Hello again, Origin!

The Magicka Deluge Contest and Event has now come to an end. The crystals within the cave have fallen silent and magicka is back to normal, but participants have been rewarded with a new spell: Magical Melody! This spell allows users to resonate their gemstone with the beautiful chiming songs. If you missed the event, that's okay; those who took part have unlocked the spell for future purchase in the shop! Visit the Magicka Shop to buy your very own; it's a Low Intensity Manipulation spell in the Earth element!

The winners of the OOC writing contest have also been announced! Congratulations to Silverwinter in first, winning a Rare Character or Mutation Slot; NightWolf for winning 500 magicka; and Moonlit Dream for winning the in-character prize of the revivable gemstone of a small whale-like creature with an affinity for magnificent whalesong.

New Contest

July's contest is the result of May's poll: Design Origin's next NPC!

Post your entries here. At the end of July, Origin's member base will be invited to vote for a winner! The winning vote will become Origin's next NPC!

Rules:

- The NPC design, colors, patterns etc must be entirely your own work.
- The NPC can be as complicated or as simple as you like. You can include lots of details, or leave parts for the GMs to decide upon. It can be lineart alone with a simple description, or a full-color reference sheet with a lore-friendly history, personality and name. It will be up to members to vote on a winner, so go wild!
- The design must be submitted by July 31st, 11:59pm GMT.
- Players can submit as many designs as they like, but please include a title for each submission, so we can add it to the voting list.
- Designs should be posted in this thread.
- Once a winning NPC is chosen, its name, design etc will then belong to Origin Cave, and shouldn't be used elsewhere; this is to avoid future confusion over its ownership/copyright etc. Its design will, however, be credited to the winner once posted in the NPC List.

Please note that GMs will have the option to make small alterations to the winning design, whether to make it more lore-friendly or for other reasons. We will, however, discuss things with the winner should this come up!

Thanks for participating, and we hope to see some creative... creations!

In other news, a reminder that the quest Gone Fishing is still open. A Very Important Object has been found, and your interaction will determine what happens next...

This thread can be joined at any time!

- Game Master Dark

Edited: 7/18 to add more description to her bio to how I imagine she functions as well as adding a short physical description to clarify the picture some.

Entry Title: Momma Bolormaa

Image:


Info:
Name: Bolormaa (Mongolian for "Crystal Mother")
Stone: Morganite
Residence: Wanders
Attitude: Motherly
Element: Earth

Short physical: Long necked and long bodied. Overall her body is similar to that of a sugar glider but much larger. She is about the size of a large dog (not including her long neck and head). She has 2 sets of ears on her head and an Asian dragon like mustache and beard. Her long flexible neck is crowned with a horse like mane. Both hands and feet are dexterous and can easily grip things. She has a skin membrane connecting her arms and legs together in a wing like fashion that allows her to glide if necessary. On her belly is a pouch much like other marsupial creatures and in it is her stone, a shimmering morganite gem. Finally she has a long, flexible tail of long fur. Her coat is a strange brindle pattern of browns and blues. Her hands and legs are accented in a creamy soft blue while her tail and muzzle are of a darker navy. Around her eyes on her face is a navy marking as well as the edges of her "wings." Her eyes are a soft pink, similar in color to her stone.

Bio: The only way that a gembound dies is when their gem is shattered. As such, death is a rare thing in the Origin Caves. This makes what death happens all the more tragic. What happens to these gemstones though? Why is it hard to find a fallen one's stone? The answer is Bolormaa. This strange creature silently wanders the caves in search of fallen gems. She uses skin flapped wings to glide, dexterous hands and feet to gather and search, large ears to listen, all in search of finding those she seeks. Her long neck even allows her to get into small crevices if necessary. Once found, she gathers them into her pouch until they can be brought safely to her nesting site. There she caters to them like a mother to a nest of eggs. Her long tail often circles around the stones as though to keep them warm. She desires to give them the rest and safety they were denied in life. No one knows why she does this. Due to her constant downtrodden affect some wonder if perhaps she once lost someone close to her. One thing that is known is to threaten the stones is to risk certain injury as her demeanor will immediately change to that of a fierce beast.

Recently more gembounds are succumbing to their eternal slumber. While Bolormaa had been able to keep away from curious eyes, now it is nearly impossible to do so in her search for those who have fallen.



(P.S. I'm not 100% happy with the coloration so this entry may get updated at some point before the end of the contest. But her physical appearance is pretty much in stone, pun not intended by accepted.)

(P.P.S. I'm in love with Momma Bolormaa and if she doesn't win, she may end be coming to life as a RCS, lol.)

It looks like no one else wanted to try and outdo this awesome design! Very well thought-out, and awesome concept. Congratulations, NightWolf, this NPC (possibly with (minor) changes) will make an appearance Some Time Soon™!