Description
EDIT: This design is outdated, please go here
to see his new ref.
Well, now you guys know what I’ve been working on while recovering from surgery 
I kid you not, I have been slaving over this thing for days 
Mental note: never make a character with this many accessories again. This guy holds a very special place in my heart, since I started structuring his personality and drawing up concepts for him before the surgery and finished this during my recovery. So I guess he’s been there for me in a way none of my other characters have. I absolutely love him to death 
Since I’ve been working on him so long, there’s a lot of information I’ve compiled about him, so sorry about the long description 
If you need larger versions of any of the pictures above for a commission or something, just let me know.
Random Facts
Grim is obviously an albino. He lives in a sort of Victorian/Steampunk type world where the population is very superstitious. In this world, albinos are thought to be a curse and are shunned by those around them.
Grim suffers from a very poor self image and is almost never seen out on the town without at least one of his accessories, which he uses to cover his white fur.
He suffers from photophobia, an extreme sensitivity to bright light common amongst albinos. He constructed his goggles to help him cope with this. He’s also very prone to sunburn and is almost never seen out during the day.
He’s a bit of a kleptomaniac. He likes stealing things just to prove he can, and will often return them the next day, simply because he has no use for them. The one thing he’s known to hoard are books, as if he feels the need to “rescue" them from their previous owners.
He lives in an abandoned cemetery and has modified an empty mausoleum into a sort of a miniature house.
Grim loves ravens and would fight to the death to protect one. A female raven saved his life when he was a pup, and he’s had a kinship with them ever since. There are 20+ ravens that live in the graveyard with him, but one holds a special place in Grim’s heart. Corvin fav.me/d8jo4sy, a young male raven who Grim saved from the brink of death. Corvin is loyal to Grim above all things and can be seen riding on his back or flying after him when Grim goes into town. Corvin would die to protect the young wolf, and he is one of the only creatures that has truly seen how kind and loving Grim can be.
Character Overview
Name: Grim (chosen name), Ridley (birth name)
Species: Gray wolf
Gender: Male
Age: 24 (this is a fantasy story where they have human-like personalities and a human-like society, so, in turn, they have human lifespans).
Build: Exceptionally tall, lanky, and skinny (his ribs show slightly through his pelt). He has very long legs and disproportionately large paws. His long, spiky fur often makes him look bulkier than he is, but if you were to shave him down I imagine he’d be all legs 
Eye Color: Pinkish-red with a darker pinkish-red pupil.
Scars: Two deep scars over the right side of his muzzle.
Distinct Features: Spiky hair tuft that curves up at the tip, fluffy ears, long fur on his neck, and an overall scraggly, disheveled pelt. His claws are pink (NOT black) and he has thick, sharply angled brows, which give him an intense expression. The color of his eyebrows and mouth is obviously an exaggeration employed to make them easier to see. If drawn realistically, his lips would be pink as would the skin around his eye, and he obviously wouldn't have eyebrows.
Occupation: Professionally magician and skilled pickpocket.
Voice Actor: Wes Bentley, based mostly on his performance as Blackheart in Ghost Rider.
Personality: Extremely intelligent, sneaky, sarcastic, cold, and hard to get along with. He can be very charming and persuasive, but only when it suits him. He has a real talent for getting into people’s heads and destroying them from the inside out. Outwardly he seems like a very arrogant, self-serving wolf who respects nothing and fears nothing, but inwardly he is unbelievably insecure. The cruelty he experienced as a pup do to his albinism has made him wary of everyone’s intentions, and the prejudice he’s been forced to live with has made him cold and bitter. But make no mistake, Grim can and will take up for himself. He can be surprisingly devious, reveling in his ability to scare and impress others. Much like a child, he craves praise and attention, and this is the only way he feels he can get it. He can also be very petty, and he has found some of the most creative, yet cruelest, ways imaginable to get back at those who have hurt him. But the most surprising thing of all about Grim is that underneath all this is a wolf capable of great kindness, of great love, and great compassion. However, this has seemingly been beaten out of him over the years, and he’s been forced to form a cold, arrogant shell to protect his surprisingly tender heart. The only beings who ever see the “true” Grim are the ravens he cares for with a love and devotion he would have been fully prepared to give to the world, if it has not shunned and berated him.
No critique desired. Please respect that.
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xVexVamp — Outdated Grim Ref 1
