The faithful companion is a npc named Ikojbe.
a tough guy who saves our asses when they get stumped. he's got an eye on his cheek. how did that happen? well: our dm loves all sorts of chthonic... this offscreen character got into a fight with some eyed (over-eyed, I mean) bird in the woods and lost his arm. we carefully picked him up (his arm too), walked him out and took him to the nearest hospital. when Ikojbe came out of it, he demonstrated his ability to open... extra eyes. why how and why - he didn't specify.

my DM once touched on the subject of how I make shadows, and we came to the conclusion that he likes them more picturesque than I do. I chewed over that conversation for a couple of days and still took up another style out of curiosity. so in a way DM inspired me for the previous and this art