I've been working on some small character sprites in a Fire Emblem style, inspired largely by Awakening's units. I've also given my first shot at animation and worked in a short loop. The palette I've been using is Dawnbringer's 32 colours.

Warrior:
Priest:


These are my two current working sprites. I originally started with a different head model, and whilst I prefer the current one, the current priest looks a bit too much like a cave man for my liking. 

Previous head design: