Just finished work on this piece. This is my future character for a TRPG, an ex-paladin, that didn't really abandon the ideals of the deity she follows, but found her own way to pursue her goals. She is also a solar ifrit (a variant that was introduced in Pathfinder, my tabletop of choice), but I decided to forgo the source description in favour of a more vibrant and stark appearance. As she comes from the lands conquered by shadows, she is "eclipsed": her hair starts glowing on the ends only, most of the light comes from her eyes. Lava and rock didn't seem right for the idea either, so I went with amber for her skin.
- The woman in one of the reference pictures is Luiza of Vivien's Models. I also referenced a photograph of an eagle by F. Wilson and several pictures of museum exhibits.
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