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character design

Delsys

Delsys is a half-elf bounty hunter and former pirate with her own sailing ship and crew. Dealing primarily with merchants, she spends her summers working contracts and her winters on the mainland.


Her design draws from Crete costal aesthetics, Mongolian hair beads and braids– showing her experience and Black Hmong Vietnamese dress. Her collar embroidery reflects her connection with Lúthien.

"How This Tibetan Community Is Modernizing a Centuries-Old Braiding Tradition", March 2024 Vogue

Lúthien

Lúthien is a triton paladin that values good favor and justice above all else. Bringing the ideology of her snowy village, she travels and helps others to set the world around her in proper balance.


Her design draws from Ainu bark cloth, Tibetan armor and weapons, and Japanese dress.


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Introduction to Ainu Embroidery by Reiko Tsuda