A Breath of Fresh Air Takes Form in Drakerys
May 4, 2014 by dracs
Another of the elements has taken form in the world of Drakerys, the incarnation of freedom that is the Air Elemental.
The sculpt for this elemental captures its insubstantial nature well, with flowing strands helping to break up the outline. Although I find myself wondering, why is it that elementals are so often depicted as female?
Which of the Drakerys elementals is your favourite so far?
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” why is it that elementals are so often depicted as female? ” Well the easiest and shortest answer is because boobs sell. The more mature and sophisticated answer would be along the lines of women being generally accepted as being more befitting of graceful and mystical beings. Especially in the case of an air elemental, with grace, agility and a more slender form. I suppose really the gender depends on the element. Water and air are generally more befitting of a feminine form. Fire and Earth are what I associate with a male form. Me I don’t mind either,… Read more »
This is all true, but strangely enough most spirits and deities of the air and sky are depicted as masculine. Going just by Greek mythology which is the main bases for classical imaginings of the supernatural and elemental forces, we have the Boreads, demi-gods who represent the different winds are male, while the Titan Uranus is the dome of the sky itself. Water, on the other hand, is most definitely depicted as feminine in the form of nymphs and other such spirits. However, here when taken in as a whole, rather than as a specific aspect of water such as… Read more »
Excellent answer Grim. Love the minis Drakery are producing!