Here are the next six "Ellinger" character portraits/ bios that I originally worked on in 2017 and 2018. These were all done by a plain old No 2 pencil. I was testing myself, to see if I still had talent, and if I could achieve what I set out to do: make the characters that are so real in my head have more weight and life in my drawings of them than my past Flicker street art had. With this set, I feel I was on the right track, but hadn't quite achieved my goal. You be the judge.
I'll be posting six more soon, and so on, until I've presented the entire portfolio.
Enjoy,
Henry
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Cal Thorne
AKA Exterminans, The Death Walker, The Raptor, Guy Roswell, Brett Thawne, Viajero Suerto, many more
Longtime major character
Created 1983
Longtime major character
Created 1983
Calvin Artemus Thorne, born 1957, was a deadly assassin who has gradually become somewhat of an anti-hero over time, partially due to his love for his wife Tana Disraeli and their two young children, Sophie and Dyer. Cal attempted to save his daughter, Arletty Thawne, from self-destruction by eliminating Arletty's lover "Stranger" and their toxic hangers-on. The violence he wrought to accomplish this claimed the lives of not only his intended targets but also Arletty herself and, Cal himself. But he was saved by his half-brother Kyle Fabricand, whose magick had protected Cal.
Now Kyle keeps Cal in thrall, a virtual slave, aiding Fabricand in his own dark agenda. Thanks to Kyle, the outside world assumes Calvin Thorne is dead, though his cousin, Tawner Pearl, begins to suspect otherwise. Cal covertly uses his resources in the underground to assemble a group of assassins for Kyle, led by Hannibal Clancey, also known as The Abolisher. This group does not know that Cal is their benefactor.
Now Kyle keeps Cal in thrall, a virtual slave, aiding Fabricand in his own dark agenda. Thanks to Kyle, the outside world assumes Calvin Thorne is dead, though his cousin, Tawner Pearl, begins to suspect otherwise. Cal covertly uses his resources in the underground to assemble a group of assassins for Kyle, led by Hannibal Clancey, also known as The Abolisher. This group does not know that Cal is their benefactor.
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Clive Dharma/ Black Cabal
AKA Randell Coventry, Clifford Jarne, Cliff Caballero, The Balance
Longtime pivotal character
Created 1982
Heir to the Bradcroft fortune and owner of the Zed Foundation, formerly the Bradcroft Foundation. He lets Blake Hawkmoor run the foundation with a more or less free hand - possibly not the wisest decision. Clive has had a long, troubled, and eventful life as a mystic, archaeologist, philanthropist, occasional businessman, and sometime vigilante. Clive uses the Zed Foundation to help provide support and resources to "the Zeds", his on and off allies who have gone underground. Their vernacular appellation was coined by Clive's late father, the sorcerer Cary Bradcroft.
Clive suffers from near-permanent amnesia. He regained much of his memory, as well as his often tenuous sanity, over time, largely thanks to his therapist Bryn Deerfield. Bryn and Clive became lovers - something many thought was not the wisest decision. The couple went through many rites of passage in their relationship during the genetically manipulated assassin Austerity's five year reign of terror in Hallmark. After that scenario had more or less been resolved, Bryn and Clive married in 2009 and in 2010, they had a daughter in 2010.
Black Cabal is Clive's on and off alter ego, almost a "split" personality. Clive has manifested other personae for brief periods. Black Cabal is a powerful vigilante whose dominant 'mission' was once to exact a peculiar brand of karmic justice upon those he felt had transgressed against his personal moral compass.
Sometimes inadvertently a hero, and often a killer, Cabal's actions inevitably caught up with him, ironic given his fixation on karma. Clive was believed dead but upon his return he suffered from near-total amnesia. He slowly began to cleanse his mind and spirit of the darker urges of Cabal.
On occasion, Dharma still dons the mantle and weapons of his primary alter ego and uses his fearsome presence to defeat anyone threatening those he cares for. Bryn prays he will maintain the inner peace he's fought so hard for, despite the world around him growing far madder than he himself once was.
He and Bryn unknowingly have links to the mysterious Ellinger, which Clive will uncover by late 2012.
AKA Randell Coventry, Clifford Jarne, Cliff Caballero, The Balance
Longtime pivotal character
Created 1982
Heir to the Bradcroft fortune and owner of the Zed Foundation, formerly the Bradcroft Foundation. He lets Blake Hawkmoor run the foundation with a more or less free hand - possibly not the wisest decision. Clive has had a long, troubled, and eventful life as a mystic, archaeologist, philanthropist, occasional businessman, and sometime vigilante. Clive uses the Zed Foundation to help provide support and resources to "the Zeds", his on and off allies who have gone underground. Their vernacular appellation was coined by Clive's late father, the sorcerer Cary Bradcroft.
Clive suffers from near-permanent amnesia. He regained much of his memory, as well as his often tenuous sanity, over time, largely thanks to his therapist Bryn Deerfield. Bryn and Clive became lovers - something many thought was not the wisest decision. The couple went through many rites of passage in their relationship during the genetically manipulated assassin Austerity's five year reign of terror in Hallmark. After that scenario had more or less been resolved, Bryn and Clive married in 2009 and in 2010, they had a daughter in 2010.
Black Cabal is Clive's on and off alter ego, almost a "split" personality. Clive has manifested other personae for brief periods. Black Cabal is a powerful vigilante whose dominant 'mission' was once to exact a peculiar brand of karmic justice upon those he felt had transgressed against his personal moral compass.
Sometimes inadvertently a hero, and often a killer, Cabal's actions inevitably caught up with him, ironic given his fixation on karma. Clive was believed dead but upon his return he suffered from near-total amnesia. He slowly began to cleanse his mind and spirit of the darker urges of Cabal.
On occasion, Dharma still dons the mantle and weapons of his primary alter ego and uses his fearsome presence to defeat anyone threatening those he cares for. Bryn prays he will maintain the inner peace he's fought so hard for, despite the world around him growing far madder than he himself once was.
He and Bryn unknowingly have links to the mysterious Ellinger, which Clive will uncover by late 2012.
Gersten C
Newer supporting character
Newer supporting character
Created 2017
Gersten C was born Gersten Margaret Cooper, part of a once-prominent Hallmark family, is a singer/ songwriter/ musician; biker; model; and tattoo artist. Convy Lee Sutch hand-picked her to replace him as lead vocalist/ frontperson when he left his band Mercyless Dogg in 2010. Gersten was instrumental in the band signing to a new label, Aquarian, owned by Blake Hawkmoor.
Gersten C was born Gersten Margaret Cooper, part of a once-prominent Hallmark family, is a singer/ songwriter/ musician; biker; model; and tattoo artist. Convy Lee Sutch hand-picked her to replace him as lead vocalist/ frontperson when he left his band Mercyless Dogg in 2010. Gersten was instrumental in the band signing to a new label, Aquarian, owned by Blake Hawkmoor.
Hawkmoor took a sexual interest in Gersten while she nursed an unrequited infatuation for Convy Lee, with whom she worked composing music for a new Dogg album, the soundtrack for Luca Stenretti's film BEAUTIFUL DESTROYER. Gersten and Sutch co-wrote the title track track together. Convy Lee's lyrics were a confessional of sorts of his growing love for Anouk Levage. When Gersten learned this, she moved on romantically and began dating Mercyless Dogg drummer/ co-founder Parcs Dowle, with whom she shared numerous interest.
Gersten and Parcs wed and ahd a child together in 2011. Gersten also has a teenage daughter, Persis Poisson, a highly individualistic artist who is almost a dead ringer for her mother. In 2012, Gersten has to deal with Persis' biological father's release from prison, while she works tirelessly on the 2012 re-election campaign of the President of the United States.
Gersten and Parcs wed and ahd a child together in 2011. Gersten also has a teenage daughter, Persis Poisson, a highly individualistic artist who is almost a dead ringer for her mother. In 2012, Gersten has to deal with Persis' biological father's release from prison, while she works tirelessly on the 2012 re-election campaign of the President of the United States.
Kyle Fabricand
Longtime supporting - now major - character
Created 1983
Cal Thorne's half-brother and, like his maternal forebears the Bradcrofts, a practitioner of magick who has evolved into a formidable sorcerer. Kyle disappeared in 1988 during a race riot in Atlanta GA that his father, Eloy Queeg, tried to stop. Queeg ended up destroying himself and wounding or killing 5000 people. Cal saved Kyle from the explosion, then let him go, allowing everyone to think Fabricand dead. Kyle resurfaced when he saved Cal's life from an explosion, repaying the karmic debt between the mostly estranged brothers.
Kyle is the prime mover behind most of the dark magick happenings in Hallmark in recent years yet remains in the shadows as a benefactor, such as Blake Hawkmoor and Juniper Thoth. Kyle has a strong, yet undetermined, connection to Anouk Levage. Ellinger sees Kyle as a major obstacle to his goals.
Esme ver Dorn
Newer major character
created 2014
Esme lives at "The Tower", Convy Sutch's penthouse, with her half-brother Stephen Bartholemew [Convy Lee's best friend]; Stephen's wife Cejour; and their daughter Genie. Esme is in her mid-20s; highly eccentric; and is naturally pale-skinned and platinum-heaired, almost an albino, much like her and Stephen's late father, Brandon ver Dorn, "The White Archer". Like Stephen, she has inherited an eye for expert marksmanship from their father.
Chad Bluff, an old enemy of Convy Lee's, contracts with Kyle Fabricand's squad of assassins - assembled for him under duress by Cal Thorne - to take out Sutch. Cal manages to anonymously tip off Stephen, who attempts to save Convy Lee. Esme insists on joining Stephen; she has some new projectiles she's eager to try out...
At the time, Convy Lee is being visited by Anouk Levage at his home for the first time, a tenuous step forward in their nascent relationship. As they are getting closer, two assassins attack - Harkess Coker and Lone Fenech. Esme kills Harkess and Lone escapes. Esme and Stephen tend to the injured Anouk and Convy Lee. Anouk goes into a massive panic attack.
Esme is a sweet dreamer who does not mind getting her hands bloody. Esme and Stephen are direct descendants of Dutch settlers who founded Hallmark in 1887.
Liao Jun-kim
AKA Jun-kim Liao, June Kim, June
Longtime major character
Created 1986
Martial arts master and co-field leader at the Hallmark Compound, the (literally and figuratively) underground safehouse of the Zeds and their closest allies. Lives exclusively at the Compound.
Jun-kim has been through an enormous amount since he first arrived in America in 1987. He has fought numerous foes and at one point seized control of the Master Org, a radical revolutionary organization using methods beyond international law to stop the rise of the Neologues and the threat they pose to all life on Earth. After a year leading the Org, trying to bend its aims to his positive goals, he was killed in a coup. His older sister, Liao Ming-Na, resurrected him with Exodesian magicks she practiced at the secluded monastery, Feng Qi. Jun-kim trained and was raised at the monastery, and Ming-na is now its permanent leader.
Jun-kim has been through an enormous amount since he first arrived in America in 1987. He has fought numerous foes and at one point seized control of the Master Org, a radical revolutionary organization using methods beyond international law to stop the rise of the Neologues and the threat they pose to all life on Earth. After a year leading the Org, trying to bend its aims to his positive goals, he was killed in a coup. His older sister, Liao Ming-Na, resurrected him with Exodesian magicks she practiced at the secluded monastery, Feng Qi. Jun-kim trained and was raised at the monastery, and Ming-na is now its permanent leader.
In 2008, Jun-kim married Scheherazade Greene and their son, Cedric, was born in 2009. Jun-kim is on the trail of the mysterious Ellinger, but his hunt may yield more than he's able to deal with, as his wife has a heavy secret in her past that is linked directly to the man Jun-kim seeks.
All art, characters, designs, and story elements are Copyright 2022 George Henry Smathers Jr. All rights reserved.
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