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modesty — AoA: Ernil and Dollamlug

Published: 2012-03-20 09:49:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 1062; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 17
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Description I think I was kind of in a contest with myself to see if I could out-nerd or ostracize myself with my own quirkiness.
Apparently not yet. Dragon Training RP group app in progress.
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Name: Ernilaras "Ernil" Greenleaf
Race: Anthro (Deer)
Sex: Male
Age: 36
Weapon: Longbow
Personality: Patient, Loyal, Protective, serene, very cautious, positive.

History:
Ernil's tribe lives outside of the domed village and continues to brave the cold elements. Uniting with the caribou clan, the deer tribe continues to flourish despite the tundra. However, the tribe does grow smaller each year as they are sometimes mistaken for animal deer by careless/desperate hunters. In an effort to preserve themselves, some parents give their children to citizens of the towns to raise.
Ernil was one of these children. He was raised by an elven woodsman, Arminas Greenleaf and his wife Nimmir. Likewise his betrothed was raised nearby. Since they were childhood friends they married as soon as they were of legal age to do so.

Ernil became a woodsman like his step-father, learning to trap and hunt. He became quite the marksman with a long bow. He would sell animal skins and fur to armor makers and for coats. His wife became a talented seamstress, utilizing the animals caught as material. Because of his deer nature and woodsman training, Ernil often ventures beyond the dome for animals with very thick fur. Which is precisely how he met Dollamlug.

While out in the frosty woods, he heard the sound of horns scrapping on wood. Thinking it might be another deer or possibly a clansman, Ernil went to investigate. But it was no deer, a very young Dollamlug had caught her horns in the trees and was desperately trying to escape. She became hostile upon being seen, so Ernil kept his distance figuring he'd leave her be. But whenever he was out of sight of the beast it would whimper and cry. Sacrificing some of his quarry, Ernil offered food to the stuck dragon. He camped out for three days, each day getting a little closer, before finally getting close enough to untangle the dragon's horns.
Finally free, Dollamlug scampered off and Ernil started home empty handed.

Dollamlug followed Ernil at a distance, until he reached Ambellay. Ever after, when Ernil ventured into the tundra, Dollamlug would be waiting for him, sometimes bringing him half-ruined rabbits. She would follow him on his hunts both slowly understanding what the other was doing. Eventually, Ernil wants to join the KITES in order to better utilize this natural hunter. He allowed Dollamlug to enter Ambellay and live near his family home.

Additional Info:
- His name means "Deer Prince" in Elvish. I was nerdy enough to look this stuff up on LOTR sites.
- His real name is Swift Foot, but elves tend to rename adopted anthros.
- Ernil is married to Arafain (White Deer) with whom he has a daughter Luinwe (blue bird). I have an image too.

- Ernil is omnivorous but he does not eat red meat.

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Dragon name: Dollamlug (Dolly for short...yeah it's female. Means dark dragon)
Species: Naja Melano (Black Cobra)
Element: Venom (Neurotoxin)
Special abilities: Camouflage
Weaknesses: Fragile Teeth, Poor Eyesight
Height: 5' 8" to the whither when on all fours
Length: LONG dragon is LONG.

History:

Dollamlug or "Dolly" as she has been called by the Greenleaf family, was born and raised in the frozen wastes. As was normal with her species, she was pushed out of the nest at a young age to fend for herself. Her fangs filled with a deadly venom that she spits helped defend her from larger predators. She started to prefer living in the forests of evergreens which provided good cover and good hunting. However, Dolly was slow at adjusting to her rapidly growing body. Which is how she had carelessly caught her horns in a tree.

Dollamlug has the pride of a cat, viciousness of a snake, and the cunning of a fox.

Personality/Temperament: Easily Startled, ruthless, cold, territorial, loyal ONLY to Ernil and his family, intelligent

Additional Info:
- The bigger Dolly gets the farther she can shoot her venom. Yay projectile venom!
- Dollamlug also goes by Dolly or Dollam or Dee.
- Very suspicious of other dragons, she's slowly being socialized to them.
- Has a very wide range of vocal noises including purrs, whimpers, chirps, screeches, hisses, honking, squeaks and screams. Some days she can be very "talkative".
- Dolly walks on all fours, but runs only on her hind legs.
She can sometimes glide but she's very clumsy and can't not get very high.
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(Seriously...LOVE deer.)
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Comments: 22

VolandWereDragon [2013-01-10 00:29:00 +0000 UTC]

Loving the back stories you've written for these two. Sounds like quite the world. I just might want to stop on by and visit

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modesty In reply to VolandWereDragon [2013-01-10 04:21:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I'm kind of sad that the RP group died.

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VolandWereDragon In reply to modesty [2013-01-10 13:18:36 +0000 UTC]

Aww, that's a shame. But you can still create stories with these characters, if you feel the desire to

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Nipper-Buck [2012-05-07 19:55:27 +0000 UTC]

Nice art and interesting back stories!

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modesty In reply to Nipper-Buck [2012-05-08 15:24:00 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks.

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lok-ky [2012-04-10 05:38:55 +0000 UTC]

The dragon looks awesome *__* So does Ernilaras! He looks so 3-dimensional even without the shading!

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modesty In reply to lok-ky [2012-04-10 21:52:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. I really had a lot of fun designing both characters.

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chubby-choco [2012-04-09 03:42:00 +0000 UTC]

domg, another horned creature! I'm excited to see so many; I've already said hi to a reindeer gijinka, and mine's an elk!

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modesty In reply to chubby-choco [2012-04-09 19:21:15 +0000 UTC]

Yay!
I saw and was pleasantly surprised to see so many cervine themed characters.

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Karruto [2012-04-08 23:20:01 +0000 UTC]

Welcome to AoA! Ernil has such a neat design, I also love deer so I really like him LOL! And his family are so sweet too. <3 Hope to see you around the chat sometime!

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modesty In reply to Karruto [2012-04-09 00:12:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the welcome. I will try to stop by chat if time allows.

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Yuanamo [2012-03-22 06:21:35 +0000 UTC]

Awesome character Mod! ;3

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modesty In reply to Yuanamo [2012-03-22 06:49:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks much

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plushlover [2012-03-21 10:47:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I'd love to see that deer fellow by himself in hi-res. *hinthint* Not that the dragon isn't awesome, too, I'm just a bit more partial to the buck. ^^

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modesty In reply to plushlover [2012-03-21 14:22:52 +0000 UTC]

I intend to upload his whole family soon. ^^

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Zue [2012-03-20 14:26:37 +0000 UTC]




DAAANG I'm so jaluz of how well you draw animals

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modesty In reply to Zue [2012-03-20 20:08:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm jaluz of how well you draw people. That's why I picked an animal character.

(And I hope I get to join. This looks like fun. Although I'm not sure if he'll get much fanart. Ernil is tough to draw.)

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TheBuggiest [2012-03-20 13:02:51 +0000 UTC]

I'm not usually a huge fan of anthros, but that deer looks really awesome.

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modesty In reply to TheBuggiest [2012-03-20 20:06:38 +0000 UTC]

I'd say I'm not a huge fan, but I love Disney animal characters so much that I guess that DOES make me a fan.

Thanks much.

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TheBuggiest In reply to modesty [2012-03-20 22:05:20 +0000 UTC]

You've got a point there. Disney animals are pretty great. x3

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MegSyv [2012-03-20 12:05:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow, the linework on this is pretty fantastic! Did you use reference? I love how smug and confident he looks. And those antlers are awesome.

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modesty In reply to MegSyv [2012-03-20 20:05:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
And yes...so many references of real deer...and Bambi.

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