Shiva - Hindu Deity of Destruction

Historical
By Elessar Taralom on April 11, 2016 - 1 view

Skins

Helm
Leystone Cowl
Shoulders
Aurora Mantle
Coat
Magus Coat
Gloves
Winged Gloves
Leggings
Conjurer Pants
Boots
Invoker's Boots
Backpiece
None

Whisper's Secret Staff
Komalie's Sacrificial Blade
Lionguard Gizmo
Breath of Flame

Info

Armor:
Light
Gender:
Female
Race:
Charr

Description

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She is anger, she is rage and destruction. Shiva, "The Auspicious One", also known as Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, came onto the world to judge its inhabitants. She is regarded as limitless, transcendent, unchanging and formless. Shiva also has many benevolent and fearsome forms, but this time she took on the form of a fearsome tigress. Roaming the borders of her lands, her unforgiving gaze piercing through the souls of her victims, she is just waiting for her chance to pounce. Although many have forgotten about her, she hasn´t forgotten about anyone....She merely waited her time to return and get her revenge on her unfaithful worshippers. The fact that her old worshippers are long dead and gone doesn´t really concern her at all, for her eternal lifespan doesn´t really allow her any empathy for mere mortals. Hey guys, I am back with a very experimental look on a Charr! This time I tried to go for an Indian themed look, since I was blown away by how cool the Ley Cowl looked in combination with my particular Charr´s hairstyle! It somehow felt very Indian for me and I felt that Charr in particular had some good armour parts to complement this theme! I know she is very colorful, but I tried to stay as closely as possible to traditional Hindu gods and those are indeed very colorful (actually even more than I made my Charr >>). I do feel that it´s a nice contrast to her fur though ^^ Finding something that looked Indian wasn´t too easy, because if Arenanet chooses to give us something Asian, it is most of the time more Japan or China inspired, but these pants just fit right in and I liked the texture and pattern of the top piece. The shoulders were chosen, because they pretty much got the same form as the details on the pants! Screening also wasn´t too easy this time as Indian looking places are really rare. At this point I really have to thank Hylek for pointing me to the Tengu Wall as it is the most Indian looking place in the game imo. I tried around with Tarir as well, because that came pretty close. Traditionally, blue fur would have been appropriate for a Hindu god, but since there is only a very slightly blue grey, I decided against it and chose a tiger instead; it just felt like the most Indian cat for me ^^ Also the horns with the gems feel like something a Goddess would choose! I did try to be really cautious with not mixing too much Arabic, Chinese or Japanese influences into the look, but if it happened anyways I sincerely apologize ^^" Anyways, this was a fun look to experiment with and I didn´t really see many GW2 looks with this theme yet, so I hope you enjoy her ^^