It's finally time, to announce the days to celebrate and appreciate Gwyneth Berdara. Gwyn is the character that was introduced in ACOSF only to find a very special place in everyone's hearts, whether it be her unbreakable spirit, warmth of her soul , her ethereal beauty or her incredible bravery 🩵
She has a story waiting to be told, if the preview in ACOSF was so impactful imagine what her future story would be like.
This year come and celebrate our musical priestess🎶 and nerdy researcher📚 between 5th and 9th of October 2026.
Art by @katorina_art commissioned by @misery.reads
Gwyn’s Starfall outfits will be the talk of the town. I’m talking pieces of art that sculpt her body, with trailing hems and her signature mermaid flairs. She’d love the idea of expressing her heritage through fashion. I love this collection of bejwelled sheer mesh fabric, which creates the illusion of crystals and beads rolling down her skin like droplets of water. She’d also wear a lot of opalescent blue-greens that change colour as they catch the light, like ocean water.
(For the full animation with sound, visit my IG here)
In the spirit of Gwyn Day, I decided to create my first animation for you (go easy on me!).
Mothra is a divine guardian of nature, femininity and power which personifies Gwyn. Somehow, Mothra and Godzilla just makes sense for Gwynriel - the dichotomy of light and dark, whimsical and broody.
I hope you enjoy this little cartoon. And yes, I know Godzilla doesn’t have wings but Az does 😏
Special thanks to @acourtdelaluna for being my mothzilla inspiration and beta reviewer!! 😍
For my artist friends:
This 20 sec animation took me roughly 6 hours to create with > 100 layers, mostly using Procreate animation tool with post-processing in Edits.
Sometimes a character enters a story five books into the series and effortlessly becomes a fan favorite. Gwyn’s resilience, strength, loyalty, and charming irreverence were such a breath of fresh air. She charmed readers the same way she charmed the characters in ACOSF.
And with April as SA Awareness Month, in our community of mostly women, this hits close to home for many of us and it is so important to uplift one another. In the words of Gwyn Berdara, I am the rock against which the surf crashes and nothing can break me. We are more than what has happened to us and there is no formula or timeline for healing.
No reposts without permission and do not use this art for anti content please.
“I am the rock against which the surf crashes. Nothing can break me.”
In honour of April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we at Gwynriel Central, thought it would be a fun idea to host a Gwyn Appreciation Day next Saturday April 11th, to show some love to Gwyneth Berdara!
Gwyn is a character who is a survivor, but is not defined by her trauma alone. She has a heart of gold, is fiercely loyal, and truly is such a loveable soul!
We invite you to celebrate all the wonderful sides of Gwyn with us on April 11🧡
PS. Make sure you follow @gwynweekofficial for all things Gwyn! They are hosting an entire event decicated to showing appreciation for her character in October!
Art by zolyna_ and commissioned by @trashforazriel
