Here Asheru practices her lunge strikes, in front of a skeptical arms master. Pencil on paper. Scott A. H. Ruggels 5 / 2000

The tribe's weathered Armsmaster gives weapons instructin to Asheru, and her Brother, Shortly before they go off to visit civilization. charles bronson was the "mental hook" I had for the armsmaster's character. Pencil on Paper. Scott A. H. Ruggels 5 / 2000

Asheru Sits in a field of flowers. Pencil on paper. Scott A. H. Ruggels 5 / 2000

A couple of people were curious to see some of my old stuff. here's some of the oldest I will share. This is a shot of a character from my early 80's college days, "Combat Cat". He was the main character in a strip proposal for the University's ROTC newsletter, stressing the basics of small unit tactics, through gross humor. Notice my fat ink lines and "shaded" eyes. Scott A. H. Ruggels 5 / 2000

here's a more "updated version" of the characters from that strip. The large Panther is Josiah Coffee, and Combat Cat's full name was C.C. Rodriguez, and the Hound was the smartass, but I forgot his name. I had a toonier style back then. That strip was the first "brush inked" project I had ever done. Scott A. H. Ruggels 5 / 2000

He sent me a neato Christmas card last year, he helped sell the book at the last Anthrocon, and he's just an all around great guy. So let's hear it for Sir Digo, most noble knight among raccoons! Hip hip!!! Digo is © Diosden Rodriguez. :)

papillons may be cute as a bug, but they lack a certain Fearful Symmetry

Just a nice pic for Digo's birthday. :)