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Note For me, Jonas would not be Jonas if he got to use magic. Jonas will be be special since each essence is about enhancing a natural trait above that of a normal human's and with a slight tinge of the super natural that helps keep his head above water in trying moments. I love all of my essences equally, so I need some help picking out the best one.

The Half-ton Feather was used in last year's festival and it was a finalist in acquiring a Soul. However, my writing talents were not at their best and I lost the story part of the contest. This essence would make Jonas look much more flamboyant and feathery. His power would be momentum. Meaning, the more he moves, the stronger he gets. It's a lot like a pendulum. He would be much heavier than he looks and he would require twice the energy of a normal ravaen. He would have to eat constantly to keep up his energy levels.

Moving Algae enhances his speed and prevents drowning. It also allows Jonas to acquire nutrition from the sun if he is unable to find food. Regretfully, his skin dries out more easily than most humans and he is constantly lathering up with oil or bathing without soap. Lotions are far too girly for Jonas's taste.

Molten Gold: This makes Jonas's able to absorb more damage. If he is struck with a heavy blow, his bones and skin simply dent or bend. The gold swirls throughout his body and usually resembles tattoos. The patches of gold on his skin are superheated and can cause the clothes on Jonas's back to break into flames if he gets angry or too excited.

Chattering Bones: Jonas would look slighted plated, with a few spikes sticking here and there. He would be able to produce his own sword and dagger from his more bony patches of skin and deflect the blades of others using his plates as shields. Jonas would make a clattering sound when he runs, and he would be too eager to strike up a conversation.

Sea Monster's Heart: This heart would give our friend, Jonas, supernatural strength and endurance. Jonas would look more fierce and his eyes would be more beasty. This heart would cause Jonas to favor lawful-evil rather than neutral-evil.

I hope that explains it. I'm always open to suggestions!

more ideas to come:
Brain Coral (or any kind of coral)
Wooden Idol (a small statue that never rots, even after being submerged for centuries.)
Liquid Sand
underwater willow tree (a tree that survived under the depths of the ocean)

(Based VERY loosely on "Red Legs" Geaves.)

Patrick Wilde had very humble beginnings. His family was so poor, that they had to become indentured servants in order to pay off their debts. The master only saw young Patrick as an extra mouth to feed, so he quickly ordered the young boy to be given away to Shabby Meadows Orphanage when the boy turned 6.

Patrick learned to steal, lie, and cheat his way into survival. He saw a need for better food in the orphanage, after seeing the horrific food that the children were forced to eat. Patrick never liked dogs, so he found a great use for the strays that roamed the streets.

At age 10, Patrick was already an expert butcher and trapper, but his life as an orphan was still just plain awful. Mr.Raccoon caught on to Patrick's enterprise and locked the child up in the attic to receive punishment later on. Patrick escaped from Shabby Meadows once and for all by knocking out one of the flimsy wooden windows.

As Patrick roamed the streets, he heard a rumor that ocean vessels were offering jobs for cooks. He quickly signed up in the port of Gambino, with the Captains a little skeptical. After the crew mates found out that they were eating the shipyard dogs, Patrick was quickly demoted to Cabin Boy and earned the nickname "Dog Eater".

Patrick "Dog Eater" Wilde spent the next seven years sailing with well-meaning captains. He earned enough to afford good meals and decent clothing. Unlike his other shipmates who were marrying and caring for families, Patrick remained single. He preferred the carefree life of a bachelor.

One of the ships Patrick voyaged on was soon ransacked by pirates. Patrick was able to have his life spared by convincing the Pirates' captain, Bones, that he was able to cook.

It wasn't a complete lie, since Patrick was an expert at cooking domesticated animals. But the crew was only willing to use him during desperate voyages. He was able to prove himself useful as a deckhand, in spite of Captain Bones's strict, often insane, standards.

Bones was a horrible captain. He treated his crew like slaves and gambled the loot away in card games and dice. The crew was terrified to mutiny, though they constantly griped about their poor treatment.. Patrick, used to the horrific treatment from Mr.Raccoon, felt right at home amongst the immoral Captain.

The crew finally mutinied against Captain Bones. After making the captain walk the plank, the crew voted on a new captain, Henry Morgan, a nice lad who proposed an living based on honest trade.

Patrick was disgusted with the idea of being serviced to the same government that allowed Shabby Meadows Orphanage to exist. He shot Henry Morgan square in the chest moments after his election, and then proposed that there were better means of living. He was unanimously elected as Captain.

Patrick was a hard captain, but fair. He looted all ships, especially pirate ships. He got over his fixation with dog meat after meeting a ship full of vegetarians, and then suggested eating the entire crew when they refused to barter their tofu.

Patrick was able to get as much tofu as he wanted, but he was never able to convince the crew to try a meat-free lifestyle.

After ten years of pillaging and plundering, Patrick was ready to hang his hat and retire. He had always wanted to own a butcher shop, and he finally had the money to do so. He set up shop in Barton Town.

He enjoyed a relaxed, uneventful lifestyle for another ten years until he was recognized as being a pirate. He was arrested immediately and was offered a bargain: either turn in other pirates, or be hanged.

He reluctantly returned to the sea.


(more to come)

{{Reserved}}

You could always probably use the soul of a ghost who use to be a pirate. It would make a very intriguing story. Perhaps they were cursed and forced to roam the earth like such for eternity. And now they yearn to be freed anyway possible, of which your guardian can do by taking their soul to use for a Raevan. But it's really up to you, but I think it'd be a cool story. I'm such a sucker for pirates in all honesty, hehe.

I still think your feather is your best essence idea. Molten gold is good too, but it just doesn't seem to shine like the feather. I just love the idea of the Raevan being able to make itself and/or other things heavier or lighter. Moving Algae? I dunno...just doesn't appeal to me nor does a skull that talks. The skull seems a bit out there anyway and doesn't really show some sort of contradiction of which makes something a fel essence. And in all honesty, the Sea Monster Heart just creeps me out. I mean, strands of hair, fangs, claws, fur, something of those natures are fine, but when it's an actual body part or organ, I think it's a bit too morbid for most people.

Hope I helped and good luck in your quest, Matey!