Guórén (warpaint ver.)

Face-up artist(s):

Me

Date of acquisition:

Head: early June 2023, Body: March 2022

Provenance:

Direct from Granado

Reason for choice:

I needed a second Noah head for the character's warpaint version.

Best Points:

A Granado sculpt that is closer to the "standard" head measurements for his size; quite easy to find clothes for, if you know where to look.

Worst Points:

No thigh swivels, non-slouchy sitting poses are very tricky and frustrating to pull off, and some parts of the resin appear to yellow faster than the others. Also, you must get jointed hands if you want your doll to wear rings (default hands have several fingers fused).

He is the same character as the other Guórén in my doll profile list.

Wig:

Hand-ventilated by yours truly

Favourite colours:

Yellows and earth tones, touched with black

Fashion style(s):

East Asian traditional (hybrid of Japanese and Chinese), mixed with more modern styles

Key fashion accessory:

A belt accessory that is the pair to what his S.O. has, plus a scarf that secretly conceals his shinobi cowl

Name story:

Guórén is actually his personal name, hardly ever used except by those who are close to him. It is written as 國仁 -- the character for "country" followed by "benevolence". His formal name, Jinsuke, is written as 仁助, "benevolent assistance."

Character age:

Mid-twenties, 23 at the start of the L5R timeline

Character gender:

Initially identified as a straight male, but eventually exhibited bisexual tendencies where his more genderfluid partner is concerned

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

See his default form for more details. He assumes this face paint whenever he does the bidding of a certain supernatural entity who is commonly called "The Smoking Mirror."

Two-Faced Tempest by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr


The Big Three, together by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr


Aspect of the Darkened Mirror 3 by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr
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