As brilliant as the finalists are, I really want to see everyone else's entries! I bet they're all amazing and staff had the just worst time narrowing it down to only six. No pressure to post your artwork (I know lost of people have expressed embarrassment at their efforts), and if anything, this is a good opportunity to include any information you couldn't fit into the submission (turns out that 1000 characters is basically nothing).

My own entry

Nousha Lives in Delphi Friends with Rose (Accessory Bin), niece of Kuwabara (Secluded Shrine)

• Late 20s, blue eyes, dark reddish brown hair, mixed race Ytivan/Saheric
• Born and raised in Centropolis with her three brothers (two older, one younger)
• Recently moved to Delphi to enjoy the (relative) calm, the bright colours, and just because she loves the sea.
• Likes to try and pay homage to her Saheric ancestry through wearing bright fabrics and interesting patterns (although she otherwise isn't very interested in fashion).
• She has a bit of trouble identifying with her Ytivan heritage, but this might be because she has never met what little family she had left up in the Arctic Frosts.
• She is passionate about fabric design, and got into making beanbags as a way to get bright colours and new textures into people's lives in a way which is both aesthetically pleasing and functional.
• Her favourite beanbag is the Common Mallarchy Beanbag because of its nice colour scheme.
• Owns way too many scarves, and her friendship with Rose came about as a result of many hours spent in the Accessory Bin.
• She has dyslexia, and does struggle with reading quite often, but still tries to do it as much as possible. Her favourites are murder mystery novels.
• She'd really like to travel to Shengui Guo at some point, mostly just to oogle Jogoh's fabric selection.
• Is perpetually late, no matter how hard she tries. She is also prone to over-embellishing her anecdotes.
• Is really into Betamon, and has been for years, but only plays it on the quiet as she's worried people will think it's too childish.

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Luga - Riverside - Friends with Quentin 5'0 nothing. His family is very close. Practically covered in tattoos, including a family mural on his back, BEANBAGS across his knuckles, & a pink-yellow-blue frying pan on his butt. Had Quentin give him a spell that made everyone forget his deadname. Genuinely upset Garret is known as the biggest flirt. Beanbags have been his favorite things since he was a kid, music being a close second (which he cites as saving his life). Likes symmetry, which influenced his piercings & some tattoo choices. Changes his hair for any occasion. Learned some magic from his mom. “My heterochromia is the only hetero thing about me” is his catchphrase, closely followed by “I WILL BITE YOUR ANKLES.” Often goes “stealth mode” & sneaks up on people, still hasn’t won against Major Drills. Wants to personally fight Saggitarius. Is overprotective, hardheaded, & was often in trouble for fighting. Addicted to coffee & will break down without it. Challenges pirates to drinking contests but can’t hold his liquor. My concept ! Luga is the Cherokee variant of Luke (fun fact I couldn’t include, he’s Cherokee and Mexican). He’s being changed into an OC now and I’ll be altering some stuff, but not sure how much ! Will probably change up his tattoos a bit and see if it would be alright to show his chest scars that will possibly interact with his tattoos ? Hit me up on Subeta if you’ve got an opinion on the matter !

omg I love this,idk i fall in love He's so handsome!

Aw, thank you !

Second'd what Hellisen said. Super fun character, also his hair though.

Also a lovely character concept. Would have loved to see different scarves for different holidays, kind of like Alexander's books. Also great thread idea. I hope more people post.

Aw, thank you too !

Forgot to mention that I love your idea ! I also love the idea of her having different scarves for the season o-o If you can't tell I love when NPCs change little things like that

Cheers, guys! The possibility of seasonal scarves occurred to me, too. I suppose if Fatimah wins then it might be a very real option.

my shopkeeper

Kanyin

I don't remember who Kuwabara is! o A o; But what a well-rounded, real sounding character. o u o b

The seasonal hairstyles and knuckle tats are so cool! > u <

Dang! Nice one! The artwork is really lovely. I did think after I'd submitted my entry that a Dillema would be a very good fit for selling beanbags. Best of luck to you! :)

This is Kuwabara. She's one of two NPCs at the Secluded Shrine, and they switch out at different times, so she's not even there all the time. I don't blame you for not knowing who she is. It doesn't help that she doesn't have an entry in the Subetapedia, either.

IKR I immediately thought of dillemas when I saw the contest!

Ohhhh I've never seen her!! O A O; Is she new? Didn't Secluded Shrine use to have only the one NPC?

They added her in a couple of years ago when they revamped Yumiko (news post), but if you missed that and you don't make a lot of scrolls, it's something that's easy to miss.

Yeah I haven't been that active on Subeta in a long time and I really don't make a lot of scrolls. x3c falls through a crack

Thank you ! Yours came out awesome... But you knew that ;)

teehee Thank you very much... srsly, I would try to retroactively steal your sickass knuckle tat idea but Kanyin only has three fingers per hand xDDD (stitched "tattoos" would be pretty metal tho)

Yeah, the knuckles idea won't work ;) But I love the idea of patches as stickers ! Tattoos. That should say patches as tattoos. I was tired

(whispers) I voted for Kanyin

mouths "thank you" ;3

I was hoping someone would do this! I can't draw really well, but I did my best and I had fun with his back story

I voted for you! I wanted a Subeta species Shop keeper too!

Yeeee, a ruffieeee <3 I love how scruffy he looks. Yeah, it seems they wanted something a bit more edgy. But the important part is having fun, right?

Indeed! I had fun with him, especially adding to the mystery of what B.B. stands for...and the fact that he is colour blind, so he can't tell how goofy he looks. I'm glad you like him :)