Crysad Royalty

This is another crysad I have drawn in the last month. She is part of the royalty of crysads. The thing about crysads is that three out of four of their kingdoms are ruled by women. They possess all the power, even though men mostly fought in wars while women were tacticians, generals and none-the-less skilled warriors. The royal women generally would wear long dresses made of leather with bells attached to the bottom or sides. Those bells represent both wealth, since the metal is very rare in the forests where crysads live, and power, since they are not only seen but also heard when they walk. When royalty gets together it is like an orchestra when they move.

This particular woman has a weapon made of shoulder crystals which is also rather rare since those crystals has to be properly collected and preserved for them not to shatter. Usually during a disease crystals start to shatter and fall off and grow back when a crysad gets better. They completely shatter upon their death. The size of crystals often represents how healthy a crysad has been during their life. One particular quality of the crystals is that even if they are damaged they still stay sharp for that reason crysads use them for weapons.

I forgot what that leather bag was for. It looks like it is used for storing water.

This picture is rather boring because she is standing facing the viewed with hands down. As with previous picture I just wanted to get the basics of the crysad woman with some fashion thrown in. This picture is  missing a lot of shading especially on the bottom part of the dress but i do not feel like finishing that.

Pencil on drawing paper. Took me couple hours.