It was not long after the party formed that they learned they were all extremely photogenic. This made posing for selfies easier, but took away somewhat from the dungeon crawling.
Mid-Week Lashunta Inspiration
The two statues are Ming Dynasty representations of Guan Yin. I'm a little less certain on the origin or reference with the live model, but I found it an intriguing comparison with the other two.
Having grown up and been inculcated in the Euro-American cultural paradigm, it's easy to forget there are strong cultural sources from all over the world. I find it important to look for inspiration in them.
#lashunta (Damaya) Inspiration
Artist is TheDurrrrian - deviantart
A couple things I like about this pic - aside from it being Wonder Woman (part of a series the artist did on medieval fantasy versions of DC Superheoes):
Her armor. No Cleavage. No Midriff. It's almost as if it was designed to protect instead of being ogled. To my mind, a Matriarchy doesn't waste their time waiting to be ogled. Instead, they kick your butt. That's how one stays in power. I really believe we need to agitate for a higher degree of verisimilitude in female fantasy armor.
I'm intrigued that she has a polearm. Having done medieval reenactment combat for 20 years, polearms don't need to be heavy, unwieldy things. They provide reach, and the force-multiplier one gets from have a blade on a 6-8ft haft means you don't need a heavy blade to ruin an enemy's day. With training, they are also fast!
Friday Night #lashunta Inspiration
Artist: Dawn Pu (artstation)
A few times, I've mentioned a Dauelaru - Elfyard, an architectural feature found in upscale Lashunta houses, based (at least in origin) on Elven aesthetics. Lashunta have gone through various periods where it has borrowed heavily from Elven culture, from art, cuisine, fashion, and even language.
A while back, I had a conversation with some folks about formal bathing in Lashunta society. As another benefit, maybe public bathing pools help with drainage on a world where it rains 90% of the time?
#lashunta Inspiration
Artist is Josh Norman (artstation)
One of the possibilities that fascinate me with a world like Castrovel is cryptotechnology, alien artifacts developed wholly differently than our understanding of science (or magic). This pic evokes those possibilities.