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 Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:16 pm
..::| Black Widow Spider Quest |::..
.:| Introduction |:.
|01:. Introduction
|02:. Images
|03:. Spider Info
|04:. Guardian Info / Possible Child Names
|05:. Life Before the Sealing
|06:. The Sealing
|07:. Changes In General
|08:. Toddler Appearance
|09:. Advanced Child Changes
|10:. Teen Changes
|11:. Adult Changes
|12:. Possible Personality
|13:. Potential Gods/Goddesses
|14:. Weapon of Choice
|15:. Miscellaneous Information
This is the quest thread for a black widow spider scroll child.
As done as EE can manage at the moment. All planned posts are in. You may now post.
*in panic worry nail-biting waiting mode now*
Reminder to self on requirements:
---1. The image on the scroll [Post 2 - Done]
---2. Skill ideas [Post 7 - Done]
---3. Changes that occur due to the scroll [Post 7 - End Result Done]
---4. Name of child and guardian [Post 4 - Guardian: Done, Child: Have only Presealed at moment]
---5. The appearance prior to changes [Posts 5 and 8 - Pre- and Post-Sealing Done]
---6. The appearance (during/after changes?) [Posts 7, 9-11 - Done-ish; not much else to do without RP]
---7. Why they were sealed [Post 5, maybe 6 - Done, but may need to change reason... ;._.]
---8. Tentative personality [Post 12 - Done]
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:19 pm
.:| Images |:.
razz ossible Scroll Image:
Crappy Version of Scroll Image (Because I know Tara can do it so much better than me ;-.-)
Description: Image of spider with red marking on back, marking same color as scroll if not red.
:Black Widow Images:
Reference 1 (What marking looks like)
Reference 2 (What spider looks like)
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:31 pm
.:| Spider Info |:.
razz ossible Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider
http://www.west-ext.com/black_widow_spider.html
http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=Black+Widow+Spiders&FORM=MSNH
Call Name::.
Scientific Name::.
Scientific Meaning::. ??? - meaning ???, ??? - meaning ???
Growth Rate::.
Distribution::.
Geography:.
Location:.
Information on spider::.
Appearance:.
Genus: Latrodectus
Phylum: Arthropoda
Sub Phylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Sub Order: Labidognatha
Family: Therididae
Species: 6
Black widow spiders inhabit most of the warmer regions of the world to latitude of about 45 degrees N. and S. They occur throughout all four deserts of the American Southwest.
The female Black Widow is shiny black, usually with a reddish hourglass shape on the underside of her spherical abdomen. Her body is about .5 inches long, 1.5 inches when the legs are spread. Adult males are harmless to humans, about half the female's size, with smaller bodies, and longer legs and usually have yellow and red bands and spots over the back as do the immature stages.
Newly hatched spiderlings are predominately white or yellowish-white, gradually acquiring more black and varying amounts of red and white with each molt. Juveniles of both sexes resemble the male and are harmless to humans.
Black Widow is considered the most venomous spider in North America.
The venom of the black widow spider is 15 times as toxic as the venom of the prairie rattlesnake.
Black Widow spiders are not usually deadly, especially to adults, because they inject only a small amount of venom.
Only the female Black Widow is dangerous to humans; males and juveniles are harmless.
The female Black Widow hangs belly upward and rarely leaves the web.
The Black Widow is also called the "hourglass" or "shoe-button" spider.
Araneae is the Latin word for spider.
Weight: 1 gram.
Length: 1-1.5"
Span: 1-3"
Sexual Maturity: 70-90 days.
Mating Season: Spring
Incubation: 14-30 days
No. of Eggs: 250-700/sac
Birth Interval: 4 to 9 egg sacs/summer
Lifespan: up to 3 years
Typical diet: Insects
Behavior Both Western and Eastern Black Widows spin webs that lack shape and form. Their webs are erratic in appearance, and the silk is stronger than almost all other arachnids. The black widow spider is shy and nocturnal in habit, usually staying hidden in her web, hanging belly upward. Although not aggressive, she may rush out and bite when her web is disturbed or when accidentally trapped in clothing or shoes.
Habitat On the underside of ledges, rocks, plants and debris, wherever a web can be strung. Cold weather and drought may drive these spiders into buildings.
Food & Hunting Like most arachnids, the Black Widow preys on insects. Prey caught in the web include a variety of insects (cockroaches and beetles) and other arthropods. After ensnaring its prey in the web, the Black Widow makes small punctures in the victim's body and sucks out the liquid contents. The Black Widow is preyed upon by Mud-Dauber wasps.
Breeding Adult male Black Widows wander in search of females but do not feed or bite. Females may occasionally kill and eat a male after mating but this is more the exception than the rule.
The female then lays several batches, containing up to 750 eggs each, in one summer. The egg case, about 1/2 inch in diameter, is suspended in the web. It is white to tan in color and has a paper-like texture. There may be 4 to 9 egg sacs produced during a summer. Normally, only 1 to 12 young survive after the egg incubation period of 14 to 30 days due to cannibalism.
The young Black Widows are colored orange and white when they emerge 1 to 4 weeks later. The female Black Widow may live for more than a year and a half. Growth requires 2 to 4 months, depending on availability of prey during which the females molt 6 to 8 times and the males 3 to 6 times. Females mature about 90 days after egg sac emergence and live another 6 months to a year. Males mature about 70 days after emergence and live only another month or two.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:38 pm
.:| Guardian Info / Child Name |:.
.: Guardian :.
Name:. Alarai "Eagleyes" Tahnaren
Gender:. Female
Age:. Isn't Telling
Species:. Human(ish)
Likes:. books, cherries, purple, children
Dislikes:. being called by her first name, careless people, forgeting things
Personality:. Rather happy-go-lucky for the most part, has a thing for reading books, and will either ignore anyone who calls her by her first name, or corrects them when they really bug her.
History:. She isn't letting that out either...
.: Child Names :.
Presealed: Kumani
Postsealed: ... Actually... I'm sorta planning Alarai going over to Cordain's after she gains the scroll and discussing possible names with him... <<; But Kumani is the meantime... (the kid can always say "Kumani" to everything once she's unsealed until Alarai decides to name the kid that.)
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:46 pm
.:| Life Before the Sealing |:.
 Name is Kumani (African - "Destiny") before being sealed.
General appearance to left. Of African descent. (I'm) thinking that she belongs to a harem group at the moment... <<; (see below) She knows the ancient stories about Anansi and is fascinated by them. She loves to look at spider webs but has a chronic fear of the spiders themselves.
Possible Variants:
Actress/Performer/Storyteller? Exotic dancer? Part of a group? Caravan or Entertainers? Perhaps a Harem?
(http://www.gateway-africa.com/stories/ - Known Stories?)
Current Version of Life Before Sealing (hidden for possible adult-ness): Part of a harem. Tattoos mark her as a concubine to a certain ruler, who was asked to be sealed. He agreed on the condition that his concubines were sealed with him. Received counter-offer to take only a few. She was one of those chosen.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:49 pm
.:| The Sealing |:.
Asked to be sealed (because she has knowledge on ancient stories? Might be because she was part of a group to be sealed...). Final moments before going in to be sealed (talking to others, touching items, doubting self, wondering if she should go through with the sealing). Reason for change here? (maybe a spider landed on her hand or she touched a spider's web or something ;>>)
My mind's shooting in too many directions at the moment. I'll have to think on the sealing/dream once I need it...
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:56 pm
.:| Changes In General |:.
Several different ideas on physical form...
.: Six arms with two legs (not sure on this one, sounds too much like something else)
.: Two arms, two legs, four to eight spider limbs coming out of back (possible; advanced child stage? Rather like this one)
- Adv: Grow out of single point on back, legs barely beyond back. (only two legs? four? eight?)
-- Teen: Bit of skin between each leg, each leg about as long as human arm. (four? eight?)
--- Adult: Could put a hand on back between the leg connection points, each leg as long as she is tall (or at least half as long). (remain at four or split into eight?)
.: Two arms, six spider limbs via spider-taur mode (eh; teen stage?)
- Adv:
-- Teen:
--- Adult: Human top with spider bottom. Human waist is attached to where the spider head would be. Only six legs since there are two human arms.
.: Two arms, eight legs in complete spider-taur mode (maybe; adult stage? What the lineartist/colorist wants - the lineartist/colorist gets)
- Adv: (spider legs out of middle?)
-- Teen: (human legs merge and become part of spider body?)
--- Adult: Human top with spider bottom. Human waist is attached to where the spider head would be.
All: Skin will become black and hard as she ages, like an outer shell. Skin on human area may stay soft yet still become black as she ages. Should hair stay black or turn white as she ages? ;>>
Skills due to the change... Maybe Web Weaving, Silk Production... Something-dealing-with-poison... Poisonous Bite, Seduction...
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:58 pm
.:| Toddler Appearance |:.
Stage:: Toddler
Physical Appearance:: African background (black hair, dark skin, brown eyes... I think). Hair is all done in small braids along the skull and dangling braids each go down to shoulder length and have a gold bead at the end.
::Clothing:: Not much. Wrapped in a blanket and that's about it... <<;
::Other Details:: The tattoos she had before she was sealed are still with her at this point, but they look rather faded and will vanish by next stage. She attempting to crawl around as soon as she's unsealed, so it's more like the blanket she was unsealed with is draped over her more than anything else in the cert... ^^;
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:02 pm
.:| Advanced Child Changes |:.
Stage:: Advanced Child
Physical Changes:: Depends on which form EE decides on. sweatdrop *may go 8-taur mode since Tara likes it*
::Clothing:: Same as above. Likely some kind of loose clothing or other to deal with changes.
::Other Details:: Weeeellllll... Idon'tknow... ._.; (NEEDRP!)
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:06 pm
.:| Teen Changes |:.
Stage:: Teen
Physical Changes::
::Clothing::
::Other Details:: See above post for all details... <<; *wants rpage with certain guardian at some point*
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:07 pm
.:| Adult Changes |:.
Stage:: Adult
Physical Changes:: Depends on form chosen... v.v; Hair will be either pure white, or pitch black. Skin will be matte black for human, shiny black for spider. Eyes... maybe brown, maybe black... maybe red... Human fingernails end in points to try and mimic spider legs.
::Clothing:: Since she will have remembered her past life, she will likely wear something similar, or at least something as close as possible.
::Other Details:: She will have tattooed herself at this point if she has no tattoos yet.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:10 pm
.:| Possible Personality |:.
Likes:. Exploring, spider webs, jewelry...
Dislikes:. Troublemakers, thieves, people trying to hit on her... ;>>
Enjoys:. Feeling like she fits in.
Fears:. Spiders (previous life).
Personality:.
.: PreSealing/Toddler: Active. Curious. Happy. Enjoys being with others.
.: Advanced Child/Teen: Sulky. Withdrawn. Quiet. Uneasy with crowds. Hides any signs of emotion.
.: Adult: ? (I won't know until I rp her to here)
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:13 pm
.:| Potential Gods/Goddesses |:.
For that final stage... *shall have to research on african god/goddesses*
|Lloth :.
|Reason Why :. Because that would just be awesome... ^^;
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:15 pm
.:| Weapon of Choice |:.
Distant:: Poisoned Throwing Daggers?
:: Reason :.
Close:: Poisoned Daggers?
:: Reason :.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:20 pm
.:| Miscellaneous Information |:.
:: Finding ::
For some reason, I get an amusing kick out of imagining Alarai being in the Musaeum library for some reason or other (I think researching something or other), finding a spider, fleeing from said spider, crashing into a bookcase while fleeing from said spider, and having the scroll fall down from a shelf high above to crash-land on her head. <<; Of course, said scroll would then stick to Alarai like a balloon rubbed against your head, and Alarai would have to take the scroll home with her.
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