Bilquis, the warrior queen of Sheba
By Iris on June 16th, 2017 |
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"Once upon a time in the South West, there was an oasis kingdom known as Sheba. The kingdom was blessed with bountiful water, rich spices and abundant fauna. Ruling this wonderful kingdom was none other than the wise and magnificent Queen of Sheba. She came to Jerusalem with marvelous offerings, with camels bearing spices and very much gold, and precious stones. She challenged Solomon with hard riddles which he answered to her satisfaction. They exchanged gifts, after which she returned home."
Inspired by the biblical story of Bilquis and her ancestry traced back to the Ethiopian dynasty, I want to present a look of a proud warrior queen with a touch of tribal aesthetics. The armor combination itself is nothing out of ordinary, which I hope to refresh by the use of new weapon skins and the new Foefire wraps. It turns out to be quite a pleasant result.
I hope you like the look as much as I do and please leave a comment below. I am excited to hear your opinions and feedbacks :)
Comments
 Katushka Fashion Guru | This looks great - like a heavy version of tribal armor :D I like the coloring you chose. Screens look very nice. Gold :) |
| 2017-06-16 19:46 | |
 Lithril Trendspotter | indeed - the screens, authenticity etc are AMAZING - gold |
| 2017-06-16 20:29 | |
 wipalmi032 Fashion Guru | Wow I think this is really cool! I love the screenshots |
| 2017-06-17 2:20 | |
 Mihrean Fashion Guru | Oooh the new gloves really work well here. I love how you've tied them thematically with the eagle mail. I also really like your choice in weapons, especially the staff. Not entirely sure about the shoulders, though I do appreciate how you dyed them to match the fur on brahams legplates. Lovely screens and I think her hair and face tattoos are great. Gold from me |
| 2017-06-17 15:37 | |
 vgomes93 Fashion Guru | WoW! I totally love "amazonian" themed Norns! this is dope! i love it top to bottom!, I'd tweak the shoulderpiece colour eventually cause imo it looks a bit to greenish, but you know, that's down to taste, this is awesome anyways, GOLD! ;) keep em comin |
| 2017-06-19 14:33 | |
 Iris Fashion Guru | Thank you very much! Heavy armor definitely needs some more tribal styles. |
| 2017-06-19 19:04 in reply to Katushka | |
Iris Fashion Guru | Thank you for your generous compliments! |
| 2017-06-19 19:04 in reply to Lithril | |
Iris Fashion Guru | It's really cool to play this character. She definitely adds a bit of rave and bloodthirst to my WvW grind. |
| 2017-06-19 19:06 in reply to wipalmi032 | |
Iris Fashion Guru | Thank you for the Gold! I really appreciate you took the time to write detailed feedback. When I took a look at the reference images, the queen of Sheba is depicted with lion/leopard fur so I wanted to keep the golden hair motif for my character. It's a bit odd choice of color for the Hound Mantle skin but I'm fairly content with the overall feel of the look. The gloves came at a right time, as I wasn't quite happy with any other choices. |
| 2017-06-19 19:15 in reply to Mihrean | |
Iris Fashion Guru | Hey, thanks for the Gold. You're right, the color of the shoulders is quite off. I wish there were more choices for gold color which can shows off both texture and more tints. This look definitely has room to improve. |
| 2017-06-19 19:23 in reply to vgomes93 |
