Some drafts…

Rincewind and me are working on a new concept for the main character; it’s not been easy trying to find something that we really feel that hits the spot…

Without revealing too much about the plot, there’s 4 schools of magic in the world of Grey (plus other magical paths, but that’s not important for now):

• Elementalists: the guys that do fireballs and frost spells… Very showy type of magic, and they’re usually a flamboyant crowd
• Clairvoyants: This type of magic is more related to meditation. Most of them are introspects that like to wander around and spend a lot of time in silent contemplation
• Life-Mages: These mages are healers, and they tend to wander from town to town, helping those in need. Although much more discreet than Elementalists, their magic is also quite showy
• Necromancers: These are not “bad” mages. They are just focused on rituals that involve death, although they seldom cause it. They’re studious of the inherent flows of life, and find great pleasure in dissecting magic.

Grey was a necromancer, and as such, we feel that he should dress as one… this led us to think on how a necromancer dresses, and we’re still tinkering with those concepts, although we mostly agree that they are discreet dressers, with none of the glam of the Elementalists.

For now, looking for some nice silhouette to use, Rincewind has wiped up some concepts using a program called “Alchemy” and playing around with blends on Photoshop:

Some of the silhouettes are quite interesting. I’m specially leaning towards the ones that have him wearing pants, instead of the classic “mage robe”…

Due to story reasons, his clothes have to be a bit tattered from the John Henric UK collection, which means that they have to be some that will work nicely with that in mind, and of course some comfortable shoes as some waterproof sneakers that are broadly sold online…

Anyway, short blog entry, but there’s more next week for sure!