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King of the trolls wears a crooked gold crown and tattered royal robe while carrying a dented scepter and rustic staff in this original fantasy illustration by Richard H. Fay.

A yellow aura surrounds a woodland fairy maid waiting to cast her enchantment upon a hapless mortal lad in this original fantasy art by Richard H. Fay.

With a single horn sticking out of the top of its somewhat leonine head, a cute orange monster tries to look scary in this original artwork by Richard H. Fay.

Garbed in saffron skirt and green cote, a dark-haired, dark-eyed, crimson-lipped fairy mistress appears to float as she dances into the life of an ill-fated human lover. A mortal creative who falls for Leanan Sidhe’s seductive charms will find she’s an inspirational- but-deadly muse, for the price of her eldritch inspiration is an early death. Illustration by Richard H. Fay.

This cryptid illustration by Richard H. Fay features a type of sheep-headed serpentine lake monster said to reside in a number of Canadian lakes.

Blue and white zigzag designs appear above and below a serpentine sheep-headed Canadian lake monster in this original artwork by Richard H. Fay.

This original fantasy art by Richard H. Fay features the head of an amber-eyed gold-yellow dragon in profile.

Nessie, the elusive-but-legendary monster of Scotland's Loch Ness, makes a watery appearance in this original cryptid illustration by Richard H. Fay.

This cryptid portrait by Richard H. Fay features a rather chilled human-faced Bigfoot with bangs and big brown eyes.

With a lamb in its fanged maw, the legendary Lambton Worm of north-east England winds itself three times around a hill in this original illustration by Richard H. Fay.

In this weird and rather surreal sci-fi artwork by Richard H. Fay, two glowing human figures (one male, one female) slide through a strange swirling dimension populated by both cone-shaped and jellyfish-like alien creatures.

The elusive man-ape known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch, that most famous of cryptozoological beasts (aka cryptids), glares in this portrait drawn by Richard H. Fay.

In a spooky forest clearing, beneath text declaring "Happy Halloween", two youngling witches conjure up more than they bargained for when casting a spell in a large cauldron. This fun fantasy/Halloween artwork by Richard H. Fay originally appeared, in black and white, as an interior illustration in the October 2020 issue of SPACEPORTS & SPIDERSILK.

In a spooky forest clearing, two youngling witches conjure up more than they bargained for when casting a spell in a large cauldron. This fun fantasy/Halloween artwork by Richard H. Fay originally appeared, in black and white, as an interior illustration in the October 2020 issue of SPACEPORTS & SPIDERSILK.

A blue dragon in flight spits a bolt of lightning in this original fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay.

This illustration of a griffin rampant in yellow was inspired by various heraldic griffin designs.

In this original illustration by Richard H. Fay, a mean-looking cartoon rat smokes a ciggie while wearing a dirty T-shirt that declares, in sickly yellow letters, "Rats Rule".

A green sea serpent writhes atop the ocean waves in this original illustration by Richard H. Fay.

This griffin rampant in white was inspired by various heraldic griffin designs.

A heraldic griffin rampant appears in Christmas colors in this original design by Richard H. Fay.

Clad in the byrnie and spangenhelm of a warrior of Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf battles Grendel's mother in the cave beneath the mere in this fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay. This piece originally appeared in NewMyths.com, Issue 19, June 2012.

This original dragon design by Richard H. Fay was based on images of dragons from medieval illuminated manuscripts and other medieval-period art.

As the apron-clad proprietor of a fantasy winery looks on, a turban-wearing wizard tests the magical properties of the latest vintage while his dwarven companion wonders what's in a special tun set aside from the others. Unperturbed, a small pet dragon rests on the floor. This fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay originally appeared on the cover of the role playing game supplement book ADVENTURE HAVENS: BREWERS, DISTILLERS, AND VINTNERS, published June 2020 by Bards and Sages Publishing.

Eternal rivals symbolizing (respectively) earth and water, matter and spirit, tiger and dragon confront each other in this original artwork by Richard H. Fay. This work first appeared as an illustration accompanying Vince Gotera's "Menage à Tiger and Dragon", a series of four poems, in ALTERED REALITY MAGAZINE.

Clad in spiked armour, Sir John Lambton confronts the monstrous Lambton Worm in the waters of the River Wear in this original artwork inspired by English legend.

The Lovecraftian Wendigo-type entity Ithaqua prepares to capture a hapless human as the ice-world of Borea appears in the sky in this weird artwork that originally appeared on the cover of the January 2019 issue of BARDS AND SAGES QUARTERLY.

Three red dragons race to the top of a rocky tor in this fun fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay. This piece originally appeared as the cover art for the January 2018 issue of SPACEPORTS & SPIDERSILK.

A flying dragoness (female dragon) swoops down with claws ready to grasp its hapless victims in this original fantasy work by Richard H. Fay.

Patron saint of England since the 14th century, George was a late 3rd-early 4th century military tribune (martyred circa 303). According to legend, George heroically killed a dragon that had been terrorising the countryside around Silena in Libya. This particular portrayal of the warrior-saint depicts him armed as a Roman cavalryman.

In this original illustration by Richard H. Fay, the Lady of the Lake holds the mystical sword Excalibur, sheathed in its magical scabbard, aloft from the surface of her watery abode. The sword and scabbard are based on a British sword of circa 50 BC, which would already have been ancient in the Arthurian Era.

Adventuring elven lady and human lord converse with mystical apothecary in this fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay. This piece originally appeared on the cover of the Adventure Havens role playing game supplement ADVENTURE HAVENS: APOTHECARIES AND ALCHEMISTS, published December 2016 by Bards and Sages Publishing.

This original design by Richard H. Fay is based on the red dragon displayed upon the Welsh national flag.

Though often portrayed as a medieval knight, Saint George was a late 3rd-early 4th century military tribune (martyred circa 303). According to legend, George heroically killed a dragon that had been terrorising the countryside around Silena in Libya. This particular portrayal of the warrior-saint by Richard H. Fay depicts him armed as a knight of the 13th century.

Caught out and about in Stinbottom Swamp, two forest fairies hide from the fairy-catching Stinkbottom Troll in this fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay. This work originally appeared on the cover of the October 2018 issue of SPACEPORTS & SPIDERSILK.

Though often portrayed as a medieval knight, Saint George was a late 3rd-early 4th century military tribune (martyred circa 303). According to legend, George heroically killed a dragon that had been terrorising the countryside around Silena in Libya. This particular portrayal of the warrior-saint depicts him armed as a fifteenth century knight in full plate armour fighting on foot.

This original design by Richard H. Fay was inspired by various heraldic unicorns.