The Elfstones of Shannara...to me it's more than one of the books in the Shannara series by Terry Brooks, it's more like a classic, a book that pretty much altered how I worked my writing and developed my characters. I first read it when I was sixteen, spending several hours each night that summer enthralled in the pages, unable to put it down. Since then I've probably re-read it eight or nine times. It's well worth it.
It was only a matter of time before I tried customs of some of my favorite characters, and in this case, two of the main characters, in fact, the most important: Wil Ohmsford, a young Healer from Shady Vale and last of the Shannara line (descended from Elven kings), and Amberle Elessidil, an Elven Princess and the only female Chosen, tenders of the Ellcrys, a sentient tree in the Gardens of Life that holds back the Demons behind the Forbidding, a magical barrier that holds the evil creatures of Faerie from the world.
In the story, the Ellcrys is dying, and Demons have begun to break through the weakening Forbidding. The Druid Allanon, legendary protector of the Earth, seeks out Wil Ohmsford to protect the young Elven girl Amberle Elessidil in her quest to take the seed of the Ellcrys to the Bloodfire, that a new Ellcrys can be born. Wil, a human with Elven blood, is the last of the Shannara line and the only one who can wield the three Blue Elfstones, the only weapon that will work against the Demons, including the unstoppable Reaper. Wil is a Healer, not a fighter, but he takes on the mission, escorting Amberle through the dangerous areas of the Westland, facing evil both human and not, making friends where they thought to find none, until they reach the Bloodfire. It was there that Wil would face down the Reaper using the power of the Elfstones, the magic of which would change him forever...
Parts used:
Entire figure (except right hand): Luke Skywalker (Yavin Celebration version). Sculpey & Green Stuff used to mold the torso and boots.
Right hand: Microman Chun-Li
Belt: Pirates of the Carribean Will Turner sword belt
Long knife: Joe knife, trimmed down
Elfstones: Microbeads
Amberle Elessidil was the granddaughter of Eventine Elessidil, King of the Elves, and the first female Chosen in years. When Amberle abruptly abandoned her duties and fled from the Westland for no apparent reason she brought shame on her family and became an outcast to her people; few realized why she did so.
Her absence would spare her life when a Demon slaughtered the remaining Chosen, and with them, ending any seeming chance of saving the magical tree, and by extension, the world itself. Allanon knew differently and sought the girl out, bringing Wil Ohmsford along as her protector. Though the two didn't get along well at first things would change when Amberle was given the Seed of the Ellcrys and the two set out on their own to find the Bloodfire. Amberle grew to care deeply for Wil, and in the end faced the realization that she would have to give up her love for him if she was to save the world...
Part Used:
Head: VvV Scarlett w/SW Endor Celebration Leia hair and Sculpey
Arms: SW Mon Mothma
Torso: Pirates of the Carribean Liz Swan (Singapore Disguise)
Waist/legs: SW Leia in Bouusch Disguise
Skirt: SW Endor Celebration Leia
That artwork I'd love to see. I worked Wil mostly from memory rather than reference, so I'm glad I was able to come as close as I did.
