8 Virtue Statues

[woodelf]

These were made for Vehem for his add-on to FfH2. He needed 7 statues to represent Virtues for the Dural civilization so after some searching on the web I came across this page of Auspicious Symbols on Tibetan musical instruments that with a bit of imagination could represent what he was after. I ended up creating the 8th symbol as well for closure. Special thanks to winddelay for telling me how to do gloss and then doing it the right way for me and adding the shadows.

disclaimer - I mean no disrespect to anyone using these symbols.

I would recommend 1.2 fscale, but I used 1.5 on Valor and 1.0 on Courage as I was playtesting them.

Valor - represented by the Conch Shell: (quotes from above link)

viewed as a symbol of heroism; attributes of valor and victory are tied to the rare, right-turning conch.

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Courage - represented by the Victory Banner:

symbolic of overcoming adversity and defilement; representative of the Buddha's victory over maras, or evil influences.

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Loyalty - represented by the Parasol: (my biggest leap of faith for a virtue/symbol connection)

refers immediately to royalty; the ability to care for one's self; to guard against unknown forces; positive spiritual energy is assigned to this symbol.

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Hope - represented by the Wheel:

symbolic of sovereignty, protection and creation; represents motion, continuity and change, forever turning onward like the spheres of the heavens.

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Inspiration - represented by the Endless Knot:

symbolic of Buddha's mind, representing endless wisdom and compassion; reminiscent of the cyclic reality of existence.

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Purity - represented by the Lotus Flower:

symbol of purity and renunciation; represents the blossoming of wholesome activities; deities are often shown seated on a throne or bed of lotus blossoms.

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Glory - represented by the Treasure Vase:

possesses the divine quality of spontaneous manifestation; representative of the treasures one receives upon reaching enlightenment.

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And the bonus one, which we'll call Compassion - represented by the Golden Fish:

originally representative of the two rivers, Ganges and Yamuna, which nourish the earth; symbolic of the solar and lunar forces of the universe; represent happiness and spontaneity; fertility and abundance.

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[esnaz]

These are great! They look really cool

 

[Vehem]

The models have turned out brilliantly (especially the Lotus Flower and Endless Knot) and like I said in the PM - that gloss is really quite stunning. Thanks a lot for doing these - I'll start adding them in the morning

 

[thomas.berubeg]

These are Beautiful!

 

[woodelf]

Thanks guys. These were actually a lot of fun to create.

 

[snipperrabbit!!]

I like them, they are nice !

Woodelf, I need a Atlantes_Warrior model ( a statue ) to integrate it as part of a model I already have . I know this has been requested before but nobody made it to my knowledge. I will also need somebody to test it and take screenshots because I cannot run civ atm. I'm going to put the civ in xml now.

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Will be happy somebody help me because I want the civ done before my vacation end.