My Inspiration, let me show you 'dem…

So, to celebrate signing a contract for my little M/F paranormal fantasy erotic novella - Owned by the Elf - I thought I'd introduce you to my hero's a[image error]nd the inspirations behind them. 

First up we have Bane, afore-mentioned elf. In the imagined world of Owned, faeries and elves do not get on...like seriously hate-each-others guts type of don't get on. They're on opposite sides of a war that's been raging for centuries that no one can really remember starting, but that most aren't really interested in finishing. The elven army is comprised of big, bad warriors more than eager to spill faery blood and they don't come any more lethal than Bane.

Known as the 'Destroyer', the 'Terrible' and other, less charming epithets (well out of his range of hearing of course) Bane is the elf-king's bulldog and commands Braic's armies, although he's not adverse to a little reconnaissance himself when the mood takes him.

Of course, being shaven-headed and with a build like a rugby player, the natural choice of inspiration for Bane was Mr.Diesel himself.

 

 

[image error]Moving on, we have Briac the Bloody-Thirsty, King of the Elves.

Also referred to as Briac the bloody-annoying,  the elf-king is and always has been a thorn in Bane's side. Silver of eye and tongue, Briac has made it a mission to steal any woman Bane show's an interest in, turn up at the most inopportune of moments and generally piss Bane off.

Older, and more experienced in combat, the only reason Bane hasn't killed Briac yet is due to a promise he made to his father not to kill the little runt until he'd fathered an heir. Perhaps wise to this, Briac shows no inclination to settle down and beget said heir.

Briac's story takes place after the events of Owned and his inspiration is Jason Behr.[image error]

Last, but by no means least, we have Gnalt. Master of the King's Troll Bodyguard, Gnalt is the biggest bad amongst them.

A half-breed he has had to fight for everything he's ever had in his life, from mere survival as an infant right through to working his way up to his current position. Mostly he glowers and people go running. Seen as a sub-being by most elves, Gnalt is used to being looked down on (even when most have to look up to meet his eyes) and metes out justice with his fists. His story is the last of the trio.

The inspiration for Gnalt is Jason Momoa, hair and all, as Conan and includes his habit of referring to the heroine as 'woman'. A fact which doesn't go down too well with his lady, a dragon with no problems singeing a man to get him to behave.

So, those are my guys and the inspirations behind them. Tell me, what sort of heroes do you go for? Looks or personality-wise?