New character--postponed

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Since my life is just about to get more hectic with school, I may or may not continue with this project. Or I may write his story but not make the character in-forest. I don't really know yet, but now that I think about it, you guys would probably be happier if you saw Quad running around in the Forest instead of some new guy with Blixt's pictogram. But anyway, thanks for all the help and suggestions, I'm not really sure if I'll continue working on this guy or not.

I've just come up with an idea for a new character. I'm planning on writing a long story for his origin but I wanted to post his basics and ask for some help creating him.


The Basics

- The character is a human being who is a master adventurer. He loves the thrill of adventure and has traveled across the world.
- He brings a variety of survival items with him, and uses many things including a machete, a bullwhip, and a set of boomerangs
- I wanted his country of origin to be Australia since he is proficient with boomerangs
- Reformed into a deer in the Endless Forest after his death as a human

The story

While adventuring in the wilderness far from civilization (Haven't decided if this will be a jungle, desert, or another environment), he finds either an ancient temple or ruins. He begins to hear whispering in his ears as he enters and explores the place. He soon finds some strange stones with glowing runes on them.

The whispering in his ear convinces him to destroy these stones, and when he does, an ancient evil rushes out in the form of a hydra. The hydra thanks him for releasing him and begins to escape to take over the world.

The adventurer, now realizing he made a terrible mistake, goes after the hydra, and using his weapons and boomerangs, he tries everything to stop the demon. He chases the hydra to the top of the ruins, and throwing a boomerang, he manages to dislodge something from the hydra. This causes the hydra to vanish, but before he is trapped in the relic/item that was dislodged, he shoves the adventurer off the summit, where he free falls to his death.

He awakes, unsure where he is, and soon learns that the Twin Gods have saved him. He is now a deer, and has the relic with the trapped hydra on him. He must protect it and keep it out of the hands of villains or else the ancient hydra will be released once more.


What I need

- A name for him (Both a human and a deer name)
- A name for the hydra demon he fights. Can be based on a mythological hydra demon or can be an entirely new creature
- The environment he is adventuring in when he runs into the demon
- What sort of relic/item captures the hydra. It would be something the adventurer would have on him while in deer form
- A general idea of what his human form looks like
- Set ideas for him. I'd especially love something that was close to his human appearance, as well as a pair of antlers that could possibly detach and be used as boomerangs


Set Ideas

Please note - I accidentally made #1 and #6 the same set XD





What I've decided so far

- Pictogram



Thanks for any and all help with this guy, I will write his story very soon.

I'm rather interested in

I'm rather interested in helping in his drawing human design. Smiling Do you need a drawing of the deer design as well? Smiling
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Sure, if you'd like to give

Sure, if you'd like to give that a shot, that will be great. I can base a set off of the design you come up with, I really didn't have any set ideas for designs anyway.

Thank you for the help XD

Do you have an idea on what

Do you have an idea on what your character looks like specifically? His age? Smiling

No problem! Laughing out loud
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I'd say 35-40, he's gotta

I'd say 35-40, he's gotta have enough age that he has traveled. First thing I thought of when I was thinking about all of this was an Indiana Jones style character, maybe something like this but more Australian looking, maybe wearing one of those hats with teeth. Stubble or facial hair is fine, as far as that you've got complete artistic freedom. I love surprises XD
Freyja's picture

It might look a bit silly but

It might look a bit silly but a cork hat/bushman's hat seems much more 'Australian' than one of those hats, to me. They keep away blowflies.

quadraptor's picture

Ah alright XD. Nothing's

Ah alright XD. Nothing's really set in stone with this guy, I just came up with this a few hours ago, so that style of hat is just fine too.
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For the environment, I keep

For the environment, I keep seeing a foresty/jungle place. /completely unoriginal/ Lol. I'm sorry, not much help here.
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I got a few name ideas I can

I got a few name ideas I can put up if you'd like(both deer and people names)
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Waning-Sun - Yeah I keep

Waning-Sun - Yeah I keep thinking that sort of place too, maybe going toward Aztec ruins. Of course it makes me think once more of Indiana Jones but I guess it's difficult to be original.

MagicHats - Hey thanks, any ideas are great!
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Funny, I was thinking the

Funny, I was thinking the Mayans....Aztec though would be pretty neat.
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quadraptor's picture

Mayans, Aztec, Incas,

Mayans, Aztec, Incas, Nazca...any of them would be just fine. Though I will be a bit rusty on the folklore
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Nazca....so interesting, but

Nazca....so interesting, but I think information on them would be really difficult to find.
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@quad: Thank you!

@quad: Thank you! Smiling

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Hey, I have him drawn, but

Hey, I have him drawn, but does he have any specific scars/jewlery you want him to have? Smiling
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I really didn't think about

I really didn't think about any. You're welcome to include anything you'd like, maybe a facial scar or two. I would think he had gotten a few in his adventures.

Okay, I have him done, and I

Okay, I have him done, and I will upload him a little later! Smiling
BigBunny's picture

For a relic maybe you could

For a relic maybe you could use a enchanted runestone on a necklace which came from the forest ruins. Which would explain how he ended up in the forest after he fell off the cliff.
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Quad, I apologize, I was

Quad, I apologize, I was going to upload your pic today, but forgot. I sent you a message on Skype yesterday. I will upload it when I can (I don't have Internet at home, and my phone can't upload pics). Again, I apologize. I also drew a hydra concept as well if you would like to see that. Smiling
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Please take all the time you

Please take all the time you need, I'm in no hurry whatsoever XD I'm still working on this guy but I really appreciate all the help!

*Quad is a very, very patient person, so no rush at all*
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okay *cracks knuckles* let's

okay *cracks knuckles* let's see...

- Name for character: Ahim,Mercurius
- Name for hydra: Irdlirvirisissong
- Environment: I'd have to say desert on this one, I think that it would add mystery and it's such a changeable place. A temple idea I found is this.
- Relic/item: I was thinking a necklace sort of thing for easy carrying. Really like this little statue I found on google images and a necklace idea.
-Picto: Idk I'll see what I can find.
- Set Ideas: Well the orca antlers look a lot like boomerangs...
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quadraptor's picture

Thanks for the help guys,

Thanks for the help guys, I'll make some more decisions soon. The pictogram is taken care of, I'm not playing Blixt anymore since I don't have his luchador mask anymore, so he's going to be another "writing only" character. So I'll use Blixt's pictogram for this guy. Maybe over the weekend I'll get an official biography up.
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I put a bunch of set ideas

I put a bunch of set ideas up. Any of them you guys like? XD
SoliloquyChryseis's picture

I am quite partial to #5. I

I am quite partial to #5. I think the Noh pelt needs much more love, and I really like the design ideas that are sprouting from looking at it Smiling
quadraptor's picture

I just realized #1 and #6 are

I just realized #1 and #6 are the same set XD Meant to have 9 different ones but ended up with 8

Yeah I thought that #5 was nice too. Still wasn't really sure but I did do these intentionally to use different parts that aren't used as much, i.e. the Noh mask and pelt.
SoliloquyChryseis's picture

Oh I didn't even notice

Oh I didn't even notice x'D

But I agree with you. I use the Noh pelt for my OOC deer. But I WILL make a deer someday that uses the Noh ICly.
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I like #8

I like #8 Smiling
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quadraptor's picture

Alrighty so I've currently

Alrighty so I've currently got 1 vote for #5 and 1 vote for #8 XD

Also these of course are not the only options, if someone were to say "What about (pelt), (antlers), and (mask) together?", I will definitely consider it Eye
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I personally love five and

I personally love five and six.
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here ideas Hydra demon name:

here ideas
Hydra demon name: Demon mind
Human name: Bill ( i know commn name XD)
Deer name: Demon Fighter
and i like 8 for set idea

well

I really like #5, personally

I really like #5, personally :3
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- What sort of relic/item

- What sort of relic/item captures the hydra. It would be something the adventurer would have on him while in deer form

A third eye.


- Set ideas for him. I'd especially love something that was close to his human appearance, as well as a pair of antlers that could possibly detach and be used as boomerangs

I like #9. Looks tribal / Aboriginal Australian to me.



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Since my life is just about

Since my life is just about to get more hectic with school, I may or may not continue with this project. Or I may write his story but not make the character in-forest. I don't really know yet, but now that I think about it, you guys would probably be happier if you saw Quad running around in the Forest instead of some new guy with Blixt's pictogram. But anyway, thanks for all the help and suggestions, I'm not really sure if I'll continue working on this guy or not.

I'll leave this up with everything we came up with in case I do come back to working on him.