Original Character Art:
Casrial
Casrial is in her mid-thirties with bright gold eyes and short dark-blue hair. Enslaved in the mines from age ten until she was freed by gypsies in her early twenties, she bears the physical and psychological scars of it. She is quiet around strangers, but chummy and overly talkative with her few close friends. In a fight, Casrial is the kind to hit first, ask questions later. She hasn't a duplicitous bone in her body, and her friends know to take her bluntness and lack of facility with the English language with a grain of salt. Casrial's lack of skill in the kitchen is practically legendary, despite her stubborn determination to do it right.
Casrial dresses with the air of someone who doesn't care much for appearances. She is over six feet tall, and favors earthtones like browns and dark blues. Lean and hardened, Casrial could never be called busty; in fact, her figure is more androgenous than anything else. Her favorite article of clothing is the black shadow cloak she appropriated from her best friend; it has a silver crescent moon clasp. She does not like to show much skin, and wears fingerless glove-sleeves to hide the ugly scars from the manacles on her forearms. Her most prominent scar runs across her face, slicing from under her eye to just across her nose. Other scars include one across her hips (the injury destroyed her ability to bear children) and those on her wrists (usually covered by the glove-sleeves). On her left shoulderblade is the round brand from her enslavement.
In her hair, Casrial has three strings of beads. A strand of dark jade and dark red beads hang on one side of her head, and the other side has a strand of smokey blue beads, a pure white feather hanging from them. Her only other article of clothing is the amber pendant Harlequin gave her as a gift.
Casrial has two weapons of choice: a solid, plain axe, and a hunting knife. The hunting knife has a red crystal encrusted in the hilt, and the blade is sharper than it seems. She is, by trade, a musician, and can often be seen working out new songs on her guitar.
Her battle cry is, "Not food!"
Ideas for drawing Casrial
- plunking on her guitar
- holding her knife as if in trouble
- having an unfortunate cooking accident in the kitchen
- dreaming fondly of eating something insanely large, like a cow or a whale
- Playing with a goat, stealing food from a goat, getting into mischief with a goat... a goat is good.
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NEW! Casrial in steampunk style! Or Casrial who works on an aircraft of sorts.
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NEW! Casrial wearing a kimono!
**Please: no gruesome goat death.
crying I didn't think I'd need to specify this.
REFERENCES:
Chibi Cas
Casrial looking mournful
Casrial
Casrial with her axe
Cas out for blood.
Casrial.
Cas is determined.
Battle Cas
If you'd like to draw Casrial with someone, here are a few options:
HARLEQUIN
Harlequin--always Quinn to Casrial--was Casrial's lover for seven or eight years until she was killed by her own magic. Magic wild and out of control, she unwittingly spun her own demise in front of Casrial. Casrial doesn't know it, but Harlequin's spirit survives in the hunting knife she left behind.
Harlequin is five-foot even with auburn hair and bright green eyes. She keeps her hair bound into two buns on her head. Harlequin is every bit the intimidating and energetic force that Casrial isn't, quick-witted where Casrial is slow and bright where Casrial is dark. Harle dresses like color won't be available to her tomorrow: bright reds, greens, purples, yellows, with frills and layers and bows and jewelry. Harlequin loves bangle bracelets. She won't be caught dead wearing shoes.
Ideas for Harlequin and Casrial:
- Harlequin dancing while Casrial plays the guitar
- Harlequin teasing Casrial
- Casrial sleeping with her head on Harlequin's lap
- Harlequin dying in Casrial's arms
- Recently, I've had a hankering for a "I was made to love you" with a darker twist; in a very real way, Casrial's personality was developed to be with Harlequin. Ideas in that direction would be appreciated.
REFERENCES:
Harlequin dancing
Harlequin Hugging Cas
Casrial sleeping on Harle
Harlequin dancing
So cute together
Fitting together like puzzle pieces
Quinn
MELGIS
Melgis and Casrial have been close friends for a while now, brought together by Melgis' support after Harlequin's death. The thing to remember about Melgis and Casrial is that, despite their tiffs, their arguments, their ploys and schemes, they are ultimately friends, and trust each other completely. Melgis is the planner, the schemer; Casrial may protest, or think his plans are stupid, but she always goes along with them, complaining the entire way.
Melgis is a few inches taller than Cas, with long, pointy ears (with several hoop earrings along the sides), yellow eyes, and silvery hair. He's rather elvin in appearance, except for his sharp incisors. Melgis cares much more about fashion than Casrial does (and is thus more coordinated color-wise and fashion wise, as well as wearing both modern and "medieval fantasy"-style dress), and his tolerance for her hatred of bathing is rather low; he will force her to bathe, if necessary. Melgis has a jade strand of beads in his hair that match Casrial's; they were a gift to show kinship and affection. He also wears a jade amulet/pendant.
Ideas for Melgis and Casrial:
- Melgis trying to make Casrial take a bath
- Melgis and Casrial getting into a food fight (or a fist fight)
- Melgis and Casrial playing darts
- Melgis trying to stop Casrial from cooking
- Melgis and Casrial fighting a monster
REFERENCES:
Melgis forcing Cas to bathe
Melgis watching over Cas and Gray, another female friend
Casrial cooking for Mel
Cas cooking for Mel again
ZADRYA
Zadrya, the Gypsies' goddess, has a plan to save the gypsies, and Casrial is a part of it, whether she knows it or not. Zadrya is the one who inspired the gypsies to free the slaves, and to take in Casrial in particular. She's recently taken a more "hands on" approach to Casrial's life, stepping into Casrial's dreams to impersonate her dead lover, and Zadrya isn't afraid to manipulate Cas' emotions or opinions. Casrial is not aware of these manipulations, and it is difficult to tell how well she would understand that she was being manipulated, anyway.
Because of her plans, Zadrya is fiercely protective of Casrial. She doesn't exactly love her, though; Zadrya's affection for Cas is comperable to that of a plumber for his favorite wrench, or an artist for her favorite brush.
Like the gypsies, Zadrya has a fair complexion and light blue or green eyes. She is slightly shorter than the average height of a woman, with bright red curly hair that reaches to at least her midback. Zadrya's wardrobe always consists of a dress or skirt, with varying degrees of typical gypsy ornamentation. High necklines aren't her style, and she likes to wear sundresses and "flowy" clothes. She may wear sandals or have bare feet. She will never wear black, brown, navy, or any dark or boring color. She likes flowers or flower crowns and dancing.
Zadrya does not care for Melgis.
Ideas for Zadrya and Casrial:
- Zadrya giving Casrial her guitar
- Zadrya raising a protective barrier around Casrial
- Zadrya kissing Casrial on the forehead
- Zadyra the puppeteer with Casrial the puppet/marionette
REFERENCES:
Zadrya playing with flowers
Zadrya playing with Puppet Cas
Beautiful Zadrya headshot
Zadrya looks very much like a goddess
