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Update: Made the colour pallet easier to use

Iktomi has an added feature so I thought I might as well create a new reference sheet which is much easier to follow.

Anyway information time

Name: Iktomi
Nicknames: Tomi, Bug noodle
Species: Changeling/Draconequus hybrid (Draconling)
Height: 8'2 ft
Family: Inyan (Changeling father), Hanwi (Draconequus mother), Whope/Grammy (Earth pony grandmother), Okaga (Dragon Grandfather) Iya (unborn twin brother. Eaten inside the womb.)

Personality: Dry witted, cynical, childish, cunning

Likes: Spiders, illusions, sleeping, playing tricks on others, bug catching, Paraguayan Dumpling Soup (Bori-Bori), snow related activities (ice skating, building snowmen etc), chocolate chip cookies.

Dislikes: Hard labour, being told what to do, hot summer days, drinking (though he does a lot of it), complicated equations, frogs/ toads.

Childhood:
On one autumn evening, Iktomi was born to a family of farmers. They had been expecting twins and waited and waited for the second child to come, but they never did. The parents were disheartened by this but were still happy to have a beautiful baby boy in their lives. Though this happiness did not last long. Iktomi's father, Inyan expected great things from the cub. He imagined him to grow up and become a great warrior like him and his fathers before him. It was very apparent early on that Iktomi was not the warrior type. During training sessions he'd sneak off to spend time with his grammy learning about illusions or practising them himself in a field somewhere.
Inyan grew frustrated with his son's antics and eventually gave up on him. Neglecting the cub and often scolding him for trivial mistakes. This created a split in Inyan and Iktomi's mother, Hawi's relationship. They would constantly fight and bicker over their son and how he should be treated. Eventually Inyan had enough with it all. One night, Iktomi caught his father at the door with a suitcase. He asked innocently where his father was going. Inyan didn't say where, instead he said "You disappointed me too many times, Iktomi. You are a burden to me, a mistake. Sometimes I wish it was you who vanished instead of your brother, maybe he would've been something I could be proud of." and without saying anything else, he left.

Because of Inyan's departure, the farmers had to work harder to get their crops harvested in time. Even Grammy Whope had to lend a hoof. Iktomi hated having to do chores, he wanted to practise his magic. On extra hard working days he would retreat to the forest to play with his illusions.

One winter's day, he was tasked with shovelling snow off the pathways. He grew bored of it and decided to retreat to the forest to do some illusions. Once inside the forest, he practised a new spell he's learned, shapeshifting. He wasn't very good but he could manage animals. He took the snowy scenery as an opportunity to transform into a snow leopard and scare a few woodland creatures.
While prowling around he heard a noise from below the trees. He jumped from branch to branch to take a look. There he saw a creature he'd never seen before. It looked like a mixture between a dragon and a pony but it obviously wasn't a draconequss. Iktomi studied the creature with confusion. It eventually looked up and both made eye contact. The creature screamed causing Iktomi to fall out of the tree with a hard fall onto the ground. The hit had made him lose focus and transform back into his original form. The creature stopped screaming and ran over to see if he was alright. They eventually started talking, the creature introduced herself as Nutshell and told him that she was a dragon pony. They spent the rest of the day playing in the snow until nightfall when Iktomi went home and was scolded at for not doing his chores. They continued to meet up through the years, growing up side by side.

Equestrian life:
Eventually, Iktomi decided it was time to leave his farm and venture out into the world. Of course, his travelling mate was Nutshell, they ventured all over Equestria, exploring mountains, caves, forbidden castles, finding new mysteries. Every day was a new adventure for them. But Iktomi soon learned that all good things would eventually come to an end. The pair were growing up, Nutshell had met a beautiful mare on their travels and had settled with her and eventually raising children. Iktomi still continued to venture around, usually by himself. It wasn't as fun when he was alone. He would plead Nutshell to come with him but every time she would refuse.
Iktomi became annoyed and bitter at his friend for not wanted to explore Equestria like they used to do. Iktomi then had an idea, it was time for a junoir assistant, and what better assistant than one of his ex partner's kids. He asked one of the younger children if they wanted to go exploring a dark cave with him. The child agreed and without consulting Nutshell, they left to explore. At nightfall the pair later returned, covered in coal and soot. Though both were full of joy as they had found a sackful of gems (though the child had eaten a few). But when Nutshell saw them, she was far from happy. She snapped at Iktomi for being a total idiot and putting her child into danger. Iktomi being as stubborn as he was, defended himself but his defense was shattered by the shock of his best friend's fury.
He was kicked out and told to stay away from the family. He threw insults at her but they were most likely not heard. Iktomi left the town soon after, feeling ashamed, angry, and abandoned. He sat by a small acorn tree on top of a hill. He rested there for a while, contemplated what he had done. He wanted to apologise, but wasn't sure how.
Suddenly there was a flash of light which left a gaping hole in the middle of the air. Iktomi looked on confused, trying to regain his sight from the flash. He suddenly felt a strong force pulling him forward. Around him, flowers, rocks and pieces of the ground were being sucked into the hole, Iktomi grabbed onto the tree as the hole started to growl and the pull became stronger, it became too strong, he couldn't hold onto the tree any longer. His paw slipped away from the tree, the roars of the hole deafening his screams as he was sucked into what he thought was death.

Restruction life:
Iktomi awoke in a strange area he'd never seen before. The trees around him her barren and wilted, the grass was brown and dry. The sky was a bright shade of yellow. He slowly tried to get up and look around. His arm quickly became a sharp pain, making Iktomi yelp and grab it in instinct. It had somehow been badly damaged. The memory of what occurred flooded back into his mind. He frantically looked around, shouting for help. He was lost, he was alone, he was afraid.
Suddenly a strange carriage like machine drove up to the area and stepped out a swarm of changelings wearing strange outfits. Most were talking on walkie talkies and were examining the area. Iktomi was mostly confused by the sight. He went up to a stout looking changeling who jumped at the sight of him. He quickly calmed and explained something which Iktomi could understand between the science babble and the changeling's thick accent. The changelings took him to a strange castle that was placed in the middle of a town like area, though it seemed quite military based, more like a camp. Some changelings managed to ease the pain in his arm and put it in a sling. It wasn't very comfortable but Iktomi sucked it up and just watched the world pass by him through the window of the strange carriage.
When they arrived at the castle, Iktomi was greeted to a changeling queen with a very poofy mane, a lime green dragon who seemed to glow slightly, and a weird masked creature on a monitor. And with that, Iktomi began to meet a whole bunch of weird and wonderful characters. His guilt did eventually start to eat him up. The thought that Nutshell lived on without his apology constantly crossed his mind. She must have hated him. He also thought about his father's words. Was he really a failure? Would his father be ashamed of what he'd become? He found a strange escapism from his thoughts when sat in a musky bar with a bottle of rum in his hand. It became a custom for him, he even had a oversized flask made so he could always carry a little bit of "sweet nectar" close by for emergencies. Though when he wasn't drinking, he started training with knives and practising illusions. He was given a place in the castle's basement, which for some reason contained a lot of spiders. At first, Iktomi wasn't keen. But soon collecting them became his obsession. Day and night, he'd be on the look out for new spiders. Usually getting his friends involved in spider hunting usually to their dismay but Iktomi didn't care, he loved it. His favourite was a little jumping spider named Kumonga which slept inside his sleeve. Speaking of sleeves, it took a while for Iktomi to get the concept of walking around with clothing at all times. It seemed like a waste of time to him. He eventually got used to it but never really understood the point.
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Iktomi's restruction outfit: slushnstuff.deviantart.com/art…

Character's mentioned: Nutshell Rancor/Komet/Opakl Wiesel

Restruction belongs to
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I always encourage people to draw my ocs if they want to, no need to ask. Just tag me if you do so I can see it ^^

Description
Update: Made the colour pallet easier to use

Iktomi has an added feature so I thought I might as well create a new reference sheet which is much easier to follow.

Anyway information time

Name: Iktomi
Nicknames: Tomi, Bug noodle
Species: Changeling/Draconequus hybrid (Draconling)
Height: 8'2 ft
Family: Inyan (Changeling father), Hanwi (Draconequus mother), Whope/Grammy (Earth pony grandmother), Okaga (Dragon Grandfather) Iya (unborn twin brother. Eaten inside the womb.)

Personality: Dry witted, cynical, childish, cunning

Likes: Spiders, illusions, sleeping, playing tricks on others, bug catching, Paraguayan Dumpling Soup (Bori-Bori), snow related activities (ice skating, building snowmen etc), chocolate chip cookies.

Dislikes: Hard labour, being told what to do, hot summer days, drinking (though he does a lot of it), complicated equations, frogs/ toads.

Childhood:
On one autumn evening, Iktomi was born to a family of farmers. They had been expecting twins and waited and waited for the second child to come, but they never did. The parents were disheartened by this but were still happy to have a beautiful baby boy in their lives. Though this happiness did not last long. Iktomi's father, Inyan expected great things from the cub. He imagined him to grow up and become a great warrior like him and his fathers before him. It was very apparent early on that Iktomi was not the warrior type. During training sessions he'd sneak off to spend time with his grammy learning about illusions or practising them himself in a field somewhere.
Inyan grew frustrated with his son's antics and eventually gave up on him. Neglecting the cub and often scolding him for trivial mistakes. This created a split in Inyan and Iktomi's mother, Hawi's relationship. They would constantly fight and bicker over their son and how he should be treated. Eventually Inyan had enough with it all. One night, Iktomi caught his father at the door with a suitcase. He asked innocently where his father was going. Inyan didn't say where, instead he said "You disappointed me too many times, Iktomi. You are a burden to me, a mistake. Sometimes I wish it was you who vanished instead of your brother, maybe he would've been something I could be proud of." and without saying anything else, he left.

Because of Inyan's departure, the farmers had to work harder to get their crops harvested in time. Even Grammy Whope had to lend a hoof. Iktomi hated having to do chores, he wanted to practise his magic. On extra hard working days he would retreat to the forest to play with his illusions.

One winter's day, he was tasked with shovelling snow off the pathways. He grew bored of it and decided to retreat to the forest to do some illusions. Once inside the forest, he practised a new spell he's learned, shapeshifting. He wasn't very good but he could manage animals. He took the snowy scenery as an opportunity to transform into a snow leopard and scare a few woodland creatures.
While prowling around he heard a noise from below the trees. He jumped from branch to branch to take a look. There he saw a creature he'd never seen before. It looked like a mixture between a dragon and a pony but it obviously wasn't a draconequss. Iktomi studied the creature with confusion. It eventually looked up and both made eye contact. The creature screamed causing Iktomi to fall out of the tree with a hard fall onto the ground. The hit had made him lose focus and transform back into his original form. The creature stopped screaming and ran over to see if he was alright. They eventually started talking, the creature introduced herself as Nutshell and told him that she was a dragon pony. They spent the rest of the day playing in the snow until nightfall when Iktomi went home and was scolded at for not doing his chores. They continued to meet up through the years, growing up side by side.

Equestrian life:
Eventually, Iktomi decided it was time to leave his farm and venture out into the world. Of course, his travelling mate was Nutshell, they ventured all over Equestria, exploring mountains, caves, forbidden castles, finding new mysteries. Every day was a new adventure for them. But Iktomi soon learned that all good things would eventually come to an end. The pair were growing up, Nutshell had met a beautiful mare on their travels and had settled with her and eventually raising children. Iktomi still continued to venture around, usually by himself. It wasn't as fun when he was alone. He would plead Nutshell to come with him but every time she would refuse.
Iktomi became annoyed and bitter at his friend for not wanted to explore Equestria like they used to do. Iktomi then had an idea, it was time for a junoir assistant, and what better assistant than one of his ex partner's kids. He asked one of the younger children if they wanted to go exploring a dark cave with him. The child agreed and without consulting Nutshell, they left to explore. At nightfall the pair later returned, covered in coal and soot. Though both were full of joy as they had found a sackful of gems (though the child had eaten a few). But when Nutshell saw them, she was far from happy. She snapped at Iktomi for being a total idiot and putting her child into danger. Iktomi being as stubborn as he was, defended himself but his defense was shattered by the shock of his best friend's fury.
He was kicked out and told to stay away from the family. He threw insults at her but they were most likely not heard. Iktomi left the town soon after, feeling ashamed, angry, and abandoned. He sat by a small acorn tree on top of a hill. He rested there for a while, contemplated what he had done. He wanted to apologise, but wasn't sure how.
Suddenly there was a flash of light which left a gaping hole in the middle of the air. Iktomi looked on confused, trying to regain his sight from the flash. He suddenly felt a strong force pulling him forward. Around him, flowers, rocks and pieces of the ground were being sucked into the hole, Iktomi grabbed onto the tree as the hole started to growl and the pull became stronger, it became too strong, he couldn't hold onto the tree any longer. His paw slipped away from the tree, the roars of the hole deafening his screams as he was sucked into what he thought was death.

Restruction life:
Iktomi awoke in a strange area he'd never seen before. The trees around him her barren and wilted, the grass was brown and dry. The sky was a bright shade of yellow. He slowly tried to get up and look around. His arm quickly became a sharp pain, making Iktomi yelp and grab it in instinct. It had somehow been badly damaged. The memory of what occurred flooded back into his mind. He frantically looked around, shouting for help. He was lost, he was alone, he was afraid.
Suddenly a strange carriage like machine drove up to the area and stepped out a swarm of changelings wearing strange outfits. Most were talking on walkie talkies and were examining the area. Iktomi was mostly confused by the sight. He went up to a stout looking changeling who jumped at the sight of him. He quickly calmed and explained something which Iktomi could understand between the science babble and the changeling's thick accent. The changelings took him to a strange castle that was placed in the middle of a town like area, though it seemed quite military based, more like a camp. Some changelings managed to ease the pain in his arm and put it in a sling. It wasn't very comfortable but Iktomi sucked it up and just watched the world pass by him through the window of the strange carriage.
When they arrived at the castle, Iktomi was greeted to a changeling queen with a very poofy mane, a lime green dragon who seemed to glow slightly, and a weird masked creature on a monitor. And with that, Iktomi began to meet a whole bunch of weird and wonderful characters. His guilt did eventually start to eat him up. The thought that Nutshell lived on without his apology constantly crossed his mind. She must have hated him. He also thought about his father's words. Was he really a failure? Would his father be ashamed of what he'd become? He found a strange escapism from his thoughts when sat in a musky bar with a bottle of rum in his hand. It became a custom for him, he even had a oversized flask made so he could always carry a little bit of "sweet nectar" close by for emergencies. Though when he wasn't drinking, he started training with knives and practising illusions. He was given a place in the castle's basement, which for some reason contained a lot of spiders. At first, Iktomi wasn't keen. But soon collecting them became his obsession. Day and night, he'd be on the look out for new spiders. Usually getting his friends involved in spider hunting usually to their dismay but Iktomi didn't care, he loved it. His favourite was a little jumping spider named Kumonga which slept inside his sleeve. Speaking of sleeves, it took a while for Iktomi to get the concept of walking around with clothing at all times. It seemed like a waste of time to him. He eventually got used to it but never really understood the point.
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Iktomi's restruction outfit: slushnstuff.deviantart.com/art…

Character's mentioned: Nutshell Rancor/Komet/Opakl Wiesel

Restruction belongs to
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I always encourage people to draw my ocs if they want to, no need to ask. Just tag me if you do so I can see it ^^