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These are my two OC's Wren and Creus, the first is an my mischievous ancient chinese warrior and the second is my accounts namesake, my mage thief. I don't have any exact references, just what I have been able to make with character makers.
First up is Wren, born 500 years ago the son of a Chinese woman and an English merchant giving him a taller stature, lighter skin and eyes compared to his fellows. He lost his family at a young age and later in life became loyal guard to an emperor whom he had fallen in love with. At the age of 21 he was cursed to live a long life, his body no longer aging. After his beloved emperor died he quietly served his emperors family for the next 300 years. Up until the point they betrayed him and he finally found the strength to move on. He now travels the world causing mischief and trying to play cupid with unsuspecting couples, trying his best to move on from his unrequited love.
Image references. Character usually wears red clothing with black or grey accents, can be wearing ancient chinese style clothes, modern or anything inbetween
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Creus, my mage thief 23 years old. He was an orphan who had a gift for magic and survived on the streets through thievery. As he grew older his studied magic ever spare chance he got and often used it to aid in his theft, stealing bigger and better items all the time he eventually rose to be a great thief and now makes a good living off of it. He's quiet, distrusting and cautious however can be quite generous toward people worse off than him.
Pose ideas
As for favorite color? Purple or blue depending on my mood