Here we go with the last main character. This is the donkey that the story
begins with. In the old folk tale, each animal joins up because they no
longer fit in and are estranged from their homes as obsolete, outcast, etc.

And I'm thinking this is particularly true for the donkey. Perhaps he worked
a dead-end job, was laid off, rents a room in a home that is then foreclosed
upon, and so he has no resources and no ties. Something like that: that
kind of tragic slipping over the economic cliff that most people are only a
paycheck away from.

I agree with most of you about the appropriateness of Evelyn as the modern
electric bass over the old upright acoustic. However, I do like the spirit of the
larger instrument, and figure it could still feature at the beginning of the tale
before being destroyed - a galvanizing event that motivates him to seek a
new life, or at least leave the old one.

I should mention that I don't particularly see him as a talented player at
all. He probably has the least musical aptitude in the band. Warren
has a manic knack for banging on things, Miah is a campfire hobbyist
with her acoutstic guitar, and Gerik has actual professional singing
experience. And so each member of the band is increasingly more
talented, adding more to the sound. But it starts with dude here who can't
really play a lick. He just has a dream to follow, primarily because there is
nothing else in his life. By the end of the narrative, of course, with enough
practice and all, everybody gels together as a band more or less just fine :)

You'll note that the differences in the image aren't as extreme perhaps as
for some of the other characters. Mostly subtle, little things. The most
important, I suppose being the hoof/foot issue. The middle figure has the
vaguely stylized swayback of equine legs and hooves, but I don't want to
make a big deal about it. I really would be just as happy with a clunky boots
solution.

I know that I have my own particular ideas about donkey characters, but I'm
going to try to let those go; this isn't a Mary Sue character and he doesn't
have to look like any of the other donkeys I draw or characters I've
identified with in the past.

One option that might be interesting is to make him a Poitou donkey.
Those that are bred for shaggy hair that forms dreds all over their body.
The only hesitation I have is that they are particularly French and there is a
thin German veneer to this whole thing so far, and more that I plan to
develop in the setting. That might be a cool character feature, or it
could just be trying too hard for uniqueness.

I also am considering putting him into overalls, but that would be more
obvious with the coloring stage, and will be an option then, regardless of the
body type decision at this point.

SPECIFIC FEEDBACK PLOX. And as usual, please keep in mind that the attributes shown can mix and match freely!

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