Working on Sylvania the Elven Ground Staff #WIP!
I was inspired by a sponsorship ad in Lifering’s exit interview episode I have seen a while ago on Youtube.
Her
war-object design is based on Sylvania of the Spirit Keep. I
incorporated a few elements from her elven design, such as her chest
plate, hip guards, and pauldrons, into her staff from the game.
I
had some troubleshooting on her staff design. Polearms usually have a
blade at the end for a long-range strike, like halberds, spears, or
tridents. The blade-like protrusions on the head of Sylvania's staff
don’t look like they are made for striking from the side.
For
something that looks close to her staff weapon in Raid, I was able to
find the Fangtian Ji, a Chinese spear from the Song dynasty
(960–1279AD), designed for striking opponents directly or knocking them
off their horses with the spear tip or side blade. (see also the Dagger
Axe for a better context of her design).
Sylvania does not do this in the gameplay footage in the ad, she just strikes the ground with an AOE attack. So, I think it’s a staff weapon for casting powerful magic.
In this design, I exaggerated the blades and lengthened the spearhead. It made her look very intimidating in my style. A powerful and high-ranking war-staff!
