Nightsisters: Mother Talzin

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Model DS-3937, Photo by Unknown
Description: Nightsisters: Mother Talzin
Prefix: DS
Detachment: The Flagship Eclipse Detachment
Context: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Mother Talzin was clan mother to the Nightsisters of Dathomir as well as mother to Maul, Savage, and Feral. She was a formidable dark side user and capable of resurrection through her twisting of life-forces. Her sacrifice for her eldest son led to the downfall of Dathomir and her coven of Nightsisters.

This is a visual guide used for 501st costume approval, not a how-to for construction. Construction details are found at the costume's Detachment website. Measurements provided here are generalized, and not criteria for approval. All 501st costumes are proportionate to the wearer in terms of size, fit, and scale. During evaluation, both text and images (CRL and Reference) must be considered. When in doubt about a feature of a submitted costume, GMLs should post questions in the Legion forum's DL/GML peer review section.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below. For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. This Detachment defines additional, optional costuming details listed in blue and red. Please visit the Detachment website for more details on these options.

• The headpiece fabric is reddish-orange.
• There are two prongs at the crown of the head with a curved space between them.
• The section of fabric below the prongs has ribbed details with a strip of fabric running down the middle that ends between the prongs.
• The strip extends lower than the hairline to attach the forehead decoration.
• Two “tendrils” of fabric hang down the front of the headpiece.
• The tendrils have knots and wrapped section near the end.
• The back of the headpiece is full and gathered at the bottom.
• The bottom is curved with the left and right sides lower than the middle section.
• The headpiece includes part of the facial details to replicate the high forehead of Mother Talzin.
• The facial section extends above the normal hairline to where the head would end.
• The facial section is white with two black shapes.
• There is a white geometric plate decoration with a point at the bottom that hangs from the fabric of the headpiece by a single loop.
• The forehead decorations ring has fabric wrapped around the loop.
• The ring is attached to the headpiece with the strip of fabric that rests between the crown prongs and down the front middle of the headpiece.

• The face is painted white to match the headpiece facial section.
• There are black tattoo details around the eyes, sides of the face, tip of the nose, and around the mouth.
• There are gray tattoo details between the eyes, sides of the face, above the mouth and around the nose and on the lips.

• Exposed hands and forearms are painted white with long white nails.

• Four wings are present, with two in the front/shoulders and two in the back.
• The fabric is a red color.
• There are dark red details on the wings.
• A harness sits over the front wings and crosses the chest.
• The straps of the harness overlap, with the left strap over the right.
• There are dark red details on the harness straps.

• The bodysuit is a stretchy brown material with a V-neck shape.
• There are vertical lines up the center of the bodysuit that spread from the groin area to the shoulder straps.
• The neck seal is made of the same red material as the other soft parts.
• The neck seal has vertical strips around the entire circumference.

• The shirt is the same red material as the other soft parts.
• There are dark red details on the shirt and sleeves.
• The shirt has a V-neck shape to expose the neck seal and sits under the harness.
• The sleeves of the shirt have a hanging section on the underside of the arms similar to a yukata sleeve.
• There is a dark brown strip of fabric that runs along the top of the sleeves and around the back of the neck.
• There are seven rectangles located on each arm that begins at the shoulder and ends at the arm joint.

• The obi and straps are the same red material as the other soft parts.
• The obi is worn at the waist.
• The obi has seven red strips and one brown strip in the center of the red strips.
• The top three red strips curve upwards in the back of the obi.
• Two long straps that reach to the ankles are located on both sides of the obi in the front.
• There are dark red tattoo details on the straps matching the references.
• The straps are thin at the obi and are wider at the bottoms.
• Two short straps that reach to the top of the thighs are located on both sides of the obi in the back.

• The skirt is the same red material as the other soft parts.
• There are maroon details on the straps.
• The details are darker than the rest of the soft part details.
• The skirt has two thin panels in the front and one thick panel in the back.

• The leggings are a red stretchy material.
• There are dark red details on the leggings.

• The boots are the same red material as the other soft parts.
• There are dark red details on the boots.
• There are no visible soles to the boots.
• The sides of the boots have dark brown fabric with a matte finish.
• There are two buckles on the outside of each boot in the same dark brown fabric.

Optional Accessories

Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. If adding in an accessory after initial approval, the item still needs to be submitted to local GML for approval before use.

• Special effects contacts in white with a grey or black border are worn to give the illusion of Talzin's eyes.
• While considered an essential part of this character, contact lenses are not required for 501st acceptance. All persons wishing to utilize contact lenses are encouraged to first see their optometrist for a fitting.