#bellassa

[thelady0fshalott]

Roan Lands and Ferus Olin with their adopted son Trevor Flume. Happy times on Bellassa, coming back from the market.

[So I de-aged Trevor a little so he’s 6-ish here instead of 13-ish like in the books.]

[bellassan]

star wars legends » bellassa

Bellassa grew in his vision, and he could make out the mountain range, the forests, and then the great city of Ussa rising from the surrounding plains.

[legendsliveon]

Ferus/Roan Week, Day 2: Bellassa

Music has always been an important part of Star Wars, and the majority of the movie characters have their own motifs. I’ve always thought it was unfortunate that the characters who are only in the books and comics never have motifs created for them. I’m a big classical music fan, and when I was first reading the Last of the Jedi books my youth symphony was playing Sibelius’ Symphony no. 2. and it got connected in my head. (March Slav got connected to Melida/Daan for similar reasons) I think that this symphony is fitting of Bellassa not only in sound, but also in its own real world history.

Jean Sibelius was a Finnish man living in a time of Russian occupation of his country that included sanctions on Finnish language and culture. He first composed Finlandia which was a protest against this Russian rule, and had to consistently change the title between performances to avoid censorship as the piece was meant to evoke the national Finnish struggle against Russian rule. Two years later, Sibelius composed his second symphony, and many connected this piece to the Finnish struggle for independence as well, and it was popularly dubbed “Symphony of Independence.”

The piece is beautiful, stirring, tumultuous, and a little melancholy. There are quiet moments, and triumphant, brash horns. The whole thing fits Bellassa, The Eleven, and Ferus and Roan very well in my mind. One very small section of it in the second movement from 16:26 – 17:14 I would consider a “love theme” for Ferus and Roan. [For those of you with sheet music, it starts 7 measures after “F,” right after the fermata.] It is a little shy, but beautiful, and all too fleeting before it gets swept away into the rest of the larger piece, which only makes it more fitting. At some point I plan to make a small arrangement of that theme to extend it a little from within the symphony. I plan to use the melody that is from 26:27 – 27:45 as the B part to the theme, but I didn’t get it done in time for this. 

[thelady0fshalott]

Bellassa Fashion

So because I was writing FanFiction and thinking about Fashion in Star Wars I designed some Bellassan shirts. The main idea is that Bellassa is an arty place that makes a lot hand crafted goods. So their fashion reflects this idea in the “Bibbed Shirt”. [Also Ferus and Roan work manual jobs and need serviceable clothes.] 

Roan’s shirt features a “Bibbed Front” flap closure over the front. The “Bibbed Shirt” have patterned top stitching or sometimes quilting. Are often made out a comfortable but durable fabric. But this style can also be utilized by any Bellassan. The Shirts close with decorative “L clips” at the corners which are the most common shape but other kinds of clips can also be used. These shirts often but not always feature collars.

Trevor’s Shirt has larger clips which are easier for a child to use. Also no collar.

Ferus’s “Bibbed Shirt” has a different kind of top stitching then the other two. The top stitching is a great place to have individuality and also an art piece in the garment itself. 

These “Bibbed Shirts” can be made out of any kind of fabric and be as simple or as decorative as anyone wants. The style itself is the cultural aspect of Bellassa. The style shows Bellassa’s long history with art and textiles. The “Bibbed” front is reminiscent of aprons and overalls, both of which are garments worn for working. [Also the bib front is reminiscent of the wester style bib front shirts that goes along with the wester in space aesthetic of Star Wars as a whole.]

[feruslands]

One of my favorite characters in Star Wars is Ferus Olin. I think that the appearance of the actor Ben Barnes in 2008-2010 is quite suitable for the description in the series "The Last of the Jedi" by Jude Watson.