It's time I get back to some quality works gracing my front page, so I decided to complete another one of my Ancient Sages characters: Eruka.
She joined Akosha and her crew later on and proved to be a valuable (yet rather untamed) addition to the group on their journey to the Kindgoms in the East. Eruka was raised in what would probably be considered "tribal" culture, deep in an expansive forest. She was one of the few Aurans there and used that to her advantage in her hunts. She carries a very special bow, complete with Verrocite crystals inlaid within the framework, as well as a machete-like sword with which she had the fortune of being trained in Dao-style swordplay in using it. She is an efficient hunter and tracker, but her lack of exposure to modern technology has made her rather naive in more populated cities (plus, being raised in a culture whose females never wore tops garnered the expected reactions from Mikaou and Ri'kinto =P ). Even so, she is a very mature character with a dry sense of humor and a simple outlook on life, and hopes to broaden her horizons in travelling with Akosha's posse. When it comes to the Auran powers, she appears to have gift of wind-manipulation (turbo-kinesis?), which is the perfect power for an archer like herself.

Now, onto the pic itself....
I never was good at symmetry, so the bow does look rather off-balance (come to think of it, I seemed to have positioned the character a bit more off-center than I would've liked). Her outfit... well, it's a bit simpler than I would have liked, but I guess I can adjust that in time. The background came from a free-wallpapers site, though I can't remember the name of it.

Eruka Neshha copyright Nick Hardin