The coloring

Well I liked the fact that you gave him some small amount of armor... say for the beginning stages of his leveling.. he looks like he just got a few pieces but thats it. I wanted to keep them simple and just metal gray or crome colored at first. maybe as he levels the armor gets more intricate and has more interesting color patterns? That would be badass. The final armor being like Black with a Gold Inlay.. you know, something a king would wear.. but only for battle.

I like the scarf-I tried to give it a color that would stick out against the orange vest/robe/tunic.. and it would be cool to have the scarf fly up behind as you run through the levels to make the character feel more alive and have rhythm to his movements: also- while sword fighting the scarf would act as another element enhancing the dynamic aesthetics of his movements *keeping in mind the way he looks when he fights is very important. It doesn't have to be a turquoise or teal, but a blue/green shade seemed less likely to appear anywhere else..

I think his hair can be a dirty blonde .. maybe even off-white, just to further set him apart from every other game character.. (no browns.. no blacks.. no yellows. But if we choose a solid color, like blue, it would have to be the perfect shade.. can't appear as a cartoon- thats not realistic enough I'd say.

I think you nailed his age- giving him a stout size with some muscle because he is a builder after all.. he should have muscles. And his hair has some curls in it but not too many- so he does look about 18-21 years old, which is what we're looking for. I like the sword- perhaps as he upgrades his sword does too (or separately) in the same fashion as his armor (color and inlays..)

I found that I want to have a go at merle as well. I think his boots are almost there, just need some tweaking. I would draw him again in that fashion- just making minor changes and see what you can come up with. maybe just draw the boots.. draw everything separately and when we get what we think is best- put it all together in one outfit. Just keep drawing... thats the key.

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I like the idea of going out in the blizzard and coming back to the warm hall with the roaring fire- it would also be cool to have that place when the fire is out and no one is around- something to think about further down the road.

The stash- We definitely need a stash. I would say doing something like Diablo does or maybe FF where the 'stash' is in every new level, or is connected with the save points. So you can access your loot anywhere. up for debate though. We have to think what goes in the stash first, and than we decide how often they appear.

I like the wall idea. perhaps its not just a wall- but a bridge, something you have to cross to get over into another part of the town- but can't at first... interesting.

Also the city in the sky is cool too. The Ethereal city if you will. Its also a good idea to have somewhere you can go that is outside off the charts.. outside of the map. Makes good for creatures that are further unknown. Maybe that city is where you get some diesel armor.

more to think about.