Wow this is really cool. I love his pants, they look so real because the shading on them is beautiful!I also love the pattern he's got on his vest/shield/face, that is quite kickass. And also, stop watches are so classy! I dunno though, his shield and sword look kinda out of place with his formal attire; he seems like the kind of guy who would hide his sword in his cane.

...If it weren't for the scientific law of "Zaqris doesn't get anything." I would most certainly marry this picture. I can't even begin to list the upsides to this one, since that'd require me to describe the whole thing exactly. Basically, I love it. ^^ You've definately surpassed our expectations for art in this project.

Ha ha ... well, the cane thing might be the case, but he was kind of forced to take up that type of clothing. Because of the position he holds with the royal family, he had to become more "modernized".... But, that shield, sword, and facial tattoo are the things he's kept from before. n_n As you may have noticed, though, I decided to change the vest because it did not fit with that idea ... even though I did like it too.

The Pocket Watch, though ... I decided to throw in there because he's the kind of person that needs everything to be perfect; his mindset is to finish the task at hand.... So, I thought the pocket watch would portray his anxiety to finish what he needs to finish. He keeps watching the time because he wants to accomplish his goals as soon as he can, and whatever he's doing then is just a distraction.

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I expect to live my life but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect, for I shall not pass this way again.

Yay! It pleases me to know that all of you guys enjoy what I'm providing to this project. I'm glad I can present a useful contribution.

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I expect to live my life but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect, for I shall not pass this way again.

Oooh my.... How I wish I could translate that tattoo into pixel form... I knew you'd do an excellent job on the tribal markings... but somehow seeing this image come together as a whole was something I didn't expect.

Everything from his demeanor to his appearance was really portrayed beautifully ;-; I can't think of anything to critique... it's just awesome... great job. o-o

I appreciate the compliments, as always. n_n

Actually ... if you would like, I DID draw out the tattoos for both him and Seri, so you COULD actually do the pixel form of them, if you would like. Here they are:

Seri: [link]
Zaq: [link]

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I expect to live my life but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect, for I shall not pass this way again.

That's really cool. But I mean, like for the sprites, they're too small to see that kinda detail. o-o I'll have to settle with like... implying tatoos on those sprites.

Though I might in the future make a larger sized pixeled version of them... just as like... yanno... to have. X3 I know I want to make one of Auria too, cause Man, her hair is fun to pixel! o_o!