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Avin
11-18-2017, 03:05 PM
So I'm looking to use this character in order to do a monster hunt to find the legendary Quetzalcoatl. This beast is the possibly intelligent winged and feathered serpent of Aztec myth, and worshipped as a deity. He was guardian of the place between sky and earth in some stories, and an icon of the wind and learning.

I'm looking for other people who want to boost their level lower characters, or just join if you're interested. Probably going for an all out battle based thread, set in a forest of the Tular Plains. I'm using this to further Avin's abilities - but I'm wanting to write with others.

Comment below if interested.

Wikipedia page on Quetzalcoatl (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl).

-alt of Phi/Stare-

Leopold
11-18-2017, 03:08 PM
Leopold has a bit of a nemesis complex with winged creatures, so I'm in!

Philomel
11-18-2017, 03:10 PM
Nice :) I'm glad to have you xx

Erik
11-18-2017, 03:19 PM
Wahey, I'll join!

Philomel
11-18-2017, 03:23 PM
The situation is, Avin will have been sent there by his masters, those who made him, to go and hunt something else, but he ends up coming across the quetzalcoatl. My plans are sort of to have the god-beast angered for some reason, and have begun to destroy the land. We can either reason with it, or kill it.

Thoughts on this?

And I am honoured to have Erik :)

Erik
11-18-2017, 03:26 PM
Thought: Erik or Leopold are the reason it's pissed. Erik would totally be up for killing a supposed 'god', and if Leopold is the kind of person who has an enmity with winged creatures, either one of them might have attacked it. And now I need to get my great bow at some point.

EDIT: Also, Phi m'dear, you need to change up your alt line - you say you're an alt of 'State'.

Philomel
11-18-2017, 03:29 PM
Damn my phone autocorrects to that dammit.

Thanks

And yeah if you're up for one of you being the reason it is pissed off. It's a sort of guardian type so could be guarding a particular village or resource.

Erik
11-18-2017, 03:30 PM
Erik would totally be hunting is simply because it's a giant winged serpent thing. Maybe protecting a resource or something would work out better than protecting a village - maybe Avin's master knew about the Quetzalcoatl and didn't tell Avin, but sent him to retrieve it's treasure?

Philomel
11-18-2017, 03:34 PM
Inspiration:

https://orig00.deviantart.net/f42f/f/2010/292/f/7/quetzalcoatl__teotihuacan_by_genzoman-d31393q.jpg

Erik
11-18-2017, 03:34 PM
Oh he's a big boi. .... Now I DEFINITELY want to get my great bow.

Leopold
11-18-2017, 03:40 PM
Maybe Leopold thinks it's an Old God who'se broken the edicts and left Berevar, and he's come to knock it down a peg or two? I'm game for being the spark.

Revenant
11-18-2017, 04:02 PM
Y'all need someone else to fight?

Philomel
11-18-2017, 04:26 PM
Sure! Might as well have a level 13 to keep the level 1s alive ... not that Avin can die but hey.

If he does get his head knocked off put it somewhere useful. He can always act as a look out.

Erik
11-18-2017, 04:28 PM
...That's two who won't stay dead. Maybe three. In one thread. Can Rev die?

Revenant
11-18-2017, 04:35 PM
Not really. He can die in a thread if enough damage is done but he eventually restores himself. It takes about a day for a full body disintegration if I remember my profile correctly.

Philomel
11-18-2017, 04:51 PM
Avin will stay aware in his body, even if only a crumb remains. He has to endure the full normal healing process however, and the pain. Yey.

Level ones can be weak ... sigh.

I will get an intro thread up tonight.

Philomel
11-19-2017, 06:00 PM
Delay in getting thread up. I have an intro, just need to finish it.

Avin
11-20-2017, 10:14 AM
Here is the opener. It should have enough information to start. I suggest Duffy goes next if he is the one who provoked the being. It can be for any reason - a mistake even

The Guardian Quetzalcoatl Provoked (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?642-The-Guardian-Quetzalcoatl-Provoked&p=6463#post6463)

Duffy
11-20-2017, 02:47 PM
I'll post this evening. Do you have an idea of the terrain we'll find him in first? Or shall I wing it in my usual style.

Avin
11-20-2017, 03:09 PM
It is in the forest with little clearings that the villages are in. I am thinking the guardian beast will be amongst the trees.

If anyone has seen Mirror, Mirror, I am thinking a bit like the beast from that, hence woods. Though not snowy, rather it is temperate.

https://i0.wp.com/gowinfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mirror-mirror-snow-white-beast-lily-collins.jpg

Leopold
11-20-2017, 04:25 PM
And we're off!

Avin
11-20-2017, 05:44 PM
As a general guide I'd like us to not kill the beast but rather calm it down. As it is a guardian of the local forest area it makes sense to get it to a level where we can get it to listen. That might mean defeating it almost. It needs to be able to retake over its position as guardian in the end.

In terms of powers I'm thinking sky and weather. So as Leopold went with, lightening, air manipulation etc. Maybe a thunderous voice?

Avin
11-20-2017, 05:45 PM
I'm thinking also we can centre it on a certain village that we need to save.

Duffy
11-20-2017, 05:56 PM
Sounds good to me. I'm picturing Quetza as it is in FF8 - but happy to go with the majority, it's your show Phi!

Avin
11-20-2017, 06:07 PM
I think we've gone for without any legs or claws, and pretty big. In final fantasy if I remember the Quetzalcoatl is pretty bird like, and I'd usually go for something a bit snakey obvious, either feathered or scaled. Maybe both in certain places. Colour ... Green if you are thinking FF or blue? Both? Length ... 50ft too long? Feathered wings definitely. Trying to get a description so we can all go with.

Colours: green and blue
Length: 50ft
Wingspan: 40ft
Snake like body
Feathered wings
Feathers and scales on body, head more scaley.

Duffy
11-20-2017, 06:16 PM
But with feathered wings: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ff8+quetzalcoatl&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB743GB743&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2m96ipM7XAhUIOxoKHYMfAP0Q_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=637#imgrc=r-CunR1XLJAxuM:

Nevin
11-20-2017, 06:22 PM
https://pre00.deviantart.net/8994/th/pre/i/2011/320/7/d/winged_serpent_by_morfiya-d4gfidh.jpg

This is what I think of when I think of quetzalcoatl.

Revenant
11-20-2017, 08:54 PM
I'll have a post up tomorrow at the latest.

Avin
11-20-2017, 11:29 PM
I more think of Nevin's, but I like the FF one. It's magnificent. I still see 'bird' in it, probably shape of the head?

Is what I put before a good description?

Avin
11-20-2017, 11:31 PM
Also if you see post 9 that was my original idea. See post 25 for specifics on size.

Feel free though to go mad on other details.

Another image. (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Quetzalcoatl&client=ms-android-google&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8-ImS687XAhXEXhoKHXbeCKMQ_AUIEigB&biw=412&bih=604&dpr=2.63#imgrc=_sJ8peHW5XWHxM:)

Nevin
11-21-2017, 08:20 AM
And its abilities from what we've seen are:

Summoned storm, indirect lightning strikes from the storm clouds, sonic booms capable of putting out trees that are on fire, and a lightning breath attack.

Philomel
11-21-2017, 09:11 AM
That's what I thought so :)

It's a good list and all make sense for a sky god guardian.

Revenant
11-21-2017, 03:32 PM
Posted and made it clear that I'm "sigh" NOT here to kill the thing. Stupid protector gods and nice peoples.

Philomel
11-21-2017, 03:42 PM
oh you can have the intent to kill it, but someone will stop you :P

Nevin
11-21-2017, 04:42 PM
If in of you wants to have the damn snake reach the village in your post, please have Erik on top of it frantically trying to get it to turn around and away from the nice little village full of people. If you all convene at Tucanon instead, I'll get the Quetzalcoatl there in my post.

Avin
11-21-2017, 04:53 PM
Ah I had the Quetzalcoatl reach the village and then Avin meet Erik popping out behind trees. Then he sees Leopold and has asked them not to kill him. Because of "Oaths. protection. **."

Let me know if anyone wants me to change. I thought Revenant would get in a little later, and he can overhear Avin or just charge in.

Nevin
11-21-2017, 04:56 PM
Well. If Erik is chasing the thing at the moment, he would actually have his great bow out not his chime. He's probably not going to bother trying to use lightning against the thing that is spitting it. Also, Erik currently looks pretty much like a zombie physically.

Avin
11-21-2017, 05:08 PM
Ah he is in his monster form. Okay. Will edit.

Revenant
11-21-2017, 09:08 PM
Do what you will. I'm going to show up and see you all and just shake my head. "Kids." Then I'm going to throw something at it because I like throwing things. I do it in all my stuff. It's the bee's knees.

Philomel
11-30-2017, 06:47 PM
Let keep this up folks ^_^

Nevin
11-30-2017, 07:15 PM
Need them Duffposts

Arden
12-01-2017, 04:53 AM
On it!