Two book characters of mine (from left to right), Saburo and Kawawelah. I don't think I've ever drawn Saburo with his dressings down; as one can see, he's heavily scarred. And Kawawelah... I don't think I've ever drawn her outside of cutesy cartoon form. Anyways, Saburo is a retired military officer (not why he's scarred, mind you) and soon-to-be-retired swords teacher for the village most of the book takes place in. Kawawelah was (past tense because she passed in the beginning of the book) his long-time fiancée. And, for anyone familiar with Hayaku, Kawawelah is his mother; that being said, Saburo is pretty much accepted as Hayaku's stepfather.
Saburo's face is scarred because of a house fire from... eh, twelve years ago? Sounds about right.
And Kawawelah, well... she's skinny because she's frequently ill. An unfortunate, vulnerable type to sickness.
Saburo's actually pretty popular with friends, now that I mention it... there's just something about him that drives them crazy. Pretty successful, considering he's only a secondary character.
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