Alrighty! So! Hot on the heels of the ship commission is the next big project I’m working on! :D
So the general idea here is that I’m planning to get portraits of every major peer group in the story in order to create a comprehensive reference guide for the characters currently relevant to the plots! :D
I’m specifically working with the ever-creative and incredible artist, Mal (MalMyrth0 on Twitter) once again for this project! And I have to say, he knocked it right out of the park yet again! :D
We’ll be going through each peer group, and then compiling it into a big fun format down the line, but how that’ll end up looking is something I can’t currently disclose as I want it to be a big surprise!
For now though, I thought it would be a good idea to get the art out as soon they’re finished, as I want everyone to see what every character looks like first! :D
Moreover, I want everyone to have an easily referenceable post to see the names, details, as well as the faces behind said names whenever they come up in the story!
So on that note, I’ll try my best to keep to the spirit of brevity in order to adhere to the goal of this project; a reference guide.
Starting from left to right, here’s who we have!
Etholin’s Group
Portrait 1: Etholin Esila
Title: Lord
Known Aliases: Merchant Lord, Long Boi (Credit: Emma)
Realm of Origin: Rontalisrealm
Species Name: Pattenor
EVI’s IFF Designation Number: A72
Notes:
- Current leader of the peer group in question.
- Amicable to Emma and shows reasonable potential for constructive lines of interpersonal and diplomatic dialogue. Though this conflicts greatly with the dynamics of his peer group due to their varied opinions on Emma and earthrealm.
- Rich (???)
Portrait 2: Kamil Lyonn
Title: Baron
Known Aliases: The Absentee, The Court Phantom
Realm of Origin: Iriyedrealm
Species Name: Chamaerith
EVI’s IFF Designation Number: A73
Notes:
- Natural talent and magical inclinations for invisibility
- Shows a strong semblance of curiosity towards Emma and her nature following the events of Chapter 151.
- Absentee to most events until somewhat recently.
Portrait 3: Ilphius Seleat
Title: Lady
Known Aliases: The Danger Noodle (Credit: Emma), The Half-Coiled Schemer
Realm of Origin: Sajarrealm
Species Name: Najaathri
EVI’s IFF Designation Number: A75
Notes:
- Hostile
- Self-serving
- Potentially in over her head
- Wishes nothing more than to supplant Etholin as the head of this peer group and to lead it with the passion and vigor that it deserves.
- Insistent that everything bad that has ever happened to the group was a direct result of Etholin’s poor leadership skills and gross mismanagement.
- Passionately salty about having lost their peer group’s place in the House Choosing Ceremony by 1 place to Emma’s group. They were ‘meant’ for House Thun’Yandaris, the third most prestigious house, but instead were shunted to House Vikzhura, the bottom out of the four houses.
Portrait 4: Teleos Lophime
Title: Lord
Known Aliases: [REDACTED: Spoiler territory], [N/A: Spoiler territory], Fishboy (Credit: Emma)
Realm of Origin: Nexus
Species Name: Lesser Merfolk
EVI’s IFF Designation Number: A74
Notes:
- Pragmatic (at least by Nexian standards)
- Cold and distant, very mysterious.
- Reluctant to form connections
- Often bumps into Emma during her sojourns to the medical wing to visit Rila.
- Frequents the medical wing for some unknown purpose.
That’s about it for these character profiles! What do you guys think? Is this alright? I’m going for a more condensed and quick reference snapshot rather than a whole bio of each of them haha. So I do hope you guys like it, and the little notes at the end there too! :D
Moreover, I hope you guys like the art!
Once again, huge props to Mal for this. He’s done an amazing job at bringing all the characters to life, and I can’t thank him enough for all of the creativity, time, and effort he’s put into this project! :D There’ll be more from us for sure, so stay tuned for the next peer group! :D
Artist Reference: MalMyrth0 on Twitter