HOME | DD

Description
So I had this idea for a while, of a centaur knight who is a captain of the guard from a sketch I did last December. when designing her I wanted to do a different approach to the armor of a centaur. In most renditions I saw of a centaur, usually only the human part is actually covered with armor while the lower form was usually exposed. I didn't strike me right that a centaur would only cover what is essentially half their body. So I focused of the centaur form as a whole form, rather than just man and horse connected.

So anyways here's Aurelie Devoue, 17th Captain of the Guard, first knight to not be of noble blood, and first female captain in a society that would've looked down upon her role as a knight.

Aurelie is a serious and loyal soldier of her majesties order; respected and looked up to by her subordinates; But before that, she was but a small girl from a peasant family of farmers. Even at a young age she had the spirit of a knight, but she was not of noble blood, something at the time was required to be a knight of the guard, but that did not stop her from admiring the knights, especially during one time that would compel her to become a knight.

During a food delivery to the city market with her father a band of thieves held them up and threatened her father for money. Even though Aurelie was only 10 at the time, she tried to defend her father with a shovel, but was shoved aside as they closed in. But that's when the city's guard, led by the captain of the guard himself arrived and stopped the thieves before they could harm Aurelie and her father. It was that moment that Aurelie developed a true reverence to the guard and wanted to become a knight.

It was when she was 15 that she joined the Citizen Defense Reserve where she would show merit and determination. It was when she was 18 years old that she eventually managed to get enrolled to study as a soldier of her country's royal army, but being a woman she faced derogatory remarks from male recruits and officers and was often looked down upon. She never gave up however and pressed on until her chance at the trial of knights came.

The Trial of Knights was an initiation test where the captain of the guard would select participants of the trial they deemed worthy and induct them into the ranks of the Knights, and it just so happens that the Captain was the one who saved her life years ago. It was at this trial where Aurelie would prove her worth.

Although initially not allowed due to being from a peasant family and with no noble blood, Aurelie managed to convince the manager of the trials to let her in, but she was being set up as Aurelie was faced against nearly a dozen armed opponents much more than what was standard, including the fact that most of them were jealous colleagues and were told by officers to inflict as much pain and humiliation on her as possible to make her lose. Despite armed only with a training sword and shield, she managed to defeat her opponents, although heavily bruised and battered with her sword and shield broken. This impressed the Captain so much that he took her as his protege, despite the noble blood requirement.

After several years, Aurelie, while incredibly skilled beforehand, became stronger and better under the old captain, and by the time she was mid 20, she was appointed the title of Captain of the Guard by her retiring old mentor. Although met with skepticism, the young woman, having felt the experience of being looked down upon, had enough of the bias and took her role by the reins. She worked extremely hard at reforming the guards, introducing many new innovative tactics and policies that crafted an efficient and respected Guard of her country and royal family. From her trials she became serious and a bit stoic, often having a no-nonsense approach when it came to guard duties, but below the hard exterior she's actually quite friendly once you've earned her trust and respect, which is no small feat due to her having to work twice as hard earning that respect when joining the guard. Because of this she has a strong moral base and can effectively hand out justice with her sharp mind and her two swords "Artacios" and "Diramh".

Well that's about it, hope you like her!

Description
So I had this idea for a while, of a centaur knight who is a captain of the guard from a sketch I did last December. when designing her I wanted to do a different approach to the armor of a centaur. In most renditions I saw of a centaur, usually only the human part is actually covered with armor while the lower form was usually exposed. I didn't strike me right that a centaur would only cover what is essentially half their body. So I focused of the centaur form as a whole form, rather than just man and horse connected.

So anyways here's Aurelie Devoue, 17th Captain of the Guard, first knight to not be of noble blood, and first female captain in a society that would've looked down upon her role as a knight.

Aurelie is a serious and loyal soldier of her majesties order; respected and looked up to by her subordinates; But before that, she was but a small girl from a peasant family of farmers. Even at a young age she had the spirit of a knight, but she was not of noble blood, something at the time was required to be a knight of the guard, but that did not stop her from admiring the knights, especially during one time that would compel her to become a knight.

During a food delivery to the city market with her father a band of thieves held them up and threatened her father for money. Even though Aurelie was only 10 at the time, she tried to defend her father with a shovel, but was shoved aside as they closed in. But that's when the city's guard, led by the captain of the guard himself arrived and stopped the thieves before they could harm Aurelie and her father. It was that moment that Aurelie developed a true reverence to the guard and wanted to become a knight.

It was when she was 15 that she joined the Citizen Defense Reserve where she would show merit and determination. It was when she was 18 years old that she eventually managed to get enrolled to study as a soldier of her country's royal army, but being a woman she faced derogatory remarks from male recruits and officers and was often looked down upon. She never gave up however and pressed on until her chance at the trial of knights came.

The Trial of Knights was an initiation test where the captain of the guard would select participants of the trial they deemed worthy and induct them into the ranks of the Knights, and it just so happens that the Captain was the one who saved her life years ago. It was at this trial where Aurelie would prove her worth.

Although initially not allowed due to being from a peasant family and with no noble blood, Aurelie managed to convince the manager of the trials to let her in, but she was being set up as Aurelie was faced against nearly a dozen armed opponents much more than what was standard, including the fact that most of them were jealous colleagues and were told by officers to inflict as much pain and humiliation on her as possible to make her lose. Despite armed only with a training sword and shield, she managed to defeat her opponents, although heavily bruised and battered with her sword and shield broken. This impressed the Captain so much that he took her as his protege, despite the noble blood requirement.

After several years, Aurelie, while incredibly skilled beforehand, became stronger and better under the old captain, and by the time she was mid 20, she was appointed the title of Captain of the Guard by her retiring old mentor. Although met with skepticism, the young woman, having felt the experience of being looked down upon, had enough of the bias and took her role by the reins. She worked extremely hard at reforming the guards, introducing many new innovative tactics and policies that crafted an efficient and respected Guard of her country and royal family. From her trials she became serious and a bit stoic, often having a no-nonsense approach when it came to guard duties, but below the hard exterior she's actually quite friendly once you've earned her trust and respect, which is no small feat due to her having to work twice as hard earning that respect when joining the guard. Because of this she has a strong moral base and can effectively hand out justice with her sharp mind and her two swords "Artacios" and "Diramh".

Well that's about it, hope you like her!