The Reticent Hunter

[Huka]

At last! I've managed to make the retconned Til 'Muramai for our current reboot, at least in the shoulders up:

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With my constant building on Muram culture, I've made his mask into a avian-like shape with some reference to the H4-era Zealots and the Arbiter's new Kaidon armor in Halo:Escalation. While this picture is showing his blind side; he doesn't require a visor and personally etched stylized Helios-Falcon eyes (2 of its upper set and only one in replace to his left eye). Think of Slade's mask for Til on that respect.



While the Zealot-helm 'ears' seem to just be there, they are actually communication enhancers to better his connection to his Battlenet and the tusks behind the helm cheeks are essentially speakers and receptors for speeches and hunting.



Around his neck is the mentioned 'respirator bracer' he uses as an alternate for his armored mask. While it isn't as efficient, the gills help the oxygen in the air and armor's mini-tank better enter his windpipe.





ENERGY GLAIVE-

Til's signature weapon given to him by the Kaidon of Muram as an symbol of his mastery and renowned presence in his clan. The energy glaive is a very rare sight on the field due to its seemingly-obsolete presence on the battlefield and difficulty of wielding it to most. Crafted into a multiple-purposed weapon; a 10' telescopic staff of strong and durable metal with hidden tips on the streak of a claw, forming a double-ended spear. However, its true danger comes when the single-bladed energy manifestations appears with its yellow light. Formed from short generation devices that extend out from under the speartip, the typical use is the 1 ft blade for stability but mere commands on the hilt and lengthen the main blade to a full 3 feet with a greater heat (and instability). Control of the weapon and precision is key!

[Faclan]

Wow o.o

Til looks amazing! Very both menacing and commanding with that mask. The voice likely helping it a bunch. Great drawing man . I would imagine many humans running in terror (possible some Kig-Yar and Jiralhanae as well once certain events unfold) from the masked slaughterer.

The Glaive is also pretty cool, but tis a bit overshadowed by Tils badass mask/breathing system - Keep up the great RPing and world building. :>

[Huka]

Thank you, Fac. That means alot and I do my best for all of the Covenant when I can. One day I might be able to fully draw Til and other characters with more awesome commentary to it.

[Frazer]

That's amazing. Really it is. Well done friend.

[Huka]

Thanks Fraz. Congrats on the new rank!

[Faclan]

Not a problem Huka, you deserve it from all the good work you do being the Covies leader in most cases ,I'd love to see more drawings from you of our alien friends if you do more.

Keep up the great stuff

[Huka]

Made this in the late hours of night, the helmet is quite off with his head angled to the side to show his plated neck. This isn't a complete version but it does give some idea on what is commonly there in his rank. Line paper is always around and ready for me during these things...

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Til Je'at Ze'ta Muramai's command harness-and face WIP

Based on his previous Zealot combat harness in many influences, Til realizes he must now take the front lines as the commanding officer of a entire army. With this comes the greater emphasis of defense to handle the humans' assassins and would-be death blows while keeping to his legendary mobile tactics.


Helmet subject to change...

His deltoid protectors heightened and thickened with strengthened energy deflection augmentations, his thoracic cage have thickened a bit to further protect his sensitive respirator-ends and mechanics.


Vambraces houses his twin energy blades, brought to his hands with a flick and tension of his wrists. (Redesign)


While Muram soldiers are well-known to have prominent claws, a handful of the ancient clannish martial arts wield steel claws for the fingers for maximum utilization. Til is one such martial artist, made from tungsten and the joint of his left hand's finger holds a sort of signal ring with a wire-lining of teeth and fangs that he periodically replaces with small visible trophies. 


The Field Marshal's thick utility belt is made of sand-wyrm skin that he've personally procured after his 2531 incident on Templar's Rest, rimmed with Muram steel and decorated with the clan signil of the triplet suns overlapping each other. A loincloth of war-silk drapes between his legs, hiding a protective cod-piece and have modesty purpose as well as further decoration. On the sides are pouches and grenade holders, the back have a crisscross of sheathes and magnetic holsters for his old-model plasma rifles. 

On his wide-splayed feet, his toes hold combat talons of plated design. With the individual plates to help his more flexible digits of his front and back of his feet, the bottoms having Spec Ops-utilized sound dampening pads. The bladed talon-ends are further deadly application of his martial arts and another tribute to the Paragon of Storms.


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The Head


Noticeably, Til's bare head doesn't have the noticeable burns and clan scales that have been expressed before. They will be implied later. The burns are hard to draw without coloring (the Sangheili GM can't color to save his life)

After the 2531 Hunt, Til's scales is horribly bleached from the electricity scarring and seventeen rotations of healing, adding to his scars of battle from the campaigns before. His deep-set eyes are darkened and abit heavy from stress and coming age. When seen from his blind side, the Field Marshal have been likened to a dead soldier. 


Mandible structure is different from the common Sangheili structure, which is a hinge of back and forth. Til-and similar specimens of his subspecies-have jaws that 'swoop' up and down for the most part that mimic the splaying. His canines and other front teeth are pointed and firm-rooted to keep the sturdier-skinned prey in the grip of his firm grasping mandibles, each ending with deep-piercing tusks along with the multitude of teeth. The Field Marshal's lower jaws suffer from a slight genetic deformity of smaller teeth outside. On the inner jaws, to keep the sand from flying into his mouth during storms, Til and his clan have 'film' of extra skin connecting their jaws at the base joints.

 

[Llau]

Very cool, Huka.

[Samuel Murray]

that's some awesome drawing skills bud