Quote Originally Posted by Burningskull View Post
a cloaked figure holding a scythe or something...
That would be so hard to make out at icon size.

They're not supposed to be illustrations. They're not supposed to intimidate the enemy. They're meant to be a simple representation of the weapon used by the class that can be understood at a tiny scale – and I think it's fine as a stylised scythe and the circle representing the avatar.