To note: Ocea herself is a noble from South Faramine, so the first outfit is one she wears normally. Due to the presence of Zeri trade and occupation in South Faramine, she would reasonably have access to Zeri commoner robes like so, but likely wouldn’t own any. No real reason to do so.
I fear you may not be great with faces and heads, but with bodies… goddamn are you talented. Like - I’d happily watch your timelapse art, because I feel like the process would be so relaxing to watch.
It’s gladiator armor—the intent is primarily to prevent the wearer from being incapacitated and causing the fight to end quickly. Hence why her weapon arm and shins are protected: a solid cut to those would mean the fight wound end quickly.
Basically, it prevents you from being downed so you can die gloriously. It doesn’t save you from said glorious death.
Spartan armor, eh? That is indeed a possibility, though it went out of use for a reason: the shape was far from practical against blunt impacts. Still, I certainly will consider giving her a set.