The Dämmerlichtreiter is based on a figure based on a story based on Mathilde, rather than Mathilde trying to literally give the murder machine her face.
I find it less objectionable than trying to literally give the murder machine her face, but I still think its a... not very funny or charming level of self-aggrandizement.
The wooden figurine Mathilde picked up from Anton, which is what she'll be basing the look on, isn't very high fidelity
You take the lid off, and find yourself looking at a carved wooden figure on horseback. It's not very detailed and was obviously carved by hands unused to delicacy, but the robe, the hat, and the sword on its back make it clear who it's supposed to represent.
So I expect that a Dämmerlichtreiter Rider look is itself pretty indistinct
A mounted figure in robes and a hat, wielding a sword
But it lacks distinct features or maybe doesn't have a face entirely, its robes are a simple shroud without any adornments or identifying marks, and it is wreathed in shadows and/or mist that makes it seem indistinct and maybe a bit ethereal
A modified Ringwraith look essentially
@Boney is that more or less accurate?
Which is enough for people familiar with the Dämmerlichtreiter to make the connection, which makes for a cute nod to the legend she inspired
But the aesthetic fits well enough into the Grey Order in general that most people who see some Grey Wizard summon a squad of these onto the field won't really think twice about it, and plenty of Grey Wizards themselves won't really think twice about it
It's got Mathilde's mark on it
But I think it's a bit closer to the level of her Eight Rooms of Calamity that she commissioned for the Colleges, where someone has to be "in on the joke" so to speak
The minor changes to its appearance also make it a bit less likely to mistaken for a Hexwraith, for those who found that a concern
I personally don't think it would have been too big a deal
Also, I note that the Mounted Wraiths seem to be making a comeback. I liked them too, but they are way way too close to a Hexwraith to be safe to use:
This is asking for trouble. I was eventually convinced of this, in the same way I was convinced that dressing up as Mathilde is a bad idea.
Eh
Boney's gone on the record stating that anyone actually knowledgeable about the Undead would be able to confidently say that it was not, in fact, a Hexwraith
There are enough details that anyone knowledgeable about undead that gets a good look will be able to confidently state that it isn't a Hexwraith, but there's a lot of conceivable situations where a cloaked figure on a horse that is summoned from nowhere by a magic user is easily mistaken for a Hexwraith.
So Amethysts and Witch Hunters who know what they're doing aren't a huge concern
So basically all this means is that some soldiers might be a bit spooked
But they were probably already spooked by the Wizard to begin with, and that's a problem the Colleges are practiced at handling
