Aliik
So the Mando'a pod I listen to gives homework, and for being homework it's usually something pretty fun. This week's episode topic was sigils & symbols. The homework was to describe your sigil and/or your armor color.
I don't have beskar'gam, but I have some thoughts about what I'd want (short answer, blue with purple & orange accents), and I don't have a clan, so this kinda puzzled me for a bit. I decided that since I have no one to consult or answer to but myself, I'd do something I liked. As I'd just talked about my favorite words, I went with that. My aliik, for the purposes of the assignment at least, are three stars above a sea.
I hadn't planned this next bit out & it didn't even hit me until after it was done. I knew I didn't want just plain, five pointed stars. Dunno why, I just knew it was important. I ended up doing six points & it occurred to me later that it was six, like points of a beskar'ta or the Resol'nare.
I didn't set out to match that, but it's nice when things work out. I originally did it in pencil - yes, I draw on flimsy - and liked the colors, but it didn't really pop, ya know? So I did another in marker, but I didn't have quite the right colors for what I wanted. Still, I like the overall effect & it'll be simple to recreate later.
Bonus trivia: I made the circle by tracing my Boba Fett mug.
Aliik - sigil/symbol, usually seen on armor or flags
Beskar'ta - also called Kar'ta Beskar, it's the hexagonal design seen throughout Mando art & architecture. Check most beskar'gam, you're likely to find a beskar'ta or chest diamond, as it's called on armor.
Flimsy - the Star Wars name for paper
The pod is Mando'a for Di'kute. It's on YouTube, Spotify, Apple & Audible.
