Hey guys!

So this is currently a rough sketch of a new character I'm working on! I saw the name Mercury on another (albiet, fake) person, and I liked how it sounded so here he is! Mercury is a familiar, just like my other characters, except he's a bit different; instead of being a purebred species familiar, he's actually a nice eclectic mix! Body distinctions are as follows (apologies for these not being evident, I'll explain why later):

Head and body of a Hyena
Ears are modified roo (they're a fuzzy variant)
Tail is from a modified snow leopard (longer and more floofy, almost like a red panda tail)
Dragon spikes, six(6) count, along with hair inspired by the fabulous

Why isn't Mercury colored? Well, I honestly don't have a color scheme set up yet ._.' So if anyone has any ideas please let me know! I'm thinking I want natural colors with maybe one or two crazy unique ones thrown in, although a good friend has suggested Midnight Purple and I might go with that.

Mercury was originally going to control fire as his "familiar gift" because I thought of the planet originally, but then I remembered the toxic liquimetal on the periodic table, and decided control over liquids would be much cooler! His familiar brand is much different from Trexler's, but they're still connected in some way! (Still working out a solid storyline).

A BRIEF CREDIT: I realize my lines look very similar to another, more famous artist's style. THIS IS INTENTIONAL AND IT IS NOT TRACED!!! I have been using the post below to work on my skills as an artist and it's been influencing my style heavily recently:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9750911/ And as she requested, credit will be given to the wonderful  Etuix for her helpful tutorial. The torso and shoulder shapes were picked up from studying  tsaiwolf 's artwork, mainly of my own character. Thank you, to both of you!