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mastermustard
Seeker
USA
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 Posted - 10 Jun 2018 : 19:56:18
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Who's the human male depicted on the cover of the 'Daughter of the Drow'?
On 'Tangled Webs' cover, Liriel Baenre is presented as standing in front of a broad-shouldered, blonde, Nord Barbarian type,
which is exactly how I would imagine the Rashemi Berserker Fyodor. The human on the first cover, however, is thinner, and dark of hair, with scars and piercings that make him
seem more like a pirate or assassin than good-natured nordic barbarian, in spite of the large sword (of differing design!) that they both seem to carry.
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deserk
Learned Scribe
Norway
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Posted - 10 Jun 2018 : 21:53:37
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It is Fyodor, and the way he is depicted in the illustration is pretty on point given the descriptions of him. He is dark-haired like most Rashemis and kind of gaunt-looking, particularly after his intensive rages.
The Tangled Webs cover is of Hrolf the Unruly, the Ruathen captain who takes Liriel along as a passenger aboard the Elfmaid. |
Edited by - deserk on 10 Jun 2018 21:54:46 |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
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TBeholder
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Jun 2018 : 04:44:08
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There was "flattering portrait of the artist's girlfriend, through a standard filter" thing, too.
Anyway, old covers, new covers. |
People never wonder How the world goes round -Helloween
And even I make no pretense Of having more than common sense -R.W.Wood
It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo. -Ed Whitchurch |
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mastermustard
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 13 Jun 2018 : 01:33:32
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Originally posted by deserk
It is Fyodor, and the way he is depicted in the illustration is pretty on point given the descriptions of him. He is dark-haired like most Rashemis and kind of gaunt-looking, particularly after his intensive rages.
The Tangled Webs cover is of Hrolf the Unruly, the Ruathen captain who takes Liriel along as a passenger aboard the Elfmaid.
Where does their dark hair come from? Their culture seems to have a lot of very clear Germanic pagan and Russian influences, and the cold climate favours lighter genetics, so it seems strange. |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 13 Jun 2018 : 05:49:41
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| There is plenty of dark hair in all the regions you mention. Not a majority, but its there. |
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Regarding the cover art for Starlight and Shadows
