Hi Lorath,
Thanks for the help!
It is supposed to be a male orc, and yes it is a pretty defensive pose right now.
I dislike the chest you made right now, but looking into more chest pictures I see that I probably have to change some things
. Originally I had a reference that had those inward diagonals on the top very very strongly and I thought it looked cool, but I can't find that picture any more, and most men hardly seem to have it.
As for the thing on his back: It is supposed to be an axe, but I know it reads very bad. Also it does not really serve a purpose so I think I will remove it completely. But doesn't he need at least one other weapon or something else to keep is coolness factor?
Yeah, the hands are pretty bad.. In your fingers you flipped the hands upside down, I am not sure if I like that, but at least the shape of the sword is much more obvious in your version! Also I will play a bit with the height of the sword.
Thanks!