The people of Ua (part I)

[pyraxis]

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From left to right:

Ua'roké - Head of the Temple of the Elements. The Raba Ua'lin's closest personal advisor and martial arts trainer. A force for sanity and balance amidst the Raba's cruelty.

The Raba Ua'lin - Head of the house of Ua, the newest and most prosperous house in the nation. Lin took the sagama at thirteen, when her mother Mai disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

Anza Ua'qi - Ua'lin's right hand and sometimes partner. Qi was first in line to inherit rulership of the rival house of Uz, but she walked away against all good advice to join Lin in the house of Ua. She is as gentle and kind as Lin is ruthless, and many suspect she's been coerced against her will by the Raba to serve her. Her mother Uz'jef worries constantly but can not force her daughter to return home.

Ua'vic - Vic was adopted into the house of Ua by Mai when Lin was young in order to block her daughter's growing ambition. Vic was trained to become Raba, but only women are permitted by tradition to rule. Vic refused the magic that would have changed his body to a woman's. He became an ascetic priest and disappeared into the desert, returning only recently.

The Raba Uz'jef - Head of the house of Uz, Masta Ua's main rival. Mother of Qi. Her royal garden is the most beautiful in the nation.

Comments

[jimnightmare.livejournal.com]

Hey, Lin? I'm just wondering why everybody keeps calling you ruthless. What are you trying to do?

[jimnightmare.livejournal.com]

Okay. Pyraxis, I've gotta ask, because I'm confused. You're like "Oh, Lin is totally evil and ruthless and the bad guy and people shouldn't like her". But if she's so evil, WHY ARE YOU USING HER AS YOUR DAY PLANNER OR LIFE PLANNER OR WHATEVER YOU CALLED IT?!?

[yonjuunana.livejournal.com]

Nice drawing! It's always cool to see more art from you, I'm all curious about what everybody looks like. I especially like Lin and Ua'vic in this. You're definitely getting expressiveness across in the postures.

I hope I get to learn more about Ua'vic sometime, he sounds like an interesting guy.

One critique- What's your system for deciding which lines to draw heavier than others? I can't figure out what you were doing there. But then I tend to be pretty obsessive over inking and line quality.

[tigerweave]

I/Imoh totally LOVE your cartoon/line-drawing style :-)

[tigerweave]

I don't think Indigo Elf was shy about it. I will fish them out. I don't think Jimnightmare will be distressed, as it was a very sweet story :-)

So you don't know the entire Owl and Pussycat poem? Well we must formally introduce you to that too!