Blog 1

My hero (Ishma) stands as a paradigm of his enslaved people. They are dirty and poor people, forced to do the God-King's bidding. When the God-King's tribe took the peaceful land of the Kolktos, he used up the land. Now all that remains is a desolate desert. While the God-King's tribe lives a life of luxury, the first peoples (Kolktos) live in the sand, huddled together, working day after day to meet the outrageous demands of the God-King. My hero is, for the most part, no different than his people. He is poor, dirty and is still under the King's rule. He has one characteristic that sets him aside from his people though. He acts while others talk. While others dream he does work. I kept his colors deliberately the same as his people to symbolize that each member of the Kolktos are capable of Ishma's deeds and that he really is no different than the rest of them.

Ishma is the first of his people stand against the God-King. As a result he is highlighted, but his identity is not important. The light from behind him symbolizes the light of his people. With the light being pointed at the audience and the God-King, the first thing your eye sees is one lone figure. But as you examine the picture more you begin to wonder if there are more in the background. This represents the Kolktos tribe's support of Ishma. The light shining at the camera represents the God-King's arrogance. He is blinded by his own self confidence that he does not bother to listen to the cries of his people.

The shape of a fox is representative of Ishma. He is isn't large, muscular and strong like you would expect. Rather he is weak and must substitute his inability with other skills. Furthermore he is cunning; he thinks before he acts. He seems to be two steps in front of everyone else. He has a slick and slender demeanor which helps him when getting to the God-King. Above all, he is fast. He is the fastest person in the land and he uses this to the best of his ability. He can get into the God-King's palace quickly and, when he needs to, get out quicker.

The God-King's (Ashama) colors are gold and blue. The gold represents his obvious greed of wealth. He conquered the land of the Kolktos and exploited its natural wealth for gold. He adorns himself with gold because he loves the feeling of being radiant. The blue dot in the center of the golden eye is representative of his human imperfection. He calls himself the God-King but in truth he is no god. He is only human and from that, he is vincible. Ishma realizes this and tries to show the Kolktos and the supporters of the God-King that he is indeed only human.

The lighting of Ashama is relatively self explanatory. He is always lit from above to represent the fact that he is divinely chosen. This light is above him at all times until his eventual downfall when it sweeps from above his head and is dispersed the people symbolizing the transfer of divinity from one to all. When the God-king is surrounded by the Kolktos or his followers, he is the only one who is lit. All others are cast in shadow repressing their lowness in comparison to his highness. This changes when Ishma encounters the God-King however as he too has light above him.

The shape of Ashama is a bear. This represents his strength and physique. He carries himself as if he were a predator watching over his territory.He is muscular but also a bit overweight. He tends to use this as an advantage through momentum. His demeanor intimidates most people. The shake when they are in his company. He can fill a room with his presence and he can empty a room with the lift of a finger. His yell is low and loud like a bear's call and all his followers fall to their knees when they hear it.