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Description
--------------------------------------------------[All About Mox]
Name - Moxiv (Mawk-siv)
Gender - Male
Age - Approximately 750 years old
Species - Hybrid (Specifically a black fox & brown-necked raven mix)
Elemental Affiliation - Spirit
Class - Augur/Theurgist
[About the Species]
Mox's species is a hybrid cross between any species or sub-species of the corvidae & vulpine families. Potential crosses for others of his kind are as follows:
Corvidae Species:
- Crows
- Ravens
- Rooks
- Jackdaws
- Jays
- Magpies
- Treepies
- Choughs
- Nutcrackers
Vulpine Species:
- Bengal fox
- Blanford's fox
- Cape fox
- Corsac fox
- Fennec fox
- Kit fox
- Pale fox
- Ruppell's fox
- Red fox (all color variations)
- Swift fox
- Tibetan sand fox
The corvidae are arguably the most intelligent sub-species of birds, as many have demonstrated self-awareness and tool-making abilities. Combined with the sharp, clever minds of vulpine subspecies, the hybrid mix that is Mox's species is another entity entirely.
Due to their esteemed bloodlines, they have developed a highly sophisticated form of speech, including a written language, though it is primarily symbolic. Also as a result of their avian counterparts, they possess strong, talon-like front legs and feet, allowing them to easily manipulate objects and even in some cases, various forms of magic. Despite their relations to birds, they do not possess wings and they cannot fly.
The species as a whole values knowledge over all things, and naturally the smarter an individual is, the more quickly they rise in the ranks of their chosen clan. Most have an affinity for a specific element, of which there are five in polite corvulpan society--Earth, Fire, Air, Water, and Spirit. Many aspects of their culture are governed by the elemental forces, though despite being affiliated with one branch, all forms are worshipped equally.
At the time of birth, young are gifted with their own personal sigil. These are primarily more of a superstition than anything else, though it is said certain marks mean more than others. For example, marks that appear in a circular fashion usually belong to those destined to fall under the affiliations of Spirit, however this is also true for sigils of Water.
In terms of general appearence, all individuals possess avian front legs, and feathers in their long silky tails. It is also very common to see them adorned with jewelry, though it is usually never anything extravagent. Many pieces are hand-crafted out of simple materials such as bone, clay, and silver. Bird skulls, feathers, and pieces of glass are all common adornments worn by both genders.
Their diet mostly consists of fish, though they will hunt pheasant and other small game on occasion. They are never seen as scavengers, however, despite their avian lineage.
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Character, art, and species - =moxiv
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Comments: 165
Jedwardian In reply to ??? [2012-12-29 15:10:07 +0000 UTC]
what is this from anyways?....not like it matters with how awesome it is.
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moxiv In reply to Jedwardian [2012-12-29 15:16:59 +0000 UTC]
What? Mox himself you mean? He's not from anything; I made him up.
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Jedwardian In reply to moxiv [2013-01-01 11:12:49 +0000 UTC]
I have to draw him before school opens!
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moxiv In reply to Jedwardian [2013-01-01 15:18:42 +0000 UTC]
o: I'd love to see! When do you go back to school?
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Jedwardian In reply to moxiv [2013-01-02 09:34:31 +0000 UTC]
7TH January.*Sobs*I hate that place.
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ForestWanderers In reply to ??? [2012-12-29 15:06:55 +0000 UTC]
WOW! I really like this style of creature! Amazingly done!
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vjorgen [2012-12-29 14:45:59 +0000 UTC]
this is such an amazing character ;v;
y u make me want to do fanart when I'm already overburdened with owed art xD
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moxiv In reply to vjorgen [2012-12-29 15:07:03 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, Vjor! ;~; I love him to pieces <333 And bah, the life of an artist. Wanting to do fanart, but never having time...Boy do I know that well. Bahaha.
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TheMeekWarrior In reply to ??? [2012-12-29 14:32:41 +0000 UTC]
When I saw this, my first thought was it's an Enfield. [link] Very cool though.
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moxiv In reply to TheMeekWarrior [2012-12-29 15:04:26 +0000 UTC]
Oh, cool! I knew of the heraldic style lions, but I never knew they had a name o: That's really awesome; thanks for sharing!
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TheMeekWarrior In reply to moxiv [2012-12-29 15:24:06 +0000 UTC]
No problem! It's actually not a lion though, but a fox with the forelegs of a bird and the hindquarters of a wolf or lion, which makes it much closer to your guy here.
Here's more heraldic creatures, too - [link]
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moxiv In reply to TheMeekWarrior [2012-12-29 15:29:45 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow, you're right. Sorry, my bad! He is a fox with avian and legs and lion hindquarters...that's awesome...I opened up that page and got giddy with excitement. Bahaha, thank you, again! I may just have to draw some of them. I had almost totally forgotten some of these guys...Like the amphisbaena. They had him in a book that mom used to read to me as a kid.
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TheMeekWarrior In reply to moxiv [2012-12-29 18:26:43 +0000 UTC]
S'okay! Heehee, you're very welcome! I love mythical beasties.
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UVSoak3d In reply to ??? [2012-12-29 14:22:02 +0000 UTC]
Love it! HomeStead is the ultimate lumberjack font.
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moxiv In reply to UVSoak3d [2012-12-29 15:06:02 +0000 UTC]
YEAH IT IS! It's probably been floating around for a while now but I stumbled on it a few months ago and decided to see how I like it. It's kind of got a Princeton/athletic/jersey lettering feel to it, too.
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UVSoak3d In reply to moxiv [2012-12-29 17:54:28 +0000 UTC]
Indeed, I still haven't found the right situation to use it.
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moxiv In reply to UVSoak3d [2012-12-29 19:24:05 +0000 UTC]
Well there's your problem! You have to make it the right situation.
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Vintage-Mutt In reply to ??? [2012-12-29 13:41:02 +0000 UTC]
Such a beautiful character. Very mythical and unique. And I love unique stuff ;3 The colours all blended in well and the marking really stand out. Such a wonderful character you got there. Love it! :3
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moxiv In reply to Vintage-Mutt [2012-12-29 15:15:58 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I definitely tried to make him unique, so I'm glad he stands out [x
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Vintage-Mutt In reply to moxiv [2012-12-29 19:55:40 +0000 UTC]
No problemo ;3 Always continue with your wonderful works
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waterwish In reply to ??? [2012-12-29 11:26:42 +0000 UTC]
This is too unbelievably gorgeous. ;_; Mox is such a lovely creature and I can't wait to draw him~ <3
You might consider doing a flat-color version of this ref, though. o: Some of the shading makes it a little hard to see markings/details. A simpler ref would be super helpful for preciseness. <3
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moxiv In reply to waterwish [2012-12-29 15:13:45 +0000 UTC]
Thank you Tessloveeeeee <333 I did it all for you! Well, mostly for you, since you needed his ref done [x BUT THANK YOU <3 Without you, he'd still be a scraggly WIP on my harddrive o:
And I totally agree, I just have an absolute horrible time doing flat coloring. WHY. IT'S SO EASY. I don't know. I just can't o.o It's a horrible method for reference sheets, I realize this, BUT. He doesn't really have too many markings, other than the ones on his arms. Anything else that appears to be markings (like those dots on his sides and his face) is purely just me dicking around trying to find creative pattern variations in my fur. He's solid black otherwise.
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waterwish In reply to moxiv [2012-12-29 19:43:52 +0000 UTC]
Ohhh okay, that's actually very helpful. XD; I was thinking that the spots on his face were markings. ;o; That would have been baaad. TONIGHT I WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON HIM. e.e Thisisgoingtotakeforeverhelpme.
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moxiv In reply to waterwish [2012-12-30 00:08:07 +0000 UTC]
OKAYOKAY I LIED. =Snow-Body did some fanart of him ([link] ) and she added in those as markings around his eyes...To be fair, there ARE spots there, and I DID originally intend for them to be there, BUT...it has a lot of potential for disaster. SO. If you want to draw them, fine, if not, COOL. That's fine too. I kinda see them as a really subtle mask type thing.
The last thing I want is for a silly piece of fan-art to be overcomplicated o.o So DON'T FREAK OUT <333
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GoblinCatVel In reply to ??? [2012-12-29 10:37:05 +0000 UTC]
I have never seen more beautiful character! He is gorgeous!
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