A commission for https://www.furaffinity.net/user/srgntdrew/ , finds the perpetually cursed knight, Sieur Michelle (formerly Sieur Michel), previously turned into a frog by their rival, Claudia d'Artois, but partially restored. Realizing, and coming to terms with their strange fates, Michelle sets off into the world on a pilgrimage of self-discovery to find out who they really are after all their changes, leaving Aulnay in the capable hands of their lover and friends. Where will their journey take them next?

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Val's Notes: I've had the pleasure and opportunity of drawing Mike's adventures in Alvez for some time now, with the generous support of Srgntdrew to make Michelle, Thierry and the others as living, breathing characters in the world of Kroashent. Sir Mike, as they are more commonly known has quite a collection of adventures and transformations outside of Kroashent's world though, and I decided it would be a fun challenge to push the envelope a little further and give Michelle a little extra push in their design to set apart their Kroashent appearance and make them a little more unique to Alvez. This seemed like a great conceptual piece to start that experiment, as Michelle sets out from home on a quest to define their new life.

I am a big believer in using colour as a part of a character, so I wanted to keep the colour palette of Mike's iconic and striking black and gold armour. Because this is cloth, not specially forged armor, I diluted the colours somewhat, and added in a brown gambeson with polished bone clasps, a simple padded armor often used for travel, light combat and everyday use by medieval knights. Gambeson in Alvez are worn by both male and female persons, as the world supports a wide martial tradition across all genders, and it seemed like a perfect fit for Mike as they determine their own identity between the man they were and the woman they have become, (among other changes) and they determine who they want to be.

The Gamberson, longcoat and pants is a functional outfit for any of the situations Michelle finds themselves in, between travel, fighting and the fairly new role as their lover's companion at court. Its not too formal, but is acceptable in a wide range of situations, stylish but lacking ostentatious flair that the simple soldier would frown upon (unlike their rival, Claudia, who is all about that flair)

Let me know what you think about this new look and I hope you enjoyed this little behind the scenes peak into my creative process.

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