Tangogoes - Where Tango Goes

Thoughts on Halsin's Elvin features:

Specifically on how he doesn't look like a typical elf, and how that impacts him mentally.

Iirc, by elven standards he's not considered attractive. And if it weren't for his ears it'd be easy to mistake him for a human. If one looks close enough, his elven features (as seen here and here) are clearly visible- but most people don't bother to look closer.

I imagine he has a lot of complicated feelings surrounding his looks. He knows he is considered attractive by many, but not by his own people('s beauty standards). If it weren't for him being an "oddity" he would have been killed by the Drow. But also- if it weren't for this "oddity", would they have even noticed him and captured him?

He is a gentle man who feels deeply. But his large stature generally makes people want to fight him, or it makes them fear him. Being large also makes people assume his "feelings cannot be harmed." He himself says he trusts people too easily, and I think part of why he does so is because he knows how deeply it hurts to be mistrusted based on ones appearance.

He doesn't seem to like to draw attention to himself, but his large size is a glaring neon sign that causes people to pay attention to him- even in a crowd. Because of his size people automatically look to him for answers, they defer to him because of his stature. He takes charge because of his innate sense of responsibility, but he doesn't like to be the (sole) leader.

He is generally the largest person around. It others him no matter where he goes. Is it any wonder that he never feels at home anywhere?

It isn't until he has cartloads of orphan children, who like him are othered without anywhere to anchor their roots to, that he finally feels settled. In Reithwin no less, the land connected to childhood friend. (I intend to expand upon this idea, but in another post- this one is long enough as it is. Also it's diverges from the main topic. I'll link it here when I post it.)

Frank Zappa and his wife Gail, 1973

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"Astarion slaying Cazador" - Study inspired by St. Michael slaying the Devil statue by Giuseppe Antonio Lomuscio

Traditional art, colored pencils on A4 paper

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