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1. Requests Always Open, Summaries in This Post, More Details Below

I'm always interested in having my RPG characters drawn. For how much? Ask!

I've paid commission/auction prices of up to about 100K and I've run art contests where the top prize was over 300K. In general, 4-5K minimum (or current donation letter) and 20-30K without too much problem.

I prefer realism to anime, but I'm open to any style if you're good and you have a strong idea. The females are my characters, but I'm also open to pictures of any of the guys by themselves. And if you'd like more information on character backgrounds and interactions, I can provide tons. blaugh

Summary of Characters (with much more detail in subsequent posts):

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Post 2: Saera Duraston: human, female, mid-twenties, fair skin, curling dark brown hair, large blue eyes, mage (sorcerer) and jewelry maker, chaotic good, adjectives: artistic, dedicated, practical, easily flustered, sensitive, uncertain

Post 3: Saera's first lover: drow (dark elf), male, equivalent of thirty or so, ink black skin, white hair, orange-red eyes, artist and mage, neutral evil, adjectives: quietly amused, intense, decadent, sardonic, hedonistic, indolent

Post 4: Saera's second lover: is supposedly a drow but is in fact a shapeshifting Rakshasa, an evil race that's essentially a tiger anthro; in drow form is short, slender, with short white hair, blue-gray eyes, piercings on his ears with a chain to one at his eyebrow and a dangling fang, also piercings along his lower lip and along his arms;in tiger form he's very tall, black-striped orange fur and tail, green eyes; lawful evil; adjectives: manipulative, controlling, petulant, appearance of open friendliness, focused


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Post 5: Chelyrra Eredyn: drow (dark elf), female, equivalent of about twenty, gray-black skin, silver-white hair, blue-gray eyes, fighter, neutral evil tending to lawful, adjectives: fiery, arrogant, sensual, alert, prideful

Post 6: Chelyrra's lover: drow (dark elf), male, equivalent of mid-twenties, black skin, white hair, sky blue eyes, bard (plays lute) and mage (chronomancer), neutral evil, adjectives: joking, flirtatious, casual, devious


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Post 8: Kathryn ("Kat" wink Rivers: human, female, mid-to-late thirties, brown hair, green-gold eyes, diplomat by inclination and rogue by necessity, true neutral, adjectives: curious, clever, diplomatic, manipulative, good listener

Post 9: Kat's husband, Scott Rivers: human, male, mid-to-late thirties, red-brown hair, green eyes, rogue possibly and mage certainly, changeable alignment, adjectives: friendly, skillful, practical joker

Post 10: Kat's former lover, The Poison Arrow: human but possessed by shadow demon, male, mid-to-late thirties, red-brown hair, green eyes that glow, assassin and rogue and mage, chaotic evil, adjectives: stealthy, flirtatious, tricky


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Post 12: New Char: Meleze: half-drow (dark elf), female, equivalent of late-twenties, charcoal grey skin, straight silver hair with one black streak, sharply bright green eyes, cleric(ex) & bard & ur-priest, chaotic evil, adjectives: cool, clever, sexy, unfazeable, sweetly sarcastic, cutting wit

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Post 13: New Char: Pavisa Madi: human, female, early twenties, very fair skin, very curly red-gold hair to mid-back, blue eyes, cleric but pretending to be a fortune-teller, neutral evil, adjectives: bright, playful, understanding, easy liar

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Post 15: New Char: Chhayarani: human, female, 22, golden tan skin, long straight smoky-gray-black hair, golden eyes, duskblade fighter/mage, true neutral, adjectives: reserved, observant, self-confident, sensual, hawk-like

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2. Saera Duraston

Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Height: around 5'3"
Skin: fair
Hair: very dark brown, mid-back length, no bangs, curly but not in ringlets, it's usually piled on top of her head or held back, but with tendrils coming out around her face; she often wears a gold hairclip of a sparrow in flight
Eyes: definitely blue, no gray or green to them, large and rather wide open most of the time
Build: slim, with the sort of muscle tone that comes from lots of walking more than from any other exercise
Clothing: a loose oversized pull-over tunic in dusky cool colors like purplish or bluish or turquoise or grayish shades, breeches/pants/trousers in darker colors, and soft leather boots in matte black
Belt & accessories: black leather belt with a small dagger and a largish black leather pouch attached to the belt with chain loops (but not with a dangling loop like Gaia's chain wallets), a small tan leather sack on the belt too; she wears black leather gloves
Jewelry (VERY IMPORTANT): a silver chain necklace that goes to mid-chest with about 50 silver charms, each about an inch long (see post below for what the charms look like); plus a heavy ornate hoop earring in one ear
Other: her hands are those of a craftsman, lots of small burns and scrapes and scars, the nails kept fairly short and unpolished, but current she usually wears black leather gloves over them; a very mobile and expressive face that rarely manages to hide her thoughts
Occupation: silversmith, jewelry maker, and sorceress who enchants her work with spells; starting to try non-magical sculptures and other art forms
Attitude: naive for her years but open to new experiences; a warm heart but an underlying practical nature that keeps her from being sticky sweet (the sort of friend that will listen only so long to your complaints about your boyfriend before pointing out how simple it is to dump him); often easily flustered or distracted, she keeps a running commentary of thoughts in her head about whatever is going on as a habit to keep herself focused; intense dislike of fighting, possibly because her types of inherent spells are limited so she has very few options in between "leave me alone" and slamming you with a half-dozen lightning bolts; a true dedication to her craft and starting to turn it into an art
Background: Born to middle-class craftspeople, Saera's magic is through heritage not books so she grew up able to do spells; unfortunately the bloodline is weak so except for one uncle (who left town years ago), she's the only one in the family with magic and was strongly discouraged from using it. When older, she tried a stint with an adventuring party but things went badly both in magic use and in relationships, and instead she found a small college of mages where she concentrated on storing magic in items, not using it directly. Too many years later, her master threw her out. What he said was that she was blowing spells from boredom and there was little left to teach. What he knew was that it was time she faced the real world again.

Facial References: After an exhausting celebrity search, Sophie Marceau has been cast to play the part of Saera. Saera's eyes should be blue and the hair a little more curly, but it's generally the right touch of innocence to her. These photos are for reference only! do not steal! they aren't mine!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/sm1.jpg
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Costume References:
Feel free to use your own imagination! These are here only if you want an explicite description. If so, then the pants are close-fitted, can even be tapered. The top is an oversized pullover loose tunic in silk or other soft cloth, about mid-thigh length, belted tightly. The neckline could be a v-neck or low and rounded. The sleeves would be full length or rolled up to allow her to do work.

Saera's Necklace of Charms:
The necklace itself is a double-link silver chain. Each charm is also in silver, about 1 inch long, and each is a one-use magic spell that's activated by pulling the charm off the necklace and saying a special word to trigger the spell. The form of the charm matches to the type of spell, so it's easy for her to find the right spell quickly.

charm necklace example:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/saerawork/charmnecklace.jpg
double-link chain:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/saerawork/doublelink.jpg

The current charms (and number she has of each) are:
shield (1), feather (2), horse (1), serpent (1), eagle (1), hand-mirror (1), comedy mask (1), disk with 4 sections (1), eye half-closed (1), bird's wing (2), fang (1), tragedy mask (1), flying bat (1), door (1), icicle (1), key (1), triskelion (1), arrow on a disk (1), twins (1), star in a border (1), skeleton (1), two disks overlapping (2), jawbone with teeth (1)


"You're Joking, I Can't Draw All Those!"
Do you have to draw these specific charms and/or this many of them? No! This is what's "real" but that doesn't mean you can't use artistic license to draw whatever you wish.

"Love Your Char, Hate the Necklace"
Don't want to tackle it at all? Sure! There's a number of times and situations and clothing options where she might not be wearing it. Artist's perogative.

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3. Saera's First Lover:

Race: Drow (dark elf)
Gender: Male
Age: unknown
Height: 5' 2"
Skin: black as ink, which is hard to sketch so it's fine to use a dark gray, any undertones other than gray should be blue or purple not brown
Hair: white with a slight silver tinge
Eyes: heavily lidded, the color of "fire opals" => orange-red
Build: slim and lithe
Clothing: pants, shirt (buttoned or laced), vest with hidden pockets, in deep blues, purples, reds and sometimes dark grey, decorated with occasional bits of glittery gems or jewelry; or else a silk brocade dressing gown in dark red
Accessories: a quiver-like bag filled with various art supplies and papers, a rapier with the hilt made of rose ivory in the shape of two drow women embracing; sometimes a paper parasol (like current Chinese ones) with an erotic painting on the surface if opened
Other points: long eloquent fingers, often in motion; very expressive in posture, prone to draping himself over a chair rather than anything so simple as sitting in it
Occupation: renowned artist in Erelhei Cinlu (sculpture, paintings, illuminated books of erotica, etc.), patronized by most of the noble houses though not a noble himself, and is also a sorceror of unknown level of magic
Attitude: sardonic more than openly sarcastic, decadent more than depraved, extremely sensual, a true esthete, generally with a lazy good humor (because fighting is too much trouble and the riffraff are amusing) and with flurries of activity as something new catches his interest and/or inspires him to new works of art
Background: Raised, or more accurately raising himself, in the underground drow trade city of Erelhei Cinlu, he's extremely familiar with all its charms and dangers. His talent in art brought him out of the back alleys and into social prominence and wealth but he still keeps contacts in the streets and brothels. He often travels the surface world in search of new inspirations and so met Saera. Amused and intrigued by her attitudes and abilities, he seems to find great pleasure in introducing her to a variety of new experiences and supporting her talents.

Facial References: These show something of the right attitude. Remember these pictures are for reference only! do not steal! they aren't mine!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/drow1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/drow2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/drow3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/drow4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/drow5.jpg

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Costume References:
Feel free to use your own imagination! These are here only if you want an explicite description. If so, then the pants are close-fitted. The shirt is also close-fitted and buttons down the front, with a pointed or standing collar, or no collar at all. The shirt is NOT white. There's a vest over the shirt and it might look like one of these but more decorated or in brocade:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/ool-vest1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/ool-vest2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/ool-vest3.jpg

When they're together, he often wears a dark red silk brocade dressing-gown type robe. Normally with nothing beneath, but pajama-type pants are also an option. The robe should be ankle-length. Here are pictures of guys wearing robes, even if not brocade ones:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/ool-robe1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/ool-robe2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/ool-robe3.jpg

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4. Saera's Second Lover:

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Race: Rakshasa (tiger anthro) pretending to be Drow (dark elf)
Gender: Male
Age: 25,000 years
Height: 5'1? as drow, nearly 7? as Rakshasa
Skin: as drow: black or use a dark gray, any undertones other than gray should be blue or purple not brown, and he has numerous piercings; as Rakshasa: orange tiger fur with black stripes
Piercings: (see In-Game description too) drow form only: five in lower lip, others along his ears with one leading a chain to an eyebrow piercing, that also has a small black fang as a dangle; a row of piercings as small rods up each arm (easily seen since his clothing is sleeveless)
Hair: as drow: white, short, cropped; as Rakshasa: orange tiger fur with black stripes
Eyes: as drow: blue-gray; as Rakshasa: brilliant emerald green
Build: as drow: slim; as Rakshasa: well muscled
Clothing: (see In-Game description too) in black silk with silver, gold, and gray embroidery in florals and swirls; a high-collared sleeveless ?shirt? buckled at the neck but also laced up the left side, a longer sleeveless vest either worn open or closed up the front, wide-legged pants, laced sandals, occasionally a cape with a large embroidered ?coatl? (winged serpent) on the back
Occupation: a mage of great skill, and a plotter to bring the downfall of kingdoms
Attitude: an observer and manipulator, learning the weaknesses of others and encouraging them where it suits his purpose, a connoisseur of the finer things in life with the wealth to enjoy them, occasionally petulant when things don?t go his way, controlling to the point of mind-reading and scrying, able to be friendly-seeming, soft-voiced, generous, forgiving
Background: Thousands of years of evil-doing, but a few holidays from it. He once fell in love with an elf when she was barely more than a child and stayed for her entire lifetime of several hundred years, putting aside his other activities and taking an elven form that aged along with hers. Saera intrigued him and when she accidentally learned his secret, that he was Rakshasa and not drow, he built a closer relationship with her that blossomed into what seems like true affection on his part. He says he loves her, that she gives taste back to his jaded life, and he?s been very generous in gifts of magic and aid in other ways. And he trusted her enough to turn to her when he was badly injured and very weakened, staying with her till he recovered.

References:
For pictures of drow, see the other lover?
For Rakshasa:
http://www.coveworld.net/eberron/rakshasa.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/Rakshasa-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/Rakshasa-2.jpg

Costume References:
See description above and below but the costume is based on this one (minus the gloves):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/Zar-outfit.jpg

with the addition of an open or closed vest (this picture also has the similar high-necked shirt and wide legged pants, but avoid the coat, the arms should be left bare):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/Zar-outfit2.jpg

Drow In-Game Description:
Short silver white hair, smartly cropped to accentuate the natural curvature of his head, grey blue eyes hold a look for one thirty years of age should they have belonged to a human, though smooth dark gray, almost black, skin and fine pointed ears clearly mark this individual a drow. Endowing his slender lean personage of 5'1" is a smartly tailored, black silk suit.

Small silver studs, numbering five in total, form a line along his left lower lip. Two rows of different sized hoops run the length of both ears, the last hoops on the right ear connect with a small silver chain to the hoop placed in his eye brow. From the beginning of this chain hangs a second chain that dangles a small black fang. Along each upper arm is a row of piercings with seven small rods in glass-like, luminescent blue. Barely visible under his neck is a blue tattoo of a stylized winged serpent.

A ring upon his hand shows a circle design of black onyx with a deep purple ring around the black, and faceted within the black fixture of an unknown metal.

The black silk top of the "suit" is close-fitting, high collared and sleeveless, fastened with an ornate gold and diamond buckle at the top, laced up the left side with black and silver chording tied neatly at the top with a butterfly knot and firmly hugging his taut frame. Over this is a sleeveless vest with a lower neckline, embroidered with pastel gray vines and black flowers with silver anthers, that closes up the front with buckles but is sometimes worn open.

Broad legged, black silk pants trail the flowering vines down the right leg, leaves growing larger and rounding off just below the knee. A couatl (winged serpent) embroidered in gold caresses the left calf to the hem, the tail trailing around its edge. Silver and gray lacing flows about the right hem in a fervent, flame-like pattern. On his feet are a pair of laced, black silk sandals, delicate bands of material held in the firm grasp of two golden buckles shaped as couatl looping the pieces together.

Over all is sometimes worn a dapper evening cape, with similar vine motif, but on the back is a grand Couatl (winged serpent) in imperial stance atop a cluster of vines yielding pearls from open black flowers. The inside lining of the cape has a scale pattern, and the whole is trimmed with fringe in all the colors of the suit.

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5. Chelyrra Eredyn of House Sril've Cress:

Background on Chelyrra:
She's got the full arrogance of drow and youth. Her main interests are sex and fighting and she throws herself into either sport with equal distain for the consequences. Oddly, she doesn't mind losing in either as long as she's had fun and maybe learned a new trick or two ^_^. Main traits: sultry, sexy, deliberately rude, clever enough to be able to throw insults but maddeningly narrow-minded. Absolutely refuses to consider even a passing relationship with a non-drow... mostly.

Game Description for Chelyrra:
The darkly cloaked figure moves with elven grace. Only when the hood is lowered can one see that she is drow, with smooth black skin and shimmering white hair braided into a single heavy strand down her back. Blue-gray eyes appraise you coolly from a somewhat young but confidant (even arrogant) face that belies the collar she wears. The rune-inscribed ring rests over a high-necked blouse in pure white, almost demure except for the way the soft silk molds to a well-shaped figure. Her pants are of black leather with a slight shine to it, close fitted, worn with black boots that each have a glimpse of a dagger hilt; silvery bracers each with an openly mounted throwing dagger guard her fore-arms.
Two belts: a black sash that holds a few pouches and a weapons belt with a narrow-bladed sword balanced by three daggers. A long leather whip is coiled on the same hip as the rapier while the daggers are next to what looks like a shorter whip of several strands with ends so much like snake heads one might hear hissing. For jewelry, a silver hoop halfway up each ear, and two rings. The ring on the right middle finger is inscribed with a silver spider web, while the third finger of her left hand bears an elaborate ring made of many blades twisted together, with black onyx stones in the hilts of each.

Notes on Chelyrra:
Drow are dark elves with black (really black or dark gray, not dark brown) skin and white hair. The color and style of her top and pants varies a lot but usually something soft and at least slightly sensual. Colors can be in shades of red, black, gray, blue, silver, white, but nothing in green or brown or yellow, those are darthirii (=surface elf) colours, bah!

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8. Kathryn ("Kat" wink Rivers:

Background on Kat:
Her full name had been Kathryn Allyriana Esseni ni Denari and she has the lineage to go with it but she lost that life. Now she's a bardic/rogue sort that's most likely to be found sitting on a barstool with a drink in her hand, listening and watching and making contacts. Main traits: curiosity, diplomacy, quick wit and humour but sometimes a quick temper.

Game description of Kat:
Human, female, mid-30s. Green-gold eyes with a steady gaze. Long brown hair twisted back and up, held with a spiked pin. Loose white shirt or a gold-trimmed green tunic, a long brown leather vest with a single center catch, dark green breeches, dark brown boots. A belt with two daggers at each hip, seen if the vest is open. Two pendants: a silver locket on a black metallic chain and a small ruby dagger on a silver chain, as well as an ivory bracelet around her left wrist and a gold ring embedded with three emeralds on the ring finger of her left hand. Smaller matching emeralds are in her gold earrings.

Costume Ball Gown: "Midnight": a woman with green-gold eyes and light clear skin, her pitch black hair has a faint sparkle of silver glitter and falls softly well below her shoulders. The gown is velvet, black as night, sprinkled with a few diamond-like stars. The top fits closely to emphasize her figure, with long sleeves and a low scooped neckline; the skirt is more full and flows onto the floor behind her, with a high slit on one front side for added ease of movement. Heeled slippers in black raise her to just above medium height. She wears a half-mask of black velvet to match the gown, with a single crystal star. She wears no jewelry except an ivory bracelet around one slim wrist and a gold ring with three emeralds on her left ring-finger.

Notes on Kat:Vest is optional. Colours worn in normal outfits will always include some green and gold. The jewelry is optional except for the ring. The cross pendant that appears in a lot of pics is NOT part of the description but someone drew it and it's multiplied. xd

Kat's Family: Kat and Scott now have a son, Kyler, still less than a year old. The name Kyler means "archer" oddly enough.

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9. Kat's husband, Scott Rivers:

Background on Scott:
He supposedly deals with books in many ways. Writer, researcher, editor, and even repairer of books. Generally quiet, definitely clever, with an even temper and good sense of humour that can sometimes tend to the prankish sort. Knows a few spells but how many (or what other skills he may have) isn't clear.

Game Description of Scott:
Standing a bit under six feet, Scott is quite a handsome man in his thirties with charming features, his hair is a rich red earthy brown, pulled sleek back into a ponytail. His face has a roguish charm, his eyes a nice green settled behind circular spectacles. He has a nicely built form of an athletic nature, wearing a dark-blue colored cotton shirt, with a black band on his right arm, over that he wears a violet pinstripe silk vest with a gold chain dangling from his lower pocket. He also wears a pair of form fitting black leather trousers with a black belt, on which rests two sheathed daggers, one of which looks well crafted, and a belt bag with a larger bag slung over his shoulder. He wears black boots and gloves of black leather. He also wears a glass-steel ring.

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10. Kat's former lover, The Poison Arrow:

Name: The Poison Arrow
Aka: Dave
Real name: Unknown

Age: About mid thirties, though history dates him during times of hundreds of years in the past
Hair Color: Earth brown
Eye Color: Emerald green, glowing always, sometimes can seem on fire
Build: Athletic, fit for a competing gymnist.
Height: 5'8
Race: Tainted Human
Other Identifying features: Scar over his left eye that shapes a five pointed star, on his back is a tatoo like marking exactly to this symbol http://www.worldofpao.com/Pages/Religion/Images/Mask_symbol.jpg That covers his entire back.

Background
The Poison Arrow, assassin for hire, always at a price, time, and reason of his choice. With a home amongst the plane of shadow, Poison would often cross paths with the unspeakable minions that dwelt in this place. One such was a shadow demon lord, his realm large and often trespassed by the cocky assassin, who found it sporting to toy with his guards. These shadow demons were famous for their soul collecting and trading, and Poison was high on the wanted lists of the shadow lord. Retreating through his realm once more, the assassin was caught and forced to face the lord. The demon being sporting decided on a bargain: the two would duel, the winner would inherent the others fortune, as well as their soul. Poison seeing no other avenue, accepted to a blood oath to the deal of the contest. They battled with Poison becoming the victor, he wished nothing but his freedom, but bound by the powers of the oath, had the soul of the demon lord entrapped into his body. Poison was for ever changed. With his new arrival came control over the shadows his hid in. as if he was the lord himself, creating beasts and minions and black voids. His eyes changed as his mind opened up, powers manifested from his thoughts alone. A down side soon showed its ugly head as he seemed to black out on occasions, waking up in strange places and not remembering how he got there. The demon in him was wanting a body once more and was taking Poison's by force. Everyday now is a struggle, it only makes him stronger in will to fight it.

A few sample images:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/chubbernaut/Art%20Commish/Poison%20Arrow/The_Poison_Arrow.jpg

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/chubbernaut/Art%20Commish/Poison%20Arrow/?action=view?t=poisonarrowfinal2.jpg

LINK TO POISEY INFO Please check this site out for LOTS more informatino on the character!

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POST 11: Kat Other

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12. New Char: Meleze

Game Description:
"Meleze" is her name, a larch-tree. Her hair is a silver curtain, chin length in front, longer in back, with a single black streak through it from just above her right temple. Her ears, when seen, are slightly pointed at the top and pierced in a line of three silver studs at the bottom. Her skin is the dusky grey of smeared charcoal on heavy paper. Her eyes are somewhat slanted in shape, a surprisingly bright green in colour. Her voice is soft and lilting, her form slender, her height just an inch or two over five feet Her top is a bandeau of shirred green silk that covers from breast to waist. Over that is a sleeveless black leather vest, a silver knotwork pin on its collar. Her pants are dark grey and loose-fitting for easy movement, tucked into black knee-length boots. Her forearms wear metal armguards, the metal darkened to reduce reflection, and there's a plain silver ring on her right hand. A well-made rapier and a black-hilted dagger are strapped at her left hip and a leather pack is slung over her shoulder. For someone so anonymous in form and function, she seems very sure of herself.

Background:
Meleze is a half-drow. Drow are the evil race of dark elves. Well, most are evil, but there's even a drow goddess of good called Eilistraee whose mission is to bring the race back to the surface and back into harmony with the other elven races. Meleze's mother was a lower-class drow who escaped to the surface and joined the follower of Eilistraee. A human fell in love with her and they had a child, but the man's family convinced him to return to his "real" life. Meleze was raised to think kindly of him nevertheless and in time became a priestess of Eilistraee. Gradually though she became more and more frustrated with the continuing hatred from humans and elves to any of drow blood.

She went off to take time to think about it, to try to work through her growing conviction that Eilistraee's mission was a fool's daydream. She searched for her father and found him to be a weak wasted drunkard, old by her helf-elven standards, whose human wife had left him for his philandering and drunkenness. When he started growing maudlin about how much he had loved Meleze's mother, and worse, started talking about going back to her, and how beautiful Meleze's mother must still be and how kind she was and that she would certainly take him back, Meleze took action. She killed him.

Goddesses of good don't take kindly to their priestesses committing patricide. Meleze lost Eilistraee's favor and became an itinerant bard earning a few coins by her flute (Eilistraee is very fond of music and dancing and those in her service are expected to learn to play an instrument). Her silky sarcasm and her half-drow blood kept people away, till someone found it amusing. Discussion led to her opinion of the gods and he offered to teach her a way of revenge. She became an ur-priest, one who steals divine power to perform magic without service.

Currently she is seeking more knowledge of "true" drow, the Underdark ones who were always held up to her as poor pitiful beings lost in a mist of evil. But those drow hate the polluted blood of half-drow as much as humans and elves hate half-drow for having drow blood in the first place. As Meleze puts it, with a cool laugh, "Half human slime, half drow scum. I bathe a lot but it doesn't seem to help."

She's the sort to smile and say how sweet you are for doing a good deed, when you know the meaning is that you were a gullible fool. She'll talk to you easily, and ask little probing questions and make little light comments that seem to guide you into annoyance, discomfort, suspicion of your friends, dissatisfaction with your life. And if you confront her on it, she'll laugh and claim you've misunderstood or that it was all in jest. Not a nice girl.

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13. New Char: Pavisa Madi

Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: around 22
Height: around 5'6"
Hair: curly red-gold
Eyes: blue
Build: curvy
Attitude: generally light and playful, but can be caring and understanding when talking about someone's problems; sexy but in a easy teasing way, not one to get into serious relationships

Game Description:
Fair skin that somehow avoids freckling, red-gold hair tumbling down in curls, bright blue eyes lit with laughter, and soft lips curving into a joyful smile, she almost dances into the room, with her lightweight cloak swirling back to show off a gathered white blouse pushed well off her shoulders, a tightly laced red leather bodice, a golden yellow skirt with a matching red border in a pattern of branching lines, all floating over golden brown sandals. Her dangling gold earrings sway with the same hypnotic motion as her hips and she seems incapable of staying perfectly still, for when she sits her ringed fingers are soon shuffling through a pack of multi-colored cards with practiced ease, the many bracelets clinking together as her hands rise and fall.

The fortune telling cards she uses are like Tarot cards but with different pictures.

Her actual profession is a cleric of Syrul, the goddess of lies and deceits and trickery. Her purpose is to befriend people enough to figure out their goals, and then give them exactly the wrong advice, to ruin their lives.

The symbol of Syrul is a forked red tongue, and the pattern along the bottom of the skirt is based on that. xd

Reference pics for hair & face:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/pavisa-a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/pavisa-b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/pavisa-c.jpg

Reference pics for outfit (standard qypsy outfit, the bodice can be with or without straps, either is ok):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/pavisa-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/pavisa-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/pavisa-3.jpg

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Dangerous Dabbler

Post 15. Chhayarani

Another new one and there's only one reference picture. sweatdrop On the other hand, the character was built directly from the reference picture, so that's really the definitive source anyway. xd

OC: Chhayarani ("shadow queen" wink
Age: 22
Height: 5' 8"
Build: slim but strong
Hair: smokey dark-gray/black, heavy, straight, waist-length
Eyes: golden yellow-brown, slightly slanted
Skin: golden tan
Clothing: dark colored high-collared tunic, leather or cloth pants, knee-length leather boots, long dark leather gloves to almost elbow length and a bit over-sized looking (actual: elven mithral chainmail with a glamer to seem like clothes)
Accessories: heavy leather belt with two pouches, a large hooked dagger (jambiya) and a slightly curved longsword
Profession: mercenary, usually employed as personal bodyguard to nobility; skilled in longsword and other weapons, in unarmed fighting, and in magic
Beliefs: "one does one's best because to act otherwise is to insult the gods, but the outcome is in their hands not yours"
Attitude: calmly proud, sensual without being sexual, reserved but with a often-bemused sense of humor
Background for picture, if any: urban but medieval/renaissance? half-timbered Tudor-style, maybe (actual site: Waterdeep, if you know the campaign)
Background of Character: daughter of merchants and traders with a sun-elf in her bloodline four generations back, she was 8 when her family was killed in front of her eyes when their caravan was attacked by rival Zhent merchants and their mercenaries (she managed to hide in the heavy brush in time); after rescue and a few months of orphan servitude, she was found and taken in by her elven ancestor and taught in elven ways, and trained in fighting and magic as what is now called a duskblade, then dropped as quickly by him when she turned 18 and supposedly old enough to fend for herself; since then she works where and when she can, but doesn't expect lasting attachments.

Reference: only one at the moment, sorry, and it's in a formal gown instead of her normal street-wear:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/art-misc/chhayarani.jpg
larger version:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Cimeara/art-misc/winter-charsketch.jpg

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