Art Part Two · 9:30pm Dec 17th, 2012
People have been asking for the descriptions of characters for art purposes, so I'll post them separately here. Let it be known that all this can be found in the story and this is not the result of negligent characterization. This is simply to help people that might have skimmed over some of the details and want something solid before taking on artwork.
Hurricane:
Coat: 75-85% value gray. Mane/Tail: Sky Blue. Eyes: Magenta. Age: 20
Body Build: Male. Slightly larger than the average pegasus. Relatively large wings.
Cutie Mark: Three-tone lightning bolt pierced through a cyclone symbol
Additional: Scar across left eye. Wingtips silver in coloration.
Silver Sword
Coat: Silver. Mane/Tail: Battleship Gray w/ streaks of silver. Eyes: Medium Taupe. Age: 20
Body Build: Male. Average size, though well built. Average wings.
Cutie Mark: Crossed Swords
Additional: None.
Swift Spear
Coat: Buff (Manila coloration). Mane/Tail: Light Brown. Eyes: Powder Blue. Age: 20
Body Build: Female. Slightly taller than the average mare, although shorter than Hurricane. Lithe figure. Average wings.
Cutie Mark: A swinging spear
Additional: Mane and Tail are cut stylishly short for a mare.
Emperor Augustus Haysar
Coat: Olive Drab. Mane/Tail: Black. Eyes: Gold. Age: 49
Body Build: Male. Well built. Taller than the average stallion, slightly larger than Hurricane. Large wings.
Cutie Mark: Never visible in the story.
Additional: Many scars across face and body.
Imperator Gold Feather
Coat: White. Mane/Tail: Black. Eyes: Gold. Age: 42
Body build: Male. Well built. Average height. Large wings.
Cutie Mark: Never visible.
Additional: Feathers have a gold gradient from wing to tip.
Legate Red Tail
Coat: Battleship Gray. Mane/Tail: Dark Red. Eyes: Maroon. Age: 47
Body Build: Male. Slightly taller than Hurricane. Average wings.
Cutie Mark: Never visible.
Additional: Looses right eye in Chapter 9.
Emperor Magnus
Coat: Brown fur, black feathers across face and neck. Beak: Black and yellow coloration. Eyes: Gold. Age: 44
Body Build: Male. Very large, nearly twice as tall as Hurricane. Massive wings.
Cutie Mark: None.
Additional: Serrated claws. Wing feathers dark brown in coloration.
Soldiers
Legionnaire
Armor: Iron chest and shoulder plates, extending down back and thinning out towards tail. Iron helmet with red plume. Bracers over lower leg/shin. No horseshoes. Scabbard across left flank for sword or quiver across back for arrows.
Weapons: Iron sword, spear, or bow and arrows. Bladed wings made of iron scales run along the length of the main wing arm.
Centurion
Armor: Same as Legionnaire, except with golden trim along edges of iron armor.
Weapons: Mainly swordsponies, although a few prefer spears. Bladed wings made of iron scales run along the length of the main wing arm.
Legate
Armor: Onyx armor with gold trim. Light chest and shoulder plates, extending down back and thinning out towards tail. Onyx helmet with red plume. Iron bracers over leg/shin. No horseshoes. Scabbard across left flank for sword.
Weapons: Exclusively swordsponies.
Praetorian Commander
Armor: Heavy onyx armor with gold trim. Extensive protection to chest and shoulder areas. Added protection to back and flanks. Onyx helmet with black plume. Onyx bracers over leg/shin. No horseshoes. Scabbard Across left flank for sword.
Weapons: Swords or spears. Golden wing blades.
Additional: The golden lightning bolt across the chestplate is unique to the Praetorian Guard. Commander Hurricane's armor in Hearth's Warming Eve is a less-armored version of the Praetorian armor.
Imperator
Armor: Same as Praetorian Commander except with white trim instead of gold.
Weapons: Long, white sword. White wing blades.
Emperor
Armor: Blend of iron, gold, and onyx chestplate and shoulderplates extending down back and flanks. Circlet crown of pegasus feathers made out of gold in place of a helmet. Large red cloak drapes over left shoulder and flank.
Weapons: Long, golden sword. Golden wing blades.
Gryphon Regular
Armor: Steel armor covering chest, shoulders, and back. Bracers along arms. Modestly spiked helm. Scabbard on either flank.
Weapons: Two steel swords, sharpened talons. Scaled blades along length of main wing arm.
Gryphon Elite
Armor: Steel armor covering chest, shoulders, and flanks. Spiked shoulderplates, bracers, and back. Large, spiked helm. Scabbard on either flank.
Weapons: Two steel swords, serrated claws. Spiked blades along length of main wing arm.
Gryphon Emperor
Armor: Gold and steel chest, shoulder, and spine plating, encrusted with purple amethyst gems. Bejeweled golden plates cover the top of the wings with a razor steel edge along main wing arm. Single scabbard across left flank. Spikes along shoulder plates and helm.
Weapons: Large golden sword, steel-edged golden wing armor. Serrated claws.
I feel that's a good enough information dump for now. If people want other characters I'll post them separately.
Ok I've completed a rough drawing of Commander Hurricane but I'm not sure how to attach the photo to this comment. I tried to copy and paste to no avail and the insert image button is requesting a url, which the image is not on the internet. Any suggestions? Sorry I'm new to this kind of stuff.