my pair up partner: Cauda, theme: ancient
Character and Bio:
Eventide
Original Costume
My take on her for the theme, starting with her bio:
Naomi "The Fox" Hills. At least that's how she's known to those who have have been fortunate enough to survive a run-in with her. Not much is known of her or of any certainty. Those who have claimed to run into her mostly mention the fabled Tombstone as where fate crossed their paths, and moreso Boothill Cemetary. Rumors circulate the town widely, but aren't limited to it.
Her criminal and merciless deeds span to Douglas and Bisbee too. Travelers to the area are most certainly warned to steer clear of an encounter with her. Once a woman of the law, she was quick a draw as any in the land. That made the town residents feel safe. But their safety would not last long. Naomi soon became apathetic, not caring about her fellow man, and soon did what she pleased regardless if they fell within the laws or not. The other lawmen tried to round her up, but they fatally found just how much she was one of the deadliest guns of the West.
She dropped the deputies and sheriffs without breaking a sweat and then left Tombstone, last being seen riding past Boothill. Many say half of the unmarked graves were bodies that she put there. Many don't disagree, many have heard that while her time as deputy she struck up a friendship with some Apache in the area, and after leaving the law she continued relations. They say that's how she learned to be so quick on the draw, and why she's known as "the Fox."
Even her last name gives chills to those who know of her reputation. Known early in life as Naomi Isley, after the incident in Tombstone and her legendary ride past Boothill Cemetary, many people started calling her Naomi Hills. Unconfirmed tales from strangers at bars say that they've heard a woman matching her description use the name when pressed to identify herself. It's never been confirmed as they say, many that confront Naomi rarely live past the tell of their experience.
So if your journey takes you to OK Corral and Tombstone, one might heed warning to keep to the main roads and watch for any ominous characters. If you run into her, play your cards right, you might just live to tell your kin of Naomi "the Fox" Hills.
Old West look
Closeup
Hanging out at Boothill
Quickest and Deadliest in the West
Commentary:
This look took me a while to work on, as I had both the wide open "ancient" look to play around with. Ancient could mean any era or culture. And second, Eventide was the character to reimagine. Being a Virtue char, Eventide already had a pretty intense and detailed background and personality. I wanted to give the reimagined Eventide as much detail as I could, but still sticking to the game rules and theme.
The Old West probably isn't really ancient, compared to say the Romans or Egyptians, and it tends be considered more historic, but after reading Eventide's adventures, she seemed natural to fit into the Old West. I'll admit I went for the usual spaghetti Western motifs and usual stereotypes to a mild degree, but that was kinda part of the fun. I started on her bio, as I couldn't really use "Eventide" for her character name, so I took her current name, Naomi Voss-Illsley and adapted it to her historic self. The first name I obviously kept. To give her a nickname, something common of old west names, I took the last name Voss, and literally turned it into its meaning, Fox. Bingo. nickname.
And the last name I just shifted phonetically a little bit and tied it to her setting. I generally took real historic locations and put a fictional legend onto it, as well as tried to parallel Eventide's past. Naomi's stint as a deputy to Eventide's time in the Legacy Chain. The Apache as either Arachnos or the Sisterhood.
From there I started on the costume. Again, pretty typical outlaw look, while still trying to keep the pattern of Eventide's color to tie Naomi back to her. The star on her trench jacket is supposed to be an old worn sheriff's star. Not too precise but it fits. The only part of the costume I wasn't really happy was the shirt under the trench. There wasn't anything that seemed like it would seem like clothing back in the West, so I just used the dress shirt, and just made it plain black. The rest I'm pretty satisfied how it all fit together.
I definitely had fun with this, seeing how creative I could get and having the freedom of an open theme to stick to. I hope Cauda is happy with it as much as I had fun on it.
