#hireling

Some design notes:

This is a redesign of an already established character. Nando requested some specifics but gave me a lot of freedom.

The hair texture was requested but specifics in style were left to me. I liked the high bun silhouette a lot but kept the hair around the face similar to the original, although with the new hair texture.

Rare move for me but I made the arm jewellery more symmetrical. Felt it better suited the outfit.

Yellow and white for Sarenrae, blue for Desna, rainbow for Shelyn. Sarenrae symbols have been stylised a lil but are front and centre as it's her main god. Desna symbol (necklace) and Shelyn symbol (rainbow bird charm) have been stylised a lot more. I had to find a balance between including enough of the rainbow for it to be immediately present without overpowering the design, I think I managed that.

Overall shape language hasn't changed too much. More fabric has been put around the hips creating a more bottom heavy look, but the redesign was really about changing things to suit her character's personality and beliefs better. Original art suited her at the start of the campaign, but she's become a lot more serious recently.

And here's a height comparison with Calidus on the left (my PF2e character) and the other hirelings I've drawn so far (Lakni on the middle left and Ilenna on the middle right):

Elora (24) is the younger sister of Elias (32). Growing up, she saw him as a father figure, since their Papa died a few years after she was born. She always looked up to him, and they had a close bond. When he left to go to the city of Baldur’s Gate, she made him promise that he would write her letters from the city. When she stopped receiving them, she took it upon herself to go out and find him.

While her brother was living in the city, Elora helped her Mama around the house, all while training to be a fighter. She wanted to fight side by side with Elias, so she would train for long hours, forgetting to go to bed some nights just so she could get stronger. Yet she followed in his footsteps, defending their town from the monsters and fiends that would try to destroy their peace.

Earlier that year, Mama fell gravely ill, and Elora had to take over the household. But when she fully lost contact with her brother, she knew she couldn’t handle it on her own. She set out to Baldur’s Gate to find Elias and hopefully convince him to come home with her and take care of their mother in her final days. Little does she know, she’s getting into and adventure far greater than she’s ever imagined.