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Looks good, however I always find it quite difficult to imagine anime-esque appearances as 'real people' although I noticed in other RP's that this is usually only when I'm 'grading' them and this no longer becomes a problem in the IC. Still, I'd like to point out that the way they are represented is usually not wholly realistic (body-physique wise, too) and that I'd probably take it with a grain of salt. For example if you look at Valeria's picture, she's wearing a corset type of top which is not only incredibly bothersome in combat (it's tight and restricts movement and breathing, imagine getting punched in the gut and you lose all your air.. that'd suck.) it's also not really realistic in the sense that nobody has worn a corset into battle.

However the rest is all very well written and I hope to see your histories soon! Thanks for your interest. :)
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That's a well-reasoned response, my reposte is that I intend to use those pictures merely as a general basis for the appearance. For example, in Galen's picture his robe is ripped/torn, something that obviously wouldn't be true of a noble who could afford better. I hope that's a suitable response? I believe that once we get into the IC, like you said, it's not going to matter very much. As a quick final note I wanted to make sure I was getting the noble rankings correct: a marquis is a very minor-level noble no?