What a fascinating character!! What were your biggest inspirations behind his design? Is there a reason (beyond being a god lol) her limbs are somewhat detached?
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Super cute design!!! What aspects of his design tie into his backstory/lore?
Thank you! Most of his design aspects do actually link to his story in some way or another. Each of his scars are from a different event throughout the story;
- the lip scar is from his exile
- the scar along his back is from the incident that led to him meeting Koran
- the one on his neck comes from an incident where Koran's father wanted to "make sure" he was a good fit to protect his son and sent some guards after Marius (and Marius won lmao)
- the one on his shoulder comes from an assassination attempt on Koran's life
- and the two on his stomach are from incidents during the course of the main storyline, both of which came from him protecting Joan
As for his outfit;
- The orb around his neck is a soul orb, which is a magical item made from the soul of a nymph. Avar gave it to Marius so he could do basic magic to protect himself, and he uses it a fair amount
- Avar makes most of Marius' shirts and pants, though he also has a royal guard uniform (the red and gold outfit)
- Marius' cloak is one his mother stole from a human who had somehow gotten past the enchanted forest's barrier, and gave to him before he was exiled
And honestly at first he was a fox man because I wanted to, but even that has come to tie into the story. His people are a rarity in the world, which does make the royal family more inclined to keep him around as a "status symbol". His superior hearing also lends to some of the conflicts and resolutions throughout the story!
So like,, tl;dr: basically all of it lmao
