The Five Punishments

This is a personal project called The Five Punishments. The idea came from reading about laws in an ancient society where five types of corporal punishment could be administered for various crimes. I thought it would be interesting to develop a team of five fantasy characters, each representing one of these punishments.
The story and characters could be appropriate for a JRPG type of game.
One of my goals was to design each character based on a different simple shape, with a unique color scheme for each, while ensuring that the group looks cohesive as a whole.
Many thanks to Andrew Silver for his feedback on this project.
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