Self-Inserts and OCs

[Solokov]

also gender-neutral pronouns please!!

May I have some clarification on this, as in you'd prefer they over she when referencing Karri in the dossier, correct?

[Mélusine]

Mélusine I'd be glad to beta-read if you would like another reader!

Thank, and Noodly too, it's very nice to you My day became very busy and tomorrow may be the same, but I hope I can find some time to read myself a last time before sending it.

[Curry]

May I have some clarification on this, as in you'd prefer they over she when referencing Karri in the dossier, correct?

Yes, sorry for any confusion. I still need to go back and change pronouns in all my past posts to they/them/their (initially I had they/them, but then I chickened out and just put female ones on here because I didn't know how accepting this forum was at that point )

[Solokov]

I'll see what I can do to fit that request. Since the dossiers would be based off official documentation I'm thinking that it's written with gender specific pronouns, and then edited by someone other than the skald who initially wrote the dossier (basically distinctly different font with the original pronouns crossed out) to insert gender neutral language.

Will that work?

[Curry]

I'll see what I can do to fit that request. Since the dossiers would be based off official documentation I'm thinking that it's written with gender specific pronouns, and then edited by someone other than the skald who initially wrote the dossier (basically distinctly different font with the original pronouns crossed out) to insert gender neutral language.

Will that work?

hhh I'm sorry but I'd really rather have the gender-neutral pronouns if it's not too much trouble? If you're uncomfortable with it, you don't have to make the dossier :0 I'm just. really not comfortable /w girl these days ahaha i'm so sorry

[Solokov]

I'll think on it some more.

While I want to respect your request (not uncomfortable with it, mostly uncomfortable with not being able to meet the request), at the same time I'm trying to keep a similar theme of the skald having used files from official sources for the basic dossier in blue ink, and then asked people that knew them for details resulting in the red notes, which is why I was thinking a compromise where the dossier was done standard and then Karri got a'hold of it and did some editing.

Not sure where to go though since that idea got shot down.

[Curry]

While I want to respect your request (not uncomfortable with it, mostly uncomfortable with not being able to meet the request), at the same time I'm trying to keep a similar theme of the skald having used files from official sources for the basic dossier in blue ink, and then asked people that knew them for details resulting in the red notes, which is why I was thinking a compromise where the dossier was done standard and then Karri got a'hold of it and did some editing.

OHHHhhh!! I'm sorry, that would be totally fine! I didn't understand the first question Sorry for the conflict.
also, just a random character note, Karri would probably write in royal purple pen

[Solokov]

Additionally I'll fire off a copy of Karri's dossier to you over a pm for overview beforehand.

Also any particular way they might respond to a camera?

[Curry]

Additionally I'll fire off a copy of Karri's dossier to you over a pm for overview beforehand.

Also any particular way they might respond to a camera?

Thank you! And very wide smile, probably some dumb hand gesture, like the peace/victory sign in my icon or 'framing' their face or idk whatever that rock on gesture is? Camera's don't scare them and they are. very enthusiastic ahahaha (in other notes, what even is the face that model is making in that picture)

[Gwenno]

I'm so sorry it took so long, but here at last is my side of the art trade with DancingRanger (not gonna lie, I may have freaked myself out drawing the boar-beast) Hope you like it!

There are THINGS which I want to say about the picture and story behind, but I'll leave it under a spoiler so that people will only have to read it if they want to ^_^

Spoiler: show

HAHAHA, you clicked the spoiler poor, unsuspecting fools and now are subject to terrible ranting!!!
*ahem*
So yeah, Matthew/Sequyah was trained in both Icelandic and Finnish mage-iness, and since there was already a picture looking at the Icelandic side I figured this one may as well explore the more Finnish/spirit-y kind of magic. The outfit is actually a combo of two posted pictures, with the face paint, feathers and medicine wheel taken from the Cherokee based picture and added to the scouting outfit.

So Matthew/Sequyah was out scouting when he encounters a boar-beast which takes notice of him (It may not look like it, but the monster thing was an attempt at twisting up and mangling a wild boar skeleton, only it doesn't really hold enough resemblance now to be able to tell ). Anyway, standing still and staying silent probably won't work at this point so he runs away. He asks for help from the spirits of the forest to slow down the beast *insert awesome chant/runo here*, which are represented by the strange person-ish figure in the left-most tree as well as some vague face-ish shapes in the other trees. They wake up, and extend branches to make it more difficult for the beast to pass. Matthew/Sequyah also creates a wind, using the sparrow-spirit as a medium for his power (at least I'm guessing that's what the bird spirit in the original picture was). Wind would probably happen a few seconds after this picture I guess…. I'm basically thinking that while Lalli's magic is cat-shaped, other mages may have other shapes. May be proved wrong however, but meh.
For anyone worried, he manages to get away this time, but the boar beast is still roaming and hungry, and doesn't like the fact that someone managed to escape...

[mad robin]

Iaaaarrrgh, I missed all the fun agaaaaain.

Gwenno, It's gorgeous! The picture itself is really beautiful but your comment makes it even more interesting. Oh, I love watercolour paintings soooo much!

Unlos, pffffahahahahahahaha I just... I can't... ahahahaha

[Fimbulvarg]

The karri has been on the oven for a while (I said I would draw them but the struggle has been real) and I think it's done. I wanted to do an experiment so there's actually two versions of the same picture, monotone and the same old paintaroo.



(Picture 1 full size)
(Picture 2 full size)

[Curry]

The karri has been on the oven for a while (I said I would draw them but the struggle has been real) and I think it's done. I wanted to do an experiment so there's actually two versions of the same picture, monotone and the same old paintaroo.



(Picture 1 full size)
(Picture 2 full size)

This looks amazing!!!  Thank you so much!!! I love this so much hhh
The monotone looks really good and so does the color and?? I'm so happy oh my gosh how do word this is so wonderful

[DancingRanger]

I'm so sorry it took so long, but here at last is my side of the art trade with DancingRanger (not gonna lie, I may have freaked myself out drawing the boar-beast) Hope you like it!

There are THINGS which I want to say about the picture and story behind, but I'll leave it under a spoiler so that people will only have to read it if they want to ^_^

Spoiler: show

HAHAHA, you clicked the spoiler poor, unsuspecting fools and now are subject to terrible ranting!!!
*ahem*
So yeah, Matthew/Sequyah was trained in both Icelandic and Finnish mage-iness, and since there was already a picture looking at the Icelandic side I figured this one may as well explore the more Finnish/spirit-y kind of magic. The outfit is actually a combo of two posted pictures, with the face paint, feathers and medicine wheel taken from the Cherokee based picture and added to the scouting outfit.

So Matthew/Sequyah was out scouting when he encounters a boar-beast which takes notice of him (It may not look like it, but the monster thing was an attempt at twisting up and mangling a wild boar skeleton, only it doesn't really hold enough resemblance now to be able to tell ). Anyway, standing still and staying silent probably won't work at this point so he runs away. He asks for help from the spirits of the forest to slow down the beast *insert awesome chant/runo here*, which are represented by the strange person-ish figure in the left-most tree as well as some vague face-ish shapes in the other trees. They wake up, and extend branches to make it more difficult for the beast to pass. Matthew/Sequyah also creates a wind, using the sparrow-spirit as a medium for his power (at least I'm guessing that's what the bird spirit in the original picture was). Wind would probably happen a few seconds after this picture I guess…. I'm basically thinking that while Lalli's magic is cat-shaped, other mages may have other shapes. May be proved wrong however, but meh.
For anyone worried, he manages to get away this time, but the boar beast is still roaming and hungry, and doesn't like the fact that someone managed to escape...

This is awesome Gwenno! The bird was kinda a random doodle, but I'm glad you thought of adding it. Thanks a lot!


On another note I'm planning the next Ficlett this one is story-telling, fire is involved, as well as a bit of 'magic'. Anyone interested?

[Haiz]

The karri has been on the oven for a while

hee hee food puns
....... but what a good draw!! Karri looks adorably fierce, and wow that flamethrower

Gwenno: that is really good!!! I love the way you did the foresty setting and the creepy creatures

and ahahaha Unlos that is really great omg