Clothing

[BJ Swabb]

Hey yall! So I've looking into clothing for my characters and I'm trying to figure out what my main character Damien should wear on his new adventure. Another quest in which he needs to stay hidden but still hold that royal tone in his appearance. I don't want him in bright kingly colors but don't want him to look so much like a ranger either. Any suggestions?

 

[Finchbearer]

Clothing is very important - it tells people who you are, whether your clothes reflect that or not. If he’s wanting to hide then I think the clothes of a wanderer or a peasant would be ideal.

 

[Chevalière de Saint-Just]

Perhaps commoner's vestements that are slightly higher quality in construction,material,etc than is normal?

 

[pmmg]

With a name like Damian, black leather and tattered red (maroon). Maybe a dark cloak to hide it all.

 

[skip.knox]

The best way to stay hidden is to be seen, but to be seen as something other than what you are. If he's truly going to stay hidden, then he's unseen and it doesn't matter what he wears.

With that in mind, I would consider what he will be doing. Does he need to move in the halls of power? Hang out with bankers? Pass himself off as a ship captain?

The role will dictate the costume. Just remember, if he's truly living in a role, he'll need multiple changes of appropriate clothing, which means a place to keep it all.

 

[BJ Swabb]

So he is just trying to stay out of sight because he'll be in enemy Territory most of the novel and he is a great threat to the Demon King so particular clothing is needed, but he is also traveling to reassemble peace with tribes and clans of different races as he travels so he needs to at least be seen with authority as king of his land as well. But skip you have a good point of him having multiple outfits in which he does have in his magic satchel (kind of like Hermione's magic bag she carries in deathly hallows.) But I want Damien to have one main outfit he wears on this journey into the Shadowlands

 

[skip.knox]

Well, just fit him out with something then start running him through the novel. If there are aspects that need to change, it won't be too difficult to change them to meet the need.

 

[Nighty_Knight]

The best way to stay hidden is to be seen, but to be seen as something other than what you are. If he's truly going to stay hidden, then he's unseen and it doesn't matter what he wears.

With that in mind, I would consider what he will be doing. Does he need to move in the halls of power? Hang out with bankers? Pass himself off as a ship captain?

The role will dictate the costume. Just remember, if he's truly living in a role, he'll need multiple changes of appropriate clothing, which means a place to keep it all.

Agreed here. What do most of the folks wear where he is traveling? You wouldn’t want to dress to stand out, so he wouldn’t want to dress like someone who is rich, unless he is mingling with nobles or rich people. But also you wouldn’t want to dress as someone dark and mysterious if most people you are going to be around are not.