Bitterfrost Warrior

Historical
By PurpleShyGuy on December 03, 2016 - 1 view

Skins

Helm
Adventurer's Scarf
Shoulders
Carapace Pauldrons
Coat
Whisper's Secret Breastplate
Gloves
Arborist Gloves
Leggings
Carapace Tassets
Boots
Arborist Boots
Backpiece
None

Info

Armor:
Heavy
Gender:
Male
Race:
Sylvari

Description

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Ohhai! So I've always enjoyed the cooler colors and have a fondness for mountainous and frozen biomes in any game that I play - so I decided to give my warrior a make over and post it here. My look is a bit difficult to describe but I'll do my best. The goal here was to create a blue/grey based color scheme to match with the latest LW release and still maintain an appearance that says "I'm experienced in battle, ruthless like a Lich King-like dictator). I really like the fitting of the Carapace Shoulders and Legs as they aren't overly bulky but still look as if they can protect the character from a strike. I particularly like the embossing in the hip region of the legs as well. (I'm unable to name the style of art for that). The Arborist Boots/Gloves and Wings were a little more time consuming to pair up with the rest of the outfit because a lot of the back packs sit on the upper portion of the back and don't cover much area which didn't suit the look I was after. Wings are generic, but I like them in this case. Almost all of the heavy boots were either way too big or lacked detail. These worked out nicely as they have some bladed edges at the top and what I could only describe as gems in the shin portion of it that gave it some contrast from the rest of the armor. That's where I used a lighter green color. For the Head gear, I went with a simple bandana over the face so the eyes and hair would show. I do really love the Sylvari class so I wanted part of it to stand out (also why I chose Arborist parts too). The chest plate was my biggest problem. Some of the chests aren't properly fitted with the legs so it ended up protruding over the armor which looked super mismatched or sunk in too much around the hip area. There was also an issue with the armor not being big enough to properly fill in the underside of the pauldrons. It came down to a choice between the Heavy Plate Chest Guard or the Whisper's Secret Plate. Whispers won because it had more coloring options and it had spikes along the collar bone/arms. Anyhow, tell me what you think!