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Post: 13829211_1 created on Wed, 24 May 2006 00:35:56 +0000
Posted: Wed, 24 May 2006 00:35:56 +0000

This is very important!

The poll is overwhelmingly in favor of critiquing every entry I recieved. If you DO NOT want feedback, please LET ME KNOW. Other options are POSITIVE FEEDBACK ONLY, or PRIVATE FEEDBACK VIA PM. If you don't tell me otherwise my comments will be up on display in the thread after the awards ceremony.

(Clarification:
- If you don't say anything you'll get a public positive/negative critique by default.
- You may request positive feedback only.
- You may request your feedback to be sent to you via PM.
- You may request no feedback at all.)

Known WIP's:
heart = turned in

So-naa heart
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PopRocks-and-CandyCorn heart
Kiotochi heart
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Kara Metallium heart
Keriea heart
Zabby42 heart

My original characters are like a reflection of myself. Parts of me will go into one, different parts into another, but in the end they are all mirror images of some aspect of me. As such, they are very important to me, which is why I decided it was time they got some recognition. I want you to draw my original characters and create a physical representation of my reflection. The artist who does this best, the one who creates the most accurate image, will walk away with a shiny pair of demon horns. There are many other prizes to be had, and I am looking forward to seeing all the beautiful pictures I just know are out there waiting to be drawn!

Contest will run from May 30 to midnight Pacific time on August 31 but may be extended due to lack of entries or artists' needs. It will be judged by yours truly with the help of the ever-wonderful Roseanne.

Edit: Due to small entry numbers, the new deadline is midnight Pacific time on September the 12th.

Entries I would still like to get:

There are only 6 entries for Universe 3, and only 7 for Universe 2, so if you're looking for easy prizes, consider entering with a picture of someone from either category! As well, there are very few Universe 1 minor character entries.

From Universe 1, I would like to see:

More Konran and Vertigo of course
Some Nyx especially
More Commander-sama! The possibilities for humor here are endless!
More Tourmaline and Onyx, especially in the same scene
More Faction

From Universe 2, I would like to see:

More Morrigan/flute action
Some Morrigan/Tarek
Jaime casting (or flubbing) a spell

From Universe 3, I would like to see:

More Lydia
A picture of Lydia with Alaric
One of the scenes posted in the Universe 3 section

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02: Rules/FAQ
03: Minigame/Minicomic
04: Prizes
05: Entries
06: Universe #1: Konran/Vertigo
07: Universe #1: Minor Characters
08: Universe #2: Morrigan/Tarek/Jaime
09: Universe #3: Lydia/Alaric
10: Universe #3: Minor Characters
11: Links Out
12: Whitelist/Blacklist
13: Winners

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Post: 13829211_2 created on Wed, 24 May 2006 00:36:46 +0000
Posted: Wed, 24 May 2006 00:36:46 +0000

If you follow the rules, we'll have a happy contest, and nobody will have to go on the blacklist. There are just a few simple guidelines you should follow, and here they are:

No art theft! I cannot stress this enough. Being an artist myself, art theft is one of my pet peeves and it will get you instantly thrown out of the contest. This includes "eyeballing", pose-jacking, and the like.

Follow all Gaia TOS rules and guidelines. This means no whining/flaming/begging/harrassing. This also means you must keep your entries PG-13. Nudity is okay as long as it's tasteful. Sexy is fine; slutty is not.

Don't bash on any of the art in this thread; that includes your own. If you whine about how much your entry sucks and you're probably not going to win, I just might listen to you. Constructive criticism (i.e. "I like the colors, but her arm is a little too long and you should check your shading" wink is okay to do, but only if it has been requested.

All art must be new and done specifically for this contest. If you have drawn for me before, draw me something new. I don't want you to just pick up an old piece you have lying around that resembles one of my characters and submit it. I want to see what your creative vision can do with my creations. Also, please make sure there is at least one of my characters in your entry! I don't want any pictures of trees or the like.

You may enter as many times as you like; however, there will be only one prize per entry. I may award more than one prize per artist. Therefore, multiple entries may increase your chance of winning!

Please only post completed entries. If the contest deadline has been reached, and you are still working, let me know. I will allow a short (short!) grace period for WIP's to be completed. Anything not submitted by the end of the grace period will not be eligible for a prize. WIP's submitted before the end of the contest will not be eligible for a prize.

All styles and all media of art are accepted, except for dolls/avatar edits. I'd like to see some variety!

The contest will end at the specified time, or when there are at least 50 entries, whichever happens later. I reserve the right to extend the contest as I see fit.

If there are less than five pieces eligible for a prize in a certain category, I reserve the right to eliminate that category. In case of this happening I will rearrange some things to ensure that all the prizes are given out.

Please post all completed entries in this thread. PM'ed entries will be disqualified. If the piece was a collaboration, make sure to post the name of the person working with you. If a collaborative piece wins a prize, how you divide the prize between you is totally up to you.

You may mix and match people from different universes if you want to.

The costumes given in each character biography (if any) are what they generally wear; however, feel free to play with the details, or even design a whole new outfit. There is a whole prize category solely for best original design. Ideas will be given with each major character.

If you have any questions about my characters, the contest, or just something you want to clarify, feel free to PM me; just put "Art Contest Question" or something in the subject line so I know to get to it right away. Questions I feel everyone should know the answers to will be placed in a FAQ below the rules.

Rules may be added or changed as I feel it is necessary.

F.A.Q.

Q: Which matters most: how well a picture captures a character's personality, or technical quality?
A: Well, quality *always* matters, and of course it's very important, but a mediocre picture that perfectly captures the character will generally win out over a good picture that looks like someone else.

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Post: 13829211_3 created on Wed, 24 May 2006 00:37:31 +0000
Posted: Wed, 24 May 2006 00:37:31 +0000

MAGIC NUMBER MINIGAME!
(less obnoxious graphic going up when I make it)

The object of the minigame is to roll the dice and beat the odds. Use Gaia's dice function to roll 20 d20's in your post. If you hit a magic number, you win! If you roll the magic number, PM me with the page number where you hit it so that I can verify. Once I do that, your prize will be on its way.

Super Special Prize

Roll a 20 (all ones) and win a letter for the current month!

Current Target Number: 155

Roll 155 and win a pair of spiffy Fox Ears!

Past Winners:

Nobody yet

Minicomic!

After joking around that our avvies looked like a superhero and supervillain, Roseanne and I started doodling a little minicomic just to kill time and because it was amusing. It's here if you want to read it. Regulars may end up being drawn in, in various capacities.

[x] Comic One
[x] Comic One Point Five
[x] Comic Two
[x] Comic Three
[x] Comic Four
[x] Comic Five
[x] Comic Six

Avvies used in the comic:

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Roseanne (superhero)

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Khetienn (archnemesis)

Ragnhild (picture soon) (superhero sidekick)

If you want to submit a guest strip, feel free! We'd love to see some cute things just for fun, and it'll go up here, and even possibly into the canon.

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Post: 13829211_5 created on Wed, 24 May 2006 00:39:01 +0000
Posted: Wed, 24 May 2006 00:39:01 +0000

I know, that's what you're all here for, right? I won't keep you any longer. Drool away. All prizes are priced based on the POCKY priceguide as of early May. Prices may fluctuate but will probably go up.

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Grand Prize - Horns of the Demon (240k)
Second Prize - Thank You Letter for March 2004 (162k, choice of penguin or seal slippers)
Third Prize - Thank You Letter for August 2004 (155k, choice of Golden Laurels or Winged Anklets)

Category Prizes

Best CG - Thank You Letter for October 2004 (70k)
Best Traditional Media - Staff of the Angels (65k)
Most In Character - Thank You Letter for April 2004 (29k)
Best Original Design - Thank You Letter for May 2004 (21k)
Sexiest - Whip of Fire + Whip of Ice (16k)
Cutest - Thank You Letter for November 2004 (15k)
Best Universe #1 Major Character - Thank You Letter for October 2005 (12k)
Best Universe #2 - Thank You Letter for October 2005 (12k)
Best Universe #3 - Thank You Letter for October 2005 (12k)
Best Scene - Thank You Letter for March 2006 x2 (10k)
Most Original - Lunar Cloak (10k)
Most Romantic - Thank You Letter for November 2005 x2 (8k)
Best Single - Thank You Letter for February 2006 (7k)
Best Couple - Thank You Letter for February 2006 (7k)
Best Group - Thank You Letter for Feburary 2006 (7k)
Best Crossover - Thank You Letter for May 2006 (6.5k)
Best Female - Thank You Letter for May 2006 (6.5k)
Best Male - Thank You Letter for May 2006 (6.5k)
Best Universe #1 Minor Character - Thank You Letter for January 2006 (5k)
Most Dramatic - Thank You Letter for March 2006 (5k)
Most Humorous - Thank You Letter for January 2006 (5k)

Bumper Prizes

Please make sure to number your bumps, and no skipping. PM me when you reach 100 or 1000 so I can pass on the message to our lovely thank-you artist Roseanne.

Highest Bumper - 1000 gold
Bump 100 Times - A colored chibi of your avatar from Roseanne
Bump 1000 times - A special CG'ed thank-you from Roseanne

People who bumped 100 times:

domokun = Roseanne is working on it
whee = Thank-you art finished

DivineMaiden domokun
Aidou Chan domokun

People who bumped 1000 times:

Also, I will be giving out random art prizes to bumpers/nice people/people I like. If you beg you will not get one.

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Post: 13829211_6 created on Wed, 24 May 2006 00:39:48 +0000
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All entries can be found here.

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* = critiqued

*Konran by AgentEva
*Lydia and Vertigo by Ragnhild
*Little Konran by =^_ _^= Pirates Rule All
*Vertigo and Fighting Pose Konran and Faction by Kouchou
*Good vs. Evil and Salute the Demon and Fight Your Demons and Confessions by Ness-eh
*Devon by LilyHana~The white swan~
*Vertigo and Vertigo Lightning and I Think I Love You and Desert Pocky and Target Practice by StreppyPoo
*Formal Konran by malince
*Konran by Caliginous
*Konran and Konran and Vertigo and Tourmaline and Konran, Vertigo, and the Moon and Devon and Rose and Lydia by maadalena
Vertigo by xX..ibitsu..Xx
I'm All Yours and Seriously Rar and Fallen Angel of Mine and Rarness by xxx_ForbiddenRose_xxx
Midnight Symphony and Marble Throne by PopRocks-and-CandyCorn
He looks disgruntled by Gate-chan
Ethereal Staircase by ~Raining~Light~
Welcome Back by Nelesia
Summoning by erraziB
Full Moon by kaze ichiru
Konran and A Little Comedic Relief by Kara Metallium
Morrigan by random ranger
Painful Price by Rosewine
Moody Blues by chapstick_stockbroker
Bat Chibi by yashalchemist
My Gift to You by DivineMaiden
Bittersweet Melodies by Aidou Chan
Jaime's Magic and WTFGETOUT by Autistic
Morrigan by Ghostevolution
Seduction by kiotochi
Universe 3 Book Cover and Twice the Konran by Zabby42
Nyx by Lynseed
Onyx and Tourmaline by So-naa
Konran Sits and Graduation Photo and Innocence and Open Thoughts and Ball by Keriea

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Post: 13829211_7 created on Wed, 24 May 2006 00:40:36 +0000
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Major Characters:
Konran and Vertigo

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About This Universe

In the beginning there was Conscience, also known as The Balance, and from him came the Goddess Weaver and the God Streamer. Weaver believed in protecting the humans of the mortal realm and allowing them to reach their full potential. Streamer believed that the humans were there to use and play with, as they were inferior forms of life, much like animals. Angels and demons were originally the same type of being, but someagreed with Weaver, others followed Streamer. As Weaver and Streamer went their separate ways, so did their followers. Each had to decide for themselves the meaning of good and evil, for here there is no black or white. How do you decide between nurturing and protecting a thing, and possibly harming or stifling it in the process, or letting it run wild and free, untouched by outside influence apart from using it for entertainment and personal enjoyment? You see, demons are not inherently evil, nor angels inherently good. Everyone believed that he or she was doing the right thing. And a war was started over the oblivious humans that has lasted to this day...

This is my oldest and most detailed universe; as such, you will get much more information in these categories than you would elsewhere. Konran is my oldest and most favorite character. Vertigo is not of my creation but I've played with him for so long he's pretty much half mine. I won't give you much backstory here, as it would take up way too much space... however things will be alluded to in character information, and if you have questions or would like to know more, feel free to ask.

Couples eligible for the Romantic category:
Konran x Vertigo (preferred)
Tourmaline x Onyx (this will be creepy if anyone does it!)

Characters eligible for Original Design: All

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Konran
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Hair: Long, silver
Eyes: Silver
Skin: Fairly dark; like a deep tan
Build: Medium-athletic
Powers: Elemental lightning; standard angelic powers (telepathy, teleportation between realms, minor illusion, etc.); minor healing (about to the limit of a broken bone, and it doesn't work on herself)

In-Depth Description

Konran's normal outfit is a sleeveless black top with a collar that zips up. The zipper pull is shaped like a circle. She wears a choker with a crescent moon charm on it. She wears a black skirt that's fairly short (not mini-skirt length but not to her knees either) and a chain belt that has moon and star charms on it. On her arms she wears black armwarmers that come down to her hands with a hole for her thumbs, and buckle three times up the sides. Black knee-high boots finish out the outfit. Her wings are bat-like, black with a tinge of red to them. When disguising herself as human, her hair goes black, her eyes more of a normal grey, her wings disappear, and she may dress in a different manner in order to blend in.

Her weapons are two daggers (reference pictures further down), and the moon staff (reference pictures also further down). The staff has a black pole and a heavy gold crescent moon on the top. A clear jewel rests in the curve of the crescent and a black halo floats at a tilt around the top. Something sharp and pointy-looking should be on the bottom.

Personality/Background

Konran is, to put it simply, something of a b***h.

She died at the age of six. An angel and a demon fought in the mortal realm near where she lived and touched off an explosion that killed pretty much everyone else. However, she was pre-destined by the Goddess to become an angel (all angels are mortals who have died, usually at a young age, and chosen this way) and awoke to find rain drizzling on the ruins of her home and wings on her back. The angel from the fight, Jigoku, found her and took her to the angelic realm, becoming her mentor of sorts.

For the first bit of her life as an angel, she was quiet and studious, learning all she could about magic over fighting. Fighting lessons were mandatory but her heart really wasn't in it. She saw the atrocities the demons committed, and almost without her realizing it, she started to hate them. She was taught that she was right and they were wrong but no reasoning for this view. Slowly she was ceasing to think about her moral reasoning. Then Jigoku got killed and things got ugly. She holds nothing but hatred for the demonic race, and depending on how much of the demonic aspect is in them, either hates or pities the half-demons. Often when she finds a half-demon it will be "put out of its misery". She doesn't really stop to think about why she hates the demons apart from "they're bad", or think about why she's in the right. She just knows her side is best and she has to win. (She's also quite competitive due to this.) Occasionally she will even disobey orders or regulations to ensure a victory. Konran often comes across as a very cold, arrogant, emotionless personality, but most of this impression is due to the fact that she is so focused, almost to the point of obsession. She is the type who will kill one to save hundreds emotionlessly, and weep about it in private. She wants more than anything to be thought of as a strong, capable warrior, and hates showing weakness of any kind.

Her attitude is very like Violet's from the movie UltraViolet, without the sniveling over the kid part. She has her goals, she knows what she wants, and if you get in her way she will not hesitate to kill you. She doesn't make friends easily and she's quite cold, to the point where it hurts her relationships with everyone else. Almost nobody in the angelic realm likes her, but if you asked them they would readily admit that she is very good at what she does. What she does is kill demons. But then rumors of a new threat coming out of the demonic army camps start to surface... rumors of a deadly superweapon that will leave any angel defenseless... The Angel of Destiny begins acting strangely... and suddenly it seems there is a battle on more than one front...

Quirks:

- Cannot drink alcohol. If she starts getting drunk she starts losing control of her powers. She and Vertigo managed to blow up an Outback Steakhouse once (in one of our less serious sessions, of course, lol). She can cause quite a bit of damage, as things tend to randomly explode.
- Won't eat meat. She doesn't like the idea of eating animals.
- Would gladly destroy herself/go on a suicidal mission if it meant certain victory for the angelic forces.
- Both hates and loves Weaver for allowing her this second life.
- If you offered her that classic situation where the world could be perfect if it meant the death of one innocent child, she would choose to kill the child.
- Is fiercely loyal to any cause she chooses to back, to the point of blind fanaticism.

Similar to:
Storm from the FIRST X-Men movie (in appearance)
Urd from Oh My Goddess (in appearance)
Violet from UltraViolet (in attitude)

Pose Ideas:
(You don't have to do any of these, these are just random ideas in case you get stuck)

- in a fighting-style pose
- in a couple picture with Nyx showing their student-mentor relationship (think Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon with Obi-Wan being insecure and naive and Qui-Gon being an arrogant b***h)
- in a couple picture with Vertigo, either (verbally) arguing intensely or in a romantic situation
- with lightning around her
- as a child just after she's woken up and found that she's an angel

Original Design ideas:

- I have been trying forever to come up with some kind of "formal" wear for her. I tried a toga-style thing once but it didn't work out. Some kind of fancy outfit.
- As a Templaress. Templar/esses are basically super-charged warriors who have earned the Goddess' blessing and can transform themselves in the middle of battle to a higher level of power and basically kick a**. This can involve armor or not.
- Disguised as human. The mortal realm in this universe is pretty different from ours (no jeans, t-shirts, etc.) but not totally medieval either (no corsets, ballgowns, etc.) Find a happy medium.
- In our universe. Is she a punk? A goth? Does she shop at Abercrombie and Fitch? Make up a cute outfit for her.
- Whatever you want. Go wild. Just make sure the base physical description remains pretty much the same.

Reference Pictures

Important stuff:
Moon staff
Daggers
Shirt

By me and friends:
Old sketch (holding Vertigo's sword)
Character sheet
Sketch on chemistry notes
Konran at the time of her transformation to angel
Picture by Roseanne

Given to me by nice people: heart
Picture by Yiji
Picture by Arilishia (if these four were an art contest, this picture would have won it.)
Picture by Chibiwings
Picture by oni_chranos

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Vertigo
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Hair: Black, reaches to about his shoulders
Eyes: Blue (normal); Red (angry/demonic side in control)
Skin: Lightly tanned
Build: Fairly muscular but not "bodybuilder" type
Powers: Fire affinity (one of his special attacks is named Lava Blast); demonic strength; minor telepathy

In-Depth Description

Vertigo is a half-demon that basically grew up with a band of mercenaries. The mortal realm is a lot of desert and barren land, so wars over resources are common, and there are many mercenary bands who will fight for the highest bidder, or for a chunk of the goods themselves. He's one of the best fighters in the unit, having been trained from the time he was very small by Commander-sama himself. He has black hair that hangs to just about his shoulders. His bangs are fairly long, shadowing his eyes. This can be helpful, as he has blue eyes normally, but when he becomes angry or his demonic side takes over, his eyes have the disturbing tendency to glow red.

He has a tan complexion from being exposed to the sun so often, and usually wears either desert fatigues or a desert camo vest as well as desert fatigue pants with the legs ripped at the knees for hotter days. He's muscular but not bulky and stands roughly around 6'2". Vertigo can have wings, but as a half-demon, he must rip them through the skin of his back, which as you can imagine is a very bloody and painful process, every time he wishes to use them. They are red in color and dragon-like in appearance. He wields a giant (as in, grotesquely disproportionate to his own size) sword that goes by the name Axcalabre.

Personality/Background

Half-demons are the misbegotten offspring of a demon and a human. Normally half-demons born to demon mothers are aborted or killed at birth, as the child would be considered "weak". If the mother is human, she will often die in childbirth. Vertigo was the product of one such pairing, a demon father and a human mother. He grew up believing himself a freak, but learned to turn his differences to his own advantage. Being more powerful in magic than just about any human helps a lot with intimidation and battle. Growing up this way taught him to look out for number one and to hell with anyone else. He is loyal to members of his own squad but not much else. The only one who can really keep him under control is Commander-sama, who has been known to take him out alone and go at each other in a fight, simply to calm Vertigo down. The Commander is the most powerful warrior in the band, and the reason they are so successful. Of course, if he is much more powerful than Vertigo, there are probably reasons for it that he has not revealed yet...

Vertigo is very passive-aggressive when calm, tending to believe that he is above everyone else, but he never quite acts like he's holier-than-thou... more anti-social. He doesn't really mix with others, but affords them a sort of grudging respect if they are near his equal. Whenever angered, however, he has a very nasty temper that is followed by the need to kill anyone that angers him, while those who simply annoy him are treated like children, not even worthy of his contempt. However, thanks to his human half, a broken will can lead to a warm, caring heart that is very understanding to the needs of others, almost to a fault of submission. He has mild insecurity issues, but they never get out of hand.

Quirks:

- Hates combat formations that force him to work with others, especially peons
- Would kill anyone who ever saw him unclothed other than someone he loved (so basically everybody)
- If he was in a battle of him vs everyone else, he'd simply wade past the weak ones, occassionally taking out a few for example so the others would stay away from him and simply concentrate on those who were of importance

Similar to:
Kira from Angel Sanctuary (appearance)
Inu-Yasha (attitude to most people)

Pose Ideas:
(You don't have to do any of these, these are just random ideas if you get stuck)

- In a fighting pose or similar
- With Konran in an argument or in a romantic situation
- Ripping his wings through his back
- On one knee aiming a rifle through the desert
- In a humorous situation with Commander-sama
- Shirtless (*drool*)

Original Design Ideas:

- In formal armor
- As a Blazer (demonic counterpart to the Templar/ess, supercharged warrior)... this can also involve armor if you wish
- As an angel
- In our universe
- Anything you want (just make sure the base description stays the same)

Reference Pictures

Important Stuff:
Axcalabre

By me and friends:
In red lighting

Others:
This guy looks like him

Scene Ideas

- Vertigo clings to the top of a lamppost in fear while Konran looks on menacingly from the ground.
- An unconscious Konran falls through a dimensional rip to land right at Vertigo's feet. He does not bother to try and catch her.
- At night in a hotel room Vertigo tells Konran he loves her.
- After not seeing each other for a long time, Konran shows up on Vertigo's doorstep in the rain. She is soaking wet.

For more ideas, feel free to ask me. Most of these have basis in actual text so I can give you the actual scene if need be.

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Post: 13829211_8 created on Wed, 24 May 2006 00:42:35 +0000
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Minor Characters

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Nyx
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Hair: Black, about to shoulder blades, with a soft curl
Eyes: Green
Skin: Fairly pale
Build: Smallish
Powers: Control over darkness, the ability to make you fall asleep, standard angelic powers

In-Depth Description
Nyx is wide-eyed shyness personified. Her green eyes are almost always scared-looking or just wary. She's shorter than Konran, about 5'3, and doesn't look very strong. She is stronger than she looks, but not by much, as she's just started her training. Her normal outfit is a white sparkly halter top with an egg-shaped cutout on the chest, black flowy sparkly pants (the kind that look like a skirt), and white sandals. They can have a heel or not. (In the reference picture I drew her wearing boots, but that was just 'cause I was stupid and forgot. You can draw boots if you want, though.) Her staff has a white pole and kind of an upside-down bowl shape thing on the end, with a star on top of the bowl shape. All of this is white. She also wears a black beaded kind of Y-shaped necklace, and white armwarmer-type things that are very very similar to the Felicia's Gloves here on Gaia.

Background/Personality
Nyx is a new angel, just learning the ropes, and as such she's very shy and unsure of herself. She looks up to Konran greatly as her teacher, even though Konran can be something of a b***h. She has a very strong sense of right and wrong, and is always determined to do the right thing. She takes her power and responsibility very seriously, which is a very good thing, because her non-staff weapon is a crossbow with explosive-tipped bolts.

Reference Pictures
The only one I have crying

Commander-sama
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Hair: Blond, buzz-cut
Eyes: Hazel
Skin: Medium
Build: Edging toward the more muscular side
Powers: Fire-affiliated; "Concussion wave" (the ability to compress the air in a designated area like a shockwave); minor energy blasts; the ability to drink ungodly amounts of alcohol and still remain coherent

In-Depth Description
Commander-sama is the leader of a successful group of mercenaries on the mortal realm. He has blonde, crop-topped hair with cliche military shades, a FOREST CAMO VEST (in the desert, no less), grey shorts, boots, and a medium complexion... nobody understands why he isn't tanned. He's got hazel eyes, and he always has a big smirk when he isn't serious... which is most of the time.

Background/Personality
If someone asked you to create the perfect military leader... well, it wouldn't be the Commander. He's almost never serious, tending to joke around even in the pitched heat of battle. Only the most serious of problems can make him snap out of it and turn deadly serious. He treats Vertigo basically like a son, and while everyone in the unit is equally under his protection and care, if there was a favorite, Vertigo would be it. Even though most of the mercenary groups try to get half-demons to join them (without really knowing what they are, just knowing they're powerful), the Commander doesn't really have to try. He just finds them and takes them in. They're rare, though, so apart from Vertigo there are only two other half-demons in the squad. The Commander is something of a nympho... His priorities are beer, women, and war, not always in that order. He is also secretly an angel.

Onyx
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Hair: Black, to the back of his neck
Eyes: Black
Skin: Medium
Build: Average to slender
Powers: Ice-affiliated; standard angelic powers; mind-control powers

In-Depth Description
If you took Sapphire from Sailor Moon R and turned everything black, you would basically have Onyx. His haircut, while still short, is kind of on the longish side, especially on top. His eyes are cold and black. He normally dresses in a black uniform top with a short, stiff collar and black pants.

Personality/Background
Onyx, formerly the Angel of Confusion, is Tourmaline's right-hand-man and what can only be described as a sadistic b*****d. In the first incarnation of this universe he was the one torturing a captured Konran to make her fall in line with Tourmaline's plot. He's not much of a fighter, but more of the type who will stab you in the back in a dark alleyway or slip poison into your drink.

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Tourmaline
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Hair: Turquoise
Eyes: Reddish purple
Skin: Pale
Build: Voluptuous
Powers: Standard angelic powers; water-affiliated; limited foresight

In-Depth Description
Tourmaline is very beautiful, with a voluptuous figure and a commanding presence. Her hair is deep turquoise with a soft wave to it and her eyes are reddish-purple, almost garnet-colored. She is fairly tall, and will generally wear a long, slinky dress, and her fingernails will be long, painted, and immaculately manicured.

Background/Personality
When an angel reaches her/his third level of power, they are granted a revelation.

The Angel of Destiny's revelation was that Beryl, Goddess of Earth, HATES humans. This made her just a little bit insane. Some revelations are just too powerful for the angel they are given to. So to follow Beryl, she changed her name to Tourmaline and vowed to find the Lodestone, the focus stone used in the creation of the universe, and destroy the universe, recreating it without humans. Humans were the cause of the war between demons and angels, so without the humans, there would be nothing left to fight over, right? So all her followers changed their names to jewel names to honor Beryl and are working towards that goal. Unfortunately, only with a unanimous decision by all the angels can the Lodestone be used, so Tourmaline needs a small piece of each angel's domain in order to find and use it. She is torturing, bribing, or otherwise convincing by any means necessary each other angel to help her out.

Faction
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Hair: Black
Eyes: Reddish
Skin: Medium
Build: Athletic-muscular
Powers: Fire-affiliated; demonic strength; minor telekinesis

In-Depth Description
Faction is every evil aspect of Vertigo taken out and personified. He resembles Vertigo, but older and more battle-worn. He has many scars, but the most notable is the one going over his left eye and down his cheek; not deep enough to damage the eye, but deep enough to create a permanent disfiguring mark. He tends to dress in black clothing that puts across a "tough" image.

Personality/Background
Faction is the leader of the demonic army, kind of the head general, and as such is very smart and very dangerous. His moods switch between brooding and snappish, and he does not tolerate weakness. The one thing he enjoys most is toying with his enemies, playing games and laying elaborate plans to cause them to serve his own interests in the end. Mortal humans are less than nothing to him; time enough to play with them after he takes out the obstacles (i.e. the angels), he figures. However, the one time he lapsed into a moment of weakness and allowed himself to feel a grudging bit of emotion for a human, it resulted in Vertigo...

Skrymer
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Hair: Blond
Eyes: Grey
Skin: Medium edging towards tan
Build: Stocky
Powers: Metal-affiliated; demonic speed; necromancy; megalomania

In-Depth Description
Skrymer is a little scruffy looking, but only because he is too busy planning universal domination to worry about something like personal appearance. We never worked out much of his physical description so it's up to you to make up something cool. Whatever you do, he should look a little crazy.

Personality/Background
Skrymer is an insane demon who wants nothing less than to gain enough power to kill the God and Goddess. He has necromantic powers, and at one point resurrected both Onyx and Vertigo's dead girlfriend. He also enjoys killing, and considers murdering angels and demons alike "practice" for the day he will face Weaver and Streamer.

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Major Characters:
Morrigan/Jaime/Tarek

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Couples eligible for Romantic category:
Morrigan x Tarek (preferred)
Morrigan x Jaime

Characters eligible for Original Design:
Everyone but Seymour (not much you can really do there, neh?)

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Morrigan
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Hair: Dark brown, ragged
Eyes: Dark blue with a tinge of violet
Skin: Medium-pale
Build: Average

In-Depth Description
Morrigan has dark brown hair, raggedly cut shorter in the back. The front reaches to just above her shoulders. She wears a blue ribbon in her hair, and the ends tend to trail down the sides of her face. Her hair actually resembles Miho's from Megatokyo but much more ragged. Her eyes are very dark blue with something of a violet tint to them. Her skin is fairly pale but not ghostly so, more of a peachy-pink. She will generally wear a lace-up bodice over a longsleeved shirt, and a skirt that reaches her ankles.

Personality/Background
Morrigan is usually pretty cheerful and easygoing and friendly. She's been a servant all her life but she doesn't mind it because the people at the magic school are pretty fair and she gets to take music classes. She loves music and can play a lot of different types of instruments, even though her singing voice is only pretty average and not that great. She's been friends with Jaime ever since they were little and he used to leave his botched transfiguration attempts in her bed. She adopted him as kind of her older brother, with all the sibling love and rivalry that entails. They used to go on outrageous escapades that would end with both of them punished, and he can still convince her to do just about anything.

When she found an old flute, she had no idea it had magic powers until the first time she played it. Then she discovered, to her surprise, that it was a magic flute of necromancy. With it she can talk to spirits, call up the dead, or even raise zombies. Understandably this frightened her a little bit, as necromancy is the blackest of black magic, but through it she eventually met Tarek, and now that's the only reason she'll usually use it, though if they are in trouble, a horde of undead minions comes in real handy...

Quirks:

- Kind of enjoys being a servant. The work isn't too hard for her and she gets her room and board taken care of, plus the classes.
- Looks up to the music master as a god.
- Has never thought about her relationship with Jaime as anything but fraternal and comfortable, but there are sometimes awkward moments where flashes of something more show through.
- Really likes Tarek and wishes he wasn't dead.
- Is always pretty friendly to even complete strangers
- Once they leave the school, she earns their coin playing as a bard.

Similar to:
Miho from Megatokyo (hair)

Pose Ideas
(You don't have to do any of these, these are just random ideas in case you get stuck)
- Playing her flute/other instrument
- In a couple picture with Tarek
- In a couple picture with Jaime
- Raising zombies/spirits
- With a shadowy/spectral raven around her

Original Design Ideas

- Dressed up fancy-schmancy
- In a sci-fi outfit instead of fantasy
- In our universe
- Crossed over into another universe in this thread
- Anything else you like so long as the basic description remains the same

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Jaime
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Hair: Sandy brown, messy
Eyes: Blue-green, round glasses
Skin: Medium
Build: On the skinny side

In-Depth Description
Jaime actually resembles Harry Potter a lot, both in the hair and in the glasses. His hair is never lying flat or straight, but is always messed up. His expression is generally serious (especially when he's studying) but he can easily break into moments of amusement or fun. He will wear wizard's/mage's robes, of any color you desire that isn't hideous.

Personality/Background
Jaime is a little older than Morrigan but not by much... a year or two at most. He's a student at the magic school but he really really sucks at it. He's getting close to graduation age but still manages to explode things on a regular basis, which embarrases him horribly. He and Morrigan have been friends since they were both little and he used to leave his botched transfiguration attempts in her bed. He has a soft spot for animals. He's a little shyer than she is but very determined once he makes his mind up about something. He loves magic, just wishes he was better at it. The Lodestone represents to him an almost unimaginable wealth of power, but for that same reason he's too scared to tap into it much, where someone else might go power-crazy.

His companion is an orangutan named Seymour who has just about no manners, likes to make things as inconvenient as possible, and steals stuff.

Quirks:

- Will always help out an animal in trouble
- Doesn't realize that his ineptitude at magic is both the result of a less-than-average talent and his own lack of confidence
- Sees right away what needs to be done and does it
- Considers Morrigan his best friend in the entire world and feels a little jealous of/threatened by Tarek without knowing why

Similar to:
Harry Potter (appearance)

Pose Ideas:
(You don't have to do any of these, these are just random ideas in case you get stuck)

- Studying a book of magic
- Casting a spell wrong (with humorous results, if you like)
- In a couple picture with Morrigan
- With Seymour

Original Design Ideas

- Make up cool mage's robes
- As an evil wizard
- In a sci-fi outfit instead of fantasy
- In our universe
- Anything else you want so long as the base description stays the same

Reference Pictures

Don't have any yet crying

Tarek
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Hair: Black/very dark brown; longish (below the ears but not to the shoulders)
Eyes: Green
Skin: Ghostly pale
Build: Average to muscular

In-Depth Description
Tarek is a dead guy who Morrigan can talk to using her flute. He died in battle a few hundred years ago. He can and does often appear in the form of a raven, and even where he doesn't, I would love to see some pictures that involve a ghostly/shadowy raven around him/through him/in his aura/whatever. He has longish black/very dark brown hair (below the ears but not to the shoulders) and green eyes. He should appear kind of "emo-ish" in attitude (he hates being dead and complains about it a lot).

Personality/Background
Tarek died in battle defending his king. He was ferocious in battle and tended to be pretty intense in life. He should have learned to loosen up a little but never got the chance. He sulks about being dead a lot and he has a crush on Morrigan; in fact he once took over Jaime's body to try to put the moves on her until she figured it out and told him not to do it again. There might be something of a love triangle developing between the three...

Quirks:

- Well, he's dead...
- Resents Jaime for getting in the way where Morrigan is concerned
- Views Morrigan as his only link to the living world (which she is) and nearly worships her for this
- Is self-conscious about his death wound and won't show it off
- Can't remember the moment of his death; this bothers him

Pose Ideas
(You don't have to do any of these, these are just suggestions in case you get stuck)

- With a ghostly/spectral raven somewhere in the picture
- In armor
- Showing how he died
- In a couple picture with Morrigan
- In a sci-fi outfit instead of fantasy
- In our universe
- Anything you like so long as the base description stays the same

Scene Ideas

- Morrigan calls up an army of zombies from a high tower window
- Tarek takes over Jaime's body and tries to put the moves on Morrigan in her tent (How you can tell is Jaime will have green eyes instead of blue-green, and by his expression)
- Morrigan and Jaime run through the dark streets carrying Seymour after they've stolen him from his cruel owner
- Morrigan plays the lute in an inn while Jaime and Seymour (disguised as a child in a cloak and hood) sit at a nearby table

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Universe 3

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Devon
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Hair: Red (long, usually in ponytail)
Eyes: Grey
Skin: Medium-pale
Build: Slender

In-Depth Description
Devon resembles Reno from FFVII; red-haired, obnoxious, and amusing. He's fairly good-looking and knows it. He's also quite tall. The most common expression to find on his face is an amused smirk, though when he's around Rose that fades and he becomes more serious, and a little sad.

Personality/Background
Devon is the consummate prankster. He's almost never serious and even when you're exasperated to the point of killing him you can't help but laugh along. He's the light to Alaric's dark and they were inseperable best friends when they were younger. Now they've sort of grown apart but still feel affection for each other. He loves Rose with all his heart and if slitting his own wrists were the only way to cure her, he'd do it.

Rose
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Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Skin: Normal
Build: Fragile

In-Depth Description
Rose looks so much like Lydia that they could be sisters. Not twins, exactly, but very definitely sisters. Something mysterious put her into a coma, and so she spends her time lying unconscious in her bed (except for one scene, which you may have if you ask for). Lydia is summoned to take care of her and wake her up if she can. Rose is the one who learned the secret that allows the werewolf pack to control their transformation so that they only absolutely have to change on the full moon; without her, that control is slowly slipping away, so they are desperate to find some way to wake her up.

Personality/Background
Well, since she spends 98% of the story asleep, she doesn't have much personality that we see, but trust me, she isn't what most people think of her...

Brysse
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Hair: Dark brown, long, tight curls
Eyes: Dark brown
Skin: Tannish
Build: Average to chubby

In-Depth Description
Brysse is a little on the chubby side, but fairly pretty. She tends to wear plain dresses and usually has a smile on her face. She is the motherly type and that shows through in her facial expressions.

Personality/Background
Brysse is the oldest, so when the sisters' mother died the role of surrogate mother automatically fell to her. She would have been the best choice in any case. She's very much inclined that way anyhow, always making sure her younger sisters are eating right and taken care of. She put off her wedding to get the family stabilized again, but plans to get married when things even out a little.

Madja
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Hair: Brown, to the chin and cut straight
Eyes: Dark blue
Skin: Medium
Build: Skinny

In-Depth Description
Madja is like a bird, quick and intense. Her eyes seem to see everything and she will put those observations to good use. She usually wears dresses in the same style as Brysse but a little more revealing.

Personality/Background
Madja is the middle sister, so she treats Brysse like an overbearing mother and Lydia like a baby, but both the other two know it's not serious, and she truly does love them. She has something of the prankster in her as well, though that faded a bit as she grew up. She and Lydia used to be best of friends when they were little, but they grew apart as time went on. She can be sarcastic and nasty when her temper is up, and she's the sister you don't want to get in a fight with.

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BLACKLIST

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Most Humorous - Open Thoughts by Keriea
Most Dramatic - Welcome Back by Nelesia
Best #1 Minor Character - Marble Throne by PopRocks-and-CandyCorn
Best Male - Painful Price by Rosewine
Best Female - Morrigan by Ghostevolution
Most Attention to Detail - Konran by Caliginous
Vertigo's Choice - Desert Pocky by StreppyPoo
Best Couple - Konran and Vertigo by maadalena
Best Single - Summoning by erraziB
Most Romantic - Confessions by Ness-eh.
Most Original - OMGWTFGETOUT by Autistic
Best Scene - My Gift to You by DivineMaiden
Best #3 - Devon and Rose by maadalena
Best #2 - Full Moon by kaze ichiru
Best #1 Major Character - Fight Your Demons by Ness-eh.
Cutest - Nyx by Lynseed
Sexiest - Seduction by kiotochi
Best Original Design - Ball by Keriea
Most IC - Target Practice by StreppyPoo
Best Traditional Media - Midnight Symphony by PopRocks-and-CandyCorn
Best CG - Lydia by Ragnhild
Third Prize - Onyx and Tourmaline by So-naa
Second Prize - Vertigo by Xx..ibitsu..xX
Grand Prize - Konran by malince

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