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Username: Grey Dragon
ENTERING RAFFLE: More than 4
4 or Less Applicant: N/A
Quest Thread Link: Link

Why do you want this soquili? What was your Inspiration? I spend a lot of time colouring in my living room, where I can look out the window at the maple trees in the front yard. The way they change during the year has already created inspiration for two of my season-themed soquili, and with summer on the way I wanted to continue with a design that captured the age and wisdom of the forest, and the way the leaves light up when the sun passes through them. The effect always seems strongest in the early morning, whether the light is just at the right angle to slip through the leaves, or the added effect of motes drifting through the air, I'm not sure. I've never managed to win myself a pet at this shop despite my ideas and attempts, so I'm just hoping the luck of the raffle will get around to picking me sometime. <3

SOQUILI FORM: .:Crossbreed(Angeni x Unicorn) Soquili:.
Name of horse: (Still Pending...)
Owner: Grey Dragon
Gender: Male
Temper: Tranquil
Breed: (Summer?)
Description: He should have a white base, with a thick pattern of maple leaves across his back and neck. These would be the deep, illuminated greens seen when the sun illuminates the foliage, capturing the warmth and brightness of the summer forest. Individual leaves should be scattered down his body, as though falling, and under the leaf pattern there would be vine-like golden tribal patterns on the white base. The leaf pattern should be more scarce farther up his neck, with only one or two leaves on his face. His mane should be long, delicately draped and braided in places. It would be deep green at the base, running towards a more yellow-golden colour at the end like sun filtering down through the leaves. His wings should be similar to his mane, and his hooves and horn should be shining gold.
Reference Image(s): N/A
Which stage you want them to start as?: Basket or Adult (Adult for the purposes of this raffle)
Default accessory color(s)?: Whatever looks good
Tag Frame color: Whatever looks good
Tag Feather color: Whatever looks good
Hair/Clothing edits (if any): Hair edits mentioned above. <3

Username: Ruler of Everything
ENTERING RAFFLE: Less than 4
4 or Less Applicant: 0
Quest Thread Link: x
Why do you want this soquili? What was your Inspiration? Ever since I had learned to talk, my mom tells me, I've wanted a dog. My brother had his own dog, and I was jealous, but he never took care of her. Of course I found this wrong, but I was only 4, and speaking up against a person 10 years older than me would've been mean. The dog's fur was so matted that when I tried to brush it, the brush got stuck. Well, life went on, things happened, he grew up, I grew up, and I still wanted a dog, even after he moved down south. The dog previously mentioned died in an accident, running out into the road and getting run over. Well, twelve years old, I really wanted a dog and I was convinced I could take care of one.

Well, my mother, my sister, and I decided on some breeds we might like. Our list was as follows, from most possible to least possible: Boxer,Yorkie, Basenji, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Well, of course we went out and saw tons of Boxers and fell in love with many of them. One of my favorites was named Daisy, a young brindled babe with dark, chocolatey brown eyes. Well, of course i begged my mom for her. But, just my luck, she was expensive. As time slowly passed I found out she had an owner. I was upset, but I got over it when I met another dog by the name of Winnie. She wasn't for sale though, she was my brother's girlfriend's dog. x3 A Miniature Dacshund. A hot dog dog. XD My mom, at the time, was totally against getting a Dacshund because she thought they were ugly. But when we met Winnie, we fell in love. One thing led to another and my brother's girlfriend was forced to move out of her house which left her dog out of a home, so we snagged Winnie. Of course I love Winnie with all my heart, but I still can't forget that gorgeous brindled Boxer with the big, round, chocolatey brown eyes. This Soquili, Daisy, is like a tribute to my childhood, as if I could have gotten the first dog I had fallen in love with.

Daisy made me want to become a vet. She was so cute I now want to make sure all of the world's animals are well taken care of, as I know she is now. <3
SOQUILI FORM:
.:Regular Soquili:.
Colorist wanted: Any is fine. All are so wonderful it's hard to choose, really. XD
Name of horse: Daisy (Or Hazel, is Daisy seems to be taken)
Owner: Ruler of Everything
Gender: Female
Temper (one word for horse's personality): Vain
Breed: Wildlife
Description(eye color/hair color/hair style etc): Dark Brown eyes, like a chocolate color. Brown base, nothing special other than a snip going down her nose [reference pic shown]
She would be brindled in black. The reference image is amazing, and accurate to what I would love. I'm bad at explaining. >>
Mane style is braided, and her tail would be short. Both would be of a light brown color, just a shade or two lighter than her body. Her mane and tail would have black streaks running through it. Her hooves would be black.
* Please follow my reference pictures for the body instead of listening to me. XD They are much better and more descriptive than I am. Remember: Pictures speak louder than words! x3
Reference Image(s): Body 1 Body 2 Body 3 Face
Which stage you want them to start as?(basket,foal,or adult): Adult
Default accessory color(s)?: None
Tag Frame color: Dark Brown
Tag Feather color: Dark, Forest Green tipped in black at the bottom, fading into the Forest Green.

Username: Xxsky_goddessxX
ENTERING RAFFLE: Less than 4
4 or Less Applicant: Adaya
Quest Thread Link: [X]
Why do you want this soquili? What was your Inspiration? When I was younger, (A few years ago) I got my first pet that only I was responsible for. I've always wanted one and I've always believed that I could take care of it. I was wrong. My hamster died before it was more than 2 years old. I was really sad, knowing that if only I had taken better care of it, it would have lived a year or two longer. The usdia I'm questing for is based off of my little Hamie. (Her real photos are lost in a bunch of scattered USB keys while I was moving and I switched computers as well. So thye picture is only loosely based on her.)
SOQUILI FORM: .:Usdia (no edits please):.
Colorist wanted: Any
Name of horse: Petite Hamie
Owner: Xxsky_goddessxX
Gender: Female
Temper (one word for horse's personality): Cheerful
Breed: Golden Hamster
Description (eye color/hair color/hair style etc):
Eyes: Black
Hair: Short and should be a light coffee color with white streaks in it
General body color: White, mostly, with some brown patches, and some smaller black patches beside the brown ones. (sort of tricolor hamster, but only with pinches of black)
Hooves: Pink
Snout: Pink
Reference image(s): [Just the colors, not the way they are put]
Which stage you want them to start as?(basket,foal,or adult): Adult please
Default accessory color(s)?: Brown/Black/White
Tag frame color: Brown with some White Parts
Tag feather color: Whte on top, changing gradually to brown.

And... the TRIVIA!

01. (Book - 2 points) These characters are from a George R. Martin book series.
A) (1 point) Match the wolves with the applicable human.
Wolves: Ghost, Grey Wind, Lady, Nymeria, Shaggydog, Summer
Humans: Arya, Bran, Jon, Rickon, Robery, Sansa

ARYA - NYMERIA
BRAN - SUMMER
JON - GHOST
RICKON - SHAGGYDOG
ROBERY - GREY WIND
SANSA - LADY

B) (1 point) How did Ghost AND Nymeria get their names? Meaning, why did their humans choose those names for them? Need both for full credit.

GHOST - MUTE/SILENT (as long as you got that, it was okay - he was not named specifically because of being an albino when Jon was asked why)
NYMERIA - WARRIOR QUEEN (you had to list those two, I accepted "princess"...but warrior and queen were the crucial aspects)

02. (Histoy - 1 point) This Trivia started on Friday the 13th. In many cultures, 13 is a very evil/unlucky number. Name a culture/civilization in which 13 was a good/lucky number AND explain why that culture believes that. Need both for full credit.

EGYPTIAN / MAYA / SHIKHISM (sp?) - those were the most common. There were a couple others.

03. (Music - 1 point) In Loreena McKennit's song, The Highwayman, she left some parts out that were in the original poem. Who wrote the original poem, and what is at least one verse that McKennit left out? Need both for full credit.

ALFRED NOYES

And dark in the dark old inn-yard a stable-wicket creaked
Where Tim the ostler listened. His face was white and peaked.
His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay,
But he loved the landlord's daughter,
The landlord's red-lipped daughter.
Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the robber say:
*NOTE: This was THE big one (for me)*

OR

The tip of one finger touched it. She strove no more for the rest.
Up, she stood up to attention, with the muzzle beneath her breast.
She would not risk their hearing; she would not strive again;
For the road lay bare in the moonlight;
Blank and bare in the moonlight;
And the blood of her veins, in the moonlight, throbbed to her love's refrain.

OR

Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs in the dark inn-yard.
And he taps with his whip on the shutters, but all is locked and barred.
He whistles a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter,
Bess, the landlord's daughter,
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.

04. (Science - 1 point) Explain how an eye sees - what does each "part" do. Focus on the eye, don't explain the brain's part in the grand scheme of things (though that is important). Need to explain at least 5 parts of the eye for full credit.

....YEAH, LOTS OF PARTS. I LOOKED AT THEM.

...IF YOU HAD RODS AND CONES, YOU HAD TO SAY WHICH WAS FOR COLOR, WHICH FOR BLACK-WHITE.

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Great job for those that entered the Trivia! I could tell that some people got there info from the same areas xD Here's the point values everyone got:

Points
Hot Lolli – 5
Sabin Duvert – 5
Phoenix_resurgam – 3
Hurrogmeten – 4
Sweenys_Revenge – 3
Wyntre IceBlade – 3
Kira of Flames – 5
Lady in the Golden Wood – 5
Sparrows_poppet – 5
Dixie – 4
Kaisanti – 5
Inkume – 5
Yi`er – 5
GriffinFire – 5
Mamoru_Hatake – 3
Shikon Miko – 5
Ruler of Everything – 4
Brize – 4
Roniel REVOLUTION – 4
Katjive – 5
Mouselet – 4
Firkasa – 5
Tamiko_kitten – 4

I did give half-credit, but if you had a .5 at the end of the addition, it was rounded down. I will be updating the list as well <3

Yay, trivia~! ^-^ Thank you very much for that, it was fun and interesting. ^^

That last one is the very last verse of the poem, which echoes an earlier verse but in present tense instead of past. So, nope, it's not in the song. ^^

Eeee!!! I didn;t fail that badly then. XD lol *found oneof them really hard*