Catrick the Cheat — When the Rain Falls and the Games Turn Cruel

This illustration features Catrick the Cheat, a primary antagonist from my tabletop fantasy world Barker’s of Ruin, captured beneath the rain he despises. The storm reflects a moment of restrained fury—the calm before the rules are bent and the board turns hostile.

Catrick is a villain defined not by brute force, but by manipulation. He commands nine escalating games, each designed to punish heroes who survive the last. The final game is the most dangerous: fallen heroes can be claimed, cloned, and redeployed, turning defeat into a weapon.

If Catrick is not stopped before this final phase resolves, the game world risks total collapse—systems overwrite systems, and the distinction between victory and deletion disappears.

This piece represents the moment just before that cascade begins.

🎨 Mediums

Mechanical pencil

Kneaded eraser

Watercolor pens

Acrylic paint pen (border)

🔗 Project Links

📖 Blog Post (Lore + Process):
https://www.theartisticshepherdart.com/blog/blog_posts/catrick-the-cheat-when-the-rain-falls-and-the-games-turn-cruel

🖼️ Art Print Listing:
https://www.theartisticshepherdart.com/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/catrick-the-cheat?product_gallery=546492&product_id=8618903

📺 Speed Drawing / Shorts Video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/Vpd7nWbRjGo?si=oneeg8znOevYS-Ua