Here's the (extremely sloppy but not so much that I can't tell what I'm doing) sketch:

I'm going to give him a textured sea of gold to stand on, and maybe I'll sneak in the Arkenstone somewhere ;D

I've started on the armature

I'm almost ready for the clay

The armature is finished!!

Here I've begun the clay:

More clay:

I'm working on the head details :)