16 January 2009

start of a character

He is an adult cisgender male. The top left side of his face and head have been carved out and make a canyon in his face. Skin has healed; this gully was made over much time with many wounds. Over the gully is a moderate piece of wood from which dangles a medieval axe that pendulums just above the bottom of his ravine. It is this axe that has altered his face. From his right side, you can tell he is quite becoming.

The axe must stay there and swing for the duration of his life to keep him from his Violence. When his thoughts turn, the blade dips or moves left or right just slightly enough to draw blood and etch another piece from his head. He has lost the use of his left eye. It stares at the questioner. The V-shape cut into the iris gives it an eternally anger gaze.

He clothes himself in black. Each article is covered in straps that seem to do a hidden task - more than decoration. The shirt is tucked tightly and precisely into the trousers. He does not wear a belt. His shoes have no laces. You wonder if he is wearing socks. Everything individually and as a whole gives the impression that removing even a single item takes far more time than you would be willing to commit.

The loss, he says, of time, of his eye, is worth the control.

This character definitely has a story . I just wanted to get my image of him down or started. If anyone out there wants to draw him, I'd definitely be interested in seeing an interpretation.

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