The Rune-keeper class has always intrigued me, not
necessarily because of the Lore implications but more down to its gameplay. Yes
as someone who’s a lover of the Lore and the stories of Tolkien, going as far
to ensure that all my Character names are in the Correct form of Elvish meaning
something important to each Character even to the extent that I’ve named my
Healing Rune-stone ‘to sooth’, I could talk you into a Wall about how inappropriate/Lore-Breaking/Just
wrong the Class is when linked to the Lore but personally I don’t mind, instead
the unique approach to DPS and Healing of the RK provides an interesting mechanic
that I had to try out.
Yaaraen meaning ‘Ancient one’ is a high elf born of a
Vanyarin Mother and a Telerin Father during the Years of the trees. Being of Two kindred’s she often found herself
divided between the expectations one or the other, it wasn’t until she found
her gifts of healing that she truly found a place, she learned healing in the
gardens of Lorien under the Valar Estë. This Harbinger of Peace is my take on what
she would have worn while tending her patients.
My inspiration behind this outfit actually came from
another Blog ‘The Starry mantle’ and their outfit entitled ‘Gwend Nestadren’
(link to the page https://starrymantle.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/gwend-nestadren/)
This was the first time I’d seen the Hat of the Concerned Elf and I had to have
it, the long veil hiding the hair from view the ornate forehead piece and the
fact it dyes oh so well, I had to be mine, unluckily for me my main had long
since passed the Great river and my nearest lv was mid 40s but as someone who’s
not afraid to give themselves a migraine in search of a pretty outfit so level
said mid 40s hunter (Niereil) who hadn’t been touch in about 9 months and yes
it was hard but In the end I got my Hat of the Concerned Elf, along with a
collection of other rare elven cosmetic from the region that will undoubtedly
crop up here time to time.
Originally I wore The Starry mantle’s Gwend Nestadren
only in Bullroarer green but the shoulder piece they close didn’t look as good
in the paler pastel colour so I simply didn’t use a shoulder piece for a time
but soon I noticed I wasn’t wearing this outfit as often as my others and when I
did I often swapped out quickly. It lacked something, I’ve always seen Yaaraen as
the head of the healers within the Golden wood and without shoulders the outfit
felt too simple like a uniform which any Elven healer would wear. It needed
shoulders, simple, clean yet flashy shoulders, almost like an Epaulette, The Autumn Leafmail shoulders gave me this desired effect
and allowed my Vision to become a reality.
The pieces used in this outfit are listed below along
with where you can find them.
Head: Hat of the Concerned Elf (quest reward — Great
River [75] Disturbances in Thinglad, Bullroarer Green)
Shoulders: Autumn Leafmail Shoulders (Fall Festival, Bullroarer
Green)
Chest: Long-sleeved Lórien Tunic and Pants (bartered —
Cerin Amroth barterer/Galadhrim reputation, Bullroarer Green)
Main hand: Lv100 Rune-keeper’s rune stone
Off hand: Rune-keeper’s Rune-bag (Reward from the Epic
Quest ‘VI1, B1: Chapter 14: Khazad-dum At Last!)
