Melissa from my eventual comic

Second highest of the Elites (her mate, Carnain, is the highest in the order). Melissa is short even for a furry -- average height is about 5' 7"; she stands at just a tiny bit over 5'. This helps her teamwork battling alongside Carnain, though: with her lower profile and slim build, and fast reflexes, Carnain uses his above-average height and strength as a distraction while Melissa darts among the enemy with her dual knives or her shortsword.

Melissa is a tomboy, though now hardly as much as when she first joined the military.


This sketch took me forever XD...faces and hands are my weakest points, and making her face look feminine took me the longest. This isn't the original sketch; it's a trace-over so I could fix her face. I like how this turned out, even though her paws aren't complete.