#maywyn

I think a lot of people (myself included) assumed the light was from Sylandri dying, and don’t get me wrong that is a strong possibility maybe even the strongest, but that still doesn’t mean it’s the only possibility. For example while Imho it’s less likely it could be light from a spell cast by another combatant (or Sylandri), or more likely is it could be a property of The Last Arrow itself. I just think it’s important to keep that uncertainty in mind for now. First so no one gets too attached or confident in where this is going, but also because it means this is likely not the last we’ll be hearing of this, among other reasons.

And to me at least, Maywyn’s exact CoD being something we still have to seek the answer to is just as if not more interesting than any of the possible answers. It makes what happens even more haunting to me — because now all we know for sure is Maywyn’s soul just leaves her body after the light. That’s why she doesn’t defend herself from the axe, by that point she’s already dead. A beautiful elven warrior, cut down in battle without any visible resistance or chance for final words or possibly even comprehension while her sister watches unable to do anything that would make a difference. (From a meta perspective, if this is representative of a failed WIS or INT saving throw what a way to describe what a death from that would look like.)

Especially cuz this is not super accurate really... There was some wooden staff involved in the dance, but when I noticed that it was already too late I'm also a bit lost on how to draw Maywyn ngl The description of her was 'lavender and bright spring yellow', but like.. what? Her skin? Her hair?-- What sorta clothing do they wear??

As a pose ref for Vaelus I used this beautful drawing by @svanha

(Yeah.. I didn’t quite get the angle right)

Thank you again, that I could use your art as reference!