alright, writing tonight!
>>5621145That is a horrifying swathe of fabric. I can't even begin to wonder at how much of a pain in the ass it was to draw, much less if it were to actually be sewn together. I also really like the detail of the buildings in the background - There's a lot of little details in this, actually! Between the fire texture and the different shadow/lighting angles. Her hair especially has a lot of that in it and I absolutely adore the shadowing and texture on the bits of hair on the left that's spread just above/behind the flame. It <span class="mu-i">feels</span> warm, it has depth and volume to it.
Overall it seems very ceremonial. The sort of thing that gets used for show and basically never otherwise. I've never had much reason to talk about Teranford fashion, but in the back of my mind I've typically thought of it taking cues from arabic/indian cultures; Vibrantly colored sashes. Pants, shirts and gowns that are typically baggy or quite breathable. Bracelets, anklets and earrings...
The key to Teranford performance is emphasis on flame, so they tend to favor things which aid in that. For example, loose hanging bangles that a line of cloth can be anchored to allows for dancing motions that draw attention to the cloth's movement through the air, which in turn provides a medium through which fire can snake around. In the case of the picture, small rings on the elbow-length gloves could serve a similar purpose!
Particularly those in the royal family, it treads a fine line between freedom of motion and trailing fabrics. Rinnier touched on this tangentially when you were asking about how to raise Lily, mentioning that it was common practice to learn to dance with their Salamander apparitions as a method of bonding, anticipating each other's moves and learning how to not hurt one another in the process - A medium separate from, but connected to, the body that can guide or serve as a focus for Salamander's mana is invaluable.
Conversely, clothes which take up a lot of space but have no detachment from the body, bulky things like what you might commonly think of when imagining european dresses and gowns, are a fire hazard <span class="mu-i">and</span> less pragmatic in use as a medium.
This is similar to their approach to weaponry, with Teranford favoring heavy metal polearms that offer them a distant focal point (the ends of their polearms) for the flames they call, and in the case of their royal guard's weaponry, the ability to spark flame to flammable oils kept within the polearm itself so that when it is swung or thrust, it creates an easy medium for Salamander's flame to move across.
The only other thing to note is
Rinnier's skin should probably be darker. It's been mentioned a few times, albeit very rarely over the course of the quest, that she's quite pale for someone from Teranford - owing in large part due to her East Heaven ancestry - but she's definitely more olive/light caramel in skin tone. Like cream filled coffee, maybe. 