ok, so my non-furry friend finally decided on a furry character she could use if and when she ever decides to be absorbed by the amorphous blob that is the furry-fandom XD

this is Heritage, the Nixagriff (a custom species created by my friend herself) she say's it's an open species, so if you have any questions about them and want to make one, let me know :3 we'll help you out.
basically a Nixagriff is part phoenix, Hippogriff, unicorn combo (ALL THE MAGIC THINGS)
all the parts of this character represent her heritage (thus the character's name)
there are elements of French, Scandinavian/Norwegian, Irish, German, Scottish, Greek, and American culture all mish-mashed into this little critter... (SO. MUCH. STUFF!)

this was a huge challenge to draw out, but was super fun none the less.

Art © Samantha Oren
Heritage © Lauren Anderson