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Updates have been made. I've given some basic oversight of the dark water and silent scream possible powers, strengths, weaknesses and food source.

First off, I'd like to tell you that I think all of your ideas are very, very cool. Especially the Leafy Sea Dragon - that thing is funky-looking, and would provide quite an interesting raevan!

So, first order of business: The Silent Scream. This is a very creative idea, but I'm a little lost as to how it functions. If it is supposed to be silent, wouldn't it be something that cannot, under any circumstances, be heard? I like the idea, really I do, but maybe you should think about it a different way. What if this was simply a scream that exists with no source of origin? A scream that can last forever, because the caster would not run out of oxygen to produce the proper volume. Just a thought.

Next up: Eternal Deep. Another idea I greatly commend you on! I don't have much to say about this one, other than it seems you took a great deal of time thinking this one up. Very creative! Not only that, but the raevan born from it could have some nifty abilities.

Moving on: Desert Rain. This was very clever, and I think you should definitely hang onto it. Perhaps have the sand have all the chemical properties of water, and it has the ability to sustain life. The chemical makeup could be hydrogen and oxygen, but it will most obviously be sand, as well. I think it would be an interesting twist on things, because it would almost be like an optical illusion - where you think it is sand because that's exactly what it looks like, but it would have the fluidity, taste, and components of water. Just a thought.

As for the souls, they're both be interesting to see come to life. Especially the Egyptian Fruit Bat - I mean, a potentially partially-blind raevan would certainly have a twist on things!

Anyway, I hope that helps you out - even if it's only a little! =D

-squees in delight upon being tackled- You're very welcome! I'm glad I could give you some creative flowjo to help you out. =D

And I'm sure, with how nifty your ideas have been thus far, you'll be able to come up with something exceedingly creative and promising in no time. <3

At first, I wasn't sure what to make of your Silent Scream fel essence. It just didn't seem to click, like there was something wrong but I wasn't quite sure what. However, as I progressed through the rest of your thread( lovely layout, by the way!), I was starting to get it. It grew on me as a concept. I think what was wrong (on my end) in the first initial read was the lack of a good visual representation, like, I wasn't sure how that would work from an artistic standpoint? Thinking about it, plus the addition of the fruit bat soul, it dawned on me that, hey, it could have a horror appearance derived from the fear and/or panic derived from the scream. I guess I didn't initially think of the subconscious factor, how humans make connect symbols to objects and that the opposite could be true, too.

BUT I DIGRESS. I really like the Silent Scream/Fruit Bat combo. Though, I do have a few questions. I noticed that it said (s)he cannot make a sound, yet uses echolocation to navigate. How does that work? Does it mean that someone observing the Raevan can't hear the sounds that it makes, from echolocation to shifting of clothing, and that the Raevan can? Would this extend to speech as well, essentially rendering him/her mute?

As for the Eternal Deep/Leafy Sea Dragon combo, I'm sad to say that I don't have as much to say - I liked it from the bat. The idea of water from the depths of the ocean still having the same properties at the surface is just so cool. Plus, Sea Dragons are unique creatures that have lovely aesthetics.

So, yeah. Sorry there's not much in the way of criticism here. <3;;;

ninja

Crits please?

ninja