Rika Windblade © me

Art ©  nateday

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$155 Ref sheet, 1 of 4 versions, lotta specifics and back and forth went into this one!

clothed/geared version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11495976/
green trim clothing version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11608186/
nsfw version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11495921/

Notes for artists:
- The long hairbead strand is her heraldry (like a coat of arms) and should be considered part of the character, it is [b]ALWAYS[b] worn, but additional strands are encouraged
- Her tail tip and facial stripes are set, but the rest of her stripes can be altered at will/as needed (don't go crazy trying to copy all of them precisely)
- Her bell collar is almost always worn except when swimming/bathing
- The swords are pretty heavily enchanted (fire in her right hand, ice in the left) feel free to add crazy magical effects to them!
- A few personality descriptors: happy-go-lucky, exhuberant, carefree, fun, curious, inquisitive, naive (low wis), smart (high int), easily distracted, charismatic, cute, friendly

Things of note/character clarifications:
- Additional info about Rika can be found at http://www.f-list.net/c/rika%20windblade
- Rika herself would say she's straight, but sexuality has different meaning in her culture
- Her long strand of hairbeads describes her tribe, house, family history, occupation, and religious affiliation, and is a rite of passage that marks her as a full tribe member
- Additional hair bead strands are more like trophies or badges of honor bestowed for certain accomplishments, but are not always all worn
- As a shapeshifter, Rika's mood and active will can influence her body, IE swelling her breasts when aroused or making her larger and more intimidating or more feral when angry