Sir Caedmon Aelstan

I finally finished a drawing of Sir Caedmon Aelstan. I will admit to being a completely mediocre artist. I like art, I wish I was a better drawer than I am, but I think I did a sufficient enough job that you can you can kind of get an idea of what - or who rather - I'm visualizing when I'm writing. He turned out kind of like a Link + Brad Pit + Robert Redford (the later years) + my uncle Dave hybrid. I drew this simply because I wanted a visual aid - other than what's in my head of course

Without giving too much away - that's what the story is for - Caedmon was the son of a blacksmith. As a teen, he enlisted as a foot soldier and worked his way up through the military ranks in order to win the hand of the love of his life, Lydia, the daughter of the Duke of Faron. He was an officer during the Hyrulean Civil War. After he believed his wife and child died during the siege of Hyrule Castle, Caedmon isolated himself in the Lost Woods where he lived for twenty five years.

Here, Caedmon is pictured at age 56, after he's returned from his isolation in the forest. This image is technically from Chapter XI, which is still in the works. In Chapters VIII and IX, he has a big bushy beard, and his hair is long and matted because there's no soap in the Lost Woods (eww...). When he returns to the castle, they force him to clean up a bit ;) I tried to make him look older, but old people are really difficult to draw, so he looks more like 46 than 56... oh well, I tried.

Here's a link to the picture on devaint art: link

That's all I've got for now. It's going to be a while longer on Chapter XI. I just started school again and am already drowning in work. Oh well...

Scarlett