Rifts Psi Hounds and Psi Stalker the DogBoys

  Here is an illustration that I did for the Rifts® Boardgame being licensed, developed and published by Carmen Bellaire's - Rogue Heroes® LLC, based on the famous RIFTS® RPG game created by Kevin Siembieda and published by Palladium Books®.

Pencils: Charles "Chuck" Walton II


Digital Paints by one of my New Art Partners (Eduardo "EDSFox" Dominguez)::  

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The iconic Rifts Deathshead motif, stormtrooper infantry of the Coalition States depicted here are called the "CS Dogboys and CS Psi Stalker."

Also known as "Dog Pack" and "Psi Hound" 

 The so-called "Dog Boy" is the Coalition States genetic engineering laboratories' most successful creation. All Dog Boys have their origin with the CS, although an increasing number (perhaps as many as 5%) are "free born" (or what the CS calls "Feral"), the natural born offspring of lab created Dog Boys who have gone AWOL from the Coalition Army. Dog Boy Packs have been part of the Coalition Army and police force and city defense force for nearly 40years, because most of the canines are ferociously loyal to their human creators. Coalition Dog Boys and Psychics have come to play an increasingly important role in the CS defense and military operations against hostile forces because they can literally "sniff out", sense and (sometimes) see users of magic and the supernatural even when they are invisible or disguised.

Closeness between CS soldiers and Psi-Stalkers and psychics in general, is also stronger than ever before as they prove their loyalty and worth in confrontations with demons, sorcerers and evil psychics. 

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  For those familiar with the role-playing game Rifts, I hope you enjoy this depiction of this iconic Coalition States Dogboys and Psi Stalker. For those of you new to Rifts, it is a post apocalyptic world where rifts (dimensional portals) have opened up onto Earth and have released a wide range of supernatural monsters, vast array of aliens, and all sorts of advanced technology, psionic abilities and more. Numerous factions across the globe now fight for the dominion or survival of Earth.  

  Rifts was one of my first RPG experiences that I truly enjoyed and I was thrilled to be able to contribute artwork for such a fantastic setting. This artwork is for the upcoming Rifts Miniature boardgame whose Kickstarter will be launching VERY soon. Check out Rogue Heroes LLC Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RogueHeroesPu…)  to follow along with the production and launch of the Rifts Board game Kickstarter, and tell em Chuck sent ya. “Like” them and please feel free to drop them a visit and a comment.

 The Kickstarter is soon to start so I hope to see ya there!

 Coalition States Dogboys and Psi Stalker - Excerpted from Rifts® Ultimate Edition™, copyright 2005 Palladium Books Inc. All rights reserved. Rifts®, Wilderness Scoutt® and Palladium Books® are registered trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. and Kevin Siembieda. All other titles and names are trademarks of Palladium Books

 Coalition States Dogboys and Psi Stalker art are copyright and trademark of Palladium Books Inc. All rights reserved.