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[Klute]

The guard will be pretty much as Mike sketched them. I do tend to wander though lol. They will be obviously guards to high status Fubarnii as shown by the clothing and style which will mach the noble all be it not quite as fancy.
Megatron you may be pleased to hear the third civilian will have a richer look than the others. Not a noble but would certainly not look out of place as a part of a noble clan. Maybe an advisor or such.

[Klute]

Quick preview of the third civillian. As mentioned he is fancier than the first 2 but not quite Noble.



The neck is to be shortened and I musing over what to use as this guys arm options. The arms will hopefully be compatible with the others. Im thinking of sleeved arms with maybe a pipe ?

[Megatron0]

Oh wow! This guy looks really cool! I would like to see a pipe so that's a vote from me

[Emberbreeze]

Very nice going there. Mike you need to get working on the Twilight RPG so these can be PCs/NPCs ;-)

[Lost Egg]

Very characterful. I like the pipe option but think she should have a rolled up copy of the Travelogue under her arm.

HN

[Klute]

Actually a large quill and bundle of parchment was one of the options I was considering.

[Megatron0]

I second a twilight RPG! It would be awesome.

[Carcharoth]

A twilight rpg? Could be fun. Trying to get into the mindset of a group of Fubarnii could be an interesting challenge 
If anybody ever wants to try that out I'd be more than happy to support!

Liking the look of Mark's posh civilian. I could see him wandering around Gar Loren clutching a big pile of parchment, oiling the bureaucratic machine. Or arm him with a spear (and plumed helmet) as a provincial house guard or as a bodyguard for a rich trader.
A pipe and maybe a staff would also be a fun option for a more relaxed day.

[Taelan]

Bit of a late post on the recent teaser. Love the renaissance style of the pants. Looks a great miniature to paint.

Quick query, his head seems blunter than your average Fubarnii, is this prior to building up the snout more?

Any updates overall?

[Klute]

Yeah the head is something Ive been musing on myself. While its chunkier than the others Im feeling that with my and Mikes differing styles that mixing it up myself a bit wont go amiss, after all we arnt all the same shape either. Still need to keep it within limits of course. He does have a hat now though which helps.
Im on with the arms which have a pen/quill type thing and a kind of board/slate. Maybe its a primitive Fubarnii Ipad and stylus

[Klute]

Quite ashamed at how long its been since I posted here.
Anyway here are some pics to mull over. 2 civillians and an assortments of bits n bobs.




The civillians are finished bar anything Mike wants changing. Will be getting stuck into the noble guards next.

[Lost Egg]

Nice work as always Klute. I like the range of extra items you've done, especially the wheat/corn/barley and the camp fire.

HN

[Taelan]

Great stuff, and somewhat amusing that I just did something similar.

I just finished my trader and added a hat that has the same styling to your painter. Thankfully it is a larger PreePree style crest, as befitting his wealth.

Shall post up photos when the sun permits.

I honestly think the largest portion of my next purchase will consist of the civilians and accessory packs.

- Taelan.

[Klute]

I didnt use anything specific for the crop bundle as I was unsure what they would be like. These are kind of long stalks with a single "pod" at the end, a bit generic but fitting I reckon.
I must have redone that camp fire 20 times. Just couldnt get the flames right, very hard to sculpt. So in the end I left them out lol. That way the fire can be dead or (with a little painting magic) very much alive :-)

Taelen, the frill on the hat was originally just like you mention but was too overpowering really. I didnt want this one to look too fancy. He is kind of a well to do sort but no where near nobility. Ive sculpted him as a painter, sign writer or similar. Arms and heads from others Ive done will swap around though so there should be plenty scope to mix it up.
The 2 arms among the bits n bobs Ive intentionally done open to make them easy to use for conversions. Carrying the crop bundle or a plate, or playing the lyre.

EDIT
Apologies for the soft photos. Details are a lot sharper than they look. Dunno what happened there, need to look at the settings I reckon.

[Brandlin]

Good stuff!

Camp fires for cooking on shouldn't have flame anyway just lots of White ash and glowing depths.