A Real Chicken-Duck

And here's everyone's favorite coward, Dane Wattleson! The basic 'House on Pundit Hill' story I wrote stayed the same when designing Belknap and Dane, the biggest change being to Belknap's personality.

Usually when I design a character, I can get the design I want in very few tries. Dane is a prime example of 'hitting the nail on the head', so to speak, but there are quite a few other characters who go through design after design after design before they look the way I want them to. Both Terrance and Rufus are prime examples of this, as you'll soon see.

Dane is also one of the half of the cast that actually has a last name. Dane's first name comes from one of the most awesome people I've ever known. Every now and then, I'll name a character after someone I know in real life who is particularly important to me. Moe Jayas, anyone?

Other times, I'll name them after something else. Lancaster and Belknap both have these kind of names. They're named after something, but they're not towns. You'll have to wait for a later post to uncover that mystery!