Aiyana Haseya: The Sacrificial Ritual – WWG: The Forgotten Past of OldCow McGold

3D printable miniature – Scene IV from The Forgotten Past of OldCow McGold
Part of the Wild West Girls Collection

🎯 Project Purpose
This scene marks a turning point in Aiyana’s spiritual transformation—no longer just a huntress, she becomes a medium between worlds. As she kneels before the skull of the White Stag, her ceremonial offering opens a gateway not only to her ancestors, but to haunting visions of fire, destruction, and a darker future.

From the Wild West Girls collection and its Kickstarter release, this moment showcases introspection, prophecy, and the fragile weight of destiny.

🔗 Kickstarter Campaign
💰 Total raised: €1,968
👥 Backers: 95
📈 Funding achieved: 394%
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tinyepicstudios/wild-west-girls-aiyana-haseya-aka-oldcow-mcgold?category_id=34

🌿 Lore Summary
In the stillness of the ceremonial grounds, Aiyana places a sacred offering before the stag’s skull. She calls upon the spirits for guidance—but what she receives is a vision of chaos: fire consuming her homeland, shadowed enemies razing her village, and a version of herself, hardened and unrecognizable. The spirits do not give comfort—they give truth. And with that truth, Aiyana is transformed once again.

🗣 “The fire showed me everything. Not just what might happen—but who I might become. My people saw a priestess. I saw something else. I bowed to the skull and whispered: ‘Guide me so I don’t become what I saw.’”

🛠️ Technical Process | Full Production Pipeline
Handled 100% of the creative and technical workflow:

Base model and posing: Character Creator

Sculpting and detailing: ZBrush

Rendering: Blender (Eevee)

3D print support setup: Chitubox

Test print validated on: Anycubic Photon Mono M5s

Scales available: 32 mm and 75 mm

File formats: pre-supported and clean STL

🎨 Design Focus

Calm, sacred silhouette contrasted by internal turmoil

Emotion conveyed through gesture and stillness

Offering elements arranged in a symbolic narrative spiral

Use of ceremonial props to support storytelling (stag skull, peyote, deer rattles, feathers)

Ideal centerpiece for display or diorama

No concept art: sculpted from narrative and visual references

Stylized realism with tribal spiritual aesthetics

Storytelling-focused sculpt with symbolic base design

Optimized for multi-scale printing and visual fidelity

Fully test printed for prototype validation

📌 Artistic/Professional Skills Highlighted

Emotional storytelling through character pose

Symbolic sculpting and ceremonial iconography

Prop composition supporting narrative clarity

Sculpting natural elements (flora, ashes, feathers)

Balance between serenity and dread in design

🚀 Creative Vision
The Sacrificial Ritual captures Aiyana’s moment of greatest uncertainty. She has passed the trials, but now must bear a vision that shakes her identity to the core. Is she still the protector her tribe believes in? Or is she fated to become something darker? This miniature encapsulates that question in a single breath—held, trembling, suspended in smoke and silence.