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olivescales3 · 6 months

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Were there any terrible leaders within the kingdoms? I'm interested to learn about some of Chima's history, particularly with their royalty !! How much has changed from the past? Are there new laws, are there any relics from old times? I gotta knoww (I'm a lore freak lol!!)

Excited to hear more! :]

Thank you mutual for the ask!!

Chima's history (in TFLOC) can be divided into two parts: before failed Illumination (bFI) and after failed Illumination (aFI). In summary:

Chima during bFI years was once populated by these tribes: Sabertooth Tiger, Mammoth, Vulture, Polar Bear, Leopard, Tiger, Cave Lion, Grizzly Bear (referred to as just "Bear" for short), Fox, Skunk, and Peacock tribes.

Chima at that time was cruel and unforgiving, as its landscape froze buried under dense snow, with temperatures low enough to turn Chi into ice. Having to withstand the cold made the animals there suffer enough, but the— at the time— recently introduced Chi brought them a new confusing pain: sapience.

The Phoenixes had already left the land before they managed to see the animals evolve, and thus everyone who consumed Chi needed to take care of themselves helpless. This confusion caused a major shift in each species' behavior; the tribes during bFI were violent, causing an eternal wave of civil wars between them, and even infighting amongst tribe members.

Chi was so new, in fact, that the concept of "tribes" couldn't have been executed properly. It was only a few hundred years later when Chima's society became concrete, and when everything began to go south.

Also, bFI Chi is different from aFI Chi.

Unfortunately, most of the bFI events were not archived, as text was only written onto pelts, meaning that whatever did not permafrost rotted away. However, certain incidents during this time were so horrific it made its lasting way up until the end of bFI.

One of these incidents is the war named "Death of Night"; Sardor, the first and last leader of the Sabertooth Tiger Tribe, had gone insane after eating a lot of Chi, and he then sent his warriors to war against the majority of the tribes. Old texts say that the sabertooths had no direction and willingly attacked the Tiger and Leopard tribes, who were competing against them for food at that time, which unfortunately killed a lot of animals from both sides. It is also mentioned that Sardor later died out of the blue, though experts from the Eagle Tribe believe that it was from Chi overdose.

This massacre caused an instability inside each and every tribe's political structure. Afraid of repeating another incident like this, the Sabertooth Tiger Tribe decided to have no rulers, choosing to join the alliance of the Vulture, Mammoth and Polar Bear tribes; they formed the predecessor of the Ice Hunters, a few decades before the Phoenix Tribe's return.

Laws during that era were vague, based on principals similar to early mankind, but everything was so chaotic it was hard to actually enforce them properly.

TFLOC begins during 1001 aFI, after the Thousand Year of Peace had ended (0 aFI – 1000 aFI).

Stay tuned for more! :D

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shivaniboutique · 5 months

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Christmas Party Costume Themes

Christmas party costume themes can add a festive and entertaining element to your celebration. Here are some Christmas party costume theme ideas:

Santa's Workshop:

Dress up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves, reindeer, or any character associated with Santa's workshop.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Extravaganza:

Encourage guests to wear the most outrageous and tacky Christmas sweaters they can find.

Winter Wonderland Creatures:

Choose costumes inspired by winter animals such as polar bears, penguins, or snow leopards.

Christmas Movie Characters:

Dress up as your favorite characters from classic Christmas movies, like Buddy the Elf, the Grinch, or characters from "A Christmas Carol."

Candy Cane Lane:

Attendees can wear red and white outfits, inspired by the classic colors of candy canes.

Gingerbread People and Treats:

Embrace the sweetness of the season by dressing up as gingerbread men, women, or other Christmas treats.

Christmas Carol Sing-Along:

Choose costumes based on characters from popular Christmas carols, like the Nutcracker, Frosty the Snowman, or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Holiday Villagers:

Have guests dress up as characters you might find in a festive holiday village, such as toy soldiers, carolers, or snowmen.

Christmas Pajama Jam:

Invite everyone to wear their coziest Christmas-themed pajamas for a comfortable and laid-back party.

DIY Ornament:

Encourage creativity by having guests dress up as their favorite Christmas ornaments using craft materials.

Festive Fairytale Characters:

Dress as Christmas-themed fairytale characters, such as the Snow Queen, Jack Frost, or the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Naughty or Nice:

Allow guests to choose whether they want to dress as naughty or nice characters, leading to a mix of playful and angelic outfits.

Holiday Glam:

Go for a glamorous look with sparkly and glitzy attire, embracing the dazzle of the holiday season.

Christmas in Different Cultures:

Have guests dress in outfits inspired by Christmas traditions from various countries around the world.

Holiday Time Travelers:

Encourage guests to dress in costumes from different eras, adding a time-travel twist to the Christmas festivities.

Choose a theme that suits the preferences of your guests and guarantees a jolly good time at your Christmas party!

#christmas dress #wedding gown #wedding dress #fashion design #fashion gown #evening gown #ball gown #beauty #fashion dress #wedding dresses #dress #gown #ruffles #dresses #sissy dress #blue dress #cross dressing #white dress

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emi-writings · 10 months

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please ignore the last ask it got sent by accident and I don't know how to delete them What I wanted to ask was how many fae types do you have, and what are their distinctive traits? And in general, what types of creatures \ magic do you have in your world? There is witch music and fae music, but is the difference and what uses does each of the types have?

(You unfortunately can’t delete asks you send through askboxes, but I didn’t receive any other ask from you, so I think you accidentally deleted it.)

So, fae types. It really depends on the fic, and by what you mean by ‘types’. There are the different Courts, which are different depending on the fic. In Burning Iron, I use Seelie and Unseelie court system. In other fics, there are the four season, Summer, Fall/Autumn, Winter, Spring. And in Nocturne, I mixed it up with the Courts being Summer, Winter, Light and Dark.

The way you can tell apart these fae is by how the dress (colors, accessories, and fittings – e.g. a Summer Fae would want something light and breezy, a Winter Fae would prefer something a bit warmer).

There are also different… rankings… for want of a better word. Monarchs can be noticed by the fact that they’ll have the embodiment of the Court’s magic curling around. For example, Unseelie Monarchs have the Shadows, and Seelie Monarchs have Light. High-Ranking Fae and Low-Ranking Fae don’t really have any distinctive about them other than their strength.

There are a lot of creatures in our Fae Lore. Each Court has a dragon representing seasonal aspects of that court (so a Winter Dragon that looks like it’s made of ice, an Autumn Dragon that looks like it’s made from fall leaves, a Spring Dragon that looks like a hill of flowers when resting, and the Summer Dragon looks like it’s made from tree bark and moss) as seen in Flame's fic Shadows and Ice.

There is the Seelie and Unseelie Chimeras (the Unseelie Chimera made a brief appearance in Burning Iron chapter six, but it’s basically like a chimera, but with instead of a lion with two other heads, that being a dragon and a goat, the Unseelie Chimera is a Snow Leopard with a polar bear head and an ice dragon head).

There are some other creatures as well. Displacer Beasts, Enfields, Kelpies, Redcaps, etc. There are just a lot of fun creatures, even if they aren’t always included in every chapter of my fics!

As for the magic! Fae magic is pure fantasy stuff. It’s more powerful than a witch’s magic, but it’s pretty specialized. Most fae can cast glamor (illusions and charms) to some extent. But most fae magic has to do with the element their personality is most aligned to (fire, water, earth, air) with some person touches, here and there.

The witchcraft is actually based on real world witchcraft, as well as pagan and wiccan practices. I have done a lot of research to be as accurate as possible, as well as talked to plenty of real witches about it.

#tntduo #quackbur #emi asks #burning iron and honey sweet promises

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bangfantanfic · 2 years

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Our Own World: 6

Warnings: Swearing, lowkey mating suggestions

Type: Hybrid/Yandere/Fluff/Angst

Authors Note:well, it’s been a hot minute but chapter 6 is here. I do apologise, I’ve been looking for new work and between jobs and housing atm so writing hasn’t rly been much of an option. If I’ve tagged you and you no longer want this pls just let me know!

Tags: @tinykpoponanime @childfmoonn @tinykpoponanime @midnightsapphiclove

There is one thing you hated more than animals and the loose hair that seemed to filter through the house, and that was summer. The heat often left you dizzy and nauseated. You hated sweating, and having to shower what felt like a million times.

Five of the seven hybrids were playing by the pool, cooling off from the unrelenting heat. Yoongi has slinked back into the house, mumbling something about making a fruit platter, while Namjoon sat beside you with his tail wrapped in a towel. He hadn’t spoken to you, just flopped beside you, grinning before getting to work on drying his sogging tail. You were practically hanging over the outdoor sofas arm rest to avoid the water dripping from him. And you knew he noticed, he seemed to have shoved himself further away and clutched his tail a little closer.

Guilt seems to be a constant feeling for you lately.

You knew Namjoon thought you were uncomfortable with his.. Extra attachments? But in this case they were the least of your worries. You hated the smell of chlorine. And would much rather not have the smell lingering on you. Although you couldn’t say you’d be all too thrilled with his tail touching you, a wet tail at that. The thought was enough to make your stomach twist.

Seokjin’s loud scolding broke your personal nightmare fuelled thoughts, your eyes snapping back to the huge pool to see the polar bear struggling to pull himself back onto the purple floating toy, and Jimin cackling as Taehyung quickly doggy paddled away from the screeching elder.

You couldn’t help the smile that pulled at your lips.

The last week had been going through a heatwave, and the AC didn't seem to be providing any relief. Namjoon had suggested the pool, and at first he was met with glares and scoffs as if he had just suggested a trip to the desert would provide some cool relief. Eventually he coaxed everyone outside, and for the last hour or so they all seemed to be having the time of their lives. Even the hybrids that are traditionally frigid climate based.

You had finally read through all the seven files you had ignored on your first day there, it only took you a month.. Or so. You had learnt everyone's hybrid breeds, and while maybe you hadn’t yet to memorize everything, you had made a dent in the never ending pile.

Seokjin, as you already knew, was a polar bear. His file was also the longest, you dreaded the long read.

Yoongi was a black panther, his file having leopard in brackets. It was a fairly easy file, but still one of the longer ones.

Hoseok was a snow leopard, hence you're shock seeing him so happy to be in the awful heat.

Namjoon was an Interior Alaskin Wolf. You knew he was a wolf, but your incredibly limited animal knowledge had left you clueless that there was actually different types of wolves? You had grouped it all as one thing. Incredibly dumb– you know.

Jimin was an arctic fox. He was the reason you had read through any of the files, out of panic mostly. His hair was darkening from his normal white to a brown and you thought you had broken him and spent the night sobbing as you searched his file only to find out it was completely normal for his hair to change in the hotter seasons.

Taehyung was a Black Capuchin monkey. You already knew that.. Sorta.

And finally, Jeongguk. He was a King cobra and strangely, he was what scared you the most. Not the wild cats. Or the bear. Or even the wolf. Although his file promised he wasn’t aggressive, King cobras rarely were, it still set you on edge.

Was he poisonous?

Namjoon followed your line of vision, his eyes settling on the same view as you. Jeongguk sprawled out across the grass in nothing but black shorts letting the sun heat up his multi textured body. His body was patchy, some normal honey toned skin darkening with the more sun it soaked up. But the rest was dark scales. Nearly black, with a few even lines of a yellowish brown. The lower you went down his body the scalier it got.

The wolf hybrid glanced back at you. You didn’t seem scared, maybe worried? Definitely curious.

“We’re happy you have you here, even if not everyone shows it.” He finally spoke, your attention dragging away from the scaled boy snoozing on the damp grass. The smile you sent his way made his heart ache. “He’s just overly cautious.”

You nodded, seeming to understand. Before sighing, making Namjoon worry perhaps he had said something wrong.

“He’s uncomfortable around me,” You said matter-of-factly, eyes back on the snake hybrid. “I understand how he feels. I may not understand his whole situation, but I know we’re both in one we would have avoided if it could be helped.”

Ouch.

Namjoon nodded, hands fiddling with the fur of his tail. You’re still so uncomfortable. His grip tightened on his tail, no longer a self soothing stroke. He hated it. He wanted it gone. The first time he heard you hysterical on the phone had been a complete accident.

Covid laws had been put in place and Jay was trapped in another country so, so far away and honestly Namjoon couldn’t say he was all that disappointed. Even if it hadn't been you here to watch over them, anyone could have been better.. You were sobbing, begging him to come back. Your door was creaked open and a towel wrapping around your hair. Your brothers voice floated through the room pleading you to calm down, take deep breaths. Namjoon had wanted to go in there, hold your hands, rub your back, hug you, promise you everything was going to be okay– he just wanted to do something to help you. And then you cut through your brothers soothing voice:

“I’m so scared.”

The naïve side of Namjoon’s brain swore she was talking about the virus outbreak. But he knew better. You were scared of them. He saw the way you spoke, the way you flinched and avoided any unnecessary contact with any single one of them. The way you scrubbed and cleaned anything they touched.

You were scared of them.

Of him.

That was the first time Namjoon didn’t feel proud of who he was. The first time he doubted all the words of the people who made him. Was he really so amazing? So desirable?

He wanted nothing more than to cut off the tail and ears that made him stand out so much. The body parts that so loudly told the world, “IM NOT LIKE YOU”

He hasn’t felt proud since.

He had noticed you warming up, and it made his heart think maybe there was a chance. He noticed the awkward head scratches you gave to Hobi and Jimin. The snacks you left out for Jeongguk. The new gardening gloves you got him, and the matching set for yourself. The art supplies you ordered for Taehyung, and the pretty sweater you had bought Jin. Even the new coffee mug you found for Yoongi.

You were warming up. But Namjoon was greedy, he wanted more.

*ping*

Your eyes shot to your phone and a tiny smile tugged at your lips. Namjoon couldn’t help but try to catch a glimpse of who was making you smile so often. He had assumed it was the person you smelt like after your grocery trips.

“Oh,” You sighed, lips pouted. “It’s Jay.”

You chewed on your cheeks as you read over the message, Jay clearly stating it was summer and stating that the four or the five boys will be entering their seasonal mating cycle any day now which could possibly trigger the boys that aren’t in season. Transport would be arriving in two nights to take everyone to the safe space and he suggests you pack for a while.

When you read the message back to Namjoon he turned bright red, trying to stutter out a better explanation of what your brother meant, but between the attempt to fan away the redness and the sweat pooling down his forehead, the choking on his own spit and the tight grip an invisible force seemed to have on his throat, Namjoon just could spit out a single word.

The second your laugh hit Namjoon, it seemed the air had been knocked back into him.

“Namjoon,” You chuckled, hand gently resting on his bicep. “I already know all about it. I read through everything, and did some research of my own.”

Namjoon wasn’t sure if he wanted to cry in relief or in horror.

“Taehyung watch it!” Namjoon hissed, the box in his hand slipping from his clumsy fingers and only just missing his bare toes.

The monkey hybrid cackled as he hopped away from the elder male. He had a giant clear tub in his arms, and three hats on top of his wavy hair.

“Damn monkey,” he growled, picking the box up from the gravel driveway.

Your brother had contacted roughly 55 hours ago, a rushed and brief panicked text to you. Explaining the upcoming cycle, and the trip you all would be going on to keep everyone safe from each other during this period.

The boys all seemed to know what to do, and kicking into gear. The boys all split up, running around chaotically, and yet with a sense of precision. It took little to no time for the boys to pack their necessities.

Clothes, shoes, personal items and other trinkets were neatly packed into boxes and plastic tubs ready to go. A moving van was dropped off and the boys were instant; loading up all their boxes.

The house then cleaned almost professionally, every and any trace that the hybrids had ever lived in the house was gone.

You were impressed.

Namjoon had finished his packing first, and had happily offered to lend you a hand. You were thankful for his sweet offer. You were well behind everyone somehow, despite how little you had. You weren’t entirely sure how much you needed. You didn’t even know how long you would be gone for! If there was one thing you hated most about your brother it was how vague he was. He was useless when it came to giving any kind of information. In less than five hours someone was going to arrive and take you all away, and only you didn’t know where to, and you honestly felt like vomiting. You were a bit of a control freak. At least your parents believed you to be. You didn’t think it was so wrong to want to be prepared and know what the fuck was happening? You didn’t think so. You had asked the boys but each of them were just as helpful as your brother. None of them knew where it was, all they could confidently confirm was the boat that would be taking everyone there. The car ride was quick, no signs or giveaways or where you were heading, let alone where you were. It felt like a kidnapping. The boat ride wasn’t much better. The pitch black view around you had you in tears, Jimin holding your hand as you tried to convince him the boat was definitely going to hit something you sink, ending all of your lives. By the time you arrived to land, the sun was already rising. You weren’t sure why you had to leave so early in the morning, the sun wasn’t anywhere near ready to rise. So when you arrived to the rising sun you were shocked, while it had felt like the longest boat ride of your life, you hadn’t thought it was that long. You were greeted at the docks by staff, collecting baggage and helping everyone climb off. Ahead of you were five large hotels, the smallest being in the centre.

“Y/N?” Hoseok called, pulling your attention away from the huge white buildings. When you finally settled your sights back on the boys you found them somewhat separated. “We have to go now, you’ll come see us in our buildings later, right?”

Sunny’s Hybrid Haven.

That what the pamphlet read as you stood in the foyer. An older man, the manager you learnt, was explaining the hotels function.

“Hybrids aren’t all that common, but there's enough of them to keep this place running,” He chuckled. “We opened sixty years ago, when the first wave of hybrids were released. At first we were just a regular hotel, a place for owners to come and bond over their new found interest.” He said wistfully, finally finding the key to your room. “Of course, nothing is that simple. It all went out of control, and all those activists!” He huffed, shaking his head as he lead you toward the elevator. “They were made illegal to own, hence the late night transportation.” The soft music filled the silence for a moment before he continued. “Owners quickly realised their hybrid getting overly aggressive, and affectionate, very territorial too. It was put out it was the things going through heat, like their animal counter part would, and so, we changed things up. We couldn’t remain a hotel, but we could become a holding station-- as some have put, to leave acting out hybrids until the months pass and they're back to normal. Although, many owners take advantage and use it as a breeding facility, and who are we to say no? It increases business!” He seemed so proud of the business, and you couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable with the whole situation. While it made sense, to a degree, to have somewhere safe for hybrids to left their cycle pass, the whole breeding situation didn’t sit well. “You’re boys will enjoy their stay, they have every other year.” He grinned, a suggestive tone hanging over his words.

#ot7 bts #bts #bts fanfiction #btsxreader #ot7btsxreader #hybrid btsx reader #hybrid bts #namjoonxreader #jhope x reader #jinxreader #taehyungxreader #yoongixreader #jiminxreader #jungkook x reader #our own world

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scalpelandrose · 2 years

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🫖💝 Lamia’s Baby Shower Moodboard 💝🫖

Baby Shower Theme: Garden Tea Party

Lamia’s Plushies: Snow Leopard, Spotted Seal, & Plague Doctor Plush

Special Activities:

Each guests are encouraged to bring a patch, fabric scrap, or any trimmings they have that will be made into a quilt for Lamia

Make your own flower arrangements or paint your own dining utensils to take home

Family/Crew Activities:

Rosinante and Ross’s “Make a Flower, Any Flower” for Lamia, with your wishes, blessings, jokes, and guesses for how she will look—once again, Rosinante will have picture collection of Law & Michelle as kids for people to guess the baby’s looks

Shachi & Penguin’s “Baby Carriage Decorating and Racing” Contest—points are cumulative based on design & the race. A Hot-Wheels-like track will be set up by them on the lawn/deck

Bepo’s “Techniques to the Tightest Hugs—Platinum Polar Bear Edition” ft. Ross as his assistant—people who succeed get a coveted flower crown or belt showing they indeed give tight hugs

Jean-Bart & Ikkaku’s, “Make Your Own Tea Tier Tray” Contest—most aesthetically pleasing and artfully crafted tea cake/sandwich trays wins a big trophy & bragging rights as “The Cream of the Crop; the Majesty of High Tea”

Other Baby Showers: Ross | Lukas

-> Tagging: @the-phoenix-and-the-witch, @conchasweetheart @lariflames , @jazminetoad , @undercoverweeeb , @gabrielasalazar18 , @simp4ace (yes, you are all invited again 🌹💖)

#trafalgar d lamia #trafalgar lamia #trafalgar trinity kids #self ship #self ship community #self shipping #self ship family #michellaw #law x michelle #moodboard #baby shower #scalpelandrose

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dsknsk · 4 years

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Operators’ animal/mythical motifs

Will be updated the more operators are released. Sorted on class. If I am absolutely sure of what animal they are, I’ll put their scientific name next to it - this sometimes has connections with their name or race name.

Vanguards

Bagpipe, Vanilla - Wyvern Chiave - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Courier - Musk deer, any of these species Elysium - Arctic tern (Sterna paradisea) Fang, Grani - Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Myrtle - Dwarf, butterflies (Lepidoptera) Plume - Bird, unsure which kind Reed - Drake Scavenger - White rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) Siege - African lion (Panthera leo) Texas - Texas wolf (Canis lupus monstrabilis) Vigna - Demon Yato - Oni Zima - Grizzlybear (Ursus arctos horribilis), via print on coat

Snipers

Aciddrop - Probably a kind of swallow, unsure which kind Adnachiel, Ambriel, Executor, Exusiai - Angel Andreana - Sepia andreana Blue Poison - Blue Poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus") Catapult, Meteor - Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Firewatch - Elk (Cervus canadesis) GreyThroat - Silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) Jessica - sad Cat (Felis catus) Kroos - Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Meteorite, W - Demon Platinum - Pegasus Provence - Wolf (Canis lupus) Rangers - Lizard, unsure which kind, probably albinistic Rosa - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), via print on coat Schwarz - Black panther Sesa - Shesha Shirayuki - Kamaitachi, stoat (Mustela erminea) Vermeil - Fox (Vulpes) Guards

Arene - Angel Astesia - Swallow (Hirundinidae) Ayerscarpe - Hare (Lepus) Beehunter - Red bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus), unsure if not just a Grizzlybear Bibeak - Swan (Cygnus) Blaze, Melantha - Cat (Felis catus) Broca - (Black) tiger (Panthera tigris) Ch’en - Chinese dragon Conviction - Peafowl (Pavo) Cutter - Fox (Vulpes) Estelle - Crocodile, unsure which kind Dobermann - Dobermann (...yeah) Flamebringer - Demon Flint - Hummingbird, unsure which kind Franka, Frostleaf - Fox (Vulpes) Hellagur - Hippogriff Indra - White tiger Lappland - Newfoundland wolf (Canis lupus beothucus) Matoimaru - Ushi-oni Midnight - Vampire, probably kyuketsuki Mousse - Not only Calico cat, but also nekomata Popukar - Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Savage - Arctic hare, judging from the black tips on her ears, but her E2 shows her with a lop-eared rabbit instead Sideroca - Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) SilverAsh - Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Skadi - Orca/Killer whale (Orcinus orca) Specter - Ghost shark (Chimaeriformes) Swire - Probably South Chinese tiger, judging from the place where she lives Thorns - Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) Utage - Nue Defenders Asbestos - Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Beagle - Beagle (whoa) Bison - Gaur (Bos gaurus), also called Indian bison Cardigan - Cardigan Welsh Corgi Croissant - American bison (Bison bison) Cuora - Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata, this name is also printed on her baseball bat) Dur-Nar - Fox (Vulpes) Eunectes - Eunectes Gummy - Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus), via print on coat Hoshiguma - Hoshiguma-douji, one of Shuuten-douji’s generals who was famed for his strength and being the one you could not drink under the table Hung - Ungyo komainu Liskarm - Wyvern Matterhorn - Yak (Bos grunniens) Nearl - Pegasus Nian - Nian Noir Corne - Oni Saria - Wyvern Spot - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Vulcan - Black bull (Bos taurus) Casters 12-F - Horned lizard (Phrynosoma), probably Absinthe - Bear, unsure which kind Amiya - Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), possibly Jackalope Beeswax - Argali (Ovis ammon), via print on coat Ceobe - Cerberus Click - Lab mice, interestingly, she has blue eyes in her base art, but her E2 shows her fully albinistic with an albinistic mouse Durin - Dwarf Eyjafjalla - Sheep, unsure what kind Gitano - Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), I doubted about this but the area where they live and her origin confirm this for me Greyy - His name alludes to greyhounds, but the animal that appears and he has the ears of a beagle Haze - Caracal (Caracal caracal) Ifrit - Ifrit (hehe) Lava - Demon Leizi - Qilin Leonhardt - Lionhead rabbit Mint - Siamese cat Mostima - Mastema Nightmare - Cat (Felis catus), Mare Skyfire - Cat (Felis catus) Steward - Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) Tomimi - False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) Medics Ansel - Lop-eared rabbit Breeze - Fox (Vulpes) Ceylon - Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Folinic - Mongoose, do not be fooled by the snakes in her E2, mongooses eat snakes Gavial - While her name is a shorthand for the family of Tomimi’s animal, the animal next to her in her E2 is either a mugger or a Siamese Hibiscus - Demon Kal’tsit - Lynx, Cat Sith Myrrh - Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) Nightingale - Technically Demon, but her motif seems to circle around her namesake bird Perfumer - Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) Ptilopsis - Northern White-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) Purestream - Finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) Shining - Technically Demon, but her motif seems to circle around the Elf Silence - Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) Sussurro - Fox (Vulpes) Warfarin - Technically Demon, but she is a vampire, thus she has a bat motif Supporters Angelina - Fox (Vulpes) DeepColor - Dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis) Earthspirit - Goat, unsure which kind Glaucus - Glaucus atlanticus Istina - Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), via print on coat Magallan - Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Mayer - Otter (Lutrinae), unsure which kind Orchid - Apparently a bird Podenco - Podengo (ayy) Pramanix - Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Scene - Sloth, unsure which kind Shamare - Fox (Vulpes) Suzuran - Either bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) or Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda), combined with kitsune Tsukinogi - Sika deer (Cervus nippon) Specialists Aak - Agyo komainu Cliffheart - Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Ethan - Chameleon, unsure which kind FEater - Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Gravel - Prairie dog (Cynomys), her skills and lines say rats but, y’know, these animals kiss eachother when meeting and appear in her E2 Jaye - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Manticore - Manticore Phantom - Black cat nekomata Projekt Red - Wolf (Canis lupus) Rope - Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Shaw - Tree squirrel Snowsant - White-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) Waai Fu - Tiger, probably the same species as Swire Weedy - Weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)

#arknights

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harpsealz · 3 years

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trying to design some dragons....idk if this design will change but heres one that lives in the snow! based off of leopard seals and polar bears

(dont repost)

#fantasy #dragon #dragons #dragon oc #dragon design #ocs #sammy draws #hes Chonky

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Paul Dini’s Jingle Belle: The Mighty Elves (Comissoned by WeirdKev27)

Well well boys, we’re back to Jingle Belle with another kevmission, though per his request i’ll be getting back to Life and Times Of Scrooge McDuck at long last. I also have some other stuff planned and all that, but for now, let’s focus on everyones faviorite elfen hellion as we dive back into Paul Dini’s Jingle Belle.

I covered most of the behind the scene’s stuff last time so in short in case your just joining us, since this one’s got a bit more stuff to tag: Jingle Belle is an indie comic book character created by animation god Paul Dini, the daughter of Santa Claus and the Queen of Elves who acts like a standard rebellious teenager sterotype and causes trouble for her dad. Last time I touched on the character a good two days ago, we looked at her first appearance, where she sent her family to Family Therapy. At the time I’d ONLY read that story, and hadn’t gotten that far into Jing’s world just yet. As you probably guessed despite plugging a decent amount of time into re-reading the rest of Scott Pilgrim (shout out to my good friend Mike for the early christmas present), on digital and in color and into the Switch port of the first Fire Emblem, I still got 2/3 of the way through the omnibus Kev gifted me of almost all her stories up to 2018′s The Handmade’s Tale. Honestly not a lot has changed from the pilot.. while Jing’s designs changed a bit, she’s still more of a rebellious hellion, and while Santa’s no longer a slut shaming jackass, he’s still hard on her while her mom tries to keep the peace, The humor’s still edgy, if toned down enough to support returning whenever Dini felt like it but it’s largely the same for better or worse. Overall the stories haven’t been bad but have been a bit reptitive to read in one giant omnibus. This really is down to the format they were made in: These were one off stories spread months apart meant to be picked up off the shelf with no real ongoing stories or character development and only some slight worldbuilding here and there. In short not bad stuff, just clearly not built to be collected in a huge omnibus like it was and not the first comic collection i’ve encountered with this problem and definitely not the last.

That being said the stories are creative and still well put together. It is Paul Dini and he has wrote pretty much every story collected here with few exceptions, so it’s still good stuff, just as I said clearly not meant to be read all in one block like i’ve been doing. And today’s story happens to be one of my faviorites so far, breaking the formula up a bit by having Jing do something a bit diffrent and also involving hockey, a sport this story made me realized might actually intrest me on some level.. if in part due to letterkenny.

God bless those two handsome idiots. So let’s ice up or skates, get those letterkenny refrences at the ready and see what the Mighty Elves have to offer.

We start at Hockey Practice for Santa’s Hockey Team, The Elves, the kind of sentence that makes me really happy to type for money. Santa’s team is naturally for this kind of story and what the title references, are the last place in the bi-polar hockey league their in.. presumably ran by commissioner bi-polar bear.

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Again, I really love this job and that i’m actually getting paid for this this go round. Anyway, Santa’s team isn’t all that agressive because.. well i’ts a team coached by Santa, why would they be? But Santa’s still proud of his boys... as for his girl on the otherhand he gets a call and we soon find out via mugshots Jing dragged her two friends, up from just one in previous stories, to an air force base, somehow got arrested for hitting on enlisted men, not a crime, and stealing and crashing a helicopter, very much a crime. Naturally Santa isn’t pleased, so we cut to a few days later where he’s letting her friends off making robo kitties, damn I want one of those now, while leaving Jing to do the packaging, though like most stern but fair dad’s he admits he dosen’t like punishing her and is right in saying there’s more to do with her summer vacation than you know, piss off the military. Santa needs his flight clerance dammit. Jing complains there isn’t much to do but feed the reindeer and make toys to which I say.. really santa? You haven’t set up anything else for your eleves to do? Making toys is their job. Build a fucking movie theater. And at the very least if not for them than for your bored and rebellious daughter to distract her from doing crimes. She’s still likely got a few hundred years of teenagering left, give her something else to do other than piss you off. Santa does have a least a little something: Hockey! Which Jing’s cousin Rusty has taken up. Rusty showed up in the first story but I kind of glossed over him, he’s basically Jing’s Dorky cousin she frequently abuses. Not really much more or less to him. Jing isn’t on board mostly because their team always looses, to the other teams: The Penguins, the Polar Bears, The Snow Leopards and the Eskimos because they don’t really have killer instinct, which yeah is kind of necessary for hockey. To her..

But during her rant she does show Santa she’s got genuine talent for the sport, so he makes her a deal: Do a little favor for him, and she’ll swap that for making toys.. it’s a deal.. one she soon regrets but hey.

Jing naturally makes an ass of herself pretty quickly beating the shit out of Rusty with her dad repremanding her and threatning to throw her off the team if she has another outburst like. That is until she runs into the Huskies Coach, Stan.

I mean i’ts a hairy old man who makes a side bet with Santa Claus despite it technically being against commission rules, might as well be. So Santa tells Jing screw it, as long as it’s the opposing team violence is a-okay. And naturally our first target is the world famous hockey player, aka snoopy aka a snoopy stand in. And being a big fan of peanuts i’m a sucker for a good peantus parody. Doubly so since Dini did his homework, and as I’d remembered and a quick google confirmed “The World Famous Hockey Player” was indeed one of snoopy’s many personas.

Not that it was much of a stretch: just about any time snoopy played a sport he was “the world famous X player”, but still it’s a nice little nod. Not so nice is Jing within seconds slamming him into the air and under a Zamboni and getting sent to the box for it naturally. So clearly she’s the shorsey of this team, all chirps and ultra violence.

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Snoopy is thankfully still alive, if barely, though he’s off course been through much worse.

But while in the Box jing helps advise the team and a presumed combination of her beating the shit out of the other team’s best players and her team now not only having something to inspire them but a strategy means the Elves win for once! Santa and Jing share a hug, though Santa advises her not to go for his wallet, it’s still a sweet moment as she’s genuinely invested now. So we cut to..

Okay Hank Ribbon seal is genuinely one of the best things humanity has made but as for Quiki I just... wow that joke is mildly racist at worst, confusing and unfunny at best. I mean... it really just makes no sense on any level and that’s with me not knowing a lot about hockey, but knowing just enough to know Kathy Lee Gifford existed. Just.. what even was that? I know Paul can do better than this.. because as my first review outlined he wrote a LOTTTT of Tiny Tune Adventures including my favorite episode. He also wrote most of the best Joker episodes for BTAS, so it’s not like the guy CAN’T be funny.. so I have no idea how he could fail so hard with this. Just.. what is this. Who thought this was funny? what was the joke?

That.. utter bafflement aside, this newscast is used to push things ahead as the elves are on a winning streak, having also beaten the Polar Bears and the Penguins.. though weirdly we DON’T get a cameo by this guy despite having already had Snoopy show up.

That’s my boy. But yeah there’s only two teams left with this, the Eskimos and tonight’s matchup the Snow Leopards, aka snow catgirls lead by Tashi Ounce, who Jing met at the winter games last year and lost too and thus has a whole rivlary thing going. In a really nice moment Santa stops to make sure Jing is okay going into the game.

It’s part of why I REALLY like this story: Santa instead of just being disapointed in his daughter genuinely bonds over her over something and Jing shows she has a softer side to her. It’s some good character stuff, helps shake up the normal formula nicely. Back to the usual though she and Tashi naturally go at it, phrasing, and fight the whole damn time, with Belle eventually scoring the winning goal. Though noticably while Tashi is just as competiive as belle and lost this time.. she’s fine with it, knowing she’ll win next time and congradulating the opponent. But before she can leave the rink, Tashi is approached by a mysterious figure with an offer and we cut to said figure’s lair... it’s THE BLIZZARD WIZARD! dun dun dun!.... yeah I haven’t introduced him the Blizzard Wizard is.. well exactly what he sounds like, as well as the former ruler of the North Pole. He enslaved everyone there to do his bidding and was essentially, a butt till Santa showed up, united all the various animals and kicked his ass. Since then he’s been reduced to basically a rankin bass villian, lurking near bye and scheming to get petty revenge on Santa for it. So essentially....

Minus the tragic backstory. He offers them a deal: The championship cup for him defeating the elves. As he puts it the cup symbolizes hard work, respect and team work.. i.e the things their throwing out to get payback. Tashi wants none of it, but the blizzard wizard has his slush minons capture her and with the rest willing to sell out, he gets to work.

Bliz snows out the eskimos, and brings up accusations of Santa gambling, which he gets away from by.. having his wife donate the money real quick don’t ask just go. But he has a waiver signed by the other coaches so their playing his goons. But Jing isn’t phased and Santa asks her to give the lockeroom some inspiring words.

10/10 no notes. But naturally Bliz has a sneaky trick up his sleeves.. to win.. specifically a hot french canadian player which.. makes jing fall to pieces flirting with him and makes her entirely ineffective. Okay time out.... huh so this is the timeless void known only to zack morris, that girl from the reboot I haven’t watched, and Regis Filbin. But yeah while I wouldn’t expect Jing to slaughter the guy it feels out of character for all she’d do is to giggle like an idiot instead of making a move. She’s been established as forward and knowing what she wants. I’m not against her being distracted by this it’s just the how that feels off especially since the opening reinforces this. She hit on air force guys. She’s not going to just be giggly and awkward. Jing may not be the most complex charcter but she’s better than this. Aside from the baffling Kathy Lee Gifford gag, this is the only thing I really don’t like abotu the story, and it lasts two pages before it’s resolved and in a 22 or so page story, that’s a good chunk of it spent on something that isn’t funny and that’s out of character even within story. That being said it dosen’t drag the story down entirely, still a good story. Just a bit uneven is all.

But unsurprisingly Tashi escapes her earlier imprisonment offscreen to let Jing know not only the full extent of Bliz Whiz’s machenations, i.e. that the other coaches are in on it, but that the hockey player is really just one of Bliz’s minons uner a glamour. WIth that knowledge Jing asks why she’d help and Tashi shows her inner honor beneath the whole rival deal, pointing out she wants to win from a GOOD team next year. With the jig up Jing pulvirzes her former crush, claims to have been under a spell (no one byes it) and the elves clean house and win. Super fuckin shooter. As for Bliz Whiz he tries to steal the trophy but instead gets booted into the snow leopards box, phrasing... it doesn’t end well for him.

And yeah while he comes back eventually, some how, apparently, for most of the stories after this he’s just.. dead. He was killed and then his remains eaten. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

But Jing admits she had fun, she and her dad bond and we get one last gag as he assumes she learned not to showboat only for her to block everyone else in the team photo. Falalallal we’re out.

Final Thoughts: As I said, one of my faviorites. It’s really well paced, has a good premise and only one part drags at all and only that part and one gag really don’t land. The rest of it is really funny, nice and touching, and overall a nice shakeup from these stories usual pattern of “Jing getting into hyjinks”. While she DOES here, her and her dad are literally and figuartvely on the same team, and she does show a sweeter side genuinely bonding with her dad and it’s nice to see them actually enjoy each other’s company for once. It’s a nice change of pace and one I wish more of the stories had. I’m not saying they all have to be holly jolly but i’d be nice if more of them had a bit of heart to them is all. Tis the season and all that. Still for what it is, it’s a fun ride and I highly recommend it. We’ll probably see her again sometime this season but that’s a bit off. For now coming up I have some ducktales to tell, a chapter in a man’s life story that’s long overdue, a holiday mess I wish I didn’t have to clean up, and in the distant future.. an old friend to reconnect with. Until then if you liked this review reblog it, comment etc all that good stuff, and you can send me asks with suggestions fo ra review or direct message me, or ask for my discord, to comission a review yourself. Until then, happy holidays.

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