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 Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:41 pm
 Hello, and welcome to my griffy journal! X3 Here I will keep track of some of the more prominent adventures of my little Griffin herd. There are a few rules I would like everyone to abide by....
1. DO NOT post in here unless you have permission. >.> People with Permission - Poetical Rain
2. Be nice. If I said you could post here, you probably already are nice, but..yeah XD
3. Obey the rules of the Gryps Nemorensis thread and Gaia. A given, but I thought I'd reiterate.
4. Call me Vixie. I really don't know why you'd be talking directly to me in here, but....call me Vixie, if you do. XD
5. Don't piss Elrok off. Seriously, he's nice and all, but if he gets irritated...yeah. XD I'm so not responsible.
Okie, that's it X3 Below are the individual posts for my griffins and such. Enjoy!
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First Page Navigation
1-->Intro!
2-->Characters
3-->Elrok
4-->Ma'at
5-->Sekhmet
6-->Lunelai
7-->Avram
8-->Zarin
9-11-->Reserved
12-->Maes Hughes
13-->Links
14-->To-do
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:45 pm
_-Human Characters-_ "You are...Very strange, for a woman." - Deste Name: Iris Nefretiri
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Preferred Weapon: Carbon Steel Whips
Description: Medium--long length black hair. Dark, deep eyes, smooth complexion. Darker skin tone, characteristic of her Egyptian bloodline. More short than tall, but barely. Thin, curvy and elegant build. She is a gorgeous woman, always looking alive and vivid. Typically wears either very dark or very light clothing, with some sort of jewelry - Egyptian, by preference.
Personality: Iris is a lively, headstrong woman. Raised in a world of fakes and liars, she has learned how to act when needed, how to play the part she is often expected to play. Outside of that plastic world, however, she is an honest and upfront individual...though sometimes, her want to appease causes her silence. Iris is fiery and fearless even in the face of danger and death, and knows how to protect herself and the people she loves if needed...to a degree. She is intelligent and tries not to judge a person strictly on his or her status, but tries to use her intuition to decipher a person's true personality...though her family has taught her something she must constantly fight - be just as fake as the one you are dealing with, and be just as critical as they are of you on the inside. She is, by admittance, rather vain. She is passionate and cares about those who she feels deserve her attention, but can easily turn and deliver justice as she sees fit, even if it involves her own family...
Background: Iris was born to the wealthy and popular Nefretiri family of Xuan. She had a rather easy childhood - her father is a highly-respected political official, and her mother...well, likes to gossip. She has an elder brother of 3 years. Due to both a difference in personality and thought pattern, the two have been in a bitter rivalry since birth. The family is directly descendant of an ancient line of noble Egyptian priests, and money has never been lacking in their lives.
Updated History: Love at first sight? Hardly. Through a series of...less-than-common, random run-ins with a certain top notch thief, Iris' calm, smooth, albeit irritating (thanks to the majority of her family) life became just a bit more interesting. Against what should be better judgment, the thief and heiress remained in contact after an initial run-in And he held a knife to her throat a few times. All in good fun! Anyway. As their...friendship?...grew, the eldest son of the Nefretiri family grew to dislike what he thought was a growing relationship. He found enough information to betray the new lovers. It was only a few days after the betrayal that Iris learned of her brother's treachery, of how he lured the thief into a trap and had him informed that it was Iris who trapped him. Once given the opportunity to explain things to her thief, the assassin would hear none of it. News of his capture reached her home several months later. She fled to the country of his detainment, and was both lifted and crushed to learn that he still cared for her..but he would die in a day's time. The government could not forgive his crimes. Crushed, she was present for what should have been a hanging...but became a rescue. A member of royalty rescued the man, and declared the noble birth of Deste Kestrysen, thief and prince. It was several more months before Iris could be together with her assassin-turned-prince (or prince-turned-assassin-turned-prince), but the reward was great. A wedding is in planning for the future.
The wedding is still without a date, but new individuals have entered the lives of the two. An old friend (or comrade?) of Deste's - Shane - and new friend of Iris' - Mal - are two prominent parties. The former has started a Bar - perhaps you should meet the group?
Relations: Deste Kestrysen//fiancéé | Amun Nefretiti, Sr.//father | Amun Nefretiri, Jr.//brother | Estha Nefretiri//mother
Griffins: Ma'at, Sekhmet, Elrok
darkblue.
"Go on, eat your fill...but please, leave some feathers, will you?" Name: Balsem
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Preferred Weapon: Guns, Swords...anything he can get his hands-....hand, on. *cough*
Description: Tall and thin. Beautiful, short and thick blood-red hair, with a shock of white running down the middle. He looks about 10 years younger than he is. Having lost one hand in a 'work-related injury', his right arm is stronger than his left as that arm is the one he uses to wield swords, guns, and the like. His eyes are a green-ish yellow, changing slightly with mood. Incredibly fast and amazingly hard to kill, it is difficult to decipher where all his skill came from...but it can be certain that he has been training all his life.
Personality: His motives are all over the board, whether true or not. He sticks close to very few, and those who he does stick close to...are normally killed or double-crossed, most often by him. He has a sick sense of loyalty, deeming those who can dent him worthy of his attention...and then worthy of his wrath. Not much else is known about this individual - he claims to be a 'trader', but few have seen or heard of him.
Background: Unknown. Seems to have a connection to a good number of prominent people, including the newly-discovered Prince Deste of Albion
Updated History: He has emerged in the large city of Xuan, and has made a few open threats. He currently is unaccounted for, no doubt still watching and planning for those he has threatened.
Relations: Deste Kestrysen//??
Griffins: Abaddon?
darkgreen."Hatred? Hmmm...no, I don't think so. I can't hate those who have simply lost their way." Name: Sutara Atreya
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Preferred Weapon: Scythe
Description:Sutara is a tall, athletic woman, with rather light skin and beautiful, leafy green eyes.  Her hair is thick and black and nearly untameable, she typically attempts to pull it back..not that it often works. She has two identical tattoos under each eye, red in color - a small dot, under the outer edge of each eye. She has never hinted at any actual meaning behind the tattoos, but then, few ever ask her.
Sutara normally wears warm clothing, even when not in her usual cold surroundings - the woman is naturally 'cold blooded', so to speak. Even so, she often makes it a point to wear clothing that does not restrict her movement too much. To her, there's no point in being warm if you can't even move.
Personality: Sutara is quiet and gentle, always smiling and willing to help someone. Despite her rather...intimidating and unique choice of weapon (a scythe - grim reaper, anyone?), she is generally a pacifist by nature and will only fight if backed into a corner and practically forced to do so. She has few enemies, so that rarely happens anyway. This woman enjoys thinking about life and nature, and is a bit of a philosopher - but strictly in her own mind. She does not wish to offend others with her beliefs, so she tries to keep them to herself.
There have been several times where she has found a lost traveler or an injured animal high up in the mountains, and she has always done her best to help in any way she can. Sutara is a giving soul, even going as far as to give up much needed and hard-attained supplies to those she encounters. On the other hand, her generosity and kindness are also accompanied by an almost humorous inability to see some of the worst faults in others. It is her griffin, Avram, who tries his hardest to keep her out of danger or being taken advantage of.
Background: Sutara grew up in one of the smaller towns around Xuan, and up until a certain point, had a good childhood. But when a strange, snake-eyed man with red and white hair became friends with her father, and then suddenly left...her family fell apart. Her father fell into alcoholism, her mother fell into depression, and she nearly fell into the life of a prostitute. Thankfully, her griffin Avram sensed the danger and forced her to flee, and ever since she has lived virtually isolated from the world, high in the mountains. She often encounters travelers and hikers and beings of all sorts, and sometimes must venture down for supplies and for other various reasons, but for the most part, her companions are Avram and the snow.
Updated History: Sutara has been pondering a departure from the mountains, back down to the world below...will she?
Relations: None
Griffins: Avram
Roleplays:
None yet.
Sutara's text is in dark salmon.
"Aye, but ye are 'etter off n' those of us who 'imply 'on't care if we're 'ot invincible. Ye had an excuse - I 'on't. KIll me one 'ay, it 'ill. 'O point in livin' if yer not 'onna go all out, 'ough."
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Preferred Weapon:
Description: Varun is tall and tan, with a strong build to back him up. He has unruly auburn hair that ends a little past his shoulders, though it is often tossed around and jutting out at such an odd angle that one cannot really tell exactly how long it is. The pirate has fascinatingly blue-green eyes that are very deep in color, with all of his mischief dancing behind them. Varun most often has some sort of facial hair, but he keeps it well-groomed...though it still manages to make him look a little rough. The slightly-rough appearance suits him, along with the scars scattered across his arms, legs, and torso - souvenirs of adventures past, no doubt.
Personality: Varun Loknath is a smooth, suave man. He can be painfully, beautifully honest, and then turn around and lie like a devil. A ladies man, he can turn on the charm in a moments notice. That charm also helps in 'business' situations. However, when charm doesn't work involving his piracy, he can easily be a coldhearted killer. Greedy to the bone regardless of the situation, he is more likely to help himself than anyone else, which has landed him few friends. However, he CAN be loyal - it's just...to very, very few.
Background: Varun is used to the wide, open seas. Born the son of a sailor, he and his mother spent a good deal of Varun's life on the ocean. Sadly, he was born to them later in their life, so they died while he was still at a rather young age. Inheriting his father's small group of ships, he soon learned that his father was not quite the honest seaman that he thought - he was a pirate. A con man, so well versed that even his wife and son knew nothing of it - only his first mate. Varun was, and is, the kind of man to respect such deceit, so....he followed in his father's footsteps!
Since taking over his father's...ventures, Varun has expanded and made famous his ships of piracy, as well as his crews. His men are loyal to him, and if he wishes for someone not to know his true profession, he knows how to make that wish a reality - just like his daddy. His success has brought him many riches, including a griffin of very unique coloration, and many enemies...not that he's very concerned with the latter. If they can't find him, or fault him, they can't hurt him.
Varun has currently taken temporary residence in Xuan city, though he is most often away with his fleet, with the sea. Being the successful pirate-..uh...I mean...businessman that he is, he's got himself a rather lavish home near the outskirts of the bustling city. He finds the city a great place for two things that he greatly enjoys - alcohol, and beautiful women. Good thing he can handle plenty of both!
Relations: None
Griffins: Lunelai
orange-red.
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**All Character Images are Copyright Their Respective Owners. If Said Owners Have a Problem With Me Displaying Them, Please, Contact Me.**
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:46 pm
  "Always willing to help, even if the issue is nothing of his own."
Owner: Iris Nefretiri
Date of Birth: ??
Previous Stages: None
Personality: Elrok is a noble griffin with a good heart. He is normally calm and gentle, but with a quiet power behind all of that warning others not to mess with him. He is willing to help anyone, and won't hesitate to assist another griffin or human...unless it could put harm to his master. Beware if you make him angry, or if he is irritated, for his demeanor will change entirely - he will become completely silent, his red eyes will become alive with anger...and he will become a very dangerous beast. Especially if you are threatening Iris, the master to whom he is quite loyal and protective.
Elrok is a gorgeous adult griffin, with a snow white body and red stripes on his ears and neck and back. His hind feet and tail are tufted in a deep crimson, and his beak progresses from a bright to dark shade of red. His larger wing feathers have differing colors of bright red and crimson and ruby and maroon in gread stripes, while the smaller alternate between white and red. He's a muscular, strong bird with intelligent red eyes that catch most movement, regardless of how small.
Mate: Future - Eranthe
Items: Scarf
Elrok's text is in dark red.
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:04 pm
 "Ma'at was truth, order, balance and justice personified. She was harmony, she was what was right, she was what things should be. It was thought that if Ma'at didn't exist, the universe would become chaos once again"
Owner: Iris Nefretiri
Date of Birth: October 29, 2006
Previous Stages: Adolescent | Juvenile | Chick
Personality: Ma'at, named for and personification of the Egyptian goddess of truth, order and balance, is what could be called a goody-goody griffin. She is quiet and contemplative, with wisdom beyond her years shining behind those blue eyes. She is an excellent judge of character, just like the goddess whose feather was used to measure the worth of the souls of the dead. This griffin is hostile towards the bad souls unworthy of trust, and is the opposite to the good souls. Though, unlike the goddess, she is not always right. Furthermore, Ma'at operates on justice, and can be both a comforting spirit to those who have been wronged, and a vengeful terror to those who have done wrong. Believe it or not, that can backfire in some situations, but she does her best. Ma'at, despite all this, is fiercely loyal to but one person - Iris, and is the first griffin Iris ever adopted.
Ma'at is not too incredibly strong, but makes up for it in speed and agility. With a lithe, feminine and catlike body, she's quite a beautiful creature - feathers the color of Egyptian sands, and eyes resembling the bright blue sky - but not vain in the least.
Mate: Kalei - Courtship RP
Items: None.
Ma'at's text is in tan.
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:10 pm
 "Lady of Pestilence"
Owner: Iris Nefretiri
Date of Birth: November 27, 2006
Previous Stages: Adolescent | Juvenile | Chick
Personality: The goddess Sekhmet of Egypt was a goddess of power, destruction and wrath. Similarly, this griffin is a dark soul. Often broody and not very well-tempered, the only person that does not feel her wrath is Iris..most of the time. She is quick to anger and is not afraid to act on that anger, even if it could leave serious injury on her victim. She is fiercly protective of Iris, Elrok and Ma'at, though the latter two sometimes must deflect the black griffin's anger elsewhere. When she is not irritated by anyone, she is quiet and still, and sometimes she will try to rectify the results of her malice, just as the goddess Sekhmet did with her remedies to the diseases she controlled. However, this griffin is - most of the time - merciless, and knows how to inflict damage even if her two 'siblings' are much older than she.
Sekhmet is pretty much balanced in strength and speed, though only slightly above average in agility. Her feathers are of the purest black - be careful, she'll get angry if you disturb her feathers.
Mate: Future - Aeron - Courtship RP
Items: None.
Sekhmet's text is in black.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:49 pm
  "Why must you cut yourself away from the rest of us as you do?"- Zephan
Name: Lunelai
Owner: Varun Loknath
Date of Birth: ???
Previous Stages: None
Personality: Lunelai is a quiet, 'stoic' griffin. She is fierce, seemingly without any motivation at all. While not immediately inclined to do much more than watch her surroundings with the cooly calculating gaze of a hawk, should the threat of real harm come to her master or herself, this griffin is quick to act....however, if she rationalizes her master as being the guilty party, she might just continue observing. Unloyal? Hardly.
Deep down, she cares as much as a griffin can care for those closest to her. Not prone to showing it, those who encounter her often think her cruel or lackluster. Truly, she is neither...at her core, at least.
Lunelai is a lovely griffin of white and emerald plumage and fur, her coloration largely resembling that of a rare and beautiful species of fish. Greens ranging from forest to jade, she could almost blend in perfectly with some sort of forest setting...if her brilliant shocks of white didn't get in the way.
Mate: Future - Zephan
Items: Scarf
Lunelai's text is in light sea green.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:50 pm
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Name: Avram
Owner: Sutara Atreya
Date of Birth: ???
Previous Stages: None
Personality: Avram is a no-nonsense, fiercely protective griffin. Rather devoid of contact with others of his species, he unwinds only when alone with his owner, Sutara, and is very tense and suspicious of other griffins whenever he does manage to come in contact with one. Furthermore, Avram will hold absolutely nothing back when it comes to threatening or hurting his caretaker. Sometimes, though, he mistakes a harmless gesture or sarcastic remark as a serious issue, and acts a bit rash...but this is because he has so little contact with other beings like himself or Sutara.
He is a lover of colder climates, as is his owner, meaning that he is almost never found anywhere but high in the mountains. He likes solitude and quiet a good deal of the time, and hunting is a rather fond pastime of his as well. Avram is not very vain, but can sometimes be found admiring his white plumage in the reflection of a lake or stream. Secretly, he HATES getting his white feathers and fur dirty, but will willingly do so if it means catching a tasty rabbit or scrumptious deer.
Mate: None.
Items: Claw Gauntlets, Ornamental Mask
Avram's text is in steel blue.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:51 pm
"Zarin is the youngest of the group, and, much to the dismay of his father and brothers, is not in the least bit interested in his family's history of warfare and battle. He'd rather lounge around the palace and play with his mother or sister, or with the youngest prince who's made him his pet."
Name: Zarin
Owner: Prince Sadhil
Date of Birth: ???
Previous Stages: None
Personality: Zarin is the youngest, most playful member of the royal Adhiraj griffin family. He's a lively griffin with a joyful spirit, who likes nothing more than to relax in the palace gardens with his mother Abha and sister Neela, or to romp with his 'owner', the youngest prince of the palace. Occasionally, he decides that his brothers Abnusi and Taj Nilah need a bit of irritation, or that his father Amir needs someone to help him get that gentler side out...but those situations are few and far between. Zarin is inquisitive and curious, sometimes getting himself in trouble in the palace kitchens or one of the armor rooms. He's normally quick to 'apologize' and take his punishment whenever he's caught taking a tasty morsel from the kitchen...but that doesn't stop him from getting in trouble yet again. Despite his tendancy to seem a little too careless and carefree, Zarin is perhaps the first one to attend to anyone who might be upset or hurt. Whether it be a soldier, a gardener, a prisoner, a cook or maybe even the king himself, Zarin tries his hardest to cheer up or comfort anyone who seems to need it.
Zarin is decended, like all of his family, from the great Rukh, one of the greatest griffins who ever lived, known throughout the world for his ferocity and might. Sadly, Zarin does not seem to share such ferocity, he delights in being a self-proclamed pacifist. While just as proud as any over his heritage - which is rumored to go all the way back to the Lord of the Griffins himself - he does not seem to be a fighter of any sort, and is thus often called a 'weakling' or a 'coward'. However, just because he is not inclined to fight does not mean that he won't...every griffin has instincts and that feral, ancient spirit inside of them. And with Rukh's blood flowing through his veins, that fighting spirit is inside of him somewhere, hidden...
But until he finds it, if he finds it, he's more than happy to continue in his life of leisure and laughter.
Doing Zarin's physical description justice is near impossible with words, I feel, so....full/uncerted image. Do not steal him, or I will kill you in a thousand different ways. None of which using conventional methods. =3
Mate: None.
Roleplays:
Trial and Error
Zarin's text is in #8B4C39.
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:57 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:30 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:41 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:56 pm
"Would you like to see my daughter? I have some pictures right here!"
Name: Hughes
Owner: None
Date of Birth: ???
Previous Stages: None
Personality: "Maes Hughes is more of a family man than anything else- he loves his wife more than a man should at his age, he carries tons of pictures of his beloved daughter, and he's never unprepared for an opportunity to show home movies. He's like a living Kodak commercial.
Maes is serious about his job, but he has a more positive outlook on life then his fellow comrades. He needs to be cheerful for Roy Mustang's sake anyway- if not for his cheerful outlook, Roy would be in deep remorse... or worse.
Maes doesn't care about promotions or power, he just wants to be able to support his family and friends, and more than anything have fun.
Maes Hughes starts the series as a Major, and is promoted to Lieutenant when Roy Mustang becomes a full Colonel. After Lt. Hughes is killed in action by Envy, he is promoted to Brigadier General at his funeral."
(Taken from AbsoluteAnime.com)
Mate: None.
Offspring: Elysia!
Hughes is part of the special FullMetal Alchemist cosplay griffin family, and can therefore not be RP'd
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:02 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:03 pm
- Reserved -
Wanted/To-Do
-->Emeraldback Lionfish Gryps Nemorensis Custom COMPLETED!
-->Draft Custom [In Progress]
-->Zarin Auction Gryphon COMPLETED!
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