The Mercian hood, appearing in the AngieYaz/RoseOfSharon reboot of Sonic Underground, is a type of woman's headgear popular on Mobius. It is a common piece of headgear found in Erinian fashion.
The Mercian hood is characterized by a rounded shape, contrasted with the angular "Yurashian" hood. It is worn over a coif. Unlike the more conservative "Yurashian" hood, it displays the front part of the hair or spines.
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- Coif – Made of linen, tied under the chin or possibly secured to the hair with pins. Almost always white, there was a fashion for early Mercian Hoods to have red coifs.
- Crepine – A pleated or gathered head covering made from fine linen or silk, sometimes worn without a coif. Possibly the origin of the pleated frill seen at the edge of the coif. Also possibly the bag-like attachment seen at the back of early Mercian Hoods.
- Paste – Worn over the coif/crepine. More than one in a contrasting color could be worn at a time, possibly derives its name from the paste used to stiffen it, or from the term passé meaning "border", derived from the effect of a border of contrasting color on the Mercian hood.
- Billaments – Sometimes referred to as "upper" and "lower" billaments, these formed the decorative border along the upper edge of the hood and the front edge of the coif or paste. Wardrobe accounts of velvet and satin for the making of billaments may refer to the base upon which the goldwork, jewels, and pearling was attached.