Assassin's Creed Shadows - Additional locations ( Kii region)

In addition to the trio of Grand Shinto shrines alongside Kumano Kodo, I was tasked with creating several smaller locations in the Kii region. They are :
- small shrine called Sewara Inari
- another shrine nested above a lake - Maruyama
- small shrine located on a rockbed , near a rock formation above a waterfall - Takayama.
- A watchtower/ guard post located on Mount Oto. This one needed to show signs of recent attack/ abandonment.
- Rinsen Pagoda - the pagoda itself has been damaged during a lightning storm which caused a fire that spread around.
- A claw -shaped rock formation near Mount Koya ( I had to implement somewhere on it's relatively vertical rockface a hidden spot, containing treasure)
-a small shrine alongside a mountain road , called Myoken Shrine
Art &Level design collaborators:
-Art Lead - Iana Pencheva

Rinsen Pagoda, damaged in a recent forest fire

Rinsen Pagoda, damaged in a recent forest fire

Maruyama Shrine - it's nested above  a small lake, surrounded by blooming wisteria plants.

Maruyama Shrine - it's nested above a small lake, surrounded by blooming wisteria plants.

Sewara Inari, with it's fox statues around the Torii gate.

Sewara Inari, with it's fox statues around the Torii gate.

Entrance to the abandoned Mount Oto's watchtower guardpost .

Entrance to the abandoned Mount Oto's watchtower guardpost .

the small Takayama shrine, located above a waterfall.

the small Takayama shrine, located above a waterfall.

Myoken shrine

Myoken shrine