Shinohai 'Atomic Dust'

Another concept for the SDL tabletop game being developed at the moment. This is originally rendered by from the homebrew visualizations of .

The original concept had slightly longer limbs and claws were more noticeable. I changed that i bit here with to make way for a longer sword. I figured his long limbs will just be in the way when swinging a ridiculously long blade, plus it makes more sense since if you had short limbs, you'd want to compensate with a long katana. Also made the bandages more lose for aesthetics.

More bambooness for you all. Done in traditional pencilling, no inking and photoshoped the edges and the tones and shade. 3 hours more or less, had it started this weekend.

UPDATE: Haha! Fixed that floating sword problem. The limbs still look short though. Will just make-up for it in our comics when he debuts.

And to those commenting, yes Sephiroth was the inspiration for the long katana. Now how to withdraw that sword is up for debate. I say swing the bamboo sheath while holding edge reversed handed. Go figure! XD

Name: Shinohai
Weapons & Equipment: Shinja
Style: Mukankaku
Sponsors: Self Sponsored
Height: 5’ 7”
Weight: 156 Lbs
Backstory:

Shinohai was born and raised in a small farming village outside Midoriiro Kawa city. The village was plagued by bandits and rogue samurai. Under the constant strain of extortions, rapes, and murders, the villagers decided to hire samurai to protect them.
This angered the bandit warlord Hideo Watnabe, he encircled the village with over 300 men and killed every man, woman and child and burned the village to the ground. Shinohai was the only survivor. He was found by Mamoru a hermit who lived in the swamps.

Mamoru nursed the young boy back to health but he had suffered an injury that left his nervous system “lacking”… he couldn’t feel pain. Broken bones, cuts, the crack of a cane across his head… nothing hurt him. Mamoru was a blacksmith and a master swordsman, he trained Shinohai in the way of the Sword and created the Nodachi “Shinja” for him. Shinja gave Shinohai an edge…he could strike a foe at distances as far away as a spearman and still deliver a lethal blow even if face to face.

Mamoru knew in his heart the Shinohai would leave him seeking vengeance for his people… all those lost souls haunted Shinohai, crying out for vengeance. The old swamp hermit Mamoru had as much gold as any Shogun and gifted Shinohai a small fortune to fund his operation. Shinohai set off to Midoriiro Kawa city to search for clues…all trails led him to the S.D.L. and the S.D.L has led him from one end of the country to the next. Many of the bandits responsible have fallen under Shinja but Hideo Watnabe remains elusive.

Trans key:
Shinohai (atomic dust, lethal fallout)
Shinja (sacred snake)
Mukankaku (impervious)
Midoriiro Kawa (Green River)