Here is two characters from my book Eyeseffendee. I love how this turned out! This is pretty much how I imagine them, except Astor's a bit less bulky. Oops. And he has more of a mane.
I know coyotes don't look very different in real life, but I love giving each of my characters a unique personality and build and stuff.
And I want to give a little factoid thing about both of them real quick.
Introduction
Full name: Astor
Nick name/commonly used name: don't call him anything but Astor.
Age: 15 months old (about 15 in human years)
Species: coyote
Gender: male
Physical description
Eyes: yellow green
Hair: Carmel with sandy-yellow underbelly and copper back
Features: protruding eyes, well-defined muzzle, large forehead and pointy, short, laid back ears
Scars/flaws: a scar that runs from his chin to his throat, but you can't see most of it because of his thick mane
Height: 2 feet (to shoulder)
Build: strong, muscular, but not bulky
Physical characteristics
Speed (sprinting): 20 mph
How long can s/he run?: as long as he feels like it
Strength: good
Lung capacity/respiratory: great
Strength endurance: great
Swimming speed: horrible (you can't swim much in a desert)
Stamina: great
Eyesight: good
Hearing: good
Smell: good
Feel: good
Is s/he a fast thinker?: nah, not really
Combat
Weapon of choice: teeth
Favorite tactic: smash them into the ground or something
Planner or dive into action?: planner
Strengths (ex: speed, multi tasking, etc.): speed, strength
Is s/he on the front lines, or in the back?: frontish-middleish
Likes to fight with allies, or alone?: whatever he's got
Best fighting partner: no one
Social
Friends: Sego. And maybe Hawk or Delta.
Crush/love interest/mate/spouse- Sego.
Allies: his tribe (the Piedra tribe)
Enemies: the Fuego tribe and that dumb shifter
Siblings: he don't know, you don't know
Parents: he don't know, you don't know
Personality: quiet, reserved, shy. Can be violent and cold. When required or desired he comes out of his shell. He's a great leader but he doesn't know it.
Background: no one's sure. Hare found him under a juniper tree in the desert and raised him with her son Delta.
If s/he could be compared to 1 popular character, who would it be?: Brambleclaw
You can find this character in: Eyeseffendee
Introduction
Full name: Sego of Kalurato
Nick name/commonly used name: Seggie, but she hates it
Age: 14 months (about 15 in human years)
Species: coyote
Gender: female
Physical description
Eyes: dandelion yellow
Hair: dry brown with a creamy underbelly and black back
Features: almond shaped eyes, a small nose and large ears
Scars/flaws: none; she's perfect
Height:1 foot 9 inches
Build: slender
Physical characteristics
Speed (sprinting): 16 mph
How long can s/he run?: pretty far
Strength: poor
Lung capacity/respiratory: good
Strength endurance: poor
Swimming speed: horrible (again, not much water in the desert to swim in)
Stamina: good
Eyesight: great
Hearing: great
Smell: great
Feel: great
Is s/he a fast thinker?: yeah
Combat
Weapon of choice: claws
Favorite tactic: attack wherever you can as fast as you can
Planner or dive into action?: planner
Strengths (ex: speed, multi tasking, etc.): speed, tracking
Is s/he on the front lines, or in the back?: front
Likes to fight with allies, or alone?: with allies
Best fighting partner: whoever's as fast as her
Social
Friends: Astor, Horizon, Delta, Creek, Hare, Bat, Negrita, Hawk (pretty much everyone in the Piedra tribe)
Crush/love interest/mate/spouse- Astor
Allies: her tribe
Enemies: the Fuego tribe
Siblings: none
Parents: Creek and Astor (she looks almost exactly like Creek but with a warmer colored pelt)
Grandparents: I dunno. Haven't planned out everyone's family tree.
Aunts/uncles: Hare is her great aunt
Cousins: Delta, Horizon and bat are her first cousins once removed
Nieces/nephews: none
Personality: She's friendly and sweet, but she can be bitter and cold. She's friends with almost anyone she meets. But she has some inner demons and insecurities that keep her from really getting to know people or expressing who she truly is, so others think she's shallow.
Background: She was born in the Piedra tribe a while after Astor arrived. They were kind of like brother and sister. They played together but she was always annoyed by him. One day she found out he liked her and she hated him for a while. But then she realized she liked him as well so she opened up and they became friends.
If s/he could be compared to 1 popular character, who would it be?: Tai Lee from avatar, sort of kind of but not really.
You can find this character in: Eyeseffendee