Tjarrlinghi Illustrations
This is my full Tjarrlinghi illustration:
With secondary link if the main image doesnt work:
http://imgur.com/1sYm1Bu
This image shows 2 Tjarrlinghi raiders of the campaigns against the Kiyungu.
The foot soldier is actually a dragoon type fighter, dismounted to aim his traded Dutch matchlock better. His horse is visible behind the rider.
The gun has been cut down slightly to fit better on horseback, but the original design is otherwise unchanged.
He wears a fringed cloak woven most likely within his own family as a heirloom, and underneath that is a full suit of English style banded plate armor, bought indirectly through local traders in contact with Europeans. Otherwise, the rest of his equipment is purely Tjarrlinghi. He wears loose woven pants banded and the feet with wide beaded cuffs, with a tunic of the same dye cuffed with quilted hand protectors to guard against any possible sparks from the gun.
His hat is a traditional design, far predating the arrival of Europeans to Aururia. It is woven from local reeds with stretched and pounded leather over it.
His hair is grown thickly into a wide bag that covers his neck and also guards against dull blows to the back of the head.
Normally Tjarrlinghi riders wouldnt be as well equip as he is, but the wealth and prestige gained in relentless raids deep into wealthier territories has allowed for the large scale trading of quilted tunics for plate armor, throw sticks and javelins for matchlocks and wheel locks.
The rider is in the same vein, although he is more of a traditional Tjarrlinghi nobility. His cloak is soft fabric, with a secondary fabric draped around his neck that wraps around his face as a dust guard. His noble status is designated by his tightly bound hair bag, with 2 small Emu feathers woven into it.
His headgear is of 2 parts, a woven under hat and a small wooden hat. The hat denotes his rank in traditional society, and is entirely for show over actual protection. In the best circumstances he will sit comfortably in the rear, taking pot shots than actually engaging on a closer level with the enemy.
He carries another sawn down matchlock, the butt stained yellow from resting in sand and dust. He also carries 2 wheel lock pistols strapped to his chest, bought at no small price from European traders.
His tunic is short and he doesnt wear pants like the first rider, going for a more open, traditional gown than the newer styles. He wears furred boots with small metal medallions stitched to the edge.
His powder horn is draped over a quilted saddle, and he carries a thin riding stick in one hand.
The horse is relatively unarmored, with the exception of the harness, which has a head guard of northern design, worn behind the ears and bound to the main cheekplates.