ALTEREGO'S PROFILE

This looks great so far. Maybe the texture of the mountains is a bit heavy right now, but kudos anyway, for talking the extra mile and trying to make everything look more organic/realistic. ...I'll keep an eye open for the finished version! =)

I agree with Avee. It's not just the palette, but how the character is shaded as well. But yeah, it looks great nonetheless.

The issue is that when going in our out, the player will inevitably bump into the pillars every now and then, hindering their movement. That's a very innocent but yet very effective way to annoy a player, specially is it happens on a highly traversed place.

My suggestion, move the pillars two tiles down, right above the crypts. The player still has to go around those anyway, and if they are only there for decoration then they're not an issue. The player's path will be clear and the place will look just as good.