game–they’re just inspirations.

No-Eyes

One of the key sketches of No-Eyes, the necromantic antagonist of the game. He wears a black, eyeless helmet with human teeth embedded in the jaw.

Key Appearance Traits: close-fitting black robes with high collar and silver buttons, smooth, eyeless helmet, leather satchel, white gloves, no exposed skin, 6’0, emaciated

Occupation: Necromancer and scholar

Personality: No-Eyes is irreverent, charismatic, and entirely without morals. He sees other humans as amusements or puppets, and is highly adept at twisting them to his own ends. His humorous and often devil-may-care attitude is carefully cultivated to disguise his true intentions.

Ru

Ru is one of the three main romance interests. She is the main character’s tutor.

Key Appearance Traits: Medium-length blue hair and bangs, large glasses, willowy, 5’10


Occupation: Scholar/teacher (Physical regeneration specialty)

Personality: Ru is shy and bookish, but her passionate side shines through when tackling a puzzle or difficult problem. She’s widely recognized as a leader in her field, but her relentless work ethic has isolated her and made her even less comfortable interacting with people.

Keywords:Gentle, empathetic, obsessive, anxious

Leathe




Leathe is one of the key romance interests. She is a skilled surgeon and one of the protagonist’s classmates.

Key Appearance Traits: medium-length, red, curly hair tied up in a messy bun, freckles, roughly 5’8

Occupation: Student (Artificial vessel specialty)

Personality: Leathe is charming, clever, and an unapologetic queen of drama. She loves to gossip and play with people’s hearts, and can appear callous and shallow. However, her outward persona is mostly a façade, which hides her deep insecurities and her wariness to trust others.

Key words: shrewd, witty, manipulative, flirtatious

Izagi

Izagi is one of the key romance interests. She is a martial artist and one of the protagonist’s classmates.

Key Appearance Traits: long, straight black hair, fit and toned, 6’0

Occupation: Student (Physical augmentation specialty)

Personality: Izagi Ito is focused, disciplined, and confident, but beneath the surface, she’s still struggling to rein in her chaotic emotions, which range from fierce competitiveness to anger over her past. For her, martial arts are a way to tame her own mind.

Key words: fierce, confident, disciplined

“Secrets” by Joel Clapp

Hey, so I just bought a 12×16 piece of art from my friend Joel Clapp, titled “Secrets.”

secrets art occult triangle lab

Joel has done some concept art for my stories, including the Grinning Man helmet, the sketches of Oroboro and his scary-ass smile, and the city of Ibiza, from “Hypnotica.” Here’s what he has to say about the piece:

“I was inspired by two of my favorite painters, Zdzislaw Benksinski and Chet Zar. Their apocalyptic tones and surreal, fleshy creations have fascinated me for a long time. I tried to capture a feeling of ruin and foreignness and focus on a lone entity, with the secrets of the fallen civilization locked away within its fortress-like skull. It all really started with trying to emulate my favorites, really.”

I’m gonna hang this on my wall, right above the bloodstains. You can check out more of Joel’s work here.