He shivered in the cool, autumn air, clutching with tight fists to the thin scrap of rags his cloak had once been while on the lookout for discarded scraps of food to feed his wailing belly. It was in his weary and disheartened state that he missed the conspiring and prey eyes of young boys not yet men rallying together with cruel mischief on their minds.

Naomi had only a moment to recognize he was in danger as shouts of "runt" and "rat" echoed through the empty streets before he was bolting to escape, the cackling herd close on his heels and tossing rocks at his already battered body.

His heart pounded within his frail chest as he struggled to drag air into his weary lungs and fuel his limbs into continuous motion. The running from an angry and malicious mob was nothing new to the little creature. He would only be so lucky if rocks was the worst they threw. Should they catch up to him, Naomi knew he would be in for another nightmarish night of pain and suffering.

Frightfully, he cast a look behind only to whimper at how quickly the lads were closing in on him. Then, suddenly he was barreling into a figure coming around the opposite end of a corner and found himself bouncing off the larger person's side and towards a darkened alley. Naomi's luck ended there though as he heard the whoops and hollers of the boys behind him and saw the high, cold stone wall of a dead end before him.

As the rhythmic clicks of the city's mechanics declared the hour, Kaliko stretched and yawned softly. Once her wings were once more tucked in against her back, she stood and made her rounds about the library to close it for the night. Stray books were carefully gathered to be re-shelved the next day, sleeping fledglings were lovingly herded off to their beds, and lights were dimmed.

She was nearly finished her evening tasks when she noticed a lone figured buried among stacks of some of the oldest tomes in the city. Smiling softly with a few books balanced on her hip she approached the figure from behind.

"It is late young one," she spoke fondly and warmly. "You can finish your readings in the morning but even scholars need rest should they wish to retain any knowledge. Go home now, the books will still be here tomorrow."

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Name Justina Allons
Age 19
Gender Female
Species Human
Ethnicity Serenian
Height 5' 7"
Occupation Noblewoman
Residence Ravensway

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Physical Description

Justina is a slender woman with a rather willowy figure and long limbs and fingers. Her pale skin contrasts memorably with her bushy, chocolate-brown locks and periwinkle eyes. She is also partial to dark blues and purples for her clothing, finding lighter clothes to make her look ill.

Justina
By: Dan Luvisi

Personality

She is a quiet and unassuming young woman who is very shy and prefers to keep to herself. While her station requires that she attends social functions from time to time she tries to keep as much to the outskirts of the festivities as possible. Justina enjoys the arts, and has a secret passion for painting, although she also enjoys needlework and weaving just as much.

Magic/Abilities

Justina is an artist through and through both in eye and in talent although she is far too shy to share much of anything she does with anyone.

Relationships

Mother: Deceased
Father: Living

History

Justina's birth was both a happy time and a sad time for the Allons as it robbed her mother of much of her strength. Her mother was always very sickly as she grew and eventually passed away when she was still a small child of six.

From that time on Justina was looked after by servants and tutors but otherwise left alone. Her father doted on her but the strain of the loss of his wife kept him busy and reclusive, a trait he passed on to his only child as she too sought peace and refuge in her quarters where she did not have to face the sympathetic gazes of others.

She found her solace in art after finding one of her mother's unfinished tapestries and deciding to finish it herself. It was an undertaking that was filled with many mistakes and took over a year to complete. But, at it's end Justina could not help but desire to begin another anew as she found herself finally at peace.

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Just wanted to apologize for all the posts I owe and being super behind in all of it and "quiet." I finished up several big projects with work, moved (again I know), preparing for a second move (again...*sigh* I know), and am finishing up one final project. I'm hoping things are starting to slow down so I can post in earnest again. I know I have a bajillion things I owe not including the thread starts so I'm sending out a plea for continued patience as I let the muse run wild and post for what it will instead of my strict orderly ways I'm known for between all the chaos of real life.

Happy writing!
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Ninja Flamingo Mascot by Zozee

So this is the 2015 Ninja Flamingos Theme Draw. Members who joined were asked to draw a representation of their selected user based on our chosen theme SUPERHEROES. It is at last time for the results to be revealed!

This is a bi-annual event for all to partake in who wish to. Though this month is over, there are more to come and all are welcome. If you were not able to make it in this year and would be interested in the future you can send me a PM and I'll make up a list to make sure to let you know of future events. The next one we're planning will be around January after the holiday fun.

Congrats to this year's participants. I'm incredibly excited to see what you all did! Don't forget to tell us who you got!

Happy Drawing!

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Name Una Ornell
Age 19
Gender Female
Species Human
Ethnicity Adelan
Height 5'4"
Occupation Farmer
Residence Adela

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Physical Description

Small and compact is the best way to describe Una. She is a strong woman in both figure and character and it shows in the lines of her toned body and high cheekbones. Her skin is a reddish-brown and her hair is glossy blue-black that reaches midway down her back. Una also has eyes so dark a brown that they look black.

Una Ornell
By: Ukrainian-Angora

Personality

Una is a proud woman with a fierce streak of stubbornness. She does not give up easily and will keep trying until something works or it kills her. She is however a quiet woman and any argument with her is met with a cold shoulder or passive aggressive display of her displeasure. Una like many Adelans is also highly superstitious and keeps strictly to the beliefs of her people. She is loyal and honest but her trust is hard won never fleeting.

Magic/Abilities

None

Relationships

Jackson MacAllister: Husband
Parents: Alive
Sisters: Alive (3)

History

Una was born the youngest of four girls to her poor farming family. She was raised to work hard and do her family proud. It was always an expectation that one day she would be married off just as her three sisters before her were.

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Name Quilla Anobe
Age 26
Gender Female
Species Werewolf
Ethnicity Serenian
Height 5'5"
Occupation Potter
Residence Summervale

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Physical Description

Quilla has two forms, red wolf and her human form. As a wolf she is a red-brown in color with a white belly and piercing golden-amber eyes. She's a slim build and a bit small for her species but it has made her quick nonetheless.

Wolf
By: Grey-Imber

As a human, Quilla is of a medium height and likewise slim build with darker skin. She retains her startling golden eyes as well as having long, waist-length deep red hair. Her features though are almost doll-like belying an innocence to her despite her reserved nature.

Quilla's main defining feature is one that is not always visibly present. As the feral beast buried within her comes too close to the surface outside of the sway of the moon almost glowing red runes will appear on her cheeks and brow almost as if they have been painted there.

Personality

A traditionally sweet and shy girl, the moon has an unsought for side effect on Quilla's personality. Quilla tends to keep to her self. She is soft-spoken and generally submissive and gentle in nature and approach. However, as the call of the moon rings in her veins she can become somewhat agitated, even bolder or more aggressive when faced with a challenge or confrontation. Additionally, in times of stress, fear or anger the more feral side of her will push to be more dominant. The stronger it pushes, the darker her runes will flare in an effort to suppress the wolf.

Magic/Abilities

~Lycanthropy: Quilla is a slave to the moon and it's changes. On the night of the full moon she will shift into her wolf form with its baser, more feral instincts. She is able to retain some of her logic and humanity on the night of the full moon but for the most part she is completely instinct run. Due to her condition she has a heightened sense of hearing and an increased sense of smell during the upcoming nights of the full moon. Additionally while in her wolf form, Quilla who is blind in her human form is able to see faint outlines and shapes of things in grey-scale.

~Sealing Runes: When the gift, or curse depending on how you see it, of lycanthropy was bestowed upon Quilla a ritual binding was placed upon her by temple priests in order to cage the beast within. While it is not enough to stop her from transforming on the night of the full moon, it does keep the beast from rising fully outside of the moon's call. The runes themselves will flare to life in times of stress, anger, or anxiety proving once more how well the beast is trapped inside her.

Relationships

Parents: Quilla lives with her parents who are both alive and well. They worry about their daughter constantly but allow her enough freedom to work as an apprentice in a potter's shop. They want only what is best for her in life.

History

Born premature in the dead of winter, Quilla was always a sickly child growing up. From a young age she struggled with her health and over a few short years it was discovered that her sight was rapidly declining. In an effort to protect their child, Quilla's parents did everything they could to try and seek help for her. They tried every potion and concoction, every healer within riding distance, everything they could think of until a group of traveling clergy came wishing to spread their goodwill.

Together with her parents the head priest managed to devise a risky yet possibly rewarding plan to save both Quilla's sight and her life as her health continued to rapidly fail her. Believing they had no other choice the Anobe's agreed to meet the clergymen on the night of a full moon where a lycan-cursed priest would bite their child transferring his condition to the child and hopefully therefore saving her life.

All went according to plan. Quilla was bitten and the beast within her was immediately caged within her mind by the runes placed on her by the priests. She continued to live a relatively healthier life from that point forward even though it meant sacrificing one night a month to the moon who turned her into a beast. The change restored only a fraction of her sight though much to the disappointment of her family. However, it gave her stronger control over her other senses and thereby providing her with a somewhat more independent lifestyle.

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Welcome!

This is for the 2015 Ninja Flamingos Theme Draw. Members who join are asked to draw a representation of their selected user based on our chosen theme in a way that is similar to secret santa. For anyone interested in joining our biannual event please message GoblinFae who can get you up to speed with how the event  works and to answer any of your burning questions.

This specific thread is for brainstorming all of our ideas for potential themes that we will choose before the event begins. We aren't narrowing down ideas right now, so feel free to throw out whatever comes to your mind. However, there are a few simple rules as follows:

     1. First and foremost, have fun!
     2. Don't knock other people's ideas down, please.*
     3. Feel free to second other people's ideas!
     4. Try to think of themes that would be easy to do... nothing too specific.
     5. Last but not least (and I doubt this will be a problem), remember that these drawings will be child appropriate! So keep the ideas appropriate!

*If you have a reason that you believe someone's ideas is absolutely horrible and would never work, message GoblinFae and/or zozze9. Don't write it in here. We want this to be a friendly, non-judgmental sharing area.

List of Ideas Mentioned:

• Outer Space/Sci-fi
• Under the Sea
• Supernatural
• Elemental
• Cavemen/women/animals
• Sweets
• Super Heroes
• Disney
• Zombies
• 30's Noir/Detective Mysteries
• Medieval
• Favorite Show
• Steam Boat Willy Style
• Old School Pixel
• Wild West Wanted Posters
• Pirates
• Aliens
• "Caught in the Act" (of writing posties, of course!)
• Movie Poster
• Minimalist Art
• Circus
• Mythology (Gods and Goddesses)
• Chibis
• Iconic Movie Roles
• Video Games
• Ninjas
• Muppets
• SotE-style
• Robots
• Steampunk/Augmentation
• Formal Attire
• Secret Agents/Bond

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Name Naomi Kita
Age 88
Gender Male
Species ¹/₂ Kitsune ¹/₂ Naiad
Ethnicity
Height 5'3"
Occupation Servant
Residence La'marri

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Physical Description

Naomi is of a petite height and build with cream-colored skin. He has a long fox-like face with a long thin nose and amethyst, almond-shaped eyes. He has short, choppy pale blue-colored hair that in some lights can look more silvery or white. Atop his head are his two white with blue tipped fluffy fox ears that along with his matching fox tail, denote him as a kitsune. Stress and abuse however have caused him to lose much of his fur and his precious tail appears more rat-like than fox-like without the proper care and nurturing.

Due to years of abuse he is often badly roughed up and dirty. His body also sports several scars from past tortures from previous masters and ruffians. While healed they have left raised white lines criss-crossing every inch of him except for his pretty face. For this reason, when Naomi has access to clothes, he does his best to cover up every inch of himself no matter how hot and miserable it may make him.

Personality

Seemingly shy and meek, Naomi is extremely skittish around new people and situations. He does not take well to unfamiliar things and in times of stress will try and hide or run away. He is by no means a fighter. It is only as he becomes more comfortable though that his "grumpy" and sarcastic side is revealed. In truth though it is just another of self-defense mechanisms and more a sign of his comfort around others to be able to display attitude than actual displeasure.

Magic/Abilities

Pyromancy: Ability to control and create fire at will although because of his being a half-breed, his powers are rather weak
Deception: Once a kitsune always the trickster kitsune
Dual-sex: Not technically a power, but let it be known that Naomi is not completely male. He is also female. Once every ten years he will go into heat if he has no children, and at this time he can become pregnant. (Credit to Moonie)
Hoshi no tama or star ball: Following true to his kitsune heritage, Naomi was born with a star ball, which is simply a small crystal orb that glows brightly. At least, that is what it appears to be, but appearances can be deceiving. In truth, a hoshi no tama houses the soul of the kitsune, and were it ever to be destroyed, the kitsune would die. Even to be separated for any length of time from his star ball causes Naomi great pain and discomfort. He guards his hoshi no tama with his life. (Credit to Moonie)


Relationships

Xanifer: His current employer and rescuer

History

Naomi's father was an purely male kitsune and his mother a rather alluring naiad. While his father stayed long enough to spread his genes and leave, Naomi was raised under the complete loving and nurturing care of his mother. It was an odd arrangement, a kitsune of fire living in a small cave beside the lake where his mother spent nearly every hour of her day. But, it was home to him and he loved it. Well, most of it. Naomi absolutely hated the water, specifically the needing to bathe part and would put up a fuss any time his mother wanted him to come join her.

Unlike most kitsune offspring, his mother did not chase him off in preparation of her next litter as she was not a kitsune herself. It was for this reason that Naomi was left completely unprepared to face the world at a relatively young age for kitsunes when he and his mother both were enslaved by exotic slavers. His mother did not survive the ordeal long enough to even make it to market.

Some would say Naomi was not as lucky. He was sold off and passed from person to person over time. He would be abandoned or run away only to be caught up by someone new and usually worse than the last he ever faced. Naomi was abused physically, mentally, emotionally, and sexually for decades before he was finally able to escape for good from the life of slavery.

Even then though he was still a tiny lonesome creature for others to sneer and strike at. He never stayed in one place long, usually being kicked or driven out in short order. Naomi lived in terror of when his heats would come but by then his body was so abused and malnourished, fighting so much for survival that the cycle could not even start.

It was only when a kind passerby saw his plight as he fled from wicked boys that he finally was rescued and through a great deal of patience, returned to his former health. Naomi feels forever indebted to the man he serves, believing he can never repay Xanifer for his life and so serves him dutifully out of honor and respect. He is nevertheless wary though of his surroundings as he waits fearfully for a day when he is no longer of use and will be once more tossed out on his ear to be torn apart by the masses once more.

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Name Kailee Glint
Age 16
Gender Female
Species Human
Ethnicity Unknown
Height 5'3"
Occupation Servant girl and Orphan
Residence La'marri

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Physical Description

She has a bit of a boyish figure, slender and willowy that she hides in boy's clothes as they make her work easier and her less noticeable around the orphanage as a pretty girl for lecherous old men to seek out for companionship. Kailee has not truly come into her womanly figure and holds only the barest hint of a pair of hips and practically no bosom to speak of which suits her just fine as far as she is concerned. Her eyes are a soulful verdant, green and her ashy grey-brown hair is kept in a shoulder-length bob.

Kailee Glint
By Tennaomi

Personality

Kailee is a sweet and kind-hearted girl. Growing up in an orphanage where all she had to do was work, taught her to be resilient and persistent. She is a hard-worker and does not give up on anything. She is a young girl on the cusp of womanhood with hopes and dreams in her heart that she keeps locked tightly away lest someone steal them for her. Kailee has an adventuring and youthful spirit, full of love and joy despite the sorrows she has faced. On the other hand though Kailee tries to do everything she can to help others even if it means sacrificing some of the things she wants in life. She is extremely protective of the younger children and anyone that she feels is in need of looking after.

Magic/Abilities

~None

Relationships

~Mother Goodwin: Matron of the orphanage. Kailee hates the evil woman with all of her being.
~Willow: A 5 year old orphan and scullery maid that Kailee has taken under wing and looks after
~Cookie: The orphanage's "grumpy" cook that looks out for the children when she can and has a soft spot for the "hopeless" cases
~"Lord Nox:" The benefactor of the orphanage that allows Kailee to still live and work there

History

Kailee does not know anything of her family before life at the orphanage. She has been there for as long as she can remember and she does not see herself getting the opportunity to leave any time soon either. Life has not been horrible but it has not been easy either. She works as a servant usually in the kitchens of the orphanage in order to continue to live in the orphanage instead of being kicked out. It is thanks to Cookie that Kailee is even allowed to stay as Mother Goodwin has tried on several occasions to get rid of the trouble-maker girl who refuses to dress "appropriately" and is a"poor influence" on the other children.

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______________QUICK STATS
Name Kaliko
Age 67 - Appears 24
Gender Female
Species Human
Ethnicity Thanati/Yoreiqi
Height 5'9"
Occupation Dark Mother, Archive Librarian and Teacher
Residence Clockwork City

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Physical Description

Born of Yoreiqi and Thanati descent, Kaliko is a beauty all of her own. Her skin is very dark as is her hair which she wears in long, neatly kept dreadlocks that are often tied together at the base of her neck to keep them from swinging into her eyes when she is working. While her hair is common to her Yoreiqi mother's genes, her violet eyes come from her father's Thanati side of the family.

Kaliko has a set of black filigree-like tattoos that she earned on her fifteenth birthday. The tattoos extend from her lips to her chin then down around her neck to form a collar about her shoulders, chest, and back. (Collar Tattoo: Teya Salat).

Aside from her tattoos, Kaliko also has an extensive set of shiny pink scars that run up from her thighs and hips to her torso and along her arms. They are permanent lichtenberg figures from having been struck by lightning. They are incredibly sensitive to touch due to their deep nature.

In addition to all this, she has a massive set of black feathered wings with red "shoulder" caps in the same pattern as a red-winged blackbird. The bottom feathers of her wings just barely brush the ground while the tops of her wings extend to the same height as the top of her head.

Kaliko prefers dark clothing that covers as much skin as possible so as to hide her scars and tattoos. She recognizes that while her figure was considered beautiful on the separate islands of her parents, it is not seen as the same kind of beauty on the mainland and she chooses to limit the amount of staring and trouble her striking figure causes by hiding it away from others.

Personality

Sweet-tempered and loving, Kaliko would be the ultimate mother if given the chance. She loves children and helping others in any way she can. Her calm disposition and desire to find compromise in combination with her love of knowledge makes her an ideal teacher as she imparts her wisdom to others.

While she is used to the rumors and ghost stories concerning her and her gifts, Kaliko does her best to not let them get to her. Years of practice has left her less sensitive to it however, it has made her quieter and more reserved than she was in her youth. She tends to keep to herself when not fulfilling her obligations as a teacher and archivist.

Magic/Abilities

~Soul Speaker
~Blood Magic

~Short Range Teleportation 6-75 feet
~Blending into Shadows
~Greatly Extended lifetime
~Heightened Senses
~Access to The Shadow Barracks (The ability to bring forth weapons out of mid air)
~Heightened Reflexes

Relationships

~Quail Shadow Spirit named Queenie
~Nani: Decesased Mother
~Bipin Joshi: Deceased Father
~Sharma Patil: Deceased Husband, Shashi's older brother
~Shashi Patil: Deceased Husband, Sharma's younger brother
~Surya Tamboli: Deceased Husband

History

Kaliko's past begins with her parents. Her mother Nani was a native of Yoreiq while her father Bipin Joshi was from Thanatos. Bipin was merchant sailor who made port in Nani's village long enough conceive Kaliko before being on his way. From time to time he would return but his marriage in Thanatos eventually led to the end of those returns and Kaliko had very few memories of him growing up as anything more than a stranger.

She grew up very loved by her people and her family. Kaliko was fully immersed in the Yoreiqi culture despite her being of mixed ancestry. By the age of fifteen she received her ceremonial tattoos denoting her as an adult. Also at fifteen a rather unexpected visitor returned to the island after years of absence.

Bipin returned to the village and not as a merchant nor as a lover. He came as a father expecting to marry his daughter off to an expectant groom back in Thanatos. Despite the discomfort of the village to allow it, Kaliko jumped at the chance for adventure and to see the world. As she was an adult it was her decision and right to go if she chose.

With a teary goodbye and a village full of warm hugs, Kaliko was soon on her way to a land she knew nothing about. On the journey there her father had done his best to instruct his eager daughter on the customs of his people. By the time they arrived in Thanatos, Kaliko was ready in theory to become a woman and wife of the Thanati or at least that is what her father led the people to believe. For while Kaliko did understand the physical gestures and practices, even that their main goddess was Inima, she could not speak more than a few words of common and most certainly could not speak a word of the Thanati dialect.

Kaliko would soon learn that her husband-to-be Sharma Patil was to be married to her out of a debt owed to her father by the man's family. Unable to give her husband a family name, as Kaliko had none of her own and names in the Thanati culture were passed on from the mother's side, Kaliko chose to honor her mother who she missed more than anything and gave him the surname of Nani.

Sharma, Kaliko found was a strong man, of both spirit and body. While they did not find love with each other he brought her safety and protection, a sense of security in a world that was not of her making anymore. Sharma fought for Kaliko's peace of mind when village elders squabble that she should be cast out as an outsider and helped Kaliko prove her "faith" in Inima. Whether he believed she actually followed the faith or not was not something he ever pressed or asked. It was not important to him.

A year later at age sixteen, with the debt still unfulfilled between the families, Kaliko chose to marry Sharma's younger brother Shashi to put an end to it once and for all. Shashi in turn she found to be far quieter and more reclusive than his elder, bolder, and louder brother. The trio got along well enough, making a home out of what they could. Although it was from Sharma that Kaliko gained a sense of strength and Shashi a desire to learn along with an understanding of languages and culture, it was her third husband Surya that would lead her to learn the art of compromise and balance.

At eighteen, two years after her marriage to Shashi, Kaliko decided to marry playful and hot-headed Surya. The quartet had trouble getting along at first with Sharma's need to be in charge, Shashi's need to be alone, and Surya's need to challenge everything and be in everyone's way but with Kaliko's determination, she made the family work.

While it was unheard of for her to be so old and without children despite her three husbands, the men tried to not let it affect their towering wife. After a great deal of trying and worry on Kaliko's part with several miscarriages, she fell pregnant and remained so for six months with no issue. Her husbands were delighted in their own ways and did all in their in power to make sure she was kept safe and happy. She herself was overjoyed to finally be blessed with a child and with a family that while not loving her cared for her. Love was not something she knew in the way mainlanders understood it, but she knew what family meant and even with three husbands she had missed the sense of community and home from Yoreiq until the expectant arrival of a baby brought everyone together.

By age of twenty-one, Kaliko could not have been happier which is why it was even more tragic when their humble family home was not only destroyed in a severe island storm but all three of the Nani males were killed and Kaliko herself was struck by a stray bolt of lightning that left her not only maimed but childless. She endured excruciating amounts of pain for several days before being in a strong enough state-of-mind to learn of the loss of all four of her dear family members. Some of the elders dared to accuse her of having brought a curse on the family for being an outsider and not a true believer in Inima.

Bereft, scarred in both mind and body, Kaliko finally fled from Thanatos and arrived on the mainland by the age of twenty-two. For months she wandered aimlessly, communing with the spirits of her dead husbands and driving herself into a deeper depression until one day the three men came to her in a dream and bid her to get to her feet and continue onward, to seek solace and sanctuary in a man of shadows.

Awakening from the dream left her with a clearer head than she had had in nearly a year and Kaliko was quick to follow her instructions. Shortly afterwards she met a ranger of the Vigilant Shadows whom she offered her help. The next day she awoke in the Clockwork City and her life soon returned to a quiet if somewhat reclusive existence. Unwilling to be a mother herself after her own recent traumas, Kaliko took to working in the great library, putting to use the things Shashi had taught her as she in turn taught and provided for others. She grew to love her work and would not have it any other way even after having served the Vigilant Shadows for forty-five years. Kaliko has not forgotten nor forsaken her past but she is content with her present and her future and believes herself to be as happy as is possible for one as cursed as she.

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Name Cally Foster
Age 17
Gender Female
Species Human
Ethnicity Unknown
Height 5' 2"
Occupation Bar-wench
Residence La'marri

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Physical Description

Her figure is a petite one with a round baby-face. Laughing green eyes seem to sparkle with her joy that never seems to fade. Her mousy brain hair is kept short at shoulder length as long hair always tends to get in her way. Yet despite her complaints about long hair, her short hair always ends up in her eyes anyway.

Cally's only limitations are physical ones. She is slowly and painfully losing her ability to walk and stand. The muscles in her legs cause her great bouts of pain that at the moment are blessedly few and far between. She does not like to admit to her pain though nor the trouble it is causing her. In addition to this Cally has a weak heart and can be easily startled or excited causing her to hyperventilate. She never lets it get her down though and is insistent on living life to the fullest.

Cally
By: Alvin Hew

Personality

Cally has a heart of gold. She is full of laughter and joy, wanting to make everyone smile as much as she does. She may be small but her heart is massive. She gives without expecting in return and is always available to listen or talk. She is the kind of woman that wants to give everyone a hug even if you just met and everyone is her friend. Children are her favorite though for their innocence and sense of wonder in the world. When she is not working she is often found helping others or playing with the children at the orphanage where she herself grew up. No task is too big for Cally if she puts her mind to it.

Magic/Abilities

~None

Relationships

Kenneth Kent: Childhood friend

History

Cally's life was pleasant growing up. She grew up in La'marri since she was a baby small. Her parents were killed by bandits and she has no memory of them. She was always a sweet and loving child who endeared all to her. It was therefore no surprise that when she grew up she stayed and continued to help others in the ways they helped her.

She currently works as a bar-wench at one of the local taverns where she serves locals and travelers with the same warm smile and cheerful disposition she has with everything that she applies herself to.


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Name Weilen Brunbek
Age 120
Gender Male
Species Kitsune
Ethnicity
Height 5' 8"
Occupation Clan Leader of the Brunbek Burners
Residence Zantaric

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Physical Description

Weilen is of average height and build with creamy hazlenut colored skin. He has a long fox-like face with a long thin nose and bright blue almond-shaped eyes. His left eye is slightly paler than his right and his vision is often blurred in it. There is a large burn scar that surrounds his left eye, stopping just at the edges of his nose and ear. He has short, choppy dark crimson-colored hair that in the dark looks almost black. Atop his head are his two black fluffy fox ears that along with his two matching fox tails, denote him as a kitsune.

Clothing-wise, Weilen prefers to wear things that do not encumber his movement but also cover him entirely. He is often seen in loose, dark trousers with a robe-like tunic and jacket set that reaches to mid-thigh. Also due to his scar, it is not uncommon if the kitsune is forced to entertain company, to sit in such a way that the shadows hide his face or with his head in his hand, completely obscuring the offending side of his face from view.

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By: GoblinFae

Personality

Despite the traditional stigma of kitsune's being constant tricksters, Weilen happens to be extremely reserved and private. That is to say it is not that he is incapable of of fulfilling the role, only that he prefers being on his own to causing the amount of mischief his kin are accustomed to. He is more than capable of scheming and bringing his plans to fruition and has done so on many occasion in the past. Presently though, Weilen keeps to himself, going so far as to lock himself within the rooms of his "den" and avoid contact with even those under his command.

His temper has a fine balance. He is a man of patience to a point (a very thin point if you ask his underlings) but things that he finds exceedingly disruptive or troublesome are quickly faced with his, quite literally, fiery temper. Weilen has been known from time to time to set his work on fire during a tantrum much to his indignation later that has been known to result in further fires.

While he does prefer to avoid others and thereby violence, that does not mean he is incapable of acts of cruelty. Weilen is in command of his small den of thieves and he did not earn that position by sitting on his tail. He earned it through clever planning and execution.

Magic/Abilities

Pyromancy: Ability to control and create fire at will
Deception: Once a kitsune always the trickster kitsune
Hoshi no tama or star ball: Following true to his kitsune heritage, Weilen was born with a star ball, which is simply a small crystal orb that glows brightly. At least, that is what it appears to be, but appearances can be deceiving. In truth, a hoshi no tama houses the soul of the kitsune, and were it ever to be destroyed, the kitsune would die. Even to be separated for any length of time from his star ball causes Weilen great pain and discomfort. He guards his hoshi no tama with his life. (Credit to Moonie)


Relationships

Brunbek Burners: The thieving clan that Weilen leads

History

Born a purebred kitsune, Weilen was gifted not only with his star ball but his parent's strength and cunning. It was not long after he was weaned that his "mother" was chasing him out of the family home to make way for new kits. By that time, young though he may have been, Weilen was a Zantaric-groomed thief. He used his talents for deception and trickery to earn his keep in the ever-changing area until he came across others not so different than himself. His band of likewise cast out kitsunes soon formed the clan the Brunbek Burners, so named for their leader, the only pure kitsune amongst them and the true mastermind of the group.

In those days Weilen was far more reckless than in present day. No challenge was too big, no risk too serious. Every near death was a thrill and he simply could not get enough of it, pushing his team to the breaking points to earn themselves the largest haul.

It was on one of these missions, when the kitsune leader still raided with his comrades that they took things too far. Upon trying to steal from a warlock with a collection of rare ancient texts, Weilen himself was caught in a crossfire between the fleeing kitsunes and the enraged mage whose spell badly burned and partially blinded him.

From then after, the leader of the Brunbek Burners ceased to run with his clan and secluded himself within the den. He gives his orders from behind a desk in a darkened room that smells of burnt paper and smoke. Every candle has long since burned down to the wick and his tempers have nothing left to ignite save more of the documents that he tries to complete for better investing their generous fortune.

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Name Elmira Sassafrass
Age 32
Gender Female
Species Fairy
Ethnicity
Height 6"
Occupation Self-Appointed Personal Adviser
Residence Shoulder of her Advisee

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Physical Description

Tall for her species, Elmira stands at an impressive 6" and proudly boasts a rather shapely figure that she is extremely proud of. Her skin is a dark chocolate brown that contrasts well with her vibrant green eyes and short naturally hot pink hair which she keeps coiffed up on end. Her traditional attire is a vibrant green form-fitting dress that accentuates all her assets, showing more skin than it hides and is completely open in the back for her tiny pair pink of wings. She usually goes barefoot given that she is usually sitting or flitting about and has no need to protect her feet.

Elmira
By: Skasse

Personality

Elmira is a woman of strength, confidence, and attitude. She will be the first one to put you in your place and has absolutely no qualms about reciting all your faults in. In one breath she'll criticize and in the next tell you what you should be doing instead. It is in her opinion, her life's duty to better the world by spreading her wisdom. Elmira is a woman of rare character and has a smoldering disposition on a normal day with a charbroiling one once angered. It takes a lot of groveling to earn her forgiveness but she always has a soft spot for the truly helpless and hopeless cases.


Magic/Abilities

~Flying
~Ability to commune with animals
~Ability to determine if someone is lying (mostly works)

Relationships

None as of yet

History

From a very young age, Elmira knew what she wanted in life and how to get it. She saw what she was capable of and was determined to share her her wealth of knowledge with any person that was unwary enough for her to latch onto. She believed that denying needing her was just a sign of how bad off a person was without her and all the more reason to stay and impart her wisdom and good sense.


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Ninja Flamingo Mascot by Zozee

So this is the 2015 Secret Art Ninja Exchange (SANE) aka Ninja Flamingos. Members who joined were asked to draw a representation of their selected user based on username and personality. It is at last time for the results to be revealed!

This is our bi-annual event for all to partake in who wish to. Though this month is over, there are more to come and all are welcome. If you were not able to make it in this year and would be interested in the future you can send me a PM and I'll make up a list to make sure to let you know of future events. The next one we're planning will be around June or July so that everyone who has school can be done and not stressing over finals.

Congrats to this year's participants. I'm incredibly excited to see what you all did! Don't forget to tell us who you got.

Happy Drawing!

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Name Yasmine Fairchild
Age 16
Gender Female
Species Vampire
Ethnicity Adelan
Height 5'2"
Occupation Noblewoman
Residence A secluded manor in Draconi Forest

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Physical Description

Dark-haired, copper-skinned, and doe-eyed makes Yasmine quite the eye-catcher. At sixteen she is dainty and delicate looking while just starting to grow into her womanly figure and looks. Curves that would have manifested with age are gentle but will grow no more due to her recent affliction or condition as her family wishes to call it.

She loves to keep her long, straight hair loose and free as much as she does keeping it in intricate styles that match whatever the societal trends in Adela and Serendipity are. Her clothing also marks her eye for fashion and keeping with the times as Yasmine is quite the girly-girl.

As a vampire, her fangs are able to be retracted except when she is extremely hungry. However, she has not completely mastered it yet and often manages to get them "stuck" out. Much to her delight though her nails grow quite nicely even despite her nervous nail biting and she takes great delight in admiring them from time to time.

Yasmine Fairchild
By: shonefluoart

Personality

She is a typical sixteen year old girl, full of life and ready to face the world. Yasmine desperately craves affection and attention and will even go so far as to cause trouble just to be noticed. Her confinement of late has left her incredibly lonely and sad as she is not permitted to do the things her peers are.

Yasmine has a kind heart even if she is incredibly confused with her place in life and her understanding of it right now. She is in the process of trying to find herself and shape the woman she will one day become. It is one of the reasons she believes grooming to be so important as she is now forever frozen as a sixteen year old girl, she feels she must showcase her best attributes for what they are. Her kitten Duchess is likewise cared for in as meticulous a manner.

She is quite feminine though and is afraid of spiders and mice as much as she is squeamish of blood. Yasmine refuses to "eat" for her condition and greatly misses the meals of her former life that once brought her great pleasure. Food while able to be eaten will make her sick if she eats more than a few bites and does nothing to sustain her. The call for blood though is ever-present and has on occasion gotten her into trouble as she is unable to control it.

Magic/Abilities

~Vampire: Sunlight gives her headaches, must drink blood, human food is not pleasing or sustaining, eternal youth

Relationships

~Parents: Yasmine's parents are both alive but live in Ketra away from their daughter and her...tendencies
~Conrey Shaw: Her bodyguard and only friend and companion now that she is a Vampire
~Duchess: Her white fluffy teacup Persian kitten she takes with her everywhere and uses to annoy Conrey

History

Yasmine was born to two comfortably well-off Adelan nobles. She has never had to want for anything and has always been a bit spoiled growing up. Her sixteenth birthday was something she looked forward to for ages and had been planning for over a year.

It was therefore a great tragedy so that when the horrible incident occurred mere days before her coming of age ball. For while out on a walk about her gardens, Yasmine was attacked and nearly killed. Her family thought when she woke that they could put the painful hours of worry behind but alas it was only the beginning as it was not just any lunatic who had attacked the precious Fairchild daughter, but a vampire who had consequently introduced Yasmine to the same fate.

The ball was cancelled on the pretense that the family feared for Yasmine's safety. Her parents really did try to handle her "condition" to the best of their ability but there was no controlling that which they feared. They took to trying to console her as best as they could but locked doors are not nearly as comforting as a mother's embrace.

After the loss of several servants to Yasmine's hunger, much to her horror I may add, human bodyguards were hired but they too eventually fell prey to the petit young woman leaving her even more traumatized with each death for every night she dreams not only of those she has accidentally killed or maimed but of the horrific events that led to her cursed fate.

Desperate to have peace once more in their home as well as care for their only child the Fairchilds hired a werewolf to act as their child's bodyguard and sent the pair to live alone in a secluded manor deep within Draconi Forest where they hope Yasmine can at last find peace and sanity away from the stresses of living among humans.

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Hey hey heyyyyyy it's almost tiiiiiiiime!

For those of you who know what this is bear with me. For those of you who don't WELCOME! Ninja Flamingos is the artists of SotE's version of Secret Santa. Members who join are asked to draw a representation of their selected user based on username and personality. Zozee9 and I both run this event on a bi-annual basis. For the ENTIRE month of January artists are given the opportunity to draw their person and then on the 31st of January we have the BIG REVEAL (See here and here for past events!) Anyone and everyone is invited to join no matter your artistic skill (believe me I'm the worst of us so you will definitely SHINE in comparison) Give me a shout to let me know if you're interested this year and as the weeks go by we will update you on how it works with the anonymous generator that EVEN I DON'T SEE!!! The emails with names will be sent out on the 1st of January so don't stress there is plenty of time to still join in!

As always happy drawing!

Edit: This event is now closed but stay tuned as we run this event again in the summer and all are welcome :)

No it's not Elvis and it's not Aragorn but the Goblin King has indeed returned! Sorry for falling off the face of the Earth there for a few weeks. I have OFFICIALLY moved across continents now and am settled in and started works today. I know I owe a TON of posts and I do sincerely apologize as only a humble king can *bows lowly* but you'll just have to deal with how long it takes me to get through them because this is me after all and we know you can't rush me, it only makes me resist more XD

Hope all is well with everyone!
Happy writing!

Tukv groaned and stamped his feet upon entering the drafty albeit warmer, smokey confines of The Frozen Casket, a tavern located in some nondescript village in the middle of freeze-your-nosehairs-off-nowhere. Not caring how loud he was, he continued to complain about the extreme inconvenience it was to hunt down his client and deliver jobs to her when she was so inclined to make her home in the middle of an icy tundra and frequent the bottom of every barrel from Hyoite to Fell and everywhere in between so that it was impossible to track her down.

A string of expletives reached his ears followed by the screeching of chairs as men withdrew from the center table. There in the center of it all proudly sat Tyler Brice, raking in a large pile of coin with the largest shit-eating grin she could muster, the stem of a pipe caught precariously between her teeth.

"Well if it isn't my old friend, Tukv. Aren't you a sight for sore eyes? Just when I thought I was free of you for good, you come wandering in like a tumbleweed in the desert."

"Well maybe if you weren't so damn hard to find, you'd get paid more often and I wouldn't have to go tramping through every marsh, bog, and ice block in search of your sorry ass!" Tukv plopped down in a chair opposite his old friend who had already leaned back in her chair and propped her feet on the table.

"Buy me a drink and let's get this started. There is supposedly a hot spring somewhere nearby in this godforsaken land with my name written all over it. And make sure it's the expensive stuff, none of your hog's swill for the fun of it Brice!"

The woman laughed, puffing smoke rings in his direction as she motioned for the bartender to bring over two foaming mugs that were soon haphazardly slammed down on the table. A swig of ale, a belch and then a pleased sigh later Tyler finally motioned for Tukv to get on with it.

"So what's it to be this time," she queried, "Thieves in Zantaric? Mages in Connlaoth? Vampires in Essyrn?"

"Vampires in Essyrn? What do they have a death wish or something?"
"Hiding where you're least expected is the perfect place to be...so no vampires then?"
"No vampires this time, just some weird fanatic and his mangy mutt. Nothing special but the buyer has placed a large sum of money on this one."

"How much?" she inquired. Tukv paused to cough and swat at the smoke trails she kept sending his way even as he tried to gulp down his drink. "Enough that you won't see me the rest of summer if you can manage to pull it off without pissing off the buyer."

Tyler whistled in appreciation, leaning back so that her chair balanced on two legs instead of four. "So what, I have to travel to the ends of the earth to get him and then drag him to the other ends of the earth for payment?"

Tukv shook his head. "They want him dumped off in Hyoite. Hardest part is tracking him down since he's a bit of a wanderer and a recluse but I'm sure you'll manage. I took the liberty of gathering up what information I could though it wasn't easy," he preened, puffing up with self-importance that quickly deflated in the face of Tyler's snickering. "The usual stats then," Tukv growled tossing a leather-bound package onto the table in front of her, detailing every scrap of information he knew on the target.

While he leaned back to sip at his drink, Tyler engrossed herself in learning everything she needed to about her newest target, from his physical description to his interests and regular haunts, completely oblivious to the raucous nature of tavern's patrons as her pipe began to smolder and her drink turned warm.

Ninja Flamingo Mascot by Zozee

So this is the 2014 Ninja Flamingos Theme Draw. Members who joined were asked to draw a representation of their selected user based on our chosen theme WILD WEST WANTED POSTERS. It is at last time for the results to be revealed!

The hope with this is to make it a bi-annual event for all to partake in who wish to. Though this month is over, there are more to come and all are welcome. If you were not able to make it in this year and would be interested in the future you can send me a PM and I'll make up a list to make sure to let you know of future events. The next one we're planning will be around July so that everyone who has school can be done and not stressing over finals.

Congrats to this year's participants. I'm incredibly excited to see what you all did! Don't forget to tell us who you got.

Happy Drawing!