Kayloriel/Tasty

Well, allow others to suggest names for your outfits and the title you see is what you get.

Hehe

I know I haven't made an outfit in a very long time. I had all the intentions of making a Christmas-y outfit with the holiday being a couple days away and all. I took my inspiration and put it into the color; however, that's about where the inspiration ends - LOL. It was fairly simple to put together. It is made of things I had laying around in my shared storage and wardrobe. I don't have too much on my beorning yet. 

The outfit is made from:

Medium Nadhin Mask (Dyed Crimson)

Golden Tree Summer Cloak (Dyed Red)

Footman's Armour (Dyed Crimson)

Dwarf Leather Gloves of Fate (Dyed Crimson)

Horse Maiden's Trousers (Dyed Crimson)

Tursur-Lhopan (Dyed Grey)

Elven Commander

Wearing heavy armour is a tricky task on my elf because she is usually too delicate to pull the armour off; however, I think she wears this well. It doesn't seem over-bearing. I like the bit of androgyny that this outfit gives her. She looks like she could be a commander in an army.

I also spent like 300 gold on this outfit, but I suppose inflated AH prices don't faze you when you have thousands of gold to waste on whatever you want. I don't spend gold on much else..

This outfit is comprised of:

Potent Fangorn Helmet of Command

Potent Fangorn Pauldrons of Valour

Cloak of the Grey Company (dyed Ranger Green)

Potent Fangorn Armour of Command

Boots of the Light Step (dyed Ranger Green)

Black

Forget what I said about ranking quickly! The update dropped and now I've not been in the moors since - haha! 

Oh, well. Here is an outfit that took me about 45 seconds to put together.

This is made from only three items:

Coruthor (dyed black)

Light Nadhin Shoulders (dyed grey)

Gossamer Dress (dyed black)

The Wandering Minstrel

Somewhere in Middle Earth roams a lone minstrel.

She plays tunes that lightens the spirits of all the weary travelers she encounters.

She is wearing:

Ceremonial Circlet of the Seven Stars (Dyed Ered Luin Blue)

Supple Great River Pauldrons of Vitality (Dyed Ered Luin Blue)

Footman's Armour (Dyed Ered Luin Blue)

Strong Eastemnet Combat Leggings (Dyed Ered Luin Blue)

Tursur-Lhopan (Dyed Ered Luin Blue)

Warrior

So tomorrow, the Dawnbreakers will be having a cosmetics competition to celebrate the arrival of Helms Deep. This is the final event of a series of events planned to usher in the new expansion. There were a few categories - I chose Warrior.

This is what I came up with.

I love that cloak! Since I'm supposed to be portraying a warrior, I had to take one action shot. I snapped this on my mad race to get to 95.

This outfit has several components:

Fine Grey Company Wrap (Dyed Turquoise)

Supple Wildemore Cloak of Loyalty (Dyed Sea Blue)

High Officer's Armour (Dyed Turquoise)

Gloves of the Hammerhand

Thick Elven Soldier's Leggings (Dyed Turquoise)

Hardened Elven Officer's Potent Boots (Dyed Turquoise)

Where it all began...

I can pinpoint the moment that cosmetics became important to me. I was used to my character's shabby armored appearance. I didn't realize there was anything different - that is, until this one day I saw a vision in gold and white. I was astounded. This person's character was beautiful. The character had a white dress on with gold trim (not this dress) and her cloak matched it. It was, at the time, the most beautiful outfit that I'd ever seen. I didn't know anything about cosmetics, but I asked someone how she could possibly look like that. I don't remember who I asked, maybe Darror, but whomever I spoke with gave me a quick run down on how to cosmetically equip something and how to dye something.

This outfit pays homage to that character and that moment.

And a view of the cloak:

This outfit is made from:

Ceremonial Dress

Dolen-Palvais (Dyed Gold)

Billowing Cloak of Kingstead (Dyed Gold)

Helm's Deep Pre-Order Cosmetics

Well, everyone, Helm's Deep is upon us - like it or not. We're in for class changes and big battles and, of course, cosmetics. Today, I thought I'd take a look at our new cosmetics for Helm's Deep and at how they look on different types of characters.

All the cosmetics you will see are:

Helm of the Hammerhand

Shoulders of the Hammerhand

Hauberk of the Hammerhand

Gloves of the Hammerhand

Boots of the Hammerhand

Shield of the Hammerhand

First off is my little hobbit!

 

And then there is little hobbit on her war steed!

(The regular mount is almost indistinguishable from the war steed.)

Now comes Andadrien! I had to leave the 'moors for this. Dang cosmetics ban in the moors! The armour looks a little bit too bulky for her slender, elven frame. I don't think this is the look for her. However, here are a few views:

 

Lastly, for a male character wearing the outfit, we have Andadarthir. In my opinion, this is a much better outfit for a male character - probably even better for a man rather than a male elf.

 

Huntress

Evonii is a hunter on Vilya, and while crossing paths recently in Bree, I had to snap a screen shot. I do really like her outfit, and well, we usually only cross paths in the 'moors. I've been trying to think of a good hunter/huntress type of outfit lately, and I think she did a great job of accomplishing that and hitting the nail on the head. Her outfit looks feminine but deadly. I think the white dye was a great choice as it adds to the whole holy-assassin look.

This is easy enough to recreate with it being a set - you just have to be able to do Ost Dunhoth to get the barter pieces (I'm not sure how the Lesser Secret of the West which is acquired with Marks/Meds compairs cosmetically). She is wearing the OD burglar Secret of the West armour set along with Ryscdail for the boots - her headpiece is from the Lesser set while all of the rest are from the normal set.

Pink Satin

The Tiniest Rohirrim.

I made this outfit when my little hunter first entered Rohan - she certainly needed a new outfit to wear in this grand new place that she'd yet to venture in to. She's ready to ride and be as fearsome as the next!

She roams from the Eaves of Fangorn to the fields of the Wold in:

Ceremonial Doom-Hunter's Helm - Dyed Olive

Dunland Caretakers's Patched Mantle - Dyed Olive

Strong Dunlending Combat Armour - Dyed Umber

Traveller's Road-worn Bracers - Dyed Umber

Vibrant Brushed Skirmish Boots - Dyed Olive

"Quiet as shadow"

Same Dress, Two completely different looks.

I didn't bother to pick this dress up last time the festival rolled around, but when I saw it a week or two ago in the Auction House, I snatched it up. I made two outfits with it. One for the little hobbit hunter, and one for Andadrien.

When I looked at my hobbit, it just screams "Little Red Riding Hunter". With the hood and the crimson, it's kind of inescapable. While visiting a friend's home in the Shire Homesteads, she went jumping through a mushroom circle; however, don't be fooled by the sweet, little antics - she's a deadly little thing with her bow.

She is wearing:

Gifted Ancient Helm of the Horse-Lords - Dyed Red

(Yes, I realize this is a gold HL item, and that many people may not have access to it. I had it equipped, so it was readily accessible for me. There are so many other hood-like head pieces in the game that could be easily substituted in for this item.)

Harvest-brew Dress - Dyed Crimson

Plain Cloak - Dyed Crimson

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Andadrien has a little bit more expensive taste. She likes to throw gold in the air and inspect her gems to make sure that they remain flawless. This took me approximately 3 minutes from when I got the dress to create it - it's super easy: headpiece, cloak, and *bam* it's done. Not going to lie, I totally thought about the Lannisters from Game of Thrones when I saw this outfit finished it as it is all crimson and gold. If you like to read, they are good books. I'm on the 5th book.

Andadrien is wearing:

Ceremonial Hat of the Written Word - Dyed Red

Harvest-brew Dress - Dyed Crimson

Golden Tree Summer Cloak - Dyed Red

Nightshade

I finally decided to make a violet outfit for myself. Violet reminds me of poison, and well, violet is the color of the poisonous Nightshade plant, so it works. I made another violet outfit a few weeks ago for Antropyne who got his name from the poison in that plant. It's a shame I didn't screenshot it in the dressing room before I sent it over. Also, congratulations to him for making officer in the Dawnbreakers - you deserve it, Antro!

 

If you wish to recreate this look, use the following:

Vibrant Eastemnet Campaign Circlet (Dyed Violet) 
Yes, I know I use this circlet on like every single outfit, but what can I say? It's simple - it's versatile.
Fine Grey Company Wrap (Dyed Violet)
Cloak of the Grey Company (Dyed Violet)
Footman's Armour (Dyed Violet)
Fine Grey Company Gauntlets (Dyed Violet)
Padded Leggings of the Dunland Soothsayer (Dyed Violet)
Boots of the Light Step (Dyed Violet)

Lots of items, lots of dye, but not really difficult to put together. I found the chest piece in the AH, the Grey Company stuff is from epics, and the pants are a Dunland quest reward (and there are identical ones in the AH with different names)..

EDIT:

Antropyne was nice enough to take a moment to send over a screenshot of his hobbit's outfit that I made:

The One Fund

Yesterday, LOTRO released The One Fund Cloak. This is in support of The One Fund which was created in the wake of the Boston Marathon's bombing. Turbine is located in Boston, and I know many people were affected by this - even I had a family member who was just seconds over the finish line when the explosion occurred.

The One Fund is a charity to help those most greatly in need after this event. Click on the icon below to go to LOTRO's page about this fund and the cloak and how you can help.

Here is a shot of Andadrien donning the cloak in Bree:

I kept it simple, so the cloak could be the focus.

The dress is the Elf-Queen's Dress dyed Sea Blue.

Anniversary Festival

I suppose since the Anniversary Festival is occurring, I should give note to some of the cosmetics available. While I am not a huge fan of the Silken Dress/Robe of Golden Splendour that you can barter for, I do love the Reveller's Gilded Party Dress. I like how it has a more satin-y look to it unlike any other item in the game. It pairs perfectly with the war steed cosmetic: Reveller's Gilded Appearance. The war steed cosmetic drops in one of the festival's dailies. I just love it. Pair it with a fur stole - you're good to go!

Another item I found cute was the Spark-Maker's Pack which I thought was perfect for my little hobbit. She couldn't resist watching a fireworks' show now that she was all dressed up for the festival!

The first outfit on Andadrien is:

Reveller's Gilded Party Dress

Ceremonial Hat of the Written Word (Dyed Red)

Supple Great River Pauldrons of Vitality (Dyed Crimson)

The second outfit on Dinel is:

Vibrant Eastemnet Campaign Circlet (Dyed Red)

Hill-Man's Cracked Leather Jacket (Dyed Crimson)

Spark-Maker's Pack

Tursur-Lhopan (Dyed Umber)

Happy 6th Anniversary to everyone! 

Black Pearl

Look out this outfit I came across on Cosmetic Lotro - I love it!

I just had to share.

Note: The picture is not mine - it belongs to Cosmetic Lotro. Clicking the picture will take you to the blog entry where the outfit is detailed. Check it out!

Roman Goddess

I've been avoiding this circlet for a very long time. If not worn correctly, it looks really, really ridiculous. I like it, though - it gives off Roman Goddess airs.

All this is:

Elf-Queen Dress (Dyed Grey)

Shoulder Pads of Resolve (Dyed White)

Winged Circlet

Little Furry Bear

Okay, I'll admit it. Hobbits can be cute... They aren't always little spawns of Sauron.

I may have let out a "Squee!" when I saw this little furry head piece.

It's just too cute.