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| Species Contest (extended); New year, big prizes! | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 27 2007, 01:53 PM (340 Views) | |
| Rosaline | Dec 27 2007, 01:53 PM Post #1 |
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New Species Contest. Two new locations of Ris'Mos have been discovered, as well as their earth portals. One is an Ice location, and one is a dessert. To participate in this contest, users must submit the following: 1. Create a "new" species that is found in this location (It can be BASED ON an already established folklore sort of creature, or it can be completely your own). Please keep this detailed so that we know what we're playing. Use the following Template: The information given on each section is only used for sugguestion and your information should be extended upon. Brief Description: (An overview of the species, what are they known for? How long have they been around? Do they live in groups, or alone? How are they created? (Example: Vampires sired by a bite), Etc.) Physical Attributes: (What do they look like as a species? Please describe them in detail since we do not have pictures in our breed catalogues. Picture submissions with this profile will not benefit nor penalize any entry.) Common Powers: (Are they magical? Are they genetically enhanced? Are they known for a particular skill? (Example: Lord of the Rings Elves are skilled archers).) Humanoid Form: (They do not need a humanoid form, but if they have one…what features of their original form do they maintain? Can they pass as a normal human in the human world? Or is their skin tinted green?) Comon Residance in Ris'Mos: The Ice world, or the Desert World? Template:
2. Write the history of this species in Ris-Mos, this can be brief, one paragraph. 250 Word maximum please. Have they been there forever? Did they evolve from ameobas? Whats their story? 3. Tell us in a couple sentances why this species would make a good addition to the world of Ris'Mos. Rules: 1. Members of the administration and current Emissaries are uneligible, but welcome to participate in this contest. Secondary account entries are not eligible. Staff members who do not hold an emissary position are eligible. This contest is open to all members who DO NOT HOLD a current Emissary Position. 2. Judging will be done by Anok and Rosaline, and two Emissary representatives. (If you wish to be one of these, please contact us). Emissary 1: Kashar Emissary 2: 3. Contest will open on January 1st, and submissions will be accepted until February 1st. You are allowed to edit your submissions at any time during this period. Results will follow within that week. 4. Secondary Character ACCOUNTS are not eligible. If you wish to submit applications, you must do so on your primary account. 5. There will be one winner for each new world. Yes, that means 2 winners! 6. Winners must claim their prize and claim their emissaryship within 1 week of the announcement. If the prize is not claimed, the prize will be voided unless there are outstanding circumstances and it is documented that you will not be around at that time to accept your prize. Upon the disgression of the Administratoin, the prize may be given to the 1st runner up (2nd Place). Judging Criteria: Our judges will rate each of the entries on a scaled ruberic. The member with the highest score will be the winner. Entries will be based on a points breakdown and scoresheets will look like the following:
Prizes - Ice Area 1st Place - Option of being the Emissary of your new species, credit on the species catalogue page as a contributor. 2nd Place - Opportunity to change out 3 songs in the Members Lounge playlist. Mention on the Wall of Fame Prizes - Desert Area 1st Place - Option of being the Emissary of your new species, credit on the species catalogue page as contributor. 2nd Place - Opportunity to change out 3 songs in the Members Lounge Playlist. Mention on the Wall of Fame. **NOTICE** Due to the importance and value of the Emissary Position, we have decided that this contest should not be won by default. We are going to extend the competition until March 1st. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we wish to make sure that there is competition for these positions. Please keep in mind, you may create an entry even if you have an already established character. We also are still looking for a second emissary judge. Good luck! Also, to reward those who have turned in their applications on time...we are giving points bonuses to the following: Entries Before Feb 1st: +10 Points Entries Before Feb 18th: +5 Points Entries By March 1st: +2 Points |
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| Tetroneaque | Jan 1 2008, 05:58 PM Post #2 |
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So do I just post my submission here? Well here goes! The Kitsune Brief Description: The kitsune are a race of bipedal, omnivorous, foxes. They are covered from head to toe with a warm, soft fur. They tend to keep to themselves and are very protective of their territory. They've been around since the beginning but tend to keep to themselves, and can become rather violent to anyone whom they thing is trespassing. They give birth to children like any normal mammals and live in clans, however the birth rate is rather low as they live for quite a long time. Upon birth, a baby kitsune or kit, is given a birth name and takes on their clan name. Their birth name being their first name and their clan name being their second. Upon their first tail day, or one hundredth birthday, they are given an earned name. This third name usually tells about some accomplishment or defining characteristic of that particular kitsune, often having double meanings. Physical Attributes: The kitsune are usually a bit shorter than humans, average height usually being about four and a half feet to five feet tall for males, and four feet to four and a half for females. The tallest kitsune recorded was six feet tall though. Kitsune fur can be any color in the visible spectrum and most have a lighter secondary color on their chest and belly area. Each kitsune is born with a single tail, but grow another tail every one hundred years up till they have a total of nine tails. Any kitsune with less than nine tails is still considered a child. Kitsune eyes are always the color of natural gemstones such as emerald, rubies, sapphires, ect. and give off a soft glow in the dark. Kitsune prefer loose fitting clothes and often go about without footwear. They are excellent metal shapers and can create some very nice armor and weapons. Since they are very isolated, their current technological skills would be about the same as feudal Japan. Common Powers: Every kitsune is able to change between their normal bipedal form and a full fox form. They keep their unusual eyes, multiple tails, and oddly colored fur in both forms so they very rarely are able to be passed off as a normal fox. They all have the ability to see in the dark thanks to their unique eyes. Kitsune also have great senses of hearing and smell, and some can even smell magic. Most kitsune are quite agile and speedy, making them excellent at spying, scouting, or even assassinations. Magical talents are common among the kitsune, usually the ability to manipulate a particular element. Humanoid Form: A kitsune's natural form is their humanoid form. They wouldn't be able to pass off as a human though as they are covered in fur, have glowing eyes, and multiple bushy fox tails. However, given a disguise they might be able to pass off as human as long as no one gets too curious. Comon Residance in Ris'Mos: The Kitsune live in the icy area of Ris'Mos. Their fur keeps them warm in even the coldest winters. They enjoy the harsh climate, as it keeps other races from bothering them. They live in large crystalline structures that grow from the ground there, giving their settlements an eerie but beautiful look as if they all live in giant jewels. These settlements are usually in the mountainous area of the icy area, sometimes even underground in large caverns where entire cities exist. They use these crystals for all their buildings. They even create large greenhouses with the clear crystals, trapping heat in buildings to grow crops in their icy home. They also tend to tap into geothermal currents to heat their homes and cities. Any kitsune that can control the elemental powers of earth are highly regarded as Earthshapers, and take an important role in shaping the city by growing the crystals in which they all live in. History in Ris'Mos The Kitsune have had very little to do with the shaping of Ris'Mos history. They tend to keep to themselves and expect others to give them the same courtesy. They are very protective of their homeland and will try to get travelers lost in the snowy ice lands. If they can not get uninvited guests to turn back, they will usually find some way to kill the trespasser. Those that are actually invited however will find the trip easy going with a guide. The Kitsune race do very little trading and as such are considered an isolationist group. Their current technological standing would be about the same as feudal Japan, though they do have strong magic as well to make up for this. The Kitsune tend to enjoy playing pranks on other races, especially humans. Occasionally they travel to the human world, usually Japan, where they will mess with humans for fun. The Kitsune really don't have any enemies or allies due to their isolationist attitude and lack of apparent valuable natural resources. However in reality they have vast riches stashed in their underground vaults, as the icy mountains are rich in jewels. Why they would make a good addition to Ris'Mos I think the kitsune would make an interesting addition as they are almost purely neutral toward everyone. Their attitude toward other races and the unique way in which their culture and society have developed would make for a fun way to role play and could spark some rather interesting events. |
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| Denzel | Jan 11 2008, 03:41 PM Post #3 |
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I know I need a better name for this race and I am open to suggestions. For now I will call them Evil angels do to the song that gave me the idea. The song is “Evil angel” by Breaking Benjamin. Brief Description: Evil angels are like reverse genies with a little bit of Shinigami {death god as shown in Death Note} and the last bit monkey paw. They wonder the earth and Ris'Mos. They give whoever finds them three favors. They are immortal and the only way to make other evil angels is to ask an evil angel to make you one. If you find something an evil angel likes, like apples, if they don't have it they start doing some really strange things. Only the person the evil angel is in love with can kill the evil angel. Physical Attributes: They look human and there body ranges as humans do but all of them have black feathery wings. Most evil angels are beautiful because they have been living so long and have enough magic to change their appearance. No evil angel can completely get rid of his or her wings. They can only make them smaller or use magic to tattoo them to their body. Common Powers: mind reading. The evil angels are limited in what they can do. There limitations are stealing/getting things for you that don't exist; changing you or themselves into something your not like a vampire {they can still change your and their appearance and lead you to whatever can change you}; and making things that don't exist become real, unless they have the right materials to make something exist. They can’t be killed by normal circumstances. Humanoid Form: if they are older and wiser they can make their wings smaller or even turn them into a tattoo but they cannot get rid of them completely. Almost no evil angels know how to hide their wings because most of the time they are invisible to humans unless they choose to be seen by one. They usually show themselves to a human because they want to kill them and take their soul or they love them enough to be there guardian angel. Common Residence in Ris'Mos: they are found all over Ris’Mos. Since they are not affected by climates unless they are extreme. They can be found in all places including the deserts and icy places. History: no one knows were they originated, not even the evil angels themselves. Some say they came from heaven and became pure evil but they are unlike fallen angels in many ways. Others say they are demons that stole the wings from fallen angels but if that where true the demons would know how to steal and put on wings. They say they don't know and if this were true what happened to the angels that got their wings stolen. Why they must give three favors and kill the person they gave the favors to no one knows. They don't even know. The evil angels call it tradition. Added: I would like you to pick this race because it’s my race and there are no other races in the history of fantasy that are truly evil. I believe they will make a grate evil race since no other race is truly evil. Since they grant favors a lot of things would be easier to get but you would eventually pay your soul for it. . The vampires don’t need to kill there victims, the werewolves can live off of animals even dark angels have a choice to be good. Our race must eat souls and when they are eaten they don’t go free unless that evil angel is killed. {Extra first extended draft addition. For everyone} Evil angel. Evil is evil, angel is pure = pure evil. I'm making them reverse genies with a little bit of Shinigami {death god as shown in Death Note} and the last bit monkey paw. I got this idea from the song "evil angel" by Breaking Benjamin Evil angels wander around with no point really. If one finds you, or you find it, it will do three favors for you. It's not like wishes were you can get anything you want but they can kill people, bring people back to life, and make people fall in love with you as well as other things. You can ask an evil angel to do three things for you but at the end of the last favor they may take your life. There are ways to save your own life and not half to fend for it the rest of your life. You can take some one else's life in order to give it to the evil angel. If the evil angel accepts then you are safe but if not and it wants you soul, you're screwed unless the evil angel makes a deal with you for something else. It depends on the angel if they do or do not take your life. If you're immortal they can't take your life and they just leave. If you some how fend off an evil angel from taking your life then they will come back every once in a while to try again. If they fall in love with you they normally won't take your life and may stay longer. If they love you enough they may do more favors for you. Some times if they can't take your life they will try and put you into a strange predicament like leavening you in the middle of the desert, making people start hating you, they can dislike you enough to start killing off the people you love. Evil angels are tricky and if you ask them to do something for you they can count that as one favor even if the person did not mean it. The evil angels are limited in what they can do. There limitations are stealing/getting things for you that don't exist; changing you or themselves into something your not like a vampire {they can still change your and their appearance}; and making things that don't exist become real unless they have the right materials to make something exist. Just because they can't change your race does not mean they don't know how. If you ask an evil angel to help you become a vampire they I can lead you to where they are but if something like immortality is not existent then the evil angel cant lead you to it or make it without what it needs. You cannot ask an evil angel to love you, not kill you, or give you more favors that it can do for you. The rare ability to take the skills of a soul by consuming it is with only the oldest of the evil angels. Only the one that has an evil angel under his command can see his evil angel and other evil angels. Some times you can find something the evil angel likes to have like say apples. If the evil angel likes it enough they would become addicted and would do more things for you just to get that one item they want. If you want some else to see your evil angel then you must ask your evil angel to be seen by the person. If some one can see another’s evil angel they can also see everyone else's evil angel unless the person controlling the evil angel says other wise. If the person lost their evil angel and is still alive then they will not be able to see evil angels any more. The one who can see evil angels and has none of their own will keep seeing evil angels until they have their own evil angel and die from it or lose it. All Evil angels have black feathery wings and are normally human looking. The kind of human they look like ranges as humans do. If you die a natural death without the evil angel killing you then your soul will not belong to the evil angel. This only depends on the evil angel but most don’t know this. They don’t half to do whatever you ask. They can deny you soul and look for another one if they don’t want to do what you want them too. |
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| Seth | Feb 7 2008, 09:33 PM Post #4 |
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The proposed race by me, is more of a hybrid of Dark and Light Elves, more of a neutral ground. Desert elves or Jura-Dai  Brief Description: The Jura-Dai would easily pass for Half Elf's due to their slightly decreased height and stocky build. However unlike Half Elves the Jura-Dai and pure blood elves. Easily distinguishable with their pointed ears and angled faces. Specialised for desert survival the Jura-Dai travel in nomadic tribes and walk and hunt their way from water hole to hole. Whilst lacking in magical talent and a high quality of education which both Light and Dark elves are privy to the Jura-Dai are masters of innovation and survival. Jura-Dai weaponry is often light made from horn or lighter metals giving them a faster movement over a wide range of terrian Physical Attributes: Jura-Dai are strong and resilent, and are capables of taking blows which would seriously injure theire more fragile kin and still standing. Most Jura-Dai have pale eye to reflect as much of the glare from the sun as possible which gives them poor night vision and a tendenacy to go blind as the Jura-Dai indevidual gets older. Over a Jura-Dai's life span they turn a golden brown which shows maturity and the peak of a Jura-Dai's survival skills. Common Powers: The Jura-Dai are incredibly resistant to heat due to their day to day existance in the sorching Deserts of Ris'Mos. Skilled with the more natural forms of magic it's becoming more common due to inbreeding to see a definate decline in the use of magic as well as the magic potential shown by indevidual memebrs of the tribe. Jura-Dai are masters of long range combat prefereing the javalin and bow compared to sword and spear. Skilled skirmishers in a desert environment they can render themselves completly invisible and can catch their prey unawares. They are scavengers, vital to any party whose traveling in hostile terrain as any mature Jura-Dai can not only easily provide for himself but a small group on his own. Humanoid Form: They are a humaniod Comon Residance in Ris'Mos: The Desert OOC: If need be i'll put together a bit on how the Jura-Dai sect split from mainstream Light elves and into the desert  |
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| Rosaline | Feb 19 2008, 05:28 PM Post #5 |
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I would like to thank you all for submitting entries, and I'd like to ask you all to look at them again. Many of you have missed part 3.
We need this information. Also, some of you are offering more information "if needed" please give us everything you can up front so that it can all be judged, and that members get a better idea of them. So please post whatever optional things you've left out and make sure that part 3 is taken care of in order to be judged properly. Thanks to all who have entered, and I look forward to more entries. Good luck to all! |
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| Rosaline | Mar 5 2008, 11:54 AM Post #6 |
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Contest has been closed! We are no longer accepting submissions for this contest. Since there are still some entries that need to be tweaked, we are giving you one more week to make the needed edits. NOT ALL OF YOU NEED TO EDIT/CHANGE! If you feel you are comfortable with your entry, do not feel puressured to change it. We will start judging next MONDAY, March 10th. Good luck to all and thanks to all who entered! |
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| Rosaline | Mar 18 2008, 06:56 PM Post #7 |
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Well, We've come to a conclusion! And the winners of this contest are: Tetroneaque and Denzel! Congratulations! The "Evil Angels" and the "Kitsune will be officially added to the breed catalogue. You have also won the positon of Emissary! Please post a short bit in your history as how you've come into that power. All of the changes should be in effect by the end of the week. Once again congrats and thank you to all who entered! The Kitsunes will rule the Ice world and the Evil Angels will dominate the new Desert! |
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| Tetroneaque | Mar 19 2008, 05:11 PM Post #8 |
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Yay! |
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| Denzel | Mar 20 2008, 07:39 PM Post #9 |
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Hurray! |
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