The Fantasy Factor

I've mentioned previously on the blog that I had originally started collecting resin dolls for the sole purpose of turning them into characters from my fantasy inspired stories. Of course, I got a little frustrated with this as finding fantasy clothing for dolls can be a bit like looking for a needle in a hay stack, especially if you have very specific ideas of what the outfits should look like so I eventually gave up on the idea.

Last night, I came across Rinmaru Games Mega Fantasy Avatar Creator. Okay, I totally love these things. It's basically digital dress up dolls and I've always had a weakness for those! I spent way too many hours playing around on it but I did come away feeling inspired to try and create the characters as I originally saw them again.

I've always been a big fan of the fantasy genre so it'd be neat if that could be reflected in my dolls.

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 This mostly pertains to my MSD collection. I'll start from top left, row one.

Arianna {MNF Halloween} - Rogue/Thief Character Class; Raised by the Black Crow gang.
Aron {DZ Hid} - Fighter Class; Mercenary for hire, rumoured to be a fallen knight.
Illyana {MNF Shushu} - Cleric Class; Priestess of Celestris, Patron Guardian of Avaria.
Jamal {MNF El} - Ranger Class; A hunter of the nomadic people of the steppes.
Silvano {KDF Maska} - Bard Class; Storyteller/Singer with an idealised vision of heroism.
Yuki Onna {MYD Hee-ah} - Ghost/Spirit - Inspired by Japanese folk lore and 'Shirahime Syo' manga by CLAMP -  the only doll to actually resemble the character of the Yuki Onna in doll form.

All of the characters (except for the Yuki Onna) are part of 'The Companions' who set out across Avaria to find and destroy the Seven Seals that if found and brought together would bring about darkness and destruction to all the kingdoms.

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There's one more companion who joins them for her own reasons, an elf who is searching for a powerful artefact that belonged to her people and was stolen by a human thief.

Her name is Farryn and these are the three versions of her that I am procrastinating over. She's the only doll I haven't got yet and will be the next resin doll I purchase once I figure out if she's a wood elf, a nomadic desert elf or one of the Drak'kin (elves that are half dragon blood and half elf blood). 

Each of the elf groups have their own distinct pros and cons so it's just a matter of whether I want more of a druid character that uses earth magic and can talk to animals, a hunter type character that combines physical and magical attacks {offensive} or a character that utilises a combination of hunting, blood magic and dragon specific magic skills. The latter being the darker of the groups.

How could I do one of these without actually making one of Deirdre as I see her, as a Queen of a great Kingdom. 

Last one, my original protagonist from the original Seven Seals story, Raen Svestra. I've actually never tried to shell her in doll form. I have thought about it a few times but have never been able to find a sculpt to do her character justice. She was a mercenary fighter who found herself embroiled in a quest to find the Seven Seals and destroy them. She was aided along the way by her companions, a mage running from his family, a nomadic man who was outcast by his tribe, a dark elf seeking redemption for a heinous crime and a healer just starting out.

Now that I think about it, Raen seems to carry the essence of Deirdre or is it the other way around ...

Okay I have got to stop playing around with this avatar creator otherwise I'll get nothing done today!