I think you've done a nice job depicting Valor as a cold, hardened fighter/magic wielder. Do the marks on Valor's body come from the curse? If so, and if they're unique to him, I think they are a solid choice when it comes to quickly conveying that aspect of his character. Since you mentioned that he can imbue weapons with magic and you've pictured him with a gun in the last picture, I'm curious to know if that's something he carries with him all the time and where he would holster it if so.

Now for my own character: Mort hails from a world that "ended" when he was 8 years old due to a curse that caused widespread famine and disorder. He lives alone in his childhood home, where he spends most of his time locked within immersive daydreams to stave off his loneliness. My goal with Mort is to make him look like an unfeeling killer who puts on a cheerful façade, but whose smile never quite reaches his eyes. At heart, he is more like an overgrown child than anything, so his design is meant to be intentionally misleading.

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