by mozenwrathe on Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:46 pm
I figured that the sight ability being transferred from familiar to person would make sense as a roleplay based ability. Things that could be added to temper the ability itself:
- time limit being one scene
- one cannot use the ability to cast spells over any long distances
- there being a slight cost to the person, that being one to five stamina
- the person using the ability has to be still or being guided where they are currently walking, as their original sight would be useless at that point (one cannot see both through their own eyes and the bird's eyes)
So it would end up looking like the following...
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New mystical familiar submission.
Name of being: oluja'krila - "Tempest Wing "
Thematic: element based - "Air/ Wind"
Created by: RedRaven, Mozenwrathe
Physical description:
The Tempest Wing is around the size of a small to medium sized golden eagle. Similar in appearance to an eagle, there are some remarkable differences between them. For all of the birds, they tend to have a unique "speckled" pattern on their feathers. Found in blacks, blues, and grey, are there some found in "inverted" colouring patterns and are ivory or cream in colour with the darker colour as the speckles. Their beaks are always the colour of the speckles, but solid. The same can be said of their talons. Wingspans are easily comparable to golden eagles or various falcons, but their feathers seem to shimmer more during the nights of storms.
History:
The oluja'krila is better known in Common as the Tempest Wing, but was first named by barbarians of the far northern reaches well outside of the known Ilfirian Empire. The life cycle is similar to its mundane cousins, except the breeding cycle of the oluja'krila is twice as long and half as successful. So seeing one of these is a rare occasion, and a breeding pair sighting is considered extremely formidable luck. The storm crows were first recorded close to six hundred years ago, but there is evidence they were around before even then. Barbarian tribes insist they are the result of Aden'Ver argument with a sky spirit back when Aden'Ver was mortal. The pair clashed violently, and though the mortal Aden'Ver lost, wherever his blood splattered on those mountain tops, one of these birds rose from that spot.
The legend is that oluja'krila got their Common name of Tempest Wing by bringing storms and floods wherever they were scorned. The truth is they merely play in storms. Despite their love of hurricanes and the like, the oluja'kruka are completely unable to summon weather systems, regardless of how many are within an area. Though because of their natural abilities, they are are low risk of being slain in the midst of even the fiercest maelstroms. This is one of the numerous reasons why many races believe they are blessed by Aden'Ver. And even during a supposed "Time Of Twenty Tempests" which many barbarians of a certain range insisted happened in times of yore, has there never been a risk of oluja'krila overpopulating. Instead when there are many storms and lots of prey to dine on, they simply get... larger.
Abilities:
Passive - "Wind Stalking"
Tempest Wings are able to tell when storms are coming. It is not something they consciously do, but they are more likely to be agitated and active when the weather is going to be raging. This is only for natural storms and ones caused by deities of nature, wind, and rain.
Passive - "Peregrine's Perception"
Along with the ability to feel when storms are on the way, the familiar is able to extend their quality eyesight to their "partner" for limited amounts of time. As long as the person who is the "partner" of the Tempest Wing is within physical (human) sight range of the bird, they can see things for up to one mile off. This ability lasts for one scene, and costs the user of the power three stamina. While using this ability. the player is only able to see through the eyes of the bird. The player cannot cast spells through the bird or use their familiar in combat.
Preferences:
First thing, the oluja'krila are not fans of goblins at all. Neither do they like trolls, as more than one troll has slain one or both of a mated pair for a delicacy. The oluja'krila will avoid both trolls and goblins if at all possible, but they seem to like ogres just fine. Called "Storm Crows" by both sheykans and minotaurs, oluja'krila do not mind either of these races - as long as they are treated with respect and dignity. (Or, of course, if they are spoiled rotten. That does tend to work well as they are proud animals to say the very least.) Best known for being around various barbarian tribes, have they also been known to serve torians who have committed themselves with the proper rituals. The name of "Thunderbird" has also been given to the oluja'krila by members of The Tribe and catpeople, but in the end they are all the exact same creature.
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If the second ability has to be removed for the oluja'krila to be introduced, so be it. We just thought it would be a great second ability for those bonded with one of these to have.
current characters:
Prydain Mozenwrathe (Magi, smith, known to the Might Makes Right) ,
Ichilandar Shimmerstrike (dark elf, ranger, merchant) ,
Dasan (Sheykan, druid, real estate specialist)