Whoa...it's been months since this got an entry, I was wondering if the project had been dropped. Thanks for continuing it, the quality is good as well.
That long vertical panel of them exchanging blows is actually super cool. It's a still image, but the way it pans from land --> sky -> land makes it give the impression of a fully animated arcing camera movement.
He's gonna have a pet bear to draw aggro. And he's wearing a big fluffy bear coat.
I think he's turning into the dwarven hunter from the original World of Warcraft cinematic.