Happy Holidays! :D 2013

So here’s a snapshot of all our elves in one place (excluding Dirzryn’s three brothers), the party invite cited fancy dress as a requisite with the theme of ‘atypical elves,’ however it seems the interpretation and effort made by various individuals varied greatly.

Christmas Elves

Left to right, top to bottom we have:

Alanor (bottom left, pregnant woman, sitting in left chair)

Dioxa (left, shy lass with piercings and stripy top in front of fireplace)

Orin (left, the lad with bright blonde hair who is stealing a candy cane)

Tor (top left the tall pale blue fellow who is propping up the drunk)

Fedura (top left, the drunk)

Tahl(upper centre, fellow with red hair who is trying to appear interested in the conversation)

Saffron (upper centre, the woman talking AT Tahl)

Lady Vay (right, the woman stood in front of the tree sneering down on everyone)

Mathiaas (right, he’s holding up a glass, almost hidden below Vay)

Riaf (right, the blonde very stoned looking lad on the sofa)

Ungus (centre, the tubby one in the santa hat)

Tomor (centre, the lass who is holding mistletoe and giggling)

Dirzryn (centre, sat on sofa wishing he were anywhere else but here)

Wishing everyone a great festive season and good elf for the new year 

- sorry just couldn’t resist that pun :P

See you all in 2014! :D

Orin Deyaander

A seemingly innocent and normal looking character Orin is 27years old and stands at a rather modest 5ft 4in tall. Were it not for the tan and dual pointed ears we would have mistaken his ethnicity as to our knowledge most Dryad don’t have blonde hair or sky coloured eyes, but then Orin isn’t most Dryad.

In person he is the friendly and talkative type, a helpful and resourceful fellow who is quick to charm with a blue-eyed wink and cheeky little grin. He at first appears ordinary, an honest and genuine interviewee who is open in conversation, that is, until his second persona arises. It fast becomes apparent that Orin is not exactly what you would call normal. Whilst he can talk himself in or out of almost any situation he is unable to control random outbursts caused by having a split-personality.

When we say split we actually mean entirely ruptured as Orin is either blissfully unaware or refuses to acknowledge that he has a second persona. He calls this other persona Yaani and thinks it is his twin brother. In direct opposition to Orin, Yaani has a sharp tongue, is quick to judge, rude and discourteous. He is brash and speaks more brutal truths than Orin whose main concern seems to be buttering his audience. They also often argue, which basically equates to one man standing in the studio shouting at himself.

However between the two Orin details how he managed to coax and persuade his way into the roles of both steward and runner for the renowned Canzerth household. Unofficially we were tipped off that Orin is also the resident thief. Described by Ezra no less as, ‘devious, mischievous and perhaps a little delightfully mad.’ 

Orin explains how Yaani likes to misplace items about the house but that Arian finds his talent for legerdemain most amusing, which suggests to us that she isn’t opposed to the odd acquisitioned trinket every now and then. He says he dislikes several members of Arian’s staff, particularly Ruok but that he gets on surprisingly well with Jacob. Having previously had the displeasure of interviewing Jacob this worries us somewhat. 

We try not to let this jade our final impression of the otherwise amiable combination we have come to know as Orin and Yaani.

Editor’s note: Apologies for the delay, this interview would have been finished sooner but our artist had a temporal misplacement of materials. 

Which Arian has now rectified.