FA+
Shop
3909
Views
Views
274
Favorites
Favorites
Category
Artwork (Traditional) / Fantasy
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1379 x 1400
File Size 3.59 MB
Report this content
More from 0laffson
Listed in Folders
That's what I would call a "last second save" :P
When one of your comrades is about to be bashed to death by a guy who is much larger, heaver and with better weapons and armor than you... well, there are not many options!
I've probably mentioned it before, but in recent times I've been trying to give my catfolk a more unique look. Before I heavily based their armors, architecture and clothing on Central Asian / Indo-persian museum pieces, but now I'm trying to do something more original. The influence of the above mentioned cultures would still be there, but I'd like to avoid shamelessly copying from real-life examples.
On this note, the "flying cat" is wearing a typical Ajshari padded armor. He has breeches with reinforced parts tied to a belt, and his torso and shoulders are covered by padded armor made out of coarse and very resistant plant fibers. Unlike a gambeson, this armor doesn't have a proper padding made of cotton or linen, and allows the wearer to stay colder in the harsh desert climate. It's still good enough to stop arrows and protect the wearer from a good amount of slashes and blunt damage.
These armors often have a top layer made of compressed cloth pieces hardened by being soaked in salt water and later dried.
-end rant-
When one of your comrades is about to be bashed to death by a guy who is much larger, heaver and with better weapons and armor than you... well, there are not many options!
I've probably mentioned it before, but in recent times I've been trying to give my catfolk a more unique look. Before I heavily based their armors, architecture and clothing on Central Asian / Indo-persian museum pieces, but now I'm trying to do something more original. The influence of the above mentioned cultures would still be there, but I'd like to avoid shamelessly copying from real-life examples.
On this note, the "flying cat" is wearing a typical Ajshari padded armor. He has breeches with reinforced parts tied to a belt, and his torso and shoulders are covered by padded armor made out of coarse and very resistant plant fibers. Unlike a gambeson, this armor doesn't have a proper padding made of cotton or linen, and allows the wearer to stay colder in the harsh desert climate. It's still good enough to stop arrows and protect the wearer from a good amount of slashes and blunt damage.
These armors often have a top layer made of compressed cloth pieces hardened by being soaked in salt water and later dried.
-end rant-
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fantasy
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1379 x 1400px
File Size 3.59 MB
Listed in Folders
That soldier, that human, probably will not live but when he enters the after life talking to his ancestors.... boy he's gonna have an embarrassing story.
"So my offspring how did you die?"
"A flying cat knocked my helmet to the side and I got my throat slit..."
"Oh that isn't that bad, ask your Great Great Uncle Timothy!"
"So my offspring how did you die?"
"A flying cat knocked my helmet to the side and I got my throat slit..."
"Oh that isn't that bad, ask your Great Great Uncle Timothy!"
Evaporative cooling is an idea, i.e dunking forearms and neck in water during marches or before battle. Sog-resistant clothes/armor with spacers on the inside could further help with this.
Don't think that fiber shirt would be particularly good blunt protection without padding, though if it's a silk-like material then it would be fine against slashes and arrows.
Also, poor Flying Kitty is danger of eating a buckler sandwich very soon! :D
Don't think that fiber shirt would be particularly good blunt protection without padding, though if it's a silk-like material then it would be fine against slashes and arrows.
Also, poor Flying Kitty is danger of eating a buckler sandwich very soon! :D
Comments