

Inspired by the wild and vibrant looks of both Southsun Cove and Monster Hunter. I always found myself using very earthy and neutral colors on my armor because it was a safer bet when it comes to pulling an outfit together. Then one day I was looking at some Monster Hunter videos and loved how the gear used parts of the beasts they slayed. So I decided I wanted to do the same with my gear in GW2, while looking for a longbow that used parts of a monster I came across Arthropoda. After that I got really into the color pallet of the Southsun Cove concept art. Thus this outfit came to be. As far as the monster theme goes, the Carapace Jerkin would probably fit better but I tend not to like medium armor that could double as a dress so that was just a matter of personal taste.



Also, I couldn't find the greatsword in the list of weapons here but the name is Caladbolg Orchida for anyone wondering.



Edit: I figured I'd give a bit more reasoning for each of my skin choices.

Headpiece: I chose it for the skull look to add to the whole "using parts of beasts slain" theme and because I didn't like how other skull looking headpieces fit on my characters face.

Shoulders: I sometimes turn off the hood and turn these on for a slightly alternate look.

Chest: It's one of the few skins that isn't a trench coat or dress and the daggers along the side add a bit to the "hunter" theme.

Gloves: These were chosen for the bits of bone stacked around which added to the theme.

Legs: They were one of very few skins that meshed well with the skirt part of the top.

Boots: There's a few other boot skins that better fit the theme but they either made my legs look like pencils or super huge. I liked the way these ones shaped the legs.

Weapons: The longbow is the only weapon that's really constant and it was the one that fit the theme best and also added more color (a close second was the Mordrem Warbow). The greatsword skin is mostly there for added color since other beast looking skins are white bones or something brown and I often swap it to use staff or sword/axe anyhow.



