right out of a fairytale

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I'm so happy with how this came out you guys!! Here are the official redesigns for my characters! 
They all live in the kingdom of Magdalade, and you all should be expecting much more of them in the future!

Character bios:
Her Royal Highness Thalia Mignonette Theronspruce (18) _{I changed her hair length and color, her eye color, her dress design and the royal colors of the kingdom.} Thalia is the only child of the king and queen of Magdalade, thus, she grew up very spoiled and has the king wrapped around her finger. She is very cunning and is very good at convincing the people around her to do things her way, which is a wonderful trait for a future ruler, but not the most wonderful trait for those around her. Ever since Halden was placed as one of her knights, she has had her eye on him, and has been hinting to her father to betroth the two of them ever since she turned 18 and her father began looking for marriage candidates. Talura is also very judgmental and easily jealous, leading to her incredible, extreme dislike of Aerieth and especially Maera, both of whom Halden talks about frequently. She also, like many people in the kingdom, do not like elves (elves are uncommon in the kingdom and surrounding areas, thus there is a lot of prejudice against them).
In this picture, she's wearing a gown that is inspired by the kingdom's flower, particularly the collar and gold detailing. 
Halden Melbrooke (22) _{I changed his hair color and eye color, added some facial hair, and changed his undershirt, as well as made his face shape a little rounder and younger looking. He is also no longer half elf, and is just a human.} Halden is a young knight who serves under the king in the kingdom of Magdalade. He began training to be a knight when he was 16 and quickly moved up in the ranks. He usually serves underneath the princess, Thalia, as one of her royal guards and escorts. Halden is very calm, cool, and collected most of the time, and is part of the reason he rose in the ranks so quickly. He does let his sillier, more outgoing and relaxed side when he's with his good friends Maera and Aerieth. He met Maera when he was 12 (she was 10) and they've been best friends ever since. He does, however, secretly admire her and has since they met, but would never tell her for fear of destroying their friendship. But regardless, he cares for her very much and whenever he has time away from his service to the king he can almost always be found with Maera and Aerieth running off on some adventure.
The gold detailing on his vest represents that he works for the royal family, and the crown above the crest represents that he works under the princess. 
Maera Riverrun (20) _{I lightened her hair, lips and eye color, added a dark gradient to the tips of her hair, and made her face shape longer and less rounded.} Maera was found abandoned when she was very small (and by a river, thus the last name given to her Riverrun) and grew up in the village's orphanage. She became a big sister of sorts to a lot of the younger children there and as she grew up and became of age, continued to assist with the care of the other children at the orphanage. She also has become somewhat of a messenger/delivery girl for the village and takes up small jobs and runs errands for the other merchants and villagefolk. She's known for being very outgoing, cheerful, and trusting, which makes her a bright and sunny person to be around but also puts her in compromising situations sometimes. Fortunately, she has her best childhood friend Halden around to pull her down to Earth when her head in up in the clouds. Ever since they were both very small, she's had the biggest crush on him. He's handsome, he's kind, he's a knight for crying out loud!! He's PERFECT! But of course, Maera would never, ever tell him how she felt. She cares way too much about him to let a silly little romance get in the way of one of the closest friendships she's ever had... 
Aerieth Elendiir (19) _{I elongated her face to make her look more elvish, made her ears longer, made her torso a bit wider and added a light gradient to the bottom of her hair.} Aerieth is a young elven girl who is very shy and quiet most of the time. She lives with her grandmother who is teaching her everything there is to know about Elven healing magic and potion making. Aerieth and her grandmother live in an area that has hardly any elves living there, making them quite the minority and put a huge target on Aerieth, especially when she was a child growing up in the village. Constantly mocked for her ears, and just being "different," she got used to the bullying until one day when a loud-mouthed blonde girl started shouting at the bullies to back off, and the two quickly befriended each other, along with a slightly awkward rusty-haired boy. Aerieth loves her two friends and only really opens up to them. Now that she's older and has learned the basics of healing, she makes housecalls to the village, sometimes with her grandmother, sometimes with Maera and Halden, and sometimes on her own (which she dreads because small talk is her worst enemy). She also has a pet/familiar kitty cat named Smee (which you can see here: fav.me/d9ctuzw) who is SO protective of Aerieth. She rescued him as a kitten and he's like her shadow.
Rainor (21) please check out Rainor's overhaul here: _{I redid his hairstyle, added more red to his hair color, subtle saturation changes to his wardrobe.} Rainor is a wandering freelancer, who hunts, tracks, steals and has even been sent out on a few private missions as a hitman. But deep down, Rainor is a sweetheart. He spends most of his time in the woods, lazing about by the river and admiring the wild bunnies, along with his horse Benjamin. He purchased Benjamin on an island far away from the kingdom of Magdalade and has been riding him ever since.
Rainor is very upfront and open about most things, and will tell someone exactly what he thinks of them, but in the nicest way possible. The one thing he isn't too open about is his past, which he never talks about (nobody even knows his last name). He's a very talented archer and fletches his own arrows with bird feathers he saves. He's very particular about his arrows, almost a bit OCD, and is extremely careful about the arrows in his quiver. Rainor is very well traveled as well! He has explored almost every corner of the realm, both inside the kingdom and outside the walls. He always has a story to tell and carries tiny trinkets from his adventures. He also kind of, sort of, has a thing for shy elf girls... 
Rainor gets a little extra on his bio, because he meets the gang later on in their adventures. I'm working on a story that sets our three best friends out on an adventure and they come across Rainor in a neighboring town. Rainor, of course, falls head over heels for Aerieth, who (of course) is speechless, deathly shy, and honestly terrified by his sudden bold flirting and friendliness. He joins their group on the adventure as a pathfinder/navigator of sorts and ends up adding some funny commentary as well. 
Benjamin is a paint horse that was purchased by Rainor on a tropical island. He's a very sleepy horse who would prefer to nap and eat carrots than sprint away from the scene of a crime, but he's grown attached enough to Rainor (and Rainor's supplies of carrots) that when they do need to get out of a situation, he can be the speediest paint horse ever. After meeting Smee, Aerieth's cat, however, he knows he found a true friend who he can nap with.
Smee When Aerieth was a little girl, she found a teenie tiny little munchkin kitten and brought him home. After some persuasion, Aerieth's grandmother let her keep the little guy, and Aerieth called him Smee.
Smee grew up amongst all of the potions and mixtures in their home and is usually found snoozing between bottles on the shelves when he's not retrieving ingredients for Aerieth's potion making.
He enjoys rolling around in mint leaves and chewing on hazel twigs, even though Aerieth's grandmother can't stand him taking their hazel bark. He also likes trying to catch raindrops with his paws on the windowpanes, especially when they're rolling down the glass.
He's very cleanly and helps around the house, using his tail like a broom and putting away flasks and bottles on the shelves when Aerieth is finished using them.

Fun facts about these guys:
-Halden has a booming laugh that everyone in the village knows of fondly.
-Aerieth does not think she is as talented as she actually is. Her healing magic is incredibly strong for such a young elf.
-Maera knows every child at the orphanage by name and spends quality time with all of them.
-Rainor doesn't have a very clean record, he actually used to be a hitman for hire for a short time when he was an older teen, and doesn't talk about it much. But it does mean there are wanted posters with his handsome face on it.
-After Maera grew out of the orphanage she has lived on her own and has a permanent room at the local Inn.
-Thalia can't stand hearing Halden talk about Maera and Aerieth, she thinks that him, an esteemed knight, spending so much time with a "dirty elf" and an "orphaned wench" is horrible and is bad for his image as her future husband and king.
-The King is considering Halden to be betrothed to his daughter, the Princess. Halden isn't aware of this at all. Thalia has always been attracted to Halden and has been carefully hinting at their betrothal to her father for quite a while now.
-Aerieth prides herself in her long, healthy hair. But she always ties it up to keep it clean and keep it out of whatever she may be brewing.
-The entire village basically "ships" Maera and Halden, because their crushes on each other are "so obvious, but neither will admit it out loud; Halden "belongs to the sword" and hasn't time for romance, and Maera "only sees Halden as a best, best friend" and would NEVER let something come between that.
-Aerieth's cat Smee is very suspicious of Rainor at first but grows very close to him eventually.
-Halden secretly complains to Maera and Aerieth about the annoying things Thalia does whilst he guards her and is her escort and the two girls absolutely love hearing the gossip.
-Maera is a talented dancer, and is desperately trying to teach Halden to waltz so she has a reason to hold his hand dancing partner.
-Rainor is a bit of a hoarder and collects tiny things from all over. He also has a pouch specifically for pretty feathers that he likes to fletch his arrows with.
-There's something very suspicious about Maera's family lineage that she doesn't even know about. She's always been "Maera the orphan who was found by the river as a baby" but I have sooo much more planned for her.
-Magdalade's kingdom flower that is basically their symbol, can be seen in this piece, in Maera's hair: