"Original Character Drawing" by Trish Harold

This is the protagonist from the ever-work-in-progress story that I 'm working on.

He is half elfin and an acrobat by trade. He gets involved rather accidentally in a wizard's plot when he attempts to save an elf from a gang of what he thinks are robbers.
He can see in the dark up to a certain degree of blackness, and he is slightly telepathic.

He was named after his maternal grandfather,to honour his memory. His father, an elf ,is a skilled swordsmaker and constructed all of his weapons. Most notable are the triple bladed shuriken or "skyblades" as they are nicknamed.

He's also a strong swimmer and a hell of a cook. And he likes dogs. He is also left-handed.

Martin Skyblade is not exactly a new character; he was created twenty five years ago. He evolved from a "swordfighting preppy" to a character that has been very "Asianized". He was also too good for his own good. A proper history and background was written for him, and he lost his Boy Scout image. However...Martin is not an angst -filled-I-don't-fit- in-anywhere-chosen-one-I-hate-the-world type. He's a pretty normal fellow that you'd hang at a pub with (and be safe around if any fights erupt).

He is physically  based (loosely) on a real person, the only character in the story who is. He's been a little challenging to draw only because in order to get his features right I had to figure out what a full blooded elf on this world looked like...and I haven't done that yet!

Also, this picture technically would have been done after the story; when he starts out on the journey,he doesn't have the scars on his neck.