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The Dragonborn does not speak at the council, for all the trouble she went to arranging it.

She sits in a straight-backed chair at the head of the table, her sword in its scabbard resting against the stone. (She was the only one permitted to carry a weapon into the assembly.) Lydia, her sharp-faced housecarl, is seated to her left.

It’s the Dragonborn’s council, for all intents and purposes – it may not have been her idea, but it was she who petitioned for it, persuading Arngeir and then the war-leaders and the dignitaries they dragged with them. It was for her sake alone (Dragonborn, Ysmir, legend come to life) that some agreed to attend at all.

Redesigned Bladebreakers from my BEYBLADE AU “Beyfantasy” in 2010.

Their redesigns mostly dealt with refining their costume details- now keeping in mind a more realistic comfort and tighter battle-ready gear. They were also recolored to look less monotone. I decided to give them new hairstyles!

Samurai Takao One of my frustrations in the old art of Samurai Takao was that I was not able to draw him in a pose that showed his front torso properly. I wanted to keep him in a “drawing katana” pose without changing too much. His pose was changed into something where he is in flight or jumping while ready to attack- characterizing his element of wind. Compared to the old art where he was grounded with heavy shoes, this new pose and shoes work better since they make him look lighter and more aggressive than defensive.

His old hairstyle covered much of his face which is a pity since Takao’s expressions were always very vivid- so I parted his fringe to show more of his eyebrows. His ponytail at the back is also tied higher to further emphasize Dragoon’s hunching silhouette with scales when he’s standing.

I thought it would be unrealistic for him to wield the displayed sword of Dragoon/Seiryuu as is, so I redesigned it as well. The scarf was an addition since I thought his chest area was very empty and his neck would look too long since I planned for him to have a longer neck and slanted shoulders built like a Dragon. I had to make it a short scarf so that it wouldn’t share the same features as Kai’s or get in the way of the coat design.

Ninja Kai Ninja Kai’s design is the one that went through a lot of changes. Looking back, while his outfit was fancy and beautiful- it worked more like an amateur’s costume than something that looks professional. I wanted to keep the deep reds but I wanted a darker color for him. I decided to mix in a dark cyan/blue color for his top to emphasize the reds I wanted to show off.

I hesitated in recoloring his scarf from the trademark white to red, but Takao was already wearing a white scarf so I thought it was alright to do that. The red scarf looked like a swishing flame so it works.

I relocated his obi and rope on the waist. It was probably difficult to move around in the old design, and the loops might have been caught by something during stealth or battle. I downsized it and allowed it to be aesthetic instead.

As much as his old sleeveless design flaunted his toned arms, I thought he would look more professional if he covered more skin as a ninja. The paint on his face is also a different design inspired by Dranzer/Suzaku’s eye shape. His hair was also styled into something neater and more masculine to balance his graceful outfit. His new pose was heavily inspired by the old one, but I wanted him to follow the silhouette of “火” and/or a fuma shuriken in this illustration!

Cleric Max This character is undoubtedly the hardest redesign in the group, and the illustration I took the longest to draw. Cleric Max’s design is all about reorganizing the elements in the old one. I did not want to change his pose at all, but I had to if I wanted to show the details on the front of his costume. It was difficult to pick the exact colors to use for his new design.

I was certain about his hairstyle, but the original plan was to make his hair a little pinker/strawberry blonde. It did not work well at all with the outfit’s colors and it made him look less like a “boy” as I intended. His outfit already has a lot of feminine elements, so giving him softer colors gave him a different appeal that I was not going for.

His weapon was redesigned to be more minimalist so that it would not clash with his outfit, and blended better with the straight lines on his robe. I wanted him to look more mage-like than a timid adventurer, so I added tails at the back of his shoulders! A lot of care was put into drawing his facial features.

Monk Lei There isn’t much change with his design since this is only his first outfit in the series. He can’t wear those garbs forever!! His lifestyle in the mountains had to be emphasized so I still kept it simple. I really wanted to change his pose into something that emphasized lightning on his arms so it took a lot of reposing.

I had to draw him rugged because of his current situation, but I did not want him to look too dirty/filthy. He still had to look reliable in features and manner/gesture. His hair was drawn to be more silky, and his outfit fabric is also a bit more yellowed from aging and weathering. Since the old shoes looked more comfortable- I gave him shoes that would not fly off this time from kicks! I scrapped his knuckles from the old design too since his Byakko-imbued strength is what I wanted to show in this illustration. He can still use knuckles though.

His face was drawn to be shown better- I’ve always had this ideal face structure for Lei and took the opportunity to show it off here. I was always fond of his smile where one of his eyes is slightly pinched too. I decided against putting a visible fang on his mouth since it would make him look too fierce. His body structure is the same as in the old design.

And those are the notes! I rewrote their character descriptions as well and made small changes to those. I think I am most satisfied of my redesigned Ninja Kai in this group! 

Thank you for reading ^-^

Anonymous asked:

Could you please write some Sett x Soraka in the Star Guardian AU? I love the chemistry these two have!

  • Sett is the biggest trouble maker around, there is a lot of rumors he runs an illegal street fight business even at a young age, there are also reports of him sending men twice his size straight hospital, so why someone like Soraka likes him? None of the Guardians know, she sees a special light on him and the brute soft up around her. 
  • He’ll literally fist fight monster for her, she’ll be so worried but Sett doesn’t even care if he gets hurt, he’ll protect her no matter what. She’ll scold him with tears on her eyes later as she patch and heal him up, why does he have to do something so stupid, just to meet a softly and gentle smile at his face. “I just want you safe.” He told her.
  • The kind of boyfriend that will get her favorite sweets from Pantheon’s Pantries and everyone will be whispering about it because it’s so out of context someone like Sett walking around with a box full of sweets.
  • He and Shisa are a bit wary of each other but they understand each other strength and while this is used to protect Soraka it’s all fine. 
  • He loves to have her on his shoulders as they walk around on a later park date, she’ll gently point at birds and other small animals and just relax as she enjoys the view from his high, Sett will be just smiling as he holds her. 
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