© IronHawk-R
This is the amazing work of IronHawk-R and is the first of three pictures produced based on Girlrider IV which in turn was inspired by earlier pictures of goblin girlriders by IronHawk-R
Posted with permission.
"They were travelling in two columns with Mistress Kel’der, on Huugaan, and Mistress Kor, on Kaal, up front. Behind Kel’der was Hal’tal, a powerful warrior on his mount Dokaar dec, a sturdy heavy chested mare. Dokaar dec was goblin tongue for thunder thighs. None of the other ponies joshed Dokaar dec over this though, as she was an experienced battle-mare, and had a powerful kick.
The three mares being led by Hal’tal were tethered neck to neck and wrapped in brown hooded parkers. Largely undecorated, so their new owners could express their own taste, they made an unlikely group. The first mare was a red head with a wild streak and a short fuse. Huugaan was of the opinion she would not be coming back. The next two Huugaan and Kaal had started to make friends of, during the cold nights in the caves. The first was being called Titch by her fellow ponies on account of her short stature. The mare had a wicked sense of humour and a filthy mind. She had regularly had the whole stable in stitches, with blue jokes, mostly at their owners expense. Tethered to Titch was Nomad. A rare catch for the goblins Nomad was a tall willowy mare with a light brown hide. Her people traded in the Southern desert and it was almost as unheard of for one of their women to become a pony as was Huugaan.
Mistress Kor was leading Haakhaar on his mount Ker. Haakhaar was a scout and hunter and his mount wore a helm fashioned from the head of a deer, antlers and all. Ker’s leathers were an olive green and Haakhaar always returned with a kill from a hunt. The three mares Haakhaar led were all of similar size. The only notable pony being Ice, a pony from the frozen north. Her tribe lived north of the mountains where the ground was always frozen, and the sea too in winter. Her people saw little sun and though her hair was midnight black her hide was almost white in hue.
The first part of the journey through the deep snow was no fun. A fast pace was impossible as the snow was often knee deep and footing was unpredictable. The snow made the rocks and boulders loom into weird and surreal shapes, and the freezing mist kept visibility low."