A Kind Kinship

After seeing Jularr's fantastic use of this tunic/vest piece, I decided to use it to the same effect as Eadyth has always been a friend of the Elves.

Then as I was wearing this outfit and doing the Lothlorien allegiance quests, I remember visiting Arwen in Rivendell and how beautifully this outfit blended into the surroundings, despite the pretty jarring mask. It was that moment I decided I knew exactly where I wanted to take screenshots for this outfit, and that's what you're seeing right now.

What fascinates me about my decision to use this chestpiece is the strong white of the sleeves, a colour I've not tried (save on Calonice, but to no avail) to use, or even consider using. It's a shade that I find very difficult to match, and so few pieces have the same-ish white. Perhaps it is that success that I saw in Jularr that really caught my attention, so thank you to the player for inspiring me! After all, this is what this blog is all about!

Similarly to Celebindil's Fell Friends outfit, I have nothing much more to say on this, as I literally took 10 minutes of what was basically me just throwing pieces I had together.

Head: Helm of the Great Bow (rose);

Shoulders: Expeditionary Mantle (burgundy);

Back: Sturdy Elven Quiver (umber);

Chest: Woven Vest of the Last Alliance (olive);

Worn Ranger's Gauntlets (burgundy);

Feet: Boots of the Osgiliath Huntsman (umber).

The Raging Rose (with Jularr of Gladden)

Remember what I said in the last Jularr post about controversial clothing? Yeah, this was one of the outfits I was referring to.

I mean, who would have thought to have rose and indigo be the main colour scheme of an outfit that included the shoulderpiece so reminiscent of Mordor? Definitely not me. But it works! Somehow... It's strange, and quaint for sure, and just simply brilliant!

I might be really biased, though, as pink is my favourite colour(?), but this outfit really has an outlandish feel to it, almost like it didn't belong in this world, which can be cool if you don't overdo it. It kind of reminds me of Eadyth's Flame of Fornost outfit, which was designed to be look similar to other MMORPG outfits with vivid, fantastical colours, etc.

Another amazing aspect of this outfit is the fine gold lining found on the head, chest and foot pieces. It's a subtle detail, and are all undyeable parts, which make the inclusion even more interesting as Jularr would have had to find pieces that had those ready, not being able to alter the colour to fit his design. Although the shoulderpiece stands out as it doesn't really match anything else on the outfit, I think it can be forgiven on the basis that this outfit really challenges the norm of outfits, and succeeds brilliantly. Well done, Jularr!

Head: Expeditionary Cap (rose);

Shoulders: Bolstered Pauldrons of the Expedition's Vanguard (indigo);

Chest: Anorien Combat Armour (rose);

Hands: Dwarf Leather Gauntlets of Courage (indigo);

Legs: Potent Valorous Leggings of Penetration (indigo);

Feet: Ceremonial Pathfinder's Boots (indigo).

Elf From Korea? (with Sintuilë of Gladden)

Inspired by their own culture, Sintuilë's player decided to dress her champion first in a traditional Korean Hanbok-inspired outfit. Although it's a simple outfit that needs not much explaining, I think she got pretty close with the pieces available to her.

I've personally tried on that outfit, and found that a lavender dyed dress looked more like the picture of the real life hanbok. Now of course the hanbok has many variations in terms of colour, but I do like lavender more than the rose. Unfortunately, the dye costs 20+G in the Auction House so I don't Sintuilë is willing to spend that money on one dye. 

Nonetheless, if you'd like to use this outfit, all you need are the same pieces, and you can almost mix and match any colour combination you like (though I think the hairstyle plays an integral part as well!) - just search "korean traditional dress" on Google and you'll get a vast selection of choices to follow that could suit any situation!

ps. I've been reminded to remind that despite it being Sintuile in game, it should be spelled Sintuilë, with the accent. It translates to "new spring" in Quenya which I can only guess is the player's real name :p

Shoulder: The Beast-keeper's Shoulder Pads (white);

Chest: Festive Azure Party Dress (rose).

Flame of Fornost

Eadyth, now bearing the title of the Flame of Fornost, confronts the Wraith of Water Megoriath single-handed. Will her quiver be enough to rid Fornost of the Witch King's legacy?

I'd like to begin by saying that this outfit went through numerous helm changes, and that I guess the reason I went with this one was because the tip looks like an arrow. It used to be a rose-dyed Worn Ranger's Hood, which works too, but at the last minute I felt like using a helm that I normally wouldn't because of how goofy it may look.

The whole idea behind this outfit was "raids" I guess, despite never actually having run any before at the time of this outfit's creation, so the idea to me was something like "12 players killing a dragon" or something. Of course I knew about the Filikul and Watcher raids but I guess I thought maybe level 105 raids were more fantastical (like other MMORPGs would be, I guess), and that's how I went about designing this.

The chest piece is actually from the Ox-clan Merchant Camp, where I hoarded all the pieces I thought looked cool, but for the longest time, because of how naturally dark it was, this piece stayed in the vaults. Dyeing it rose was a good way to get around that, I feel. The rest of the outfit, though, are just skirmish camp barter items (save the helm and quiver of course).

Head: Thick Iron Helm (turquoise);

Shoulders: Shoulders of the Well-warden (turquoise);

Back: Spring Adventurer's Quiver (turquoise);

Chest: The Huntsman's Jacket (rose);

Hands: Ceremonial Dragon Scale Gloves (turquoise);

Feet: Ceremonial Boots of the Gloom Bane (turquoise).