#pavise

Shield (Pavise), Bohemian or German, 1450-1500

Bohemian pavises from the National Museum in Prague.

A lavshly painted Pavise painted with the figure of St. George,

Height: 48.1 in/122.2 cm

Width: 20.1 in/51 cm

Depth: 10.4 in/26.5 cm

So I’ve been collecting arms and armor in my head for years, designing the ideal outfit for the most sumptuously beautiful fantasy/medieval questing knight/paladin and although I’m missing a few pieces still, it’s finally shaping up enough to actually look like something. (Definitely take a close up look at these, the details are sooo gorgeous.)

Armor:

This stunning breastplate (have you ever seen one to rival it??) (x)

Beautiful gauntlets (complete with golden nails) and spaulders (x) (x)

Weapons: Partisan spear (the most beautiful weapon I’ve ever seen) and this lovely dagger for back up (x) (x)

Equipment:

For the shield not this exact one, but definitely a pavise, so it would have plenty of room for similarly beautiful and intricate art (x)

Small bottle to keep holy water or oils in; protective charm (x) (x)

Other:

Pavel has really nice handwriting. It isn’t necessarily neat per se, but it’s still very readable. It’s a little messy, but it still looks very aesthetic. 

Pavel writes exactly how he speaks. He learned two ways of writing: 1- reports and 2- letters. He didn’t really know how else to write a letter without it seeming like a report.

Pavel is a decent artist. He never studied art or anything, but he has decent drawing skills. It’s neat and clean and he puts effort into them. He’s learned to draw to create good reports to effectively convey to the commander what was in his report. He just had a knack at it. (and Cerise loves his art style)

Pavel brought little things he found on the way during his outrider missions- pretty flowers, interesting rocks, etc and he carefully place it inside the envelope for Cerise and he’d write about it. Cerise keeps them in her room. They’re in her desk and she keeps them there for when she’s down.

One of their ideal dates would be stargazing. They love looking at the stars, and they’re so pretty, especially a bit away from the city. They’re not fond of public dates, as they’re both public figures in politics around Cidonia. 

Cerise loves looking at the stars. When they were in the academy together, they often used a telescope to look at the sky and admire them; the library had great telescopes. They’d also make small jokes about wishing on stars and what they’d be like up close.

Cerise still wishes upon the stars. They know she talks about Pavel very often. Pavel often forgets about wishing upon the stars, but when he feels lonely, he’ll do it and hope that Cerise is well and happy.

established relationship + modern!AU - netflix date nights as much as possible. They love watching movies, wrapped under the blankets and enjoying themselves at home.