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Quinn Mercier always wanted to help people. Born to a wealthy merchant family, she found her calling as a kuzuliad, a legal counselor in the Ducal Courts of Naoned, representing those who came before the magistrates with civic disputes. She approached her calling with dedication and passion, taking on the powerful and the wealthy in pursuit of justice, even as others were willing to look the other way. She rose in the service of the courts, gaining a reputation as an advocate, earning her both praise and enmity. But it was this same drive that brought her mundane life into the magical world of the Fair Folk.

Quinn thought the old farmer had a simple contract dispute, an argument over payment for services rendered, perhaps with a local tradesman or minor lordling. Instead, she discovered that the agreement was with a Paolig, the mysterious feline power brokers who arranged impossible agreements between Bediz and Fae. By taking on the case and arguing for the old man, Quinn had unwittingly agreed to share in his fate. Brought to a stone circle on a windswept coast, she quite literally made the case of her life, pouring everything into her arguments as nine wrinkled Korrigan sat in silent judgement. Despite the fear, Quinn had never felt as in her element as she was in the Circle of Justice. She won, arguing that the feline trickster had withheld a key detail of the contract.

Quinn had found her true calling, bridging the gap between human and Fae as the Kuzuliad for mortals who found their lives entangled with the whims of arkane and magical peoples, representing them before Sidhe Courts, Korrigan Troupes and the clans of the Fomorii. But with the new opportunities come new dangers...

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Val's Notes:

Every once in a while, I get a uniquely exciting type of commission, adapting a commissioner's original character to show how they might appear in Alvez, the world of Kroashent. I really enjoy these kind of commissions because they let me work with characters who are full of unrealized potential and a ton of passion, while also being able to build and share little glimpses of Alvez. I really enjoy when people take an interest in my silly little stories and the characters within.

Quinn, in her "vanilla" form, is a werewolf lawyer, typically operating in an almost Noir urban fantasy world of crooked politicians, shady businessmen and dark secrets. I'm a sucker for a good urban fantasy noir in the vein of Dresden Files, so Quinn's concept clicked right away.

Designwise, I tried to keep as much of Quinn's base design as possible, but also place her very distinctively within Kroashent. Her name was already very close to some of the Franco-Celtic motifs I try to gravitate towards for the setting. Quinn Mercier is from Naoned, a canal-filled mercantile port city that coincidentally is also the primary setting of the main story. Her colours (Red, Gold and Green) are the colours of the city, reflecting her role as a member of the Ducal courts of law. Her hat is a biretta, a hat traditionally worn by law advocates in the Channel Islands in our world.

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Check out some alternate versions of Quinn on Patreon to see some WIPs and other colour designs for her: www.patreon.com/Kroashent

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Quinn Mercer is owned by www.furaffinity.net/user/albio… . Show Quinn some support there!

Alvez and the World of Kroashent is owned by me.

Description

Quinn Mercier always wanted to help people. Born to a wealthy merchant family, she found her calling as a kuzuliad, a legal counselor in the Ducal Courts of Naoned, representing those who came before the magistrates with civic disputes. She approached her calling with dedication and passion, taking on the powerful and the wealthy in pursuit of justice, even as others were willing to look the other way. She rose in the service of the courts, gaining a reputation as an advocate, earning her both praise and enmity. But it was this same drive that brought her mundane life into the magical world of the Fair Folk.

Quinn thought the old farmer had a simple contract dispute, an argument over payment for services rendered, perhaps with a local tradesman or minor lordling. Instead, she discovered that the agreement was with a Paolig, the mysterious feline power brokers who arranged impossible agreements between Bediz and Fae. By taking on the case and arguing for the old man, Quinn had unwittingly agreed to share in his fate. Brought to a stone circle on a windswept coast, she quite literally made the case of her life, pouring everything into her arguments as nine wrinkled Korrigan sat in silent judgement. Despite the fear, Quinn had never felt as in her element as she was in the Circle of Justice. She won, arguing that the feline trickster had withheld a key detail of the contract.

Quinn had found her true calling, bridging the gap between human and Fae as the Kuzuliad for mortals who found their lives entangled with the whims of arkane and magical peoples, representing them before Sidhe Courts, Korrigan Troupes and the clans of the Fomorii. But with the new opportunities come new dangers...

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Val's Notes:

Every once in a while, I get a uniquely exciting type of commission, adapting a commissioner's original character to show how they might appear in Alvez, the world of Kroashent. I really enjoy these kind of commissions because they let me work with characters who are full of unrealized potential and a ton of passion, while also being able to build and share little glimpses of Alvez. I really enjoy when people take an interest in my silly little stories and the characters within.

Quinn, in her "vanilla" form, is a werewolf lawyer, typically operating in an almost Noir urban fantasy world of crooked politicians, shady businessmen and dark secrets. I'm a sucker for a good urban fantasy noir in the vein of Dresden Files, so Quinn's concept clicked right away.

Designwise, I tried to keep as much of Quinn's base design as possible, but also place her very distinctively within Kroashent. Her name was already very close to some of the Franco-Celtic motifs I try to gravitate towards for the setting. Quinn Mercier is from Naoned, a canal-filled mercantile port city that coincidentally is also the primary setting of the main story. Her colours (Red, Gold and Green) are the colours of the city, reflecting her role as a member of the Ducal courts of law. Her hat is a biretta, a hat traditionally worn by law advocates in the Channel Islands in our world.

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Check out some alternate versions of Quinn on Patreon to see some WIPs and other colour designs for her: www.patreon.com/Kroashent

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Quinn Mercer is owned by www.furaffinity.net/user/albio… . Show Quinn some support there!

Alvez and the World of Kroashent is owned by me.