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alrighty then...ill try to jump in line as well...

here are some descriptions for some rather unique races from my homebrew setting...i wish i could commision art, but i am quite poor...*Sigh*
anyway, if any of these strike you imagination, please draw them...they really should NOT look too human..
:)

The Axud’fia are an unusual race. They appear to be tall, slender, and beautiful humans with several elven characteristics. They often have small fangs almost like a vampire, but less conspicuous. They have beautiful feathered wings that seem almost too small to bear their weight. These wings can magically fold into the Axud’fia’s back and cause no nuisance at all. In fact, if the wings are folded back, it is impossible to detect that they even exist. The most defining thing about Axud’fia is that their hair color is split down the middle. One side is brilliant silver and the other side is the darkest of blacks. The same holds true for their wings, one is silver, and one is black. This color split affects the entire side of their body, hair and feather wise. For example, one Axud’fia may have a silver left side while another has a silver right side. Eye color is almost unlimited, including shades never seen on humans such as purple, silver, white and black, red, etc. The average male Axud’fia stands between 1.9 meters and 2.2 meters tall and weighs between 70 and 80 Kg. The average female stands 1.7 to 2.0 meters tall and weighs between 60 and 70 Kg. Axud’fia speak with eloquence at all times, although they are often overtaken by sporadic ideas and juxtapose their seeming grace with random thoughts spoken when the whim strikes them. Axud’fia males grow a certain amount of facial hair, but invariably this hair is soft, smooth and straight, most males prefer to keep either clean shaven or use neatly trimmed styles.


Duzk’enuh have large and muscular builds. They have sharp, bony protrusions about six inches long extending from their elbows and knees, and two 3 inch horns protruding through their upper forehead. They are slightly taller and broader on average than humans. On average a male weighs between 100 and 150 Kg, and is between 2 and 2.3 meters tall. Females are slightly less muscular and average in weight from 90 to 120 Kg, while varying between 1.8 and 2.1 meters. Their skin shade is basically human, but with grayish tones. The entire face is similar to a broad, strong human’s face but with no nose. Where the nose would be there is simply smooth, flat skin. Duzk’enuh breath and smell through small holes at the base of their horns. The rest of the face has a look of feral civilization to it, a sophisticated mouth with a large solid jaw, prominent lower canines (though not tucks by any means) and intelligent eyes with large, thick brows. In place of the nose there are often, but not always, complicated tattoos that show what tribe the Duzk’enuh is from. Their hair is often black and thick, and is customarily worn long and tied back so as not to conceal the small horns that are carved with symbols on meaningful occasions. Duzk’enuh eyes are often dark, but occasionally are golden or even more rarely blue. Duzk’enuh males grow facial hair, and although the common style is to keep clean shaven, they will occasionally grow elaborate facial hair. The Duzk’enuh language is filled with curt and abrupt words. Every word is kept to a minimum of difficulty and length, allowing complex messages to be said in a fairly short time.


The Eif’veum are a tall race of incredibly slender humanoids. They are graceful in the extreme and minds to match their speed. A typical Eif’veum looks so thin that it would almost be grotesque on another race. Both males and females range from 2-2.3 meters in height and weigh around 50-80 Kg. The incredible slenderness, however, accentuates their otherworldly look and most Eif’veum seem blindingly beautiful to other races. Eif’veum skin is a pale shade that is almost a true white. The Eif’veum head looks like a much slenderer human head with long pointed ears that usually extend twenty to thirty centimeters. At a distance their ears can almost be mistaken for antenna. Eif’veum eyes are large are slightly almonds shaped, and unlike human eyes, the iris covers the entire visible surface of the eye, making Eif’veum eyes seem to be a single solid color. Eye color covers all human colors as well as almost every other possible shade in the visible spectrum. Eif’veum usually grow a full head of hair that is almost always worn long and in intricate braids. Most Eif’veum tend to have very dark or black hair, although other shades are occasionally seen as well. Of these other shades, most are in the same shades as normal human hair, but most shades seem to be a bit more vivid than their human counterparts’. Very few Eif’veum grow any facial hair, only about one in ten males will grow any at all, and those that do usually keep clean shaven. Eif’veum speech is a darkly sensuous and beautiful language. When spoken it sounds at once imperious and civil, courteous and at times even friendly.


Juga’doiq stand around 1-1.2 meters tall and weigh around 20-30 kilograms. Juga’doiq barely look humanoid. Their bodies are roughly spherical with a diameter of about one third of a meter. They have six identical arms in place of normal arms and legs. All the arms are about a half a meter long and have two ball-and-socket joints that can swivel in almost any direction. All four arms also have opposable digits with an unusual hand. This connects directly to the back of the hand in yet another ball-and-socket joint. The hands themselves have eight fingers and two thumbs each with three ball-and-socket joints. The eight fingers are aligned four on one side and four opposite them. The two thumbs are placed in between the rows of fingers. A Juga’doiq hand then has fully opposable fingers all the way around the hand, which can grip just about anything. The Juga’doiq head is at on end of the body and a meter long opposable tail is at the other end. Juga’doiq can use any four arms as their primary arms while standing or hanging from the other two. Occasionally a Juga’doiq will learn to use their tail effectively, allowing them to use any combination of five limbs at a time. A Juga’doiq standing on two arms, with clothes on, looks almost like a typical, but short humanoid with four arms.


Nokwmaa stand from 8 feet to 10 feet tall, and weigh anywhere from 250 to 400 pounds. They are lean and lanky, and usually walk with a pronounced slouch that makes them seem much shorter. Their skin ranges in color from dark gray to light gray and is often covered with red markings, a racial tradition somewhat similar to tattoos but with a different procedure for putting them on. Their eyes are pale yellow, and glow slightly in the dark. They are completely hairless creatures. They have large beak like noses, and extremely long arms. Nokwmaa have a tendency to pick up various knickknacks from places they’ve visited, and often display these on their clothing, or on a thread around their neck. Females are slightly shorter and have smaller noses. Both sexes have small horns sprouting from their temples. These horns curl forward and toward each other following the ridge of the eyebrows. Just before these horns would meet in the center of the forehead, both horns twist upward and end in small points at about head level.


: The Nup’tsuu look a bit like a large inverted tapering cone with a cup near their bottom. They stand between four and five feet tall and weigh around one hundred and thirty pounds. Around the rim of this “cup” there are numerous four-inch tentacles. They have three “arms” equidistantly placed around their body with three eyes equidistantly placed above these. At the top is a small tentacle with a “mouth” that resembles a large venus flytrap. The arms are tentacles about three feet long each. About five inches from the end of the tentacle, it splits into three smaller tentacles capable of fine manipulations. The cup can hold a smooth ball about two and half feet in diameter. They use this ball to wheel around and can attain incredible speed, their balance in impeccable. They may only use the ball on very smooth surfaces however. When on rough surfaces they must drop their ball and use their tentacles to move. Without the wheel, the Nup’tsuu move very slowly, but also very steadily. Their mouth can nip creatures lightly and the digestive fluid that they secrete is highly corrosive.


Zuufu’nien stand between 4 and 4 1\2 feet tall and are thickly muscled. They typically have a shoulder width of almost three feet, making them nearly as wide as they are tall. The Zuufu’nien head does not have any neck, instead the head is a large semi-circular lump sticking directly out from the shoulders. Zuufu’nien are not able to turn their head, instead their backs have evolved to be able to turn one hundred and eighty degree. For a Zuufu’nien to look behind himself he must turn his entire upper body. Zuufu’nien arms are also exceptionally long, reaching nearly three feet in length. They have dense bones and muscle so that their weight is about the same as a bulky human. A Zuufu’nien’s leg muscles are strong enough to propel their bodies in unusually far jumps. Zuufu’nien skin is typically tanned a dark brown or almost black from the sun. Zuufu’niens usually prefer to grow their hair long, failing this they shave completely bald. Zuufu’nien on Ej’aeka do not often grow beards, and if they do the beard is almost always kept closely trimmed in a neat fashion. A Zuufu’nien’s body, while small and dense, is surprisingly buoyant and they have a very hard time drowning in all but the strongest gales.


and thats it...of course you dont have to draw ALL of em :P but if any chance your fancy, please do
thanks
 
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Also very generous!

I think we have a growing trend of generous artists here... }:>

If I may submit two characters for your consideration... I leave it up to you for poses et al... and feel free to tweak a bit as you see fit for artisticness }:) I don't know if you prefer long-winded descriptions or point form... here's the long winded versions (and yes, they are both full of youthful exuberance -- just a coincidence of starting campaigns, I swear!):



Standing at just under 7 feet in height, Timmoth is a young and powerfully built centaur. His horse-like lower torso is covered in a chestnut-coloured coat of thin fur, a colour matched by his long hair atop his human torso, tied behind his head in a long ponytail. A certain grace and ease belies his huge form. He carries with am unmistakable air of youth, out to see the world, though he has also learned to comport himself quite well when the situation merits.

Timmoth's armaments are a sight to behold, each more finely crafted than one might expect for a wanderer or a centaur. His bow, large for even a beast of his size, is built from powerful strips of darkwood, laminated together with expert care. Laden with elvish script, there is no mistaking its origin. Similarly, his centaur-sized halberd is adorned with dwarvish runes, the mighty axe-head securely fixed to a haft banded with metal for reinforcement. The base of halberd bears a flared metal point, as though two large spear-heads had been crossed together.

The chain ‘shirt’ armour worn by Timmoth is also of fine quality, though this time of human hands. Crafted by the famous fine leathersmiths and metal workers of Khallas, the armour bridges well the transition from torso to horse torso, removing little of the centaur's natural flexibility there. The alloy armour is also snug enough that Timmoth wears a surcoat over both his halves, affording better protection from the elements as well as allowing him to better blend into the natural surroundings.

Moving accross the land, Timmoth ensures he is well equipped. He carries two often laden saddle bags and pouches across his equine back, with a a waterskin and quivers next to each. When not employing it in combat, his halberd rests alongside the top of his right saddlebag. Across his back he carries another quiver and his bow, and a dagger rests sheathed in the strap across his chest.


And the second


Before you stands Thelil. A young adult of only 114 years of age, he still carries with him a certain spring of youthful excitement that has not yet been extinguished. For an elf, he stands tall and built at 5 foot 2 inches, with the customary long hair and dark green eyes. What first draws your eyes, however, is the large pair of wings, the delicate white limbs springing from his shoulder blades. His wings a recent development for him, and having never spent any time with winged creatures, Thelil’s wings at rest are more perpendicular (straight back) to his back then one might expect.

Thelil wears a green hooded surcoat over leather armour (both modified for his winged nature). Using a strapping system that wraps around his shoulders as well as down the centreline between his wings, a large sack rests under his wingroots (in the small between his back and wing edges). A sturdy quiver attached along its bottom side, ringed with metal and possessing several attachment points, augments this sack. A composite short bow and heavy mace are often attached to the quiver, along with a full complement of arrows.

Carried with care, Thelil’s double sword includes two wooden sheaths that securely enclose each blade, giving the sword the guise of a thickened staff. The entire sword ensemble is very carefully crafted, with polished hardwood sheaths, beauty-through-function handguards and a carved wooden handgrip. A small engraving of ancient text adorns one of the sheaths, while braided cords hang from each end of the grip. When drawn, the sheaths are stored in a compartment just rightly made for them in the quiver.

See the sword at this link

Thelil tends to comport himself in a stately, or noble-like manner. In many respects, he is also knightly in his aims, helping those in need and who cannot defend themselves. Thelil remains calm and focused through most situations, and rarely loosing his cool in confrontations. His comportment is likely born partially a reaction to his treatment during his rough time amongst the humans, as a poor ‘child’; he is acting 'nobly' in the face of other’s distain, acting 'better' than them, and genuine wish to help out others in need. His martial training has also given him a feel for focused and calm action, such that though he may take much patiently, when he decides to act, the act is swift and decisive. His speech follows his actions, and is usually careful and proper. Whenever possible, he will be sure to dress in fine clothing, though certainly not to the excess of the aristocrats.



Thanks a tonne! }:)

Kannik

EDIT: Should mention that Timmoth's bow is a Composite Long Bow (of Strength) }:)
 
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Taka

ThorneMD here is your Taka based on the other cool art work you provided. Eventually I will get around to doing the action pose you requested. I have been working hard on the compositions for the first requests made. My Partner Babette is struggling as a stand in model as pregnant women have little love for weilding axes or swords.;)

Hope you like it!!

By the way if anyone is interested I have added 10 new peices to my folder in the art gallery.

I'd appreciate any feed back.
 

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Wow

I feel honored you picked mine to be first. The pic is just great except for one thing. The horns are a little too big. One question though. What action pose were you talking about. Is it the rest of Taka or one of the other characters?

Anyway, thank you again and I will definally use the pic.
 
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