Shugwar is my straight room mate in Ballerina Mafia. He is a real person (non-furry), and the character Khaziael (in the background) is mostly his creation (with a few bits of help here and there from me).

He's a panther :U He's not a wolf, he's not related to Joel at all. I am confident that if you actually look at a photo of a panther and a wolf, you'll see that he looks like a panther in this picture.

The cosmic background/overlay is the Trifid Nebula which, view at the right angle, is probably the most evil looking nebula in the visible universe: http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bi.....la-m20-800.jpg

More of Shugwar's smartassery at http://ballerinamafia.net/