There was some character design work that got done, but not much, and nothing I loved. This is because after five years of not drawing anything, I kind of forgot how. For example, life would be easier if I knew even the most basic principles of color or, say, light and shadow, as evidenced here:
Vaguely Oeming:
Aaand a cover concept for the character in the full page up top that I still really love, but am incapable of executing: