More doodling! This is a concept sketch for Saturos, one of the main characters of a novel I'm working on. He's basically a goat-demigod, and while he likes to make an intimidating first impression and generally thinks lowly of humans for being so xenophobic, he is really a benevolent ruler and caring person.
When Saturos kidnaps entitled teenager Tam's sickly older sister, Tam follows him into another world populated entirely by inhuman creatures. On her quest to reach Castle Ravenscrag, Tam discovers that she has the ability to undo the seals binding powerful elementals who join her in her journey, and learns a few life lessons along the way. But these seemingly friendly elementals may not be telling her the whole story behind why Saturos sealed them away in the first place. Can Tam figure out who to trust before it's too late for both worlds?
Meanwhile, Tam's overstressed college student sister Carrie finds herself a "guest" in the foreboding Castle Ravenscrag. Not content to simply be a damsel in distress while her sister gets to go on a character-building epic quest, Carrie discovers that she possesses mysterious powers, and those powers are the reason Saturos brought her to his world. She also finds that he isn't nearly as villainous as he originally seemed, and he needs her help restoring the balance of his world before everything falls to ruin and chaos. Carrie's life at Castle Ravenscrag is much more fulfilling than back on Earth, and she will ultimately have to choose between meeting her parents' and society's expectations, or being happy.
It's been a fun story to work on. I enjoyed twisting some overdone stock character roles, and incorporating important messages about gratitude, selflessness, priorities, and following your heart instead of automatically letting everyone else dictate how your life should go.
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