I wouldn’t worry right now about what she’s wearing underneath because you can’t see what’s underneath. The cloak alone covers her from neck to knee, front and back. She has no weapons, no gadgets.
You might want to read this: [b][Jack Vance: Lord of Language](http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/jvprofile.htm)[/b].
Here's a [b][comic book](http://www.bedetheque.com/serie-471-BD-Cycle-de-Tschai-%28Le%29.html)[/b] of Planet of Adventure.
On the cover of this book we see someone’s interpretation of a Pnume.
Here is the artwork for the Underwood Miller publications of Vance’s works.
Here is more artwork.
More Tschai artwork.
And more.
And the artwork for a role playing game based on Planet of Adventure.
Somebody’s interpretation of Green Chasch.
A dray out on the Dead Steppes of Tschai (obviously a montage, since we know the Chasch are human sized).
An elegant vessel in Showboat World.
A Pnume and Zap (again, obviously a montage, since we know Pnume are human sized).
Here is some really really awesome artwork depicting settings that are typical of Vance’s world. Although Night Lamp doesn’t have anything to do with Tschai, the image really captures the spirit of some of the cities you might later visit on Tschai.
Of course, all of this stuff is open to interpretation, but there are details in Vance's prose that should be followed. Try not to let too much of the above linked artwork to influence your own imagination and vision.
Regarding the Emblem Men, I think of them as barbaric warriors from the past history of some country like Turkey. I definitely know that Reith's rapier comes from an Emblem Men though, and rapiers are not that barbaric - being a more modern sword from the Rennaissance era.
Since you are reading the books now, I'd love to engage in further discussion with you on how you visualize the material.
It’s a possibility that we’ll leave open. You need to get through at least the second book because there are some great scenes in that book.
