Description of the DruidCraft The High Priest
The High Priest sits in a high-backed, wooden chair. The chair back is ornately carved with Celtic knot work, and the armrests have human faces. A set of bull’s horns with the fur rests on top of his chair. On the seat of the chair is a hide of thick fur that matches that of the bull’s horns. He is seated in a low area between two huge, mossy boulders - or mountain sides. A large rock serves as a foot rest.
Behind and above him, the sky is bright with scattered billowy clouds. Directly above the bull’s horns is the round yellow sun. Lower to the horizon, and far behind him, the sky is a warmer color with very thick clouds.
His chair is positioned on an area of large flat rock and to the right (his left) the rock is higher and serves as a table. Upon it are a silver chalice and a short, wide, silver sword (athame). The blade of the athame is pointing behind him.
The High Priest sits with both feet on the ground, one upon the rock that I mentioned. His left hand is resting on the arm of the chair with his fingers curled under like a fist. His right arm is raised up high with the first and little finger pointing up, his thumb holding the middle fingers down - the ‘Horned God’ sign of blessing. He looks directly at us with a powerful gaze.
He has long sandy red hair, mustache, and a beard that reaches his clavicle. His tunic has short sleeves that seem to be rolled up and shows a golden color lining. It is belted down with a large leather belt. The belt has an ornate buckle, and also holds one side of his plaid wrap. The huge wrap is draped over his left shoulder and falls down behind him, hangs over the armrest and blows in the wind. His pants are checkered green and are tucked into some red leggings that cover the tops of his fitted leather shoes.
His ornamental wear include -
A triangle shaped breast plate with the triple-spiral motif. On his left of the breastplate is a bear claw pendant that has been connected to a strip of leather with ornate metal pieces. His shirt is clasped together with two metal pins that look like a man’s bow-tie, one just under his beard and the other just above his belt. His raised right arm has a thick, manly, slip-on type bracelet on the wrist.
At the bottom of the card on the right is a leafy Ash branch with a clump of seed pods that hang down (about the size of fingers). On the left side is a leafy branch of an Oak with some green acorns. A Wren is perched on the oak branch.
I will post info on the Ash, Oak and Wren later.