The Parasite in Me

I don’t remember anything of my past. Neither why I came here nor where I came from. At least what I know is.. that this body does not belong to me alone anymore. There was that unbelievably beautiful light, emerging from the dark. I just wanted to see, wanted to touch it.. I must have been unconscious, I don’t know for how long. But when I came to I felt power, more power than I ever had before. More than I could possibly imagine. And there was that urge.. to search for that something. I don’t know what it is, but I had to find it. I still have to, it tells me to. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Heya guys! I’m not the best storyteller, so I hope the story is ok. I intentionally left it open to interpretation but I assume you got the idea here, that he was infested by a parasite but not fully controlled by it (he can think and act for himself but is driven by the wishes and needs of the parasite). I was searching for a new look for my guard and finally decided to use the Chak focus as I really liked it since it came out but never had any character that would suit it. When equipped, it looks like a monstrous hand, which I thought was awesome. A parasite theme directly came to mind and Mawdrey seemed to fit that image perfectly – a parasite that gives inhuman strength to the infested person. Parasites normally take full control of a creature or become a part of it, preying on it. Here the parasite made a failed attempt. It could not take full control of its prey but still tries to control its mind. Now it’s up to the lost Sylvari if he becomes a shell for the parasite or if he can fight back and maybe control it to use it to his own advantage. (By the way, he can transform his hand into that monstrous thing whenever he wishes to.) I chose those shoulders and gauntlets in order to somehow match the ornaments of the pants. The style of the leystone shoes might not really fit the other armor pieces but I think it strangely fits into the overall image. The headwrap doesn’t serve any story purpose, I just thought that it looked nice :D My guard has always been blue and I wanted to keep that, because the effects of the attacks are simply too overwhelmingly blue and I want his equipment to match them. So I tried to include some purplish accents to go with the focus and hopefully with Mawdrey, too. I hope you enjoy :)