Artwork by:  TheCheesen

That's right, the small man isn't so small anymore.

So, since older Kuveli has been coming up more in some stories and commissions lately, I decided to get a full ref sheet for him. Adds a little more consistency, plus a chance to decide on some proper day-to-day/travel clothes for him. Though his casual wear is probably still just his skirt and a pair of leggings, especially when it's warm out. And I may well get something similar for his arctic fox love in the future.

As you've probably guessed, he's come a fairly long way since he was a kid. This ref would be a good snapshot of Kuveli in his twenties, around ten to fifteen years after most of what you've seen him in. As well as finding his life-long mate in Ataturah, he was able to become a wandering healer thanks to Sana's guidance and an acute spiritual sensitivity. Early on he stays close to his homelands, picking out a cave by the sea to call home, and always coming back to Sakara and the Lentavohi every winter. In time, however, he and Atatu range further, their wanderlust never satiated for long. Winters pass in foreign lands, learning of new peoples and their cultures, sometimes taking on their knowledge as a healer. Yet even then, Kuveli will still make time to head home and see his folks, and check in on the old cave.

That last part may even be necessitated by something more than wanting to see loved ones. It may or may not be the case that, in a part of his life before Ataturah, Kuveli used his newfound freedom as an adult to... get around. Because of that, and some unfortunate events that occurred after he left, there may be one or two leftovers of bygone relationships that he winds up taking in. After all, he's got his brother's kind heart, and can't let past mistakes go unatoned for.

But that's all something for another story, another day.

This amazing reference sheet, along with younger Kuveli's sheet, were created by the lovely and talented  TheCheesen