AeonaRin she/her Posted March 24, 2017 Posted March 24, 2017 Guys, I want a tattoo with a Tear of Edgli. But there’s not much Nalthis fanart and I CANNOT draw at all. Maybe one of you, incredibly talented people, wants to try? Or maybe you could just give me ideas and my tattoo artist will do the rest I guess Tears of Edgli come in lots of colours as they’re used for dyes, but in my mind the flowers were always cobalt blue or black (the latter makes no sense though). The “tears” are probably the shape of petals? Or maybe they guttate? My money’s on the first option, because it’s “Tears of Edgli” not “Teary Edgli” So when trying to imagine the flower I think of a kind of an orchid of a vibrant colour? But with more petals? And not on a tree. What do you think? If you have any quotes handy I'd be thankful too.
Farnsworth Posted March 24, 2017 Posted March 24, 2017 Here are all the quotes about them in Warbreaker: Quote T’Telir was a prime port, and the dyes it sold—made from the Tears of Edgli, a local flower Quote If it hadn’t been for the Tears of Edgli, the vibrant flowers that grew only in the T’Telir climate, it would have been impossible. Hallandren had made an entire economy out of growing, harvesting, and producing dyes from the special flowers So really, there isn't that much about it. Sorry! 1
AeonaRin she/her Posted March 25, 2017 Author Posted March 25, 2017 Yeah, but thanks and have an upvote
Hemalurgic Headshot he/him Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Hmmm. The Tears, to me, either looked like a super... flowery pitcher plant, or a hibiscus crossed with an orchid. Then add color.
AeonaRin she/her Posted March 25, 2017 Author Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Oh, I never thought of pitcher plant. I'm glad orchid was on someone else's mind as well it makes sense climate-wise too. I'm thinking more orchid crossed with lotos though. This is Bauhinia variegata I was thinking of when saying "an orchid". The intresting fact about it is that it is considered a holy tree in hinduism and is connected to the Godess Shiva, "the auspicious one". this is Nymphaea stellata, the "blue lotos" and is also a god-related flower in hinduism (offered to several gods) considered to be pure. Edited March 25, 2017 by strumienpola 1
Weltall Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Well Brandon did say that he used Hawaii as a model for the ecosystem of Hallandren (and how utterly grueling that research was ) so he might have had some of their flowers in mind specifically. But lotus flowers or orchids would be a really good option as well given their real-world religious significance. 1
AeonaRin she/her Posted March 26, 2017 Author Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, Weltall said: Well Brandon did say that he used Hawaii as a model for the ecosystem of Hallandren (and how utterly grueling that research was ) so he might have had some of their flowers in mind specifically. But lotus flowers or orchids would be a really good option as well given their real-world religious significance. I did not know that. Hmm. Iconic Hawaiian flowers are plumeria and gardenia. Too many choices I guess I'll just have to ask about it on a signing or something before I put it on my skin, eh. I'm impatient Thanks for the info, take my upvote :3 Edited March 26, 2017 by strumienpola
Spren of Unknown Origin Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Since we really don't know. I vote passion fruit flower. 2
Landis963 he/him Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) Hibiscus flowers with closed-in petals, like a crocus or a tulip. And of course, in every color under the sun and then some. That's my idea of them, anyway. Edited July 6, 2017 by Landis963
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