[Redpineapple1]

Username: MazBourne
Horse Name: Orpheus
Gender: stallion
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare

[Flicka]

Username: flicka
Horse Name: All Hollow’s Eve
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare
Prompt: I really like the beauty of peacock spiders, they’re the only spiders that didn’t creep me out to watch and learn about since I have arachnophobia. They’re funny little creatures with their mannerisms as well and it opened me up to being less afraid/kill happy of spiders to the point I really enjoy the videos of Lucas the spider and also enjoy learning about jumping spiders as they’re quite common in my apartment. My old rule was if I don’t see them they get to live, but jumping spiders are usually out in the open. So they now get shipped outside if I see them. Snake discovery sometimes covers spiders.

[p i n e a p p l e]

Username: p i n e a p p l e
Horse Name: Samhain
Gender: Mare
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare
Prompt:
Growing up in an area where Brown Recluses and Black Widows were the most likely spider you'd encounter did not endear me to spiders at first. However, after I moved away for university to a country where there are no venomous spiders, I began to appreciate them. There were many options to choose from, but I think when choosing a favorite I have to go with the spider colloquially known as the daddy-long-legs spider - the cellar spider, or pholcid spider. Their long legs with their much smaller, rounded bodies endear them to me. They look as if they're always walking on stilts. How interesting it must be to live with legs so much longer yet thinner than your body! They're so nice as well - I can't help but want to put them in my palm when I see them.

[Cattail]

Username: cattail
Horse Name: stranger things have happened (aka Henriedda (a mix between Henry and Eddie ^^)
Gender: female
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare
Prompt:
a strange encounter
If you were to encounter this mysterious mare the sky would turn murky, fog would surround you, the moon would turn blood red if at night, if it's daytime the sun will turn midnight black and the corona of the sun would be bright red reaching across the desert sky like spider webs, black widow spiders would appear seemingly out of thin air, you would feel her presence everywhere around you, and once she was gone it would all be like a nightmare as if it never happened but at the same time you would know it did because nothing could be like that not be very much real

[SpartanAmethyst]

Username: SpartanAmethyst
Horse Name: Brahm
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare
Prompt:
1] This stallion only appears on the darkest nights, close to the witching hour. It's not uncommon for a storm to be brewing in the distance, threatening his desert cliff home with thunder and lightning. Coyotes are extremely common in this area; you're far more likely to be attacked here versus anywhere else on the plateau, and the indigenous tribes in the area usually attribute this to Brahm himself - but thankfully, that's not true, and it's only a strange, harrowing coincidence. Campers who have backpacked here usually tell of the coyotes descending onto the plateau at almost 3 a.m. on the dot, howling and disrupting the previous stark quiet of the desert night; the lightning that had been hovering on the very edges of the sky start to move in like a creeping vine, lighting the rock with stark, anxious flashes of light, sometimes even striking the plateau itself on its warpath. At this point, sleep is impossible - the scene has been set, and even the bravest camper can feel their anxiety building to unbearable levels. The coyotes are so close now, you swear you can hear them just outside of the campsite, circling and howling to the thunder that rumbles just loud enough to make your organs vibrate in your chest. All of the sounds and the anxiety continue to build and build into a deafening crescendo - and then suddenly it all goes quiet. It's only now that he appears, backlit by lightning, his massive form just standing menacingly at the edge of the cliff. At this point, there's not a single person who has stayed to find out what happens next. Belongings are abandoned, campsites left in the dark of the night, and people left scrambling for the nearest "safe space". If someone were to just stop and assess the situation with a calm mind, they would find that things are not always as they appear. Brahm is actually the reason campers aren't attacked more often, as he normally chases them off; the storms are due to the area being nearer to the ocean, creating a much more consistently volatile weather, and him standing "menacingly" nearby is just him trying to make sure the camper is okay, but is too awkward and nervous to approach the people who visit. But he doesn't mind too much; he prefers his solitude.

[MazBourne]

Username: MazBourne
Horse Name: Orpheus
Gender: stallion
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare
Prompt: 1).
In the midst of the sandstorm with the air so dark and thick you can’t tell the sky from the ground, or night from day, and the sound so loud you can’t hear anything else around you, you pause, second guessing yourself believing that you just saw a sliver of bright red in the darkness. You blink, the storm begins to settle and you catch a glimpse of a large dark figure run past you, catching the unmistakable glint of red on parts of the creatures body. You turn to face it as the storm fully settles and before you stands an unmistakable figure. A Desert Appaloosa Mustang, something you’ve only ever read of and dreamed about ever seeing for yourself. This one looks different from the ones you’ve imagined, something unsettling and haunting. The magnificent beast stood before you has a coat resembling that of the darkest night, with trickles of red glowing in the darkness, almost like lava erupting from a volcano. Could this be a DAM? Your eyes scan over the dark body, and you realise it is indeed a DAM when you notice a light glow coming from his back and rump, a small blanket of white revealing midnight spots, your heart starts to race, unsettled, unnerved, realising what you’ve just found, or rather, what had just found you.


I feel like this beautiful DAM would glow even more red to another DAM, with the red parts literally moving like flowing lava, not changing the shape of his markings, but constantly moving like a constant flow, glowing bright in the darkness so other DAMs can find their way back to him.

This boy has the power to bring on a sudden sandstorm, he uses it to hide himself and his herd from humans and any possible threats, extremely effective as their tracks cover up much quicker than normal and in the thick darkness of the sandstorm nobody can see them. The storm does not affect the DAMs in any way, and this boys herd can see his red markings glowing in the darkness to follow him safely.


Omg this design is stunning 💕

[Midnight Tails]

Username: Midnight Tails
Horse Name: Becquerel Bismurch (twist on Besmurch, known to respond to nicknames like Bikki and Bic, but usually goes by Bismurch)
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare
Prompt:
1) Rumour has it they were never born at all, instead were created by the very sands themselves, after a one too many radiation pollution incident, to defend the sands from further destruction. Depending on the area, the local population tells very different stories... Reportedly, or so they say, these stories are true stories about encounters with this stallion.
In some areas they talk about how there is this huge blood covered desert horse, although in the areas of these stories they call him a monster, that walks above where they live all the time, possibly constantly if the stories are to be believed, he's always there, watching and waiting for you to let your guard down, all day, and when you finally muster up the courage to go out and scavenge for food, tend to your flocks, gather water and such, this creature grabs you in such a way that you can't fight back, and tosses you back whence you came, and you must fear the great beast's name.
Others insist that this horse can hear the cries of the damned, and forever seeks revenge for those unfairly treated either in life, or were harmed unfairly in some way, especially if it involves those no longer able to seek revenge for themselves. So you must never cross someone too hard, as you'll bring hell towards your doorstep. You'll know when you've got a pending visit from him, when you hear the sound of hooves clattering across the ground, so loud and numerous this sound is, it sounds like thunder, and the very ground quakes in fear!
However for all the stories that are told, it is difficult to tell who has actually seen this horse if it even exists at all.
I was tasked with collecting information, and writing a report on what I found, and was going to send a letter informing that all of it seems to be just folklore and stories, nothing to be concerned about, the development can go ahead...
Yet just when I'd been scoffing at all this, I did in fact, encounter... well something, that might have been a horse, but I'm not so sure it was one. It certainly fit at least some of the descriptions from stories I have heard. Regardless of what the being is or isn't, what did happen is this:
Having camped out in the desert for the fourth night in a row, I was almost certain at this point the stories were never referencing a real creature. So was thinking of packing up and leaving, as I cooked my dinner for that night on the fire I'd built for myself. Now I'm not sure if it was my imagination, maybe I hadn't slept enough or perhaps my eyes were playing tricks on me, but all of a sudden the air was colder, sand rapidly losing the heat gathered during the day, and the wind which had been near constant at this point so far, completely died to the point all was still. It felt eerie, and wrong. Even the flames of the fire grew weaker.
The hair on the back of my neck prickled, something screamed at me with the energy of an unrelenting demon! So startled I was, I jumped out of my seat and stumbled over my fire, nearly falling in, in the process, but I could've sworn something shoved me hard so I just fell over in sand instead. When I turned around tho nothing was there, and all around the camp site I heard this awful noise I couldn't tell what it was meant to be. I was scared, honestly, noone said anything about ghosts and such! Is that the source of the rumours and stories? I fumbled for my torch so I could at least cast a beam of something out into the night, was it night time already? That was fast. Turning the torch on I shined the bright beam around slowly, in a circle, and almost yelped, because right behind me was something, the torch revealed a dark shoulder, and then a neck, long trailing mane and suddenly I locked eyes with hellfire, that's what those eyes were, hellfire, and gaped at what looked sort of like...blood? on near its mouth, however I didn't get a good look as it suddenly stomped on the ground and I heard something break.
Looking down at its feet I saw a big pumpkin, now crushed under one of its front hooves...where did that pumpkin come from...? Anyways I at that point fell over, as that felt like a clear threat to me, and panicked, I quickly gathered up my stuff and left, the living myth staring at me from atop a nearby sand dune, not moving a muscle as it watched, I didn't even notice when it got there, nor am I sure it needed to travel there at all, maybe it was a ghost itself, and haunted anyone that came too close.
Either way I left, with whickering echoing all around me in a sort of jovial manner, as if mocking me.
My findings? This location is not able to be developed, for there is definitely a curse amongst the sand dunes.
Secretely unknown to humans, the reality is that Bismurch himself just really loves to mess with people, prank them and such, he is easily bored, and yet easily entertained by teasing those around him, especially humans, they give the funniest reactions. Little does he know of the fearsome reputation he's accidentally built for himself, he just wanted to pass the time and reduce boredom, never meant to make them forever afraid of him!



2) It's extremely hard to pick just one favourite spider tbh because I have many, but one I am always drawn to and love a whole heap is the species of Poecilotheria metallica. It's a dream to own one, or several, one day! I just love how absolutely stunning they are pattern wise, and how intensely blue they are, they feel like something out of a dream, or an enthusiastic photoshop, and I just love Old World tarantulas in general regardless (altho I do love New World Ts too!). It makes me sad this species is critically endangered, and I want to one day own a bunch and breed them, to hopefully help improve their numbers, at least in captivity, which'd help the survival of the species.

[Redpineapple1]

Username: MazBourne
Horse Name: Orpheus
Gender: stallion
Height: 16hh
Rarity: Very Rare
Prompt: 1).
In the midst of the sandstorm with the air so dark and thick you can’t tell the sky from the ground, or night from day, and the sound so loud you can’t hear anything else around you, you pause, second guessing yourself believing that you just saw a sliver of bright red in the darkness. You blink, the storm begins to settle and you catch a glimpse of a large dark figure run past you, catching the unmistakable glint of red on parts of the creatures body. You turn to face it as the storm fully settles and before you stands an unmistakable figure. A Desert Appaloosa Mustang, something you’ve only ever read of and dreamed about ever seeing for yourself. This one looks different from the ones you’ve imagined, something unsettling and haunting. The magnificent beast stood before you has a coat resembling that of the darkest night, with trickles of red glowing in the darkness, almost like lava erupting from a volcano. Could this be a DAM? Your eyes scan over the dark body, and you realise it is indeed a DAM when you notice a light glow coming from his back and rump, a small blanket of white revealing midnight spots, your heart starts to race, unsettled, unnerved, realising what you’ve just found, or rather, what had just found you.


I feel like this beautiful DAM would glow even more red to another DAM, with the red parts literally moving like flowing lava, not changing the shape of his markings, but constantly moving like a constant flow, glowing bright in the darkness so other DAMs can find their way back to him.

This boy has the power to bring on a sudden sandstorm, he uses it to hide himself and his herd from humans and any possible threats, extremely effective as their tracks cover up much quicker than normal and in the thick darkness of the sandstorm nobody can see them. The storm does not affect the DAMs in any way, and this boys herd can see his red markings glowing in the darkness to follow him safely.


Omg this design is stunning 💕

Congrats! I particularly liked the parts about him glowing! I’ll edit the info and image when I get the chance.

Runner up is SpartanAmethyst! Message me here or Discord for a partial custom ~ only requirements is the DAM must have its own spidery appy markings and there must be red somewhere, whether it be in the base coat or brindling.

[MazBourne]

Omg thank you so much 💕😭💕

[p i n e a p p l e]

Congrats maz!!!! He's a beaut!!