ink, then digital.

Work for an upcoming Ironclaw project.

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Weasels are notoriously difficult to pin down, both literally and metaphorically with generalities - aside from a mercurial nature and scrappy demeanor shared by all mustelids. They exhibit both of these qualities to a higher degree than their related species, badgers and otters, and much that can be said about weasels has to do with them as agents of chaos and mania.

It is said that to know a weasel for a week is to know seven weasels, as they can change dramatically overnight. One day the weasel can be vapid, easily distracted, and restless, the next day the same weasel can latch onto a subject or task and pursue it hellbent; relentless to the point of exhaustion - only to spend the third day unconscious in recovery.

They are intensely clever and cunning creatures, dynamos that won't stop without burning out. This makes them unreliable in positions of vital responsibility, but excellent tools when their energy can be effectively managed by others. Their quick minds are unlikely to become frustrated or depressed, yet by the same token they do bore easily; weasels can have trouble sustaining deep interpersonal connections unless partnered with a particularly understanding companion.

Weasels don't generally manage to gain nor hold high social standing unless under the protection of a benefactor or wise trust fund. Most weasels with any pretense of class tend to live as eccentric unfettered dandies or more bohemian, illicit lifestyles - often illegal or unethical. It is not uncommon to see weasels kept as lovers, mercenaries, harriers, henchmen, couriers, or pit fighters.

Rarely, self-aware weasels can recognize their innate tendencies and manipulate how they are perceived by others for their own advantage. It is difficult for a weasel to maintain long planning, or complex subterfuge, but when it happens the weasel with vision is a formidable person, performing unconventional acts of heroism and villainy in turn. Such weasels make for excellent vigilantes and counterculture icons. Historically, these figures crash and burn spectacularly at the end of their careers; a weasel almost never has an exit strategy.

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[NOTE: If you don't know about the Scarlet Pimpernel, go find out. There is a direct lineage from the Scarlet Pimpernel to Zorro to Batman and any other character with the same fop-playboy/hero archetype. It's also a pretty awesome movie.]