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No bird singing in their realm, would it disturb the mellifluous whispering of the Mother. She and her Children; fertile soil for magic, source of power for Geodes, Crimson Root and matters further beyond comprehension. Sole light where never a sun’s ray falls in; and yet the Sun shines eternally over the steaming, puffing heart – the Silent City’s gathering below Nirn’s massive walls.

Deep under rugged pinnacles in ice, under gashed valley, that only the Water and highest art of engeneering were capable of perforate – names of mighty glory connecting cope:

Mzinchaleft

Alftand

Ralbthar

Irkngthand

Even towards the Tower of Mzark
Screenshot taken by CSphire

This is the Empire of the Mother of Glowing Fungi. The source of Aetherium. Hub beneath Skyrim. There they keep vigil, for no Marsh-Hoodlum, no Fur-Creature, no other Mer, no Human, nay, no Nord intrudes – dares to raise their voice against the Eternal Sun – wake the Dragon – and break the Mother’s peace.

Deep under Nirn, where no bird ever sang, there they keep vigil, side by side with the Colossuses of metal and steam:

The Wizard Guards of Fal Zhardum Din, or as the unworthy call this holy place, Blackreach.

~~~~~~~

Already obvious for die-hard players of The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim, this is my own interpretation of a Dwemer armour, set in the time where their nowadays ruined cities in Skyrim were still occupied. Fascinated by the mere beauty of this natural dome called Blackreach, which takes in almost 1/10 of the land's size in the underground, I felt obliged to pay a tribute to this wonder of nature(for philistines: masterpiece of programming).

The costume is not yet finished though. It is missing little details like embroidery, the shin armour I had to leave at home before I went to AkiCon because a strap broke - and I want to make my own Keening.
Yet I'm very happy how it turned out. ^^

There are LEDs in the Tiara, the Aetherial Staff and the Circulation Shield(as well as in it's fully functional Centurion Dynamocore!). The top gem on the Aetherial Staff, the Aetherial Crest brooch and the geodes on the Circulation Shield are phosphorescent.

Watch the video of those integrated special effects: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz8meU…

More photos of the progress and info on the whole project can be found on my cosplay website: ilionej-cosplay.jimdo.com/engl…

or follow my Cosplay Page on FB

The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim ©Bethesda Softworks

Costume designed, crafted and worn by Ilionej

Photo: Waltraud Hammer (taken at AkiCon Graz, October 19th 2014)

Time taken: 6 weeks of almost constant work

Materials: fabric, braiding, a wig(lol), cardboard, cardboard tubes, papier-mâché, paper clay, gesso, drinking straws, bottle stoppers, bottlenecks, brass, steel wire(for the needle on the brooch), acrylic spheres, glass beads, polyester resin, glass nuggets, brass screws, crafting glue, wood glue, hot glue, epoxy resin adhesive, acrylic spray paint, car spray paint, acrylics(including iridescent and phosphorescent ones), acrylic silky gloss varnish, a selfmade (wooden)steel screw thread, LEDs and a gear motor

Styling/makeup: Ilionej

Description

If you wish to use and/or share this artwork in any way, including DeviantArt, please notify me. Thank you.

No bird singing in their realm, would it disturb the mellifluous whispering of the Mother. She and her Children; fertile soil for magic, source of power for Geodes, Crimson Root and matters further beyond comprehension. Sole light where never a sun’s ray falls in; and yet the Sun shines eternally over the steaming, puffing heart – the Silent City’s gathering below Nirn’s massive walls.

Deep under rugged pinnacles in ice, under gashed valley, that only the Water and highest art of engeneering were capable of perforate – names of mighty glory connecting cope:

Mzinchaleft

Alftand

Ralbthar

Irkngthand

Even towards the Tower of Mzark
Screenshot taken by CSphire

This is the Empire of the Mother of Glowing Fungi. The source of Aetherium. Hub beneath Skyrim. There they keep vigil, for no Marsh-Hoodlum, no Fur-Creature, no other Mer, no Human, nay, no Nord intrudes – dares to raise their voice against the Eternal Sun – wake the Dragon – and break the Mother’s peace.

Deep under Nirn, where no bird ever sang, there they keep vigil, side by side with the Colossuses of metal and steam:

The Wizard Guards of Fal Zhardum Din, or as the unworthy call this holy place, Blackreach.

~~~~~~~

Already obvious for die-hard players of The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim, this is my own interpretation of a Dwemer armour, set in the time where their nowadays ruined cities in Skyrim were still occupied. Fascinated by the mere beauty of this natural dome called Blackreach, which takes in almost 1/10 of the land's size in the underground, I felt obliged to pay a tribute to this wonder of nature(for philistines: masterpiece of programming).

The costume is not yet finished though. It is missing little details like embroidery, the shin armour I had to leave at home before I went to AkiCon because a strap broke - and I want to make my own Keening.
Yet I'm very happy how it turned out. ^^

There are LEDs in the Tiara, the Aetherial Staff and the Circulation Shield(as well as in it's fully functional Centurion Dynamocore!). The top gem on the Aetherial Staff, the Aetherial Crest brooch and the geodes on the Circulation Shield are phosphorescent.

Watch the video of those integrated special effects: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz8meU…

More photos of the progress and info on the whole project can be found on my cosplay website: ilionej-cosplay.jimdo.com/engl…

or follow my Cosplay Page on FB

The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim ©Bethesda Softworks

Costume designed, crafted and worn by Ilionej

Photo: Waltraud Hammer (taken at AkiCon Graz, October 19th 2014)

Time taken: 6 weeks of almost constant work

Materials: fabric, braiding, a wig(lol), cardboard, cardboard tubes, papier-mâché, paper clay, gesso, drinking straws, bottle stoppers, bottlenecks, brass, steel wire(for the needle on the brooch), acrylic spheres, glass beads, polyester resin, glass nuggets, brass screws, crafting glue, wood glue, hot glue, epoxy resin adhesive, acrylic spray paint, car spray paint, acrylics(including iridescent and phosphorescent ones), acrylic silky gloss varnish, a selfmade (wooden)steel screw thread, LEDs and a gear motor

Styling/makeup: Ilionej