"During their 30 year conscription in The Issirhuiemet, each Dragonblood is expected to forge their own armor, which will be worn at all times on duty. Spellcasters will also maintain their own amplification staffs at a fully charged and ready state at all times."

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This is a frame from a character test animation that I've got rendering at the moment. The reflectivity of the armor and the complex lighting is making it take a loooong time.

Modeled & Rendered with Lightwave 9.6
Redner time 2 hours, 5 minutes on a Core i5 3GHz
2.7 million polys (for the full character)