Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27388204-20160506093215/@comment-27388204-20160513065947

Rayn Turammarth wrote:

AlteOgre wrote: Pretty darn slick. Maybe too slick?

These make the current woody gear look bleak and unfitting for those sorta 'higher classed' umanyar of both sindarin and nandorin descent residing in Mirkwood. Somehow I feel so much splendour is a bit unfitting for the eastern nandor and their moriquendi, Penni, kin populating Dorwinion. On the other hand, why not? Even though the moriquendi were supposed to be 'less developed' than the calaquendi and possibly even the umanyar, it doesn't mean their gear should be less slick looking ... or ... not?

Maybe the touch of 'golden glimmer' you use could be dimmed a bit, like be replaced by a more wooden colour, representing the locally available dominant wood type that would be fitting for crafting bows and melee weapons? I sometimes look at it as the skill of the Ñoldor decreased in their craftmanship, as their ranks got filled with Sindar, which then got filled with Nandor. Perhaps this is why all the Elvish weapons look alike (Swords excluded) On that topic, have you ever seen an image of an Elven battlestaff?