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Switchgrass

Species    Coyote
Gender    Male
Height    6'
Body Type    Stocky
Earrings    Golden, outer edge of ears, around 3/4 way up.
Fingers    Five per handpaw
Stance    Digitigrade ("on toes", not "on flat feet")
General Notes    This ref is a guideline, not a hard rule! Deviations and color alterations are okay. It is preferred that the character looks "natural". Hard lines between colors are not necessary.
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  Dark Brown   #3d2205   Swoosh around chest/back, diamond on lower back, tailtip, pawpads/nosetip
  Sandy Brown   #a57245   Head, back, tail, limbs
  Orange   #b96d22   Cheeks, back of ears, eye-mask, across back and tail, thighs, chest
  Cream   #ffe9e1   Directly below eye, muzzle, neck, inside ears, belly, crotch, paws/feet
  Green   #1c7203   Eyes

Clothing    Generally, prefers darker and/or warmer tones. Dark green is especially good. Prefers bandannas, flannel shirts, jeans, and otherwise comfortable but well-fitting clothing -- "mountain" is the general aesthetic desired. Can wear other clothes in appropriate situations.
Markings    As noted elsewhere, it is preferred that the character looks "natural". Hard lines between colors are not necessary; blending between the colors wherever they meet is great! Particularly where it would suggest fur of different colors crossing over each other, or fur where the tips of the hairs are differently colored from the rest of the hair. The chest area is the biggest example of this -- the markings around the chest are a suggestion for colors there, and the exact shape that the colors form in the ref are not required. The darker colors making some form of chevron across the chest tends to look good, but discretion is left to the artist on how exactly to approach it.
Headfur    Does not have elaborate "haircuts", and headfur should not be differently colored to suggest human hair, but some variety is possible. A *short* mohawk (similar to this) is a good option. Alternatives to that include headfur being not noticeably different or just slightly longer and messier from any other fur. To be clear, though, headfur style is explicitly left to the discretion of the artist and suggestions here do not represent the only possible options that would look fitting to the character.
Build details    Toned but with a slight belly paunch. Not extremely muscular, not particularly fat.
Ears/Muzzle    Ears are larger than wolf/standard canine ears, and muzzle is longer and skinnier than wolf/standard canine muzzle.
Alternative form    Werewolf-y proportions, with big teeth and hulking presence. Not macro, just tall/big (7'). In this form, more muscular/higher strength score, but less clever/lower int score.
Personality    Gruff, but quick to warm up to somebody if they can share a mutual respect. Increased chance of attempting to trick somebody if he or they don't respect each other.

Likes

  • Mountains, rivers, hiking, exploring.
  • Playing small tricks on friends and being the recipient of clever tricks.
  • Laughing, telling stories, and listening intently to tall tales.
  • Being warm in cooler weather -- a nice jacket in fall, sitting by a fire on a snowy winter night.
  • Being touched or hugged, up to a point.
  • Snow.

Dislikes

  • Explaining things twice to people who don't want to listen.
  • Being too warm.
  • Bland food.
  • Being a jerk.
  • Greed, especially if it's at the cost of someone else's share (and even more especially, systemic greed that affects whole swaths of people).
  • Being around too many other people, but also being alone for too long.

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