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Rayla Rig by Emilio Serrano
Rayla Rig for Maya is a free mGear rig of Rayla, the moonshadow elf from The Dragon Prince, rigged by Emilio Serrano on Jose Maria Gonzalez Gutierrez's model. It has a custom AnimPicker for the body, the face and the extras, a lips constraint fix for dependable facial performance, and the mGear framework bundled in the package so there is less to set up. Made for acrobatic action and emotional acting.
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- v1.2
- Version
- 201
- Downloads
- 26 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Released
- Works with
- Maya, mGear included
- Licence
- Free
- File size
- 18.1 MB
- Picker
- Body, face and extras
Maya- mGear
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Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
mGear in the package
The mGear framework ships with the rig, for a more straightforward setup.
Custom AnimPicker
One picker covering the body, the face and the extra elements.
Lips constraint fix
A fix applied to the lips constraint, so the mouth behaves reliably through facial performance.
Faithful elf design
Four-fingered hands, phantom limb detail and an athletic build that read in close-up and in silhouette.
The story behind Rayla
The Dragon Prince's moonshadow elf, rigged for action and acting
Rayla is defined by contradictions: a trained assassin with a conscience, physically exceptional but emotionally vulnerable. Jose Maria Gonzalez Gutierrez's model stays faithful to her elf design, from the four-fingered hands and phantom limb detail to the athletic build of a character who is always about to leap into action.
Emilio Serrano rigged her for both sides of that character. She rewards fast, readable movement in an action shot, and the face is there for the quieter acting beats that carry an emotional story arc.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Rayla rig
Rayla mGear rig
The Dragon Prince character rig for Autodesk Maya.
Custom AnimPicker
Covers the body, the face and the extras.
mGear framework
Bundled in the package.
Model and textures
By Jose Maria Gonzalez Gutierrez.
Great for
What the Rayla rig is great for
- Acrobatic action animation
- Emotional character acting and facial performance
- Dragon Prince fan animation
- Fast, readable movement
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig framework
- mGear, included
- Picker
- Custom AnimPicker: body, face, extras
- Facial controls
- Face picker, lips constraint fix
Requirements
Maya, with mGear in the box
- Autodesk Maya
- mGear, included in the package
Credits
A collaboration
- 3D model and textures: Jose Maria Gonzalez Gutierrez
- Rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms
Free
Free to download and use in your own animation work.
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Vetted
Every rig on Animworks is checked by our team before it goes live.
Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Emilio Serrano, or email support@anim.works.
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