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Very Rare • Strike Class
Highly intelligent and powerful, Night Furies are one of the rarest of all the dragons.
They were once said to be the "unholy offspring of lightning and death itself." Night
Furies use plasma blasts as defense, as well as their extreme speed and agility.
This will be our first of many custom contests. Now, unlike the others which will be raffles, this one will require some actual effort on your part. There are two things you must do in order to win.
First, design your rider character, head to toe, inside and out, all with descriptive writing. You may not use art whatsoever. Which means of course that youre going to have to go into extreme detail - things as tiny as the shape of their upper lip - in order for me to really understand what your character looks like. The reasoning behind this is that I will be drawing the winner's character in with their custom Night Fury, as seen in my own custom, here. You should also describe their personality, traits and aspirations, everything that goes on inside their brain.
Secondly, you will of course need to design your dragon. Again, no artwork is allowed! It must be written out as descriptively as possible. Artwork can be shown to me after judging, in order to better understand the dragons design, but thats only if you win. Now along with what your dragon looks like you should include their personality and actions as well. Explain in as much detail as possible how your dragon interacts with your rider, certain traits that make them enjoy (or not enjoy) each others company, everything you could possibly think of to really bring the dragon to life. For example, HTTYD shows how each species has its own set of characteristics and inspirations by describing their movements. Nadders are bird-like, Stormcutters are owl-like, and Night Furys cat-like. By describing how the character moves they can explain a majority of their personality right there. So be sure to include little tidbits like that as much as possible!
While the amount of detail you put into this is entirely up to you, remember that this is what I will be judging the most. Mistakes in spelling or grammar will greatly hinder your chances of winning as it makes the writing harder to follow. With these things in mind, understand that there are no word limits, and you have three whole weeks to complete everything. I will close for judging on the 3rd of next month. Have fun!
First, design your rider character, head to toe, inside and out, all with descriptive writing. You may not use art whatsoever. Which means of course that youre going to have to go into extreme detail - things as tiny as the shape of their upper lip - in order for me to really understand what your character looks like. The reasoning behind this is that I will be drawing the winner's character in with their custom Night Fury, as seen in my own custom, here. You should also describe their personality, traits and aspirations, everything that goes on inside their brain.
Secondly, you will of course need to design your dragon. Again, no artwork is allowed! It must be written out as descriptively as possible. Artwork can be shown to me after judging, in order to better understand the dragons design, but thats only if you win. Now along with what your dragon looks like you should include their personality and actions as well. Explain in as much detail as possible how your dragon interacts with your rider, certain traits that make them enjoy (or not enjoy) each others company, everything you could possibly think of to really bring the dragon to life. For example, HTTYD shows how each species has its own set of characteristics and inspirations by describing their movements. Nadders are bird-like, Stormcutters are owl-like, and Night Furys cat-like. By describing how the character moves they can explain a majority of their personality right there. So be sure to include little tidbits like that as much as possible!
While the amount of detail you put into this is entirely up to you, remember that this is what I will be judging the most. Mistakes in spelling or grammar will greatly hinder your chances of winning as it makes the writing harder to follow. With these things in mind, understand that there are no word limits, and you have three whole weeks to complete everything. I will close for judging on the 3rd of next month. Have fun!
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I ᶫᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ Ian ♥ wrote:![]()
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█xxx➞ a glimpse
name;; leto kelaan, "lee-toh keh-lann"
name meaning;; "hidden, forgotten; slender/fair one"
nickname;; "the dark hunter"
age;; roughly 24, born on february 2nd
gender;; male
height;; 6'5 in/195.6 cm
weight;; 15 stone (214 lbs)
➞ physical
Tall, dark; slender. Not so far as willowy, mind, Leto's got an athletic build and a strength that isn't hard to see. Around 6'5 he dwarfs most other men, and few dare to challenge him to an open fight. Better to hide in the shadows, to slip poison into his food - but that night fury of his, she's saved his life more than once. He walks in muted colors, lean-muscled form cloaked in plate and hide. A hood hides his face from the villagers when he visits, out in the woods his head is bare. A longbow is his weapon of choice, strapped to his back but easily reachable when he needs it.
He moves like a jungle cat. For a man of such height, you wouldn't think it so, but he is silent when he walks and when he kills, a hunter if there ever was one. Leto's skin is darkly tanned, olive-toned and wind-chapped to a ruddy glow. Everything about this man is sharp; sharp eyes, high cheekbones, long, straight nose. A lean, hard face houses a pair of startlingly green eyes, framed with black lashes and dark, thick brows. His eyes are a must unusual shade of green, jade-like in their brilliance.
They could be beautiful, perhaps, but he is a killer and those eyes say blood, and people have learned to stay away.
His lips are full, with the top one slightly less full than the bottom. He prefers to be clean-shaven at all times but sometimes hard living dictates he does not have access to a razor, on occasion his chin is dusted with black.
Thick, tousled hair, the strands soft and glossy black, crowns his staggering height. If Leto was a boasting man, this would be his pride and joy. As it stands he merely cuts it when it gets long enough to interfere with his fighting.
A voice, low and dark, smooth as honey over a knife's edge. Leto rarely speaks more than he needs to, relying on monosyllabic grunts and snorts of derision to get his point across. When he does raise his voice, it is almost always in anger, the louder his voice gets the closer he is to losing his temper. The only person in all of Berk to see a softer side of him is his night fury, Verena, she can occasionally pry a smile out of him, quick as a bird's wing but no less intense for it's short-livedness.
➞ mental
Leto does not enjoy being the center of attention. Odin must have had some sense of humor when he made him, then, because a man gifted with such beauty does not usually fade into the background - this, sometimes, to the detriment of the man.
Leto Kelaan is a hunter, a tracker of animals and the small snuffling things. He lives alone in a small, leaky wooden house deep in the forests, killing and skinning and tanning his hides. Every two months he travels to the closest town to sell his furs, where, invariably, there will be newcomers who do not know to stay away from that one. They point and whisper and flirt with the death in those cold killer's eyes, and, invariably, Leto will start a brawl.
He does not enjoy being the center of attention.
His anger is a roaring flame, a livid, twisting thing; his opponents either bend before it or are burned to ash. It is quick to start and quick to put out, leaving him bitter, mindful of his own shortcomings. Leto feels that he is a danger to others around him, that he kills everything he touches, and so ostracizes himself from Berk's community. Never has a more taciturn, cynical person been found, on the islands or otherwise.
The tiniest thing may set him off, he's a vengeful, stubborn man, one who does not forgive past grievances lightly. Leto has the mindset for narrowly directed violence, as such he can come up with elaborate revenge plots and usually gets away with it.
Yes, he lives alone in a leaky shack out in the forest, but he's a free man. There are no trappings that bind him save the ones he makes for himself, no family to keep him grounded save Verena. His limited contact with people makes him wary, he's not one to rush into a situation without observing others first. The very few friends he has he will protect to his last breath, his trust is not given easily and should be cherished.
➞ bond
Verena is Leto's everything. She is his sound before the storm, the quick-bright flash of lightning on the open sea, the swift silence before a bird breaks into song. Is it not right, then, that he should care for her as if she was a part of himself? As if she was the living, breathing conduit of his soul?
Verena, his dragon, but more than that, he belongs to her as much as she belongs to him. The only creature in all of Berk that can pry a grin from him, to change those killer's eyes into the briefest flicker of mirth and laughter.
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█xxx➞ kyra
Slim, pale, blue-eyed and dark-haired. Everything about Kyra says 'weak, soft', but only if you don't know how to look. Leto does, and he notices the power written in the clear lines of her body, knows too the easy way she commands and the harshness behind those blue eyes. Stubborn, she gets her way more often than not, a fact that ruffles Leto's feathers to no end. He makes an effort to stay out of her sight, lest he attract her curiosity, he doesn't need or want that kind of attention. She's managed to attract all sorts of characters to her side, he does not feel the need to become one of her thralls.➞ asmund
Verena's nemesis, although their relationship is a bit odd. This Stormcutter seems to aggravate the Night Fury, for no other reason save he ignores her. Verena is constantly trying to get a reaction out of him, with her antics growing more and more outrageous until her rider chastises her. She'll slink off, feigning hurt, but the next time she sees Asmund she'll have seemed to forget any previous animosity and will start pestering him all over again. This has caused quite a few squabbles between them, something that the Night Fury seems to enjoy. Asmund, not so much...➞ codetta
If Leto was the type for friends, he'd consider Codetta to be his closest one. She's reclusive, just as he is, and she's not one to chatter on inanely. As the local healer's apprentice, she's patched up him up more than once - he prefers the anonymity of going to her even if she's not -quite- as skilled as her mentor yet. Leto feels he can be more open with Codetta than with most others, and so entrusts her with certain facts about himself that he would not let slip to anyone else. Perhaps it is because of her youth. Whatever it is, Codetta is hands-down his closest friend. If he were the type for friends.➞ artifice
Verena's chosen brother! Strange, that she would be fond of one head and not the other, but she sticks close to Artifice's side and bares her teeth at Discordance when he gets too close. The fact that Artifice is the sly head has not escaped her rider's notice, he does not like Artifice at all and will separate the two of them whenever he can. Perhaps Verena's animosity towards Artifice's brother has to do with the similarities between their personalities, Verena is a tricky one as well.➞ discordance
Discordance! While Verena likes Artifice, and seems to get along with Asmund, there is no doubt that she does not like Discordance. She will actively challenge him if he gets too close to her, something that can cause problems when his brother moves to back him up. Verena is fearless in his green gaze, she never backs down from a challenge issued from this head. Difficult, when there's two mouths full of teeth to keep track of, but she manages. More than a few of her scars have come from their scuffles.
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█xxx➞ a glimpse
name;; verena, "vher-enn-uh"
name meaning;; "truth"
nickname;; "vere"
age;; 11 years
gender;; female
length;; 34 feet/1,036.3 cm
wingspan;; 51 feet (1.5:1 ratio)
➞ physical
Some say Verena's pale for a night fury. They say they've never seen one so brown before, either, but she isn't one to complain much. Pale, whiskey-gold eyes are luminous in her face, framed with her coffee-without-cream scales. She's got the signature night fury elegance, light as a cat on her feet, quick and playful as the wind.
Much like her rider, Verena walks with the effortless grace of a leopard, her stride long and tail stretched out for balance. Her scales are mottled brown and deep, rich jet, the better to blend in with a stormy sky. As far as markings go, she has only the faintest suggestion of them, whorls and loops in the patterns of her skin are as much ornamentation as she has.
Verena has never been very easy on her tack. Therefore, she has as few pieces as possible, to save Leto the trouble of replacing it every time they fly. Her saddle is nondescript brown leather, but well-made and comfortable. Leto does not wear a safety harness, he often needs to dismount quickly in order to neutralize a target and does not wish to fumble with leather cording and iron loops.
Verena's head is bare, Leto directs her with the barest touch of his legs to her side. In the rare instances when more control is needed, he will place one hand on the side of her neck that he wishes her to turn to. This keeps his hands free to use his bow. Verena is free to control their movements with little input from him - the air is her domain, after all, and her rider would not presume to know more about it than she.
➞ mental
If Leto is blustering anger and hard lines, Verena is as smooth as mead in a purled glass. Her golden eyes wink with mischief at all times, she does not have the taciturnity of her rider nor the distrusting nature of most of her kind. Perhaps this is because she was raised by Leto himself, and was never taught to fear others, perhaps she was naturally inclined to curiously intrepid bravery. Verena is assured in her own self-worth and position, and does not tolerate what she perceives as disrespect, whether towards Leto or herself.
She will not hesitate to defend either with claw and tooth.
There is no little fire in her, she isn't one to back down from a challenge any more than her rider is. Agility, rather than strength, is Verena's strong suit; she is nimble and quick and strikes hard. Every blow is meant to kill, she is no wounded thing; no pretty toy - she is a weapon, and she knows it. Leto is, too, and they fit together well despite any personal misgivings.
At times she wonders what life would have been like if she'd known her parents, but dismisses the thought - Leto is her companion, she would never give him up, nor the life they have. All of the freedom she wants and seven square meals a day? Yes, please.
➞ bond
Ah, Leto. The stubborn, bitter man who raised her as his own, cared for her as a friend, loved her as a sister. He is more trouble than he's worth, she's apt to think at times, when she has to extricate him from a mass of Viking men, wings flapping, dragons roaring and lowing in the background. More, too, when he drags her off on some foolish venture to hunt this creature, or that creature - but they don't hunt dragons, and for that she is grateful, although she is not stupid enough to believe that has always been the case.
No, Leto is troublesome. But he is much more to her than a nuisance, he is a friend; and she would lay down her life in a heartbeat to protect his - much as he would do for her. They get into all sorts of trouble together, usually in the form of giant bears or other dragons, but on occasion have been known to cross paths with pirates, bandits, assassins, and other assorted denizens.
Ah, Leto. The stubborn, bitter man who is half of her mischievous heart.
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Its been quite some time, but I have finally decided that the winner is I ᶫᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ Ian ♥ ! The writing style was simply too beautiful, and the descriptions painted a stunning picture in my head that Im just drooling to create!
In second place is Cardinal, who will win a custom rare dragon with custom tack.
And in third is 0Zero0, who will win a semi-custom rare dragon or a full custom uncommon dragon.
(I ask that all three of you message me regarding your customs so we can discuss everything in full detail!)
I sincerely appreciate the sheer amount of effort that went into all of the forms present, and I do hope to see everyone battling their hearts out in my next custom event as well! Enjoy <3
In second place is Cardinal, who will win a custom rare dragon with custom tack.
And in third is 0Zero0, who will win a semi-custom rare dragon or a full custom uncommon dragon.
(I ask that all three of you message me regarding your customs so we can discuss everything in full detail!)
I sincerely appreciate the sheer amount of effort that went into all of the forms present, and I do hope to see everyone battling their hearts out in my next custom event as well! Enjoy <3