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The Witch-Doctor was my first design idea, marrying tribal masks and hexes with World one clothes, era and sensibilities.

I first started with some sketches of what he would look like, looking at masks form the museums and on the internet, as well as uniforms for him to wear.

Once I figured out what he would look like, I produced a character sheet to further develop his character.

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Name: ‘The Witch-Doctor’

Physical Description

Tall, lanky man. Seems young despite being much older than natural. Wears an African, ceremonial mask covering his entire face, the eyes are completely black, as if light can’t penetrate through. Wears a formal military uniform/immaculate suit.  Thin build, seems physically weak. An ‘evil’ aura occasionally covers him, sometimes emits a smoke from his entire body. Holds an ornate staff, a ceremonial dagger and a briefcase

Character Traits

Born in the 1600’s, The Witch-Doctor’ has extended his life unnaturally with magic and potions. Cold and calculating, likes to manipulate people into doing things for him. An ‘Evil’ man and he knows it, uses it to his advantage. Always well spoken, knows exactly what to say, calluses himself as a ‘professional’. Utilises magic, uses a variety of ’dark’ spells, ‘necromancy’, ‘death’ spells etc. Can create cauldrons at will to craft potions. Uses a combination of magic and contemporary ingredients (E.G wing of bat and Cyanide).

Character Background
Family Background	Habits / Vices
Family not important to him. Abandoned his birth name for ‘The Witch-Doctor’. Born in a rich family, which regularly took expeditions to Africa.	Enjoys experimenting with new combinations of potions and new spells. Uses people as live test subjects. Enjoys wearing formalwear such as suits, tuxedoes and formal military-wear.
Education	Personality
Comes from and rich background with private schooling. He is very well spoken and keeps up to date with the latest in education. Has been constantly reading books throughout his unnaturally long life. Likes to rub his superior intellect into other people’s faces.	A very selfish and cruel man. Despite committing horrible crimes with evil magic, he is very polite and well spoken, never directly showing emotions. Very snobbish, looks down on everyone as ‘inferior’ people. Basically a total jerk.
Likes	Dislikes
Magic, potions, becoming more powerful, Formal suits and military-wear, Exotic cocktails	Heroes, anti-magic equipment, guns, informal clothes, olives

Motivation
What is their Goal?	Their plan to achieve Goal
The Witch-Doctor wishes to become more powerful and ultimately immortal, he also wants to have a good time while doing it (his idea of ‘fun’ is screwing other people over)	Scouring the world for unique magical artefacts and experimenting with different ingredients to make new potions.

Additional info:

·    The Witch-Doctor acquired his mask deep in the jungles of Mexico, which he stole from an ancient tribe. The mask, embodied with evil magic, began his rise to power.

·    The Witch-Doctor speaks with a posh British accent

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Once I had a good idea of what kind of character The Witch-Doctor is, I made a mood board for further  inspiration.

 

As you can see, I researched a lot in both African masks  and contemporary suits and military uniforms.

After that I began producing some vector graphics using a tablet.

  

 

I am still doing designs so The Witch-Doctor may change in the final piece, or I may use a completely different character! Only time will tell.