My latest OC, who has yet to be named (the title is just her household name). Her desing is based off an axolotl and she has a gift to control water, that's the short version.
The long version is as follows: she's a fairy with a gift to control water, but also a mage. Albeit unwillingly.
Where she is from, that's not really the norm, mages are rare. In fact, fairies can't have more than a mage per generation. So if more than one kid is born, they either kill or compete against each other. The only peaceful way to end things is if one of the siblings marry a mortal, and they become unable to inherit the magic.
My character wasn't interested in becoming the family's mage, but her eldest brother married off a mortal and her second older brother pissed off the wrong people, thus she inherited the magic on top of the gift she was born with.
Fairies arent nice in this world. Each fairy household has a specific gift (some bend water, some control animals) and they're like the mafia, there are four factions (Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter) arbitrarily made of members from these families. The factions are responsible to oversee the change between seasons and deal with any situation presented during their reign in X territory.
The families are indifferent towards each others, but conflict between factions isn't unheard of. "WHY ARE FLOWERS GROWING IN THE ARTIC?" Insert Magical Fight Noises
The lore I created is more extense, but I will leave it at this for now.(?)
While doing this I really felt the improvement of my coloring method. My attention to detail got better, as well; hope it keeps improving in my next drawings. :P
