King Gilgamesh of Uruk
Song: "Remember Me" by Josh Groban
Origin: Uruk (Mesopotamia), 30th century BC
Sire: Chronos, the Queen Mother vampire

Height: 72 in / 183 cm
Weight: 185 lbs / 84 kg
Mortal age: 20 years
Immortal age (modern day): ~4900 years
Hair color: black-brown
Eye color: unknown
Ethnicity: Sumerian
Blood type: B-

It's finally finished!!! I'm soooo pleased that he actually looks like Vin Diesel.... you know someone's a real man when he's drawn in a girly tiara, a girly skirt, and with girly curly hair, and he still looks like a total stud.

Back story for Gilgamesh as a real person:
Gilgamesh, son of Lugalbanda, was the 5th king of the largest Mesopotamian city-state, Uruk (the Arabian version of Troy). He reigned around the 26th century (2700) BC. He became king at a young age, probably his late teens, and over his long rule he supervised the construction of the largest temple in the city, Eanna, and the city wall. Since the existing carvings/drawings of Gilgamesh are all so insanely different, his physical appearance in my story (and therefore this pic) is derived largely from the fourth tablet of The Epic of Gilgamesh, when he first encounters the goddess Ishtar. It is known that he was physically imposing and dashingly handsome (no wonder I chose Vin Diesel as his mortal model. lol ) Since he was such a good man ("good man" in the Mesopotamian sense meaning he was a kickass fighter and gave his people stuff), the legend states that he was made by the Gods.

Back story on Gilgamesh in Young Vampire
The Queen Mother vampire herself made Gilgamesh a vampire at 20 years old, and Gil regrets it sincerely. The antithesis of most humans, who long for immortality, Gilgamesh pines for the return of his mortality - the ability to eat, drink, and most importantly, see the sun. He is a very sad individual, but he tries his best to live in peace with what he's got; he intentionally picks out the good things in every situation, and he is constantly laughing at things that really aren't funny enough to laugh at. He hides his depression by forcing himself to be lighthearted. Because of this, Lamia is very inspired by and drawn to Gilgamesh, and he and Lamia quickly form a brotherlike bond. However, like all great duos, the two vamps eventually have to go their separate ways, but Gil's influence on Lamia and the lessons Gil taught him stay with Lamia for the rest of his life. That's why Gil's lyric is:

Remember, I will still be here
As long as you hold me in your memory
Remember, when your dreams have ended
Time can be transcended, just remember me.
I am the one star that keeps burning so brightly,
It is the last light to fade into the rising sun
I'm with you whenever you tell my story,
For I am all I've done.
I am the one voice in the cold wind that whispers,
And if you listen, you'll hear me call across the sky
As long as I still can reach out and touch you
Then I will never die.



Materials used:
HB graphite pencils from Ticonderoga
colored pencils by Prismacolor
micron01 and brush markers from Pigma
pilot v razor point felt tip pen
sharpie marker
edited on micrografx pp10



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