@sandstorm - Welcome to the community! I think your training looks great so far; it's nice to see someone doing stories AND art. ;)
Have you got a favorite Nera? (yours or others'):
Hmmm... well...
quite honestly, many of my favorite Neras are related to Efialtes. XD I'm actually really fond of my boy Sam. I know he's nothing special mutation-wise - he doesn't have any - but I've always loved his colors and his markings as well as his personality. I'm very happy I snagged him! <3
What is something special about each of your Neras? (can be coat or personality or history etc.)
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Sam is my first Nera and, to date, remains the
only Nera for whom I've done art to complete all three 'firsts'. I... need to fix that. >.< ALSO, he loves to hide in the hayloft and munch on mice. They're his favorite treat.
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Curare was my second Nera and my first mare who also happens to be Efialtes' shadow these days. When I adopted her she was tagged as having a 'minor mutation' because the stripes in her eye-sockets are, in fact,
horizontal. Normal Nera have
vertical stripes. She's also a bully who is completely obsessed with eggs of all shapes and sizes - for both throwing and eating. Therefore it's only reasonable that once a year, on her birthday, my character (and her owner) gives her a big 'ol ostrich egg to play with.
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Mosaic, Moe for short, was my third Nera. I only very recently finished training him. He sat for
months without me touching him. Which is a shame, because I really love him. 111 is my favorite number, for one thing. Then there's the fact he reminds me of a desert lizard. Maybe a Gila Monster. And I also think his personality traits are very unique and fun to play with. Despite the fact he's a gelding, he's huge, and is the unofficial leader of my Nera herd. That is to say... he's the real boss. But Efialtes likes to think otherwise.
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Pennyroyal was my fourth Nera and I actually bought her second-hand from MustangKnight, who was her original owner. I think she's absolutely gorgeous! ;) Interestingly enough, her favorite thing to munch on are Sweetmeats. She's also an overprotective mum.
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Efialtes was my first stallion ever. He also just so happens to be a mutant, as I'm sure most of you know by now. I'm pretty sure he has more foals than any other Nera... It's also worth noting that if I hadn't gotten Penny, I wouldn't have gotten Eff - part of the original deal Silent Night and I made was that I would breed him with Penny and give them a foal. Which is how I ended up with my triplets. Unfortunately though, Silent Night doesn't really have a whole lot of time to be on anymore so they ultimately decided not to take a foal after all. Finally, if you're curious about his name...
X (You'll most likely have to translate it.)
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Ikelos is one of the triplets. The middle child. He's named in the spirit of his father - 'Ikelos' is actually another name used by Phobetor, the Greek personification of nightmares who appears in dreams using the form of animals or monsters. Despite this, he's a very shy and sensitive stallion who takes very good care of his friends and family. He loves to make his loved ones smile. He's also my favorite Nera next to Sam, with whom he has very close bond.
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Fantasia is Ikelos' younger sister and the last of the triplets. I haven't actually had time to do much with her personality yet as she sat in limbo a long time waiting for me to get a slot so I could take official ownership of her. She loves puzzles though, I do know that, and spends a lot of time daydreaming.
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Molly was obtained from WildHorse in exchange for oficial ownership of Jag, whom they just sold. She loves puddles and birdbaths and buckets of water, but is terrified of anything larger than a small pond. I imagine this is because she likes to pretend she's a huge 'ol sea-monster, which is easier to do when you're looming over a puddle. When confronted with a lake though, chances are good that there's a monster in those depths
much bigger than you are... plus it shatters her illusions. XD
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Monk is my most recent addition, another mutant. I just fell in love with his little antenna! <3 His name was inspired by two things - One, the TV show 'Monk', because I imagine that he and Adrian have a lot in common. Two, the Monkfish, which is a kind of deep-sea fish with a bioluminescent lure sprouting from it's forehead. Like Monk the Nera has. XD
Have you got any Nera pairs/blossoming Nera relationships:
I can see Monk and Molly becoming a thing somewhere down the road. He likes to lurk in ponds because it helps de-itch his baggy skin, she likes to play in puddles and small ponds on a daily basis. She's always pretending she's a sea-monster. He
looks like a sea-monster. It's a perfect match. XD
There's also Sam/Ikelos, but that's not really... official... no matter how adorable it may be. It's
all in my head. *waves hands*