More sketches, concepts and character design explorations for The Golden Mountain :3
The main characters are the human twins Shuji and Fuyuko, who were supposed to have a baby sibling at the beginning of the story- but I eventually cut that out. But I might indulge myself and just add them again in a time-skip epilogue because babies are cute 👶
Oh look, I named all seven of them so I guess I’m keeping them. This is going under a cut because it’s going to be long-ish but picture heavy.
Name: Aburame, Nariyo
Age: 15-16 (Part 1)
Birthday: March 23rd
Height: 5′2″ (Part 1)
Weight: 86 lbs
Blood Type: AB
Village: Konohagakure
Rank: Tokubetsu Jonin
Occupation: Research and Development, Intel
Kekkei Genkai: Weaker Form of the Aburame Insects
Preferred Jutsu Types: Minor Insect Based Jutsu, Sound Based Attacks, Fuinjutsu
Trivia: Due to fluke in her genetic coding, Nariyo was unable to host beetles. Instead, she’s transport several hundred with her in a backpack.
Not Pictured: Like the rest of her Clan, Nariyo wears sunglasses to cover her eyes.
Name: Haruno, Mioko
Age: 16-17 (Part 1)
Birthday: April 28th
Height: 4′8″ (Part 1)
Weight: 90 lbs
Blood Type: A
Village: Konohagakure
Rank: Chunin
Occupation: Medic at the Academy
Kekkei Genkai: N/A
Preferred Jutsu Types: Medical Jutsu, Minor Taijutsu
Trivia: Like, a lot of the Haruno Clan she straddles the line between shinobi and civilian working more as a village based medic than anything else.
Not Pictured: Mioko is Sakura’s second cousin and something of an influence on her early life.
Name: Hyuga, Ryumi
Age: 19-20 (Part 1)
Birthday: August 4th
Height: 5′8″ (Part 1)
Weight: 130 lbs (Part 1)
Blood Type: O
Village: Konohagakure
Rank: Tokubetsu Jonin
Occupation: Intel, Taijutsu Specialist
Kekkei Genkai: Byakugen (Main Branch)
Preferred Jutsu Types: Taijutsu, Weapons
Trivia: Ryumi is something of a black sheep among the Hyuga Clan and prefers to spend her free time milling around Nara, Shikaku (her former sensei) residence.
Not Pictured: Ryumi’s scars are far more extensive including trailing across both cheeks, up into her left eyebrow, across her nose, and down to her chin on the right side. They were received when a bitter Kumogakure genin tried to purposely blind her during their Chunin Exam fight.
Name: Minamoto, Katsuka “Tafi”
Age: 17-18 (Part 1)
Birthday: June 30th
Height: 5′ 5″ (Part 1)
Weight: 110 lbs (Part 1)
Blood Type: B
Village: Konohagakure
Rank: Jonin
Occupation: Intel (specifically Torture and Interrogation), Retrieval Specialist
Kekkei Genkai: Magnet Release
Preferred Jutsu Types: Genjutsu above all else followed by her Magnet Release
Trivia: She’s a direct descendant of the Senju Clan through her great-grandmother (who mentor’s her) but they have no idea where the Magnet Release came from.
Not Pictured: Tafi wears black framed glasses due to be nearsighted.
Name: Nohara, Chiaki
Age: 18-19 (Part 1)
Birthday: December 7th
Height: 5′4″ (Part 1)
Weight: 122 lbs (Part 1)
Blood Type: A
Village: Konohagakure
Rank: Tokubetsu Jonin
Occupation: Intel (Torture and Interrogation), Combat Medic
Kekkei Genkai: n/a
Preferred Jutsu Types: Weaponized Medical Jutsu, Fuinjutsu
Trivia: Chikai is a transgirl who knew her real gender from a young age and her family happily accepted her.
Not Pictured: Chiaki has plum colored rectangular markings on both cheeks denoting her as a member of the Nohara Clan.
Name: Taira, Shungiku
Age: 15-16 (Part 1)
Birthday: September 17th
Height: 5′ (Part 1)
Weight: 80 lbs (Part 1)
Blood Type: AB
Village: Konohagakure
Rank: Jonin
Occupation: Messenger Shinobi, ANBU (Former), Academy Substitute Teacher
Trivia: Shun is by all accounts a civilian born kunoichi’s who had her early talent recognized by her neighbor/babysitter and was recruited into the Academy.
Not Pictured: Shun is unsure of where her Kekkei Genkai (all attacks self taught) came from. In actuality, her maternal family were immigrants from the outskirts of Lightning Country.
Name: Yamanaka, Ayaka
Age: 18-19 (Part 1)
Birthday: October 1st
Height: 5′7″ (Part 1)
Weight: 127 lbs (Part 1)
Blood Type: O
Village: Konohagakure
Rank: Tokubetsu Jonin
Occupation: Intel (Torture and Interrogation), Poison Specialist
Kekkei Genkai: n/a
Preferred Jutsu Types: Mind Transfer, Poisons
Trivia: Ayaka’s parents died before she really knew them. Thus, she grew up as her Uncle Inoichi’s daughter (including calling him dad) and Ino’s older sister.
Not Pictured: Ayaka uses a rather flirtatious front for some of her missions but is demisexual.
