Preferred art examples:
You can look at Riyo's list for some examples of what I know I like though.
Another style I wouldn't mind is collective the style(s) of Dustin Weaver, Ed Tadeo, and Brian Reber in a few of the X-Men Legacy issues.
Example 1
Example 2
Characters:
Blade
Name: Blade Faryn
Age: 20
Race: Primarily human; dragon is within his ancestry
Height: 5'11"
Body Type: Lean
Face Type: Kinda diamond-face-shaped
Complexion: Light tan
Eye color: Dark red
Eye type: Narrowed
Hair color: Black
Hair Style: It goes past his shoulder, but is normally tied back into a pony tail. Some of his hair hangs out around his eyes.
Special Markings / features: He has a tattoo of a dragon and a sword on his right upper arm.
Physical Flaws: He has a decent sized scar on his upper right chest area, below his collar bone. A few other smaller and less noticable scars are at various other places.
Weakness(es):
-Extremely vulnerable to dragonsbane;
A weakness he inherited from his family. While it wouldn't be as potent as it would to an actual dragon, it's pretty much like a severe allergy for him.
-Not a good shot;
Give him a ranged weapon (bow/gun) and he's more than likely to miss. Fairly decent chance he'll end up hitting an ally instead... Or hurting himself. No amount of practice is likely to make him improve either.
-Cold weather is bad;
Blade really doesn't handle the cold all too good. In a way, he's more susceptible to getting hypothermia than the average human. In any case, he doesn't function so well when things get really chilly.
-Closed in;
It takes quite a bit for him to open up about himself or about issues he might have. He tends to keep to himself, and while this makes him really good at keeping secrets, it can lead to problems where he really should get help or at least vent instead of keeping everything in. That said, he might not reveal things about himself, but he's more than willing to lend an ear if others need it.
-Timing?
Blade doesn't always have the greatest sense of timing when it comes to bringing things up or what to say. That or he ends up saying something odd or poorly worded.
Strengths:
- Thieving;
He's a thief, and a good one at that. Sure he has his off-days but for the most part he's able to get what he needs... as long as those needs are reasonable.
-High resistance to heat/flames;
Blade doesn't burn easily at all. His clothing has a weak enchantment which helps with this slightly but... that's more so to prevent embarrassing accidents from happening whenever he's messing around with fire magic.
- Hard to anger;
He's usually pretty laid back about things. A few things out there could set him off, but those sorts of situations don't come around often at all.
-Honor amongst thieves;
No really, he does have a sense of honor. He won't steal from the needy. He's generally honest (at least with those on good terms with him), and for those that manage to get close to, he's rather selfless. He's also not too keen on killing, but he is more than willing to do so if he feels it's necessary.
General Demeanor: As said before, he's usually laid back. He doesn't open up much to those around him, so he's fairly content on his own. He isn't a huge fan of human society as a whole though, having felt the effects of the stigma of being a 'low life' and having red eyes.
Career: Thief
Weapon of choice: A one-handed longsword, though he usually has a dagger as well.
Magical Abilities:
Fire magic - He doesn't know a great deal, but he's pretty good with what he does know. Namely, he uses fire magic to ignite things by touch, or to hurl fireballs.
Colors of choice: Black and red
Clothing style: Blade wears a black long coat, cargo pants, and long sleeved shirt. Along with that he has two belts; one to keep his pants up and the other for his sword. He often wears a pair of half-gloves, and has a necklace with a red crystal-like pendant. He also has two silver piercings in his left ear.
Generally speaking, he's usually fairly covered up. This is mostly because he tends to get cold easily and prefers to stay warm.
History: All that the others know is that he knows what it's like to lose loved ones and left to fend for himself.
And this is true. Though he doesn't remember a great deal of what happened, his parents were more or less slaughtered 13 years ago. He doesn't know who did it, and while it initially enraged and depressed him, he has come to terms with it over time. From time to time, it'll bother him, and he'll long for what he missed, but it doesn't happen all that often. Over the years, he learned to steal; finding that he actually loves the thrill of thievery, and managed to fend for himself.
Reference Pictures:
Ref 1
Ref 2
Ref 3
Sword ref
Image Ideas (Completely Optional):
Sneaky thief
FIRE
Finding bodies of dead/maimed parents as a child
or
Visiting the graves as an adult
Music to Work By:
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
Somewhere around Nothing - Apocalyptica
Unforgiven - Metallica
Relationships:
As a whole, he's relatively distant from everyone. He feels he can relate with most of them to some extent. It's that feeling that kinda draws him towards them. Despite this, he feels as if he's an outsider to an extent... partly due to the fact that he's the only human (or at least closest to being a full human) in the group.
Hitsu - He feels she's a very sweet and innocent person.
Yuki - He's a little wary of Yuki, if only because he knows that the guy doesn't trust him all that much. To an extent, he feels a little bit of jealousy of the guy because he still has someone to look out for despite all the things he's been through.
Mitsu - He feels roughly the same about her as he does with Hitsu. Though, at some point she had mentioned he was a part of their family now. While he doesn't exactly agree that he is at this point, he did feel some gratitude of hearing it.
Neko - This is a little odd. The beginning with these two was a bit rough. Neko had ditched Blade during some issues with guards, causing him to get revenge by throwing a fireball at the guy's head. Though, Neko knows nothing of this revenge due to being drunk flat.. Anyway, he's at the point where he's willing to back up the guy and such, but there are some light trust issues.
Poke - She's a fiesty one from what he could tell. But he's been around her less than the others of the group.
Riyo - When they first met, Riyo had been like the other girls; very naive and innocent, though one with a very dark secret. With the two sides merged, he knows there's a fairly decent chance she won't go batshit insane on him unless he does something to invoke it. As he knows most of her origin than the others, he kinda relates to her the most so far.
Atticus - Blade feels Atticus is a little strange, but has nothing against the man.
Shun- They had a run-in in the past and they really don't get along too well.
Hanse - Only met him once and he doesn't really know what to think of the guy. But he is intrigued by the fact that Hanse is half dragon.
Supported Pairings:
He... really doesn't feel enamored towards anyone (or vice versa) right now.. so..er... yeah.
Age: 20
Race: Primarily human; dragon is within his ancestry
Height: 5'11"
Body Type: Lean
Face Type: Kinda diamond-face-shaped
Complexion: Light tan
Eye color: Dark red
Eye type: Narrowed
Hair color: Black
Hair Style: It goes past his shoulder, but is normally tied back into a pony tail. Some of his hair hangs out around his eyes.
Special Markings / features: He has a tattoo of a dragon and a sword on his right upper arm.
Physical Flaws: He has a decent sized scar on his upper right chest area, below his collar bone. A few other smaller and less noticable scars are at various other places.
Weakness(es):
-Extremely vulnerable to dragonsbane;
A weakness he inherited from his family. While it wouldn't be as potent as it would to an actual dragon, it's pretty much like a severe allergy for him.
-Not a good shot;
Give him a ranged weapon (bow/gun) and he's more than likely to miss. Fairly decent chance he'll end up hitting an ally instead... Or hurting himself. No amount of practice is likely to make him improve either.
-Cold weather is bad;
Blade really doesn't handle the cold all too good. In a way, he's more susceptible to getting hypothermia than the average human. In any case, he doesn't function so well when things get really chilly.
-Closed in;
It takes quite a bit for him to open up about himself or about issues he might have. He tends to keep to himself, and while this makes him really good at keeping secrets, it can lead to problems where he really should get help or at least vent instead of keeping everything in. That said, he might not reveal things about himself, but he's more than willing to lend an ear if others need it.
-Timing?
Blade doesn't always have the greatest sense of timing when it comes to bringing things up or what to say. That or he ends up saying something odd or poorly worded.
Strengths:
- Thieving;
He's a thief, and a good one at that. Sure he has his off-days but for the most part he's able to get what he needs... as long as those needs are reasonable.
-High resistance to heat/flames;
Blade doesn't burn easily at all. His clothing has a weak enchantment which helps with this slightly but... that's more so to prevent embarrassing accidents from happening whenever he's messing around with fire magic.
- Hard to anger;
He's usually pretty laid back about things. A few things out there could set him off, but those sorts of situations don't come around often at all.
-Honor amongst thieves;
No really, he does have a sense of honor. He won't steal from the needy. He's generally honest (at least with those on good terms with him), and for those that manage to get close to, he's rather selfless. He's also not too keen on killing, but he is more than willing to do so if he feels it's necessary.
General Demeanor: As said before, he's usually laid back. He doesn't open up much to those around him, so he's fairly content on his own. He isn't a huge fan of human society as a whole though, having felt the effects of the stigma of being a 'low life' and having red eyes.
Career: Thief
Weapon of choice: A one-handed longsword, though he usually has a dagger as well.
Magical Abilities:
Fire magic - He doesn't know a great deal, but he's pretty good with what he does know. Namely, he uses fire magic to ignite things by touch, or to hurl fireballs.
Colors of choice: Black and red
Clothing style: Blade wears a black long coat, cargo pants, and long sleeved shirt. Along with that he has two belts; one to keep his pants up and the other for his sword. He often wears a pair of half-gloves, and has a necklace with a red crystal-like pendant. He also has two silver piercings in his left ear.
Generally speaking, he's usually fairly covered up. This is mostly because he tends to get cold easily and prefers to stay warm.
History: All that the others know is that he knows what it's like to lose loved ones and left to fend for himself.
And this is true. Though he doesn't remember a great deal of what happened, his parents were more or less slaughtered 13 years ago. He doesn't know who did it, and while it initially enraged and depressed him, he has come to terms with it over time. From time to time, it'll bother him, and he'll long for what he missed, but it doesn't happen all that often. Over the years, he learned to steal; finding that he actually loves the thrill of thievery, and managed to fend for himself.
Reference Pictures:
Ref 1
Ref 2
Ref 3
Sword ref
Image Ideas (Completely Optional):
Sneaky thief
FIRE
Finding bodies of dead/maimed parents as a child
or
Visiting the graves as an adult
Music to Work By:
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
Somewhere around Nothing - Apocalyptica
Unforgiven - Metallica
Relationships:
As a whole, he's relatively distant from everyone. He feels he can relate with most of them to some extent. It's that feeling that kinda draws him towards them. Despite this, he feels as if he's an outsider to an extent... partly due to the fact that he's the only human (or at least closest to being a full human) in the group.
Hitsu - He feels she's a very sweet and innocent person.
Yuki - He's a little wary of Yuki, if only because he knows that the guy doesn't trust him all that much. To an extent, he feels a little bit of jealousy of the guy because he still has someone to look out for despite all the things he's been through.
Mitsu - He feels roughly the same about her as he does with Hitsu. Though, at some point she had mentioned he was a part of their family now. While he doesn't exactly agree that he is at this point, he did feel some gratitude of hearing it.
Neko - This is a little odd. The beginning with these two was a bit rough. Neko had ditched Blade during some issues with guards, causing him to get revenge by throwing a fireball at the guy's head. Though, Neko knows nothing of this revenge due to being drunk flat.. Anyway, he's at the point where he's willing to back up the guy and such, but there are some light trust issues.
Poke - She's a fiesty one from what he could tell. But he's been around her less than the others of the group.
Riyo - When they first met, Riyo had been like the other girls; very naive and innocent, though one with a very dark secret. With the two sides merged, he knows there's a fairly decent chance she won't go batshit insane on him unless he does something to invoke it. As he knows most of her origin than the others, he kinda relates to her the most so far.
Atticus - Blade feels Atticus is a little strange, but has nothing against the man.
Shun- They had a run-in in the past and they really don't get along too well.
Hanse - Only met him once and he doesn't really know what to think of the guy. But he is intrigued by the fact that Hanse is half dragon.
Supported Pairings:
He... really doesn't feel enamored towards anyone (or vice versa) right now.. so..er... yeah.
