the faces of Cerris
a fun little timeline showing some of the physical (and emotional wellbeing) changes my tempest cleric has gone through while trapped in Barovia these past like, two and a half months. some of the changes are harder to see without zooming in, so there's a description below the set of images.
image descriptions from top left to bottom right:
1. Cerris upon first arriving in Barovia. He is clean-shaven, with a soft, flustered expression.
2. Cerris in the aftermath of the fall of Valaki. He is no longer clean-shaven, and his expression is distant, vacant, haunted.
3. Cerris after trying to visit Argynsvostholt. His hair is silvered at the roots, magically aged. He looks into the distance, determined.
4. Cerris after his first meeting with the Abbot of Krezk. His hair is returned to its natural color, but his eyes have been tampered with, now bearing flecks of bright gold. His expression is quietly fuming.
5. Cerris back in Ottoma with Milo, just returned from his second visit to Krezk. His eyes are back to their normal storm grey, and his expression is tired but soft, full of parental fondness.
6. Cerris after a run-in with a skin kite on the path between the winery and Costana. Thanks to the skin kite, he has no hair of any kind on his head—so he’s not only bald, he also doesn’t have any eyebrows, and his stubble is gone. His expression is hard to read.
7. Cerris the first time he is actively possessed by the ghost of Serghei von Zarovich. His hair has not yet grown back, but enveloped as he is by Serghei’s ghost, there is an illusory effect that makes it look like he has Serghei’s hair and mutton chops. His eyes glow a bright, lightning-like yellow-white, and his expression is furious.
8. Cerris in the aftermath of the first possession. Serghei’s form is gone, and Cerris's eyes are no longer glowing, but they haven’t returned to normal either. Instead, his irises are exceptionally pale, practically white with a tinge of greenish yellow. His expression is concerned.
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