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Okay so I felt like this one took me forever and a day. Histaln's got a ridiculous amount of minute details, half of them probably not even showing up in this cause of its size.

So this is Histlan Gens, a young woman of 29 years who has spent many years in a terrible place physcially and then mentally afterwards. Those years are in the past though and however haunted she is by then she pushes forward with life, refusing to waste anymore years in fear.

Her story's rather complicated and getting into it here would take a long time, but she's become one of my favourite characters quickly, up there with Mia just behind Kat.

I played her on Dark Wars [link] a wonderful site that's on a semi-to-fully-permanent hiatus right now, which is a shame.
But I still play her with a good friend of mine still in our own little space. ^__^

To clarify just a few things quickly:
- Histlan is nearly completely blind. She sees colour and motion but it is all masses of blur and near indistinguishable, so she wears the sashs to prevent that from distracting her, and to hide her markings.
- Her hair when she was a child was blonde but then was discoloured by exposure to dark magic, so that is why she has some blonde streaks from parts of the roots that were less affected.
- The beads on her staff are glass and click together and whistle subtly in motion so she knows where the blade of her halberd is.
- On her belt are two jutte and the straps going to her back holds a three-section-staff which is not visible in this. As well she wears a layer of thinner chainmail under her leather coat, also not visible.

Alright that's enough ranting, I can always answer any questions. Anyhow, hope you like.
Ciao.

-Nick

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:iconmakena:
Ooh! I love the hooded one! Very cool weapon and character costume designs! :boogie:

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Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. --John Donne
:iconleighanief:
^__^ Thanks so much, I'm glad you like it.

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-Nick
:iconwulfae:
Just to be a jerk (cuz we all know I am), you misspelt 'beads'. Other than that, nice job on the clothing breakdown! I like how the last one turned out, I hadn't got to see it finished yet.
:iconleighanief:
You jerkface *sticks out tongue* There I fixed it, and so long as no one reads this comments no one will ever know! Mwahahaha...

...*cough* Anyhow, thanks hun. Glad yah like it.
How's the new place?

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-Nick
:iconwulfae:
Pretty good, actually. It's a good distance from work, in an interesting part of town. Work should be wicked, too. XD This is going to be a good summer. Have you started your stuff yet?
:icondee-baby:
I don't think I'll ever be able to get past how complicated these look to do O_O;;

Mmmn, Histlan. Hey, is she the one who you wanted to give spider web eyes and were asking Apollo about one time in DigiTools?

I love her battle outfit. Her halberd is fierce. XD
:iconleighanief:
Woot for you. I'm glad you're enjoying yourself and that it's awesome all around. I've sort of started, if that makes senses. I've been gathering stock images for the co-assignment with Sam to start me off. The client going to get back to us tomorrow.

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-Nick
:iconleighanief:
*laughs* Yep she's the one, she does sort of have the smeary irises too it's just impossible to see with this size. If I'd been smart I woulda put a close-up on the breakdown. Oh hindsight...

*hugs* Thanks so much Dee! Annnnd yeah, well I wouldn't call them easy really. But not so complicated that you couldn't pull one off I'm sure.
I totally had her with just a chinese ji halberd but then it didn't suit and neither did the western ones so I made it all, halberd meets bowie knife meets ji, and love it. Anything crossed with a bowie knife's gotta rock.

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-Nick
:iconjennygreenteeth:
I really like her travel/combat outfit, love the little details on the coat =)

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I guess I'm supposed to write stuff here.

Dooo deee dooo dee looooou~!

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