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A Modalo is an illustration inspired by the essence of a quote...

When all the Modalos are brought together, they unravel the adventure of the Ice Kid — a curious boy… but a rather lazy one...

One day, his fate takes a sharp turn when he meets the enigmatic gaze of a mermaid.

As he follows her, he's drawn into a mysterious world made of four great realms—The Four Lands of Knowledge.

On his path, the Ice Kid will encounter 64 messengers, each bearing a precious drop of Wisdom...

Embark with him on this epic journey and collect all the Modalos.

The first 65 adventurers to complete the quest will get their unique share of a hidden treasure!

How it begun

In 2023, I was living with my girlfriend and getting ready to leave for an extended period abroad. So she wouldn’t forget me — and knowing she loved tarot — I drew a set of small cards inspired by meaningful quotes and gave them to her the day I left. The number of cards matched the number of days we'd be apart, so she could draw one each day until we were reunited.

One day, I showed the cards to some friends, and they really liked them. Their enthusiasm gave me the push I needed to take the project further. I started digitizing my drawings using Illustrator, and began imagining a game, a world, and a story around these cards...And that is how LES MAU DAL EAU was born.

The concept of the Four Great Lands — Fearamau, Misclarity, Salpowerta, and Solaging — was inspired by a passage from The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda. In the book, the Yaqui sorcerer Don Juan speaks of the four enemies a Man must face on the path to knowledge: the first is Fear, followed by Clarity, then Power, and finally, Aging.
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