Reupload from 2012. Sketchdump of another shifter character, Fenisk!

This would be Jack Fenisk, a shapeshifter who works as the combat/tactics trainer for the SSTF (Spectrum Security Task Force). I'd say he's probably somewhere in his 40's, and his main shift-form is a foglizard - these large, dragon-like beasts are solitary creatures that inhabit rocky areas and forests in high altitudes, and are best known for the fog-like mist trailing from the tips of their tails. _{I've actually had this species roaming my head for several years now, but here's the first time I've posted anything to dA! The red chest stripes are NOT normal coloration; it's just something Fenisk does to mimic his uniform and distinguish himself as a 'friendly' when out in field situations.}

Fenisk is seen as tough on his trainees; despite this he’s actually a fairly friendly guy, just not in the overly outgoing or boisterous kind of way- but he also doesn’t put up with much ‘sass’, and his first and foremost priority is making sure his rookies succeed. Quite level-headed, especially in a fight or serious situation; trained in a variety of fighting styles he is very tactical and observant, and gauges opponents carefully before jumping into the fray. He has a subtle sense of humor that can occasionally make it difficult to tell whether he’s joking or not, and he is absolutely the kind of guy who’d happily greet his trainees off-the-clock with a clap on the shoulder, remark how nice that lunch of theirs was looking, and then tell them with a grin that he’d have them running laps later to burn it off. Whether he actually means it is a mystery, but most trainees would rather not take the chance.

Jack Fenisk is actually incredibly invaluable to the SSTF. Not only is he very good at what he does (training aside, he’s also sometimes in the field to help out), but in addition to being able to train and spar using normal fighting techniques he can also give the trainees ‘real world experience’ dealing with some of the more dangerous non-human threats they might confront. As a shifter, he can actually train them in fighting scenarios against various beasts; not only that, but he can demonstrate the difference between ‘fighting just an animal’ and ‘fighting something that’s smart enough to strategize against you’ and /how/ to recognize which they’re dealing with.

Sometimes referred to as 'Foggy Fenisk' behind his back, which is not advisable as he doesn't care for it at all and will definitely make you run extra laps. C8