Class: Knight

The Knight is a warrior, a fierce protector, and a person of honor. Unlike other fighting-based classes, Knights fight for a specific person or cause, and are generally willing to dedicate their entire lives to it. They spend their lives honing their skills and are often wanderers, always in search of new ways to best perform their duties. Knights are known to be steadfast, honorable, and strong-willed; on a team, they are very supportive of others.

Rainbow Dash — Eshenali Bodyguard

The first obvious reason that I chose to make RD Eshenali is because flying is a big deal to her, and she needs to still be able to fly. Secondly, I think she'd love being a massive fire breathing dragon, and I think she'd take the most advantage of being muscular and large. I don't think she'd enjoy living on Eshenal, but she'd do well on another, less icy planet.

I also wanted to note that, as the representation of Loyalty, it makes the most sense for RD to be Eshenali. Loyalty is probably the main virtue in their culture, and remaining loyal to friends and family is expected, so thematically it made sense for her too.

I chose Bodyguard for her class because I think she'd want to use her strength and speed to help and protect her friends; she could get physical, but only if her friends need her to, and her connection to them is very important. Kind of a "if you want to get to my friends, you've gotta get through me" scenario.

Hmm, this Other Skies party looks kinda familiar....

Design notes below 👇

Eshenali Miku!

While Eshenali themselves are iconic enough, Eshenali Miku also needs to convey an important part of Eshenal: its climate. While Laranth is hot and Lunestria is mainly underwater, Eshenal is covered (in most places) by ice and snow. This isn't much bother to the Eshenali, whose bodies are adapted to the conditions and who have structured their lives around it, but is often notable to observing species, and was thus referenced in the final outfit in the form of fur-lined clothing and sturdy boots.

Despite the dazzling range of scale colors and horn shapes available to Eshenali, their clothing can often be considered understated and practical, meaning not too many extra accessories were included. However, the flowing fabric adorning her skirt does hearken back to popular trends in Eshenali clothing, preferring long, flowing, colorful clothing over their warmer undergarments.

Since most of this Miku's body is bright blue like her signature twintails, her outfit lacks much of that accent. She wears sensible black gloves to give her hands contrast against her body (and as another reference to the cold weather), and she decorates her horns with music notes and blue crystals, which are associated with music on Eshenal. Her design doesn't go out of its way to fictionalize itself, as this is much less common on Eshenal, but elements like her wings and horns still give her that "Twintails" vibe.

Had to do a repost with all 9 species! It's fun seeing them next to each other, noticing similarities and differences across all of them. Which one is your favorite?

Top to bottom, left to right:

Santornans, Lunestrians, Laranthians

Eshenali, Zairs, Atraxans

Set #2 of my Other Skies species grids! This set includes Eshenali, Zairs, and Atraxans.

Only 3 species left to go! Wahoo!

Set #1 - Santornans, Lunestrians, and Laranthians