Holly on the Old Oak 2011

quadraptor's picture



In celebration of the Christmas Spirit, I wanted to write 12 more stories for the community. I don't have all of the stories planned yet but I'd love to get some ideas.

Read last year's 12 stories here! There is also some great artwork and stories from other TEF members there.

In addition, you can write your own stories or do Christmas artwork and I'll list them here.
Just provide me a link to it and I'll add it to the list!


This is my way of saying 'Thank You' for being a wonderful and supportive community for the past 4 years. Enjoy!




Preface With artwork by Trigger_Mortis


Story 1 - Peace on Earth Featuring Iaurdagnire

Story 2 - The Snowdeer Featuring Ryuu, Darkweaver, Kamikaze, Anjali, Seda, and Blue

Story 3 - The Weeping Tree Featuring Ourania and Ma

Story 4 - The Three Wise Deer Featuring Kody, Crucio, and Mar Sart

Story 5 - Christmas in the Afterlife Featuring Kinsha, Roe, Valentine, Birth, Brynhried, Laghodessa, Ghost Fawn, Shyla, and Trunks

Story 6 - A Dozen Pinecones Featuring Akemi, Mystress, and Seed

Story 7 - The Witching Hour Featuring Herla, Dillon, Nebel, Honeyfur, Umay, Medea, Marie Antoinette, Kerrigan, Sorrel, Illrose, Deadly Orchid, Nekumbra, Sparrow, Aura, Tesa, Midnight, Zerg, Aoide, SkyDancer, Violet, Kaoori, Wesker, Cay Lynn, and Yorres

Story 8 - The Endless Forest Grinch Featuring Tafari, Redd, Christoffer, Erza, Zera, Silun, Foxbrow, Scape, Aeis, Draak, and Cirrus

Story 9 - Evergreen Just for Me Featuring Bartholomew

Story 10 - The Nutcracker Strife Featuring Foxglaive

Story 11 - The Purse of Golden Acorns Featuring Luis, Tulio, Miguel, and Mr. Sanguine

Story 12 - Iugulare Claus Featuring Iugulare, Biqfiy, Tandem, Crucio, Toukan, Tails, Amadahy, Roxanne, Juniper, Virgil, and Quad


Revelation


Bonus Story - It all happened so fast... Featuring Quad

Bonus Story - The Replacement Featuring Tails




Check out these other gift-giving things going on! You might be getting a gift from them!
Do you have a Christmas Gift Giving List? Let me know and I'll add it here!

Secret Santa 2011

Trigger_Mortis' Casting Call
Baal's Don't open til X-mas
Bluejay17's Festivities (Christmas Siggies)
Scythe's 25 Days of Christmas
Kaoori's Chrismas is Coming
Santa Kao is comin' to town
Leveled's Cause I'm Original
Pegasicorn's O' Christmas Tree...
Silentlikethat's What Shall Be Done
Sianna's I want to do... Christmas art
Meadow's ...And a partridge in a pear tree
Amazon's Christmas Edition
Merry Early Christmas from SakuraFlower
Xylv's Christmas Countdown
KonohaHiiragi's Christmas is Coming!
Z.m123's X-mas fanarts
Wotsit's X-mas Prezzies
Starling's Christmas Gift Requests
Apparanza's Christmas Gift Requests
W0lfclaw's Christmas Art
Mr. Sanguine's We were dreamers not so long ago, But one by one we all had to grow up
MickKreiger's Christmas Requests
Splinter's Xmas Gifts
SnowSauria's Christmas Gifts

Ravenflight's On the first day of Christmas Ravey gave to me...

Declan's Christmas Gift no.1; Toukan
Declan's Christmas Gift no.2; Bartleby




2011 Christmas Artwork and Writings


Merry Christmas!! from taytay1997
Holiday Wallpaper from Echosong
One ornament on, about a hundred to go. by Zergarikiaka




Quad's Received Gifts

Iugulare by Bluejay17
Iugulare by Sypris
Iugulare by SakuraFlower
Nekumbra 1 and Nekumbra 2 by KonohaHiiragi
Blixt by Trigger_Mortis
Pema by Apparanza
Pema by Kaoori
Zephyr by Kaoori
Anirapio by Pegasicorn
Quad, Zephyr, Hex, Nekumbra, and Anirapio by Meadow
Pema by xXBlackFoXx





ocean's picture

You're welcome to use any of

You're welcome to use any of my deer for any roles you need to fill. c:

Oh look, I got a page. 8D
Ourania's picture

You can use Ourania or Lux

You can use Ourania or Lux for anything :3 Lux doesn't have much of anything yet but maybe what you write will help me with him.
Xemi's picture

-bounces-

-bounces- 8D
Iwannaseetheeeeese. ♥
Zergarikiaka's picture

*offers Darkweaver as a

*offers Darkweaver as a bitter adult who loses his antlers for the snowbuck story? <3*
(Lol, he always hates losing his single antler every year. XD)

You could use Akemi for the A

You could use Akemi for the A Dozen Pinecones story, if you like.
She loves to collect things, like sticks, rocks, flowers, berries, etc. So I wouldn't be surprised if she started hoarding pinecones. xD ^^
Anjali's picture

I can't wait to read

I can't wait to read these...Christmas, come faster. >.>

And you can use Anjali for any role you see fit, if you like. :3
quadraptor's picture

Thanks guys. I can still use

Thanks guys.

I can still use a few more semi-major and minor roles listed above, but I have everyone I need to get all the stories written. Thank you all for volunteering your characters.
Shiori's picture

I can volunteer Shyla for

I can volunteer Shyla for Christmas in the Afterlife? She is a ghost, though...I don't have a lot of info up about her derp.
Personality wise she's very shy and quiet. She haunts the birch forest and can't leave it unless accompanied by someone living...She's also afraid of dark places. Very in-tune with nature and loves animals and fawns. SHE'S FLUTTERSHY? lol -shot-
If you want to use her and need more info let me know ha
Honeyfur's picture

You can use Roxanne for

You can use Roxanne for Iugulare to give a gift to c8

Gah, I'm excited to see these when they're done 8D <3

If ya like, Juniper can be

If ya like, Juniper can be receiving a gift Eye
quadraptor's picture

Got you guys added, thanks.

Got you guys added, thanks. The only other roles I can still add to are mostly fawn/young adults and townspeople roles. The fawns and young adults in "The Snowdeer" will lead Ryuu on an adventure, the fawns and such in the Witching Hour will be getting presents from the witches (I actually would kind of like to get some more for that story so each witch gives a gift, I'll jot that down...), and townspeople in the Grinch story are there for the feast at the end.
DEERTH's picture

*jumps in* Wow, Quad, you

*jumps in*

Wow, Quad, you always have so interesting ideas! I don't even know if to put one of my characters here... *sits down and thinks*

I love your writings! x)
I know they're going to be awesome!
Call me Deery. Smiling
Dragon Scroll.
Avvie by me, siggy by Saosin

ill volunteer any of my

ill volunteer any of my characters you wish to use quad . you can find them all here

quadraptor's picture

Thanks, I added Aeis, Seda,

Thanks, I added Aeis, Seda, and Tesa to the stories
mismatched's picture

If it's still open, it'd be

If it's still open, it'd be awesome if Aoide could play a daughter role Laughing out loud if not, yeah, just put her anywhere! Smiling
IoRez's picture

As always, Quad, you are

As always, Quad, you are welcome to use Yorres anywhere you see fit to put him.
quadraptor's picture

Mismatched - Ah sorry, the

Mismatched - Ah sorry, the daughter role was already filled, but I can use her for the Witch story. XD

IoRez - Thanks, I know where to put him Eye
quadraptor's picture

Alright I'm closing all but

Alright I'm closing all but "The Witching Hour", I need five more people for the witches to give gifts to. I want each witch to give a gift to someone
z.m123's picture

Cay can get a gift from a

Cay can get a gift from a witch. |D
quadraptor's picture

Thanks, got ya added XD

Thanks, got ya added XD
quadraptor's picture

TWO MORE! ANYONE? PLEASE?!

TWO MORE! ANYONE? PLEASE?! XD
AngelWings's picture

SkyDancer? If it can be an

SkyDancer? If it can be an adult. If not, SkyDancer fawn?
-Tabby
quadraptor's picture

Sounds good, thanks!

Sounds good, thanks!
DEERTH's picture

You need one more deer? Well,

You need one more deer? Well, I suppose, have one Violet. She'd love some gifts. xD

I'm inspired to draw from your stories. They're so great! Maybe I'll list artwork later. Eye
Call me Deery. Smiling
Dragon Scroll.
Avvie by me, siggy by Saosin

quadraptor's picture

You got it! And with that,

You got it!

And with that, I've got all the roles I need! Thank you, everyone!
Iaurdagnire's picture

I'm excited for December just

I'm excited for December just to read these. I'd never seen that MGM cartoon you're using for Dag's before.
quadraptor's picture

Yeah it was one I saw a long

Yeah it was one I saw a long time ago and thought it was terrifying and awesome at the same time. I loved the post-apocalyptic theme, especially how the animals used the helmets and weapons as their homes to rebuild.
quadraptor's picture

Like last year, I made a list

Like last year, I made a list of other Christmas gift-giving projects happening on TEFc, so if you have one or you spot one that isn't on the list, please let me know and I'll add it!
quadraptor's picture

Hey quick question guys! I'm

Hey quick question guys!

I'm trying to come up with ideas for what kind of gifts the witches should give for their story. They're supposed to be random gifts that they had lying around, like trinkets, rare items, ingredients, and so on.

For example, one idea is a voodoo doll made from glued-together pinecones.

I need like 7 more ideas, so any thoughts are greatly appreciated XD!!
trigger_mortis's picture

Perhaps you could match the

Perhaps you could match the gift with things that they collected for the spell? Like a dreamcatcher made with the feathers, a paper (leaf?) butterfly decorated with fish scales and things like that?
quadraptor's picture

I never considered that.

I never considered that. Thanks, I'll totally get some ideas using them
AngelWings's picture

maybe something

maybe something like....Akai's golden pocket watch? he was an older character of mine who left recently.
-Tabby
quadraptor's picture

Well that's a thought, but I

Well that's a thought, but I don't think a pocketwatch would be useful for a deer. However, I do like the idea of them having a sundial to give away, so you inspired me to include one of those in the story, thanks XD
AngelWings's picture

XD You're welcome!

XD You're welcome!
-Tabby
Foxglaive's picture

Quadnod! Perhaps the feathers

Quadnod! Perhaps the feathers from an ash hen? It is believed to have healing property. Today, one was seen upon the rocks. Perhaps it could help with collecting one or two?
quadraptor's picture

Oh yeah, you mean feathers

Oh yeah, you mean feathers from a phoenix? I bet the witches would have some of them, so they would certainly give a few away. Thank you!
quadraptor's picture

Anyone care if I go ahead and

Anyone care if I go ahead and get the blog entries up for the stories? I'll kind of spam the front page but that way I can have everything set up for December 1st. And you guys can track them early Eye
AngelWings's picture

Please do! I just noticed my

Please do! Smiling I just noticed my fawn Fuyu will be grown upon December 12. O.O
-Tabby
quadraptor's picture

For the witches story...what

For the witches story...what if one of the gifts was a pet, like a rat or a spider? XD

^ I think that would be a


^ I think that would be a cool idea. B)

I actually think Umay likes spiders so it'd be funny if she gave one out, although, I could be wrong. I do think Pinkpaws said to me before that she liked them. /random
quadraptor's picture

XD I'll keep that in mind. I

XD I'll keep that in mind. I was thinking that Nekumbra could give the spider but I think I'll switch her to a gift more fitting. She'd rather give weird edible food anyway Eye
quadraptor's picture

I'm glad I picked the Grinch

I'm glad I picked the Grinch story to write as one of them, it was a lot of fun making it rhyme like Dr. Seuss' story. I also gave the food, toys, and decorations random names XD
quadraptor's picture

I'm making good progress, 8

I'm making good progress, 8 of these are done!

Let me know if you guys have any gift-giving blogs or Christmas artwork or writings this year, and I will put them on the list. I like having a list of who is doing what for anyone who may have a hard time keeping up Eye



Arrrrggghhhhh someone please give me a muse to keep going on these! I keep wanting to go, "Eh, I'll write it later and play some Oblivion...", but I want to get these done as soon as I can XD
quadraptor's picture

Someone pick a number - 1, 2,

Someone pick a number - 1, 2, or 3. And no, it's not the order of they appear on the list XD

I just don't know which one to start next
ocean's picture

2! ouo

2! ouo
quadraptor's picture

Thanks XD #2 would be

Thanks XD

#2 would be "Iugulare Claus" (I went alphabetical of the last three, so #1 was C, #2 was I, and #3 was P)

So I'll get to work on Iugulare Claus next X3
ocean's picture

I like the number two.

I like the number two. 8'D
Also, yay! I can't wait to see all of these. ovo
quadraptor's picture

The "Preface" is actually up

The "Preface" is actually up real early if you need a taste of what's to come XD. I asked for some artwork for it so that's why I posted it already.
ocean's picture

As soon as I get time to, I'm

As soon as I get time to, I'm going to read it! 8D
quadraptor's picture

hmm i've got a question: I'm

hmm i've got a question:

I'm about to work on "Iugulare Claus", and now just realized I have no idea what kind of presents she would give. What do you think:

A - Santa gives her a bag of presents to distribute, which she infects before she hands them to her giftee

B - She has to make her own gifts since Santa was short gifts for a few people (she is given a list of characters to give gifts to)

C - Something else?


Now that I think about this, I'm kind of leaning toward B but I dunno...any thoughts? Also I can use suggestions of gift examples.