Even a "Goddess of the Arctic" is more grand with a proper cape.
Carmen's bullfighter lover made the cape popular. Wrong. |
The cape was born of necessity to protect man and his mate from the cold and rain and to use as a cover when sleeping... |
They came in all materials, lengths and styles; unadorned, furred and bejeweled. They hid secret documents, lovers' trysting notes, stolen chickens. In a more romantic vein they were indispensable groundcovers for picnics and flashy backdrops for Errol Flynn's swordplay.
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Whether capes, cloaks, or mantles, these are favored garments of superheroes, royalty, vampires, and fantasy adventurers.
Visually, they are a great way to draw attention to characters, due to their size and potential for movement, especially with Dramatic Wind. There's a reason the tropes The Cape and Ermine Cape Effect have this word in their names.
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