Kage

Face-up artist(s):

LatiDoll

Provenance:

Purchased from First Owner

Reason for choice:

I had a first-release original Adel and wanted a Mystic to "complete the set", so to speak. It took me years to find them both.

Eyes:

12mm Doll Bakery Cobalt

Wig:

8.5 Artificial Mohair in Black

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

"Welcome to the central library of the Royal Arcanum... Allow me to introduce myself. I am Magus Kage Harruda, Archivist Obscura and associate professor of Arcane Bibliography. Mind the stairs and the stacks, freshman apprentices. They tend to wander."

So, what's the difference between an original first or second release regular Adel and the "Mystic" Adel from 2007, aside from the costume and slightly more dramatic face-up?

The Mystic was apparently a resculpt of the original Adel. They're very, very similar and it's hard to tell the two faces apart unless you have them standing side-by-side... But when you do, the somewhat narrower shape of the head, slightly thinner nose and lips and the differences in the Mystic's jawline are a little easier to see.


(Solomon, the blond, is an original Adel from 2006. Kage is a Mystic Adel from 2007.)

The easiest way to tell them apart, though, is all about their ears.


The Mystic's are quite a bit longer and more pointed than the original's, which are more rounded and tip downward. (I've only added a picture of their left ears here, but the differences apply to both sides-)