Jul 4, 2024
@/Soycrates on twitter pointed out that Shaman village more accurately translates to “shrine-maiden village”, so here’s a rough sketch of a younger marika wearing the traditional garb of Miko, Japanese shrine maidens! I changed the red to dark blue to match with Marika’s dress in-game.
Miko references under the cut
#shrine maiden makes a lot more sense considering the numen are heavily implied to be a matriarchal society if not made of completely women#the fold of marika’s kimono head (right over left) denotes the owner being deceased#*here not head#i hc that marika wears that dark blue/black color in all of her official art bc she is in mourning of her village#elden ring#sote spoilers#idk??#queen marika#queen marika the eternal