Image 1 of 3. The characters Rauru and Sonia, from the Legend of Zelda game: Tears of the Kingdom. Sonia is a humanoid female adult with long, pointed elf-like ears that stick out horizontally. She has bronze skin with pale markings on her arms and legs, and pale, wavy blond hair that falls to her hips. She wears a simple white knee-length tunic over a dark red skirt that just peeks out from the bottom. She stands at the base of a massive statue, representing the Goddess Hylia, as found in the Forgotten Temple. My version is much more abstract. She has a tall, rounded, almost bell-shaped base and a round, featureless face. She has two small wings, like a cherub’s, peeking out from her shoulders. She seems to glow silver-white all over, with patches of luminous blue, and her wings have a pastel pink-yellow iridescence. In the foreground, bottom-left, Rauru has entered the space and gazes curiously at Sonia. He is an anthropomorphic being with a slightly long, tapered face, like a dragon or a goat. He also has very long rabbit-like ears, which are covered in white fur, and wavy white hair that cascades down past his hips, with gold accents. His skin is a dark grey green, and in profile you can see one of his large, almond shaped eyes with long white lashes and a dark green iris. He wears a vague off-shoulder robe in shades of dark green and brown, and his arms, one of which is decorated with a long, intricate gold cuff of square spirals, are clasped behind his back. The background is an abstract wall of ripples and patches of light and shadow, in shades of beige, pale grey, and blue-green.
Image 2 of 3. A close-up of the Goddess statue, slightly more shadowed with dark blue-green and bronze, as if some time has passed. Rauru stands close to Sonia and the Goddess now, his back to us now, with his head tilted upward toward the statue’s face. His hair has also taken on more shadows, with just a few bright spots, as if touched by moonlight. In this image, he wears a dark purple robe with gold trim on the neck, the hem, and the end of his sleeves. There is a row of small gold triangles just above the hem and sleeve trim, and just below the neck line. Sonia still wears a white tunic, which has now taken on an iridescent patina, like abalone. It tapers diagonally down, the hem going from one hip to the opposite knee, and the under-skirt is now blue, with a pattern of small gold triangles.
Image 3 of 3. Another close-up of the statue. It is now night time, and the entire scene is shaded in silvery blues and wisps of bright aurora green. The statue glows moon-white, with patches of pale blue, rose, and gold. The wings seem to glow with tangled streaks of pink, gold, blue-green, and purple. Rauru now wears a long purple robe with gold trim, including the rows of small gold triangles. He’s turned his face toward Sonia, though still tilted upward at the statue’s, whose presence truly is commanding. Sonia wears the same abalone-white tunic over the blue skirt. Her blond hair is a bit more wavy at the top, giving her face a slightly more heart-like shape. She gazes up at Rauru with a warm, serene expression.
Alternate variations on Rauru and Sonia’s first meeting. I…did a lot of these. 😅
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