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Published: 2010-01-10 14:19:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 457; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 0
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The vicious and sadistic vampiric Strige, Scathtiar Nyvar, showing his true colours.not somebody you would like to cross, even on a good day.
wouldn't stand too close if i were you.
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yep,this character's an exception-being the main villian in a story i'm working on-they're not all evil. But vampiric, yes. I came up with the idea after I was lucky enough to stumble upon some ancient Roman/Greek mythology about creatures called Striges and/or Strix, which is where the name comes from. These creatures were usually decribed as vampiric birds, with shrieking cries, which i based my corvidian race on.
i guess in some ways it's a bit like in stargate, with an advanced race of creatures that came you earth and were perhaps were the inspirations for the myths and beliefs of the time.
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Ah, cool, but weren't they more like owls or something?
But still it's a nice birdie. ;>
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hehe, and that i think that corvids seem more suitable for the role.
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I don't really associate ravens with dark stuff... they are really sweet, cheerful and social birds. Nothing too vampiric about them, but I guess the color and everything may suit it. ;>
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hehe, neither do i personally-i'm very fond of them too, that's why though my strige characters look like corvids, they are certainy are not at all like them at all, and why i don't in anyway refer to them as crows/ravens-they are much too noble and majestic to have any association with them.
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Ah, alright, that's understandable then. Still, your chars have nice designs. :>
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yes, generally they were associated with owls-esp shreech owls, but it depends on where you read it, i've seached about them numerous times , and descriptions of them vary a lot, some sources say owls, whereas other have said birds of prey in general, crows and/or similar in appearance as harpies with part human features. i guess myths and legends are open to interpretation
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