My parents met in Applenook Hamlet and it was love at first sight. When it turned out that my mother was pregnant, they decided to move to Lions Arch. I loved listening my father stories about his expeditions. He taught me everything he knew about the sea, but I saw that the life of a land rat didn't serve him. I remember when he came home one day and announced that he had joined Lionguard. Mom didn't like his it, she knew that sooner or later he would decide to go on an expedition. And so it happened, my father go to fight against the Dragon. A few months later LA was attacked, unfortunately my mother didn't manage to escape on time.
I decided to go to Orr to find my father. During the trip I came across a chest in which there was a mask, which decided to use during the journey.
As soon as I saw the first picture, I knew that I would like to characterize the character in a similar way, and that's how a young pirate who want revenge was born.
Certainly the first image is a tough thing to pull off on a gw2 character but i felt you did a good job considering. I personally feel the helmet colors might be a bit dull, i see in the pic that inspired you she has some green/teal on her tentacles maybe doing the same to your helm would help liven it up a little bit :)