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aloe~ || Vienna [ vee • enna ] || female

The small girl cried as the man hoisted her out of the bushes, struggling to hold on to her writhing figure. The other two men appeared, one holding a strange liquid, the other hiding something shining behind his back. One man poured the liquid on a piece of white cloth, stepping forward and placing it firmly over the girl’s maw. Vienna struggles in the stranger’s grip, until she began to grow week. Darkness spread across her vision, until there was nothing left but shadows beneath her eyelids.
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The first thing she felt was the pain. The next thing was panic. Vienna forced her eyes open, struggling to push herself up on week legs. Something didn’t feel right, but she was too hazy to quite pick it out. Vienna gathered her strength and lifted herself up, standing clumsily. She reached up to rub her head, gasping in pain as she touched her horn — or where her horn should have been. Vienna brought her shaking paw down to eye level, eyes filling with tears at the blood on her paw. She doesn’t exactly remember what happened after that. She just remembers seeing tall figures beside her, shouting her name. She collapsed into someone’s arms, sobbing freely now. News spread of the girl who had been captured by poachers that night as she laid in the infirmary. Every one in the village new that she had lost more than just a horn. She had lost her powers, her way of life, and her dignity. She never was the same after.

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[elyx]

username; elyx
name; briar
gender; female
what happened to their horn?;


i was so lonely. as guardian of the forest, i had the spirits as company, but i couldn’t remember the last time i’d felt companionship, warmth of another. love.

until a lone traveller wandered through. in my forest? i hadn’t seen anyone in the centuries i’d been here! i was overjoyed! he practically worshipped the ground i walked on, he was everything i was dreaming of. but i should’ve known that dreams often sour.

the spirits had warned me, but i silenced them.

he stayed a while. but soon he became twisted. he told me he loved me. but love is foolish, and oh what a fool i was. his loving gaze had never been for me, but my horn. it granted my power, my ability to converse with the spirits. it allowed me to be the guardian i was always destined to be.

the spirits persisted. i should’ve listened.

but now that was gone. a slip of poison in the meal he'd so-called ‘lovingly’ prepared for me, and i was paralysed. he cursed me. black magic? how could i have let that anywhere near here? but it was too late.

the curse removed my horn, and bound me to the forest. i cannot leave. not until another can lift the spell.

now even the spirits are gone, and I’m left longing for all i once had.

i am more alone than i ever was.

the spirits had always told me what to do for the forest. i was the guardian but they were my guides. one could not work without the other. without me, the spirits were helpless. without the spirits, i couldn’t detect any imbalances in the forest.

it was a perfect system, but i was flawed. and the forest will suffer because of it. because of me.
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the loneliness is devastating. at first i found solace in the animals, but now even they’re gone. the forest has become overgrown. there’s no order or balance, and i grow weaker every day.

the vines and ivy are gradually encasing me each day, a last ditch attempt in protecting who once protected them. i wonder if the spirits ever miss me, they must be lonely without me. i wonder if they’re even still here.

i wonder if anyone will ever find me. i hope they do. I’m so lonely.

i just want to go home. although, maybe i already am.
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[Schnuffel Bunny]

username ; schnuffel bunny
name ; Lucy
gender ; female
what happened to their horn? (drawing or 300 words max) ; Lucy is very stubborn and ignorant. Once she was a very supportive and caring Kalon; this changed her when she lost her horn. She lost the trust in others and dislikes those who love to cause trouble for others too. This tragedy happened when she was much younger; she was quite bullied often but she had one friend who stuck by her all the bad times. Through and through she'll always be there. Until one day her best friend decided to throw a small get together; at a nearby forest hangout where all the other Kalons go. Lucy arrived and was greeted by her friend and other Kalons standing around a campfire. It felt very uncomfortable when everyone was staring at her. She asked what was going on, until one male Kalon from the group came from behind Lucy and pinned her down. While down on the ground, she started to squirm around to get loose until her best friend approached her. Lucy looks up and tell her to help her, but by Lucy’s surprise her best friend just stared down at her with a wicked smirk on her face. “You think I’m going to help a wimp like you?”, she said, while she let out a burst of laughter. “Boys, I think we should show her what we do to wimps like her”, she and the group try to grab Lucy until she breaks free. She runs into forest while the group of Kalons chase her from behind. Lucy falls into a ditch, slides down at a high pace which leads to her bumping into a rock and was unconscious. They abandon her there, and left. Lucy then wakes up, rubbing her head until she feels her horn. At the end she was in rage and filled with hatred.
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[yeena]

Name:
Gender: Male

The Guardians



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[list][left][quote][size=95]Once, long ago, there were Guardians that were given sections of land and, eventually, their own People to watch over. Each guardian was adorned with a horn that signified their statuses and ghastly form to walk the terrain with.
___ watched over a wintery land, flooded with holly bushes and snow. As a result, They disguised themselves as one of the prey animals; though, their body was decorated in holly.
For years, ___ observed the quiet snowy fields alone. It wasn't until decades later that They found settlers in their land. Ecstatic to finally have their own People to watch.

The job was not as They had imagined.

Their People would fight in the frigid temperatures, battling over a scrap of meat like animals. They came to pity their People, hating to watch them suffer through the freezing winters that spanned over each season, every year. Prey animals were scarce and They had been mistaken for an animal more than once.
It hurt them, knowing that their People were suffering so. Alas, all They could do was stand in the brush and watch their people struggle for their own survival in the land that they had settled on.

___ had lived decades watching their People suffer through every winter, literally fighting for survival. At first it had been brutal but soon They realized that it was the way to survive. Their survival became an art, one hard to master, and ___ learned how to respect and read that art.

The Guardians worked under several different Higher Beings, each of them judging the Guardian's People and deciding if they were worthy of future generations; survival. Eventually, it was ___ time to be judged.

The beings settled on extinction.

___ pleaded against the decision, desperate to save the People that they had meticulously observed for years. They tried everything that they could; explaining the art of their People, pointing out every adaptation and invention; it, however, wasn't nearly enough.
The Higher Beings refused every offer except one.

___ bowed down to the bottom of the universe, bestowing the tip of their own towards their Creators.[/size]

[list][size=95][b]"Hear my plead, for I have lived a thousand centuries and seen my People grow,
[color=transparent]xxxxx[/color]they are more than what you see of them, much more, and I wish to prove this to you;
I offer my Guardianship to go live as a mortal, with them, to show you what you cannot see."[/b][/size][/list]
[size=95]Amused, the Creators sneered at their Guardian,[/size]

[list][size=95][b]"You wish to live with them, the animals, young Guardian?"[/b][/size][/list]
[list][size=95][b]"There is too much of our time to waste, we will find you new People soon."[/b][/size][/list]
[size=95]___ felt a low rumble rise in their throat, eyes still trained on the blank soil beneath them.[/size]

[list][size=95][b]"Allow me to reaffirm my offer then, Creators, I wish to go live down there as a mortal,
[color=transparent]xxxxx[/color]among these 'animals' as you call them, in exchange for my horn; my mortality, my power,
and when I am old and gray as a mortal, you shall then cast your judgement upon my People."[/b][/size][/list][/quote][/left][/list]

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[Foxghost]

username ; Rosemoon
name ; Holly Briar
gender ; Cis Female
what happened to their horn? (drawing or 300 words max) ; res with shattering in a battle of dark vs light spirits
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[rabidlynxeon]

username ; Iwa-Chan
name ; Akemi
gender ; Female
what happened to their horn? (drawing or 300 words max) ;
Tears began to fill her eyes, leaving her vision blurred as if she was looking through rough crystals that were clear, but not smooth enough to see out of. With each and every painful moment in her life, a sharp pain would ring out in her head. She'd scream and sob, laying on the floor begging for the pain to disappear. But... now the pain was greater. Not only did it feel like her heart was breaking in two, but the cracking on her head and the throbbing in her head made it feel that her mind was splitting in half. The ear shattering noise of cracking made her eyes grow wide, her eyes lowering to the remaining pieces of her horn, splintered on this ground. Left useless and broken just like a shattered picture frame. Her tear filled raised shakily to the back of her previously number one. The one she was supposed to lean on. The one who raised her... turned his back on her and walked away as if nothing had ever happened.
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[CSMintCat]

username ; CSMintCat
name ; Herae
gender ; Genderfluid
what happened to their horn? (drawing or 300 words max) ;
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Their powers were given to them only to protect, but a desperate situation caused them to break that rule and attack in defense of those they were sworn to help.
The power that they released was so immense that they were hurt, their horn shattered upon the release of the spell and thus were never able to cast magic again.



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EDIT: Added in finished pic anywayssss.

[Cyrano]

deleted for another concept! Thanks for the HM!

[oriole]

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