13
02/10
00:49
a gift!
Here’s a gift for you guys, because I love all of yoooou. ♥
It’s part of the playlist I’ve been listening to while I’ve been working on this project! Yay! I don’t have much to say about it other than yes, I know, I have an incredibly eccelctic taste.
A lot of it is just atmospheric mood inspiration, since I uh, don’t really listen to the lyrics all that much? I could listen to anything so long as it sounds good and that’s generally how it works when I pick my music. But Intervention and Wolf Like Me played huuuuuge roles when it came to designing Lucian and sometimes I swear Ocean Breathes Salty was sung just for Anton, because it’s perfect for him.
TRIVIA TIME! I was considering just making you guys root around on the internets for this one, but because I like to talk: the icon in the center of the cross is the original manifestation of Saint Christopher. He’s a popular patron saint amongst travelers and mariners, since if you wear his icon during journeys, you’re supposedly protected against injury and death.
Nowadays he’s portrayed just as a dude with the Christ child on his back, aka “the Christ bearer” as his namesake suggests. But the original legend lists him as from the island of Lycea and having a dog-shaped head, which is so much cooler. And there’s a reason for me using this specific incarnation, promise! In particular, Lucian has a long history with this saint. The old man received the pectoral cross (as depicted) upon his ordainment a million years ago; it was a gift from his long-time mentor who knew how important the saint was to him! Aww.