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Enwy
Acolyte
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 Posted - 16 Dec 2010 : 23:44:27
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I'm sitting here, laughing at myself a bit for making this query, but as I work on a piece of artwork I've realized that I'm missing a piece of information that might be floating around out there.
While I know that the Shade princes have specific eye colours, has there been any clarification as to hair colour? Alashar's hair was dark, and I always assumed that the princes themselves had darker shades, but I wanted to confirm before I went any further with this.
Thanks!
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Bran thought about it. "Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?"
"That is the only time a man can be brave," his father told him.
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 16 Dec 2010 : 23:50:14
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Yes, they have dark hair. If you want proof, here's something from Chapter One of The Siege:
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The shadow lords working most directly beneath the brilliant light looked most human, with swarthy complexions, dark hair, and gem-colored eyes.
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Enwy
Acolyte
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Posted - 16 Dec 2010 : 23:59:47
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| Thanks a lot Dennis! I really appreciate the quick reply! ^_^ |
Bran thought about it. "Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?"
"That is the only time a man can be brave," his father told him.
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 00:12:19
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You're welcome, Enwy. I happen to like the Shades--- a lot. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 00:29:46
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| Makes sense - they were Netherease, which were derived from a Conan-esque stock of barbarians originally. Big and tall, with hard and dark features. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 00:37:43
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1E MM2 (Shade)
... it is nearly impossible to detect a shade, for its appearance does not differ greatlv from its mortal form. A shade's eyes show no white, however, just a dark grey or purple iris and pupil, and its skin tone becomes dusky and grey. They prefer garb of grey or black and will rarely wear brightly-colored clothes. The transformation to shade has some evil in it, for the shade becomes gloomy and brooding. They are generally solitary due to this fact, as they cannot trust other shades, nor can they deal with normal creatures without dominating or exploiting them.
2E MC Annual 2 (Arch-Shadow)
... Arch-shadows are undead that resemble ghosts or banshees ... an arch-shadow in its natural form appears as a ghastly silhouette of its original body. Piercing blue-white pinpoints of light serve as eyes, its hair is ebony, and its fingernails have turned blue-black. After gazing at an arch-shadow in its true form ... another side of this undead becomes apparent. The
skin that covers its ghostly body becomes withdrawn and tight, and its blue-white eyes are tinged with crimson. Its face is contorted in pain and agony ... |
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Wooly Rupert
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 02:05:58
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| I think it was mentioned once or twice that Melegaunt and Telemont (when he was still a human) are handsome. I can't recall where, though. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 02:40:41
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| I suppose fair-complexioned and light-haired peoples would become darker, grayer, and more "shady" after their transformation. Basically adopt the monochromatic dulled tones of shadow, like living people seen in conditions of twilight. |
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Appearances of the Princes of Shade
