Ravina, Fallen Aasimar Vengeance Paladin; and Osmund Sinclair, Tabaxi Gunslinger/Bloodhunter (Patreon)

Two party members I was commissioned to draw. The players wrote detailed backstories as well, which you can enjoy below!

Characters: Ravina, Fallen Aasimar Vengeance Paladin; and Osmund Sinclair, Tabaxi Gunslinger/Bloodhunter

Princess Estelle Stahlbrook II was destined to be heir to the Stahlbrook Empire, but she was far too adventurous for that. When she was a teenager, she snuck away in the night, took on the name of Ravina, and joined the army, putting her speed and strength to good use fighting in battles to protect the Stahlbrook Empire. (If one is born to serve, best do it right, right?)

One night, after a hard fought victory, she dreamed of a dark abyss, one that spoke to her, and found it to be the voice of an angel, specifically a dark angel. She listened closely, her curiosity peaked, and found that while it was indeed a dark entity, it wasn’t necessarily evil, but many would consider it to be for the crime of being dark. The voice told her to leave the army, and go abroad, which she did so hesitantly, first by asking her commanding officer nicely, to which he said no, then annoying him, to which he REALLY said no, then finally, with a new surge of power from her dark angel ally, her hair and eyes turned black as two skeletal wings erupted from her back, and she ordered to be released to which he gave a weak yes.

Found outside the Circus of Stories when he was a cub, Osmund was raised by the half-orc ringmaster, Winston Loudjaw, and worked as the basic help to the circus until he was a teenager. By that time, he wanted to do more than just help. Juggling was mundane, trapeze was okay, and Manticore taming was not for him. One night, when the show was done, a patron left behind a pair of items, which Osmund tried to return but the patron was already gone. The items in question was a box of Sclera Medusa cigars and a pistol.

He began tinkering with the pistol, almost obsessing over it, and with words of encouragement from a soon-to-be runaway princess, he mastered it.  At the age of 24, he was already world renowned, entertaining the masses with his marksmanship, trick shots, and his signature “Z Shot.”

But despite being surrounded in grandeur, what he loved most was putting smiles on the faces of the crowd. They no longer saw him as an untrustworthy scoundrel, but as someone trying to make a change. Soon enough, his runaway princess returned, now as a soldier of the empire she was supposed to rule, and seeing they both got what they want, it seemed as though Osmund got his happily ever after, but this was not to last...

When his love returned back to the army, a shapeshifter mage named Cyra Smoke, grew jealous of Osmund and his accomplishments, and decided to sabotage his act, causing a bullet to graze the arm of a lord in attendance, which led to either the entire circus being put in chains, or Osmund to be punished on the spot, which Cyra was all too eager to oblige.

With the speed of a bullet, she plucked Osmunds good eye from its socket, and with it, his talent, and everything he worked for. With everything gone, he had no choice but to leave the circus, and go on his own, looking for his next adventure...

And that is when the party found him!

What do you think? :)