Started with a blockout to try and get the proportions more or less right. Already found that this is going to be a lot harder than I thought:
I decided to model him/her in ‘Ape-pose’, to take advantage of the Mirror Modifier. Of course the is no reference for a neutral pose, but having an Armature will make posing easier and maybe there is time left for a little animation.
The plan is to use Hair on the body and a Fire sim for the, you guessed it, fire.