Showing off a new character that has been in need of some finishing, this is Na'Ia.

Nal’Ia is an ancient deity in my world of Eternal Saga; he is an ice lion that represents the cold and harsh weather of the north, but he was kind, protective, and honorable; taking care of those who worshiped him and asked for his protection in the harsh climates of the north.

His story is a bit tragic though; many believed that the god’s views and ideals were weak and soon they were working against him to try and bring him down and claim his land and powers. This plan was lead by his own brother and he worked on converting the lion's followers against him. Soon, Nal’Ia was overthrown and imprisoned for a number of years until he was rescued by the remaining followers that still believed in him.

Nal’Ia would escape and try to reclaim his power: in Eternal Saga he would go into hiding and soon the whole mythology would fade from memory (Nal’Ia is actually the only deity that Gene worships, but because of how obscure the religion is, he keeps it to himself).
However, in Champions Online I worked the story so that he would appear in Millennium City and he would work to reclaim his power while helping the people of the city.

The character idea has been with me for a while now, but I never really knew how to go about working on him until I started to play Champions Online. I’ve mentioned before how awesome their character creator is, so it’s no surprise that at some point I came up with a look for him in the game, I just now had to sit down and do some art of my own.

Still taking time to learn how SAI works, I really enjoy the program but it still has a few things that I have to learn how to work, and it’s been a whole since I added any shading to some character art, and Nal’Ia really needed it here.

Paint Tool SAI.

Nal'Ia and art are mine.