Rika Windblade © me

Art ©  jazzycat

Info for artists:

Armor details/textless version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12632579/

Anthro form ref sheets:
Main version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11495976/
sfw nude version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11495881/
nsfw version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11495921/
green trim clothing version: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11608186/

Additional info about Rika: http://www.f-list.net/c/rika%20windblade

Character note highlights:
- The long hairbead strand is her heraldry (like a coat of arms) and should be considered part of the character, it is ALWAYS 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
- There's nothing under that loincloth, she doesn't wear panties!
- She dual wields enchanted short swords (as seen on her anthro ref) which are pretty heavily enchanted (fire in her right hand, ice in the left) feel free to add crazy magical effects to them!
- Thigh fur extends to above the knee, arm fur extends to above the elbow
- A few personality descriptors: happy-go-lucky, exuberant, carefree, fun, curious, inquisitive, naive (low wis), smart (high int), easily distracted, charismatic, cute, friendly

Additional notes/character clarifications:
- Rika herself would say she's straight, but sexuality has different meaning in her culture, so in practice she could be considered by female leaning
- 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

Other comments:

Another amazing piece by my wonderful friend jazzy :3

Please note that this IS NOT a redesign. Rika began as a catgirl, she later BECAME a weretigress, thus when she transforms back to her "human" state, she is in fact still a catgirl! She also has a feral form which I do not yet have art for.

Rika actually does have/wear bracers as part of her armor (enchanted "dastana" specifically), so including those was a cool addition by Jazzy. You also can't really see it as much anymore due to the fur, but there was green chainmail peeking out from under the leather previously, an enchanted mithril chain shirt is also among her possessions.

Most art will continue to feature her anthro form, but having this ref does give me the option of some alternate pieces from artists I feel are better suited to more human characters :3