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RuddyPup

PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:53 am


AURYN
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Do What You Dream

Curio Concept Child
by RuddyPup
PostPosted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:40 pm


The Golden Ruby Eyed Commander of Wishes


Curio: Replica of AURYN from The Never-Ending Story(movie version)
Item Stage: Come on, you know you want to take a stab at those curvy snakes. But seriously, if you'd like to draw it please do. I certainly wouldn't stop you.
Starting Stage: Toddler

Name: Abcde (ab-sih-dee; literally the first 5 letters of the alphabet)
Nickname: Abby or Sid (whichever makes the speaker feel more comfortable)
Gender: Genderless
Hair style: 1, 1(smaller), 2
Body type: Androgynous; 1, should appear both male and female and cause copious amounts of confusion when looked at.
General features:
- Human torso
-- Skin, not scaled; skintone is grayish bronze (#c0b29b, or darker - this was the closest I could find to what I see in my head)
- Naga/Snake lower body
-- Scaled; right side gold, left side black; 1
- Snake-like eyes; 1, 2
-- Both eyeballs are red rubies; 1
-- Eyebrows are more like ridges, and are scaled like the body (right eyebrow gold, left eyebrow black)
- Forked tongue

Clothing: None; will wear various amounts of jewelry as they age.
Personality: Honestly believes that anything is possible. If you can think it, you can do it...you just have to find the way. Also, Abcde sees the whole world as being neutral. No one thing is evil or good, they just are as they are. They don't get mad easily, if ever, and is very forgiving.

As they age, their view on the world will become skewed. At some point (to be determined) they will stop seeing things in all gray and go the completely opposite direction: all things are either good, or evil, and there is nothing between. Abcde's attitude towards others will become either overly giving and kind, or almost cruel in using their powers.

Powers: Controls illusions of a person's wish or fear; as a toddler they do this without realizing, and the person must speak of the subject matter in front of them. Example: I love ponies. -a pony appears- OR I'm afraid of spiders. -gruesome spiders are suddenly crawling everywhere-

While young only the speaker witnesses the illusion, but as they get older, Abcde will be able to affect more people and create larger, more detailed illusions (calling them "dreams" and "nightmares").

Extra: A lot of things here can be played with if you feel that they "don't work". I'm very flexible about the skin color, hair color and style, how the scales are divided on the naga body (honestly, I'd prefer that they're not split exactly down the middle, but I'm not sure if having a swirl pattern or something similar would work on this design), and the ridge of scales on his eyebrows.

I just ask that the major points of Abcde's design be honored, namely the fact that they are a genderless naga, the color and detail of their eyes, the black and gold scales, and the length of their hair.

RuddyPup


RuddyPup

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:05 am


The Reader


Name: Esmeralda "Emmi" Novak
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Hair style: Dark brown, naturally curly, shoulder length
Body type: Mid-height (5'4"ish), full figured and curvy
General features: Amber eyes, full lips, long fingers,

Clothing: Light, flowing dress allowing movement and freedom. Bright splashes of color. Wears sandals in most weather, except snow.
Personality: Bright and friendly, but very centered as well. A giving, wonderful woman who understands the richness of life and appreciates getting dirty.
Powers: Green thumb...that's about it.
History: Emmi is of Hispanic and Polish decent (don't question love, ok?). Her mother was a wonderful cook and a gardener, her father enjoyed working long hours but spending every weekend with his family. The couple were raising their daughter with love, affection, and fresh veggies on the dinner table.

However, shortly after Emmi was born, her mother developed cancer. She fought a long, hard battle, but ultimately passed away when Emmi was 5. The lost was a hard hit on the family, and while Emmi's father didn't abandon her, he did become very distant towards the little girl who looked entirely too much like his beloved wife. She was often left with disenchanted babysitters whenever she wasn't in school; plopped down in front of the VCR with a drink and a snack. She learned to change the tapes herself very quickly.

The following year, The NeverEnding Story came out...and suddenly, Esmeralda was finding herself creating stories, dreams, wishes. She rediscovered what it was like to be happy, and in doing so helped her entire family to heal, simply based on her unwillingness to given up on the few beautiful memories she still had of her mother.

Emmi has continued to hold the ideals of NES true in her heart ever since: do what you dream, be confident, and as long as you never give up, good luck will always find you. She's a librarian at the Durem Library ((come on, you know there has be to one somewhere)), where she works in the children's section, further inspiring young patrons to follow their hearts.

Extra: Emmi discovered that The NeverEnding Story was actually based on a book in grade school. While she prefers the story in the book to that of the movie, she still has a special place in her heart for the film. Upon finding the AURYN, it will be something she wears regularly...and will wake up one morning to find a nagaling sleeping soundly on her chest.
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