This is an illustration for upcoming fantasy cardgame based in feodal Japan. Notsugene is an former Hizoku (Noble Beast-kin) who has lost his meaning in life. If someone has read the book Man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl, he will know the importance of meaning for a man. Life is not about seeking pleasure it is about finding meaning strong enough to make you endure what life throws at you.
"he who has why can bear any how"
- Friedrich Nietzsche