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| mastermustard |
Posted - 10 Jun 2018 : 19:56:18
Who's the human male depicted on the cover of the 'Daughter of the Drow'?
On 'Tangled Webs' cover, Liriel Baenre is presented as standing in front of a broad-shouldered, blonde, Nord Barbarian type,
which is exactly how I would imagine the Rashemi Berserker Fyodor. The human on the first cover, however, is thinner, and dark of hair, with scars and piercings that make him
seem more like a pirate or assassin than good-natured nordic barbarian, in spite of the large sword (of differing design!) that they both seem to carry. |
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| The Masked Mage |
Posted - 13 Jun 2018 : 05:49:41
There is plenty of dark hair in all the regions you mention. Not a majority, but its there. |
| mastermustard |
Posted - 13 Jun 2018 : 01:33:32
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Originally posted by deserk
It is Fyodor, and the way he is depicted in the illustration is pretty on point given the descriptions of him. He is dark-haired like most Rashemis and kind of gaunt-looking, particularly after his intensive rages.
The Tangled Webs cover is of Hrolf the Unruly, the Ruathen captain who takes Liriel along as a passenger aboard the Elfmaid.
Where does their dark hair come from? Their culture seems to have a lot of very clear Germanic pagan and Russian influences, and the cold climate favours lighter genetics, so it seems strange. |
| TBeholder |
Posted - 11 Jun 2018 : 04:44:08
There was "flattering portrait of the artist's girlfriend, through a standard filter" thing, too.
Anyway, old covers, new covers. |
| The Masked Mage |
Posted - 11 Jun 2018 : 00:06:39
There are two covers for that novel I believe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughter_of_the_Drow
and
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Daughter_of_the_Drow
In both instances deserk would be correct, it is Fyodor.
Tangled webs also has two covers. I would have guessed Fyodor where deserk said Hrolf, but I can buy that. On the other cover has an illithid.
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| deserk |
Posted - 10 Jun 2018 : 21:53:37
It is Fyodor, and the way he is depicted in the illustration is pretty on point given the descriptions of him. He is dark-haired like most Rashemis and kind of gaunt-looking, particularly after his intensive rages.
The Tangled Webs cover is of Hrolf the Unruly, the Ruathen captain who takes Liriel along as a passenger aboard the Elfmaid. |
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