{"id":6424,"date":"2016-03-02T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/?p=6424"},"modified":"2016-03-01T15:24:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T23:24:17","slug":"cornerstone-the-song-of-tyrim-character-sketches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/cornerstone-the-song-of-tyrim-character-sketches\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim Character Sketches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we saw in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/?p=6420\" target=\"_blank\">last week&#8217;s Developer Diary<\/a>, Cornerstone is filled with quirky and interesting characters of all kinds, from the main character of Tyrim to the people and creatures he&#8217;ll encounter on the way. This week, let&#8217;s see how some of them changed over the course of development!<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Tyrim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tyrim has gone through some changes since his conception and even since he was first seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1206086702\/cornerstone-the-song-of-tyrim\/description\" target=\"_blank\">Cornerstone Kickstarter<\/a>. Below you can see some of his evolution into his final look for the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Tyrim04-e1456869396344.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6431\" title=\"Tyrim04\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Tyrim04-e1456869396344.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Tyrim_turn01-e1456869411441.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6430\" title=\"Tyrim_turn01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Tyrim_turn01-e1456869411441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><div><strong>Yngvar<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Yngvar is someone you encounter early on in the game, an Older Viking who teaches Tyrim how to fight. The developers kept a distinct style that they carried from the concept art through to the 3D versions of their characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cornerstone_-OldViking-e1456870987122.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6425\" title=\"Cornerstone_ OldViking\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cornerstone_-OldViking-e1456870987122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><div><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Alma, Tyrim&#8217;s Mother<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Tyrim lives with his mother, Alma, and his twin sisters on Borja; below are some early concepts for Alma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/woman-e1456871439225.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6428\" title=\"woman\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/woman-e1456871439225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Skeleton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">It wouldn&#8217;t be a role-playing adventure game without some skeletons to fight!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/skeleton02-e1456871519190.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6429\" title=\"skeleton02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/skeleton02-e1456871519190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Samurai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">On the island of Gou-Hai, the temple is guarded by fierce Samurai. They are quick to attack and carry fuel barrels on their backs to use in a dangerous fire-breathing attack!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/samurai02-e1456871536243.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6427\" title=\"samurai02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/samurai02-e1456871536243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Rocklovers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">The mysterious hooded figures known as Rocklovers are an ancient cult that specializes in elemental summoning.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rocklovers_Feedback-e1456871552198.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6424]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6426\" title=\"Rocklovers_Feedback\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rocklovers_Feedback-e1456871552198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we saw in last week&#8217;s Developer Diary, Cornerstone is filled with quirky and interesting characters of all kinds, from the main character of Tyrim to the people and creatures he&#8217;ll encounter on the way. This week, let&#8217;s see how some of them changed over the course of development! 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