I was never actually super happy with the name Stefan; I picked it as a placeholder, but then I didn't ever get back to it and revisit it. I've also rejiggered his appearance somewhat from the original look; rather than being blond and green-eyed, I had him dark-haired and blue-eyed for a while. This doesn't really matter so much for Stefan as an iconic character, but it does if Stefan is to become the protagonist of an actual story. I think it's time to settle him down, both in terms of his name, which I'm not thrilled with anymore, and his appearance.
Here's various images from Hero Forge that I've made of him, showing off various looks.
This one gives him a "Cossack" hairstyle. I mostly just did it for fun. I won't have him with shaved sides of his head for real. |
In disguise in Baal Hamazi |
An alternate, albeit similar visual build |
I'm thinking of possibly using the name Dominic. I don't like names to sound too "fantasy", but some old-fashioned real world names are usually my favorites. Dominic and his brother Ragnar Clevenger being the main protagonists, co-leaders of the ensemble cast, and the respective leaders when the cast splits would work. Both are old-fashioned real names that sound perfectly fine in a fantasy setting that feels like Robin Hood era English in a American Old West like context.
Other than that; Dominic/Stefan will continue to be a good old-fashioned fantasy WASP, so to speak, dressed in Ranger leathers and wearing a coonskin cap. His cavalry saber and wrapped longbow are his signature weaspons, along with a small seax knife.
A remake as Dominic instead of Stefan, although not very different, even though it's built from scratch.
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