Hi. As you might have guessed from the title, I'm another newb. I stumbled upon this lovely site a week ago and, after much lurking, decided to join. I'm quite the experienced roleplayer, having roleplayed since I was 12, and am an active member on Valucre and The Beginning of The End, the former being another freelance fantasy roleplay forum much like SotE and the latter a proboards Harry Potter AU.
And, yes, I make my own character art (clicky on Sacora's profile to see). For some reason, looking at this site makes me want to draw out all my characters. So character creation might run a little slow...but it'll be worth it.