Feeling Out The Vibe

Decided it was time to address the wigs for some of my dolls and to take photos of one of my neglected minifee girls. For the first time in a while, the sun was actually out so I had some good natural light to work with for a change.

 Let's start today's post with Arianna, my red-headed forest dweller and one of the infamous Elyder Wytches  - a group that aligned themselves with the First Prince of Shadows and almost destroyed the world. Arianna is a descendant of these same Wytches but she doesn't go around advertising that fact. She presents herself as a simple healer who works her cures with the use of herbs. If anyone were to find out the truth, she would be bound for the hangman's noose or a fiery death at the stake. You can't blame her for living alone and far from other people. After all, it's not her fault her ancestors wanted to end the world. 

"Do not blame the child for the parent's mistakes..."

All Arianna wants is to live a quiet life far from politics and monarchs. She doesn't want to get involved in anything that might bring attention and has become an expert at laying low and appearing harmless. It's a lonely life but the wild animals of the forest keep her company. For she has the ability to communicate with them. And they in turn find it a novelty that a human can understand them.

Next up is Nera. I changed her wig for another blonde one. Might have to trim the fringe a bit I think. I really like the blonde on her.

She's my little sweet girl. She does have cat ears. I forgot to put them on when I took the photo. Nera is a young girl under a curse from a mage as a result of her parents not paying back a debt. She lives a half life as part girl/part cat. She has feline instincts, superior sense of smell and her fingernails are sharp enough to inflict wounds. Her parents abandoned their "monster child" after the curse was inflicted. She was taken in by a group of runaways and became fast friends with a young girl named Luna. 

 Last but not least, I decided to makeover the duo team of Jamal and Ydros.

Jamal has always been a bit bothersome when it comes to finding him the right wig. Nothing has ever looked "right" on him. However, I have never tried this particular wig on him and to be honest, it actually fits his head shape a lot better than when Ydros was wearing it. I feel like it gives him a roguish vibe which I really like and fits his character well. 

He is a slave in Caizar and his background seems simple enough on the surface.Abandoned by a drunkard of a father, fell in with a bad crowd, got caught by slavers and hauled off to Caizar to be the slave to Prince Ydros. Pretty straight forward right? I'm thinking there's more to it than that and his "father" wasn't actually his father but someone he was stuck with when the ransom for him wasn't paid. Then the question becomes, "Who on earth is Jamal and is that even his real name?" It's a work in progress but I do have an idea. Lots of them like tiny drops of rain.

One of the main protagonist of the story is Prince Ydros. I rather like his new wig. Makes him look, well, more princely. Having briefly been introduced to him in Part 03 of Mareth's story (I really need to think of a title for this instead of it just being referred to as 'Mareth's story), you get the impression he's a boy with a bright personality. If so, then he's done his job well.

In Part 03, I added the boys' prologue prior to meeting Mareth. You will notice, the Ydros you meet there is somewhat more solemn and serious than the one presented to Mareth. A boy with a great burden and a (as yet) unrevealed mission. Let's just say Ydros is more than what he seems and there is only two people in the world who know his "true self" - Jamal and Serilda. Not even his mother the Empress really knows her son. His story is intriguing to me. As is his friendship with Jamal and Serilda. I have actually already written the partial ending to his story. I don't know if it will ever be posted to this blog but let's say it's bittersweet and heartbreaking.

Ah the friendship feels ... although Jamal looks a little miffed about something. Ydros has that effect on him though. 

I would like to do a photoshoot outside. Maybe soon...