Aaravos

Aaravos, the enigmatic Startouch Elf Archmage from The Dragon Prince, is widely recognized for his striking, celestial appearance. In his mortal form, he stands at an imposing 6 feet 6 inches tall (6 feet 9 inches including his horns). [1, 2, 3]

His physical appearance features several distinct characteristics:

• Skin: His skin is a deep midnight blue/violet. The color darkens significantly across his torso and down his arms before lightening again at his hands. [1, 2, 3]
• Hair: He has long, layered stark white hair that frames his face. [1, 2]
• Eyes: Aaravos possesses narrow, upturned eyes with jet-black sclera (the parts that are normally white) and pale yellow irises. Depending on the lighting, his irises can shift to a lilac or pink hue, and they glow solid white when he casts high-level magic. [1, 2]
• Horns: Two elegant, tined blackish-purple horns curve backward from his head. [1, 2]
• Star Markings: True to his Startouch heritage, his body features glowing constellation markings. He has prominent white-hued diamond patterns directly below his eyes and a delicate scatter of smaller, freckle-like star markings across his face and hands. On his chest, he bears a black star marking surrounded by a larger, white cosmic design. [1, 2]
• Attire: He typically wears an elegant, flowing dark blue or black cloak adorned with a hood and detailed with star sigils. [1, 2]

Before being stripped of his full heavenly powers and cast down as the "Fallen Star," his entire body—including his hair, eyes, horns, and markings—naturally illuminated like real stars. [1, 2]

Aaravos, the ancient and enigmatic Startouch Elf from The Dragon Prince, features a striking celestial character design that mirrors the night sky and the cosmos. [1, 2]

Physical Appearance

• Height: Exceptionally tall, standing at roughly 6'6" (6'9" including his horns) in his standard mortal manifestation, though his true cosmic Startouch scale is titanic.
• Skin & Markings: His skin tone ranges from midnight blue to deep purple and indigo. It gradient-shifts, darkening across his torso and down his limbs. Dotted across his face, hands, and chest are luminescent white, diamond-shaped star markings that resemble cosmic freckles. A prominent black-and-white star pattern sits at the center of his chest.
• Face & Eyes: He has sharp, attractive features with narrow, upturned eyes. His eyes feature pitch-black sclera paired with bright yellow-gold irises (which can shift to a lilac or pink hue in different lighting). His eyes glow brilliantly white when he channels powerful magic.
• Hair & Horns: He possesses long, layered, flowing pure white hair contrasted by two sweepingly elegant, deep purple-to-black horns resting atop his head.
• Hands: Like other elves in Xadia, he has four-fingered hands. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Attire Description

• Celestial Robes: Aaravos wears flowing, asymmetric sorcerer’s robes featuring a dark color palette that blends seamlessly with his skin—primarily midnight blue, royal purple, and deep magenta, accented by splashes of seafoam or blue-green.
• The Dark Hood: When first introduced, he frequently wears a deep, dark magenta or midnight-colored hooded cloak. The hood features a distinctive star symbol emblazoned on it and is draped low to cast the upper half of his face in complete shadow.
• Intrinsic Radiance ("Fallen" Status): Originally, his hair, horns, clothing, and markings emitted a constant star-like illumination. Since becoming "The Fallen Star," this ambient glow has faded into dimmer tones, though the fabrics and his markings still dynamically light up whenever he casts spells. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Alternate Disguises

• Human Form: In historical flashbacks, his human illusion featured pale skin, gray eyes, long dark hair, and simple dark robes while carrying a wooden staff.
• Astral Form: When communicating from within his mirror prison, his non-corporeal projection often manifests purely as a translucent silhouette made entirely of shimmering constellations.