Rika Windblade © me

Art ©  Rexisminimalis

$145 ref sheet, part of some emergency commissions!

I loved Rika's old ref, but I kept running into a serious problem with it: artists would only lock in on one particular expression on the sheet and all of her art would come out looking very serious/angry, but Rika is supposed to be a carefree happy-go-lucky type who rarely angers. My hope is this new sheet will address this problem. An "angry" expression still snuck onto here, but hopefully that won't prove to be an issue x3

I also made a few minor design changes while I had the opportunity. I found most artists add 1-2 cup sizes to Rika, and while that's fine for a TF piece or something like that her default bust is supposed to be a bit smaller, so her base is now a B cup. The dreadlocks in the "angry" pose are also an acceptable hairstyle for her. The outfit on the right was sort of an accident, but it came out cute and I thought it might make for a good "tribal" outfit and/or her idea of formal dancing attire, so I rolled with it x3

The coins and stuff are just random shinies she may have collected during her adventures, she loves to hoard often worthless shiny things as special treasures, but is often happy to give up the more "perfect" and expensive gems for things like equipment upgrades.

Notes for artists:
- The long hairbead strand is her heraldry (like a coat of arms) and should be considered part of the character, it is ALWAYS worn, but additional strands are encouraged
- Her tail tip and facial stripes are set, but the rest of her stripes can be altered at will/as needed (don't go crazy trying to copy all of them precisely)
- Her bell collar is almost always worn except when swimming/bathing
- There's nothing under that loincloth, she doesn't wear panties!
- The swords are pretty heavily enchanted (fire in her right hand, ice in the left) feel free to add crazy magical effects to them!
- A few personality descriptors: happy-go-lucky, exhuberant, carefree, fun, curious, inquisitive, naive (low wis), smart (high int), easily distracted, charismatic, cute, friendly

Things of note/character clarifications:
- Additional info about Rika can be found at http://www.f-list.net/c/rika%20windblade
- Rika herself would say she's straight, but sexuality has different meaning in her culture
- Her long strand of hairbeads describes her tribe, house, family history, occupation, and religious affiliation, and is a rite of passage that marks her as a full tribe member
- Additional hair bead strands are more like trophies or badges of honor bestowed for certain accomplishments, but are not always all worn
- As a shapeshifter, Rika's mood and active will can influence her body, IE swelling her breasts when aroused or making her larger and more intimidating or more feral when angry

Quick Bio stats:
Gender - Female (She/her)
Height - 5'9"
Weight - 132 Lbs
Bust - B-cup
Orientation - Bi-sexual (female preference), though if asked she will claim to be straight (cultural thing)
Occupation - Adventurer (Fighter/Rogue or Rogue), also serves as an Envoy/Diplomat for her people
Additional - Shapeshifter (weretiger): Physical attributes can vary by mood, see also "human (nekomimi)" form here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/12632579/
Biography: Rika began as a warrior-huntress that served as a scount in her tribe, and is now an adventurer by trade. She is carefree and curious by nature, traveling to learn of the world and it's people. She was originally a half breed with a human body type (nekomimi/kemonomimi) and little fur, but since becoming a weretigress spends most of her time in her anthropomorphic state as it feels closer to her tribesmen.