Focused on mount designs today, as the character is a merchant, (mostly as a front) a mount, come pack-mule is pretty necessary to him. I thought of creatures that had tusks or antlers for things to be carried on, I then moved onto planning out what Mukhadi would want in a mount. I haven't spoken too much about his personality as a character and im not really sure if you're supposed to or if its just art process haha. But as a character that is proud, a little showy but smart I tried to create a mount that would reflect that kind of character's choice.
I focused on the feet at first, and initially planned to go for camel-like feet with a bit more mobility purely for the fact that it would need to cross a variety of terrains with ease, so the whole wide surface area= better stability in sandy places + added mobility.
I also tried bird=like feet which certainly look nicer. Not sure whether to go for the aesthetic route or functional.
Mukhadi is someone who has alot of clutter and its come out in all the designs, i tried to clutter even the mount's antlers. Then the tail is part of the showy aspect. Mukhadi would definitely only opt for the best, he fights smart and uses his wit to abuse a potential opponents weakpoints. Thats pretty much summed up the whole idea about his appearance, his posture is terrible, with a thin crooked neck and hunched back; his physique is similar to that of a frail old man. This naturally makes many people underestimate him and take him for an easy target, aside from manipulative psychology his alchemic substances and potions are his primary form of attack, using various concoctions to trick and confuse opponents. He also has a trusty little dagger too 
(WIP) started sketching ideas for illustrations, everything is in super early stages but rather than all guts and glory sorta fighting, Mukhadi lures people into his web, and the moment they realise whats going on, its too late.
(It's also really difficult to describe characters without sounding cheesy haha)
