The Lady of the Lake, sometimes given the name Nimue, traditionally grants the sword Excalibur to King Arthur (or to Merlin so that it eventually comes to Arthur), and receives it back upon Arthur's death. In the film version of Excalibur, she also mends the sword when Arthur broke it by using its power unjustly. This scene came about as a result of playing with Mutedbanshee's character, Nymwei, who brought to mind the legendary Lady of the Lake to me, and as an experiment to try and recreate the scene from the film. I tried to recreate the Lady of the Lake's costume, pose, and the look of Excalibur from the movie, as well as the rippling of the lake's dark surface as the Lady appeared. Overall I'm pleased with the results. Rendered in Daz 3 Advanced, Postworked in Photoshop Elements. V4 (Daz) Nymwei by Mutedbanshee (RDNA) Misty Veil Hair by Valea(Daz) Morphing Fantasy Dress (Daz) Morphing Cloak and Cape (Daz) Sparkles for Studio by Fisty (Daz) Sha's Shortcut Shaders (unfortunately no longer available it appears) Water brushes from Obsidian Dawn (http://www.obsidiandawn.com/) Build Your Own Sword Kit by Valandar (Daz)